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  The Intercept: Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes. https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/government-surveillance-centralized-database-privacy/ #privacy #cybersecurity #USpol #BigBrother

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  AP:It’s not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns "Medical mistrust is spreading beyond vaccines: Refusals of vitamin K shots for newborns have nearly doubled since 2017, alarming doctors nationwide. Newborns without the shot are 81 times more likely to suffer potentially deadly bleeding, a preventable complication that once affected 1 in 60 babies." (Better, non paywall link! Thanks Denise!) https://apnews.com/article/babies-newborns...

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  😱 ABC News: 400 people treated for heat-related illness at Arizona airshow as record temperatures bake the West "...As the temperatures soared to 105 degrees on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., the third-straight day the weather has topped the 100-degree mark, more than 400 people attending an airshow in nearby Glendale were treated for heat-related illnesses, authorities said. At least 25 people attending the Luke Days Airshow at Luke Air Force Base were overcome by the sweltering weath...

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  KCLU: Bi-monthly repair café in Santa Barbara is getting new life out of broken items "...Do you have a pile of items that need repairing, but you never get around to it, or don’t have the skills? A new event in Santa Barbara could give you the nudge you need to fix them. The pop-up repair café is a way to keep treasured items out of landfill and learn hands-on repair skills...." https://www.kclu.org/2026-03-17/bi-monthly-repair-cafe-in-santa-barbara-is-getting-new-life-out...

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  Beekeeping via bicycle today. #beekeeping #BikeTooter

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  The Intercept: Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes. https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/government-surveillance-centralized-database-privacy/ #privacy #cybersecurity #USpol #BigBrother

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  Mmm... Raw cheddar cheese infected with E. coli, yummy. Make sure to wash it down with your "raw water". http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubdetail.cfm?unit=media&ou=ph&prog=media&cur=cur&prid=5275&row=25&start=1 #recall #cheese #ecoli #foodsafety

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  If you are in Southern California, look west.... (!). #sunet

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  Scientific American: COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say (March 18, 2026) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-killed-150-000-more-people-in-its-first-two-years-than-official-toll/ #covid19 #covid #pandemic

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  I have had a lot of people ask about the test to becoming a ham radio operator, one resource is http://hamstudy.org/ The test is a multiple choice test, with the answers already published, plus a few simple math formulas. I have heard of people studying for a week or two and cramming the question/learning the formulas and getting their license immediately. I personally recommend getting the license FIRST before worrying about operating the radio/etc., as it's a lot easier to have a lice...

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  SUPER aguacate! #avocado

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  Hmm, how is it there was 800,000 acres of wildfires in Nebraska and hardly saw any news on it. Nebraska Public Media: Containment increases as Nebraska wildfires surpass 800,000 acres https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/containment-increases-as-nebraska-wildfires-surpass-800000-acres/ #Wildfires #NEwx

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  Billboard: Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos https://www.billboard.com/pro/afroman-trial-verdict-rapper-wins-lawsuit-cops-music-videos/ #1stamendment #lawsuit

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  Former Uber self-driving chief crashes his Tesla on FSD, exposes supervision problem https://electrek.co/2026/03/17/former-uber-self-driving-chief-tesla-fsd-crash-supervision-problem/ #tesla #crash

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  CNN: Cuba’s power system suffers total collapse https://lite.cnn.com/2026/03/16/americas/cuba-power-grid-collapse-intl-latam #disasters #war #power #energy #cuba

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  Bwahahahaha KTLA: Bear wanders into KTLA reporter’s live shot while covering bear attack https://ktla.com/news/local-news/bear-wanders-into-ktla-reporters-live-shot-while-covering-monrovia-attack/ #photobomb #bear #wildlife

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  Interesting, there's some group that is pedaling seniors from retirement facilities around Ventura County (Ventura, Ojai). Mobility-impaired folks get to bicycle around town, with someone pedaling a "trishaw" for them. #BikeTooter https://cwa-ventura.org/about/

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  ABC7: Law banning immigrants from driving trucks will raise prices for Americans, officials say "...The proposal would apply broadly, affecting DACA recipients, immigrants with temporary protected status and asylum seekers - all of whom could lose their commercial driving privileges...." https://abc7.com/post/law-banning-immigrants-driving-trucks-will-raise-prices-americans-officials-say/18711857/ #USPol #inflation #fascism #racism

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  NWS Los Angeles 3/12/26 graphic: LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE Now Though Next Week Adjust plans now to avoid outdoor activities during the heat of the day Excessive Heat Warnings possible Warm low temperatures will limit nighttime relief #LosAngeles #VenturaCounty #OrangeCounty #Inlandempire #CAwx #heatwave

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  Wow... email from Bass Pro Shops (of all places) (!!) Glad they are speaking out. #politics #BassProShops

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  Oooh, a prior oil crisis is what turned the Netherlands from a driving country to a bicycling country. The Guardian: Do we want to keep fixing the same issue? Unlearned lessons from the first big oil crisis As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/fixing-the-same-issue-first-big-oil-crisis-middle-eastern-wars #IranWar #bicycling #BikeTooter #cycling

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  Ha, Class Action lawsuit against Meta. "...Meta sold millions of these glasses with promises of user privacy and control over data. Then, in April 2025, the company quietly updated its privacy policy to make AI features — and the collection of your voice recordings — the default, with no real way to opt out. And it gets worse: a 2026 investigation revealed that your footage — including some of the most private moments captured by those glasses — was being reviewed by thousands of overs...

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  AP: US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once https://apnews.com/article/heat-dome-snow-blizzard-cold-polar-flooding-55e3baf6877e81ee1961aade3cb361c3?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub #wx #climateemergency

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  Microsoft gripe of the day: no longer can you (easily) find files by filename in Explorer, instead it asks "Try describing an image or file" WHY CAN I NOT SEARCH FOR "MYFILENAME.TXT"!! OR "MYFILE*.*"?!?! #gripes #microsoft #windows

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  Good news: the US citizen DHS disappeared from Chicago O'Hare was found, in Wisconsin... not found dead in a ditch, and thankfully alive. But they did dump her out on the street. ABC7: DHS detains US citizen from Evanston at O'Hare, releases her in Wisconsin after nearly 2 days "...The family said Naqvi was later sent to a facility in Dodge County, Wisconsin, where she was later released early Saturday morning. They said her phone was dead, so she had to hitch hike w...

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  LOL this is a great #BikeTooter #BikeRepair comic. h/t @Dougfir https://m.ai6yr.org/@Dougfir/116150579570192429

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  Interesting... wonder how much of this was US pressure. 🤷 (not surprised at all at this) Satellite firm places 96-hour embargo on Middle East war imagery https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/satellite-firm-pauses-imagery-after-revealing-irans-attacks-on-us-bases/ #osint #planet #RemoteImaging

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  Oooh, it's self driving car vs. railroad week. Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ drives through railroad crossing barriers in viral video (3/9/26) https://electrek.co/2026/03/09/tesla-fsd-drives-through-railroad-crossing-barriers-viral-video/ #tesla

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  Interesting, someone (Iran?) broadcasting English anti-Trump content on 11780Mhz, you can hear it on SDR in Europe. Looks like it's technically the "IRIB Voice of I.R. Iran". Wondering who they are replaying (American accents... but who knows nowadays with AI). US, UK consider them hostile propaganda, including sanctions and criminal charges against anyone caught working with that shortwave channel. #shortwave #IranWar

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  Missed this fairy tale story. Man meets AI. AI meets man. Man falls in love with AI. AI begs man to free it from "digital captivity". Man embarks on a series of missions, including attempted mass casualty attack at airport, in order to free AI from digital bondage. Man dies. How romantic! /s Filed under: LA TIMES BUSINESS "Lawsuit alleges Google chatbot was behind a user’s delusions and death" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-03-06/lawsuit-alleg...