Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 01/05/2025The retraction is from a reduction in govt spending and companies frontloading imports to avoid tariffs. Investments, exports, and consumer spending actually increased, so businesses actually did quite well Q1. 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Would you mind explaining? I'm confused as to how they're ignoring orders without actually outright ignoring them. 100 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 24/03/2025But a CR that defunds healthcare for veterans, that's OK. 090 9
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Just found this neat site -- tracks the current progress towards Project 2025. www.project2025.observerproject2025.observerProject 2025 TrackerTrack the progress on Project 2025 020 2
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 09/02/2025After repeatedly dealing with my Windows machine bricking itself, I bit the bullet and installed Linux. I haven't looked back. My search menu actually works, the boot times are impressive, and I'm not bombarded by ads or AI shovelware. 090 9
Reposted by Serena LynasMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/02/2025how it started at USAID > how it's going 15439901182 4K
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Hey, at least this will accelerate model collapse 010 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I have to admit, I did not have Trump battling hedge funds on my bingo card. 010 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025This is absolutely terrible, the FAA has the authority and the ability to put one of their own controllers at SQL but they are refusing to. Combined with Trump's failure to appoint a head of FAA, there is no accountability to get this done. 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Here is his actual statement, as opposed to that disaster of a tweet sent last night. 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025We need to face the music and acknowledge that climate change has made these areas uninhabitable. 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I made a bot that reposts Trump truths on Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/trum...bsky.app 3122 12
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I'm at a loss... what kind of statement is this?? 12860 86
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Update: People are saying on Xhitter it may have been carrying a Saudi VIP based on ADS-B and land ownership records, but I have not verified this 100 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Just wait until the inevitable shitshow as the 3/14 shutdown date approaches! 100 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Maybe because Musk is speedrunning Kessler syndrome? These satellites are also terrible for the environment and release heavy metals into the atmosphere when they burn up 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025If Republicans are truly Christian, why are they so focused on expanding the death penalty? 010 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025This administration is very desperate to classify people they don't like (trans, illegal immigrants, Democrats, J6 committee...) as criminals as pretext for punishing them. 070 7
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025The Republican strategy: 1. Push for death penalty for child sex offenders 2. Classify transgender people as inherent child sex offenders He's starting with schools to make it easier to sell #2, but it will be expanded, mark my words 290 9
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025I will never understand why Trump did so well with the ethnic vote. 010 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025And it's not just immigrants they want to "deport." 100 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Concentration camps. Not even 10 days in and they're building concentration camps. 110 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025It used to be that you needed to be able to read to use the Internet. Usenet/IRC were all text. Modern apps like TikTok, in contrast, use gestures and narrators, meaning you don't need to be a proficient reader to use it. There's no incentive for the younger generation to learn how to read. 130 3
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025We need to bring back standards in education and fail more students that deserve to fail. While equity in education is important, we cannot sacrifice standards in the name of it. And our teachers deserve a lot more, and many school admins need to be cut down. 010 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025So much for Republicans being the party that cares about veterans. 150 5
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Same, guessing it might be closed door? Couldn't find anything, putting the quoted statement into google shows no hits, so the document she pulled it from isn't public or isn't indexed. 200 2
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Amendment was proposed by a sycophant, but Trump himself has been "joking" (testing the waters) about it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comTrump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House RepublicansIt's not the first time the president has publicly mused about seeking another four years in the White House, which would be barred by the Constitution. 200 2
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I kind of hate how we have two different Twitters depending on if you're left vs. right. Definitely not going to help with the information crisis or the political divide. 020 2
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025You could have said the same for Obama in 2008. The reality is that people could absolutely vote for him, as long as he ran a good campaign with a clear, popular message. 110 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025As I understand it, the RIGHT has labeled civil rights as DEI as an excuse to get rid of them 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025They'll make sure that doesn't happen by only allowing 3 terms if the 2 were not consecutive -- a GOP congressperson introduced an amendment for it 4670 67
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025My guess is that there will be. Whether its fair or legal or not is up in the air; Trump seems to be floating running for a 3rd term, but we'll certainly see a Democratic primary 10984 98
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025How do you tell someone that their media diet is problematic without them laughing in your face? My family is all Trump supporters, at this point I just don't say anything. 180 8
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025No one thinks they're the one who's watching propaganda, though. At least with substances, people can recognize it's a problem. 2150 15
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Republicans won on social wedge issues, and now Dems want to give up fighting entirely? 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Sadly this is a pipe dream and Republicans will never vote for it. Why not focus more on countering Trump's agenda instead of on actionless posturing? 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Yes, we definitely need a "shadow cabinet" that can discuss everything that the current administration has screwed up. 080 8
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025All of the tech bro oligarchs absolutely writhing in their pants right now. All of that investment in their pet AI projects up in flames! 070 7
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025I think she's talking about Democrats trying to be a part of DOGE to hold it back from its more asinine goals... at least I hope, she isn't really clear 130 3
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025So America is just speedrunning state-owned propaganda now? 2550 55
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but Trump wants to create an 'External Revenue Service' to handle it instead for some reason. Money goes straight to the US Treasury. 040 4
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I second this, formal definition of a vector space requires that addition already be defined 000 0
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 26/01/2025For a low-tech solution, you can just use a Google form as a quiz, go into Settings > Make this a quiz 010 1
Serena Lynas @serenalynas.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Some seem to think that he's folding, but his original intention was to not accept flights on military aircraft where Colombians are treated like prisoners. He offered to use his presidential plane so that they could be repatriated with dignity. (Colombia has always been open to repatriation.) 070 7