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Nonya_Bidniss

@Nonya_Bidniss@mas.to

Retired deep state IC/civil servant. Scientific & technical intelligence re pandemic threats, chem/bio weapons, bioscience, emerging tech; personal staff of senior GOs; tech writer, speech writer, senior editor; also worked at various analytic & research labs. Today I hike, cook, read & watch #scifi. Degrees in biology & strategic intelligence. Currently in N. Alabama :( #veteran #atheist #antifascist #natsec #fedi22 🌻
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fawfulfan, to random
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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse https://www.rawstory.com/trump-courthouse-fire/

Nonya_Bidniss,
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@fawfulfan Man, if there was ever a cause that wasn't worth a life, it's Donald Trump, a malignant, evil traitor and a cancer on the country. I guess we'll find out later if he did this in any relation to Trump. I hope not. He was apparently tossing flyers accusing NYU of things...

Nonya_Bidniss, to random
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New rule: If you edit a post several times so it keeps popping up in my notifications, I'm un-boosting it. This is your only warning 😂

w7voa, to random
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A day after President Biden and his motorcade in Pennsylvania went to a Sheetz, they’ve just arrived at a Wawa in the Keystone State. Context: https://www.abc27.com/digital-originals/the-real-battle-of-pennsylvania-sheetz-vs-wawa/

Nonya_Bidniss,
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@w7voa I'm on team Sheetz at breakfast and team Wawa at lunch 😂

ppatel, to news
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While not a perfect analogy, the current media is acting like an abused victim when it comes to dealing with the current Republican party and its sycophants.

Nonya_Bidniss,
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@ppatel There's a reason I always called Trump our national abuser...then it became the whole GOP, a terrorist group propping itself up on a legacy name.

Nonya_Bidniss, to random
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A cat man named Jizzlord. I've seen it all now. I get such interesting TV show tips from Mastodonians.

grammargirl, to earthquake
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    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @grammargirl Earthquake is the simplest explanation but just in case, rule out whether you live next to a military base or a Hellmouth.

    peterbutler, to california
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    The Supreme Court has made horrible decisions in recent years, and it's impossible to top Dobbs for harm caused ... but I’m scared that the decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson and what comes after will break my heart completely 😢

    https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-to-consider-whether-local-governments-can-make-it-a-crime-to-sleep-outside-if-no-inside-space-is-available-221703

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @shoq Yep that's the one that ends everything. @peterbutler

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    Via Emptywheel: 1/…

    This will be an important case. If SCOTUS throws out application of obstruction to Jan6, those who PLANNED to obstruct vote certification could only face misdemeanors, whereas those who got caught up, could face civil disorder charges.

    Josh Gerstein:

    After years of dodging and weaving about the gravity of , seems likely to grapple with the subject as it considers whether an obstruction charge used against hundreds of rioters was misapplied.

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @GottaLaff Probably a useless tangent, but IMO a critical question for SCOTUS might be whether their opinion would change if the attackers had been Black. Not that it'll be asked, of course. But I think it's common sense that the entire thing and its aftermath, to include the ringleader's continuing ability to delay justice, would've been in a totally different universe if those domestic terrorists had been Black. This frustrates me greatly, you can probably tell.

    Viss, to random
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    my condolences to anybody who touched the stock market today

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @Viss Oh. I'm glad I haven't looked at my retirement account then

    Nonya_Bidniss, to Bloomscrolling
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    A special find on the trail today. What a treat.

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    Have you had your Nature™ today?

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    Ever see this on a trail marker? It used to be a mystery to me. It's from squirrels filing their teeth on the metal!

    Nonya_Bidniss, to random
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    Taking my Ka-Bar tactical spork on my hike today to dig up a few hardy ferns for the shady parts of my yard.

    gregggonsalves, to random
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    What do we do if he wins again?

    Image: David Szauder for The Washington Post

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @peterbutler I wish there was a way for a general strike in a country as big as the U.S. Most of the people participating would need financial support or they couldn't participate. @gregggonsalves

    Nonya_Bidniss, to random
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    The day I've been dreading finally came. My 2011 Tucson chugged a few times and died as I was driving down the road. I was able to pull into an empty lot and wait for a tow. Of course it's the weekend. No loaners or shuttle available from the dealer, all car rentals closed. Podunk town. Took a cab home & just hope I can get a loaner Monday. I was supposed to be at a chicken wing fest!!! 🤬 😭 😩

    Nonya_Bidniss, to USpolitics
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    What's top of mind for House Republicans? They're earning their paychecks this week with things like the Refrigerator Freedom Act, Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act, and Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act.
    Yes, that is all real.

    neurovagrant, to random
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    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @neurovagrant @defcon How about a "recover data village" - drop off a f'ed up drive and a good one, come back later and all your data is on the good one 😂

    markmccaughrean, to Netherlands
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    Ah ha – it begins!

    Was talking this morning about how lovely our garden is for damselflies & dragonflies in the summer, but didn’t expect to see my first Odonata of the season the same day 🙂

    This is a large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula), usually the first damselflies of the year to emerge in April & May, in a quick iPhone picture.

    The yellow shoulder stripes & abdomen appendages identify it as an immature male.

    🐉🪰
    🇳🇱
    📷
    🪲

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @markmccaughrean Great shot with a phone. Whenever I'm hiking around here there are bajillions of ebony jewelwings but I can't get a shot of them because they're just constantly moving! I can't get close.

    Viss, to random
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    this is now how you get people to go to your new os

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @Viss goddammit I'm too old to learn linux but by god this shit will make it happen

    mattsheffield, to random
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    Arizona Republicans are blocking Democrats' efforts to repeal the Civil War-era abortion law that is now in effect in the state.

    Shortly before the Republicans on Arizona's supreme court upheld the 1864 law, a group of Republican state senators gathered on the floor holding what looks like a gibbering seance, praying that gawd would allow them to force children to carry rapist pregnancies.

    Please spread this clip. This is the true face of the Republican party.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-kern-prayer-circle-abortion_n_6616590be4b02edf20089de3

    video/mp4

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @mattsheffield OFFS these people are insane! There are insane people running our legislatures.

    AtheistIntelligence, to random
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    Wow, my first magat on mastodon.

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @AtheistIntelligence I blocked that one the other day.

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @AtheistIntelligence I blocked literally thousands on Shitter. Since I've been here it's just in the tens of accounts but most of that has been relatively recent.

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @AtheistIntelligence I left the day he walked in with the sink. Lost my miltwitter community but things are so much better here and Elon...well it's really hard to describe just how bad of a human being he is. Whatever could be said would be an understatement.

    mattblaze, (edited ) to photography
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    Titan II ICBM, Launch Complex 571-7, Sahuarita, AZ, 2009.

    Megatons of pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4181990048

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @mattblaze Have you read Command and Control by Eric Schlosser?

    Menhit, to random

    The horrible apes took me to the bad place, where I was poked, and prodded, and jagged, and other indignities. I demand more treats!

    Nonya_Bidniss,
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    @cstross @Menhit Wikipedia: Her name means either "she who sacrifices" or "she who massacres."
    I assume it's the latter.

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