Douglas
@dgls.bsky.social
mostly sentient. i make fast software to do with energy use in buildings, for the people. glasgow resider
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Now: With double digit windchill, thousands marching in Downtown Minneapolis during a general strike. Marching and protest against the actions of ICE. Prince dance party outside First Avenue and the Prince mural - where there’s been many Prince dance parties before.
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Now: With double digit windchill, thousands marching in Downtown Minneapolis during a general strike. Marching and protest against the actions of ICE. Prince dance party outside First Avenue and the Prince mural - where there’s been many Prince dance parties before.
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
so much love to the twin cities!!!
It is -9 degrees without windchill. I have retreated to the Skyway. But the streets are full and they keep coming. There have been larger protests but I can’t think of that’s been more hazardous to bare skin.
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
so much love to the twin cities!!!
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solidarity forever
Today is the day. Right now hundreds of Minnesota businesses and institutions are shut down. Thousands of people are refusing to work. There’s a massive picket at the airport. Minnesota’s resistance to ICE today is changing the tenor our fight against fascism.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
The first General Strike in 80 years
We're at war, and now people are fighting back like never before
www.jphilll.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
solidarity forever
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
saw a terrible movie where andy garcia was president and was reminded of a poem called 'andy garcia's face' this teenaged dude submitted to a library for unpublished writing i once ran that contained the lines:
his forehead nose and cheeks
are mountains and valleys
that will trap and kill you
his forehead nose and cheeks
are mountains and valleys
that will trap and kill you
January 21, 2026 at 11:48 PM
saw a terrible movie where andy garcia was president and was reminded of a poem called 'andy garcia's face' this teenaged dude submitted to a library for unpublished writing i once ran that contained the lines:
his forehead nose and cheeks
are mountains and valleys
that will trap and kill you
his forehead nose and cheeks
are mountains and valleys
that will trap and kill you
jayne mansfield and the chiswick flyover youtu.be/pnnIHyEcDdc?...
FLY-OVER OPENED
YouTube video by British Movietone
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 AM
jayne mansfield and the chiswick flyover youtu.be/pnnIHyEcDdc?...
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I am sorry 'The Last Supper' fans, 22 hours from now, I will take 'The Last Supper' down. I cannot take this anymore.
October 24, 1510 at 8:23 PM
I am sorry 'The Last Supper' fans, 22 hours from now, I will take 'The Last Supper' down. I cannot take this anymore.
the fact that ralph fiennes' character in '28 years later: the bone temple' (2026) at one point puts on the record 'kid a' (2000) means that it is canon that after 'ok computer' radiohead hunkered down in their oxfordshire farm and survived the zombie apocalypse and are probably still there
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
the fact that ralph fiennes' character in '28 years later: the bone temple' (2026) at one point puts on the record 'kid a' (2000) means that it is canon that after 'ok computer' radiohead hunkered down in their oxfordshire farm and survived the zombie apocalypse and are probably still there
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It’s been a year and I use them but I have absolutely no idea what a passkey is. Half the time login fails with them and I have to do something else that works (like a password). I refuse to understand more. I’m tired of computers and don’t care. This is what it’s like for every non-nerd, isn’t it?
January 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
It’s been a year and I use them but I have absolutely no idea what a passkey is. Half the time login fails with them and I have to do something else that works (like a password). I refuse to understand more. I’m tired of computers and don’t care. This is what it’s like for every non-nerd, isn’t it?
here was me thinking it was the westwood that is like three miles from hollywood
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
here was me thinking it was the westwood that is like three miles from hollywood
new bikini kill goes off
Oh my god this lady rules. I love this.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
new bikini kill goes off
ok the guardian this "the hill i will die on" ongoing series is getting silly now
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
ok the guardian this "the hill i will die on" ongoing series is getting silly now
£3.25 and it's impossible to transfer with your ticket
yes i will moan and moan about public transport in glasgow mostly because of the depressing lack of imagination it shows in the scottish public sphere, that existing infrastructure assets should be so squandered
yes i will moan and moan about public transport in glasgow mostly because of the depressing lack of imagination it shows in the scottish public sphere, that existing infrastructure assets should be so squandered
Today First Glasgow put single fares up to a whopping £3.25, leaving us with some of the most expensive buses in the UK 💸
How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
How can ScotGov allow this blatantly unfair situation to persist? 😤
𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by supporting SPT’s plans to take our buses back into public control 💷
January 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
£3.25 and it's impossible to transfer with your ticket
yes i will moan and moan about public transport in glasgow mostly because of the depressing lack of imagination it shows in the scottish public sphere, that existing infrastructure assets should be so squandered
yes i will moan and moan about public transport in glasgow mostly because of the depressing lack of imagination it shows in the scottish public sphere, that existing infrastructure assets should be so squandered
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susan kare demos are tom holland's umbrella for me: i see it, i reskeet it
The renewed discourse around if people called 3.5" floppies "diskettes" (nobody did in casual conversation, at least in the US) reminds me of Susan Kare's amazing demo of the Macintosh on Computer Chronicles in 1984. She calls it a "diskette" and it sounds so peculiar to me youtu.be/x_q50tvbQm4
Susan Kare explains Macintosh UI ergonomics on the Computer Chronicles (1984)
YouTube video by erg0steur
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
susan kare demos are tom holland's umbrella for me: i see it, i reskeet it
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computer Show Me Less Like This. show me Parisian streets and their denizens, show me futurist art and central american architecture. show me black forests and crystal pools, steady wildlife and bad poetry and confused yellow cabs. computer, show me the agonies of Men in love
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
computer Show Me Less Like This. show me Parisian streets and their denizens, show me futurist art and central american architecture. show me black forests and crystal pools, steady wildlife and bad poetry and confused yellow cabs. computer, show me the agonies of Men in love
i know that we shouldn't look away - my mind can't look away - but that video (which i have not seen with sound on) that is all over the timeline plus the fascist lying over it is really a lot. they really just shot her for being queer, and they really are defending her murder also for that reason
January 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM
i know that we shouldn't look away - my mind can't look away - but that video (which i have not seen with sound on) that is all over the timeline plus the fascist lying over it is really a lot. they really just shot her for being queer, and they really are defending her murder also for that reason
I showed what Linnaeus said to my mates at the pub in Nantucket and they were like, nah mate, humbug, whales are fish 🐋
January 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I showed what Linnaeus said to my mates at the pub in Nantucket and they were like, nah mate, humbug, whales are fish 🐋
pretty lame, honestly. needs more mitteleuropa!
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
pretty lame, honestly. needs more mitteleuropa!
a formation of clouds that spells out, today more distinctly than ever,
abolish ice
January 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
a formation of clouds that spells out, today more distinctly than ever,
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Minneapolis is one of my favorite cities in the whole world. So many people that I love dearly up there. Be safe, be vigilant, do not stop.
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Minneapolis is one of my favorite cities in the whole world. So many people that I love dearly up there. Be safe, be vigilant, do not stop.
Ishmael expounds on the use of hair products:
"In truth, a mature man who uses hairoil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere. As a general rule, he can't amount to much in his totality."
🐋
"In truth, a mature man who uses hairoil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere. As a general rule, he can't amount to much in his totality."
🐋
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Ishmael expounds on the use of hair products:
"In truth, a mature man who uses hairoil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere. As a general rule, he can't amount to much in his totality."
🐋
"In truth, a mature man who uses hairoil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere. As a general rule, he can't amount to much in his totality."
🐋
i love the minnesota twin cities very hard and am thinking of everyone there today who is not ICE
January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
i love the minnesota twin cities very hard and am thinking of everyone there today who is not ICE
not me whispering come to butt-head under my breath to the tune of aphex twin's come to daddy
January 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM
not me whispering come to butt-head under my breath to the tune of aphex twin's come to daddy
thinking about ishmael just confidently intoning "cod" in order to summon some cod chowder. at that point it seemed as if he could have said anything under the sun and shortly received it as a steaming bowl of chowder 🐋
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
thinking about ishmael just confidently intoning "cod" in order to summon some cod chowder. at that point it seemed as if he could have said anything under the sun and shortly received it as a steaming bowl of chowder 🐋
i have found the most haunted reduced-to-clear christmas snack
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
i have found the most haunted reduced-to-clear christmas snack