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@ melp @beehaw.org

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ugh

  • I ran into my opening column as opinion ed ... wow, did my voice spring forth fully formed. This is from 1999.

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  • Bold. I hate all of my former writing and would rather it burn in the bowels of hell before rehashing any of it publicly.

  • (Blog) How I'm Building a Trump-Proof Tech Stack Without Big Tech

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  • It's a good start. We're gonna have to stay on our toes with our stacks, though. It can all be compromised.

  • Thunderbird "won't be adopting the firefox terms of use"

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  • I forgot about Thunderbird

  • Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations

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  • Fucked up. One can hope he returns one Ukrainian that makes it to RU and offs Putin in a poetic twist of fate.

  • Palantir, Trump’s ‘big brother’ dominating the stock market

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  • Thiel needs to be at the top of the DDD list

  • A tiny Himalayan nation’s big crypto gamble

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  • Fascinating and unexpected

  • US Justice Dept. Doubles Down on Request to Break Up Google

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  • Hmm. I don't believe it.

  • They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border

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  • This story is huge and getting no where the amount of attention it should be getting. The rescues would be better funded if it weren't for Elon and Trump and the operations wouldn't exist without Elon. What a sad story. I feel for these people. I feel like the right NGO could organize a donation fund to at least get them a plane ticket home.

    Waiting for a $600 plane ticket: Authorities in Thailand say they cannot allow foreigners to cross the border from Myanmar unless they can be sent home immediately, leaving many to wait for help from embassies that has been long in coming.

    China sent a chartered flight Thursday to the tiny Mae Sot airport to pick up a group of its citizens, but few other governments have matched that. There are roughly 130 Ethiopians waiting in a Thai military base, stuck for want of a $600 plane ticket. Dozens of Indonesians were bused out one morning last week, pushing suitcases and carrying plastic bags with their meager possessions as they headed to Bangkok for a flight home.

    The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration, for example, previously funded care for victims of trafficking in scam compounds in one shelter in Cambodia, but was forced to halt that work by the Trump Administration’s funding freeze announced in January, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The halt to funding has also impacted a network of civil society groups that worked to stop human trafficking and rescue survivors in Thailand.

    It’s not clear how much of an effect these releases will have on the criminal groups that run the scam centers.

    February marked the third time the Thais have cut internet or electricity to towns across the river. Each time, the compounds have managed to work around the cuts. Large compounds have access to diesel-powered generators, as well as access to internet provider Starlink, experts working with law enforcement say.

  • Trump’s Crypto Reserve Is Really Happening

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  • plop plop fizz fizz

  • Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing [CN/HK] user data with China, whistleblower alleges

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  • As much as we all despise Elon, I personally think Mark is the worst. I hope he falls into lava. Maybe take his bloodline with him on a volcano vacation.

  • Elon Musk says X hit by 'massive cyber attack' as users unable to log in

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  • He probably just didn't pay a bill and thinks that's an attack

  • BMW’s next-gen EVs depend on an unassuming black box called ‘Heart of Joy’

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  • You have me beat. I think the sportiest car I ever had before this lil i4 was my Integra sport edition. I loved that car. It was bought used. My brother killed it... long story. I too wish we weren't weirdlt prejudice against Chinese EVs.

  • Neoliberalism responsible for devastating Johannesburg fires, says union

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  • They're not wrong

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    Neoliberalism responsible for devastating Johannesburg fires, says union

    peoplesdispatch.org /2025/02/01/neoliberalism-responsible-for-devastating-johannesburg-fires-says-union/

  • BMW’s next-gen EVs depend on an unassuming black box called ‘Heart of Joy’

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  • We have the i4. It's our first nice car. We had a Prius that died and the trade in was excellent for it and the rebate we got on the new ev was hella. Sooo we got the i4. I was super against it but here I am, two years later. I love it. SIde note. I got to meet the engineer who made the color changing skin for the beemer that was the talk of the world in like 2022 (ish). She's SO COOL. I fan-girled so hard.

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    BMW’s next-gen EVs depend on an unassuming black box called ‘Heart of Joy’

    www.theverge.com /cars/613962/bme-heart-of-joy-ecu-ev-powertrain-drive-dynamics
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    Is the UK spying on Hamas for Israel?

    www.declassifieduk.org /is-the-uk-spying-on-hamas-for-israel/
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    Black and Latinx workers reap lower rewards than White workers from years spent working in big cities

    www.pnas.org /doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2409935122
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    University of Cambridge loses authoritarian legal attempt to stop pro-Palestine protests

    www.thecanary.co /uk/news/2025/02/28/university-of-cambridge-palestine-protests/
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    Cops pay out £80m in compensation to people in just FIVE years

    www.thecanary.co /uk/news/2025/03/04/police-compensation/
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    Donald Trump is already starving refugees in Kenya - with cops shooting four people during protests

    www.thecanary.co /global/world-news/2025/03/04/kakuma-refugee-camp-kenya/

  • Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister

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  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • Jesus. What an absolute nightmare. I'm sorry you went through that. My mom was saying the creator behind MADD ended up quitting the organization she started because she said it was becoming more of a racket than an organization with helpful intent. Your story fits that.

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • It will be the best decision you ever made. I promise. I hated being an American in Germany in the 80s. I can't imagine what it's like now. It can be quite dangerous, tbh. Be safe.

  • Prepare For Discord To Get Way Worse [Kotaku]

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  • Lets just all go back to BitchX, ok?

  • how's your week going, Beehaw

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  • OK... so the court was Wednesday. It's Friday and I am sitting in an office of voices that I have low levels of patience for. I hate my bosses and hearing their voices makes me feel awfully stabby.

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    FDA Announces Recall on Cat Food Over Bird Flu Risk

    www.goodhousekeeping.com /life/pets/a64020589/wild-coast-raw-cat-food-recall/
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    Elon Musk and Wikipedia are feuding

    theweek.com /media/elon-musk-wikipedia-controversy
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    Apple Maps May Soon Feature Ads, But Not Everyone's Onboard - gHacks Tech News

    www.ghacks.net /2025/02/17/apple-maps-may-soon-feature-ads-but-not-everyones-onboard/
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    Sudden US funding freeze forces Cambodia to partially halt mine clearance

    www.scmp.com /news/world/united-states-canada/article/3296952/sudden-us-funding-freeze-forces-cambodia-partially-halt-mine-clearance
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    Microsoft Follows Google on a Controversial Decision - gHacks Tech News

    www.ghacks.net /2025/02/14/microsoft-follows-google-on-a-controversial-decision/
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    'TikTok refugees' a mixed blessing for Chinese app Xiaohongshu

    asia.nikkei.com /Business/Technology/Tech-Asia/TikTok-refugees-a-mixed-blessing-for-Chinese-app-Xiaohongshu
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    Trump on Show: hit opera with young Hongkongers to rerun, eyes global stage

    www.scmp.com /news/hong-kong/society/article/3296986/trump-show-hit-opera-young-hongkongers-rerun-eye-global-stage
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    Asylum-seeker drives car into Munich crowd, injures 28

    www.scmp.com /news/world/europe/article/3298575/car-drives-munich-crowd-injures-20
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    Australia criticizes Chinese warplane activity over South China Sea

    asia.nikkei.com /Politics/International-relations/South-China-Sea/Australia-criticizes-Chinese-warplane-activity-over-South-China-Sea
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    Dropbox discontinuing Vault, moving it to a normal folder

    news.ycombinator.com /item