Notices by Mark R. Stoneman (markstoneman@zirk.us)

@tchambers Whether you're right on all counts or not, that's an impressive amount of activity out there---and a correspondingly impressive list of predictions.

@twrling It's definitely an income thing for me. Elder care has narrowed my possibilities at the moment.

I maxed out on how much news I can handle rather quickly today.
#authoritarianism #SocialMedia

This announcement is alarming. It is unclear what "a legitimate business need" means or who will make that determination. Are they planning to review the research plans of individual scholars? https://www.archives.gov/college-park #NationalArchives #authoritarianism

@jeffjarvis Bullies are always aggrieved, always victims.

@billyjoebowers @kcarruthers Depends. Are ideological and moral purity the goal? Or is reclaiming democracy? Cannot the answer be the s amendment for all people?

@xankarn I guess he'a desperate for a pardon. Or doing what all the other grifters do, try and get theirs.

@patrickcmiller @kcarruthers So human stupidity and hubris will leverage AI to make this dark timeline darker.

☎️ 877-565-8860 🏳️⚧️ https://translifeline.org/hotline/

@anderspuck I don't see how Ukraine can avoid getting them now, unless we all step up and guarantee it NATO membership.

If you're looking for a booster shot of optimism, you could do worse than read this:

Opinion | James Carville: Three Reasons I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Win https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/opinion/kamala-harris-win-election.html #USpol

Jackson Falls, Jackson Village, New Hampshire, this afternoon. Individual photos blogged at https://markstoneman.com/2024/10/12/jackson-falls.html #Photos #NewHampshire #Autumn #Fotos #Herbst

"What's behind Russia's plan to ban 'child-free' ideology?" – DW – 09/28/2024 https://www.dw.com/en/whats-behind-russias-plan-to-ban-child-free-ideology/a-70324064
It's almost as if they were pandering to Vance – or drinking from the same batch of Kool-Aid.
#Russia #Vance #ChildlessCatLadies

#FotoVorschlag "Der Wert des Menschen"
ist unschätzbar, wie die Freiheit selbst.

Russia lets African migrant laborers enter on tourist visas. From there, they can look for work, but sign a contract that lands them on the front lines in Donbas. The Kyiv Independent has excerpted interviews with two African POWs held by Ukraine. https://youtu.be/PM9DnRxxWC0 (12 min) #Russia #Migration

I decorated the car today.

@KamalaHarrisWin
Harris shows us how to deal with the horse manure.
https://www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/C_Rpol6g0Vl

An old problem explained with a new metaphor: "Silicon Valley’s Very Online Ideologues are in Model Collapse" https://www.reimaginingliberty.com/silicon-valleys-very-online-ideologues-are-in-model-collapse/ #HarrisWalz2024 @KamalaHarrisWin #LLMs

@tchambers I didn't know how much I had missed her.

I'm kinda hoping for a less inspirational evening tomorrow so that I can get some sleep.