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unusual_whales mastodon (AP)
Biden to announce another Ukraine aid package totaling $1.2 billion, per Reuters.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options
unusual_whales mastodon (AP)
The U.S. provided more than $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine under the Biden administration.

Read more: https://t.co/olfmfXLVQY

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

Martin Kostera hubzilla (AP)
Ehm. Kde že je ten pracák? 😬

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#AI #chatGPT

Elissa mastodon (AP)
Quick editing break outside to do some red dotting - shooting a roll of B&W to develop next week.
A Leica M4-P mechanical 35mm camera slung on a shoulder strap.

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Man arrested on suspicion of bias-motivated assault of Grand Junction journalist

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/20/man-arrested-bias-assault-grand-junction-journalist/

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Silk bag traced to Medieval England reveals hidden link to Charlemagne | Semafor

https://www.semafor.com/article/12/19/2024/silk-bag-traced-to-medieval-england-reveals-hidden-link-to-charlemagne

Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
One knows Musk bought Twitter, and now the Presidency and Congress.
@Piousunyn The question for me is, is Musk really as powerful as he thinks he is? I mean, who's pulling the strings? 45 or Musk? The GOP has always been the party of 45. That's baked in. So now they're the party of Musk? I don't get it.
Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
GOP has always worked for the oligarchs, Musk is the top oligarc.
Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
Maybe I missed something, but Robert Reich explains what is happening. Hope this link works:

082e0b1801525501a67edcf3021f72a8b2d7199765f04b6455c1c311@mg1.substack.com
Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
Does it work? I cannot seem to see it again? Very cogent.
@Piousunyn I had posted it earlier on FB, so I figured that's what it was. But I read it, and I think I get it now. 45 is a member of the Oligarchy, so that's the connection. And it isn't as if Musk is the only one, he's the spokesperson, but also a representative of the whole group. And then I think Bezos was there with them at MAL too. So it is a wider relationship than maybe folks are seeing, and I think that's what Reich is trying to point out. Also I'm guessing that's how 45 sees it. Musk represents something more to him. The rich and powerful.
Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
Something stinks, clearly Musk.
Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
Excellent synopsis.
See here. This! This is what I'm saying!

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trumps-trump

Trump’s Trump
Member Newsletter
December 18, 2024 10:43 p.m.
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Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
The fact congress is supposed to be independent from POTUS, as 45 and Musk? Seems to have escaped the GOP, but I suspect it pays well.
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Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
Yes, this is the one:

"So far, Trump has picked 13 billionaires for his administration. It’s the wealthiest in history, including the richest person in the world. They and Trump are part of the American oligarchy, even though Trump campaigned on being the “voice” of the working class." Robert Reich
Piousunyn mastodon (AP)
If one signed up to all the enlightening news letters out there, one would be destitute. So many to choose from.
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Daniel mastodon (AP)
Now that I’m sketching ideas again I’m thinking back to my very first design: the Estela cowl. Recently when organizing my knits, I counted a total of 5 versions of this that I have knit. This is the final version after having learned more about lacework. I love the wavy pattern and thinking my next shawl will be with this motif as a tribute to this design.

#knitting @knitting
Me wearing a purple cowl with a wavy last pattern borders by a cable and slip stitched textured pattern. The cowl is covering my face up to my nose
Holding the purple cowl up to the camera. In the center of the cowl is a wavy lace pattern bordered on each side by vertical cables. In either side of the cables is a textured slip stitched design
Karen Strickholm mastodon (AP)
It's a nice looking stitch!

KanaMauna mastodon (AP)
#FarSide desk calendar for December 19

#garylarson
#downside
"Well, yes, that is the downside, Fluffy.... Once we kill her, the pampering will end."

Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370


Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Lake Michigan! Live! mastodon (AP)
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
View of Navy Pier in Chicago from William E. Dever Crib in Lake Michigan east of North Avenue. // Image captured at: 2024-12-21 00:30:01 UTC (about 3 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Chicago: 28.12 F | -2.16 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NW at 5.010 mph | 8.06 kph // Humidity: 76%

The Fight for a Crucial City in Ukraine


Ukrainian soldiers are struggling to stabilize defensive lines near the city of Pokrovsk, in the country's east, against Russia's much larger advancing army. We go to the front lines of Pokrovsk, to see how the fight is playing out.

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#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Amen Sister Karine!

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/18/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-republicans-threatening-a-government-shutdown/?utm_source=link

The White House

December 18, 2024
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Republicans Threatening a Government Shutdown

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Immigration is increasingly unpopular, even as labor forces depend on it | Semafor

https://www.semafor.com/article/12/20/2024/immigration-is-increasingly-unpopular-even-as-labor-forces-depend-on-it

Never have I felt so vindicated, or so shitty about being vindicated, as I do whenever I recall being loudly booed at an SF convention ten years ago for saying “Elon Musk is not Tony Stark, he’s not your friend, & he’s not out to save anyone or anything.”
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In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Unicorn Riot mastodon (AP)
New: The parents of slain forest defender Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Paez Terán filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against three Georgia law enforcement officers they say are most responsible for the death of their child in January 2023

https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/parents-of-forest-defender-killed-by-police-file-civil-rights-lawsuit/

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Erik mastodon (AP)
This is why everyone needs a skeletor t-shirt
Skeletor t-shirt on midlifer who still does not use Bluetooth earplugs
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Jaden mastodon (AP)
What's yall favorite Christmas song?
Mine is Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry.
I first heard this on one a those home alone movies . Such a good song 🎵
Please reply and share and I see if I can compile a top 5 🤝🏾
#BestChristmasSongs
Callalily reshared this.
LOL I love the “Hippopotimuses like me toooo” line. @Jaden3

NASA (unofficial) friendica (via ActivityPub)
2024 Year in Review – Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley by Tiffany Blake As NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley enters its 85th year since its founding, join us as we take a look back at some of our highlights of science, engineering, research, and innovation from 2024. Ames Arc Jets Play Key […]

Ben mastodon (AP)
Absolutely hate the lyrics 'holy infant so tender and mild'. Hate it. Disgusting.

KanaMauna mastodon (AP)
#FarSide desk calendar for December 18

#garylarson
#peterpan
Thirty years had passed, and although he had no real regrets about marrying Wendy, buying a home, and having two kids, Peter found his thoughts often going back to his life in Never-Never-Land.

AaronDavid mastodon (AP)
Eli the Bearded mastodon (AP)
Well of course not. Wrong gender.
AaronDavid mastodon (AP)
So K9's out then? 🙂
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Labour haven't a fucking hope....

#UKPOL #UKpolitics #Labour
Reeves says economic turnaround will 
 take time and Farage 'hasn't got a clue' 
 Chancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of 
 England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnation
The Swing Out Sister tribute act will be remembered for this by the voters, and not meaningless 'growth' which they never see the benefits of anyway.
Reeves has faced unhappiness from Labour MPs over her economic priorities 
 after cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners on modest incomes and 
 refusing to compensate Waspi women, as well as criticism from business 
 over increasing national insurance for employers.
she'll take our benefits away but she won't gaslight us about ever seeing the Good Times ever again, ....but oooo, she's the Iron Chancellor and we all like being abused don't we? Go on Miss, hit us again, we didn't go to Oxbridge, we deserve it...take away our coins, please....we deserve nothing but sadism after 14 years of Tory sadism, thanks....here's our votes you dumb bitch...
However, she declined to say exactly when people would start to feel better 
 off, suggesting it was a "subjective" matter and that she did not want to tell 
 the public the economy had recovered when that was not their own 
 experience. 
 "It will take time for that to be felt by people after the damage that's been 
 done the last few years. I don't want to gaslight people. I know that people 
 are really struggling."

Covidiocracy mastodon (AP)
Even some dildos from #Canada are getting in on the ass-kissing
ADSB Exchange screenshot showing C-GKCP registered to Canadian Pacific Railway Company having departed Palm Beach, perhaps after its executive(s) slobbered all over Donald Trump's shriveled little ding dong

The Hoover Dam is so impressive it should be called the Hoover Dayum.
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Dan Neuman hometown (AP)
@dabertime Add this to your resumé.

Gretchen Anderson mastodon (AP)
Sketched a friend’s house
A ranch house with trees behind and a flag in front


Edmonds_Scanner mastodon (AP)
Do you ever feel like the best Christmas present would be sleep?
Uninterrupted sleep, with no distractions, no responsibilities, just your atoms floating through the vast echo of time and space?
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Baloo Uriza mastodon (AP)
What a weird thing to say. If there's only room for two major consoles, then that's PlayStation and Xbox, because everything Nintendo put out after the N64 has been the biggest minor console.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/industry-analyst-argues-either-sony-or-microsoft-will-need-to-exit-the-console-market

#Gaming


Content warning: kinky shitpost, bratting

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Sally Strange mastodon (AP)
“You’re all horrible people. I’m glad y’all got this job to fuck with the homeless and not help society.”

--A homeless woman, in labor, being cited by Lt. Caleb Stewart for illegal camping in Louisville KY

“So I don’t for a second believe that this woman is going into labor."

--Lt. Caleb Stewart

The woman gave birth to a son (in the hospital) several hours later.

SCOTUS approved y'all! #USpol #Homeless #Misogyny

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-12-19/pregnant-kentucky-woman-cited-for-street-camping-while-in-labor
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Christ, this is such bullshit. And, BTW, fuck you ABC. Fuck you a lot.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-vows-pursue-more-defamation-claims-after-abc-news-settlement-2024-12-17/

Trump sues Des Moines Register, vows to pursue more defamation claims

By Helen Coster and Jack Queen

December 17, 2024 9:43 PM EST
Updated 3 days ago
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Lauren Weinstein mastodon (AP)
Apparently Musk will be joining Trump at an upcoming Pennsylvania rally, where the man whose companies do high security work for NASA and other agencies will presumably speak enthusiastically for a convicted felon and fascist who attempted to overthrow the U.S. government.

Musk's security clearances should be stripped and government agencies should cease doing business with any of his firms as rapidly as practicable. Not to do so is walking into a disaster, eyes wide open.
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Robert M mastodon (AP)
Revoke Musk's citizenship, seize his assets and deport him. #ElonMusk #uspolitics
From USCIS website. Link: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-l-chapter-2

A person is subject to revocation of naturalization if he or she procured naturalization illegally. Procuring naturalization illegally simply means that the person was not eligible for naturalization in the first place. Accordingly, any eligibility requirement for naturalization that was not met can form the basis for an action to revoke the naturalization of a person. This includes the requirements of residence, physical presence, lawful admission for permanent residence, good moral character, and attachment to the U.S. Constitution.[1]

Discovery that a person failed to comply with any of the requirements for naturalization at the time the person became a U.S. citizen renders his or her naturalization illegally procured. This applies even if the person is innocent of any willful deception or misrepresentation.[2]
Petronis mastodon (AP)
To all those voters who thinks Trump is for the working class. Show me what Elon Musk has to do with helping the working class.
2 of the most devious and greedy oligarchs are already calling the shots in Washington. Tell me how its not all about benefitting them. This is how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

OldAndcranky mastodon (AP)
tomorrow I put away my computer and attempt to not go online for a week (except to play spelling bee, connections, and wordle because I'm not.a masochist). Wish me luck. Family arrives on Monday. All hell breaks loose on Tuesday. Sugar coma begins on Wednesday.
Callalily mastodon (AP)
Good luck.

Dan Morgan :ksu: mastodon (AP)
Doing a DEEEP DIVE on some old hard drives here at the beginning of my vacay. I ripped my VHS copy of Queensrÿche’s Video: Mindcrime YEARS ago to a DVD. I had a single machine that would do that. Then sometime later I ripped that DVD to .m4v and saved it on an external HD. — Until today.

I also found my copy of Van Halen “Live Without a Net”, Tori Amos “live at Moureaux” and the stage play “Give ‘Em Hell Harry” starring James Whitmore.

Sure these are probably on YouTube now, but… hey still cool and my copies look pretty damn good… for 4:3 20 year old VHS rips. #genX #vhs
Alternate cover of Queensrÿche’s Operation: Mindcrime
#VHS #genx
Tywyll Seren mastodon (AP)
Good job!

Stefan Münz mastodon (AP)

Content warning: Wer noch auf X aktiv ist, unterstützt aktiv Nazis.

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Content warning: Wer noch auf X aktiv ist, unterstützt aktiv Nazis.


Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
"House Dem Accuses Musk of Killing Initial Spending Deal to Protect His Investments In China, Musk Hits Back With AI Image
"

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/house-dem-accuses-musk-of-killing-initial-spending-deal-to-protect-his-investments-in-china-musk-hits-back-with-ai-image/
Kind of a lame swipe, really.
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