Thorin
@beholdsa.bsky.social
A human. I program bioinformatics software by day and design tabletop RPGs by night. Co-owner of @tabcreations.com. he/him.
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You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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In California, the DOJ has deployed poll monitors in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, and Fresno Counties. In New Jersey, they’re stationed in Passaic County. Don’t let these voter intimidation tactics by the Trump administration stop you from voting.
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In California, the DOJ has deployed poll monitors in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, and Fresno Counties. In New Jersey, they’re stationed in Passaic County. Don’t let these voter intimidation tactics by the Trump administration stop you from voting.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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Stop calling for resignations and start calling for arrests.
Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.
"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."
October 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Stop calling for resignations and start calling for arrests.
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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I support NPR.
August 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I am so excited for this! #kickstarter
SHADOWS OVER SOL 2E IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!
Venture into the hungry void of outer space. Explore derelict spaceships, make deals with shady corps and try to survive the horrors encroaching on your every move.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgsky #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
Venture into the hungry void of outer space. Explore derelict spaceships, make deals with shady corps and try to survive the horrors encroaching on your every move.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgsky #dnd #ttrpgcommunity #rpg
Shadows Over Sol: Second Edition | Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying
Dark science fiction tabletop RPG, unveiling a future of conspiracy and horror
www.kickstarter.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I am so excited for this! #kickstarter
One week until launch time! I'm really looking forward to this one!
Coming soon: Shadows Over Sol: Second Edition | Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying
Dark science fiction tabletop RPG, unveiling a future of conspiracy and horror
www.kickstarter.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
One week until launch time! I'm really looking forward to this one!
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Excellent ICE response guide for academic library workers from the Library Freedom Project. Includes proactive defense prep as well as rapid response. Please RT, library friends. libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
libraryfreedom.org
July 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Excellent ICE response guide for academic library workers from the Library Freedom Project. Includes proactive defense prep as well as rapid response. Please RT, library friends. libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
My biggest complaint with the new Superman movie is them giving Ma and Pa Kent southern accents. They're Kansans; they're not from the South!
Other than that, though, fun movie!
Other than that, though, fun movie!
July 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My biggest complaint with the new Superman movie is them giving Ma and Pa Kent southern accents. They're Kansans; they're not from the South!
Other than that, though, fun movie!
Other than that, though, fun movie!
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This is literally "Your papers, please." It's Stasi shit. That's what Homan is declaring, here.
Anyone who "looks foreign" is subject to detainment and harassment. Fail to persuade ICE thugs of your citizenship, and you risk arrest.
And we've all seen video of what happens if you try to turn away.
Anyone who "looks foreign" is subject to detainment and harassment. Fail to persuade ICE thugs of your citizenship, and you risk arrest.
And we've all seen video of what happens if you try to turn away.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This is literally "Your papers, please." It's Stasi shit. That's what Homan is declaring, here.
Anyone who "looks foreign" is subject to detainment and harassment. Fail to persuade ICE thugs of your citizenship, and you risk arrest.
And we've all seen video of what happens if you try to turn away.
Anyone who "looks foreign" is subject to detainment and harassment. Fail to persuade ICE thugs of your citizenship, and you risk arrest.
And we've all seen video of what happens if you try to turn away.
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Watching Grok morph into Mechahitler within hours of Elon “de-wokeifying” it is the best unintentional ad for content moderation I’ve ever seen.
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Watching Grok morph into Mechahitler within hours of Elon “de-wokeifying” it is the best unintentional ad for content moderation I’ve ever seen.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Watching Grok morph into Mechahitler within hours of Elon “de-wokeifying” it is the best unintentional ad for content moderation I’ve ever seen.
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Watching Grok morph into Mechahitler within hours of Elon “de-wokeifying” it is the best unintentional ad for content moderation I’ve ever seen.
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Interesting theory that recent LLM modells' use of the em-dash is tied to token minimization (and the scanning of pre-digitization texts).
https://msukhareva.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-emdashes-part-two
https://msukhareva.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-emdashes-part-two
July 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Interesting theory that recent LLM modells' use of the em-dash is tied to token minimization (and the scanning of pre-digitization texts).
https://msukhareva.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-emdashes-part-two
https://msukhareva.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-emdashes-part-two
An interesting and unsettling database of regulatory changes that have taken effect since the beginning of the current administration.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-regulatory-changes-in-the-second-trump-administration/
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-regulatory-changes-in-the-second-trump-administration/
June 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An interesting and unsettling database of regulatory changes that have taken effect since the beginning of the current administration.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-regulatory-changes-in-the-second-trump-administration/
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-regulatory-changes-in-the-second-trump-administration/
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This is so true. 99% of book bans have the intended effect: you never hear about those books again. The 1% of banned books that become infamous bestsellers elsewhere are not the norm.
June 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is so true. 99% of book bans have the intended effect: you never hear about those books again. The 1% of banned books that become infamous bestsellers elsewhere are not the norm.
Along the theme of interesting data, here's a database of lawsuits challenging Trump administration initiatives.
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
June 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Along the theme of interesting data, here's a database of lawsuits challenging Trump administration initiatives.
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
Another interesting and scary interactive map: This one shows people disappeared by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and where they were taken.
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
June 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another interesting and scary interactive map: This one shows people disappeared by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and where they were taken.
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
This is an interesting interactive map of government fundings cuts and
their localized effects around the country. Kind of scary, really.
https://theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map/
their localized effects around the country. Kind of scary, really.
https://theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map/
June 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is an interesting interactive map of government fundings cuts and
their localized effects around the country. Kind of scary, really.
https://theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map/
their localized effects around the country. Kind of scary, really.
https://theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map/