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I am a human. I am not a robot. You cannot prove that I am a robot. Opinions & lunacy belong solely to me, a real human person. Intolerant of cruelty. 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈⚙️ He/him | simguy.net Linux engineer in Chicago, *NOT* the public policy guy.
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Government’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics. Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.* So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?

submitted 7 days ago • 68 comments

Trump is bailing out corrupt Democrats because it gives him leverage over them. The conflict of interest means the Mayor needs to be immediately removed from office by @govkathyhochul.bsky.social. Whether or not he ever did, Mayor Adams no longer works for the people of NYC. He now works for Trump.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

🧵The decision to change “LGBTQ” to “LGB” on the Stonewall National Monument page is yet another example of the Trump administration’s blatant attempts to discriminate against and erase the legacies of transgender and queer Americans.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

Erasing our history won't erase us. Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.

submitted 9 days ago • 165 comments

submitted 11 days ago • 51 comments

Hey all, we've gotten a *lot* of tips since this post. Keep 'em coming. The deep-dive investigations we tend to do will often take longer to source, report, corroborate, fact-check and publish, but our reporters are hard at work following up on leads you’ve sent. Thanks for your trust in us.

submitted 20 days ago • 65 comments

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 21 days ago • 821 comments

Also wrote about how the Democrat Party isn't really a political party anymore

submitted 34 days ago • 10 comments

I hope this helps clear up what just happened. It is short, free, and sourced. siennamiller.beehiiv.com/p/explaining...

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

I've been thinking about a move from Facebook, where I live mostly in groups, to Bluesky. I've taken a few steps in that direction, but just browsing today I think it's not going to work out for the same reason I never belonged on Twitter. I need a place where communities are centered. Maybe Reddit?

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Every family and child deserves to feel safe and secure in the place they call home. Every resident of Illinois should know their rights. I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.

submitted 36 days ago • 225 comments

people are like "don't idealize bluesky" but for me, it's not about this specific site. it's proof that everything that was good about twitter was always movable to another place, and can be moved again in the future. we're not stuck anywhere

submitted 85 days ago • 26 comments

This brings another Desert Bus to a close. We had some amazing times, we made some incredible memories and we raised $1.25 Million for the children. For Hope. Orbspeed. Good Night. Good Luck. See you next year.

submitted 99 days ago • 14 comments

Thank you to Chek News for coming and catching our record-breaking full week (!!!) get!

submitted 100 days ago • 3 comments

Non-Fungible Human Dan Olsen appeared on Wet-Ones to give an incredible interview which included the MadLib of a sentence “I was at a wedding officiated by Childish Gambino at the Metaverse Taco Bell Chapel.” You can watch the whole thing right here: youtu.be/dZuP5RZA0io

submitted 103 days ago • 4 comments

The road trip returns! @desertbus.org 2024 t-shirts are now available, along with limited quantities of 2017-2023 models. Check out Jon's new design and order your own right here: fanga.me/r/desert-bus...

submitted 108 days ago • 4 comments

It's almost that time again! 🌵🚌😍

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

I've been getting a lot of followers from University of Michigan so I figured I should point out for future reference that I'm not *that* Kevin Stange. You can still follow me, but I'll probably post stuff about open source, gaming, and science fiction, if I ever actually post again.

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments