Kevin Lyda
@lyda.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy
Bio and how I use mastodon here: https://phrye.com/mastodon/ (he/him, cis, geek, puns)
[bridged from https://mastodon.ie/@lyda on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://mastodon.ie/@lyda on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
The complaints about voter fraud in the US are just the new variation on stopping Black people voting. Every place they mention, every place they've investigated, has a large Black population. Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Fulton county. They've come up with a new way to try and deprive a […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The complaints about voter fraud in the US are just the new variation on stopping Black people voting. Every place they mention, every place they've investigated, has a large Black population. Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Fulton county. They've come up with a new way to try and deprive a […]
TIL the github status page auto-updates.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
TIL the github status page auto-updates.
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There IS Good In The World!
Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
THANK […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
THANK […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
There IS Good In The World!
Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
THANK […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
THANK […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Reposted by Kevin Lyda
@polek.bsky.social
Historians are calling it what it is: fascism.
Europe isn’t guessing. Polls show U.S. favorability collapsing across the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics under Trump–Vance.
This isn’t anti-American — it’s Europe rejecting authoritarianism […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Historians are calling it what it is: fascism.
Europe isn’t guessing. Polls show U.S. favorability collapsing across the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics under Trump–Vance.
This isn’t anti-American — it’s Europe rejecting authoritarianism […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
@polek.bsky.social
Historians are calling it what it is: fascism.
Europe isn’t guessing. Polls show U.S. favorability collapsing across the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics under Trump–Vance.
This isn’t anti-American — it’s Europe rejecting authoritarianism […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
Historians are calling it what it is: fascism.
Europe isn’t guessing. Polls show U.S. favorability collapsing across the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics under Trump–Vance.
This isn’t anti-American — it’s Europe rejecting authoritarianism […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
First week of the new job and it was a tech stack change. So I took the opportunity to modernise my own environment.
Opentofu from terraform - and started using tfenv and tofuenv to manage versions. I'm using direnv to manage environments now. Wrote "conflicts" - a script to edit all merge […]
Opentofu from terraform - and started using tfenv and tofuenv to manage versions. I'm using direnv to manage environments now. Wrote "conflicts" - a script to edit all merge […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
First week of the new job and it was a tech stack change. So I took the opportunity to modernise my own environment.
Opentofu from terraform - and started using tfenv and tofuenv to manage versions. I'm using direnv to manage environments now. Wrote "conflicts" - a script to edit all merge […]
Opentofu from terraform - and started using tfenv and tofuenv to manage versions. I'm using direnv to manage environments now. Wrote "conflicts" - a script to edit all merge […]
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I thought I'd check out the winter olympics by watching some ski jumping.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I thought I'd check out the winter olympics by watching some ski jumping.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
Then I ended up watching the bobsleigh, downhill, freestyle skiing and luge as well.
It's a slippery slope.
RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116024252438241701
What America do Americans want? There was an America where this was acceptable. It was brutal and cruel and a moral toilet. Do we really want it back?
What America do Americans want? There was an America where this was acceptable. It was brutal and cruel and a moral toilet. Do we really want it back?
#trump shares #racist video of Barack & Michelle #obama depicted as monkeys in a late-night posting spree — Trump posted more than 60 times over the course of three hours.
Trump went on a massive social media spree overnight that included posting on Truth Social an #election #conspiracy video […]
Trump went on a massive social media spree overnight that included posting on Truth Social an #election #conspiracy video […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116024252438241701
What America do Americans want? There was an America where this was acceptable. It was brutal and cruel and a moral toilet. Do we really want it back?
What America do Americans want? There was an America where this was acceptable. It was brutal and cruel and a moral toilet. Do we really want it back?
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The #racist depiction of the #obamas – the first #black president & first lady in US history – appears at the end of a one-minute video perpetuating the false & disproven claims that ballot-counting company Dominion Voting Systems helped steal the 2020 presidential election from #trump. The […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Reposted by Kevin Lyda
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
Switched from colordiff + diff-higlighter to git-delta. Much nicer output - though it does appear to believe everything is a color xterm. I guess the Rust folks lack curses.
February 5, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Switched from colordiff + diff-higlighter to git-delta. Much nicer output - though it does appear to believe everything is a color xterm. I guess the Rust folks lack curses.
Watching this video on the history of ice (solid H2O), it makes me wonder about where LLMs are going. Harvesting ice in winter and shipping it, was a brute force solution to the problem. The refrigeration cycle uses less energy - which eventually overcame a disinformation campaign.
LLMs use […]
LLMs use […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Watching this video on the history of ice (solid H2O), it makes me wonder about where LLMs are going. Harvesting ice in winter and shipping it, was a brute force solution to the problem. The refrigeration cycle uses less energy - which eventually overcame a disinformation campaign.
LLMs use […]
LLMs use […]
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NZ First doesn't usually care about the environment, you may remember Jones himself saying that frogs or kiwis aren't going to stand in the way of his profit motive.
BUT, if he can blow the racist foghorn, then he might pretend to be concerned about wildlife.
The racist rhetoric is being […]
BUT, if he can blow the racist foghorn, then he might pretend to be concerned about wildlife.
The racist rhetoric is being […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
NZ First doesn't usually care about the environment, you may remember Jones himself saying that frogs or kiwis aren't going to stand in the way of his profit motive.
BUT, if he can blow the racist foghorn, then he might pretend to be concerned about wildlife.
The racist rhetoric is being […]
BUT, if he can blow the racist foghorn, then he might pretend to be concerned about wildlife.
The racist rhetoric is being […]
Reposted by Kevin Lyda
I've been noting that Stephen Miller is significantly (entirely?) responsible for the rules of engagement that keeps leading to experienced goons murdering bystanders.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
www.emptywheel.net
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I've been noting that Stephen Miller is significantly (entirely?) responsible for the rules of engagement that keeps leading to experienced goons murdering bystanders.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
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Shocker: ICE is full of sex pests, pedophiles, and rapists.
30+ immigration agents have been accused of violent crimes such as child sex trafficking
At least 30 current and former immigration agents have been charged or convicted of violent offenses, according to a new report. Two advocacy groups, the Ohio Immigrant Alliance and the Pacific Antifa...
www.rawstory.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Shocker: ICE is full of sex pests, pedophiles, and rapists.
Reposted by Kevin Lyda
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Will anyone be prosecuted for these murders? Not just the two recent ones, but all the ones ICE has done. Can I just join ICE and murder people without any consequence?
Because it seems like it.
And I wonder how many people who actually do want to commit murders without consequence see the […]
Because it seems like it.
And I wonder how many people who actually do want to commit murders without consequence see the […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Will anyone be prosecuted for these murders? Not just the two recent ones, but all the ones ICE has done. Can I just join ICE and murder people without any consequence?
Because it seems like it.
And I wonder how many people who actually do want to commit murders without consequence see the […]
Because it seems like it.
And I wonder how many people who actually do want to commit murders without consequence see the […]
At the beginning of 2025 I changed my pension funds to avoid US investments. On one level, it was a protest. But on another, it seemed like a bad idea to be exposed to the US.
After Canadian PM Carney's speech in Davos and the positive reaction to it, I think more folks should start considering […]
After Canadian PM Carney's speech in Davos and the positive reaction to it, I think more folks should start considering […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
At the beginning of 2025 I changed my pension funds to avoid US investments. On one level, it was a protest. But on another, it seemed like a bad idea to be exposed to the US.
After Canadian PM Carney's speech in Davos and the positive reaction to it, I think more folks should start considering […]
After Canadian PM Carney's speech in Davos and the positive reaction to it, I think more folks should start considering […]
Trump posted a view of him with a penguin in Greenland. Penguins aren't in Greenland.
They're also not in Ukraine.
Interesting that both Russians and Trump seem confused about where penguins are.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/197299/russian-soldier-caught-ridiculous-penguin
They're also not in Ukraine.
Interesting that both Russians and Trump seem confused about where penguins are.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/197299/russian-soldier-caught-ridiculous-penguin
Ukrainian army drone takes out Russian 'Penguin' in 'invisibility cloak'
Or, more likely, in a Russian 'invisibility' cloak - a supposed thermal-blocking cape that hasn't been working, according to the Ukrainian Defence forces.
www.the-express.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Trump posted a view of him with a penguin in Greenland. Penguins aren't in Greenland.
They're also not in Ukraine.
Interesting that both Russians and Trump seem confused about where penguins are.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/197299/russian-soldier-caught-ridiculous-penguin
They're also not in Ukraine.
Interesting that both Russians and Trump seem confused about where penguins are.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/197299/russian-soldier-caught-ridiculous-penguin
Back when I was a kid in Kansas we could go to the Quick Stop to play video games and get snacks without having to carry our passports and birth certificate to prove our citizenship. Both ways.
#storiesoldpeopletell
#storiesoldpeopletell
January 24, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Back when I was a kid in Kansas we could go to the Quick Stop to play video games and get snacks without having to carry our passports and birth certificate to prove our citizenship. Both ways.
#storiesoldpeopletell
#storiesoldpeopletell
So apparently US Federal agents can go door to door and search homes. Neat.
I was always told that the US can't repeal the Second Amendment because the guns can't be seized. Seems like they absolutely can.
https://us.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/ice-memo-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant
I was always told that the US can't repeal the Second Amendment because the guns can't be seized. Seems like they absolutely can.
https://us.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/ice-memo-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant
ICE officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says | CNN Politics
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.
us.cnn.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
So apparently US Federal agents can go door to door and search homes. Neat.
I was always told that the US can't repeal the Second Amendment because the guns can't be seized. Seems like they absolutely can.
https://us.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/ice-memo-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant
I was always told that the US can't repeal the Second Amendment because the guns can't be seized. Seems like they absolutely can.
https://us.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/ice-memo-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant
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In New York, USA. 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
In New York, USA. 🇺🇸
Conor McGregor wants to build a tall, heavy structure on a cliff. A layered shale and sandstone cliff.
How stupid is this man?
I am a very easily amused atheist. There is no need for Christians to spend millions of euros on a statue of Jesus that will tumble suddenly into the sea with no […]
How stupid is this man?
I am a very easily amused atheist. There is no need for Christians to spend millions of euros on a statue of Jesus that will tumble suddenly into the sea with no […]
Original post on mastodon.ie
mastodon.ie
January 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Conor McGregor wants to build a tall, heavy structure on a cliff. A layered shale and sandstone cliff.
How stupid is this man?
I am a very easily amused atheist. There is no need for Christians to spend millions of euros on a statue of Jesus that will tumble suddenly into the sea with no […]
How stupid is this man?
I am a very easily amused atheist. There is no need for Christians to spend millions of euros on a statue of Jesus that will tumble suddenly into the sea with no […]
Reposted by Kevin Lyda
But it hasn’t stopped Grok. It’s introduced geoblocking. Grok will continue to produce these images.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
But it hasn’t stopped Grok. It’s introduced geoblocking. Grok will continue to produce these images.
On the topic of "Mara Lago face" I really don't care. I will note that lip fillers, boob jobs, face lifts, butt lifts, testosterone and baldness treatments are largely gender-affirming healthcare. The same sorts of health care that trans folks get.
Just something to ponder.
Just something to ponder.
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
On the topic of "Mara Lago face" I really don't care. I will note that lip fillers, boob jobs, face lifts, butt lifts, testosterone and baldness treatments are largely gender-affirming healthcare. The same sorts of health care that trans folks get.
Just something to ponder.
Just something to ponder.