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I've spent the last two years working on this code, but it's finally ready for the public.
This is, by far, the largest project I've ever authored by myself.

I've been writing an ansible/puppet competitor, and now I'm at the point where I'm comfortable releasing it to the public. There was also a lot of question at the time on whether it *should* be open source, but I decided if I end up wanting to monetize it, I'll just release a version that has extra enterprise features and sell that, since I'm the sole copyright holder.

Most of the "core" functionality is now available.

Much more work to be done, but things are now in a good place.

Volition is already significantly easier to configure than puppet in my opinion. It has a full GUI for administration, and a CLI tool is planned.

I'll let the readme speak for the rest.

Please do play with Volition, read the source, compile and mess with it, and let me know what you think. All feedback is appreciated, as Volition is still very much a work in progress.

According to all the conservative legal scholars here on SN you can't even vote against a person unless they've been convicted of a crime.

So it's good to know they're finally all admitting that Hilary Clinton is completely innocent!

Baby steps.

There was a massive ICE raid a couple of days ago on the east side of Madison, one which I apparently missed by mere moments. The Madison law enforcement were NOT notified of this, as stated by both Mayor Soglin and Police Chief Koval...though, of course, their primary concern (at least on the air) was "breakdown in communications" rather than "Jesus fuck, WHY are these people conducting damn near paramilitary raids without warning?!"

There is a way to fight illegal immigration. This is not how. Instead of enforcing the laws we have and going after the causes of the problem--this being large businesses like meatpacking plants who bring illegals in as essentially slave labor--they go after the individuals themselves. Not only is this about as useful as locking the barn door after the horse bolts, not only is it a tacit wink and nod to said virtual slavers, but it ends up being open season on these people. Because they're illegal (presumably; we do NOT know everyone targeted in these raids is!), they are not truly human in the eyes of many, and I guaran-fucking-tee you the kind of person who signs up for ICE is even less likely to see them as human beings than the average Joe or Jane on the street.

It's Happening Here.

"Oh, it's JUST the spics," people will say. "They ought not to come here illegally," they say. Well, that last one is true, but they ARE here, and how we deal with them speaks to who and what we are as a nation. There are better ways to handle this. What is being done is possibly the worst way aside from simply rounding up any suspected illegal immigrant and summarily executing him or her...and, frankly, not that far off. What is being done is, again, tacit approval to the big businesses profiting off these peoples' vulnerability in the first place.

One of the reasons I am not a fan of Franklin D. Roosevelt for any reason aside from his economic policy is because he ran internment camps. Or as they are better and more properly called, *concentration camps.* And I don't know how else to describe what ICE is doing in these so-called "detention centers." If you ask me, "detention center" is to concentration camp as "enhanced interrogation methods" is to *torture.* Call it what you want, but if it concentrates "undesireables" it's a concentration camp.

It's Happening Here.

Because people say it can't happen here, when it *is* happening here, they refuse to understand that it is. It's not in their worldview. This is why the euphemism treadmill that, among others, George Carlin called out for its dishonesty and evil is so sinisterly effective: because It Can't Happen Here, when it *does* happen here, people will latch onto anything to believe that it's not happening here.

It's Happening Here.

What's next? Where is this going? Once the infrastructure for concentration camps is in place, once warrant standards are lax and paramilitary action against citizens is legalized, once we have secret courts, once We The People "have a reason" to suspend the Constitution--whose basic clauses apply to EVERYONE, NOT just citizens!--a turnkey fascist state is in place, just waiting for the right crisis to come along, or indeed, to be manufactured.

It's Happening Here. First they came for the illegal immigrants...

From Warsaw to Riyadh, to Jerusalem, to Singapore, it has been my highest honor to represent the United States abroad. And so many great leaders have visited my White Houses. Friended or followed me on Social Media. We're doing Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (thank you Mike & Kevin). And YouTube -- that's a Google number. I have forged close relationships and friendships and STRONG partnerships with the leaders of many Nations. And our approach has already yielded INCREDIBLE CHANGE.

I welcomed Prime Minister Modi of India -- they call him the leader of the world’s largest democracy -- to my Washington White House. I'll tell you, he's a world leader in Social Media. And we're true friends on many platforms.

I was pleased to learn about an Indian Airlines recent order of 100 new American planes, one of the largest orders of its kind, which will support thousands and thousands of American jobs. We’re also looking forward to exporting more American energy to India as their economy grows, including major long-term contracts to purchase American natural gas.

Air India is now flying DIRECTLY from New Delhi to Tel Aviv. Flying over Saudi Arabia. And saving over two hours on the flight. Something nobody thought would ever happen. Tremendous gift from Saudi Arabia to the beautiful Tourism Industry of Israel. And they're talking about a 65% growth in that. A deal where everybody wins. Because of me. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/israel-targets-over-65-per-cent-growth-in-indian-tourist-arrivals/articleshow/63666072.cms

Warsaw. I gave a TERRIFIC speech in Warsaw. Which the Wall Street Journal called my defining speech. And they said "Mr. Trump is taking a clear stand against the kind of gauzy globalism and vague multiculturalism represented by the worldview of, say, Barack Obama and most contemporary Western intellectuals........" They love me in Poland. Because they love God. They're People of Faith. Just like us. And we want Poland to be very safe. Security. I said, "why do we still have NATO? Do we still need that one or is it obsolete?" Well, there's one reason, and it's a great reason -- Poland. To protect Poland from Russia. I think it’s a very aggressive situation. I think that Russia has acted aggressively. They respect force. They respect strength, as anyone does. And we have the greatest strength in the world, especially now. The security of Poland is very important to me. Extremely important. They’re very special people. It’s a very special country. It’s a very brave country.

I think one of my best moments was making that speech in Poland. People liked me, and I like them. They’re very, very exceptional people. The security of Poland is very important to me, and it’s very important to our country.

Andy Duda, President Duda of Poland, came to me at my Washington White House. We had a great talk. Great talk. And he asked me, "please build a base in Poland. Call it Fort Trump. And Poland will pay for it." He's got billions, he's ready to pay billions -- MUCH more than $2 billion -- for us to put our base in there. They're paying, so important. So we are looking at it. We’re looking at it from the standpoint of number one, military protection, for both countries, and also cost. A term you don’t hear too often. And they're ready to buy our natural gas, our liquefied gas. So they're not dependent on Russia for that one. We're looking at building Fort Trump. Great name. And we can make a great deal, very fair deal. whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-president-duda-republic-poland-bilateral-meeting

Poland, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia. These are our wonderful friends. Our beautiful friends. The Four Friends of America. And trust me, I'm working very hard on making new friends. Chairman Kim, tremendous meeting with him -- the best food I've ever tasted. President Putin, very successful meeting. Very tough competitor and maybe we can change that. Many things are possible. Because the world RESPECTS us again. Something we haven't seen in a long, long time. America First!! pic.twitter.com/9o5gZlJiTd

Posting this in anticipation of a trending hashtag. See also: #KavanaughHearings.

https://twitter.com/mihow/status/1045325066857263104

A Second Front Door.

Consider this for a second.

A SECOND FRONT DOOR.

This is what sexual assault does to a person. This is heartbreaking. Deeply heartbreaking.

Get Mark Judge into one of these hearings.

Ooh, Dr. Ford used the encrypted Washington Post tip line (generates a "utm_term" in the URL, which doesn't sound so secure...). Good advertisement for the existence of that service, I think. The ratings for this event are probably high.

Ford mentions the death threats. We don't care!

That coffee break moment.

Dianne Feinstein enters into record 140 letters from friends and neighbors, and "1,000" from female physicians. Also she is actually asking the witness questions, whereas Grassley has deferred to his female proxy.

Turns out she has that #SecondFrontDoor. And her home is a place to host Google interns...?

She brings up epinephrine and norepinephrine to explain how her basic memory functions work and that she knew it was Brett Kavanaugh who assaulted her.

She brings up her hippocampus again in a response to Senator Leahy.

Party or gathering?

Uncomfortable encounter at the Potomac Village Safeway! She said "Hi" to Mark Judge, who was arranging shopping carts.

Did she say something about reporters trying to talk to her dog?

Answer about other PTSD risk factors sounds about as evasive as it does scientific.

Mitchell is attacking Ford's fear of flying!

Ford got her polygraph within 24 hours or so of her grandma's funeral.

Booker: "speaking YOUR truth".

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Kavanaugh (BK) is pissed off.

He won't be intimidated into withdrawing from the process. "I have never sexually assaulted anyone... ever."

BK has a friend who was sexually abused! BK's voice wavered as he was talking about his mother. And a lot more as he talks about his 10-year-old daughter praying for Dr. Ford.

Choked up as he talks about his father keeping detailed calendar-diaries, a practice he adopted. BK is listing actual dates he was in D.C. on weekends. June 4, August 7, August 20-22.

"I liked beer. I still like beer."

Lol: https://twitter.com/jameshohmann/status/1045396951846539265

Brett Kavanaugh notes that the summer that the sexual assault allegedly took place, when Christine Ford says he pinned her down on a bed, he had spent a lot of time lifting weights and doing strength training.

^ Tweeter is a WaPost reporter.

Good thing there is a recess, because while BK was emphatic and pretty clear in his opening statement, he seemed a bit flustered during questioning.

Chris Garrett is "Squee"!

Durbin tries to get BK to turn his head to Don McGahn. Doesn't work. But he is getting BK flustered on the subject of an FBI investigation.

Senator Lindsey Graham mounts the defense.

BK defends his use of "Ralph Club" in his yearbook. Because he has a weak stomach. And "Renate Alumnius" has nothing to do with sex.

Dem overplaying his hand: "Do you believe Anita Hill?"

U.S. President Donald Trump faced a round of laughter from world leaders Tuesday afternoon at the United Nations General Assembly after boasting that his presidency “has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country.” This hiccup didn’t bother Fox News, however, which promptly cut out the laughter on Twitter. And Fox News edits like this aren’t so uncommon.

During Trump’s UN speech to the assembly, Fox News uploaded two clips that circumvented the awkward moment. In the first clip, Fox cut off Trump’s speech as soon as he finished saying that the U.S. has accomplished more than any other presidential administration.

Three minutes later, Fox posted a second excerpt for viewers, this time beginning right after the uncomfortable moment had ended. This effectively cut out the entire moment, from world leaders snickering at Trump to the entire assembly bursting out in laughter. For Fox viewers checking their Twitter timelines during the event, it was almost as if the moment had never happened at all.

Fox News roasted on Twitter after editing out world leaders laughing at Trump

Folks -- we have United States. Which, when Obama got done with them, not so united. Very DIVIDED. I'm uniting them again. Making America Great Again.

And we have United Nations. They call it united, it's never been united. Except that time when Russia walked out. Our world is very divided, it's a tremendous thing. Fabulous competition. But, we need to get together. We're all up against a big problem. Called Iran. And I've been very successful, I've gotten so many Countries to get together. To stand together against Iran. Lots of countries -- not enough. So I'm talking to United Nations this morning. In my home town, beautiful New York City. Manhattan, the best part of NYC. Right? So tune in, it's going to be tremendous. It's the next step to getting Iran out of our way. And getting the Globalists out of our way. We're gonna see all the Countries get together and say "no" to Globalism. Because of me -- the only guy that can make that happen. And the only guy that can solve the Iran problem.

And by the way, tune in to my Youtube channel. Not the Fake News Media. Don’t believe what you see from these people in the Fake News. I'll tell you, it’s amazing. They say, "oh, President Trump supports terrorism." Total crap, 100% WRONG. I never have. They are doing a number, an absolute number. Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what’s happening. Just stick with us!!!! youtu.be/m-n0abQByEw

"Dark matter cannot be used to fudge them because in order for dark matter to predict galaxy rotation it must stay spread out and therefore it cannot be squeezed into little wide binary systems."

https://physicsfromtheedge.blogspot.com/2018/

His blog is an interesting read.
Dark matter is dying. RIP.

Why you don’t really have a ‘type’

“Beauty still is in the eye of the beholder, but our on-going work suggests that the beholder may be changing constantly,” says Haiyang Yang, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School and author of a study that found that our sense of beauty can change based on other people’s opinions. “It can be argued that the advent of the internet age may be causing people to change their beauty standards faster than ever before in human history.”

Sexy 'Handmaid's Tale' Halloween costume pulled after sparking online outrage

I Don't Know How to Feel About This Sexy Handmaiden Costume

Now you'll have to go as a Roblox instead.