jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 3hFascinating ... github.com/chrislgarry/apollo-11 RIP Margaret Hamilton 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 13hNothing to see here ... we overcharged the State? We'll give you a private payout to forget all about it (so says DeSantis and the court) ... 🙄 www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/desantis…cbsnews.comAppeals court strikes down grand jury report in Hope Florida case; DeSantis declares victoryWaving the 19-page ruling from the First District Court of Appeals, DeSantis spoke uninterrupted for 23 minutes. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 16hLying is such a core characteristic of politicians these days. It sounds like grade school: "did you wake up with hair in your mouth?". www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-go…cbsnews.comAbbott accuses Hinojosa of voting for state income tax after she voted against constitutional amendment banGov. Abbott said, "Her response is really an act of desperation, and it commits a cardinal sin. She thinks that she can fool the voters. Texas voters are not going to be fooled." 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026In case there was any doubt it is all about Trump; and only Trump; and HE has a hard-on for Putin. www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trump-ukra… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Isn't it treasonous to deal with the enemy? But, then, Putin is Trumpty's best bud, right? And the hell with Ukraine; they can't make Trumpty any money so they're disposable. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-russia-r…cbsnews.comTrump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with skyrocketing costsRussian President Vladimir Putin agreed to release 300,000 tons of diesel immediately and millions more over the coming months. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Sooo healthy ... 🙄 abcnews.com/Health/us-surpasses-400…abcnews.comUS surpasses 4,000 measles cases with infections confirmed in 45 states: CDCMeasles cases in the United States have surpassed 4,000 this year, according to data updated Friday from the CDC. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Fingers crossed for our communities along the Appalachia still recovering from the impact of Helene as Isaias moves north ... 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026The cooler weather puts more pep in her steps ... @OverlookTrail.MorganFalls.SandySprings.ga.us 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Yeah, because public spectacle is the clear sign of manhood, maturity, sanity, and justice. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc… 021
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026Well yeah. That and a clear breakdown of capitalism in the face of massive corporations with no incentive to distribute resources fairly. Personally, I think the answer is more capitalism - which is to say kill all the mega corps and nurture the small responsive ones […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026Oh my, just got a message from Trumpty saying he's giving me $90 back on my Medicare cost. He must be feeling desperate. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026Broadcom is a poster child for all that is wrong with corporate acquisitions, imo. A company whose entire business model appears to be based on extortion rather than value. arstechnica.com/information-technol…arstechnica.com 000
Reposted by jmhtbryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 101143774734
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026I would hope so .. Chick-fil-A has built a reputation on paying well and using people to interact with customers from end to end. Here in Atlanta, they seem to move many more cars through the drive thru with multiple actual live people working than the traditional fast food units with automation […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
Reposted by jmhtRon Jeffries @ronjeffries.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026Good point, really.universeodon.com 103
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026Eminent domain should NOT be usable by a private entity. It should ALWAYS require the action of an elected government answerable to the people. And require public hearings where the justification is made clear (and alternatives considered). That probably won't help, of course. Our governments […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026Can we not just get the entire deportation order quashed with prejudice? This is beyond "cruel and unusual" and is blatantly political. www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-abrego-…cbsnews.comJudge to weigh government's effort to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to LiberiaThe fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia will again be argued in court on Tuesday when his legal team asks a federal judge to block his deportation to Liberia. 010
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026I've gotten several text messages now trying to "encourage" (I would say 'intimidate') me into "verifying my voter information". Beyond the fact that the very request is fraudulent, the targeting is clearly from a data grab of some source as the name used is not associated with my phone number […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026So will Trump's fawning acolyte succeed in turnimg Florida back into the backwater swamp it once was? 🤔 www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-prope… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026Still trying to buy votes... 🙄 apnews.com/article/trump-medicare-p… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Hazards of retirement ... I forgot today was Saturday .. and that my deli would be crowded. 🫣 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026One comment on here struck a string: "You heard testifiers from the disability community share that traditional ride share vehicles have canceled their rides due to the use of a service animal or wheelchair". A fair concern, but a question then: how do the current fleet of driverless vehicles […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026Ugh.. will be glad (I think) when midterms are over. An end to the begging for money from Talarico's campaign and to the transparent lies against Ossoff. Is anyone actually swayed by these onslaughts? 🙄 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026On the cost of peer pressure and nonspecific fears: "I loved to walk, and I wanted to see the towns within a circuit of twenty or thirty miles of home; but I could not afford to pay hotel-bills, and I was not strong enough to carry a camping-outfit. But I had an old cart, strong and large […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 100
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026Continuing to be bemused by John Gould's "How to Camp Out" (1877) [Slow progress as I'm infinitely distracted] Here discussing pace. Recommending travel in the morning, with a big break, before completing the day's travels in the late/afternoon/evening. This contrasts with many (most?) long […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026My memory may be flawed, but I believe this is the largest turtle I've observed in the wild in my lifetime! @overlook@ivycreekgreenway@georgepiercepark 001
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026Ah, I'm sure an all-frat-boy Army is just what we need. 🙄 www.npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-598630… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026So kind of Trumpty and Pigsbreath to insure that my costs to "refuel" are lower than those of a petrol vehicle again. $3.90 AFTER the tax break? 🙄 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026Might be a good idea, but for the complete incompetence of the "leader" in charge. www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-20-cut…cbsnews.comHegseth to announce a 20% cut to generals and admiralsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to call for a 20% cut in the number of generals and admirals across the U.S. military on Wednesday, a Pentagon official told CBS News. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026The idiot just cannot stop himself; he must feel actual pain if he can't rename something. www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-…foxbusiness.comTrump signs executive order rebranding AI as 'Super Intelligence' as tech titans ink separate SI accordThe order follows a White House summit with top tech executives and directs federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in official communications. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026Will, yes, Trump IS a disaster. But don't expect TX to directly admit it. www.thedrive.com/news/texas-declare…thedrive.comTexas Declares Statewide Disaster to Combat Record Diesel PricesTexas is allowing tax-exempt diesel to be used on public roads. But there's a catch: not everyone can buy it. The post Texas Declares Statewide Disaster to Combat Record Diesel Prices appeared first on The Drive. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026It's absurd how little SCOTUS and the GOP actually believe in the basic human rights essential to the American Experiment. 😡 www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-co…nbcnews.comSupreme Court allows Trump’s ‘third country’ deportation policyThis is the second time the court has rejected lower court rulings that immigrants must be able to object before being sent to countries where they have no connections. 011
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026Insults is all they have. And, apparently, the confidential documents investigation documents are so much worse than the obvious that sycophant Cannon still has it under wraps […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 001
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026Hmm.. I'm still unconvinced on the practicality of LLMs. I have been impressed with some simple use cases, but, as this discusses, does it *really* scale? 🤔 And is it actually useful? youtu.be/-0HRzXk8vlk?is=crNGpVtK9ZP… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026Could be good news .. steel made in America. Still, there's the tariffs, so the *cost* of that steel will still be higher. Where is the sweet spot between domestic resilience and cost? But, the thing that pops out to me (and it is hardly unique here), is the comment that the Iowa […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026They all admit it's illegal but they'll do nothing of course. And then scream bloody murder when a future President does the same. 🙄 www.politico.com/news/2026/09/25/tr… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026So the "literalist" SCOTUS again makes up law? Ignoring the lack of Congressional authorization and the clear authority of the States over their elections. www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-…scotusblog.comSupreme Court clears way for Trump administration to use modified voter verification database 023
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026I wonder .. does it actually matter how the judge rules? Trump's already set the next step in motion - Trump TV. He can just stop doing press meets entirely and spout his bs on his private stream and the press - and public - be damned […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026Personally, I think making ANY pact with Trump's team is foolish. He doesn't honor pacts - not even his own. Nothing good is likely to come of it. www.militarytimes.com/global/europe…militarytimes.comGreenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shakyGreenland’s government and residents expressed relief about a new military pact with the United States and Denmark. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026They'll drag out "national security" for anything, won't they? And "access to the White House" - which is ours, not his, is a right of the people. There might be a legitimate argument about who represents us in that role, but it sure as hell shouldn't be Trump that decides […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026No thanks. I'll get my faux news from The Onion and SNL. They're more plausible .. and entertaining. www.npr.org/2026/09/22/nx-s1-597776… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026I suppose we're to think it's a good thing? In his hands? www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/…tomshardware.comKash Patel says that AI use at the FBI has 'increased by 605%' since he became director — claims that every major tech player is 'embedded' in the agencyFBI Director Kash Patel stated in an interview that he's responsible for a "605% increase" in the bureau's usage of AI. The problem is that it's hard to pin down what the figure refers to. 010
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026No, he's not. He's violating 200 years of basic democratic process - open and free communication with the people. But Trump doesn't believe in democracy; he believes he's better than everyone; he's an autocrat. And truth isn't a virtue - it's not even a thing - for an autocrat […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026I want a new gold swimming pool .. for national security. This man and his sycophants have no ethical limits at all. Snipers? Seriously? www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-hous…nbcnews.comTrump says his proposed arch will include a military complex housing drones and snipersThe announcement marks the second time the president has tied a controversial construction project to national security. 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026Possibly good news. But if Trumpty thinks a simple deal 6 years after he promised "insurance for everyone" and "second to none" will somehow eclipse the complete chaos he's brought upon us with incompetence, greed, and hatred and that "This one thing alone should win us the midterms", he's as […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 001
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026This is stupid. 😡 And unlikely to be addressed at all. youtu.be/71qcn0xUtIY?is=UT4WHh4SaVX… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026Amusing ad for cheddar 😉😋🫣 youtube.com/shorts/NS0QgAy5Fd0?is=q… 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026🤣 Well, no, that's not supposed to be what the H-1B program is for. And that it isn't (supposed to be) has always been true. And that it has exactly been used in this way has also always been true. Because money talks and Trump's industry buddies have lobbied hard to keep it murky. So why would […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000
jmht @jmht.theatl.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026Temper, temper Donnie. What's actually worrying is that there are at least two who struggle with reading comprehension as there is NO constitutional authority for any of your shenanigans and nothing in the USPS authorization that allows for anything other than DELIVERING THE MAIL […]theatl.socialOriginal post on theatl.social 000