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Getting pretty close to muting "Artemis". It puts a horrible taste in my mouth with what's going on here.


Hey all you "don't talk about politics" and "nothing ever happens" people. This is exactly the kind of thing that happens when you say and do that. Are you satisfied with yourselves? D:<





Hey all you "don't talk about politics" and "nothing ever happens" people. This is exactly the kind of thing that happens when you say and do that. Are you satisfied with yourselves? D:<








Feels like July outside. :/ #Seattle #wawx

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"Don't tell other people what to do if you don't understand what they're doing" seems so obvious, but some people just don't get it. :/


"Pet friendly" does not mean "won't be destroyed by pets." :P





"Whitehorse Trail Entrance"


The Whitehorse Trail was very overgrown along most of its length, with long stretches where no trail surface was visible at all through the grass. It was pretty bumpy with loose gravel in places, so a cyclocross bike would do much better than a road bike.

#bicycle #biking #crustromanceur #cycling #mywork #park #photog #photography #rural



Acetaminophen is the only thing keeping me going right now. :(








T.A.C.O. Trumpy Dumpy

https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202604015564








Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

A bill in Colorado is a glimpse into the future of how corporations are working to limit the freedom people have to make their own fixes and upgrades.

https://archive.ph/sTVij#selection-753.0-757.150

https://www.wired.com/story/tech-companies-are-trying-to-neuter-colorados-landmark-right-to-repair-law/







I guess that explains the extra-testosteroney posts this morning

White House Forced to Address Claims of Donald Trump Health Crisis at Walter Reed Medical Center


Trump was last seen by the public on Wednesday night, when he gave a rambling national address asserting the dominance of the U.S. amid the war with Iran—while distancing himself from the oil price spikes and backlash from allies that it has produced.

Rumors about the president’s condition were compounded by his unusual absence from the golf course, which he regularly visits on the weekends.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-forced-to-address-claims-of-donald-trump-health-crisis-at-walter-reed-medical-center/

backup: https://archive.ph/HiNqw






Leo's gonna have to come off the sidelines soon

Trump Makes Embarrassing Blunder in Dramatic Iran Threat


The president signed off his threat with a flourish ahead of Easter Sunday—despite warnings from Pope Leo XIV, who used his Palm Sunday message to caution against leaders waging war and invoking Christianity to justify it.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-embarrassing-blunder-in-dramatic-iran-threat/

backup: https://archive.ph/4X9K5






The Sci-Fi Novelist Who Disappeared for Decades

In “What We Are Seeking,” the cult author Cameron Reed returns to show us a strange, totally alien world that somehow feels like our own.

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-sci-fi-novelist-who-disappeared-for-decades








things trump wants to cut to pay for his massive military budget:
$510 million - Grants for farmers and agricultural research

$82 million - Loans for rural small businesses (Fully eliminated)

$61 million - Support for farmers and food markets (Fully eliminated)

$240 million - School meals and food education for children abroad (Fully eliminated)

$659 million - Community building grants

$47 million - Support for minority-owned businesses (Fully eliminated)

$449 million - Economic development grants for communities

$1.6 billion - Weather forecasting, fisheries, and coastal protection (NOAA)

$993 million - Scientific research and technology standards

$150 million - Support for American exports and trade

$2.2 billion - Broadband and internet access programs

$8.5 billion - Funding for public schools

$1.5 billion - Vocational training and adult education (Fully eliminated)

$2.7 billion - College access and higher education support

$15.2 billion - Roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects

$1.1 billion - Home energy efficiency and clean energy programs (Fully eliminated)

$1.1 billion - Scientific research funding

$386 million - Environmental cleanup programs

$150 million - Cutting-edge clean energy research

$4 billion - Help paying home heating and cooling bills for low-income families (Fully eliminated)

$768 million - Refugee resettlement assistance

$819 million - Care and shelter for migrant children

$775 million - Local anti-poverty programs (Fully eliminated)

$5 billion - Public health programs, mental health services, and disease prevention

$5 billion - Medical research (NIH)

$129 million - Healthcare quality and safety research

$356 million - Emergency preparedness and disaster response

$1.3 billion - FEMA community disaster preparedness grants

$707 million - Cybersecurity protection for critical infrastructure

$52 million - Airport and transportation security

$40 million - Protection against chemical and biological weapons threats

$53 million - Funding for homeland security operations

$3.3 billion - Community development block grants for local neighborhoods (Fully eliminated)

$1.3 billion - Affordable housing construction grants (Fully eliminated)

$393 million - Programs to reduce homelessness

$529 million - Housing assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS (Fully eliminated)

$489 million - Housing and services for Native American communities

$50 million - Grants to help communities build more housing (Fully eliminated)

$60 million - Enforcement of fair housing and anti-discrimination laws

$58 million - Homebuyer and renter counseling services (Fully eliminated)

$45 million - Renewable energy development programs (Fully eliminated)

$1.7 billion - Grants for local law enforcement and public safety

$20 million - Civil rights mediation and legal access programs (Fully eliminated)

$1.6 billion - Job training for at-risk youth (Fully eliminated)

$395 million - Jobs program for low-income seniors (Fully eliminated)

$234 million - Worker safety and labor protection programs

$101 million - Enforcement of equal pay and workplace anti-discrimination laws

$46 million - Programs to combat child labor and forced labor abroad

$2 billion - International humanitarian aid

$1.2 billion - Food aid for hungry families abroad (Fully eliminated)

$4.3 billion - Global health and disease prevention programs

$2.7 billion - Funding for the United Nations and international partnerships

$642 million - International economic and treasury programs

$315 million - Democracy and anti-corruption programs abroad

$486 million - Grants for public transit projects

$4.2 billion - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure

$372 million - Airline service for rural and small communities

$145 million - Grants for sustainable and equitable infrastructure

$204 million - Loans and investment for underserved communities

$1.4 billion - IRS taxpayer services and enforcement

$100 million - Air pollution monitoring and reduction programs (Fully eliminated)

$1 billion - EPA grants to states for environmental protection

$2.5 billion - Clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funds

$90 million - Grants to reduce diesel pollution (Fully eliminated)

$3.4 billion - NASA space and earth science research

$297 million - NASA technology innovation programs

$1.1 billion - International Space Station operations

$143 million - STEM education programs

$309 million - Small business development and entrepreneurship programs

$170 million - Small Business Administration operations

$158 million - Loans for small businesses

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/the-saturday-report-4426-vance-targets?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web