If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help

Silver lining: Europe became a Union yesterday. 🇪🇺

The Blue Report is amazing. The most clicked on articles are right here theblue.report

(Notes sudden increase in bot activity in my comments) (Checks the time) Yup, 9am in Moscow, the day shift has clocked in

The Taiwan blue magpie is a species of bird of the crow family. Also known as “long-tailed mountain lady”, is considered a rare and valuable species and has been protected by Taiwan [📷 Su Min Du]

Lapdog interviewer has a thought.

Here are some nice mushrooms

Deserved

Don't Fret. 🥹

Each and every person who normalized the idea that this is a "public square" and therefore all people have an open invitation to be an ass in the replies of strangers clearly never learned how to respect anyone but themselves.

looks like its lid up

I really need the police to solve Gene Hackman’s death before a podcast tries to do it

i kinda want to make a hat or a t-shiet that adapts the bush/cheney ‘04 logo to say Capone/Noriega ‘97

Fact: The Rolling Stones’ song “Start Me Up” is actually about having a persistent little cough.

Fruit is so stupid. It’s delicious and turns bright red when it’s ripe. I can see you dumbass

Freedom of reach is the real battle in social media right now. Algorithmic feeds vs. deterministic timelines isn't just UX - it's about whether platforms or users control what gets seen. And these choices fundamentally reshape online communities. 1/6

“Once I decided that I wanted to write about the Earth from that distance, then I realized, of course, I need some kind of locus for that. So that ended up being the ISS,” said Samantha Harvey, explaining why she chose the International Space Station as a subject for her latest book.

NYT Pitch: Just as Ukraine irresponsibly goaded Russia into invading it by being worried about invasion, Democrats are to blame for Trump becoming Putin’s ally, due to the inexcusable act of accusing him of already being one.

An early remake, Dune 2000 updated Westwood's 1992 PC RTS pioneer Dune II "for the new millennium." [Ad via the VGHF Library collection.]

Love Is Blind shelling out for real music this season—I can't believe they got Pachelbel's Canon!

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No spoilers, but uh…holy shit.

I too am being afflicted by the ghost DM notification helppp

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