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Software guy, writer, dungeon master, player, guide, & cook. That may make me sound like a bard, but I can't sing worth a damn. He/Him Husband, father, grandfather
Please stop saying "free use" when you mean "fair use" that's a whole different thing
bring back being able to trust experts!!!! I do not want to "do my own research" on every single thing I interact with over the course of a regular Tuesday! I want smart people with expertise and experience and communications skills back in all the places where they belong!!!!!!
Gencab for Cutie@babadooknukem.bsky.social · last wk.We tried "everyone is entitled to an opinion" for three straight decades and all we have to show for it is four thousand cases of measles and a death cult running the government. It's time for people who don't know what they're talking about to shut the fuck up.
Friends in CA, if you haven't voted yet, vote "Yes" on 40. And vote "No" on 41 & 42. Also, if you need a voter guide, check out Knock LA: knock-la.com/knock-la-los...
the self-owning will continue at DOJ until morale improves
Yonette Joseph@sugarcane99.bsky.social · 19h agoEx-FBI chief in Chicago sues the DOJ, claiming he was pressured to investigate Trump’s foes www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Photo from my collection, and I actually have some interesting info about this lady. This is Mina Winslow in 1915. She was an accomplished biologist specializing in mollusks (malacology)! public.websites.umich.edu/~tfduda/pdf/...
All he desires is knowledge. I can get on board with that. His methods are a bit suspect, however.
Brainiac in Superman: The Animated Series
ALT: Brainiac in Superman: The Animated Series
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Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 15h agoWhat Supervillain are you.
The Justice Department has refused to give former special counsel Jack Smith permission to testify in President Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC.
Justice Department Bars Jack Smith From Testifying in Trump’s BBC Lawsuit
The BBC wants to question the former special counsel about the president’s role in Jan. 6.
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Hey this is the kinda shit people mean when they tell you to ignore the polls and go and vote. so go and fucking vote tomorrow.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h agoCalifornia’s proposed billionaire tax was polling at 52% approval back in May. Tech oligarchs have spent at least $148 million to fight it. Now it polls at 42%.
Undecided voters were just waiting to hear about the triumphal arc/military complex. A few were wavering about whether it would have tremendous drone capability, or merely adequate drone capability. And what working family doesn't want snipers having clear shots at Arlington National Cemetery?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h agoTrump: "We're going for final approval of the triumphal arch/military complex ... it's going to have tremendous drone capability. I would say sniper or shooter capability"
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Also we were asked to let everyone know that they don't need more reports about this. They already know and are dealing with it. More reports will just bog things down.
We understand that this is upsetting but the best thing to do is wait for the legal team to handle it.
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🌈 Deea 🦋 Space Waffles@poopsiekittens.bsky.social · 23h agoHere is the entire Reddit post for those who don’t have an account.
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Here is a photo of the owner of the Atlantic next to Ghislaine Maxwell for no reason whatsoever
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 3mo agoMichigan’s Senate race could determine whether Democrats retake the majority—and indicate exactly what kind of Democrats voters are looking for, @russellberman.bsky.social reports:
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg is the latest to enjoin DOJ from demanding that California segregate ballots from purported noncitizens. The data is flawed and the demand violates the Elections Clause of the constitution, he says. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
AUSA: improperly made himself a fact witness, lied in doing so, and then corrected the record because of the lie. bold_strategy_cotton.gif
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 20h agoLawyer for the plaintiffs just visibly sighed as the AUSA discussed how he personally was treated to verify his identity when voting. Also: After claiming he didn't need to show his ID the last time, he then corrected the record and says he voted by mail in this election. This is wild.
I think it might be physically impossible to wedge more hedge words in a single sentence.
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23h agoThis is honestly one of the funniest, saddest legal sentences I've ever read.
They literally don’t believe in the free market principles they espouse. It’s just propaganda. The truth is they just want to be the only ones allowed to make all the money & they don’t want the consumer to have any choice.
Lupita Nihongo@otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 5d agoA lot of good & smart people say they subscribe to capitalism & then they start describing checks on it or adding qualifiers like ‘well-regulated’, which are all things, any limitation at all, that successful capitalists aim to destroy. They don’t mind if their competitors are bound by them though.
the most infuriating thing the Times newsroom does is that they respond to conservative criticism by bending over backwards to address the unfairness and they respond to progressive criticism by lecturing us about how we don’t understand their high minded objectivity
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d agoi finally got to read this and wow is it a steaming pile of crap. there is one constant in everything the NYT does and it’s this attitude of “we are smarter than you and you are simply too stupid to understand our choices.”
happy five year birthday to TACKY, the little essay collection that could ❤️ bookshop.org/p/books/tack...
