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@darnold0714

he/him, Black, dad, husband, Ohioan. math, hardware/software (esp. F/LOSS), music, 1x Jeopardy! loser, helping others improve; also @darnold0714@mastodon.social

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My man Derek. Boffum. #shrinking

08.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OUT: infrastructure, a livable climate

IN: violence and chaos for years to come

07.03.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jimmy Carter, Golden, Colorado Remarks at the Solar Energy Research Institute on South Table Mountain. May 03, 1978 

Full speech: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/golden-colorado-remarks-the-solar-energy-research-institute-south-table-mountain

Jimmy Carter, Golden, Colorado Remarks at the Solar Energy Research Institute on South Table Mountain. May 03, 1978 Full speech: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/golden-colorado-remarks-the-solar-energy-research-institute-south-table-mountain

"Nobody can embargo sunlight. No cartel controls the Sun. Its energy will not run out. It will not pollute the air; it will not poison our waters. It's free from stench and smog. The Sun's power needs only to be collected, stored, and used."
β€”Jimmy Carter 1978 www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/go...

07.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I bet he took Roy Lee 1-7 too…my Little Brother fans know…

07.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

White House: the witness’sΒ allegations are β€œcompletely baseless” and β€œbacked by zero credible evidence.”

Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

07.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 10086 πŸ” 3445 πŸ’¬ 197 πŸ“Œ 90

Why is Marvin Gaye’s β€œSexual Healing” playing in the background? I SO hope that’s incidental.

07.03.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder if Gary Anthony Williams used him as an inspiration for Uncle Ruckus. I re-watched that flick again as an adult and, while Waters was still an asshole he didn’t deserve what he got but he also didn’t need to push his anger and self-loathing onto his subordinates.

06.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It just hit me…Danhausen might be the spiritual successor to R-Truth. R-Truth is timeless but at some point, he is going to want to hang it up. Wrestling needs quirky humor and I’m here for it.

06.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it." campaign is funny but state officials say the meth problem is deadly serious Meth use is surging in South Dakota, and the government is desperate the stop a crisis they say is hurting every resident in their rural state.

For context:

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

06.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m glad β€œMeth. We’re on it!” Noem is out of there but β€œI’m gonna fight a union boss during a hearing” Mullin? Really?!

06.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t have a TRS-80 (RIP Radio Shack) but my Commodore 64 had cassette storage.

06.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I heard that!
I was in them IRC streets in Clinton’s first term.

06.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sarah Kendzior Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Calculated Iran Move
Sarah Kendzior Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Calculated Iran Move YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

"Trump has no ideological commitment. He likes his foreign policy 'one and done': kidnap Venezuela's prez, drop a MOAB on Afghanistan. He sees it like reality TV: these are plot twists in his season finales. I’m worried the war on Iran is a series finale β€” for Earth."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zobD...

03.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 340 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7
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On @pablo.show I talked about the limits of generative AI, and why the brainstorming processβ€”which LLMs mostly eliminate, imoβ€”is fundamental to doing *good* work.

05.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1093 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 34

Let’s go!

03.03.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, you, get off my cloud*

*there are two answers

03.03.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When orange dude’s daddy is a whole ass German dude. The nonsense would be funny if this wasn’t messing everyone’s lives up.

02.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why don’t we call prediction sites what they are? Gambling but unregulated and skeevier?

02.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have enjoyed following other contestants. I should follow more.

02.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Television pioneer Fred Rogers, gone 23 years ago today.

His acceptance speech for the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award is always worth a watch.

#RIP πŸ’”

28.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 4838 πŸ” 1128 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 109
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U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cook County, Illinois Frequently requested statistics for: Cook County, Illinois

You’d think so but Cook County, IL is only 22% Black. Chicago proper is only 27% Black.

www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...

21.02.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting.

21.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some people have never been told that they are full of shit and should shut the entire fuck up and it shows.

21.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bondi is again granted time by Republicans to attack the previous Democratic questioner, in this case Jasmine Crockett, but Crockett doesn't take it without trying to fight back. She then leaves the hearing as Bondi continues to smear her.

11.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 2040 πŸ” 538 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 45
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Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.

"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."

😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!

"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."

Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!

13.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2783 πŸ” 974 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 24
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a group of young men are standing next to each other and one of them is wearing glasses and a hoodie . ALT: a group of young men are standing next to each other and one of them is wearing glasses and a hoodie .
13.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What about *enter name of random criminal in rep’s district*? It’s not the flex she thinks it is.

13.02.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The construction of the bulldozed section of the White House (The East Wing) has now come to a complete halt and it’s estimated to be finished in 3 years.

The $400M that was allocated for this disastrous demolition is now β€œunaccounted for.”

Another fraud scheme.

13.02.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 1915 πŸ” 878 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 45

In our history we’ve had Cabinets with people who were bad at their jobs, but good people who meant well.

We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.

But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.

13.02.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 4093 πŸ” 940 πŸ’¬ 160 πŸ“Œ 51