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The airlines need to just step up and take over the security function.

14.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A pair of brown tuxedo tabby kittens with golden eyes. They look very alert and playful.

A pair of brown tuxedo tabby kittens with golden eyes. They look very alert and playful.

omg look at Fishbone and Banana Peel 😭 look at their little white socks JUST LOOK AT THEM. www.petfinder.com/cat/fishbone...

13.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 749 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5

What sort of monster would do such a thing?

13.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 566 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4
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I read the β€œSave America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/

13.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 4062 πŸ” 2614 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 214

My kingdom for a political party that isn’t stupid or bad

13.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

If it gets us Southern Californians rid of that a-hole fantastic.

13.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. He can say that, and his Republican opponent can’t.

13.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every other administration in the last 50 years has planned for the possibility of Iran closing the Strait.

13.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They didn’t manage to hook up AI directly to his brain?

12.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the only places in Portland with Flock cameras are Lowe's parking lots.

11.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans are posting this because they think it’s bad?!

11.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They have no problem spending a billion dollars a day on war, but fight for every penny when it comes to caring for Veterans.

10.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 4374 πŸ” 1616 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 47

I guess Prop 50 was worth the trouble.

07.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Liberal way.

06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“½οΈ

05.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody hates living veterans more than Republicans. Dead veterans they can exploit in videos. But living veterans with opinions and medical needs are literally offensive to conservatives.

04.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 6046 πŸ” 1814 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 39

WTF are you going to spend your winnings on after nuclear detonation?

04.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Georgia father Colin Gray found guilty in connection with school shooting his son is accused of Gray's son, Colt Gray, is charged with killing four people at Apalachee High School in 2024.

The father of the 14 year-old who shot up a school in Georgia, killing four, has been found guilty of second-degree murder and cruelty to children for not restricting his son's access to the murder weapon.

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

03.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

The guy does know at least 1001 ways to say β€œF-you”.

03.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking

Weekend must-read:
harpers.org/archive/2026...

OK, sorry, I know the weekend's almost over.

02.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The American people are sick and tired of endless wars built on false promises and paid for with innocent lives.

Congress must immediately pass Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution.

28.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 3672 πŸ” 692 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 16

"He indicated the letter had been sent to β€œabout 300” license holders, putting into sharp perspective how much time, energy and money Kansas Republicans have spent this year in service of hurting such a tiny percentage of their population of nearly three million people."

28.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remind me how he managed to get passing grades?

28.02.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure.
Subject to 239.7304 , the individuals authorized in 239.7303 may, in the course of procuring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered systemβ€”

(a) Exclude a source that fails to meet qualification standards established in accordance with the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 3243, for the purpose of reducing supply chain risk in the acquisition of covered systems;

(b) Exclude a source that fails to achieve an acceptable rating with regard to an evaluation factor providing for the consideration of supply chain risk in the evaluation of proposals for the award of a contract or the issuance of a task or delivery order;

(c) Withhold consent for a contractor to subcontract with a particular source or direct a contractor for a covered system to exclude a particular source from consideration for a subcontract under the contract; and

(d) Limit, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in whole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to the basis for carrying out any of the actions authorized by paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section, and if such disclosures are so limitedβ€”

(1) No action undertaken by the individual authorized under such authority shall be subject to review in a bid protest before the Government Accountability Office or in any Federal court; and

(2) The authorized individual shallβ€”

(i) Notify appropriate parties of action taken under paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section and the basis for such action only to the extent necessary to effectuate action;

(ii) Notify other Department of Defense components or other Federal agencies responsible for procurements that may be subject to the same or similar supply chain risk, in a manner and to the extent consistent with the requirements of national security; and

(iii) Ensure the confidentiality of any such notifications.

239.7305 Exclusion and limitation on disclosure. Subject to 239.7304 , the individuals authorized in 239.7303 may, in the course of procuring information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a covered system, or is in support of a covered systemβ€” (a) Exclude a source that fails to meet qualification standards established in accordance with the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 3243, for the purpose of reducing supply chain risk in the acquisition of covered systems; (b) Exclude a source that fails to achieve an acceptable rating with regard to an evaluation factor providing for the consideration of supply chain risk in the evaluation of proposals for the award of a contract or the issuance of a task or delivery order; (c) Withhold consent for a contractor to subcontract with a particular source or direct a contractor for a covered system to exclude a particular source from consideration for a subcontract under the contract; and (d) Limit, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in whole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to the basis for carrying out any of the actions authorized by paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section, and if such disclosures are so limitedβ€” (1) No action undertaken by the individual authorized under such authority shall be subject to review in a bid protest before the Government Accountability Office or in any Federal court; and (2) The authorized individual shallβ€” (i) Notify appropriate parties of action taken under paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section and the basis for such action only to the extent necessary to effectuate action; (ii) Notify other Department of Defense components or other Federal agencies responsible for procurements that may be subject to the same or similar supply chain risk, in a manner and to the extent consistent with the requirements of national security; and (iii) Ensure the confidentiality of any such notifications.

Here are what appear to be the relevant regulations on what can be done:

27.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s see how it goes. If it goes well, and Amazon, Google and the rest don’t think it has to do with them, then they are so much less than I ever imagined.

28.02.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t prefer the video version of anything. If you can’t write English or Spanish, why should I spend my precious time?

28.02.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those companies aren’t powerless.

28.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is one of those things where i think it would be useful for more people to recognize that this is completely unrecognizable compared to republican party orthodoxy for essentially the entire history of the republican party

27.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 706 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 6

We’re had how many ICE murders, and how many shoe bombings?

28.02.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By β€œlove our country” he means β€œlove me” right?

28.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0