Zoë Blade
@www.zoeblade.com
Musician, writer, programmer. Analysis and synthesis. ∞ Makes music for
ContraPoints http://patreon.com/zoeblademusic
ContraPoints http://patreon.com/zoeblademusic
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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This is a reminder that rolling over and handing medical/student/etc records to the feds is craven and unnecessary. They fold like a Titan submersible at the slightest whiff of pushback.
Feds back down from seeking medical records of 3,000+ trans youth
After families sued, the Justice Department agreed to withdraw its subpoena for personal and medical information of transgender patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Advocates called it a "fish...
calmatters.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This is a reminder that rolling over and handing medical/student/etc records to the feds is craven and unnecessary. They fold like a Titan submersible at the slightest whiff of pushback.
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"chaos that's manufactured to keep our lives in a state of perpetual tension"
The Anarchy Funhouse - What Is Anarchy? Part 1 (Featuring The ReadyMades)
YouTube video by Angela Fellows
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"chaos that's manufactured to keep our lives in a state of perpetual tension"
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
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Several streets in Minneapolis have been barricaded throughout the day by civilian community defenders to keep Trump's paramilitary ICE forces out of their neighbourhoods. #3E #GoodVsEvil
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Several streets in Minneapolis have been barricaded throughout the day by civilian community defenders to keep Trump's paramilitary ICE forces out of their neighbourhoods. #3E #GoodVsEvil
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reminder there are public database projects to track both ICE agents and license plates for ICE vehicles
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Ca...
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Ca...
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
Agents
wiki.icelist.is
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
reminder there are public database projects to track both ICE agents and license plates for ICE vehicles
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Ca...
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Ca...
ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybei...
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Hobonichi pages painted with acrylic markers 🙂↕️ drawing everyday is a goal this year!
#acrylicmarkers #hobonichi
#acrylicmarkers #hobonichi
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hobonichi pages painted with acrylic markers 🙂↕️ drawing everyday is a goal this year!
#acrylicmarkers #hobonichi
#acrylicmarkers #hobonichi
If you like Memento and Primer, I recommend low-budget Japanese film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
If you like Memento and Primer, I recommend low-budget Japanese film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.
Had a nice day mostly in the studio working on a soundtrack today. 👀
January 24, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Had a nice day mostly in the studio working on a soundtrack today. 👀
Between chess and Joust I’ve been on a bit of a medieval tip lately, so I decided to try some mead. It’s been made in Asia, Africa, and Europe since before recorded history, so it seems like something I should at least try once.
Turns out it’s really nice! Like sherry with a honey aftertaste.
Turns out it’s really nice! Like sherry with a honey aftertaste.
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Between chess and Joust I’ve been on a bit of a medieval tip lately, so I decided to try some mead. It’s been made in Asia, Africa, and Europe since before recorded history, so it seems like something I should at least try once.
Turns out it’s really nice! Like sherry with a honey aftertaste.
Turns out it’s really nice! Like sherry with a honey aftertaste.
Reposted by Zoë Blade
Reposted by Zoë Blade
I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
rcjohnso / scripts
Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.
www.rian-johnson.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
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A checkmate-in-one #chess puzzle:
In a game played earlier this evening, I was one move away from checkmating my opponent, but completely missed it. Can you spot it, dear reader?
In a game played earlier this evening, I was one move away from checkmating my opponent, but completely missed it. Can you spot it, dear reader?
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A checkmate-in-one #chess puzzle:
In a game played earlier this evening, I was one move away from checkmating my opponent, but completely missed it. Can you spot it, dear reader?
In a game played earlier this evening, I was one move away from checkmating my opponent, but completely missed it. Can you spot it, dear reader?
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THREAD: One thing that is fascinating about music using the SID chip on the Commodore 64 is that often musicians would look at different ways of getting sounds out of it.
One would be to call their music players multiple times a frame, meaning different sounds possible.
Here's some examples (1)
One would be to call their music players multiple times a frame, meaning different sounds possible.
Here's some examples (1)
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
THREAD: One thing that is fascinating about music using the SID chip on the Commodore 64 is that often musicians would look at different ways of getting sounds out of it.
One would be to call their music players multiple times a frame, meaning different sounds possible.
Here's some examples (1)
One would be to call their music players multiple times a frame, meaning different sounds possible.
Here's some examples (1)
The writers of The Boys and Gen V still have their fingers on the pulse!
January 20, 2026 at 11:49 PM
The writers of The Boys and Gen V still have their fingers on the pulse!
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1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
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This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Fascists don't just outright say "We're going to commit genocide". They say they're going to deport people. (Never mind that they're not all immigrants, or that it's not feasible to deport everyone they don't like.)
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Fascists don't just outright say "We're going to commit genocide". They say they're going to deport people. (Never mind that they're not all immigrants, or that it's not feasible to deport everyone they don't like.)
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We're at the Death Camps phase.
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 8:34 PM
We're at the Death Camps phase.
Reminder that IRC still exists.
Open source developers need to team up with really good UI designers and documentation writers, so people don't have to put up with eventually advert and AI infested corporate slop when free (in both senses) alternatives existed since before the corporations did.
Open source developers need to team up with really good UI designers and documentation writers, so people don't have to put up with eventually advert and AI infested corporate slop when free (in both senses) alternatives existed since before the corporations did.
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Discord filed confidentially for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to a rapidly growing pipeline of venture capital-backed tech listings. bloom.bg/4plpBlz
📷: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
📷: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Reminder that IRC still exists.
Open source developers need to team up with really good UI designers and documentation writers, so people don't have to put up with eventually advert and AI infested corporate slop when free (in both senses) alternatives existed since before the corporations did.
Open source developers need to team up with really good UI designers and documentation writers, so people don't have to put up with eventually advert and AI infested corporate slop when free (in both senses) alternatives existed since before the corporations did.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Reposted by Zoë Blade
I don't know if there's a term for it, but I see occasional black knighting in #chess, when you're doing really well:
"Alright, we'll call it a draw."
"No, I don't think we will..."
:Sighs: "Fine, I resign."
"Alright, we'll call it a draw."
"No, I don't think we will..."
:Sighs: "Fine, I resign."
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I don't know if there's a term for it, but I see occasional black knighting in #chess, when you're doing really well:
"Alright, we'll call it a draw."
"No, I don't think we will..."
:Sighs: "Fine, I resign."
"Alright, we'll call it a draw."
"No, I don't think we will..."
:Sighs: "Fine, I resign."
The third game in the book really heats up towards the end. You can see things getting worse and worse for Black, with less and less options to fight back. Helpful move-by-move analysis for beginners from Chernev too!
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The third game in the book really heats up towards the end. You can see things getting worse and worse for Black, with less and less options to fight back. Helpful move-by-move analysis for beginners from Chernev too!
As someone who can hardly ever spot my own emotions happening, and who tends to think about everything pretty deeply, this is so counterintuitive to me, but explains a lot. 😔
This fear actually proceeds from an even deeper impulse, the belief that quick judgment thinking (what I call memetic epistemology) is superior to extrinsic thinking.
They trust their instincts more than anyone else, regardless of their expertise.
They trust their instincts more than anyone else, regardless of their expertise.
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
As someone who can hardly ever spot my own emotions happening, and who tends to think about everything pretty deeply, this is so counterintuitive to me, but explains a lot. 😔