rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster
high-risk, mid-femme
one-time tv and game critic, retired into podcasting with @totalmassacre.bsky.social
current video game consultant
🏳️⚧️ PDX, millennial elder
one-time tv and game critic, retired into podcasting with @totalmassacre.bsky.social
current video game consultant
🏳️⚧️ PDX, millennial elder
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rowan kaiser
@rowan.monster
· Mar 30
it's so weird how the vanguard of fascism is freedom of speech regarding Palestine, trans rights, and immigration, all things that the left has been screaming at the Democrats to take a better stand on and the Dems declined.
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you will have to pry the millennial “lol” from my cold dead hands. i don’t know how else to express minor despair. if i didn’t say “lol” after admitting i’m a husk inside, i’d have to develop emotional resilience, and i simply don’t have time for that
January 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
you will have to pry the millennial “lol” from my cold dead hands. i don’t know how else to express minor despair. if i didn’t say “lol” after admitting i’m a husk inside, i’d have to develop emotional resilience, and i simply don’t have time for that
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
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Fellas, is it morally justifiable to log off?
January 16, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Fellas, is it morally justifiable to log off?
sweet, we've got VAR for political murders now
New from the @nytimes.com Visual Investigations team: Detailed, second-by-second video analysis of all of the video footage of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapo...
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:46 AM
sweet, we've got VAR for political murders now
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The most uplifting thing you can say to a clown is “who’s this clown?” because it shows that 1. you recognize they are a clown and 2. you want to know more about them
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 AM
The most uplifting thing you can say to a clown is “who’s this clown?” because it shows that 1. you recognize they are a clown and 2. you want to know more about them
I understand why people are talking about their favorite things Kathleen Kennedy was involved in for all the culture war reasons etc but also it's weird as hell to talk about all your favorite things a Hollywood executive was involved in
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I understand why people are talking about their favorite things Kathleen Kennedy was involved in for all the culture war reasons etc but also it's weird as hell to talk about all your favorite things a Hollywood executive was involved in
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so I have a project that I may want to run a newsletter for. But I also have a Patreon for different things. Does anyone who's dealt with both have any advice for whether I should just use Patreon or whether Ghost (or the like) would be better?
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
so I have a project that I may want to run a newsletter for. But I also have a Patreon for different things. Does anyone who's dealt with both have any advice for whether I should just use Patreon or whether Ghost (or the like) would be better?
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i just got a new job at Bluesky Inc. where my job is i'm the person who decides if your links embed successfully on Discord or not. on a good day i spend about 7.5 hours on the toilet
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
i just got a new job at Bluesky Inc. where my job is i'm the person who decides if your links embed successfully on Discord or not. on a good day i spend about 7.5 hours on the toilet
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
so I have a project that I may want to run a newsletter for. But I also have a Patreon for different things. Does anyone who's dealt with both have any advice for whether I should just use Patreon or whether Ghost (or the like) would be better?
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
so I have a project that I may want to run a newsletter for. But I also have a Patreon for different things. Does anyone who's dealt with both have any advice for whether I should just use Patreon or whether Ghost (or the like) would be better?
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Some personal news....
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Some personal news....
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Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know:
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
I'm Not That Nicole Carpenter
I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, and it pulled me down a journalism rabbit hole.
aftermath.site
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know:
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
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one of those moments when you just know you're about to hear something insightful and meaningful
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
one of those moments when you just know you're about to hear something insightful and meaningful
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"The collapse of the Trump regime began when they invaded Minnesota in the winter, a move described by military historians as 'lmao'."
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"The collapse of the Trump regime began when they invaded Minnesota in the winter, a move described by military historians as 'lmao'."
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The Terra Invicta Understanders are reporting for duty! twitch.tv/remapradio || www.youtube.com/live/h7KMUso...
RemapRadio - Twitch
A new adventure from the creators of Waypoint, brought to you by Patrick Klepek, Rob Zacny, and Chia Contreras. Art by Conner Fawcett (abadbucket)
twitch.tv
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Terra Invicta Understanders are reporting for duty! twitch.tv/remapradio || www.youtube.com/live/h7KMUso...
Some personal news....
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Some personal news....
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Tim, honey, you cannot appeal to the President's better nature in the same text that you say "that's what he wants" as if doing the opposite of the President's wishes is everyone's main goal. That's not how rhetoric works buddy
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Tim, honey, you cannot appeal to the President's better nature in the same text that you say "that's what he wants" as if doing the opposite of the President's wishes is everyone's main goal. That's not how rhetoric works buddy
LIFE TIP: if you're too tired to fold your laundry, feel free to leave it on your bed when you pass out, and your feet will be super warm that night!
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
LIFE TIP: if you're too tired to fold your laundry, feel free to leave it on your bed when you pass out, and your feet will be super warm that night!
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This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
"The collapse of the Trump regime began when they invaded Minnesota in the winter, a move described by military historians as 'lmao'."
January 15, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
"The collapse of the Trump regime began when they invaded Minnesota in the winter, a move described by military historians as 'lmao'."
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"The collapse of the Trump regime began when they invaded Minnesota in the winter, a move described by military historians as 'lmao'."
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
ICE car was raided in Minneapolis,
documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan,
those involved,
judges, maps,
their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets),
names,
numbers,
emails, hotels,
hotel phone numbers & more !
#ICE #MN #Minneapolis
documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan,
those involved,
judges, maps,
their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets),
names,
numbers,
emails, hotels,
hotel phone numbers & more !
#ICE #MN #Minneapolis
January 15, 2026 at 7:14 AM
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡