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I am not savvy enough to understand the article at a technical level, but this says a lot about the right-wing mindset:

Other changes mandated by the EO include:

• Barring the Treasury Department from sanctioning people in the US who are involved in cyberattacks on US infrastructure. The accompanying White House statement said the change would prevent “misuse against domestic political opponents.”

We will deal with it, thanks for making this list ❤

Cool beans, thanks!

Is it normal to have to RSVP for these? There is one only an hour from me, but they want a lot of personal info! They share the address, I could just show up, too.

I live in an area that has gold mining and brothels. After reading this, I now wonder if trafficking is an issue in my place. Not a lot of opportunity for locals, but there are young folks 😐

Fascists have argued that the enemy is both strong and weak, for a long time. The enemy changes over time perhaps, but it doesn’t seem that the far right does.

Unfortunately for Floridians there are definitely open pit mines in Fla.

Very true! The whole domain squatting thing is pretty bizarre to me.

The .org seems to require a log in. I wonder what entity has these domains. I imagine the folks working to manifest the fediverse don’t have the capacity to buy up all the possible domains.

The MSPB dismissals got me since the MAGA folks seem so obsessed with anything that they deem to be not based on merit. Obviously they lie, and this is great evidence of that.

When I first got involved in this, I had a kbin and a lemmy account. I ended up focusing on the kbin, but it was useful to have the lemmy to see how things moderated. Kbin is dead now, but I still will occasionally use the lemmy to see how things look. I find it valuable. As an mbin person now, I think I should have some other instances in the mix as well. It’s a federation, and for me, I would like things to be appropriate for all of us. It’s kind of fun! Even if I am not a big user of other instances/federations?

Totally misunderstood the headline until I read the article. I work for the federal government, and most folks in my small town have the attitude that “they aren’t coming after jobs here, just people in DC or higher levels.” It is incredibly hard to change these perceptions, even when things DO affect folks at the local level. People can make excuses for almost anything 😑

In theory it could reduce the budget

It really is a dog and pony show. It looks good to certain people, but it doesn’t pencil out, especially long term as you mention.

This makes it much clearer and ties some separate events together that I hadn’t thought about, thanks! I really hope this provides the Kurds with peace, stability, and growth as well.

Wow, this seems pretty unexpected. I wonder what prompted this beyond that October call?

BABA

Well the US is proving to be quite the black sheep.

The last few paragraphs describe exactly why the Democratic party is in shambles. Essentially, they just expect people to keep coming back. Kamala Harris had that saying she said about we’re not going back, and the Democratic party shouldn’t. Not that she is with the future, tho. Move ON! Get with the program.

I am in no position to say what Merz will be for Germany, but talk of teamwork amongst Europe is good.

Is the minister named Peter Gabriel?

Ya, I am not necessarily interested in the photos themselves, but would like to not be tagged.