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Despite Stage 4 Kidney #cancer I'm living my best life!

30+ year career in technology - now retired (see above).

Music of all sorts a lot of the time. Playing around with electronic music production, 3d printing, and Lego.
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robertgarcia.house.gov
The more we learn about the attack on Marimar Martinez, the worse it gets: Greg Bovino actually THANKED the agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times.

This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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crimethinc.com
Pay attention to the Prairieland case.

By saddling the defendants with indiscriminate charges, holding them without bail, and isolating them from lawyers and the public, prosecutors are attempting to terrorize them into signing guilty pleas in order to set a precedent criminalizing dissent itself.
The Road to Prairieland
The crackdown on anti-ICE activists in Texas reflects a pattern of intensifying repression all around the country.
crimethinc.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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theshufflediary.bsky.social
Vale Jon Kudelka; not many better at summing up the issues of the day with great brevity and wit, but also with such vivid, arresting images. A true master of his art.
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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boganintel.bsky.social
'Every day we keep carrying on as normal, every hour that we allow these people to stay in place, we doom our children to their unconscionable world of techno-feudalism, sacrifice, and exploitation.'

My latest:

'BE/AE: Before Epstein / After Epstein'
www.boganintel.com/p/beae-befor...
BE/AE: Before Epstein / After Epstein
Every day we keep carrying on as normal, every hour that we allow these people to stay in place, we doom our children to their unconscionable world of techno-feudalism, sacrifice, and exploitation.
www.boganintel.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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alexfranq.bsky.social
go off jack white
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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garius.bsky.social
As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.

If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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rowdydog.bsky.social
I snort laughed …
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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faineg.bsky.social
Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

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jaderemedy • 4h ago And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like. Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is "well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it. This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order. And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely. "Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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coldwarsteve.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Here's @ronnisalt.bsky.social. "The dark arts"
The dark arts - The Shot
The ideology of the Israel lobby in Australia is this - burn it to the ground rather than ever allow an opposing voice.
theshot.net.au
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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jewishcouncilau.bsky.social
It's not that complicated @albomp.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide bdsmovement.net/news/global-...
A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide
Building a global wave of resistance to US imperial designs is now an existential need for humanity, to save us all from the abyss of utter lawlessness, immense suffering, and possibly a nuclear war
bdsmovement.net
January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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swearyanthony.bsky.social
Anyway, when you're aware that someone has engaged lawyers and is looking at a defamation lawsuit, is it a good idea to double down and do even more defo? Asking for a Premier of South Australia. archive.is/ngaMG
archive.is
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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wondermark.com
terrifying if true!

Wondermark #1020; The Unknown Knowns
A guy with a Napoleon III mustache is consulting a newspaper and speaking with a fellow sporting epaulets. FAUXPOLEON: I heard — and I don’t know if it’s true — that DOGS are just genetically modified HUMAN INFANTS. Isn’t that OUTRAGEOUS? Who DID that? What ELSE don’t we know about dogs?? E’PAUL: That is not true. FAUXPOLEON: I don’t KNOW if it’s true or not. But just think of what it MEANS! People EXPERIMENTING on BABIES! E’PAUL: Indeed. Good thing it’s not true! FAUXPOLEON: You gotta ADMIT that it’s SCARY to think about! E’PAUL: As a thought experiment? Okay. As a falsehood examined AS a falsehood on its face? Okay. E’PAUL: As a valid piece of actual real information worth debating as if it WERE true when it is demonstrably NOT? No. FAUXPOLEON: It MIGHT be true! E’PAUL: It is not. FAUXPOLEON: It might be SOMEDAY. E’PAUL: Okay. FAUXPOLEON: What should we DO about it? E’PAUL: Nothing. FAUXPOLEON: You’re so PASSIVE. You never want to take a STAND. E’PAUL: For… for DOGS BEING INFANTS? This is the hill you want to die on, huh
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
HOORAY!!!
Thanks @albomp.bsky.social 🙏
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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pupfiction.bsky.social
Meanwhile, in New South Wales….
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
Why Are You Singling Out Israel?

Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has six panels. PANEL 1 An outdoor park environment. In the background, a bearded man with a blue shirt holds a "Save Gaza" sign. In the foreground, a man in a polo shirt and a woman in a red skirt and black vest are talking about the bearded man. POLO: Why does that guy single out Israel for criticism? Lots of countries do bad things! VEST: I'll ask him. PANEL 2 The woman in the vest has approached the bearded man. From this angle, we can see that under the vest, she's wearing a shirt with the Israeli flag on it. VEST: There are so many evil governments, and yet you've decided to protest the only Jewish state. Do you have something against Jews? PANEL 3 The bearded man earnestly replies. BEARD: Huh. I guess I was raised to care about Israel. We talked about Israel a lot in Hebrew school. When other kids fundraised for UNICEF we donated our allowances for growing trees in Israel. PANEL 4 The bearded man looks angrier. BEARD: Also, I'm American. We give tons of weapons to Israel. So when Israel commits genocide, my tax dollars enable it. PANEL 5 The bearded man smiles; the vest woman looks unconvinced. BEARD: Besides, no one can focus equally on everything. I bet you pay more attention to Israel. If it's okay for you to prioritize some issues, why isn't it okay for me? PANEL 6 The vest woman has returned to talking with the guy in the polo shirt. POLO: So what did he say? VEST: It's like we thought, he just hates Jews.
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
A small Lofoten tourism group announces they're shutting down their guides and possibly going bankrupt thanks to the loss in revenue from chatbots that steal and rephrase their content

None of this shit is inevitable. Fuck the slimy tech bros.

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October 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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lizcrash.bsky.social
butlerian jihad now
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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fiona-webster22.bsky.social
David Horsey, Seattle Times
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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asherwolf.bsky.social
A major Australian retailer is defying rulings by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and is once again using facial recognition and covert surveillance cameras to identify thieves in its Victorian stores www.channelnews.com.au/exclusive-ma...
channelnews : EXCLUSIVE Major Retailer Defies Privacy Ruling, Reinstates Facial Recognition in Select Victorian Stores
UPDATED: A major Australian retailer is defying rulings by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and is once again using facial recognition and covert surveillance cameras to id...
www.channelnews.com.au
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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jodami.bsky.social
Never gets old.
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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thomashansen.bsky.social
10/10 resistance - No notes
September 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM