Scripting News: Saturday, April 5, 2025
I finally looked at my nest egg and was shocked to see the new number. Even worse that the dollars in the account will buy even less as the US dollar loses its value as the flight to safety currency. It's not a big surprise as the US behaves like a drunk Dunning-Kruger deluded schoolyard bully. What is amazing, if you think about it, is that we aren't having an emergency impeachment and trial to get him out of there. That could actually restore a bit of confidence of the outside world, showing that the power in the US is more with the people than it has been for a long time. Maybe our would-be overlords are scared too at what their idea has unleashed. Even if Trump weren't so inept, eventually whoever you choose as the monarch, they're going to behave like this. Inevitable. We could have a revolution right now, fix this, and set the country on the right course. We could do it. I believe we could.#I now have a Canadian partner on the radiofreeameri.ca project, a founder of Tucows, who I've known for decades, Ross Rader. We've done work together in the past, it's great to be doing it again. #
On the path we're on, no doubt Bluesky will come under the same kind of regulation law firms and universities are. And the shame of it is we could be using this time to spread out, distribute.#
Linkblog items for the day.
You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It's Everywhere. motherjones.com
Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US. apnews.com
The Cardboard-Carrying Opposition Arrives. theatlantic.com
Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. apnews.com
Elon Musk slams top Trump adviser Peter Navarro, calls for more free trade. axios.com
Costco members get massive $31,250 off Chevy Brightdrop van. electrek.co
Far fewer Americans are hearing about Trump's attacks on the media this time around, report finds. niemanlab.org
What 'Weird' Reveals About the Democrats' Messaging Crisis. theframelab.org
Canadians are better at American politics than Americans are. politicalwire.com
Students Yelled at Me. I'm Fine. theatlantic.com
Bluesky is centralized and why it matters. this.how
Today is April 5. Here's a map of Hands-off events around the US. mobilize.us
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the 'loneliness epidemic.' theconversation.com
Law firms, ex-judges back Perkins Coie in Trump case. thehill.com
File in the "no one tells me anything " department, I just learned about 25-year blogger Matt Webb. Subscribed and added to my blogroll. Blogging is the way of the future. interconnected.org
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