2026-03-30T14:08:50Z https://yabu.me Steve Hersey https://yabu.me/npub1mhpu9sx5c28zlyyj6rp7qnmhxsyjju0gxv42kjc39c0w2ppqnawsplv3ug https://media.tilde.zone/accounts/avatars/109/315/931/752/451/699/original/296fa729412a51a1.jpg https://media.tilde.zone/accounts/avatars/109/315/931/752/451/699/original/296fa729412a51a1.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvw72jtdcpg7rauzegczgn7qys89k8hn5hlw2t6zxpx76kfgl0xjqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0460kwags In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrch90wfc6nmve2ulcfs73vu6vjrupjlxjufvsw5d508xhtzzh02g374hmc'>nevent1q…4hmc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Somehow, I cannot banish the words &#34;flaming arrows&#34; from my mind. 2026-02-20T16:57:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsac83exkck8a4hupdlqpu0yyvn6je7g3x4uwyhjc5aw4zrakpfqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046fstwkl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdtff0ez4e2ge8e5840zej2fplpyc0fnlw4fmz0wnvnndtqenq7rqa09xuy'>nevent1q…9xuy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You make a very good point about using a personal LLM that runs on your own iron. <br/><br/>Regarding using stuff originally developed by odious creeps: <br/><br/>The wonderful chorus I used to sing with pre-pandemic once did a song that was cheery, upbeat, and also happened to have been written by an ardent Nazi. After much discussion among the Jewish and Gentile chorus members (and the Jewish director), we all decided we were comfortable singing the piece anyway in the spirit of peace, unity, and making that Nazi bastard spin in his grave. <br/><br/>We repurposed that piece for good. 2026-02-19T14:56:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv87rzzwewy5jvly5qxjlzk4v8u4qa5s8xtf752h0zpl44mgqxywgzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046th0k5h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf584ftaqcg24t9zzamu6fnflktk3de3ukntfnah7zgz84vvf8hdgg6f0gh'>nevent1q…f0gh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Canada, EU nations: DO IT. Repeal the anti-circumvention laws, become a reverse-engineering DMCA-destroying leader. Hit the tech oligarchs where it hurts them, and the Trump fascists with them. 2026-01-17T17:13:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy9682y3p3tztaef00yzvann038swjktpyu0t9wkjh6aw94vztj3szyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046cyu5h5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqzt9362fmh9wn29ksm697l78wyu3s8tgaqsunsw6p4j4kxm4j5c605wl7'>nevent1q…5wl7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uqzzk70p7qeplt6sv8zldnzt24g5x6vlz0vwp6maydf5p54eal8qcmsxyt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Heidi Li Feldman</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uqz…sxyt</span>)</a></span> <br/>Hells bells, these people have neither shame nor competence nor any sense whatever.<br/><br/>Nitwits from the top on down. 2025-12-11T22:01:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5vx24m297ksmky22849frlmqckycewcgl6d8a64vk48yx3gjkcqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046h0ytv8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp725czp0sk7axnvws85jvx2u5p44n3xg30nlsc9fn7elta7s93eqcwuk38'>nevent1q…uk38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fortunately, I did NOT get to the &#34;press the buttons and get wet&#34; stage of the process. 2025-11-13T20:55:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgv29wgvwhj6xmt6mqgqm4glq8u2qf8arcgs5vc98c2vjjn2fe09szyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046gvfc6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28jgpf9cx985yzkc4g08lnu5vxyd8nvsyg70urru5dqhctaz3jksy76sff'>nevent1q…6sff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The other day, I put my mug on the platform in the office coffee machine upside-down, and spent a tiny moment wondering what was wrong there. 2025-11-13T14:14:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzc0tuthr8tkauyq520ud9tnlw8hrm983v9r526ad32m33lnjc8gzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046juwjkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9f8auatsr0x5xy90xztw3a79wn0uztwwhk4c7uthmvwz4pe4rw0slcgl4x'>nevent1q…gl4x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;I forgot to add coffee grounds to the pot again this morning. That’s twice in two weeks, I think. A slip in the ritual of wakefulness.&#34;<br/><br/>Things like this are some of my arguments against the notion of Intelligent Design.<br/><br/>A deliberately designed human would have built-in caffeine glands so we didn&#39;t have to operate complex machinery without the benefit of having caffeine on board in order to get our caffeine. 2025-11-12T19:39:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8gerkaxs956gn7n8mg9ysjtdx5d2zrfclhyflv759rmwl7antkszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046a4p55l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv663npusn4a4f969p3rdvuts4e6dgf4h6wtwn0pr4dazuk6jazdq0uc6nz'>nevent1q…c6nz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Three things I think are true about this situation:<br/><br/>1. The traditional go-to space system developers (Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, General Dynamics, etc) may once have been efficient and effective, but they have since calcified into largely money-for-nothing machines.<br/><br/>2. NASA has some problems with their legacy approach to space systems (with several shining exceptions), but by far their biggest difficulty is that Congress chronically mismanages them to benefit local suppliers and pet projects. <br/><br/>3. Private space ventures such as SpaceX, being free from legacy thinking and corporate decay, can easily outperform the old guard - but they are not infallible either. 2025-11-03T17:09:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst33y57wc3nyacjdhht3sfe8sz3rdzzrcdqf77e7cs32q80qhvy5szyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0467gm5e9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpaxt9x5zzy4w4r8r9fnm9q4s2e5lpu3xa9g0sfn486ejzuzp58czzt33j'>nevent1q…t33j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And they do sometimes perch on branches. ;-) 2025-10-29T22:16:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpta2ha07x6wwfss803xxwqv0a3junfatv6zeqfqqsy6pw38mv0szyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046zwnj9v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrsfsz9e66fxy4p53yrf82lfcak3sm3jn4586k839cw86xgsdjkqf8awxr'>nevent1q…awxr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sigh. Read that as &#34;summer teenager&#34; the first time through, and was briefly bewildered. 2025-10-29T15:19:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp6v9qnmpxjdsaj6454exwn7vwzhkwkslqwts2srcnx0nd6vsf8hczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046w85zd0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3jr270q7g5krckf098p0v8r3p0wahmcyxw28jqs2n6twv3xxuxsl4fc92'>nevent1q…fc92</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who to believe? Three separate local government officials who depend on local voters (directly or indirectly) for their jobs, or one Trump appointee with anger management / animal cruelty issues and a copiously documented recent history of lying? SOOO hard to decide.<br/><br/>Er, nope. The Dog Killer is lying. 2025-10-10T14:24:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkxpt6yzl9kwxyupmst345juh4pntsuk88uw25mym9euf3rhj5tqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0464e0hnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9eecs2gume6dazlms4nr6ha46n5s795jq6sazlx20q0eq50lkp6qaw5j8u'>nevent1q…5j8u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fair point.<br/><br/>Better options that come to mind include buying a printer at a flea market or thrift shop, curb-shopping a cheap inkjet, or paying cash at a big-box store in the next town, then stashing it for 6 months before using it so the store security video ages out. 2025-10-03T14:25:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwu6gs85j7ta9fgj3jcff780ntm42pup57maqpljmd9wke6fhkxgzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046fvgjp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5wjh8tmxhhwuvyytwfn5d660npa9tyv3ds6vn5n37q0vtx52xcqvuxfhg'>nevent1q…xfhg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Has anyone investigated doctoring a yellow cartridge so it doesn&#39;t actually emit ink? It&#39;s goodbye to color printing then, but also goodbye to tracking dots. <br/><br/>Supergluing the yellow cartridge nozzle seems a promising avenue. 2025-10-03T13:47:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszl6w6cr4sfnktwfs5lv7p0nck70w4jp5utjxhrtd7nlw0cl05djgzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0466me8j3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0w444kezd258jgkl85nh4uq0g0mj6yrf9acwmwrcneepn7j0qngyuces2'>nevent1q…ces2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.&#34;<br/>-- Star Wars 2025-10-01T16:15:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7j54zm2u7tef5gq3ug3kpztuee9xj5yl7wv8alzu5cw6a3tfs3gzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046l5uw5f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8r38p6st3fzluwpzqwgl7azha8vz8prc9d6su3974v8dwcfe8wsc096y4'>nevent1q…96y4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Blocked the Twit Social dude. <br/><br/>Ye hairy halitosic gods. I&#39;m no fan of Comey, but the whole point of the rule of law is that *everyone deserves fair and equal treatment.* <br/><br/>#Toodles to him, and thanks for playing #WhackATroll 2025-09-26T19:59:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxflqsa3y5sqw6kpyjvnsmjxq9zs7hunqt5yfgkrq88akyq5vxpgzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046m6pghh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdydzrzahrqmqx20j533tketcstesnq38gz8ynpxkey994tlxfglg8p90wa'>nevent1q…90wa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed.<br/><br/>These contentious ladies paid a visit to my front walk. I decided it was best to go around to the back door instead of asking them to move aside.<br/> <img src="https://media.tilde.zone/media_attachments/files/115/209/710/609/866/256/original/3142e1d05b8dd9c2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-15T18:25:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92evwhjq3sujapnnaw8s7wpll8g4auehl7ns62f6y60j7tjd83fczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046lrv8gn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lmf8868cqle65hg9y87vfmwv75tqv0nh3sl27vfl7pqfsw77kjq40q58l'>nevent1q…q58l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because no one in their right mind would try to stop them? 2025-09-15T17:59:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0phx0xf74xweysnu5pwngkatxht76g0gjmk3y68460hwa77n33kszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046sr3dgy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnh4fp5n5z2k4fqn65ky6kwk27vuur7hexyuh8us7jqfa7vaeqqs0s48kt'>nevent1q…48kt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am put in mind of Machiavelli&#39;s advice that if it is necessary to do an injury to a man, it should be sufficiently severe that one need not fear his reprisal. 2025-07-28T12:49:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszeqtp8pt34t8t4xjyzkjs44c3rn29v4h5vkn8l0mdkck6d7vpmzszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046cqt3v9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmzzz89k8g6emfqhznfrus4katsjqp7p5tkkj6hn8h875z30uvvqg5sxz4'>nevent1q…sxz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This week I heard a piece on our local NPR station where a potato farmer was interviewed; he said he can&#39;t get local workers at $17/hr. <br/><br/>Of course, that&#39;s just a seasonal job doing heavy physical labor outdoors in the heat, and the housing and transportation issues are real barriers. And I think his is a small farm, so not necessarily representative of the big ag operations.<br/><br/>Indeed, &#34;people don&#39;t want to work&#34; doesn&#39;t seem like a satisfactory explanation. 2025-07-09T17:16:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h23k5v790z9gafamr4v9upx7dyue0hmka5wxmtk9psl0wh7w9qqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0466rm8qv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zj2007m6vxjha5ersl2gwxs6n4ecl4vpewja8nag8hfpyc94qlc0876nv'>nevent1q…76nv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let&#39;s see what Congress does in response. If this had been done by any Democratic cabinet official (they would never, but assume arguendo), there would be an impeachment resolution voted within 12 hours, and the official would be out within 24.<br/><br/>The House will do NOTHING about this. 2025-06-12T20:18:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qzndpfddrzys7f3e8q0l0fmm4lsgxf0rrzs6hy66e8e9632jfyqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046d3f9m9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9awfxpy32dztw4hwtmwku6gz6z3p96twp5j5kzhwxhqdzvtwlwq0spk3n'>nevent1q…pk3n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The words &#34;DMCA takedown request&#34; do come to mind. 2025-05-24T15:30:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgtve5yhlj4875q4pcfx6908qfx9ujfwc5tfz2058l5svw0tvvheczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046u5vcje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsplr2hd7hlzumgdtj72gvkxewz3fqlzuqwtnznvucywtdej4mktec9zksss'>nevent1q…ksss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#34;too close to sad reality&#34; parts made for heavy going for us, precisely because they are so close to sad reality... 2025-05-13T17:17:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnny8au8clq5acqsdv2srzwppqd4teqd5su0tph9rtgnjdk778xgzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046decpd4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs879k6jz86fac3l5zwfxs5l3cdmm7hjy3kdlj96vzcjywua3z3t9gwg69gk'>nevent1q…69gk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read and enjoyed that book. 2025-05-13T12:36:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4f3z7hvt6fsxwkvgwh2gzcrgw4xqxyqhg9hc0h25f0kz2nuyfxczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046ms88ky In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2c8806f8zhjnsfp9wdaxc2a333ekvvjms6tey6vum3mcv6frgmpqmulrg2'>nevent1q…lrg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;re approaching the point where a Federal judge is going to leap over the bench and sucker-punch the government&#39;s lawyer. 2025-04-24T14:24:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptva0f6hdsszttlffzukcthwc4wm5x7c7xren5c3wlma2yquta7gzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046jqwda5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ddqd07zxvpqqzqm2lvtjz53jafjz9wkf4z5lnxsz0cdjt5nkgesfms9s3'>nevent1q…s9s3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do I understand correctly that this privilege does not in fact allow the DOJ to withhold evidence from examination by the judge to verify that privilege is warranted? 2025-03-21T16:42:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgls25s2qfva0ur9lzdsyywd6n75nr3vue8na5qya6a5ggsw6vkeqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046vkut60 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqr260vpn472w7gs3ag3yzrezkkjthf7n4u0cdauuaen827dcyqxg6lunsn'>nevent1q…unsn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When your enemies are busy attacking one another, it&#39;s best to avoid distracting them... 2025-03-11T19:00:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde6zlu93t944f4w200ffy7yaw5szx9txnyr56k0knflnkg56ghggzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0466w3gk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuw8ctzkz69qcaxn5ew06anmsj8hrtfktu8myasf95s92j868mfch7f63k'>nevent1q…f63k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trump&#39;s lack of awareness or concern for the consequences of his crazy, erratic policy decisions never ceases to amaze. <br/><br/>He&#39;s the ultimate one-trick pony. Break anything that displeases him, force others to his will by crazy-tyrant rants. And he doesn&#39;t seem to learn or adapt.<br/><br/>Sure, he&#39;ll be at the top of the heap as President, but it will be a heap of smoking rubble rather than a world leader. And he&#39;s clearly unable to process that reality. 2025-03-06T17:43:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9y3adf8szjxr3tn7xkw0hp87lu6jm2vff8rms7xk8gtpex3cl29czyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0467f670r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2gwu4lyqasth07a46ult85awtg57tjuxnvd2937vfr43ppjv0pcshds2d'>nevent1q…ds2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hell hath no fury like a gang of gullible nitwits who finally, at long, painful last, figure out that the Leopards Eating Faces Party really never gave a shit about them, was always merely exploiting them, and is happily going to eat THEIR faces. 2025-03-04T18:30:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eujrqwd89uc27w07lcv59du68clwwrc64lkjnhejga5p3f24ydczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046lzwven In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspj569pqf9yxyucu54txcs5gm8cq7kcz8sewzs7xvaauzys9mx9yshrtnyh'>nevent1q…tnyh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s time for lots of mass protests nationwide. Flood the zone with demonstrations to the point where even the dumbest major media organizations can&#39;t ignore them any longer.<br/><br/>Administrators should issue explicit permits for the protests and. (If the school authorized it it isn&#39;t illegal, right?) Keep it peaceful, folks, but fill the streets and quads.<br/><br/>Off-campus protests should be held as well, especially where administrators won&#39;t permit on-campus gatherings.<br/><br/>Maybe we need a quantity purchase of Guy Fawkes masks... 2025-03-04T17:27:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszs6zrx5exq8dfuxtyrtl944t7zeenrrgjd0g8jme7f3pmqk8uuqszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0462jg2v7 Here&#39;s yet another reason never to use #hp products again: They&#39;ve #enshittified their phone support by adding an arbitrary 15-minute wait before they&#39;ll deign to talk to you.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/hp_deliberately_adds_15_minutes/">https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/hp_deliberately_adds_15_minutes/</a><br/><br/>#FuckHPprinters 2025-02-20T16:57:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf32jdnv04g0jmkxt8tl8tv6yvqs62e7da24cxgutzj00w6cjn63qzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046ky8pzs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvxdkk022nydmk4q5rnlxuu7ma5d4ynyamqvw769lh7dnpu06k0gxpq9gm'>nevent1q…q9gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Only until Treasury tries to unload any of them, at which point the excess demand they created by buying them becomes an excess supply, the selling price crashes, and they are left with near-worthless crypto assets they effectively can&#39;t sell.<br/><br/>Of course, Trump insiders will have cashed out near the peak, leaving everyone else with bubblegum all over their faces.<br/><br/>And the US Treasury with a damaged reputation. 2025-01-31T18:25:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0p4t92md3evafkv5cgcaafamaqqwqul58m2tsltw0hfhz8xensfqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046kzpg9f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvw0g6pzmgvug0kn22zhraxkdr3qwpa84wvn0ee3gl9uf6ze50wng8dyxsf'>nevent1q…yxsf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On reflection, there&#39;s an immediate, very real-world effect: Confidence in the &#34;full faith and credit&#34; of the US Treasury is bound to take a wallop once the implications start to sink in.<br/><br/>All it&#39;ll take is for Trump or Muck to start blathering about some idiocy like paying benefits in Dogecoin, or conditioning debt repayments on political favors. And we know at least one of them just won&#39;t be able to resist the urge. 2025-01-31T15:43:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrc6eu33dr9dhpycpq5u4w7v0cx2cnx6mq8neujh870zxks2u3xqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046alh893 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqefy8g2wlyczeemeflvma0jxgahwwusye4l8ashtuv76tuqc25ca25wk9'>nevent1q…5wk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fuck, it sounds like the looting is about to begin in earnest.<br/><br/>&#34;a clash with allies of Elon Musk over access to sensitive [Treasury Department] payment systems&#34; sounds REALLY ominous. 2025-01-31T14:24:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvxxkg95zn02lu2qn993esc3nczske49xflleccs8lcm76h7cp3cszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0460d2r4k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86npqkaq66054wyhdxqpgugsmnh2al3lzlw6g0ehcc328fet2nhcxvkm6h'>nevent1q…km6h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;FREE PRISON LABOR.&#34; 2025-01-29T20:51:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0zrja6vawcmf8fxq3dk97hdqshx6xkfd4dhm0cdj33z6ytsf7usczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046v7jpfd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sc0xw7w6px5u36ehnrckljj753a4mpxzpt3lpdrr3zyg4cux2mqxc2ct2'>nevent1q…2ct2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who put the womp in the womp-ba-womp-ba-womp? Must surely be the genuine Laffy! 2025-01-22T16:14:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0uelh3hz9e0mx2t5lhth0gdxtwarg4qfpewm5vxknv78avatuhczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0463a53te In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfafm44wnwnpmxg9danvcnqmkguerxk3pzt3s3ghfxwkqarnj6gksq7l4u3'>nevent1q…l4u3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is that a state-sponsored group, or perhaps just being tolerated by the PRC because they&#39;re only attacking foreigners? 2025-01-15T17:48:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcrns4ydwteqhwe4qhr3urpplhc72rws8uhuwktq0gjmg0fdugjqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046gmqdt2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqm0e6gqxvtjpuanjvea00fyqfun8fqye9g0nke76frgam8cfv8vg2kgapr'>nevent1q…gapr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If he tries to do something blatantly illegal, like massing troops in Greenland, that will create an unprecedented inner conflict.<br/><br/>I rather expect his Joint Chiefs will close ranks with one another and refuse to go along with the illegality, declaring both the orders and his subsequent &#34;You&#39;re fired for refusing my illegal orders&#34; to be unenforceable, with corresponding direction to their subordinates. Something about &#34;Illegal orders must not be obeyed.&#34; <br/><br/>That&#39;s an extreme case, but Trump doesn&#39;t respect the military, so expect no subtlety from him. Given the choice of defending the Constitutional order or obeying obvious illegality from a nutcase C-in-C, they&#39;re not going to just all roll over and shout &#34;Zum Befehl!&#34; The most he&#39;ll get out of them is malicious compliance and obstruction. <br/><br/>At the other end of the spectrum of possibilities, he wants generals like Hitler had. He might just get a latter-day Claus von Stauffenberg. 2025-01-07T21:52:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxfrzkqg00rhvl7x892qv7xa8z7c0zn3y5zjcxnpge3vqryrt4zgzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz04637pn3u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd70a94snmkezdv740u2xewej84p70mj7eta694m5dqmq9q60uazgs8497f'>nevent1q…497f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want to minimize this, but only Congress can declare war. <br/><br/>A vigorous response by our NATO allies would be an excellent idea if he actually tries to act on any of this, but they&#39;ll probably have to take a number and wait behind the Joint Chiefs of Staff. <br/><br/>I seriously doubt the top US military officers are so much in awe of the office of President that they&#39;d go along with something so utterly insane and manifestly unconstitutional. 2025-01-07T20:31:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0nd2pdu0jl7s2vukxefe92khkhvwpey2n575rqw4lmwz7ykw00rszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046a0fd8c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0tztjpss59f7ku6l0wp222pe34d7w9xmq9avj8r4w93k5rhz2xshaym2a'>nevent1q…ym2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, he was out-of-network. 2024-12-05T16:13:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj6y6q5zfx30hflzyg6euyz0emzdewfkappcvleawjsu9mpnhq8czyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0462dpp9t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwuwltefzxhlgzsj4el0y50wslqy8g8l0p5wyvuesgvwexh7uhfcylnm8a'>nevent1q…nm8a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is &#34;felonocracy&#34; a term? &#39;Cause we&#39;re clearly going to need one next year. 2024-12-02T18:13:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw5fqg7764c7447mpv32jk7uvvr746jhjyyxms9csma4j42h9rzxczyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046hggwzt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfcgn7cm7nkc73p8pj43dnku4psr4rt72fz3h9qfr3gus5lteshg9xu34q'>nevent1q…u34q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good for him, I suppose.<br/>He&#39;s still an &lt;scatological expletive&gt; and a waste of perfectly good oxygen. 2024-12-02T17:07:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0q02la8jj3yusuz8v7d38nyfr3e3232wjt3a972r0v6yuxcgamfqzyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046hdxtxz Here&#39;s a minor puzzle: <br/>In recent months, I&#39;ve noticed a number of traffic signals sporting horizontal metal plates on T-shaped mounts above the signal lights (but usually not directly above them), as seen in the attached photo.<br/><br/>My first thought was &#34;some sort of antenna or maybe a solar panel,&#34; but there don&#39;t seem to be any electrical connections to the structures.<br/><br/>Anyone actually know what these are for?<br/> <img src="https://media.tilde.zone/media_attachments/files/113/391/251/107/041/662/original/574f60b18856810b.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-29T14:50:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxzrl5gce5j93kw3ers79kjrm877075jrznr25g75244w3mumxrszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046mq04e5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyhsd0rze786r5lcjhshcwxzyqd389s5ju88r9kj4wp8fsevkpkqnk2ld0'>nevent1q…2ld0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I call BS on Youngkin.<br/><br/>From the article:<br/>&#34;Youngkin’s order had required election official on a daily basis to remove people from voter rolls who had indicated on Department of Motor Vehicle forms that they were not citizens of the United States, or had left that section of the form blank.&#34;<br/><br/>Note especially those last nine words. Leaving the citizenship section *blank* is NOT the same as stating one is a non-citizen, but would apparently be treated that way. Improperly deregistering folks that way isn&#39;t a bug, it&#39;s clearly a feature. 2024-10-25T15:33:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5ge029h5klsj3mpve37yxf5sugg5xqkw7wfknsdvmpm0y0pmclszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz0463pv9u5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspv8ah5kfs63hs0j8pylmvnkv733sjnwph58mh8sf4ag394c09v6sjyjqx2'>nevent1q…jqx2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think Teri Kanefield said something to the effect that breaking the rule of law, even in an effort to save it, destroys the democratic system. 2024-07-01T19:05:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxn7ymf0n0t9kzu0psgq0r3glrrghj3efng8jcc25d5cdestgv4vszyrwu8skq6npgutusjtgv8cz0wu6qj2t3aqej426tzyhpaegyyz046s5vqku In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9x4ytp6zznvrdkjgkzv7v3whqk8dc0ax7hcy8vztaf3t23tqgnds03maz4'>nevent1q…maz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It enrages me when policymakers accept the fallacy that public transit has to run at a cash profit. <br/>Your point that roads aren&#39;t &#34;profitable&#34; is right on the nose. Like transit, they&#39;re a public good.<br/>The benefits of public transit are diffuse, widespread, and not easy to quantify. <br/>However, they are also blazingly obvious when looked at carefully. 2024-06-18T15:58:19Z