Fox News' Jesse Watters met with "the DOGE boys" for their "nightly meeting," including... Big Balls. The meeting was led by Elon Musk, who the DOJ has insisted in court does not lead DOGE.
I did not see Amy Gleason at the meeting. cc: [@annabower.bsky.social](
Missed this incredibly fucked up bit of nonsense yesterday. The gov't is run by an entire group of crazy uncles who believe the dumbest shit passed around the internet.
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Oh no! This is very sad. I met Jill years ago and we hung out at a conference in Berlin. In the years since then, every few years we'd reconnect and chat, especially about ideas on how to do cool stuff on the internet. She was always thoughtful, fun, and curious. This sucks.
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New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Look What The Chat Dragged In
This week, we discuss the Semafor piece about the Nerd Reich's Signal chats, and how many conversations have moved from public spaces to private spaces.
[podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...](
Interesting, if unexplained situation. Non-US travelers to the US dropped significantly in March. But went right back up in April. Richard has a self-updating version (with even more airports) here: [bifurcation.github.io/cbp-awt/](
