Angry Rutabaga
@streamlass.bsky.social
Geologist (MSc), hydrologic modeler.
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.
Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
…oh the pun.
(Ham radio)
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February 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
…oh the pun.
(Ham radio)
(Ham radio)
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charges, even if dropped, also mark these kids going forward.
how many folks are focusing on how the regime is detaining "immigrants never charged with a crime"? any immigrant teens here now fall out of that category. that's the social construction of crime, baby.
how many folks are focusing on how the regime is detaining "immigrants never charged with a crime"? any immigrant teens here now fall out of that category. that's the social construction of crime, baby.
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
charges, even if dropped, also mark these kids going forward.
how many folks are focusing on how the regime is detaining "immigrants never charged with a crime"? any immigrant teens here now fall out of that category. that's the social construction of crime, baby.
how many folks are focusing on how the regime is detaining "immigrants never charged with a crime"? any immigrant teens here now fall out of that category. that's the social construction of crime, baby.
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It happened again.
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
February 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It happened again.
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
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It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!
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The dragon heard someone disturbing their hoard. Looking in, they saw a knight checking a bejewelled sword.
"There you are! May I buy this?"
"You have a sword," said the dragon.
"It's for a valentine!"
"A sword?"
"What better gift to give?"
"Hm. That one is blunt. I'll find a sharp one."
"There you are! May I buy this?"
"You have a sword," said the dragon.
"It's for a valentine!"
"A sword?"
"What better gift to give?"
"Hm. That one is blunt. I'll find a sharp one."
February 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The dragon heard someone disturbing their hoard. Looking in, they saw a knight checking a bejewelled sword.
"There you are! May I buy this?"
"You have a sword," said the dragon.
"It's for a valentine!"
"A sword?"
"What better gift to give?"
"Hm. That one is blunt. I'll find a sharp one."
"There you are! May I buy this?"
"You have a sword," said the dragon.
"It's for a valentine!"
"A sword?"
"What better gift to give?"
"Hm. That one is blunt. I'll find a sharp one."
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Apparently our door is delicious. What a doofus.
February 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Apparently our door is delicious. What a doofus.
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I just applied for a passport renewal. The cost was $149 including postage. Requiring a passport or similar proof of citizenship to vote is thus a poll tax. The SAVE Act before the Senate asks to do just that.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
The GOP’s Voter Integrity Sham
Make the Republicans hell bent on passing the SAVE Act put money where their mouths are.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I just applied for a passport renewal. The cost was $149 including postage. Requiring a passport or similar proof of citizenship to vote is thus a poll tax. The SAVE Act before the Senate asks to do just that.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
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Chicagoland locals: Is it still the case where if I don’t have an ipass I can look up my missed tolls via license plate and pay them after?
February 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Chicagoland locals: Is it still the case where if I don’t have an ipass I can look up my missed tolls via license plate and pay them after?
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It's "fun" relearning the Abu Ghraib lesson, that some people absolutely crave the opportunity to torment other human beings and given that chance won't hesitate to do it. I really really hate knowing that. I mean I read history, I know, I know, but still.
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It's "fun" relearning the Abu Ghraib lesson, that some people absolutely crave the opportunity to torment other human beings and given that chance won't hesitate to do it. I really really hate knowing that. I mean I read history, I know, I know, but still.
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Cursed dating show idea: You are paired with a random person, & given a random paper on a super niche topic beforehand. You are only allowed to talk about the paper, and they have to decide whether you are a keeper based upon your critique. What they don't know is that 1 person is the actual author.
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cursed dating show idea: You are paired with a random person, & given a random paper on a super niche topic beforehand. You are only allowed to talk about the paper, and they have to decide whether you are a keeper based upon your critique. What they don't know is that 1 person is the actual author.
…oh, THAT explains some things (mostly my calibration numbers)
Friday the 13th falls on a Friday this month... AS GOD INTENDED!
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
…oh, THAT explains some things (mostly my calibration numbers)
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At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Sounds like the prefect place for a bunch of us. No to villainy, yes to volcanology.
We have discovered a planet. It is a planet lacking bad actors or torment. A volcano emits sporadically there. Do you want to grow there?
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Sounds like the prefect place for a bunch of us. No to villainy, yes to volcanology.
Having just had the last & least of those, I'm very angry about no new shingles vax & incandescent about the rest.
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Having just had the last & least of those, I'm very angry about no new shingles vax & incandescent about the rest.
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Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
ICE and CBP haven’t withdrawn from a single fucking U.S. city that they’ve occupied.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
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*neurodiversity klaxon*
"No, I'm sorry, you're too autistic to be allowed to have your hair cut short Susan"
"No, I'm sorry, you're too autistic to be allowed to have your hair cut short Susan"
February 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
*neurodiversity klaxon*
"No, I'm sorry, you're too autistic to be allowed to have your hair cut short Susan"
"No, I'm sorry, you're too autistic to be allowed to have your hair cut short Susan"
That's a lotta otta!
River otter comedy troupe...
(video by Curtis C)
(video by Curtis C)
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
That's a lotta otta!
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
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it's gotten worse iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/11/b...
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
it's gotten worse iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/11/b...
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For Valentine, the “sanctity of marriage” included slaves and poor citizens, when Rome only acknowledged legal marriage for those who owned property.
So Valentine performed marriages for those deemed “not eligible for marriage”.
I remember getting my wedding license revoked for doing the same.
So Valentine performed marriages for those deemed “not eligible for marriage”.
I remember getting my wedding license revoked for doing the same.
👉 On this day dedicated to Saint Valentine, we remember a man who, according to Christian tradition, stood for the sanctity of marriage even under imperial pressure. Today, as we discuss dating and marriage, we reflect on what it means to honor love with courage...
✍️
www.patheos.com/blogs/equali...
✍️
www.patheos.com/blogs/equali...
A Valentine’s Day Message For Dating Couples
On this day dedicated to Saint Valentine, we remember a man who, according to Christian tradition, stood for the sanctity of marriage even under imperial
www.patheos.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
For Valentine, the “sanctity of marriage” included slaves and poor citizens, when Rome only acknowledged legal marriage for those who owned property.
So Valentine performed marriages for those deemed “not eligible for marriage”.
I remember getting my wedding license revoked for doing the same.
So Valentine performed marriages for those deemed “not eligible for marriage”.
I remember getting my wedding license revoked for doing the same.
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Fuck me, I'm going to have to reschedule his appointment because I just have not been able to get money to take a car or even the bus which we would have had to leave an hour ago to ride
I have to get my kid to his last annual physical as a kid tomorrow and I'm still kinda scraping for funds. I'm looking to raise $45 for Uber fees and pet food for the rest of the week
www.paypal.me/arnicaxross
cash.app/$arnicaxross
www.paypal.me/arnicaxross
cash.app/$arnicaxross
Pay LeeAnn Floyd using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/arnicaxross and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
www.paypal.me
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Fuck me, I'm going to have to reschedule his appointment because I just have not been able to get money to take a car or even the bus which we would have had to leave an hour ago to ride
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Jesus prolly wouldn't judge me for destroying altars holding up hatred over love.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Jesus prolly wouldn't judge me for destroying altars holding up hatred over love.
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The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
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Moving forward, the clues get tricksier, as players will have to follow clues to a specific library collection, into a free online resource, and sleuth combatants featured IN the resource! #2026MMM
gollum from the lord of the rings says sneaky little hobbitses .
Alt: gollum from the lord of the rings says sneaky little hobbitses .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Moving forward, the clues get tricksier, as players will have to follow clues to a specific library collection, into a free online resource, and sleuth combatants featured IN the resource! #2026MMM