AmberWavesoFlame @AmberWavesofFlame@qoto.org

That's what happened during the #Trump years, when rail lobbyists secured the repeal of a long-overdue, hard-won safety regulation that would have required rail companies to replace the Civil-War-era brakes on their rolling stock with modern #ElectronicallyControlledPneumaticBrakes (#ECP):

https://jacobin.com/2023/02/rail-companies-safety-rules-ohio-derailment-brake-sytems-regulations

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Why isn't this prick already sitting in prison for fraud?!🤬

Russia is draining a massive Ukrainian reservoir, endangering a nuclear plant. This imperils land they claim is theirs. #Russia has a rich history of ruining their own land, "we will out die you" seems their doctrine. #Ukraine
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155761686/russia-is-draining-a-massive-ukrainian-reservoir-endangering-a-nuclear-plant
h/t @morgfair

Absolutely the best Acknowledgments section of a paper I’ve read. From https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.03988 / h/t @playingwithdust

Patterns in slow-motion splashes

Hi everyone!

I'm #newhere and I'm doing a #twittermigration , so any of you tired of the #GQPClownShow and their #BloatedOrangeIdol , I would appreciate a follow!

Tyre Nichols documents: Officer never explained stop to him | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-tyre-nichols-memphis-3c20513e067d2f55786d8f42cf98b3c6?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_05

#Politics #Law_enforcement #AP_Top News #U.S._News #Tyre_Nichols #Memphis

Anyway, now that a ton of journalists are flocking back to Mastodon... you should read my article about how all your articles about Mastodon "slumping" were bullshit. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/08/lazy-reporters-claiming-fediverse-is-slumping-despite-massive-increase-in-usage/

Once AI works out how to do hands then this deepfake crap is going to be one of the biggest problems the world has faced. It has the potential to be extremely damaging and we are sleepwalking into a nightmare with this. I hate everything about it.

It appears that the panic over egg prices was an ovary action.

#humor #politics

The State of the Union as Seen Through My Twitter Feed (Sorry Fediverse!)
Today's #DogShirtDaily is out!
https://www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/the-state-of-the-union-as-seen-through?sd=pf

It’s us, we’re publishing company https://thehill.com/homenews/3845798-publishing-company-will-offer-free-black-history-e-books-especially-in-florida/

Free
scientific papers: https://unpaywall.org/ #science #free

👇🇹🇷🇸🇾"Death toll passes 5,100 as rescuers battle freezing weather in Turkey and Syria" #Earthquake
#Turkey #Syria #EarthquakeDeathTollRises
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/earthquake-turkey-syria-live-updates-rcna69449

Borbness is more than a matter of shape. It's a matter of attitude.

#borb #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching

I'm in the middle of writing the first draft of my next column and let me say that I would not be able to do this job without archive.org. It is just an amazing repository of resources for any kind of research. Really incredible and deserves your support.