broletariat
@twavster.bsky.social
Straddling the analog/digital divide in sunny Seattle, WA. Amateur professional electrical engineer. Transit enjoyer.
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
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The meanest thing the Seahawks defense could have done is intercept Brosmer and then fumble away the return so the Vikings had to stay on offense.
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The meanest thing the Seahawks defense could have done is intercept Brosmer and then fumble away the return so the Vikings had to stay on offense.
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Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
My Bluesky moots
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My Bluesky moots
Shout out to everyone who is telling on themselves this week. Never stop posting. This is tremendous content.
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Shout out to everyone who is telling on themselves this week. Never stop posting. This is tremendous content.
Today on Bluesky: Things you absolutely did not want to know.
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today on Bluesky: Things you absolutely did not want to know.
Seattle just elected a new mayor. We asked a notorious Mercer Island dog shooter for his thoughts on the matter.
Today in the Seattle Times
Today in the Seattle Times
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Seattle just elected a new mayor. We asked a notorious Mercer Island dog shooter for his thoughts on the matter.
Today in the Seattle Times
Today in the Seattle Times
I love that the first rancid penalty of the day comes in the first like 30 seconds
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I love that the first rancid penalty of the day comes in the first like 30 seconds
So much going on in today’s discourse that I absolutely did not want to know
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So much going on in today’s discourse that I absolutely did not want to know
(Pumpkin) pie till I die
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
(Pumpkin) pie till I die
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#OnThisDay in 1957, a giant sinkhole opened up in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood. historylink.org/File/3138
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1957, a giant sinkhole opened up in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood. historylink.org/File/3138
Real monkeys’s paw sorta prognostication going on here
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Real monkeys’s paw sorta prognostication going on here
It would be legitimately funny if the AI bubble also took down the US government
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It would be legitimately funny if the AI bubble also took down the US government
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Pls share billionaire crashouts I need them all
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Pls share billionaire crashouts I need them all
Mamdani quoting Eugene Victor Debs? Kurt Vonnegut is getting a huge boner in his grave tonight
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Mamdani quoting Eugene Victor Debs? Kurt Vonnegut is getting a huge boner in his grave tonight
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me watching the results come in
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
me watching the results come in
Shout out to my lefty east coast comrades, as I wait with trepidation here in Cascadia
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Shout out to my lefty east coast comrades, as I wait with trepidation here in Cascadia
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ooh look another Theranos
The #BioTech #ColossalBio is developing will transform healthcare; genetic disease & infertility? Gone. Monetizing tech is the point, not deëxtinction, but that tech begets designer babies (aka eugenics) — this is why critical discussion of their rhetoric matters 🧪 🐋🌱
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Biotech Barbie’ says the time has come to consider CRISPR babies. Do scientists agree?
A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
ooh look another Theranos
The Democratic Party is controlled opposition at this point.
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Democratic Party is controlled opposition at this point.
I am being told that Max Scherzer has endorsed Bruce Harrell
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I am being told that Max Scherzer has endorsed Bruce Harrell
Sam Darnold’s Wikipedia page:
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Sam Darnold’s Wikipedia page: