@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThe White House is trying to do something Washington rarely does well: seize control of a fast-moving technology before a wave of state AI laws hardens into an irreversible regulatory system.
Trump’s federal AI policy framework aims to undercut state laws
https://www.
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesMstdn.ca has cancelled their state of the instance.
It was supposed to happen Sunday.
An email had been sent Saturday morning as a reminder so it looks like circumstances have changed between the reminder and the cancellation late tonight
A future date will be shared eventually
https://news.ms…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzTrespassing charge vs. Vikings' Addison dropped https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47672675/state-drops-trespassing-charge-vikings-jordan-addison
@cdarwin@c.imThe State Department is setting up 12 regional hubs to coordinate disaster and emergency humanitarian responses under the auspices of a new bureau that will oversee some of the functions that had been handled by the now-dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development.
The new Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response will be based in Washington with about 200 staffers, the department said Friday, but on-the-ground operations are to be run from the regional hubs, which will be lo…
@bthalpin@mastodon.socialJohn Quiggin always has interesting takes: in the medium term, Trump is destroying America as the "indispensable nation". A lot of pain for much of the rest of the world in the short term, but it's a hostile takeover with asset stripping for the US.
https://crookedtimber.org…
@scott@carfree.city"Declining property values and home prices are understood as a sign of impending doom, rather than a cause for celebration, and so the system aims to keep prices on an upward slope."
Housing can't be a good investment and affordable
https://jewishcurrents.org/zohran-mamd
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMel Kiper Jr. predicts Cowboys to get Ohio State superstar in NFL Draft https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/mel-kiper-jr-predicts-cowboys-get-ohio-state-superstar-nfl-draft/762c9ae…
@ErikUden@mastodon.deYou strangle us for forty years and then criticize us for the way we breathe.
A quote often attributed to Fidel Castro regarding the state of Cuba, yet there being no official record of him ever saying it. One way or the other, it's a perfect summary of both Cuba's situation under imperialist oppression, as well as the 'egoism' workers develop in a capitalist state. We are products of our environment, shape the environment, shape the people and the countries th…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comNewsom administration alleges State Department pressure in Davos cancellation (Jeremy B. White/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/newsom-administration-alleges-state-department-pressure-in-davos-cancellation-00738966
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p75#a260121p75
@UP8@mastodon.social☿️ Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/01/victoria-may-ban-unnecessary-surgery-intersex-children
@timbray@cosocial.caWe've had a Roku player since 2012. Honestly can't remember whether I upgraded along the line. Anyhow it was getting crashy on a couple of streaming apps, enough to be hard to ignore. So I got the latest Ultra. Yay, less crashy. And cheap. But more or less zero difference in the experience. Further evidence that 4K and WiFi and HDMI may be end-state technologies.
The world needs more stable end-state technologies.
@servelan@newsie.socialVery proud that my state's done this.
Washington state bans all law enforcement - including ICE agents - from wearing masks while on duty | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/washington-bans-masks-ice-agents-b2942919.html
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSen. Marsha Blackburn releases a Senate draft of the TRUMP AMERICA AI Act, a federal framework to replace state AI laws, incorporating KOSA and the NO FAKES Act (Oma Seddiq/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
C Powers:
🎵 I Will Not Live In a Facist State
#CPowers
https://cpowers.bandcamp.com/track/i-will-not-live-in-a-fascist-state
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dAwrNVrxgtrL2ZbxAmHF1
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialCalifornia AG Rob Bonta says his office will give Netflix and Paramount bids for WBD a full and robust review; Netflix says 13-14 state AGs are probing the deal (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/california-attorney-general-…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot#Clojure is not widely used in Africa, it seems. Or Greenland.
Everywhere else, though...
https://clojure.org/news/2026/02/18/state-of-clojure-2025
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyChilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15. Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames in scorching heat: temperatures up to 38°C (100F)
https://www.thegu…
@kctipton@mas.toDebunking the defamation of Minnesota: Immigrants https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/03/minnesota-stands-out-as-an-exceptionally-generous-and-prosperous-state-thanks-to-t…
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Banish: a declarative DSL embedded in Rust, for defining rule-based state machines.
https://github.com/LoganFlaherty/banish
saved 2026-02-20 https:…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioHere’s an article from 1980 showing the state of the art
https://simson.net/ref/2006/csci_e-180/ref/spelling-p676-peterson.pdf
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzTop 10 North American Sports Rivalries: From USA vs. Mexico to Ohio State vs. Michigan https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/top-10-north-american-sports-rivalries-from-usa-vs-mexico-ohio-state-vs-michigan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al“When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.”
– Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary of the UK
https://archive.ph/6fk8h
@avalon@jazztodon.com"In the Spring of 1966, ESP was given a grant by the New York State Council on the Arts, to tour the five colleges in the state with music departments. Artists for this tour included the Sun Ra Arkestra, Burton Greene, Patty Waters, Giuseppi Logan and Ran Blake. Accompanied by an all star backup group from among the participants, Patty's performances resulted in the album, "College Tour", her second recording for ESP-Disk'.
@macandi@social.heise.de @memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump admin recalling around 30 ambassadors as part of State Dept realignment, official confirms (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-recalling-around-30-ambassadors-part-state-dept-realignment
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p60#a251222p60
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialState of the Swamp (SOS)
February 24th 7:00 PM EST
An evening of defiance in response to the State of the Union.
Live at the National Press Club. Streaming everywhere.
#resist
@teledyn@mstdn.caWhen We Are All Enemies of the State - Boston Review
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/when-we-are-all-enemies-of-the-state/
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.decontiguous_usa: Contiguous states (USA)
A network of contiguous states in the USA, in which each state is a node and two nodes are connected if they share a land-based geographic border. The dataset includes the lower 48 states, and the District of Columbia.
This network has 49 nodes and 107 edges.
Tags: Transportation, Roads, Unweighted
@cdarwin@c.imMeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the "People’s State of the Union" on the National Mall as Dems boycott Trump’s address.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on YouTube.
https://
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioA lot of their strategies are like spammers and phishers: they’re kind of stupid, they’re kind of lazy, but they just spend all day trying — and they only have to catch somebody off guard once. And so while they lazy it up, we have to remain in a state of ceaseless vigilance…because as we all know from phishing scams, everybody slips up eventually.
@davidaugust@mastodon.online"Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter prohibits states from using military force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, except in self-defence or with UN Security Council authorisation, a principle long understood as central to international order.
None of these legal thresholds were met in the case of the strikes on Iran."
@marcel@waldvogel.family"The surveillance state runs on volunteers: people who do the implementation work for free, out of genuine conviction, with no paper trail connecting them to the money that wrote the laws."
https://www.sambent.com/the-engineer-who-tried-to-put-ag…
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngSunset work at Ecola (2017)
#ThrowbackThursday
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
C Powers:
🎵 I Will Not Live in a Fascist State
#CPowers
https://cpowers.bandcamp.com/track/i-will-not-live-in-a-fascist-state
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dAwrNVrxgtrL2ZbxAmHF1
@steve@s.yelvington.com
@usul@piaille.frState of the web today
@stefan@gardenstate.social@… welcome to garden state.social! How did you find and pick our server?
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialDamn, New Jersey…
“Panic is the appropriate response to the passage and signing of a new law in New Jersey that requires all e-bike riders 17 and older to have driver’s licenses, registration and insurance (which may not even be available and proof of which they must carry with them while riding) and wear a state-approved motorcycle helmet.”
@newsie@darktundra.xyzIranian state TV feed reportedly hijacked to air anti-regime messages https://therecord.media/iran-state-television-reported-hack-opposition
@markhburton@mstdn.social"Reform’s Operation Restore Justice is nothing less than the total mobilisation of state power for the sole purpose of attacking those deemed unworthy of being in the UK. We need to be very clear about this. If you think what is happening in the US cannot happen here, you are simply not paying attention."
Inside Reform’s plans for a fascist takeover.
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeIran’s state TV hacked with ‘do not point your weapons at the people’ message
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/iran-state-tv-hacked-crown-prince-b2903087.html
@cheryanne@aus.socialLudicrous Feed | EV Adoption In Australia
Highlights the current state of electric vehicle adoption in Australia...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/ludicrous-feed/
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.socialHappy to be the subject on this Vatican City State news post! Even happier that Sister Raffaella paid us a visit last fall. https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/news/3459-sister-raffaella-visits-yal…
@davej@dice.campAre democracy pie floaters a thing? They should definitely be a thing. #auspol #sapol https://social.chinwag.org/@abc_bot/11
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itRE: https://journa.host/@theintercept/115935835133511968
I don't know what happens at the federal level any more, but state primaries this year are going to be fucking DELICIOUS.
So much dead wood cut away..
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialSeems like a good moment to re-share this, particularly as there is nonsense being spoken about renewables not having a problem of the Hormuz type.
Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis – degrowthUK
https://degrowthuk.org/2025/08/01/renewables-carbon-and-th…
@jtk@infosec.exchangeRE: https://mastodon.social/@botgov/116109524473900322
sotu - state of the union, currently 404
techcorps - new peace corps program
why - unknown (to me) exec office name
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialApropos Volkstheater in Bezirken: https://sound.orf.at/radio/oe1/beitrag/3220317/volkstheater-in-bezirken-state-of-the-union
@katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchange
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizzaMy congratulations to Canadians. They have a prime minister who speaks with reason, common sense, and pragmatism.
Here is his speech at the World Economic Forum, a must-listen to understand the current state of the so-called "world order", perhaps already destroyed forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqHDhO4h10
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRoad to the Draft: Top college pro days to watch https://www.raiders.com/news/college-pro-days-to-watch-2026-nfl-draft-miami-ohio-state-indiana-full-list
@benb@osintua.euRussian state media retracts ‘full control’ claim over Myrnohrad after Defense Ministry order: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/russian-state-media-retracts-full.html
@NFL@darktundra.xyzFlorida state attorney drops trespassing charge against Vikings WR Jordan Addison
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/vikings-wr-jordan-addison-trespassing-charge-dropped…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Hungarian State Opera Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Serenade in C minor for Wind Octet (K.388)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart
https://open.spotify.com/track/2uPLDrCXhCnW84PRcARM50
@cdarwin@c.imNew York must redraw its congressional map, a state judge ruled on Wednesday,
handing Democrats another key opportunity to pick up another US House seat before this fall’s midterm elections.
The ruling from Jeffrey Pearlman,
a New York state supreme court justice,
comes after a Democratic-aligned law firm challenged the boundaries of New York’s 11th congressional district,
which includes the borough of Staten Island and portions of south Brooklyn.
The dis…
@kctipton@mas.to @Techmeme@techhub.socialA Massachusetts judge grants a preliminary injunction blocking Kalshi from letting state residents bet on sports through its online platform (Nate Raymond/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/kalshi-cannot-operate-sports-pr…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comUS official lobbied French magistrate over Le Pen's election ban (Marion Solletty/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-state-department-marine-le-pen-election-ban-far-right-france/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p104#a260120p104
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineSo if potus is sending ice agents to airports, how long until they shoot someone to death in a concourse.
Deprivation of civil rights in the Duty Free, state sponsored human trafficking before baggage claim, summary executions between the McDonald’s and the Cinnabon.
https://
@servelan@newsie.socialIn Mississippi, We’re Feeding Kids the State Has Left Behind—and Building the Future Our Leaders Refuse to Imagine - Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2026/02/22/mississippi-springboard-to-opportunies-sun-bucks-free-meals-summer-lunch/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialQ&A with Janice Min, CEO of The Ankler, on tough times during industry contraction in Hollywood, the bidding war for WBD, increased studio usage of AI, and more (Peter Kafka/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/janice-min
@markhburton@mstdn.social"Reform’s Operation Restore Justice is nothing less than the total mobilisation of state power for the sole purpose of attacking those deemed unworthy of being in the UK. We need to be very clear about this. If you think what is happening in the US cannot happen here, you are simply not paying attention."
Inside Reform’s plans for a fascist takeover
@scott@carfree.cityInteresting: Minneapolis is actually converting downtown offices to residential, not just using it as an excuse to cut taxes while not converting any, like San Francisco.
Sounds like a bad deal for the public, though. The new units are expensive, up to $4,695 for 1415ft², and to get them the city is waiving all affordability requirements, and MN is considering subsidizing through tax credits as well.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSpeaking at a Beijing forum, Tim Cook praised Apple's partners and developers in China, a week after Chinese state media labeled the App Store "monopolistic" (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialCall for articles: Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide. We envisage two types of contribution. 1) Short pieces (up to 2,000 words) summarising the situation with regard to degrowth thinking and practice at a country level (or for large countries at a more regional level). 2) Longer pieces (up to 5,000 words) reviewing the state of degrowth and ecosocialism in…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRoad to the Draft: Top college pro days to watch https://www.raiders.com/news/college-pro-days-to-watch-2026-nfl-draft-miami-ohio-state-indiana-full-list
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography.
https://cryptography.io/en/latest/statements/state-of-openssl/
saved 2026-01-15
@NFL@darktundra.xyzDrew Allar looking healthy as he shows off arm strength at Penn State's pro day https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7129051/2026/03/18/drew-allar-penn-state-pro-day-nfl-draft/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDallas Cowboys predicted to trade up for Ohio State star in 2026 NFL Draft https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/ohio-state/news/dallas-cowboys-predicted-trade-ohio-buckeyes-state-…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #SaturdayMorning
Georges Bizet, Magdalena Koženš, German State Opera Chorus, Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle:
🎵 L' Amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) from Carmen
https://open.spotify.com/track/6XZiilWc7F9GbWO83bseVp
@metacurity@infosec.exchange"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls."
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Donna Summer:
🎵 State of Independence
#DonnaSummer
https://boogieg1.bandcamp.com/track/donna-summer-state-of-independence-12-inch-8b-126-pn
https://open.spotify.com/track/3mZ6PVxWBhCycZxeEJQDNs
@servelan@newsie.social"Children as young as 13 are ‘trapped’ in a state with no access to abortion, lawyers and advocates say"
Trump administration keeping underage pregnant migrants in a single Texas shelter where abortion is outlawed: report | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pregnant-migrants-minors-texas-shelter-trump-b2923246.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comState Legislature Pursues Accountability for Convicted Jan 6 Rioters (Scott MacFarlane/MacFarlane News)
https://macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/state-legislature-pursues-accountability
http://www.memeorandum.com/260320/p77#a260320p77
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at China's rapidly expanding robotics sector, which now has roughly 140 companies hoping to build humanoids, fueled by massive state-backed investments (Chang Che/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/inside-chinas-ro…
@cdarwin@c.imThe state of New Mexico is accusing three Texas oil executives of
orchestrating “a fraudulent scheme” to pocket revenue from hundreds of oil and gas wells in New Mexico
and offload the cost of plugging and cleaning up the wells onto the state’s taxpayers.
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of 💥foisting old wells onto the public.
The 72-page compla…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys Proposal Has Them Move For All-Pro George Pickens-Replacement https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/brandon-aiyuk-proposal-george-pickens-replacement/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comLegendary director Steven Spielberg is latest billionaire to flee California in another blow to state (Matt Troutman/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/19/us-news/legendary-director-steven-spielberg-is-the-latest-billionaire-to-flee-california-in-another-blow-to-state/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260220/p13#a260220p13
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL Draft consensus rankings: Fernando Mendoza clear QB1; four Buckeyes in top 10 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6983439/2026/01/20/nfl-draft-2026-top-50-mendoza-ohio-state/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA judge issues an order requiring Kalshi to temporarily halt sports and election contracts in Nevada, the first US state to force Kalshi to cease operations (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/nevada-bans-kalshi-prediction-market/
@servelan@newsie.socialWashington fines Walmart and Amazon for illegal refrigerants | The Olympian
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article315118397.html
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration purged the State Department of its oil and gas experts last year,
-- prior to launching its war on Iran,
--including people who would be responsible for examining scenarios related to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
By the time the layoffs were over,
the only people left in the energy bureau were people specializing in critical minerals and clean energy,
the administration said in a notification to Congress at the time.
The pe…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTurkey launches a review of how social media platforms handle children's data as it prepares new rules that include identity verification and age restrictions (Turkish Minute)
https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/02/21/turkey…
@cdarwin@c.imCongress needs a major course correction or else it will slide into a permanent state of weakness that further empowers the presidency.
Earlier this month, the Bipartisan Policy Center began publishing a report that suggests the decades-long slide on Capitol Hill is reaching a 'point of no return'.
Under the headline of “Congress at a Crossroads,”
the initial report cites the often mentioned “polarization” and “nationalization” of politics
that pushes lawmakers tow…
@servelan@newsie.social‘Like a bomb threat’: Election chiefs decry SAVE America Act, Trump’s attacks on voting - Democracy Docket
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/state-secretaries-save-america-act-trump-election-attacks/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comState Dept. fumes after insiders reveal who 'motivated' Trump to launch Iran war: report (Alexander Willis/Raw Story)
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676524890/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260321/p53#a260321p53
@cdarwin@c.imAt a Georgia rally, Trump attempted to gaslight Americans and the world about his failed economic policies ahead of his State of the Union.
In 2026, America is weaker, poorer, and more isolated
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/everyone-is-wrong-trump-is-right
@memeorandum@universeodon.comGOP state AGs backing SAVE Act (Max Rego/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5791320-gop-ags-save-act/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260319/p52#a260319p52
@cdarwin@c.imThe Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a measure establishing
public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional,
affirming that state funds “are for common schools and for nothing else.”
The 2022 measure was enacted by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature over Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto.
It was struck down the next year by a lower court.
The state’s high court ruled the “Constitution as it stands is clear that it does not permit funnel…
@cdarwin@c.imJust 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024,
down from 36 a year earlier, a report has revealed.
Saudi Aramco was the biggest state-controlled polluter
and ExxonMobil was the largest investor-owned polluter.
Critics accused the leading fossil fuel companies of
“sabotaging climate action” and
“being on the wrong side of history”
but said the emissions data was increasing…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comState Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates (Byron Tau/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/iran-state-department-doge-trump-expertise-staffing-007f0976bb17c4f3a6bc33aeb759e9d9
http://www.memeorandum.com/260319/p73#a260319p73
@Techmeme@techhub.socialIndia approves a $1.1B state-backed VC fund to finance high-risk areas like AI and advanced manufacturing, doubling down on an effort that debuted in 2016 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/14/india-doubles-down…
@cdarwin@c.imUS Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Saturday that he is set to headline two major rallies next weekend
“as part of a growing national movement challenging oligarchy and economic inequality,”
including the flagship “No Kings” rally at the Minnesota State Capitol.
The Vermont Independent plans to join other progressive elected officials, labor leaders, and organizers in Minneapolis on the afternoon of Saturday, March 28,
as Americans hold more than 3,000 related No Kings e…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSome Democrats plan boycott of Trump's State of the Union (Finya Swai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/democrats-trump-state-of-the-union-boycott-00786370
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p78#a260218p78
@cdarwin@c.imA record-baking heat wave is scalding California,
with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir:
its snowpack.
Providing about a third of the state’s water supply,
the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff
that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most.
But a warm wet storm followed February’s snow,
and now, March temperatures are shattering records
— prompting warnings of rapid sno…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran executes three individuals arrested over January protests, state media (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-executes-three-individuals-arrested-over-january-protests-state-media-2026-03-19/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260319/p71#a260319p71
@cdarwin@c.imThe Parenti text challenges students, perhaps for the first time,
to critically assess the dominant pluralist paradigm;
that it invites students to consider the ubiquity of politics in their lives;
that they confront the struggle and inevitable conflict between democracy and capitalism, which is usually ignored.
—Christopher A. Leu,
California State University, Northridge
@cdarwin@c.imRE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116109565676889014
On the bright side:
Trump is surely thinking
he can still start a war in the Middle East before the State of the Union Address
@cdarwin@c.imThe Document Foundation (TDF),
the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice,
welcomes the inclusion of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a mandated standard format in
Germany’s Deutschland-Stack,
the federal government’s sovereign digital infrastructure framework for all public administrations.
The Stack, published by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernisation
(Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung),
establishes the…
@cdarwin@c.imWith the International Energy Agency calling the war
“the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,”
most experts don’t expect prices to come down soon.
Regular gas averaging $4 per gallon seems certain in the coming weeks, experts say.
“It’s more like a ‘when’ than an ‘if,’”
said Patrick De Haan, petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.
A $4 national average would mean $5.79 a gallon in California,
a state with among the highest prices
