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ThePowerOfGeek

@ ThePowerOfGeek @lemmy.world

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  • Bit of a click-baity headline (though not your fault OP).

    The sub-heading is clearer:

    President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Treasury Department to shut down bank accounts used to support illegal immigration.

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    Woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite U.S. citizenship claim, gets a passport

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  • Dulce Conzuelo Diaz Morales

    Ahh, I see the 'problem': she's Latina.

    But yes, please tell us again DHS that you're totally not prejudiced. 🙄

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    Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home

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  • AI: "Great news! I've found the mosquito! I'll shoot it with the laser now."

    Inventor: "Oww! That was my arm!"

    AI: "You're absolutely right! My mistake. Let me scan again... Okay I've definitely identified the mosquito this time! Shooting laser now..."

    Inventor: "DAMN IT, THAT'S THE EXACT SAME ARM, AGAIN!"

  • Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

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  • The Whitehouse in response to this: "Fuck you, we're just going to ignore this decision!"

    The federal legislative and judiciary branches: "O-okay then, I guess. 🥺/☺️"

  • Something strange happened with my cat last night. Something terrified him and I'm trying to figure out what happened

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  • He might not have known exactly where the danger was, so it just sheltered in place and called for help. Or maybe he just got frozen with fear and scared to move at all.

    People talk about 'fight or flight'. But a third instinct - freeze - can also happen.

    Either way, I'm glad your cat is okay.

  • Something strange happened with my cat last night. Something terrified him and I'm trying to figure out what happened

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  • Years ago while living in the suburbs, I was literally stalked up a quiet residential street at midnight by a female fox. I was walking my large dog at the time, and the fox was barking at him. Turns out the fox was in heat and thought my dog was a good mating option. It followed us for several minutes. It was pretty freaky because I didn't recognize the sound but I could see something from about 100 feet away. It looked kind of like a small dog, but sounded unearthly.

    So basically: foxes can be incredibly bold animals, even in suburban areas. And this theory seems plausible to me.

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    Aliens – The White House

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  • Wtf??? Who the fuck authorized this? This is fucking amateur hour on steroids.

  • 'I was dumb as a rock': Hardcore MAGA couple ditches Trump after getting 'kick in teeth'

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  • Boiling down the frustration of me and others in these situation to "you're just saying I told you so" is facile. We've been down the path of "yay, good job on seeing the light! Go you! One of us gobble gobble!" far too many times. And it doesn't do shit. Like I say, I guess it's good they finally saw the light. But I'm not going to give this couple a proverbial medal or lavish them with praise for finally seeing the fucking obvious.

    And like I say, relaying these stories doesn't help either. At this point anyone maga who hasn't realized the error of their ways can only learn through the direct consequence of their action. They won't change their mind because some maga HUD employee three states over got screwed. That's not how this works.

    Edit: fixed an autocorrect error.

  • 'I was dumb as a rock': Hardcore MAGA couple ditches Trump after getting 'kick in teeth'

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  • "It's okay to be wrong. You made a mistake, it was a bad choice, but it's not the end of the world. We can fix it."

    Acknowledging a mistake only works if you them stop making that mistake. And I'm not convinced these or similar people will do that.

    How many red flags have they ignored? They didn't give a shit about other people being screwed over by him. It was only when it affected them that they started to question. He worked for the Federal government and was still bashing the shit out of it. They ignored the January 6th riots. They voted for the this THREE times. This is all typical maga idiocy, and the reason why we're in such a mess.

    I mean, I guess it's good they're seeing reality now. But holy shit. And these stories are basically pointless. Anyone who hasn't pulled their heads out of their asses by now won't because of other people's accounts like this. The only thing that will change their minds is personal hardships. And even then it's a toss-up.

  • Kid Rock humiliated as he's snubbed from Donald Trump's MAGA festival line-up

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  • Holy shit, he's snubbed while Milli Vanillin are included? That one's got to sting like a mf.

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    Farmers in Iowa are struggling in Trump’s economy, but many say they still support him

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  • Exactly this. I have in-laws who used Medicaid to have multiple kids because they were so poor. Roll on ten years and they have a bit more money and constantly rage about all the 'deatbeat mooches' having kids via Medicaid.

    The lack of self-awareness is staggering.

  • Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad

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  • They have ads on the home screen on their streaming boxes too. Maybe not as bad as their TVs, but definitely bad enough. Roku has getting steadily worse for quite a while, but their products have really gone to shit over the last several years.

    For those looking for an alternative solution, one option is to buy a cheap Onn streaming box (which runs Google TV), and then side-load an open source launcher onto it. No more ads, but still a nice user experience.

    The only wrinkle is that you'll need to use Adb and hook it into your PC one time and use some terminal commands to get the new launcher to stick around after device restarted. But it's not too bad.

  • Former US attorney general Pam Bondi diagnosed with cancer

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  • Yeah, I mean 'snake oil' as a term for bullshit/fake. But fair point about his this shit is a lot not dangerous than real snake oil.

  • Former US attorney general Pam Bondi diagnosed with cancer

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  • I think you're right. The eagerness of people to ingest the latest unregulated fad of the moment never ceases to amaze me. I know people who are popping tons of peptide shit, and it's 'fine' because "it's all amino acids". Strong "it's got electrolytes!" Idiocracy vibes.

    The problem is, people take these unregulated supplements and then "feel amazing". Their energy and focus levels increase. But they don't think about the side effects.

    You know how I got my energy and focus levels up? By cutting back on processed food and sugars, drinking more water, focusing on my gut health, exercising a bit more, and finding ways of reducing stress levels. Not easy, but it works. And no snake oil supplements (or their side effects) required.

  • Still no word on the illusive leadingham

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  • Tottenham:

  • Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

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  • With every day that passes we lean harder into Idiocracy.

  • Cabinet Devotes 1 Out of Every 6 Sentences Sucking Up to Trump, Wild NY Times Analysis Reveals

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  • What an inefficient way to run a government. They should really fix such egregious government waste.

  • Has/is there ever been a creature that reproduces with creatures of another species?

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  • Ligers (products of male lions and female tigers), and tigons (product of female lions and male tigers).

    Male ligers are sterile, but female ones can reproduce. Same with tigons.

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • I can't speak for the pro series. I had as Pixel 1 that was very good.

    But then for cost and headphone jack reasons I switched to the a series when my Pixel 1 died. Both I and friends and family have had various Pixel 'a' series phones, and we've all seen the quality get progressively worse. Batteries, gyros, cameras, screens, you name it. I wouldn't recommend that specific line of phones.

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • I don't think it even needs to get that complicated.

    Until they issue a patch you can just open the Amazon app from the home screen. It only does the affiliate nonsense when you launch it from the app list.

    Also, you can disable the Smart Feed app. That apparently fixes it too.