David Valentine

mastodon: [email protected] Geoscientist working in the tech world working on ways to make the Geo world more discoverable

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@WIRED @google lewinsy’s @realDonaldTrump

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@GasLight_HOF @MapQuest Problem, 45/47 just decided to call it his pet term, America.
No one asked for the change, except him. That’s 1 person..
now, those 13% on bender knee can support the change, but it should go through the proper channels…

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@tridence @MapQuest It took the board of geographic names years to do Denali, even though the state of Alaska and tribes supported it.
So, this hasn’t even hit the federal register for comment, and @googlemaps does a Lewinsky on @realDonaldTrump

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@it_unprofession Big 4…darn what bphapoened to the big 8

[Gene Trevino @GenoVeno73]

🚨 DO YOU GET IT NOW!??!

1️⃣ August 1, 2018 — Democratic amendment for an extra $250 million in election security grants to States.

Sought additional federal grants for States to upgrade voting equipment and cybersecurity ahead of the 2018 midterms. This would have secured federal elections by giving States more resources to protect against foreign hacking and system vulnerabilities.
47 Republicans VOTED NO (only 1 Republican supported this).

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

2️⃣ June 27, 2019 — Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act (H.R. 2722):
Required voter-verified paper ballots, cybersecurity standards for voting systems, domestic manufacturing of equipment, and grants for upgrades and audits. This would have secured federal elections by creating a paper trail for every vote, reducing cyber risks.
184 Republicans VOTED NO (only 1 Republican supported this).

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

3️⃣ March 3, 2021 — For the People Act (H.R. 1):
Expanded automatic/same-day registration, early and mail voting, independent redistricting, campaign-finance rules, and some election-administration measures. This would have secured federal elections by expanding access, reducing barriers, standardizing practices, and increasing transparency.
209 Republicans VOTED NO.

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

4️⃣ June 22, 2021 — For the People Act (S. 2093):
This was the Senate version of the same bill above. It would have secured federal elections through expanded access, uniform standards, and greater oversight.
All 50 Republicans in the Senate VOTED NO.

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

5️⃣ August 24, 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4):
Would have restored and updated the Voting Rights Act preclearance formula so certain jurisdictions would need federal approval before changing voting rules. This would have secured federal elections by blocking discriminatory voting changes before they take effect.
All 212 Republicans VOTED NO.

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

6️⃣ October 20, 2021 — Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747):
This was a narrower version of the bill above focused on national standards for early/mail voting, automatic registration, protections for election officials, and anti-subversion rules. This would have secured federal elections by creating consistent access rules and reducing opportunities for partisan interference.
All 50 Republicans in the Senate VOTED NO.

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

7️⃣ November 3, 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4):
This was the Senate version of the Voting Rights Act preclearance restoration. This would have secured federal elections by reinstating federal oversight against discriminatory changes.
48 Republicans in the Senate VOTED NO.

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.

8️⃣ January 19, 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act:
This combined the Freedom to Vote Act’s national standards with the John Lewis Act’s preclearance restoration. This would have secured federal elections by pairing expanded access rules with restored federal protections against discrimination.
All 50 Republicans in the Senate VOTED NO.

SO DON'T EVER TELL ME DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT SECURE ELECTIONS.
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The @GOP @HouseGOP @SenateGOP @Republicans really are NOT concerned with securing our federal elections.

ALL of these Democratic proposals would have provided better security, better standards, and better oversight over federal elections.

Absent from these Democratic proposals is the "voter ID" measure, but LITERALLY EVERY STUDY has proven there is NO NATIONWIDE VOTER FRAUD — by immigrants, non-citizens, or anyone else.

And yet, these Democratic proposals would have secured our elections. REPUBLICANS VOTED NO!!

[Luke Miani @LukeMiani]

> save $15M a year by cutting a screwworm monitoring program

> screwworm outbreak almost immediately

> $1B to combat it

Government efficiency

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@Bfaviero @BobbyAllyn Chuckle.. so I addition to destroying the world order…
Republican administration, aka @realDonaldTrump is going to destroy the tax shelters of American firms..

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@EricLDaugh Ah,
Conservative
Math like 600% discount

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@ChristopherHale Is the a Camel involved

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@EdKrassen Ah, the movie DAVE takes on a new meeting

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

10,000 Veterans and their families to lose their homes due to Trump's VA: https://t.co/meL99s3uGk

[Dr Dave Cartland BMedSc MBChB Ex-MRCGP @CartlandDavid]

Hats off to whoever wrote this!

EMPLOYEE NOTICE

Due to the current financial situation caused by the fuel crisis and the slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment.

This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).

Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the Government to be considered for the SHAFT program (Special Help After Forced Termination).

Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (System Covering Retired-Early Workers).

A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the Government deems appropriate.

Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependents & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).

Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the Government.

Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much SHIT (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. The Government has always prided themselves on the amount of SHIT they give our citizens.

Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your MP, who has been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.

Sincerely,

The Committee for Economic Value of Individual Lives (E.V.I.L.)

PS - Due to the Virus, recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@sukh_saroy Math…
math will start to solve that.
Architecting will solve it

Like battery tech will solve the large flambé problem of lithium.

Why retrain everything?
why use GPUs for inference, when lower power Chips can do it.
Why move data when shared memory solves a problem.

Etc

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@SuzMcChesney28 @mark_slapinski Biden couldn’t
Court rules

[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

@TimothySandefur Now do a non-Donald % calculation

[Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9]

SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

"On Thursday, Jan 22 at approximately 1pm, a group of about a dozen Vermont community elders with whistles entered the atrium of White Cap Office Park in Williston VT, home of ICE’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center.
They refused to leave when ordered by Williston Police, the property manager, and federal agents, demanding instead that the landlord renegotiate and cancel the facility’s lease.
For the next 3.5 hours, they sat together in silence, pausing every 90 seconds to read the name of someone killed in ICE custody, followed by a loud whistle blast.
Williston Police arrived at around 1:30pm, and asked protesters to leave and stop making noise. A group of 5 elders refused and remained in the atrium accompanied by a medic and physical therapist.
Around 2pm, property manager and landlord Normand Stanislas arrived and began screaming at supporters gathered outside that he would have them arrested.
Around 3:15, the Williston Police announced that they had determined that the protestors were not breaking the law and were acting within their first amendment rights. They declined to arrest the group, which had paused blowing whistles to sit in front of the ICE office doors.
After the Williston Police had left, several DHS agents approached the group and threatened to charge them with Class C federal misdemeanors but did not actually do so, likely because they lacked authority to do so. The agents attempted to physically remove the elders and carry them away from the doors, but the group continued to exercise their right to protest by walking over and sitting back down. Eventually, the agents left.
The group continued their protest with banners and singing until the sun began setting, when they left the office park of their own accord.
Karen Bixler, 83, of Bethel said, “I’m taking this action to bring attention to our state’s role in this horrific institution. White collar workers, sheltered from the brutality that is taking place in our country, are providing ICE with information to aid in their raids.”
This protest follows several months of public outcry against the Industrial Ave facility, which is used to monitor civilian social media activity and identify targets for ICE detention and deportation. Over the winter, community groups conducted several noise demos at White Cap Business, and anonymous individuals hung a banner from the flagpoles reading “ICE VIOLATES RIGHTS HERE.”
70 year-old Dorothy Mammen of Middlebury said: “This facility is staffing up to spy on people via social media, to flag "negative sentiment" toward ICE and build dossiers on anyone who opposes fascism. They are compiling personal details, family links, and using facial recognition. To what end? To stifle dissent; to trample our right to free speech.”
The office at White Cap is one of many ICE-related facilities in Chittenden County, which serves as the national nerve center for ICE operations. The notorious Law Enforcement Support Center on Harvest Lane is home to ICE’s nationwide tip line, while at least 10 other nearby locations (totaling an estimated 400,000 square feet of office space) are used by DHS for data processing, surveillance, and administrative work.
On Tuesday, the Williston Selectboard passed a resolution condemning ICE activities in the town, and several hundred protesters marched in the frigid temperature to denounce the ICE Call Center on Harvest Lane.
The elders risking arrest in Thursday’s sit-in were not representatives of any official group or organization, but simply community members concerned about the safety of their neighbors. They expressed hope that their action would help others to find the courage necessary to get ICE out of Williston."

[Sam Greene @samagreene]

I study authoritarianism for a living, so I do not say this lightly: America isn't facing an authoritarian future. America is living an authoritarian present.

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[David Valentine @GeoInTechWorld]

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