U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared on a panel together at the 62nd Munich Security Conference along with Matthew Whittaker, United States ambassador to NATO. They talked about complicated issues of foreign policy and geo-diplomacy for an hour or so and it was, at the time, seen as an uncontroversial, non-newsworthy conversation. Yet a few days later, the press was full of stories about their slip-ups and lack of knowledge. Emily Horne, a former National Security Council and State Department spokesperson, did a deep dive into what had happened. What she found? Stories from "pink slime" sites — local news publications that are largely funded by right-wing dark money groups — picked up and "laundered" into real news by POLITICO, The New York Times and more.

https://flip.it/usYHQu

#News #Media #Journalism #MediaIndustry #AOC #GretchenWhitmer #PinkSlime

A Welshman walks into a ‘Spoons.

Tells the barman he's got a great joke about Reform voters.

The barman tells him that he's a Reform voter, so are the 3 big guys at the end of the bar and the 2 woman sat next to him.

'So do you still want to tell it', the barman taunts him.

The man says. 'No. Not if I'm going to have to explain it 6 times"...

#Joke #UKPol

@mekkaokereke I agree with you. I think people are getting hung up on the "can't help it" part. Maybe it'd help to analogize it into something they do.

Sneezing on someone might be involuntary, but you'd apologize if you sneezed on someone even when they know you didn't intend to do it. How different would that be from apologizing for a slur--or also having Alan Cumming acknowledge the harm even as he explain the absence of intent?

I hope Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo got an apology from him at the very least, because shouting the n-word at someone is FAR worse than merely sneezing on them.

@copter_chief
So around 10 am was there a big line at the toilets?

Setting up a traditional & generational Japanese food stall in Fukuoka

#video #japan #interesting

Looking for people who can let my friend crash with them for a while. Or for organizations that will get them support and/or housing. They're black, trans, and very young, and have had no success with being able to find a shelter or other stable housing or a job.

I've posted asking for mutual aid before (https://retro.pizza/@uncoolmouse/115815824713819696) and some of y'all have been super helpful, but they're feeling really exhausted and hopeless after telling their story again and again and being turned away because the systems are overloaded.

They're currently in Bellingham, Washington, but if you're anywhere in Washington or Oregon, my friends and I could chip in to get them there.

(Boosts really appreciated)
#mutualaid #MutualAidRequest

@BigJackBrass
Scrolling up through the timeline, the Ogre picture to me looked, at first glance, like a stylized Antarctica

This is a decent read - one way of avoiding US cloud infrastructure providers.

"Made in EU" - it was harder than I thought.
https://www.coinerella.com/made-in-eu-it-was-harder-than-i-thought/

#cloud #trade #us #eu #sovereignty

Anyone who is about to complete, or already has completed, an age-verification or identity-verification process online should read this short article.

Especially if it's on LinkedIn or Discord.

"I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over." by @thelocalstack
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

#Privacy #LinkedIn #Discord #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #MassSurveillance

@petrillic
Did that paper seem fishy to you at all? To me, it seemed like it was specifically avoiding using non-jargon, in an attempt to dazzle the uninformed

@RachelThornSub
If one of the kids was reported for griefing or something, maybe the other would have also caught the ban? Two accounts alone isn't likely to result in ban, lots of people play with their parents or siblings or friends
@Sheril

A data analysis of how women’s clothing doesn’t actually fit women. “That leaves millions of people — over half of all adult women — who are excluded from standard size ranges” in their 20s and beyond. https://pudding.cool/2026/02/womens-sizing/

An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

https://www.404media.co/man-opposing-data-center-arrested-for-speaking-slightly-too-long/

YOU WANT BETTER DEMOCRATS YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE PRIMARIES AND THE TIME TO DO THAT IS RIGHT NOW

Help primary a PRO-ICE Democrat in Georgia:

https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/124355

Dr. Jasmine Clark is running in the primary against 80-year-old Democratic incumbent David Scott who voted to thank ICE for its actions last year _and_ voted to give ICE more money last _month_.

YOU WANT BETTER DEMOCRATS YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE PRIMARIES AND THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW

#uspol #uspolitics #politics #primary #primary2026 #election #elections #georgia

I have a new favourite artist, from the late 1800's and early 1900's

Frank C. Papé.

Kinda like if Rackham and Mucha had an art baby. 🤔😏

#Art #FantasyArt

My four year old is apparently 40th percentile weight and 35th percentile height... and 60th percentile BMI

Doctor: any questions for me?
Me: yeah, how does that work?
Doctor: ...good question

I guess the long four year old are skinny and the short four year olds are round

WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, DEMAND FREE HIGH SPEED RAIL FROM NUNAVUT TO TIERRA DEL FUEGO WITH INFINITE FREE DONUTS!

@HaldeCraft
I might not go half as long, maybe 60%

Also maybe more interstitial shots of the earlier stages?

I thought this was fun and cute and I'd watch more!
@Lironah

@ami_angelwings
"this can't be happening" bro

I've absolutely noped out of books with protagonists who are whiny and who can't deal with sudden new realities... Or either of those

You're in a portal fantasy! The fascists have taken power! Your leg is gone! Deal with it already, chump

@Nshrubs
Wow. I have so many boxes of papers to sort. Congrats!