‘#Dogequest’ Site Claims to #Dox #Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
https://www.404media.co/dogequest-site-claims-to-dox-tesla-owners-across-the-u-s/
New advertisement push from US Veterans
VOTEVETS | Stop Elon Musk's War On Veterans | Perry
"I did not put my life on the line to put some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come here and try to destroy our country"
LA Times: Musk team targets nearly two dozen environmental offices for closure in California
"...The planned closures include facilities occupied by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, Forest Service and Geological Survey....."
"The list names a 536-square-foot office of the U.S. Forest Service in Mount Shasta; an office of the National Park Service in Ventura and offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Arcata and Palm Springs. "
From our friends at the @texastribune: Two recent arrests mark the first criminal charges under our state’s near-total abortion ban. The investigation spanned more than a month and involved more than a dozen people with the Office of the Attorney General. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-abortion-arrests-attorney-general-investigation/
@grrlscientist@mstdn.socialonly white men were there. rather perverse, dontcha think?
"Not. A. Single. Woman. Was. At. The. White. House. Meeting. On. Women's. Health."
It's OK in theory to require online identity-proofing so long as there are feasible in-person alternatives for people who can't do it online.
In fact, the VA was in the process of doing exactly this when I was fired from there in mid-February.
But the VA made sure there were enough in-person identity-proofing locations (post offices) to make that feasible. DOGE isn't bothering. They _want_ people to be unable to apply for benefits.
Ref: https://m.ai6yr.org/@exador23/114190327669657179 (h/t @ai6yr)
#politics #USPol
@TheZeldaZone@mastodon.socialpolitics, AI
So, it's extremely clear now that the highest profile use of "AI" today is "DOGE" deleting all federal webpages with words like "Black", "Trans", or "Women" on them, it seems like this should be a bigger news story and a bigger crisis for AI's reputation.
Another Brexit dividend... The EU will exclude UK arms manufacturers from its €150bn rearmament fund unless the UK signs a security & defence pact with the EU.... negotiations on which have stalled due to the continuing tensions between the EU & UK on fishing & youth mobility.
So, looks like for now the only increase in defence spending that will be spent in the UK is out own...
But, hey those Europeans, eh? Glad to see the back of them.... /s
@gbhnews
>The Social Security Administration will require in-person identity checks for new applicants, while it plans huge cuts to agency staff.
"The process of obtaining social security benefits will now be much more labor-intensive, and we are going to have much fewer people and offices to run it."
"Department Of Government Efficiency" my ass. The only thing this government is getting more efficient at is screwing people.
#politics #USPol
Well this has come as a shock …. It turns out billionaires could pay more tax and still have a nice lifestyle #brexit #tory #tories #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ToryCorruption #conservatives #trump #DonaldTrump #Musk #elonmusk #tesla
Saturday was Long Covid Awareness Day. As we suffer through the fifth year of the pandemic, thousands are becoming disabled by this illness. I'll have more on the topic soon.
GDP
Inflation rate
Interest rate
Unemployment rate
But one economic measure you don't hear talked about much is something called the 'GINI Coefficient', which is a measure of income inequality.
BTW, it shot up in the 80's when Thatcher happened, and never came back down.
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social"Putin seems less eager to reach a solution [re: #Ukraine] than to demonstrate his dominance over #Trump... when the phone call was scheduled, #Putin was on stage at an event. When his interviewer asked if he needed to go because he would be late for the call, Putin dismissed the question & #laughter broke out... “Making leaders wait is an old Putin power play. But, this is pretty brutal. Putin is publicly mocking Trump.”
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-18-2025 [heathercoxrichardson.substack.com]
@ZhiZhu@newsie.socialAnalysis: A Strike at the Heart of DOGE and Musk...
...With a Surprising Star Witness
https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/analysis-a-strike-at-the-heart-of
"the surprising star witness...
Musk himself! With assists from #Trump & his press secretary.
It turns out, with their non-stop tweeting & trash-talking about what they’ve been doing... quotes from them turn out to be the best #evidence negating the DOJ’s desperate defense of DOGE’s #unconstitutional actions."
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social"Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure."
https://bsky.app/profile/waldo.net/post/3lkmo3w3pvk2n
“The #environment is very cluttered already. Satellites are constantly dodging right and left. As long as we are emitting greenhouse gases, we are increasing the probability that we see more collision events between objects in #space.” https://www.texasobserver.org/earth-orbit-satellites-greenhouse-gases-spacex/
@ZhiZhu@newsie.socialEthics Complaint in WI Targets Elon-backed Organization
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/ethics-complaint-in-wi-targets-elon
"Yesterday, an #ethics complaint was filed with the #Wisconsin Ethics Commission against Building America’s Future, a #political organization backed by #ElonMusk. The complaint alleges that the organization failed to disclose its express advocacy spending, which is in violation of Wisconsin #law."
@ZhiZhu@newsie.socialElon Musk Dealt Huge Blow as Judge Rules USAID Cuts Unconstitutional
A judge has ruled that Elon Musk and DOGE officials must restore USAID’s functionality.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192889/elon-musk-doge-judge-rules-usaid-unconstitutional
"Chuang’s order constrains #DOGE & #Musk personally—the first order to do so for the shadowy head of the amorphous organization.
Chuang wrote that he agreed with the plaintiffs & said that DOGE had violated the separation of powers clause"
@ZhiZhu@newsie.socialDOGE Rampage May Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Long-term’ Effects For Courts, Judicial Branch Warns
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doge-rampage-may-have-immediate-long-term-effects-for-courts-judicial-branch-warns
"The memo demonstrates how far DOGE’s campaign to maim the federal #government has gone. In this case, the federal #courts, part of the #judicial branch, are saying that their daily operations may be impacted #DOGE — a shocking admission from... a group not known for hyperbole or flippancy."
