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Grizzled software/web designer, graphic artist, and political activist. Former webmaster at Democracy for America.
Online for >40 years & my soul hasn't been entirely crushed yet.
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Online for >40 years & my soul hasn't been entirely crushed yet.
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Today in "Is it Just Me?" - The use of flags or semaphores in daily life.
I'm using those terms in the software engineering sense, to denote changes in status, often to block some action.
My household has numerous conventions for signaling that certain tasks have been done, or need doing.
I'm using those terms in the software engineering sense, to denote changes in status, often to block some action.
My household has numerous conventions for signaling that certain tasks have been done, or need doing.
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today in "Is it Just Me?" - The use of flags or semaphores in daily life.
I'm using those terms in the software engineering sense, to denote changes in status, often to block some action.
My household has numerous conventions for signaling that certain tasks have been done, or need doing.
I'm using those terms in the software engineering sense, to denote changes in status, often to block some action.
My household has numerous conventions for signaling that certain tasks have been done, or need doing.
I guess the courts don’t have to follow illegal orders from the DOJ.
Breaking: Judge just dismissed prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James on grounds that Trump stooge prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.
This has relevance for the whole debate over Trump giving "illegal orders." Very possible that Trump's commands for prosecutions are unlawful ones.
This has relevance for the whole debate over Trump giving "illegal orders." Very possible that Trump's commands for prosecutions are unlawful ones.
What about Trump's corrupt orders to DOJ to prosecute his enemies? Here it's complex, but there are scenarios in which these orders could be illegal. His lackeys might be breaking the law in carrying them out.
Legal expert @kristyparker.bsky.social explains here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Legal expert @kristyparker.bsky.social explains here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I guess the courts don’t have to follow illegal orders from the DOJ.
Everything is dust in the wind.
Except the contents of the Wayback Machine.
Except the contents of the Wayback Machine.
Friends, we gather to honor the dearly departed icons of the early web. 🖥️⚰️ Though they have vanished from our screens, their spirit endures both in our memory & in the Wayback Machine, preserved across 1 trillion pages of web history.
Pay your respects ⤵️
archive.org/details/in-m...
#Wayback1T
Pay your respects ⤵️
archive.org/details/in-m...
#Wayback1T
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Everything is dust in the wind.
Except the contents of the Wayback Machine.
Except the contents of the Wayback Machine.
The Daniels: "Our movie will be 'Cast Away' meets 'Weekend At Bernie's.'"
Studio Execs: …
The Daniels: "And SO many fart jokes."
Studio execs: "Do it!"
Studio Execs: …
The Daniels: "And SO many fart jokes."
Studio execs: "Do it!"
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Daniels: "Our movie will be 'Cast Away' meets 'Weekend At Bernie's.'"
Studio Execs: …
The Daniels: "And SO many fart jokes."
Studio execs: "Do it!"
Studio Execs: …
The Daniels: "And SO many fart jokes."
Studio execs: "Do it!"
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Trump’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani could be the final blow to the MAGA movement.
MTG resigned, Lara Loomer says nobody should vote GOP, and Stephen Miller’s silence says it all.
The GOP’s infighting is paving the way for a Blue Tsunami in ’26.
Let’s make it happen.
MTG resigned, Lara Loomer says nobody should vote GOP, and Stephen Miller’s silence says it all.
The GOP’s infighting is paving the way for a Blue Tsunami in ’26.
Let’s make it happen.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Trump’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani could be the final blow to the MAGA movement.
MTG resigned, Lara Loomer says nobody should vote GOP, and Stephen Miller’s silence says it all.
The GOP’s infighting is paving the way for a Blue Tsunami in ’26.
Let’s make it happen.
MTG resigned, Lara Loomer says nobody should vote GOP, and Stephen Miller’s silence says it all.
The GOP’s infighting is paving the way for a Blue Tsunami in ’26.
Let’s make it happen.
After MTG's announcement and Mamdani's meeting with Trump, I totally surrender to the void: the Matrix is glitching and all geometry is non-Euclidean now.
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
After MTG's announcement and Mamdani's meeting with Trump, I totally surrender to the void: the Matrix is glitching and all geometry is non-Euclidean now.
When the facts are hidden behind paywalls but the lies are algorithmically boosted because they light up the reptilian hindbrain, democracy doesn't stand much of a chance.
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
When the facts are hidden behind paywalls but the lies are algorithmically boosted because they light up the reptilian hindbrain, democracy doesn't stand much of a chance.
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
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The White House Correspondents freaked out when Obama passed over Fox News. They are silent when Trump calls a female reporter “piggy.”
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The White House Correspondents freaked out when Obama passed over Fox News. They are silent when Trump calls a female reporter “piggy.”
Quite a feat for someone who's been dead since 2019.
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Quite a feat for someone who's been dead since 2019.
If you are ever suffering from Imposter Syndrome, all you need to do is consider the qualifications of any member of the Trump Administration.
* This offer void for the imposters, grifters, and frauds who comprise the Trump Administration.
* This offer void for the imposters, grifters, and frauds who comprise the Trump Administration.
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you are ever suffering from Imposter Syndrome, all you need to do is consider the qualifications of any member of the Trump Administration.
* This offer void for the imposters, grifters, and frauds who comprise the Trump Administration.
* This offer void for the imposters, grifters, and frauds who comprise the Trump Administration.
The Trump Administration is sufficient evidence that humanity will never invent time travel.
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The Trump Administration is sufficient evidence that humanity will never invent time travel.
On June 25, 1967 as “The Summer of Love” was in full swing, over 700 million people around the world tuned into something unprecedented: a live worldwide television broadcast made possible by brand new global satellite telecommunications technology.
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On June 25, 1967 as “The Summer of Love” was in full swing, over 700 million people around the world tuned into something unprecedented: a live worldwide television broadcast made possible by brand new global satellite telecommunications technology.
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Taking a moment to realise that in the movie 2010 its revealed that HAL in 2001 goes nuts because he is asked to lie.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Taking a moment to realise that in the movie 2010 its revealed that HAL in 2001 goes nuts because he is asked to lie.
"We will all be immortalized as content." - Marc Maron
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
Disney Channel Star’s AI App That Creates Avatars Of Dead Relatives Sparks Backlash
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We will all be immortalized as content." - Marc Maron
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall own the libs, and lose his own health insurance?
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall own the libs, and lose his own health insurance?
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My father used to say, "The purpose of language is not to make yourself understood, but to make yourself incapable of being misunderstood."
Looking back on this, I have to wonder about what other impossible standards he set for me.
Looking back on this, I have to wonder about what other impossible standards he set for me.
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My father used to say, "The purpose of language is not to make yourself understood, but to make yourself incapable of being misunderstood."
Looking back on this, I have to wonder about what other impossible standards he set for me.
Looking back on this, I have to wonder about what other impossible standards he set for me.
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
Damn: Donald Trump being the most callous person in a room full of Pharma execs.
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Damn: Donald Trump being the most callous person in a room full of Pharma execs.
The NYT calls it! Woo-hoo!
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The NYT calls it! Woo-hoo!
I saw someone post this question: "What does your dog dream about?"
I'll be damned if I know: they never talk about their dreams.
But after a bit of reflection, I figure they probably have that dream where they're out in public and suddenly realize that they're totally naked.
I'll be damned if I know: they never talk about their dreams.
But after a bit of reflection, I figure they probably have that dream where they're out in public and suddenly realize that they're totally naked.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I saw someone post this question: "What does your dog dream about?"
I'll be damned if I know: they never talk about their dreams.
But after a bit of reflection, I figure they probably have that dream where they're out in public and suddenly realize that they're totally naked.
I'll be damned if I know: they never talk about their dreams.
But after a bit of reflection, I figure they probably have that dream where they're out in public and suddenly realize that they're totally naked.
The modern GOP is the revival of the old Know Nothing Party.
And once again it works for Mike Johnson. He gets asked about Trump’s pardon of his crypto fraud guy yesterday after Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, he said he doesn’t know about it, then he DOESN’T GET ASKED a single question about it today in his press conference. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
The reason why Republicans get away with saying “I don’t anything about that” is because they usually aren’t asked about the topic again the following day or a few days later. Media has already moved on to the next illegality or abuse, and the cycle continues.
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The modern GOP is the revival of the old Know Nothing Party.
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In honor of the dearly departed, a preview from Chapter Two ("The 9/11 Lobotomy") my forthcoming (hopefully in a year) book THE INFERNAL TRIANGLE: HOW AMERICA GOT THIS WAY.
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In honor of the dearly departed, a preview from Chapter Two ("The 9/11 Lobotomy") my forthcoming (hopefully in a year) book THE INFERNAL TRIANGLE: HOW AMERICA GOT THIS WAY.
Dick Cheney, dead at 84.
I can remember when Dick Cheney was the standard for evil, but even he became alarmed by the growing malignancy of the forces he did so very much to unleash.
It was too little, too late to either redeem him, or to save us.
I can remember when Dick Cheney was the standard for evil, but even he became alarmed by the growing malignancy of the forces he did so very much to unleash.
It was too little, too late to either redeem him, or to save us.
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dick Cheney, dead at 84.
I can remember when Dick Cheney was the standard for evil, but even he became alarmed by the growing malignancy of the forces he did so very much to unleash.
It was too little, too late to either redeem him, or to save us.
I can remember when Dick Cheney was the standard for evil, but even he became alarmed by the growing malignancy of the forces he did so very much to unleash.
It was too little, too late to either redeem him, or to save us.
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You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
Elon Musk endorses Cuomo for mayor of New York and makes sure to add some racism in there: “…Mumdumi or whatever his name is.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.