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Husband, Father of 4 (34 yrs old): I fully recognize I'm probably wrong on some stuff. Democrat with capitalist tendencies.
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@1raokaday.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Listening To Support Freedom (Rock) - YouTube
Songs from the countries of Ukraine, Armenia, and Taiwan. All of which are facing current violence or the persistent threat of it. Song frequency is roughly ...
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Do you like music and want to support democracies under threat but are short on money? One passive way you can do that is to listen to music from artists in those regions and let your ad dollars do the rest. 🙂
I put together a couple playlists for you to do exactly that.
Rock music:
I put together a couple playlists for you to do exactly that.
Rock music:
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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After all this is over, we need to pass a law that makes social media posts from official agency accounts like this subject to perjury, equivalently to testimony before Congress. It is too destructive to the country to let them keep lying and lying and lying without any possible legal remedy.
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
After all this is over, we need to pass a law that makes social media posts from official agency accounts like this subject to perjury, equivalently to testimony before Congress. It is too destructive to the country to let them keep lying and lying and lying without any possible legal remedy.
The "it's his advisers" excuse some Republicans like to give is weird.
It's both a cop out and kinda true. I legitimately believe Kash Patel, Steven Miller, Pete Hegseth, and maybe Vance are all more passionately evil than Trump is.
But he hired all of those people partially based on those traits.
It's both a cop out and kinda true. I legitimately believe Kash Patel, Steven Miller, Pete Hegseth, and maybe Vance are all more passionately evil than Trump is.
But he hired all of those people partially based on those traits.
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The "it's his advisers" excuse some Republicans like to give is weird.
It's both a cop out and kinda true. I legitimately believe Kash Patel, Steven Miller, Pete Hegseth, and maybe Vance are all more passionately evil than Trump is.
But he hired all of those people partially based on those traits.
It's both a cop out and kinda true. I legitimately believe Kash Patel, Steven Miller, Pete Hegseth, and maybe Vance are all more passionately evil than Trump is.
But he hired all of those people partially based on those traits.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
Man, flagship games will get you good results if you're Nintendo apparently.
Didn't see anything else that could have caused this.
Didn't see anything else that could have caused this.
Shares of Nintendo Climb 4.7%
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Man, flagship games will get you good results if you're Nintendo apparently.
Didn't see anything else that could have caused this.
Didn't see anything else that could have caused this.
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The “don’t take down history” crowd is awfully silent.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The “don’t take down history” crowd is awfully silent.
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
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I'm supporting @saraforwi.com in the Wisconsin Dem primary and you should too. It's clear that Francesco Hong is going to stay in the primary until the primary election. She has a solid base of supporters, but I do not believe, even with the advantages Dems have this year, that she would win. 🧵
I uploaded the Democratic primary campaign reports for Wisconsin governor into Claude (they were published last week) and asked it to create charts and analysis. I also asked Claude who it thought the front runner is and it replied @saraforwi.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I'm supporting @saraforwi.com in the Wisconsin Dem primary and you should too. It's clear that Francesco Hong is going to stay in the primary until the primary election. She has a solid base of supporters, but I do not believe, even with the advantages Dems have this year, that she would win. 🧵
I really think NASA should have a standardized Solar System Explorer and the goal would be to launch one per year. Indefinitely.
Many of the worlds in the solar system are under-explored relative to the questions we have for them. And it could almost certainly be designed with flexibility in mind.
Many of the worlds in the solar system are under-explored relative to the questions we have for them. And it could almost certainly be designed with flexibility in mind.
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I really think NASA should have a standardized Solar System Explorer and the goal would be to launch one per year. Indefinitely.
Many of the worlds in the solar system are under-explored relative to the questions we have for them. And it could almost certainly be designed with flexibility in mind.
Many of the worlds in the solar system are under-explored relative to the questions we have for them. And it could almost certainly be designed with flexibility in mind.
Something I truly don't think people understand is just how much we don't know.
I suspect BlueSky, neurotic people's short form blog site of choice (I mean this lovingly), is less guilty of this.
But I get sad thinking about how there's a chance humanity won't try to learn as much as it can.
I suspect BlueSky, neurotic people's short form blog site of choice (I mean this lovingly), is less guilty of this.
But I get sad thinking about how there's a chance humanity won't try to learn as much as it can.
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Something I truly don't think people understand is just how much we don't know.
I suspect BlueSky, neurotic people's short form blog site of choice (I mean this lovingly), is less guilty of this.
But I get sad thinking about how there's a chance humanity won't try to learn as much as it can.
I suspect BlueSky, neurotic people's short form blog site of choice (I mean this lovingly), is less guilty of this.
But I get sad thinking about how there's a chance humanity won't try to learn as much as it can.
Man, I just love his jokes.
Trump: people will soon be prosecuted for what they did in the 2020 election
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Man, I just love his jokes.
@cnliberalism.org has a great new tool to see how your Senator has done on trade. I'm sad to see Tammy Baldwin's (@baldwin.senate.gov ) poor grade here.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
@cnliberalism.org has a great new tool to see how your Senator has done on trade. I'm sad to see Tammy Baldwin's (@baldwin.senate.gov ) poor grade here.
cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...
cnliberalism.org/senate-tarif...
In modern economies we should directly pay people who raise kids for the work they do.
Not households, people. Stay at home parents should get at least 40k per yr.
The rise of dual income households and the tradeoffs that rise forces on people when looking for a home makes it necessary.
Not households, people. Stay at home parents should get at least 40k per yr.
The rise of dual income households and the tradeoffs that rise forces on people when looking for a home makes it necessary.
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
In modern economies we should directly pay people who raise kids for the work they do.
Not households, people. Stay at home parents should get at least 40k per yr.
The rise of dual income households and the tradeoffs that rise forces on people when looking for a home makes it necessary.
Not households, people. Stay at home parents should get at least 40k per yr.
The rise of dual income households and the tradeoffs that rise forces on people when looking for a home makes it necessary.
I really genuinely view myself as someone the GOP should be able to reach.
But the same ideas that made me believe in strong foreign policy, American historical greatness, and capitalism also made me believe in climate change, diplomacy, and love of the international order.
But the same ideas that made me believe in strong foreign policy, American historical greatness, and capitalism also made me believe in climate change, diplomacy, and love of the international order.
The fact that educated people vote for Democrats shows just how biased our educational system has become.
January 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I really genuinely view myself as someone the GOP should be able to reach.
But the same ideas that made me believe in strong foreign policy, American historical greatness, and capitalism also made me believe in climate change, diplomacy, and love of the international order.
But the same ideas that made me believe in strong foreign policy, American historical greatness, and capitalism also made me believe in climate change, diplomacy, and love of the international order.
I'd seriously think about moving to the Minneapolis area if this were to be actively discussed.
The great state of Minnesota welcomes this proposal. L'Étoile du Nord!
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I'd seriously think about moving to the Minneapolis area if this were to be actively discussed.
I increasingly think we need a rule for treatment of LLMs (and possibly language possessing animals) that reads like the following:
"If a being appears conscious, it is in everyone's best interest to treat that being as if it IS conscious."
"If a being appears conscious, it is in everyone's best interest to treat that being as if it IS conscious."
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I increasingly think we need a rule for treatment of LLMs (and possibly language possessing animals) that reads like the following:
"If a being appears conscious, it is in everyone's best interest to treat that being as if it IS conscious."
"If a being appears conscious, it is in everyone's best interest to treat that being as if it IS conscious."
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The new Madison Common Council YIMBY index is up at Councilytics.com! (blame AI for pics). You can also see meeting summaries from almost all Plan Com., Urban Design, and Landmarks meetings in 2025 (written by real non-AI people). Consider chipping in at buymeacoffee.com/councilytics. More to come.
December 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The new Madison Common Council YIMBY index is up at Councilytics.com! (blame AI for pics). You can also see meeting summaries from almost all Plan Com., Urban Design, and Landmarks meetings in 2025 (written by real non-AI people). Consider chipping in at buymeacoffee.com/councilytics. More to come.
Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️
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Is extinction really always a bad thing? In the latest episode of our Endlings miniseries, we discuss a case where extinction might be for the greater good... youtu.be/46xA35awnL8?...
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Is extinction really always a bad thing? In the latest episode of our Endlings miniseries, we discuss a case where extinction might be for the greater good... youtu.be/46xA35awnL8?...
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Lincoln wasn't perfect, but he was very good.
Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
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![I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreiaaicjid4jg3oongeah73ukqvwsqv4vwbp75q4f755nldtcfermhi@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Lincoln wasn't perfect, but he was very good.
Small conspiracy I kind of believe.
Apple purposefully allows messages between their phones and Android phones to get lost because they know iPhone users will just blame Android phones.
Apple purposefully allows messages between their phones and Android phones to get lost because they know iPhone users will just blame Android phones.
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Small conspiracy I kind of believe.
Apple purposefully allows messages between their phones and Android phones to get lost because they know iPhone users will just blame Android phones.
Apple purposefully allows messages between their phones and Android phones to get lost because they know iPhone users will just blame Android phones.
Really great video from @hankgreen.bsky.social.
Research done without motivated reasoning is needed in public health. RFK Jr is incapable of that.
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Research done without motivated reasoning is needed in public health. RFK Jr is incapable of that.
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This Autism Stat Makes No Sense
YouTube video by Hank Green
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September 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Really great video from @hankgreen.bsky.social.
Research done without motivated reasoning is needed in public health. RFK Jr is incapable of that.
youtu.be/BdpSfrD3Nzs?...
Research done without motivated reasoning is needed in public health. RFK Jr is incapable of that.
youtu.be/BdpSfrD3Nzs?...
@hankgreen.bsky.social this video is a great compliment to yours today.
And I hope it's okay for me to say @davidkipping.bsky.social speaks highly of the channel.
And I hope it's okay for me to say @davidkipping.bsky.social speaks highly of the channel.
The Best Evidence Yet for Ancient Life on Mars with Dr. Steven Benner
YouTube video by Event Horizon
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September 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social this video is a great compliment to yours today.
And I hope it's okay for me to say @davidkipping.bsky.social speaks highly of the channel.
And I hope it's okay for me to say @davidkipping.bsky.social speaks highly of the channel.
Super excited to wear my metal Frieren shirt!! Thanks @midwestmother.bsky.social!!
September 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Super excited to wear my metal Frieren shirt!! Thanks @midwestmother.bsky.social!!