2025-02-04
I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire...
I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame. “Those outside the federal government might not understand the gravity of this situation.” And: “Now is the...
Mike Masnick: Some Conservatives Admit We’re In A Constitutional Crisis. “It’s about...
Mike Masnick: Some Conservatives Admit We’re In A Constitutional Crisis. “It’s about recognizing that the politics of destruction, even when wrapped in the flag of ‘winning,’ leads inevitably to collective...
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury’s Payments System Means the End of Democracy....
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury’s Payments System Means the End of Democracy. “Don’t like “woke” research? Turn it off. Hate USAID? Cut off the money. Think payments to Lutheran Family...
Why It Matters That Musk Has Taken Control of Key Government Operations
It’s a couple of days old by now, but this Bluesky thread by Abe Newman (“someone who spent a decade studying how centralized information systems are used for coercion”) does...
The Logic of Destruction (audio)
And how to resist it
The Verge interviewed federal employees about the chaos they’re seeing. “Many workers...
The Verge interviewed federal employees about the chaos they’re seeing. “Many workers still worry that outside the government, people don’t realize how unprecedented this situation is — or how much...
‘Fuck That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s...
‘Fuck That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s Chaos. “Ironically for the Trumpies, bringing us back to the office will make us stronger morale-wise.” Signs like...
★ ‘Hot Tub’, a Hardcore Porn App for iOS, Hits AltStore in the E.U.
So, no, Apple neither approves of Hot Tub in particular, nor the ability to distribute native porn apps in general. Everyone involved with both AltStore and Hot Tub knows this,...
The 2025 Coup (Derogatory)
In her latest installment of Letters From an American, historian Heather Cox Richardson writes about the ongoing coup of the US government by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. I’m going...
Here is some good news: the white nationalist terrorist group Proud Boys...
Here is some good news: the white nationalist terrorist group Proud Boys have lost control of their trademarks. They are now controlled by a Black church in Washington DC that...
Dithering
If you enjoy podcasts, you should subscribe to Dithering, the twice-weekly 15-minutes-on-the-button podcast I do with Ben Thompson. Dithering as a standalone subscription costs just $7/month or $70/year. (It’s also...
Trump & Musk have discussed placing “spies” in gov’t offices to root...
Trump & Musk have discussed placing “spies” in gov’t offices to root out anti-MAGA sentiment so gov’t employees can’t inform Americans about the ongoing coup. (And some fed. employees are...
2025 Job Search Masterclass with Dr. Nancy Li
Listen now (102 mins) | She is a former director PM and helped 100s of PMs land AI PM roles at FAANG. In this episode, she's revealing everything so you...
More on Musk’s alarming unconstitutional seizure of the Treasury Department payments system:...
More on Musk’s alarming unconstitutional seizure of the Treasury Department payments system: they’ve had admin access since Jan 31 and have already made changes to the system’s *live code*. (Good...
VERY VERY BAD: Under the direction of Elon Musk, a 25-year-old engineer...
VERY VERY BAD: Under the direction of Elon Musk, a 25-year-old engineer has seized admin privileges to the code for “Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by...
“Musk’s political project with DOGE is actually quite straightforward: The world’s richest...
“Musk’s political project with DOGE is actually quite straightforward: The world’s richest man appears to be indiscriminately dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political...
LGR - The Sims 1 & 2 Legacy Collection Review
The rumors were true! EA re-released the first two Sims games for Windows PCs to mark the 25th birthday of the series. And they even fixed them to work on...
It Only Tuesday. “Not only do Americans have most of Tuesday morning...
It Only Tuesday. “Not only do Americans have most of Tuesday morning to contend with, but all of Tuesday afternoon and then Tuesday night.”
30 questions you should ask about DeepSeek
In this post, AI expert Jing Hu provides the lowdown on DeepSeek and the state of AI. Check out the article and some more of her great deep dives on...
Open AI’s New Super-Powered Agents Are Here
They can research complex topics on their own for up to 30 minutes.Continue reading on The Startup »
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