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Danielle Gembala

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Neurodivergent & disabled archaeologist, educator, writer & parent. she/they

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    Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social

    So, a whole lot of DC— e.g. Rhode Island Ave— is very non-white, with a large immigrant population, so please understand what you're asking of people when you suggest they assert their rights to gun-toting cops and feds.

    It's White-presenting ppl (cis dudes especially) to the front for a while

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    Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social

    I’m very curious what the point of the ID check was and why Real ID wasn’t sufficient. People often think Real ID is proof of citizenship but it’s not. Non-citizens like permanent residents can get a Real ID. Was that the purpose of the check? Did the person have their passport or passport card too?

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    Greg Pak @gregpak.net

    “I can see how this looks strange,” Brill said. “But I assure you that Winnie’s intent was purely innocent.”

    Fake ad for Herr's Sour Cream & Onion potato chips showing a bag of chips with a red envelope peeking out of the top. Text at the top reads "Purely Innocent. TM" Smaller text along the bottom reads "Absolutely not paid for by the Eric Adams campaign. Seriously. Trust us."
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    Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social

    Signing up for my Patreon is another great way to help support us in Rilla's dental work. You'll learn more about my fabric art creatures. For example, you'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer and monster-based etiquette advice from mothman.

    www.patreon.com/jeremycreature

    fabric art, weird little guys, puppets

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    fabric art, weird little guys, puppets
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    Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social

    They can’t find people to take the kidnapping-hardworking-moms-and-dads-off-the-street-corner jobs, even with the offer of a $50k bonus and the opportunity to dress like a member of a drug cartel.

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    Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social

    BREAKING — Dept. of Defense civilian employees all received an email a short while ago offering them the opportunity to support ICE and CBP “as they fulfill the President's intent to ensure a safe and orderly immigration system.”

    Full text of email and attached memo from Sec. Def. Pete Hegseth:

    Subject: Department of Defense (DoD) Support to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Southern Border/Internal Immigration Enforcement Activities FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES Per the attached, the Secretary of Defense has authorized DoD civilian employees to participate in details to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to contribute to its operations along the Southern Border and its internal immigration enforcement activities. Selected Department employees will have a chance to offer critical support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as they fulfill the President's intent to ensure a safe and orderly immigration system. Applications for details will be accepted at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/842956200. The process is as follows: 1. Apply at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/842956200. 2. DHS will review your application and documentation 3. Once you have been vetted, DHS will coordinate with the appointed representative from your organization to obtain the necessary approval for your detail 4. Once approval has been obtained, DHS will coordinate a start date and contact you about next steps if you have been immediately selected. 5. If qualified and not immediately selected, you will be kept in the applicant pool to fill additional needs as they ariseMEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS SUBJECT: Detailing of Department of Defense Civilian Employees to Support the Department of Homeland Security In support of the President's priority of securing our borders, I am authorizing the detail of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support its operations at the United States southern border and with internal immigration enforcement. Detail assignments may be either reimbursable or non-reimbursable. Non-reimbursable details are authorized where the expected benefit of a detail would be comparable to training or development programs that otherwise would be conducted at a DoD Component's expense. When determining whether a detail may be non-reimbursable under the above standard, DoD leaders should consider factors such as whether the tasks to be carried out by employees during the detail are of a similar nature to the tasks those employees execute in the course of their normal duties; whether the detail would otherwise enhance the skills and further develop the employees professionally: the duration of the contemplated detail for each employee, including the fact that the training and professional development value might diminish over time as the employee gains experience; and the impacts to the Department from the employee's absence. DoD supervisors and civilian employees shall comply with DHS procedures for deployment detail assignments, as appropriate. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with DHS, will provide further guidance. Thank you for your continued support of the President's National Security priorities.
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    Mark Sumner 🇺🇦 @devilstower.bsky.social

    Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate.

    Would someone explain why I might ever want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?

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    Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social

    I think my favorite thing (derogatory) about a vast chunk of current AI art is that it’s been so poisoned on Studio Ghibli + Norman Rockwell prompts that it has an instantly identifiable sheen of slightly brown baby shit, an uncanny valley endlessly filling itself with half-formed diarrhea.

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    ceej @ceej.online

    when the AI bubble pops, wall street will be desperate to invest in the next world-changing technology. I’m getting in on the ground floor with my new invention: a computer that can nut

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    Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social

    I always thought it would be delightful to see a group of dogs playing poker, but when it actually happened in real life, the whole scene was disconcerting. The dogs had human eyes, and their playing cards were decorated with arcane symbols, and the dogs kept growling my name backwards.

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