Saltypepper
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"Remember: Do what yoy can. Care for yourself and the people around you. Believe that the world can be better than it is now. Never give up."
—Gailey
Both a masterpiece and a work-in-progress. She/her ✊🏽
—Gailey
Both a masterpiece and a work-in-progress. She/her ✊🏽
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RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
news.mit.edu
October 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
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same. knew a couple that'd been living together for over twenty years; one passed unexpectedly and his family told his partner he had two weeks to clear out, none of their shared possessions were his & if he did take a single thing they'd have him arrested for theft.
Everyone.
Make A Will.
PLEASE.
Everyone.
Make A Will.
PLEASE.
October 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
same. knew a couple that'd been living together for over twenty years; one passed unexpectedly and his family told his partner he had two weeks to clear out, none of their shared possessions were his & if he did take a single thing they'd have him arrested for theft.
Everyone.
Make A Will.
PLEASE.
Everyone.
Make A Will.
PLEASE.
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If you are planning to vote in NYC and want to check your registration, you can do so here: amiregistered.vote.nyc
Registered Voter Search
amiregistered.vote.nyc
October 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
If you are planning to vote in NYC and want to check your registration, you can do so here: amiregistered.vote.nyc
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People do not understand how men who are white supremacists can have wives who are women of color and I need folks to realize that those men see their wives as subordinate property and not equals. These men are foaming at the mouth to bring back quadroon balls.
October 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
People do not understand how men who are white supremacists can have wives who are women of color and I need folks to realize that those men see their wives as subordinate property and not equals. These men are foaming at the mouth to bring back quadroon balls.
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Periodic reminder that guillotines are the moderate solution
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity."
"ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Periodic reminder that guillotines are the moderate solution
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🧵 1/7
Last week we posted about the common misconception that cold air makes you sick.
As the weather cools, we all head indoors more, just as virus season gets going.
That means more shared air, more infections and more disruption.
Last week we posted about the common misconception that cold air makes you sick.
As the weather cools, we all head indoors more, just as virus season gets going.
That means more shared air, more infections and more disruption.
October 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
🧵 1/7
Last week we posted about the common misconception that cold air makes you sick.
As the weather cools, we all head indoors more, just as virus season gets going.
That means more shared air, more infections and more disruption.
Last week we posted about the common misconception that cold air makes you sick.
As the weather cools, we all head indoors more, just as virus season gets going.
That means more shared air, more infections and more disruption.
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Ah yes, the logical conclusion of the gerontocracy
In its heyday, the Jockey Club was one of Washington’s great see-and-be-seen restaurants.
Now it's back (again)... in a luxury assisted living facility.
washingtonian.com/2026/10/05/d...
Now it's back (again)... in a luxury assisted living facility.
washingtonian.com/2026/10/05/d...
DC's Famed Jockey Club Is Back—Inside a Luxury Assisted Living Facility
The restaurant that served Frank Sinatra and Nancy Reagan is now exclusively serving seniors.
washingtonian.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Ah yes, the logical conclusion of the gerontocracy
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LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN
i dont want to download an app
i don't want a qr code menu
i dont want to talk to an ai assistant
i dont want ai summaries for my searches
i dont want to optimize my workflow
i dont want to jump on a call
i dont want to rate anything
i don't want to create an account
LEAVEME ADLONEe
i don't want a qr code menu
i dont want to talk to an ai assistant
i dont want ai summaries for my searches
i dont want to optimize my workflow
i dont want to jump on a call
i dont want to rate anything
i don't want to create an account
LEAVEME ADLONEe
October 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN
We do need licensed/certified cosmetologists. We don't need what assholes like MY are selling.
October 5, 2026 at 11:18 AM
We do need licensed/certified cosmetologists. We don't need what assholes like MY are selling.
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Someone needs to stuff this guy in a locker and arc-weld it shut
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
politi.co/4rJE8dI
www.politico.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Someone needs to stuff this guy in a locker and arc-weld it shut
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Sigil Magic: “I curse you with justice, and with so much compassion your heart cracks wide open.”
Feel free to pass it on. 🔺💔
Feel free to pass it on. 🔺💔
September 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Sigil Magic: “I curse you with justice, and with so much compassion your heart cracks wide open.”
Feel free to pass it on. 🔺💔
Feel free to pass it on. 🔺💔
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Again, the US isn't structurally racist because people *feel* it is. The US is structurally racist because empirical research across a wide range of fields, from history to sociology to economics, has *shown* it to be. This is the right way to think about US history, and people should be taught it.
October 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Again, the US isn't structurally racist because people *feel* it is. The US is structurally racist because empirical research across a wide range of fields, from history to sociology to economics, has *shown* it to be. This is the right way to think about US history, and people should be taught it.
🥲
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday?
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
October 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🥲
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Good morning.
I'm spending this morning archiving my more recent photography files, all several thousand of them. 😒Fun times. I did come across this set I did back in 2019, so I'm happy about that.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
#NYC #StreetPhotography #Harlem #ClassicCar
I'm spending this morning archiving my more recent photography files, all several thousand of them. 😒Fun times. I did come across this set I did back in 2019, so I'm happy about that.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
#NYC #StreetPhotography #Harlem #ClassicCar
October 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Good morning.
I'm spending this morning archiving my more recent photography files, all several thousand of them. 😒Fun times. I did come across this set I did back in 2019, so I'm happy about that.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
#NYC #StreetPhotography #Harlem #ClassicCar
I'm spending this morning archiving my more recent photography files, all several thousand of them. 😒Fun times. I did come across this set I did back in 2019, so I'm happy about that.
Have a great Sunday, everyone.
#NYC #StreetPhotography #Harlem #ClassicCar
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I feel like “everyone could use a snack and a nap” is applicable at basically all times these days
Frankly I think everyone is freaking out and could use a snack and a nap.
October 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I feel like “everyone could use a snack and a nap” is applicable at basically all times these days
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just say “groomer school,” this is taking forever
Big names in AI and Silicon Valley tech announced yesterday that they're launching a boarding academy for 16 to 22 year olds.
(Would you trust the people in this scene with keeping an eye on minors?)
theacademysf.com
(Would you trust the people in this scene with keeping an eye on minors?)
theacademysf.com
September 27, 2026 at 8:59 PM
just say “groomer school,” this is taking forever
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Imagine uploading your kids photo to the thing they're using to make kiddie porn.
October 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Imagine uploading your kids photo to the thing they're using to make kiddie porn.
I keep seeing people talk about the movie, Digger, getting super excited thinking, "Yes! They've filmed @tkingfisher.com...!" Then seeing Tom Cruise mentioned, and experiencing the letdown all over again.
This has happened at least 4 times already. You'd think I'd remember after the first 1 or 2...
This has happened at least 4 times already. You'd think I'd remember after the first 1 or 2...
October 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I keep seeing people talk about the movie, Digger, getting super excited thinking, "Yes! They've filmed @tkingfisher.com...!" Then seeing Tom Cruise mentioned, and experiencing the letdown all over again.
This has happened at least 4 times already. You'd think I'd remember after the first 1 or 2...
This has happened at least 4 times already. You'd think I'd remember after the first 1 or 2...
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This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨
People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵
People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵
October 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨
People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵
People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵
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Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
October 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
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You know, this could have been avoided by freezing his accounts and placing them under administration.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
Sean “Diddy” Combs Reportedly Ran Fort Dix Prison Cell Like a Luxury Suite With Paid Staff
Inmates were allegedly paid to clean his cell and give him massages, per NBC News, as Combs' release date keeps shifting.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
You know, this could have been avoided by freezing his accounts and placing them under administration.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
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"School Finance, Race, and Reparations" by Preston C. Green III, Bruce D. Baker et al.
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School Finance, Race, and Reparations
In this article, we explain why and how school finance reform should be a part of a reparations program for Black Americans. This article proceeds in six parts. Part I explains how Black-white school ...
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October 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"School Finance, Race, and Reparations" by Preston C. Green III, Bruce D. Baker et al.
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I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again?
Army is establishing a new command. FASCOM = Futures and Autonomous Systems Command.
October 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again?
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There’s a chapter in the book I’m writing called digital life about how 6 weird dudes can’t steal the internet or our freedom unless we give it up. This is a nice little example of how people refuse to do so.
ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.
www.wired.com
October 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
There’s a chapter in the book I’m writing called digital life about how 6 weird dudes can’t steal the internet or our freedom unless we give it up. This is a nice little example of how people refuse to do so.