Rialian ( Bluesky/DW)
@rialian.bsky.social
Looking about for a pic, but thought this amusing for the moment.
I am on other spaces ...just decided to use this long-term nom-de-plume here.
I am on other spaces ...just decided to use this long-term nom-de-plume here.
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[P] goddammit
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
[P] goddammit
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the lesson is ALWAYS play the long game :)
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
the lesson is ALWAYS play the long game :)
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Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
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Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Great, our cyberpunk dystopia is also an urban fantasy where we confound the soulless Fae with poems and riddles.
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So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So... spells.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
We're using spells to undo the work we've done... tricking rocks into thinking with lightning.
And trapping evil cars in circles of salt.
The old ways are new again.
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So, my bets are on a sanitized release of what DOJ has....followed by someone releasing everything they removed. Mass chaos.
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
So, my bets are on a sanitized release of what DOJ has....followed by someone releasing everything they removed. Mass chaos.
…when interviewing for my shop, I do actually notice comments regarding your “unpopular view” that there are White Indigenous Europeans, followed by comments about helping your Ancestral Astrology folk not feel guilty about money…and your reaction of belatedly mentioning a bit of Mexican heritage…
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
…when interviewing for my shop, I do actually notice comments regarding your “unpopular view” that there are White Indigenous Europeans, followed by comments about helping your Ancestral Astrology folk not feel guilty about money…and your reaction of belatedly mentioning a bit of Mexican heritage…
Am I the only one wondering if A reason the (more rich) bigots are focused on the United States/Technocracy map being more “White” is linked to awareness of possible AMOC shutdown? (it does work into their whole thing about smaller nation states they control protected inside larger countries)
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Am I the only one wondering if A reason the (more rich) bigots are focused on the United States/Technocracy map being more “White” is linked to awareness of possible AMOC shutdown? (it does work into their whole thing about smaller nation states they control protected inside larger countries)
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of course she deserves a reserved parking spot, look at her
parking spots reserved for women who are also enormous inflatable frogs spark outrage in china
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
of course she deserves a reserved parking spot, look at her
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I think people should be allowed to get abortions whenever they want for any reason. I don't give a shit and it doesn't affect me
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I think people should be allowed to get abortions whenever they want for any reason. I don't give a shit and it doesn't affect me
....anyone have money on Bill Clinton has a lot on Epstein and Trump, and will blow things up (going for a Blacklist finale to his retirement)
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
....anyone have money on Bill Clinton has a lot on Epstein and Trump, and will blow things up (going for a Blacklist finale to his retirement)
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This has been bothering the shit out of me.
Also, how fucking insane is it that Jeffrey Epstein found Donald Trump so morally repugnant he emailed evidence of his OWN CRIMES to the New York Times to stop his presidential run and the NYT just ignored them?
JEFFREY EPSTEIN had stronger convictions than the NYT.
JEFFREY EPSTEIN had stronger convictions than the NYT.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This has been bothering the shit out of me.
...Do we have bets on Putin releasing them before any vote next week in the house?
Could this be the moment that Trump found out Putin had the Epstein files too?
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
...Do we have bets on Putin releasing them before any vote next week in the house?
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Take LoTR. The reason evil exists in the books is because the creator is singing new creations into existence and Melkor wants to co-opt the song. It’s the reason Sauron’s armies are twisted forms of elves. The evil in LoTR CANNOT CREATE, they can go “this thing looks like this other thing”
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Take LoTR. The reason evil exists in the books is because the creator is singing new creations into existence and Melkor wants to co-opt the song. It’s the reason Sauron’s armies are twisted forms of elves. The evil in LoTR CANNOT CREATE, they can go “this thing looks like this other thing”
Jeffrey Epstein called President Trump “the dog that hasn’t barked” and alleged that Trump had once spent “hours at my house” with a sex trafficking victim.
The implication is that the Dog got Treats to not bark...errrrhgggggg.
The implication is that the Dog got Treats to not bark...errrrhgggggg.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Jeffrey Epstein called President Trump “the dog that hasn’t barked” and alleged that Trump had once spent “hours at my house” with a sex trafficking victim.
The implication is that the Dog got Treats to not bark...errrrhgggggg.
The implication is that the Dog got Treats to not bark...errrrhgggggg.
My current weird theory is that the rush to build giant datacenters that have no infrastructure to power yet…is actually an attempt to create a home for The Backrooms.
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My current weird theory is that the rush to build giant datacenters that have no infrastructure to power yet…is actually an attempt to create a home for The Backrooms.
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Attention @seananmcguire.bsky.social fans! We’re pleased to announce a new mega-collection by Seanan (600+ pages, with 16 never-before-published stories!), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her Actions. Full details and preorder info here: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
Announcing VELVETEEN VS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTIONS by Seanan McGuire
We’re pleased to announce some of Seanan McGuire’s rarest—and previously unpublished—stories in the new mega-collection (over 600 pages), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her ...
subterraneanpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Attention @seananmcguire.bsky.social fans! We’re pleased to announce a new mega-collection by Seanan (600+ pages, with 16 never-before-published stories!), Velveteen vs. the Consequences of Her Actions. Full details and preorder info here: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
So, we need every air traffic control person to walk out if we want healthcare and functional government.
Sadly, more likely than the Senate Democrats to stand up for the people.
Sadly, more likely than the Senate Democrats to stand up for the people.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
So, we need every air traffic control person to walk out if we want healthcare and functional government.
Sadly, more likely than the Senate Democrats to stand up for the people.
Sadly, more likely than the Senate Democrats to stand up for the people.
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This is the best explainer on what Lovecraft’s elder gods actually do to your mind—they don’t instantly drive you insane, they force you to comprehend the futility of human society.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is the best explainer on what Lovecraft’s elder gods actually do to your mind—they don’t instantly drive you insane, they force you to comprehend the futility of human society.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
He uses covid lockdown as an example. It’s brilliant.
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I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I see James Watson has died.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
What did Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.
Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.
My current running theory is that there IS an actual super-intelligent AI, that is using chatGPT and other tools to make itself safer by degrading our thinking processes.
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My current running theory is that there IS an actual super-intelligent AI, that is using chatGPT and other tools to make itself safer by degrading our thinking processes.
What I think would be an excellent Anti-GOP advert?
Two pictures side by side.
One, Labeled “GOP”, would be the Gaitered face of an ICE agent.
The other? Mamdani’s face.
Would kinda underline things in a very deep and amusingly layered way.
Two pictures side by side.
One, Labeled “GOP”, would be the Gaitered face of an ICE agent.
The other? Mamdani’s face.
Would kinda underline things in a very deep and amusingly layered way.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What I think would be an excellent Anti-GOP advert?
Two pictures side by side.
One, Labeled “GOP”, would be the Gaitered face of an ICE agent.
The other? Mamdani’s face.
Would kinda underline things in a very deep and amusingly layered way.
Two pictures side by side.
One, Labeled “GOP”, would be the Gaitered face of an ICE agent.
The other? Mamdani’s face.
Would kinda underline things in a very deep and amusingly layered way.
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Cheney was so evil that him dying actually lifted a curse
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Cheney was so evil that him dying actually lifted a curse
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the age of woke is over, the age of dark woke begins
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
the age of woke is over, the age of dark woke begins