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spiritplumber.bsky.social
Robotics (land-sea-air-space-underwater) and AI since 2008. Not a tech bro, I was there before them and will be there after them. I bit one once, though. Progressive policies and humanism, please. (Any pronouns. My adjectives are GRUMPY and CARING)
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1. Florida banned cities from lighting up bridges rainbow colors for Pride. So the people of Jacksonville did it themselves using flashlights and gels. They opened the drawbridge to block them. So they marched to a different bridge. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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#PrideMechParade @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social Here's the first of many! An Ace Pride Raven for my best girl Wigglystar. I'm getting better at my freehand! More tomorrow.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Prediction / accountability post: After getting his ass kicked in Ukraine, Putin will invade Belarus as a consolation prize.

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No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!

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Story idea: A prison, or maybe a refugee camp. It is neatly, and sometimes not so neatly, divided alongside ideological lines. There are libertarians, communists, monarchists, everything under the sun. The people there are destitute and contraband or infighting is heavily cracked down on.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

What’s the hacker’s version of a bat signal?

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

You should always be happy that you are not above the law. Above the law, by simple geometry, means outside the law. Outside the law means that the law won't protect you.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.

submitted 6 days ago • 904 comments

what is worse: 60000 spiders in a trenchcoat or 6 spiders in a trenchcoat? (Same mass, same trenchcoat)

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive. Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it. Whoops. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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"To resist Trump, we need to rewire democracy to revive democracy. This requires a move away from moral abstractions and liberal hand-wringing to local political campaigning, non-violent civil disobedience and active social mobilization."

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imgur.com/gallery/trut... GNU Terry pratchett

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Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out. Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it. This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights. Take it here:

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archiveofourown.org/works/656361... I've been challenged to write a story in which God is the good guy, so here it is.

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