Jay Howell
@adilegian.bsky.social
I make video games & arrange Baroque/late Renaissance music for solo banjo.
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Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
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Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
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Okay, online hivemind: What are the lowest hanging fruit for quick fixes for safe streets in Seattle?
Mayor Mamdani brought an end to the Williamsburg Bridge "bump," which he described as a "veritable gauntlet of cycling punishment." This is only the beginning of a $70-million overhaul of this section of Delancey that will start this fall. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/06/g...
Grab a Shovel: Mayor Mamdani Begins Fix of Williamsburg Bridge Shitshow - Streetsblog New York City
Hizzoner gets his hands dirty to make a quick fix, with more to come.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Okay, online hivemind: What are the lowest hanging fruit for quick fixes for safe streets in Seattle?
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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Happy almost christmas~
December 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy almost christmas~
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Regia Lucha posted a clip of Santa Claus (& El Grinch) in action from the 7th.
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Regia Lucha posted a clip of Santa Claus (& El Grinch) in action from the 7th.
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un-land, n.n: false land. (UN-LOND / ˈʌn-ˌland)
Image: De bestiis et aliis rebus; France, c. 1230; @labnf.bsky.social lat. 2495B, f. 46v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: De bestiis et aliis rebus; France, c. 1230; @labnf.bsky.social lat. 2495B, f. 46v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
un-land, n.n: false land. (UN-LOND / ˈʌn-ˌland)
Image: De bestiis et aliis rebus; France, c. 1230; @labnf.bsky.social lat. 2495B, f. 46v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
Image: De bestiis et aliis rebus; France, c. 1230; @labnf.bsky.social lat. 2495B, f. 46v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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The miracle was in the way the light lasted, not the weapons
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The miracle was in the way the light lasted, not the weapons
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My favourite grasshopper fact: Grasshoppers first appeared on the planet 250 million years ago.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
Grass did not appear on the planet until 40 million years ago
Imagine it: 210 million years, hopping around on any random surface you can find, waiting for the grass that will make you truly yourself.
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Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format.
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
Science e-Books - NASA Science
From Earth and the other planets in our solar system, to supermassive black holes and the distant galaxies that contain them, explore NASA science and imagery through our library of e-books.
science.nasa.gov
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format.
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!
science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...
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truth coming out of her well to shame humanity
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
truth coming out of her well to shame humanity
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This just blew my mind a bit
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This just blew my mind a bit
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“The engagement of the imagination is the only thing that makes any activity more than mechanical.”
— John Dewey, Democracy and Education
— John Dewey, Democracy and Education
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“The engagement of the imagination is the only thing that makes any activity more than mechanical.”
— John Dewey, Democracy and Education
— John Dewey, Democracy and Education
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This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
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Oh you're saying I can use a riddle to confound the inscrutable creature who wants to drain my life force?
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 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Oh you're saying I can use a riddle to confound the inscrutable creature who wants to drain my life force?
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Poetrye ys the technologye of hope
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Poetrye ys the technologye of hope
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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remodeling my bathroom like a king
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
remodeling my bathroom like a king
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To all who wryte storyes & poemes, to everyone who doth wryte scriptes & screenplayes, to those who make art of all kyndes, and to those who designe and performe yn daunse, and theatre -- thanke yow. Whethir you make for a few friendes or an audience of millions, thanke yow. You helpe us all.
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
To all who wryte storyes & poemes, to everyone who doth wryte scriptes & screenplayes, to those who make art of all kyndes, and to those who designe and performe yn daunse, and theatre -- thanke yow. Whethir you make for a few friendes or an audience of millions, thanke yow. You helpe us all.
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Hey friends. After having open heart surgery in Dec and another procedure in July, I've been left in 10k+ debt while recovering. During this, we were also laid off from Skullgirls. To try to help dig myself out, I have begun listing things on eBay: ebay.com/usr/mshinzan
a person is holding an empty wallet with a man in a suit inside of it .
ALT: a person is holding an empty wallet with a man in a suit inside of it .
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October 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Hey friends. After having open heart surgery in Dec and another procedure in July, I've been left in 10k+ debt while recovering. During this, we were also laid off from Skullgirls. To try to help dig myself out, I have begun listing things on eBay: ebay.com/usr/mshinzan