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A notification indicates a fast rise in the VIX by 13.17% from a previous closing price of 17.24.

…everytime this goes up, I know he had something to do with it…

And you already know who I’m talking about, which is equally bad.

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A person walks past the historical Centennial Christian Church, characterized by its tall bell tower and brick facade.

It only took a few minutes of tornadic wind and rain to turn my childhood neighborhood landmark into ruins, taking a life along with it.

Michelle Higgins, left, and Andrew Gibson embrace outside Centennial Christian Church in the Fountain Park neighborhood on Friday, May 16, 2025. Storms badly damaged the church and one person inside was killed.
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Project #homelab for today: Authentik vs Pocket ID

I want to passkey all the things, but which one is best? Also can I use with Tailscale as well as some of the external things I run with my bastion jumpbox/Pangolin setup?

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My very infrequent plea to micro.blog iOS app steward @manton to please add the ability to paste pictures and videos into the text entry box just like we can on the web.

🙇‍♂️

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A fluffy cat looks out a window through a screen, with a view of a rainy suburban street outside.

Who else had a rainy #caturday?

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various news headlines: Trump's budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy p... NBC News • 2h Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data The New York Times • 1h Longest Atlanta Beltline stretch (almost 7 miles) is THIS CLOSE to fin... Urbanize Atlanta • 4h A massive tariff on millions of Americans' purchases just went into... CNN • 7h The whole news cycle is endless despotism.

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House Republicans INSANE proposal for a 900% increase in the ICE budget. Raising it from $9 Billion to $90 Billion. With an impending recession and layoffs looming.

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“ThIs Is ThE mOsT TrAnSpArEnT AdMiNiStRaTiOn In HiStOrY” …but let’s keep lying to the people about who’s actually about who’s taxing them more.

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A television screen displays election results for the Nepean riding in Ontario, showing Mark Carney in the lead with 2,248 votes, alongside results for other candidates and parties. 🥳 🇨🇦 🎉
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A brown longhair cat with an orange bandanna and a black dog wearing an orange collar are looking out of a window.

#Caturday with friends

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This new season of #Andor is hitting differently thanks to current events or is it just me…

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So the 1st Amendment is only for citizens now and not just anyone wanting to experience and tour our country? This was being done on a case by case basis where warranted, but now is mandatory.

US Visa Applications from Japan Now Require Disclosing 5 Years of Social Media History

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The Dire Warning of a True Independent in the Age of Trump - Esquire

“EVER SINCE THE VOTING PUBLIC IN ITS infinite meatheadedness made the former president the current president…”

I’m sure as time progresses, there are gong to many variations of the above statement permeating the accounts and observations of this era.

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Well so much for my business idea involving my Japan and Taiwan connections for now. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Must’ve been paw licking good whatever she ate. #caturday

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Another floofy #caturday is upon us! 😸

A fluffy cat wearing an orange bandana is resting on a rolled up green towel next to a cardboard cat scratchpost and a cat tower.
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So he folded and dropped those tariffs down to 10% huh… except 125% on China huh… Market back up 2000 point instantly though huh

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This doesn’t smell right at all. Someone really close to these decisions gotta be plundering and swashbuckling 🏴‍☠️💸😑

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Currently reading: Dust (Silo Trilogy) by Hugh Howey 📚

The cover of Dust, the third book in the Silo Series by Hugh Howey, features bold black text on an ochre background with a promotional note for streaming on Apple TV+
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Late #caturday vibes.

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Senator Booker is now in the history books for making the longest filibuster in history. 24+ hours and counting, protesting this 🫏 🕳️ ’s administration. ✊🏾 ✊🏿 ✊🏽 A person is standing and speaking on the Senate floor, with a headline about various topics being discussed. www.youtube.com/live/v2ut…