Doug Bailey
@dougbailey.wtf
Star Wars nerd, general film buff, and tech enthusiast... among other things
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That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
How did I not know @harryshearer.bsky.social did ADR for Star Wars (1977) until now?
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
How did I not know @harryshearer.bsky.social did ADR for Star Wars (1977) until now?
@infinata.bsky.social someone made a real vibroblade www.theverge.com/tech/854424/...
You call that a knife?
This is an ultrasonic knife. Seattle Ultrasonics’ C-200 uses piezoelectric ceramic crystals to vibrate over 30,000 times a second, helping it cut as if it’s sharper than it really is. I was skeptical,...
www.theverge.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
@infinata.bsky.social someone made a real vibroblade www.theverge.com/tech/854424/...
@support.bsky.team almost every time I tap a video on iOS, I get in a situation where the video plays full screen but the app stops responding to taps. I have to quit it. I filed a bug report a few versions back and they reported it as a known bug. Please prioritize it. It’s very frustrating
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
@support.bsky.team almost every time I tap a video on iOS, I get in a situation where the video plays full screen but the app stops responding to taps. I have to quit it. I filed a bug report a few versions back and they reported it as a known bug. Please prioritize it. It’s very frustrating
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
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For some reason, I'm suddenly recalling how all of MAGA has been claiming that Biden's pardons don't count because they were done by "autopen" meaning he didn't really know about them or approve them. Not sure why I'm suddenly thinking about that, but it just sprang to mind.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
For some reason, I'm suddenly recalling how all of MAGA has been claiming that Biden's pardons don't count because they were done by "autopen" meaning he didn't really know about them or approve them. Not sure why I'm suddenly thinking about that, but it just sprang to mind.
@pbump.com is it time to do an update to this? www.washingtonpost.com/news/politic...
Analysis | The people whom President Trump has called stupid
A brief history of one of Trump's preferred pejoratives.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@pbump.com is it time to do an update to this? www.washingtonpost.com/news/politic...
@skyfeed.xyz Hi! The OnlyPosts feed does not appear to have updated since 3 days ago for me. It’s the same in a browser as the app.
October 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@skyfeed.xyz Hi! The OnlyPosts feed does not appear to have updated since 3 days ago for me. It’s the same in a browser as the app.
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There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
@infinata.bsky.social have you read the Star Wars book by Isaac Chotiner’s latest victi… er.. interviewee, Cass Sunstein? Thoughts? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wor...
The World According to Star Wars (book) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
@infinata.bsky.social have you read the Star Wars book by Isaac Chotiner’s latest victi… er.. interviewee, Cass Sunstein? Thoughts? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wor...
Whoa, Abby Elliott (Natalie/Sugar from The Bear) is Chris Elliott’s daughter!
September 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Whoa, Abby Elliott (Natalie/Sugar from The Bear) is Chris Elliott’s daughter!
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So the U.S. military just blew up 11 people on the open sea in an extrajudicial massacre, saying they were dangerous drug traffickers but offering no court prior evidence to claim such. And other military units are patrolling U.S. cities with guns and no training in criminal procedure. Cool, cool.
September 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So the U.S. military just blew up 11 people on the open sea in an extrajudicial massacre, saying they were dangerous drug traffickers but offering no court prior evidence to claim such. And other military units are patrolling U.S. cities with guns and no training in criminal procedure. Cool, cool.
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making my way through the ken burns JAZZ documentary and this portion of his interview with dave brubeck — who passed in 2012 — is a reminder of how *recent* american history really is. start at :55 or so. youtu.be/stadqAHRroA?...
Dave Brubeck and what WWII didn't solve...
YouTube video by satchmo35a
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August 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
making my way through the ken burns JAZZ documentary and this portion of his interview with dave brubeck — who passed in 2012 — is a reminder of how *recent* american history really is. start at :55 or so. youtu.be/stadqAHRroA?...
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It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism
August 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism
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At the command of the president, red states are sending armed troops to occupy a blue city based on a manufactured crisis, over the objections of that city's leadership and 80 percent of its residents.
If this isn't authoritarianism, I'm not sure what is.
If this isn't authoritarianism, I'm not sure what is.
August 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At the command of the president, red states are sending armed troops to occupy a blue city based on a manufactured crisis, over the objections of that city's leadership and 80 percent of its residents.
If this isn't authoritarianism, I'm not sure what is.
If this isn't authoritarianism, I'm not sure what is.
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This is so breathtakingly cruel that my soul glitched. I’m never surprised by the depths of depravity, per se, but having to process it still exacts an emotional cost.
www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members
The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement ben...
www.npr.org
August 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is so breathtakingly cruel that my soul glitched. I’m never surprised by the depths of depravity, per se, but having to process it still exacts an emotional cost.
www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
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The Guadalupe River flooding in Kerrville is horrifying. Hold the victims in your heart. And remember that heavy flooding is a hallmark of climate change; warming atmosphere are holds more moisture. Yes, there have always been floods, but we are making them worse —and need to act.
Kerr County flooding updates: Fatalities confirmed, holiday celebration cancelled in Kerrville
The start of July Fourth has brought "life-threatening flash flooding" to the area, according to NWS. County authorities confirmed an unknown number of fatalities.
www.kens5.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Guadalupe River flooding in Kerrville is horrifying. Hold the victims in your heart. And remember that heavy flooding is a hallmark of climate change; warming atmosphere are holds more moisture. Yes, there have always been floods, but we are making them worse —and need to act.
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Congress Throws More Money at Removing Immigrants than Most Countries Spend on Their Armies talkingpointsmemo.com/news/congres...
Congress Throws More Money at Removing Immigrants than Most Countries Spend on Their Armies
It’s hard to convey just how big the new budget makes the...
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July 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Congress Throws More Money at Removing Immigrants than Most Countries Spend on Their Armies talkingpointsmemo.com/news/congres...
A banger from @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/69730...
Some patriotic reflections on Independence Day
Look at me. I’m the originalist, now.
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July 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A banger from @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/policy/69730...
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My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!