clockwork bird
@clockworkbird.bsky.social
I support trans rights.
I fight climate change.
I love indie video games.
he/him
I fight climate change.
I love indie video games.
he/him
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
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Still mad about this actually.
The guy who made my first office job miserable by proselytizing to me all the time because he didn't think orthodoxy was "really christianity" recently tried to connect with me on linkedin re: becoming an orthodox influencer.
I would like to know less about you Brad.
The guy who made my first office job miserable by proselytizing to me all the time because he didn't think orthodoxy was "really christianity" recently tried to connect with me on linkedin re: becoming an orthodox influencer.
I would like to know less about you Brad.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Still mad about this actually.
The guy who made my first office job miserable by proselytizing to me all the time because he didn't think orthodoxy was "really christianity" recently tried to connect with me on linkedin re: becoming an orthodox influencer.
I would like to know less about you Brad.
The guy who made my first office job miserable by proselytizing to me all the time because he didn't think orthodoxy was "really christianity" recently tried to connect with me on linkedin re: becoming an orthodox influencer.
I would like to know less about you Brad.
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This is narcissism masquerading as philosophy — the technophile elite are not recognizing a new soul in AI, they're falling in love with their creation, staring at their own reflection in a digital pool.
It is the ultimate in solipsism and has its roots in a pathological fear and denial of death.
It is the ultimate in solipsism and has its roots in a pathological fear and denial of death.
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is narcissism masquerading as philosophy — the technophile elite are not recognizing a new soul in AI, they're falling in love with their creation, staring at their own reflection in a digital pool.
It is the ultimate in solipsism and has its roots in a pathological fear and denial of death.
It is the ultimate in solipsism and has its roots in a pathological fear and denial of death.
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Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
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I'm here, I'm queer, I belong in Texas, too.
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
I’m a Trans Journalist Choosing to Live in Texas. Here’s Why That Matters.
My name is Kit O’Connell. I’ll be covering queer and trans life in Texas for Big & Bright — The Barbed Wire’s first underwritten vertical.
thebarbedwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm here, I'm queer, I belong in Texas, too.
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
thebarbedwire.com asked me to take a moment to introduce myself, and why our state needs reporters like me, and media where we can see our stories reflected.
This one starts when I'm just 13 years old...
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I lost *10* friends and family members over a three year period, got serious brain damage from medical negligence, and everyone expects me to just Be Normal now.
It's really hard not to be resentful about that sometimes.
It's really hard not to be resentful about that sometimes.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I lost *10* friends and family members over a three year period, got serious brain damage from medical negligence, and everyone expects me to just Be Normal now.
It's really hard not to be resentful about that sometimes.
It's really hard not to be resentful about that sometimes.
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I feel like here's where I'm supposed to say here that things are better now.
And sure, I can type again, and look at computer screens, and I've got small in-person group events going again; but my sense of direction never came back, and I can't repair estranged relationships with people who died.
And sure, I can type again, and look at computer screens, and I've got small in-person group events going again; but my sense of direction never came back, and I can't repair estranged relationships with people who died.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I feel like here's where I'm supposed to say here that things are better now.
And sure, I can type again, and look at computer screens, and I've got small in-person group events going again; but my sense of direction never came back, and I can't repair estranged relationships with people who died.
And sure, I can type again, and look at computer screens, and I've got small in-person group events going again; but my sense of direction never came back, and I can't repair estranged relationships with people who died.
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idk, I feel like there's always been a lot of pressure for people who continued to exercise precautions to be conciliatory to people who didn't.
Like I've been personally sitting on the time machine dial, keeping them from making it 2019 agin.
Like I've been personally sitting on the time machine dial, keeping them from making it 2019 agin.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
idk, I feel like there's always been a lot of pressure for people who continued to exercise precautions to be conciliatory to people who didn't.
Like I've been personally sitting on the time machine dial, keeping them from making it 2019 agin.
Like I've been personally sitting on the time machine dial, keeping them from making it 2019 agin.
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I lost access to a whole wing of my social network because I continued to mask and asked people to test before coming to events for awhile. I was told this was "too triggering".
I had an aneurysm when I got covid, but sure, it was more important that they not be reminded that covid happened.
I had an aneurysm when I got covid, but sure, it was more important that they not be reminded that covid happened.
brain-boiling from lockdown and such is absolutely part of it but I'm mostly referring to the sheer weight of unprocessed grief bsky.app/profile/docs...
That’s right. The experience of Covid comprehensively and irreparably boiled the brains of at least a third of our fellow citizens and we’re gonna be dealing with the consequences of this shit for the rest of our lives.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I lost access to a whole wing of my social network because I continued to mask and asked people to test before coming to events for awhile. I was told this was "too triggering".
I had an aneurysm when I got covid, but sure, it was more important that they not be reminded that covid happened.
I had an aneurysm when I got covid, but sure, it was more important that they not be reminded that covid happened.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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in the last 1.5 years journalistic fact-checking has become significantly harder specifically bc of this, without touching all the other ways education and knowledge-sharing are under attack rn (book bans, censorship, media industry crumbling, etc etc)
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
in the last 1.5 years journalistic fact-checking has become significantly harder specifically bc of this, without touching all the other ways education and knowledge-sharing are under attack rn (book bans, censorship, media industry crumbling, etc etc)
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oh man, we did a pie flight for thanksgiving last year and it was fantastic, highly recommend.
an entirely hand-pie based holiday meal would slap
I’d like an empanada Christmas or Thanksgiving. Just empanadas.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
oh man, we did a pie flight for thanksgiving last year and it was fantastic, highly recommend.
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"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
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If you've heard about RFK Jr's "wellness farms," have I got a story for you.
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
RFK Jr's Plan To Put Americans On Farms
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If you've heard about RFK Jr's "wellness farms," have I got a story for you.
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.
So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!
youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c
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Boycott the 27'th - 1'st weaintbuyingit.com it's a temporary protest of certain companies.
I'm already boycotting every company I see backing Trump, Isreal, or rolling back DEI with just two exceptions: I get meds from Amazon, and I buy gasoline/diesel.
If you aren't though, go ahead and try it.
I'm already boycotting every company I see backing Trump, Isreal, or rolling back DEI with just two exceptions: I get meds from Amazon, and I buy gasoline/diesel.
If you aren't though, go ahead and try it.
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Boycott the 27'th - 1'st weaintbuyingit.com it's a temporary protest of certain companies.
I'm already boycotting every company I see backing Trump, Isreal, or rolling back DEI with just two exceptions: I get meds from Amazon, and I buy gasoline/diesel.
If you aren't though, go ahead and try it.
I'm already boycotting every company I see backing Trump, Isreal, or rolling back DEI with just two exceptions: I get meds from Amazon, and I buy gasoline/diesel.
If you aren't though, go ahead and try it.
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“And I chose queer joy. As a result of that queer joy I felt safe enough to pour my grief and pain and all that nonsense and joy and love into this incredibly beautifully written character. I am so proud of that and I just want to thank queer joy for that.”
www.avclub.com/golden-joyst...
www.avclub.com/golden-joyst...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleans up at the Golden Joystick Awards
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won seven awards at last night's Golden Joystick Awards, highlighted by Jennifer English's victory speech.
www.avclub.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“And I chose queer joy. As a result of that queer joy I felt safe enough to pour my grief and pain and all that nonsense and joy and love into this incredibly beautifully written character. I am so proud of that and I just want to thank queer joy for that.”
www.avclub.com/golden-joyst...
www.avclub.com/golden-joyst...
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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I'm not even joking, this looney tunes ass event occurred when I was shelving books as a volunteer page at my small local library.
Someone reached over my head without saying anything, and got startled when I started standing up because they hadn't noticed me crouched next to the book cart.
Someone reached over my head without saying anything, and got startled when I started standing up because they hadn't noticed me crouched next to the book cart.
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I'm not even joking, this looney tunes ass event occurred when I was shelving books as a volunteer page at my small local library.
Someone reached over my head without saying anything, and got startled when I started standing up because they hadn't noticed me crouched next to the book cart.
Someone reached over my head without saying anything, and got startled when I started standing up because they hadn't noticed me crouched next to the book cart.
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A copy of Dracula fell on my head in a library.
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A copy of Dracula fell on my head in a library.
When I was nine, I played a game called ZZT. It came with a level editor that had its own programming language. I was so annoyed that I couldn't write the code I wanted with that language but didn't understand why. I needed to know.
Now I have a PhD in programming language theory.
Now I have a PhD in programming language theory.
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
When I was nine, I played a game called ZZT. It came with a level editor that had its own programming language. I was so annoyed that I couldn't write the code I wanted with that language but didn't understand why. I needed to know.
Now I have a PhD in programming language theory.
Now I have a PhD in programming language theory.
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somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
somebody on here suggested awhile back that a pretty compelling 2028 Democrat campaign promise would be "on day one I will deploy a WPA-scale army of forensic accountants across every square inch of the federal government" and I think about that every day
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to