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Aging nerd, depthless generalist. Refugee from alt.folklore.urban. I follow what I like, please don't bother to followback. I like old planes. AI images, generational bigotry, or reposting from the Bad Place for engagement will be blocked mercilessly
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Boycott El Salvador

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An intriguing idea. Bear in mind that state charges are beyond the pardon power of POTUS.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

They all laughed as they spoke of an untried man, tortured in a cell with no way out, no hope of justice. From the comfort of a gilded room, wrapped in luxury and power, they laughed. These are not men. These are monsters.

submitted 19 hours ago • 14 comments

It ys a such challenging, turbulent, difficult tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum small moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

Dear news media headline bots: If a spacecraft is "fully automated" then the human occupants of the spacecraft are passengers, not crew. "Crew" implies having a function *other* than ballast.

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

Star Trek TOS S2E5 is an overly cheery parable about 1960s American efforts at nation building. I’d love to see a followup episode that finds Gamma Trianguli VI with toxic capitalism, military rule, and vast slums. Thanks to McCoy and Kirk.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Sooner or later, we're ALL going to be Kilmar Abrego Garcia

submitted 1 day ago • 434 comments

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say things should be less bad and more good. Who do I talk to about this

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Say what you will about Bernie- Love him. Hate him. But he IS (with AOC) the only one standing up for us! Just saying…

submitted 3 days ago • 99 comments

Art of the Deal!

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From our Treasury: “We’re moving from the hard currency of pebbles to the 21st century of currency known as “Cryo-currency”. We will be releasing a Gov supported memechunk of ice, which may become valuable, or may melt tomorrow. It’s really an exciting gamble that’s sure to pay off for a few of us.”

submitted 3 days ago • 42 comments

Oh, Bother, said Pooh. As your attorney, I advise you to drink heavily.

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Bother, said Pooh. By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife.

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I so wish Bluesky enabled .sig files because this is a perfect sig.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

#flippersup

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A showe that ys the opposite of Black Mirrour, sci-fi anthologye wher people use the oldest technologyes of poetrye, crafte, diplomacye to make thinges bettir. No thinge cheesye or fake, but real, fierce, viciouslye committed hope and braverye, even yn the face of the most terrible odds.

submitted 5 days ago • 7 comments

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

submitted 6 days ago • 394 comments

Gearing up for my fifth once-in-a-lifetime recession

submitted 6 days ago • 14 comments

Current mood:

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Bother, said Pooh, this is the nearest to being alive oh let me take my chances on the wall of death.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Quote of the Day right here.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

out: being someone’s emergency contact 💘 in: being someone’s emergency habeas filer 📃✍️

submitted 8 days ago • 51 comments

Bother, said Pooh, Foul your water and steal your bread Wake up things better left for dead.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

The Trump admin is running to SCOTUS like a petulant child after being told "no".

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