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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Make Miners Cough Up Their Lungs Again #DJT's rollback of protections and promotion of "Clean Coal" is bringing back worst levels of Black Lung since 1970s www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-589488… #Coal #Workers #Miners #ProtectWorkers

Graph of percent of Mine Workers with Black Lung by Years Worked
It shows that workers at every experience level getting diagnosed with Black Lung at 1980s levels (35% of workers w/ 25 years or more of experience), more than double the rates in the 2000s.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

For #ProjectHailMary fans: Scientists have found an amoeba that survives and reproduces at RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES up to 63 C or 145 F. Not Astrophage but might feel kind of at home on Eridani. #science #microbiology Found in thermal hot springs creek in California. Link to paper in comments.

Illustration from scientific paper showing the replication and motility range of temperatures (42C to 63C) for hottest-surviving amoeba found in geothermal hot springs creek in California.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Animated 3D model reconstructions of Henry T. Brown’s 507 Mechanical Movements (1908). 507movements3d.com #Machines #mechanics #mechanical #engineering

One page of mechanisms 31 to 39 in 1900's drafted illustration style overlaid with one color 3D model of mechanism 39.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Jellyfish Dancers #AIArt by @PixelJones using #ArtspaceAI Prompt: photorealistic surreal vivid scene of organic hybrid jellyfish women dancing wildly in shallow water at sunset on the beach, laughing and turning toward the camera, jellyfish headwear, eyes […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Hybrid jellyfish women dancing wildly in shallow water at sunset on the beach, laughing and turning toward the camera, jellyfish headwear, eyes glowing with soft inner light, translucent gowns, and glowing tentacle hair, intricate inner lights and bioluminescent detail

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

Cutaway Clockworks #AIArt by Stephen Jones using Artspace Aside: I like to clarify that while I thoroughly embrace and support human-made art as the irreplaceable soul of culture, I also enjoy the idle hobby of AI art. I accept the inherent contradiction and […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Robot ballerina cutaway to show internal mechanism of gears, cylinders, and wires on a blueprint background.

Robotic hand holding a red rose cutaway to show internal mechanism of gears, cylinders, and wires on a blueprint background.

Robot duck cutaway to show internal mechanism of gears, cylinders, and wires on a blueprint background.

Robot rabbit cutaway to show internal mechanism of gears, cylinders, and wires on a blueprint background.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2026

First time seeing the first postage stamp, called the "Penny Black" I couldn't help seeing "MonepennyH" Does anybody else see that and think of the character "Miss Moneypenny" in James Bond? Nothing on the Internet backs this up, mind you. Wikipedia says […] [Original post on mindly.social]

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

The hideous monument to Trump's ego appears at 58s in the video. If you can't wait that long, here's the rendering of the awful abomination.

Road leading to Arlington National Cemetery with rendering of proposed ARCH de TRUMP, a massive white arch with huge gaudy winged statues that looms 100 feet over the road and completely blots out the view of the historic cemetery, its buildings and gravestones.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

Someday we will ALL laugh at this ... but right now 1/3rd of us don't see the joke. #DJT #GoldenIdol #CultofDonald

Preacher at podium, leading prayer before dedication of Trump's golden statue. Large statue with arm upraised in a fist. Statue draped in white and blue covering.
Three speech bubbles superimposed:
1) Statue bubble: "Waah. My Golden Idol isn't Golden enough" - DJT (actual complaint)
2) Bubble over pastor: "As we prey at the feet of this Golden Idol ... Let me be clear: This is _not_ a Golden Calf." - Pastor (actual tweet)
3) Bubble pointed at men in suits under statue: "We're not a cult. If we were a cult would think it was normal to sit at the feet of a 22' Golden Idol?"

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

#ProjectHailMary is one of the best movies in the last few years but the main complaint I hear from fans of the book is "...but the book was better! They left important part X, Y or Z out!" Well, the film editor has confirmed that the first rough cut was 6 […] [Original post on mindly.social]

“The editor's cut was about six hours long. | like to put everything together so that we can go back and look at it later. It's all got to be assembled at some point. It's footage that | can insert into a sequence or insert into the movie. If it's a scene that was lifted - even though | know some of it, in my heart will definitely not go into the movie - | just have it edited so that it's something that we can refer to. Or maybe there's a piece of it we can use after having an assembly and weeding out the stuff that's absolutely not going to be in the movie. We ended up with a 3:45 cut of the movie that we screened for test audiences. It wasn't practical to release a long movie like that, so we made some tough decisions an
did some fancy montages and jump cutting just to make things go a little bit quicker and hone it down. The movie that was released was the best version of
the movie. It's entertaining. It holds your attention.”
- Joel Negron, ACE, editor, “Project Hail Mary”

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2026

My wife and I just got back from an early screening of PROJECT HAIL MARY. In short: It stands up to the beloved book and meets the wild expectations people had for the movie. It manages to wrap ENORMOUS HEART & HUMOR around real science fiction storytelling […] [Original post on mindly.social]

A metal lapel pin that says "Amaze. Amaze. Amaze" in futuristic lettering.
The packaging says "Project Hail Mary" and "IMAX AMC."

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2026

Ribbon Pierced Androids #AIArt by @PixelJones using #Artspace.ai Prompt: Intricate white marble bust of an [elegant|crazy smiling|angry] android head. Finely carved mechanical details, glimpses of inner gears and framework pierced by several shiny red silk […] [Original post on mindly.social]

White marble female android sculpture with intricate mechanism permeated by red ribbons like blowing hair

White marble female android sculpture with intricate mechanism permeated by red ribbons covering her eyes and piercing the figure from every angle

White marble female android sculpture with intricate mechanism permeated by curls of red ribbons

Angry white marble female android sculpture with intricate mechanism permeated by red ribbons covering her eyes and blown backwards like vibrant hair

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026

Depicted here: The biggest ARSE feeling FREE to sign evidence of his international war crimes. #PeteHegseth

U.S. Secretary of War signing an artilary shell. Behind him is a banner wrapped around a wall so the large words on it say "The ARSE of FREE."

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2026

Final Verdict: #DOGE was a death-dealing, jobs-destroying waste of time and tax dollars. (Link to full report in comments)

Real Legacy of DOGE:

DESPITE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO'S
LIE THAT “[N]O ONE HAS DIED” AS A RESULT OF
USAID CUTS, REPORTING HAS SHOWN THAT THE
ABRUPT CUTTING OFF OF FOOD AND MEDICAL
SUPPLIES DIRECTLY LED TO THE [DEATHS] OF 90,000
ADULTS AND 200,000 CHILDREN.

This analysis demonstrates that the high costs of DOGE
unequivocally erase any verified savings it can claim,
raising concerns that President Trump and Mr. Musk took
advantage of the public's demands for a more efficient,
effective government to instead serve their own personal
interests.

A FIRM SPECIALIZING IN HELPING
EMPLOYEES TRANSITION AFTER
JOB LOSS IDENTIFIED DOGE AS THE
LEADING REASON FOR JOB CUTS
IN AMERICA IN 2025.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

Truest political quote you'll ever hear. Galbraith first said this in a speech 62 years ago and it is truer today, although the "moral philosophy" of current conservatives dispenses with both the "moral" and the "philosophy" part. It's all just self-justified […] [Original post on mindly.social]

The modern conservative is engaged in one of
man's oldest, best financed, most applauded,
and, on the whole, least successful exercises
in moral philosophy.
That is the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
- JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2026

Found this terrific collection of #stereo images from early 1900s around South Knoxville, Tennessee mostly taken by C.A. Wayland Pictures include animals and acts from the Appalachian Exposition of 1910 and Prohibition Parades of 1907. #Stereography #Tennessee […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Black and white stereo pair of images of a smiling seated woman with a leopard in her lap

Black and white stereo pair of images of a strong man or muscular boxer posing defiantly with arms crossed over his chest. A punching bag hanging nearby.

Black and white stereo pair of images of a woman in Asian clothing, long shawl and a headdress. A man in native dress and a hat in the background along with another women in native costume.

Black and white stereo pair of images of an elephant submerged in a lake up to its shoulders, its head raised and mouth open with a man posed perching with one foot on the elephant's neck and one on its head. He's holding its trunk arched back toward him.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

Still Life with Lego & Weather Station Chicago-land, USA (-12F, high of ~8 expected, -30F to -40 windchill)

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026

Found this 1833 map of "Chicago Town - Population 350" and realized that where I work (the Federal Reserve building) would have been just three blocks South of the original street grid (which ended at Madison) and a short walk South of William Jones farm. If […] [Original post on mindly.social]

1933 map of Chicago Town (population 350).
At the time, it was a small 4x4 grid of streets with the same names as now.
The map is oriented with Lake Michigan at the bottom (so East is down).
I've extended the original grid South to include the Federal Reserve building (marked) plus the location of the Willis/Sears Tower near the river West of the original grid.

Inset of 1933 map of Chicago Town (population 350).
I've extended Chicago's original grid South to include the Federal Reserve building (marked) where it is now plus the location of the Willis/Sears Tower near the river West of the original grid.
The Fed building is just a few blocks south of large plot of land on the original map labelled "William Jones Farm" which would have been on the edge of the original town.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

Choose Life? Protect Life? Nah, profit is everything #EPA #Profiteering

Title:
Pollution & Profit - are everything
People & lives - mean nothing
Text:
Trump’s EPA will no longer consider impacts
on human lives when setting pollution limits,
focusing instead on costs to businesses.
Since the 1980s, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has used a metric called the “Value of a Statistical Life,” which
essentially assigns a value to human life, when considering cost-
benefit analysis of pollution limits. As TechCrunch simplified,
“lowering pollution can prolong human life, so if the health
benefits of reducing pollution outweighed the costs, then there
was an economic argument to be made in favor of reductions.”

The Trump administration’s EPA has now decided to reverse
decades of practice when it comes to considering the impacts
on human lives when setting pollution limits on fine particle
matter and ozone - two of the most widespread air pollutants.
(Long-term exposure to both pollutants is linked to asthma,
heart and lung disease and premature death.) The agency will
instead estimate -only- the cost to businesses.

Per reporting from NYTimes, who obtained internal documents
of the plans, “The change could make it easier to repeal limits on
these pollutants from coal-burning power plants, oil refineries,
steel mills and other industrial facilities across the country, the
emails and documents show. That would most likely lower costs
for companies while resulting in dirtier air.”

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/11/2025

100% best analogy to expose how absurd the US system is. #USHealthcare

Post by salaambhativa:
Imagine paying for Netflix every month, and
then paying when you watch the movie, and
then getting another bill three months later
because one of the actors isn't signed with
Netflix so you have to pay him directly.
That'd be STUPID right???
-This is a post about health insurance-.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025

Trump's multi-millionaire Treasure Secretary (a #PeterThiel money manager) went on talk shows and tried a laughable excuse for high beef prices (totally debunked in link in comments). (Image by me, @PixelJones

3D cartoon of Mexican man pulling a six cow over a high border fence, the cow has a haze of green sickness around it and dripping off its tongue.
The caption reads "Sec. Bessent's Excuse for Trump's HIGH BEEF Prices"
and underneath "It's all those sick cows illegals are bringing (not tariffs)"

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2025

The news said an aurora was visible tonight even in Chicago. So, I went chasing it here in the NW 'burbs. Here's my shot away from house lights as best as I could get. #Aurora #Chicago #ChicagoLand

Night sky dominated by a large glowing red plume of light over a green glowing streak of an aurora plus a few stars.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

Embracing Angels/Mermaids #AIArt by Stephen Jones using #artspace Prompt: Abstract shallow bas relief cracked granite tile, carving of the upper bodies of two beautiful female [angels|mermaids] embracing, [wings|tails] visible, one is European with long […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Bas relief stone carving of mermaids embracing, one a European and one a African with dreadlocks

Bas relief stone carving of angels embracing, one a European and one a African with dreadlocks

Bas relief stone carving of angels embracing

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/11/2025

Don't think you are in a CPB "border zone?" Think again. More than 4 years ago (during Trump's first term) I read a "crazy" theory about how a rogue president could use Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) troops as a private army to terrorize Americans. Well, it's […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Map of upper-Midwest USA showing 100-mile "border zone" that is the jurisdiction of Customs and Border Patrol. This map shows that along with Chicago,IL, places like Columbus, OH, Lafayette, IN and Madison, WI are all within this 100-mile "border zone."

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025

Bas Relief Boxers #AIArt by @PixelJones using #ArtSpace Model: Stellar Pro Prompt: Abstract shallow bas relief cracked [marble|granite] tile, carving of the upper bodies of two African boxers in a fight with gloves visible, engraved throughout with dense […] [Original post on mindly.social]

AI art image of bas relief cracked granite tile featuring carving of the upper bodies of two African boxers in a fight, gloves raised with Greek and Egyptian symbols

AI art image of bas relief cracked white marble tile featuring carving of the upper bodies of two African boxers in a fight, gloves raised with Greek and Egyptian symbols

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2025

‪From David Marx‬ ‪@digthatdata.bsky.social‬ "Crazy idea: What if we make electricity cost more for non-residential use?" As is, #AI datacenters and #Bitcoin farms get charged LESS than residential users while we SUBSIDIZE their excesses. Exactly the WRONG […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Right now, the message our rate structure sends is:

* "Use a little electricity? Pay premium prices!"
* "Use massive amounts? Here's your bulk discount!"
* "Want to mine Bitcoin or smelt aluminum? We'll subsidize that for you!"

It's like giving someone a discount on cigarettes for buying 10 packs instead of 1 - it encourages exactly the behavior we should be discouraging.

What a Rational Structure Would Look Like

Aggressive Progressive Pricing: Each additional kWh costs MORE than the previous one, not less. Maybe:

* First 500 kWh/month: $0.10/kWh
* Next 1,000 kWh: $0.15/kWh
* Next 5,000 kWh: $0.25/kWh
* Above 10,000 kWh: $0.50/kWh+

This would make energy-intensive operations pay their true environmental cost rather than getting a free ride from residential ratepayers.

The Climate Connection

Every kWh consumed during peak hours or in regions with dirty grids directly translates to more fossil fuel burning. By subsidizing high consumption, we're literally paying companies to accelerate climate change while ordinary families struggle with their electric bills.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

BIGGEST of BIG BANGS: Hard to believe that 50 years ago this year a nerdy magazine article about a DIY box with toggle switches set off the entire PC revolution. This affordable kit computer inspired #SteveWozniak, #BillGates and #SteveJobs to build the future […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Title image of article from January 1975 Popular Electronics magazine.
Title: ALTAIR 8800 - The most poweful minicomputer project ever presented - can be built for under $400
Pictured: A square white box with rows of numbered and labeled LED lights and rows of toggle switches
First line of the article: "The era of the computer in every home - a favorite topic among science-fiction writers - has arrived!"

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2025

Dreaming Achievers #AIArt by @PixelJones using #ArtSpaceAI Subjects: Alchemist, Cartogrpher, Charles Darwin, Maya Angelou Prompt (variation on): A surreal scene of [subject's] sleeping mind, surrounded by [tools/implements] in [his/her] dreaming subconscious […] [Original post on mindly.social]

A sleeping female alchemist's sleeping mind, surrounding by beakers and books and a maze of arcane symbols

Sleeping Maya Angelou's subconscious mind. She's sleeping in a bed floating above a lit stage, surrounded by books and musical symbols and poetry verses.

A surreal scene of a Charles Darwin's sleeping mind, surrounded by books and drawings in his dreaming subconscious. He's sleeping in a hammock between two palm trees on a tropical island. He's surrounded by Galapagos turtles, Dodo birds, chimpanzees. Fossils and animal bones scattered around the beach. Nightime scene, moon and stars in the sky. Extremely detailed, cinematic realism.

A surreal scene of a Renaissance cartographer's sleeping mind, surrounded by drafting tools, rolled maps, globes in his dreaming subconscious. Small sea squids and sea monsters are diving, swimming and splashing in liquid oceans on the maps and globes of his dream. A single spilled goblet of wine is lying on the table with wine running out.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2025

Hoping for Lasting Peace in Ukraine and Palestine ... Someday #AIArt by me using #ArtSpaceAI #Peace #Ukraine #Palestine #GazaGenocide

Stained glass image of a sunflower over the blue and yellow stripes of a Ukrainian flag

Colorful Stained glass word "Peace" on a shiny floor backlit by beams of sunlight

Colorful Stained Palestinian flag on a shiny floor backlit by beams of sunlight

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2025

Cowardly Scheme: The Big Beautiful TIME BOMB's wildly unpopular provisions are DESIGNED to go into effect AFTER the midterms. The #GOP is counting on their voters being TOO STUPID to notice.

(Main points)
Title: The Big Beautiful DELAY
The worst provisions of the "Big Beautiful Bill" won't kick in until AFTER the midterm elections.
1. Medicaid work rules - Dec 2026
2. Food aid restrictions - Late 2026
3. Clean energy credits end - Mid to late 2026
4. Student Loan Changes - Gradually by 2026
5. Affordable housing cuts - Phased in post 2025
6. Rural Hospital Fundng Declines - Starts 2026
Why it's delayed:
Harshest parts are delayed until after mid-term ballots are cast
STAY ALERT - SPREAD THE WORD

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2025

Embroidery, the original #PixelArt from the end of the Qing Dynasty of 220 years ago! - As seen at the Chicago #FieldMuseum.

Display placard for Embroidered Pillow Cover that reads:
Cotton
Probably late 19th-early 20th century AD
Qing Dynasty (AD 1644-1911)
China, Sichuan Province, Mianyang
234227

Chinese embroidered pillow cover. The stitching (looking very much like low-resolution pixel art from 1980's games) shows simple figures in black, some carrying red umbrellas or flags as other figures carrying royal figures in ornate sedan chairs.

Closeup of Chinese embroidered pillow cover. The stitching (looking very much like low-resolution pixel art from 1980's games) shows simple figures in black, some carrying red umbrellas or flags as other figures carrying royal figures in ornate sedan chairs.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2025

$$$BILLIONS more for ***ICE*** than ALL other threats COMBINED #ICE #GOP #BigBeautifulBill

GOP PRIORITES from Big B*ll**** Bill
$25 Billion protecting us from REAL crimes (violent crimes, tax crimes, assassins, drug dealers, fraud/finance crime, guns & bombs)
versus $50 Billion protecting us from Brown People (carpenters, waiters, farmworkers, carpenters, nurses aides, landscapers
Graph showing 4X ($50 Billion) allocated for U.S. and Customs Enforcement (ICE) than all other enforcement agencies COMBINED including the FBI, Secret Service, DEA, SEC, IRS and ATF.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2025

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social Love this! So, I hope it's OK that I meme-ified it and posted it on all my socials.

Post by Anne Applebaum

The original NO KINGS DAY when we remember what was in the Declaration of Independence.

The King, Jefferson wrote,

1. "Has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures (what would he make of the billions that now to be spent on armed ICE officers?)

2. "Has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. (this is now violated by the mobilization of the marines against the will of the government of California)

Also, the king was faulted as a Despot for:

3. "Cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world" (tariffs are doing the same thing)

4. "Transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences” (deportation of people to El Salvador)

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2025

All hail ARSONIST/FIREFIGHTER #TRUMP! Putting out fires he himself set. That's his WHOLE BRAND: 1) Immigration "riots" - Unnecessary without ICE crackdown 2) Trade "Crisis" - Didn't exist before his foolish tariffs 3) Rise in "Antisemitism" - Anti-Zionist […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Here's the nuclear agreement that Obama and our allies negotiated with Iran:
* Iran agreed to give up 98% of their enriched uranium and their centrifugres
* Iran couldn't build a new reactor for 25 years
* Iran agreed to never develop nuclear weapons
* Iran agreed to allow 24/7 access for nuclear inspectors to confirm their compliance.

Although Iran complied, Trump killed the agreement in 2018, thus enabling Iran to develop nuclear weapons again.

And that's why Iran is on the verge of developing nuclear weapons today.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2025

Likely to be the largest demonstration in U.S. history. Be there or be Fascist!

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2025

SCATHING ruling against Trump's National Guard crackdown in LA. In his ruling (excerpted below), you can hear Judge Breyer scoffing at Homeland Security's misguided and empty justification for inciting violence against the people. This should hold implications […] [Original post on mindly.social]

NEWSOM vs TRUMP - Judge Rules: Crackdown was ILLEGAL

“The Court must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions. He did not.

His actions were illegal—both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the United States Constitution. He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California forthwith.

By law, Pres may only federalize Nat Guard of a State if U.S. is (about to be) invaded or there is a (imminent) rebellion against U.S. govt or if Pres is unable to execute fed laws with regular forces.

[T]he Court is troubled by the implication inherent in Defendants’ argument that protest against the federal government [a First Amendment right, constitutes] rebellion.

[C]ourts have repeatedly reaffirmed that peaceful protest does not lose its protection merely because some isolated individuals act violently outside the protections of the First Amendment…”

Bottom line: The Court says the President doesn’t get to define “rebellion” or deploy armed forces any old way he pleases. Free speech and States’ Rights still apply.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2025

Where all those 2nd Amendment Freedom Fighters at? @SteveHofstetter

DON'T TREAD ON ME HYPOCRISY IN L.A.

Stand-up comedian with a microphone saying, "Right now there is a gun owner with a "Don't tread on me" bumper sticker and a Punisher tattoo listening to Rage Against the Machine sitting in front of his vintage Star Wars figurines and his collections of X-Men and Superman and Captain America furiously tweeting in support of the National Guard." - Steve Hofstetter

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2025

Sad signs from #PurdueUniversity (where my son just graduated): They were caught pulling down and painting over murals in the Pharmacy Department that promoted such controversial(?) values as "respect", "community outreach", "intercultural development" and, of […] [Original post on mindly.social]

A worker in a grey shirt and ball cap in a stairwell taking down a wall-sized mural (now in tatters) with words espousing values of the Pharmacy Department including "Community Outreach", "Diversity", "Respect", "Support", "Collaboration", "Equity", "Growth."

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2025

This is insanely reckless. This would be like someone in the "horseless carriage" days declaring that there could be no traffic or safety laws for the next ten years ... just because. That's absolutely wrong-headed. New tech is likely to need new regulations as […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Republicans are literally trying to sneak a clause into the 2025 budget reconciliation bill that prevents the regulation of AI for 10 years. Why isn't everyone sounding the alarm about this ?;

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2025

@GottaLaff @Wileymiller She quit over the Washington Post hesitating to publish THIS. So, let's recirculate it far and wide, then!

Cartoon by Ann Telnaes
Caricatures of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg & Mickey Mouse kneeling before Donald Trump on a pedestal. They're offering him bags of money or have their lips puckered to kiss up to him.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2025

And now for something completely different... It's 50th anniversary of Monty Python & the Holy Grail!

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2025

Alien Totem #AIArt by @PixelJones using #MageSpace Prompt: Ominous alien totem pole on an alien planet, expressive otherworldly faces, extra eyes, tentacles and teeth, muted fluorescent colors, colorful atmosphere, cinematic framing, ringed planet and moon in […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Strange alien totem on a distant planet, ominous faces with tentacles and fangs, lit with unworldly colors. Huge monstrous creature lurking in the alien landscape. A ringed planet in the sky.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025

Only in America have we not done this... Aside: My son, a civil engineering major, has studied and simulated widening highways and it is widely known it doesn't help. Yet... We keep funding these "more pavement is better" mega-projects.

Text over picture of high-speed train:
"Wild idea: We should make huge self-driving cars that can fit 100+ people in them and put them on tracks. Then we can make the cars go 200 mph between cities for ~$20."

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025

Dictation while Cat Saw this on Reddit and so turned it into a post. Too funny. #cats #CatsOfMastodon

Picture of a post from Reddit user u/MongooseNeither1840

Post: "My cat was attacking the cords behind my monitor as | was “typing” up notes for the AP Micro class | teach and only after | got her down did | realize | still had the “Dictate” microphone"

Picture of black cat and an Economic textbook

Screenshot of notes:
Total Utility and Marginal Utility
- Total Utility is the total amount of satisfaction or pleasure a person derives from consuming some specific quantity of a good or service are you kidding me right now what are you doing over there you you being a menace I'm trying to work I'm trying to get stuff done you just want pets obey them all the time stop it bill stop being bad just be good instead of being bad be good stop it stop it damn it damn it stop what do you want from me you're stuck in this spot that I can't grab you yeah I bet it is uncomfortable well guess what don't put yourself in a position where | have to keep doing this just be good ohh

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2025

Psybotic - 80s metal band that never existed #AIArt by @PixelJones using #magespace Model: FLUX Dev Prompt: A brutal slam death metal logo for "Psybotic". The logo features a large, insane sci-fi robot head with wide open eyes. The text "Psybotic" is written […] [Original post on mindly.social]

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2025

One of my favorite analogies about #Capitalism and #entrepreneurship The same "you-can-do-it-too!" illusion allows some to say #DEI initiatives are unnecessary. "See, that [marginalized group member], made it! If you didn't, you just didn't try hard enough."

Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games where you throw darts or something.

Middle class kids can afford one throw. Most miss. A few hit the target and get a small prize. A very few hit the center bullseye and get a bigger prize. Rags to riches! The American Dream lives on.

Rich kids can afford many throws. If they want to, they can try over and over and over again until they hit something and feel good about themselves. Some keep going until they hit the center bullseye, then they give speeches or write blog posts about "meritocracy" and the salutary effects of hard work.

Poor kids aren't visiting the carnival. They're the ones working it.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2025

"Only Attack Plans" they testified. FYI: #TulsiGabbard is DIRECTOR of the agency that sets the rules and its official guide to national secrets says that even "attack plans" are TOP SECRET. So, the #SignalGate crew are guilty BY HER OWN RULES of "grave damage" to our national security.

Excerpt from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's Classification Guide that clearly states that sharing "attack plans" is a breach of "TOP SECRET" national security information.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2025

Maxfield Parrish Women #AIArt by @PixelJones using #ArtSpaceAI Note: I've tried to reproduce the look of Maxfield Parrish paintings with several AI image generators but never quite got it ... until now The key seems to be using Artspace's Nova 2023 model […] [Original post on mindly.social]

Romantic portrait of a young woman in the style of Maxfield Parrish. Soft pastel colors lit with golden rays of sunset.

Romantic portrait of a young woman in the style of Maxfield Parrish. She's sitting on a stone wall on a reflecting lake. Soft pastel colors lit with golden rays of sunset.

Romantic portrait of a young woman in the style of Maxfield Parrish. She's sitting on a stone wall by a large pillar. Soft pastel colors lit with golden rays of sunset.

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PixelJones @pixeljones.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2025

Strange Adventures - May 1961 "The Man with the Electronic Brain"

Cover of Strange Adventures (May 1961) comic book / pulp magazine with a man in a business suit stumbling around a city street with his head embedded or replaced with a box-like electronic brain. His left hand is radiating a dangerous energy.. Bystanders are frightened and one is saying "Look out! Everything he touches -- he destroys!"

A caption says "He was the most intelligent and most dangerous person on Earth!" with the title "The Man with the Electronic Brain!"

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