Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

The CFPB was given an independent funding structure to insulate it from political pressure so it could protect the American people.

Corporate America hated this.

Now, predatory lenders are challenging the agency's independent funding to SCOTUS.

This case could be disastrous.

It is hard work being a cat.

🖖

Billionaires aren’t going to decentralise jack shit. If they were, they’d start by decentralising themselves instead of choosing to remain billionaires.

Don’t fall for it.

#Bluesky #JackDorsey #billionaires #SiliconValley #BigTech #oligarchs

Just another #sunrise in New Hampshire...

#SunrisePhotography #water #NH #NewHampshire #NewEngland #landscape #landscapephotography #photo #photography #color #Thursday

The lawsuit we're fighting isn’t just about the Internet Archive. It will determine the future of all libraries & their patrons, including those with print disabilities. #Accesstoknowledge for diverse communities will be impacted 🌍

Over the next 20 days until we go to court, we’ll be giving you 20 reasons to care about this lawsuit. We can’t wait to introduce you to the teachers, doctors, journalists & many more who rely on our lending library #EmpoweringLibraries https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive

There is currently a DDoS attack going on in the Masto.host infrastructure.

Some instances are affected. I am investigating and will report once I know more.

GOP’s been pulling a political CON JOB on US for 60 yrs no matter the issue
Take a whopping dose of lies stoked with ignorance & mixed with fear & get a stinking pile of toxic hate*
Bravo @ThomHartmann
*now seasoned with Treason
https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-gops-grand-immigration-con-job
#sameshitdifferentdecade

#stablediffusion #aiartcommunity

The mix of the model, LORA, and embeddings I'm using here creates a lot of artifacts in the image. I kind of like them honestly..

Sometimes it feels like justice will never be served, but in the era of Trump, we must remember that accountability is a road to walk, not just a destination. Trust me—I know how difficult it is to be patient in times like these.

In today's Substack, I dive into my own personal experience with what it takes to achieve closure, the kind that seeing 45 convicted and sentenced would bring, and propose how we can remain engaged, vigilant, and demanding of the truth and of results in the days ahead.
https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/will-we-see-justice-accountability

On one hand I want to help, but on the other I can't stop watching 😅

#phdlife #phdchat #xp #AcademicChatter #phdvoice #AcademicTwitter

#SciFi #Art #Fantasy

#Garfield #music #Jeremy
#bot #lyrics

Day two of #animalmarch brings us the lovely aardvark
#kleinekunstklasse #mastoart

East Palestine Ohio is a conservative town in a Red State. Why are they not asking why their Republican leadership has not proposed any safety legislation to make rail in their state safer, ever?

Today in 1978, 45 years ago: Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.

#OnThisDay

Time to watch The African Queen because sometimes you just need to watch a little Hepburn and Bogart.

To move from one Mastodon server to another:

1. Set up a new account, on your new server.
2 in your *new* account, click "edit profile", go to the bottom, and click "create an account alias"
3. in your "old" account, click "edit profile" then click "move to a new account". Enter your *new* account handle and the password of your *old* account.
4. Go to your *new* account. Your followers should have been signed up to your new account.
5. re-follow them (go to notifications)