Notices by Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)

@KathyReid
That’s just transposition, so doesn’t apply to the OP, but…maybe it is what I’m thinking of? I feel like somebody who actually knows this stuff told me about languages having phonemic rules / norms, and speakers changing words to fit them. Probably this is the term I had in mind though, and I’m interpolating the bit about phonemic normalization. Regardless, thank you for the fascinating link!

So, there are Iranian threats in the homeland, yet for five months, this administration has dedicated its resources to arresting nannies, farmworkers, factory workers, and other peaceful immigrants who pose no threat to the US?

https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-june-22-2025

This discovery comes from the NSF's Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. Its funding is set to be gutted, effectively scrapping the telescope, in the 2026 budget.

Jobs lost. Science lost. All to save a whopping...$7 million.

https://greenbankobservatory.org/about/telescopes/gbt/ #science #trump #tech

@julijane it’s not so black and white. If you are an unpaid maintainer you have no obligation to put in extra work, for sure. But if you do take down the banking system of a country once (still not your fault!) and people tell you your library is broken… I think you start having a responsibility to either deprecate it, fix it, or at least warn users. We live in a society.

@Ashedryden
There’s a theory in linguistics whose name I forget about why for example people say “nucular” and “chipolte,” and assume it applies here?

But the judge wrote that everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence & “a full & fair determination of whether he must remain in federal custody pending trial.”

Holmes wrote that the government failed to prove that #KilmarAbregoGarcia was a flight risk, that he posed a danger to the community or that he would interfere with proceedings if released.

#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #Trump #immigration

Today, the rapid-fire dismantling of the country’s sprawling #global #aid agency remains one of the most consequential outcomes of the #Trump admin’s efforts to overhaul the federal government. Not only did it transform US #ForeignPolicy, but it also provided a vivid opening display of Trump’s willingness to tear down institutions as he saw fit, in defiance of #Congress & the #courts, with a speed that was hard for his opponents to comprehend, much less resist.

#USAID #SoftPower #law #judiciary

In particular — this is crucial! — starting a war with Iran is an issue that splits the fragile MAGA coalition. It is most important for •Republican• Senators to feel the heat about this.

Folks who live in red states, now is your chance. Maybe you can’t get them to vote the right way — but sure can help get them caught between a rock and a hard place.

In mathematics, we have a useful phrase I wish were more in general parlance: “necessary but not sufficient.”

This is not sufficient, but it is necessary. Call those Senators. They aren’t •completely• useless. https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/114729468063702602

Ouch.
https://mastodon.scot/@alanferrier/114728510662668724

So what does Putin think about all this? Genuinely wondering.

If you see posts about how Netanyahu is playing Trump — which is plausible, Trump’s a vain nincompoop and people play him all the time — please •mind the undertone•.

Are they really taking about Netanyahu? Or is “Netanyahu” standing in for a larger group?

Take a moment to digest this from @dukepaaron, notice and recognize the pattern, and be aware as you scroll.
https://babka.social/@dukepaaron/114725457675254104

@crazybutable @Mark
Yup. The things that make it more dangerous and more difficult to drive safely are the things that should trigger additional licensure.

@dekk
I don’t quite agree about the kayfabe: •some• of the cracks are quite real; they just haven’t outweighed the discipline. Yet.

If you favor impeachment and removal, I’m with you. Honest question: do you seriously believe the Senate would •ever• vote to remove on principles alone, absent the population applying massive and sustained political and economic pressure? Really? Really???

If you favor a general strike or other form of sustained nationwide uprising against fascism, I’m with you. Honest question: you want Trump out, right? You realize that every single way of doing that other than impeachment is even harder, right?

Do not split.

@dekk
I mean, if we get off with nothing worse than months of unrest, I’ll be quite happy.

(This is a subtoot of like a dozen different things crossing my TL right now)

Hello, grumpy people:

Please stop active as though impeachment and mass uprising are mutually exclusive choices.

I say fire ’em both up on all cylinders.

I don’t object to giant vehicles on our roads. They serve important purposes.

Of course, obviously, just like (for example) semi trucks, they should require commercial licenses that come with an annual fee and a stringent certification process, and should be banned from most residential streets. https://weird.autos/@Mark/114724601078279286

is it still doomscrolling when there’s real doom out there or is it just regular scrolling