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@ai6yr It's incredible. Billionaires need air traffic controllers, too. I know that they are breaking absolutely everything but to what end? Even MAGA folks are balking at some of this stuff.

I just watched one side defeat another side, then get defeated by that side's stragglers. That resurrected the losing side, but with the newly-defeated side's assets.

I'm having fun.

#GameDev #UE5 #RTS

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1/… Via Anna Bower:

In a new filing, an official in the #Trump Administration says that Elon #Musk is not the Administrator in charge of DOGE.

He’s a Senior Advisor to the President, per declaration.

@Jason844 @bojacobs Appreciate the pointer. Your analysis seems very sound. I would be curious how many were new, versus new to their current job. Seems like the cuts didn’t take into account that probation can mean a new employee, or an experienced employee in a new job. 😬

You had better take a shot, and then read this. Absolutely sobering. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charles-spitzer-stadtlander-jd-mpa-9b018b25_urgent-national-security-threat-i-work-activity-7296973991716499456-31eV

@MLE_online Yeah. I've never actually gotten anything back that people have swiped. I'm the optimist today.

@MLE_online If this parallels my experiences, she shows up with your bike because she swiped it, but she had to get it back from the relative she gave it to. Then she might hit on you again, but you'll get your old bike back from a disappointed what you said. I loved living in LA.

1/... She's being fair, but... of all judges...

"Fed judge appeared inclined to deny urgent request to temp block #Musk's DOGE [sic] from firing employees or accessing sensitive records at fed depts..Judge Chutkan expressed skepticism abt issuing wide reaching order while plaintiffs struggled to prove concrete harm stemming from conduct..."

Extreme cuteness (and agility test) break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZZnc90Gx0

#otters

Have a mid-afternoon lead guitar pick-me-up, courtesy of Peter Green, when he was with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7F9cAq8WHM

#music #rock #blues #LiveMusic

I'm listening to part 2 of The Mystery of the Headless Monk. Yes. I can multitask.

Look, all I'm saying is, when the local public broadcasters are using the voices of actors interpreting Dickens for the bumps, we're in deep doo-doo here.

I used to call a function to cause a team whose capitol was attacked to go aggro against the attacking team. What this does, in real terms, is causes your enemy's capitol to be a target for your fighters. This, in turn, causes fighters to head in the direction of your enemy's capitol. Not good when your capitol is under attack. One sort of needs to defend.

Chucked into the oh, well, bin.

#GameDev #UE5 #RTS

#ElonMusk ridiculed a blind person on X. Then the mob went to work.

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette works at the Project on Government Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog group focused on reducing bureaucratic waste. He also happens to be blind. So when he criticized Musk’s US #DOGE Service in testimony on Capitol Hill last week, #Musk unleashed an online attack Hedtler-Gaudette described as “surreal” in its #juvenile #bigotry.

#broligarchy #techbros #power #hate #discrimination
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/17/elon-musk-x-target-critics-federal-employees/

Another PC fan array for a Corsi Rosenthal box #electronics #projects #DisasterPreparedness #wildfires #aqi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDTIwJ0oVw

Chicken with Preserved Lemon Soup.
A delectable #Khmer ethnic dish known for its aromatic flavors. This traditional comfort soup features chicken & preserved lemons.

https://cambodiarecipe.com/recipe/chicken-with-preserved-lemon-soup

#AsianMastodon #Cambodian #AsianFood #EthnicEats #CulturalFood #TraditionalFood #POCfoods #Cooking #Recipes #AsianCooking #SouthEastAsianFood #TootSEA

"The desire to be above the law has also been a popular trope inside within the tech bro world. What unites both groups is the hubris that they are the deserving ones, the ones who have access to truth and ought to have the power to do what needs to be done."

#Musk #Trump #coup #TechBros #broligarchy #EconomicElites #billionaires #destruction #media #power #LawandOrder #evangelicals #ChristianRight #ChristianNationalism
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"One particularly sadistic aspect of Elon Musk’s and Donald Trump’s rampage through our government is that they’re cutting programs that are popular. To some observers, that might seem like bad politics, in line with the juvenile, amateur-hour image of this administration. But the unpopularity of some of these cost-cutting moves does not represent a goofy misstep on this administration’s part. Rather, it’s exactly the point."

~ Liza Featherstone

#Musk #Trump #coup
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https://newrepublic.com/article/191573/musk-trump-freeze-ira-education-environment

@georgetakei Evil is empowered by the rise of yet another dictator.