Rod O’Connor
@theblueape.bsky.social
Retired public defender. Cal Golden Bear. Fan of the baseball Giants and avid reader of the works of John Steinbeck. I like cats. I don’t like people who don’t.
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Rod O’Connor
@theblueape.bsky.social
· Feb 2
What I’m left rooting for is the FAFO penalty on all the assholes who either wanted him to win or didn’t care if he did is more painful than what happens to the rest of us who tried to tell y’all.
Among her many many admirable traits is Mina’s refusal to “stick to sports”
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Among her many many admirable traits is Mina’s refusal to “stick to sports”
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Great way to end a comparatively boring college football conference championship Saturday. Mixed emotions about Fernando Mendoza breaking through with another school but maybe that’s one reason why Justin Wilcox had to go.
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Great way to end a comparatively boring college football conference championship Saturday. Mixed emotions about Fernando Mendoza breaking through with another school but maybe that’s one reason why Justin Wilcox had to go.
Glad to hear it, but then again you’ve directed some really bad movies
I’m Gen-X. I hate Siri/Ring/Alexa/etc and I hate fucking hate AI.
December 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Glad to hear it, but then again you’ve directed some really bad movies
No offense but some of you folks need to find find real stuff to get mad about
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
No offense but some of you folks need to find find real stuff to get mad about
…annnd we’ve come full (weird) circle ok bye now
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
…annnd we’ve come full (weird) circle ok bye now
All the full-throated defense of this is monstrous, & the media treats this as just another “opinions differ” story.
"Two men who survived a US airstrike on a suspected drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean clung to the wreckage for an hour before they were killed in a second attack,
…The men were shirtless, unarmed and carried no visible…communications equipment."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
…The men were shirtless, unarmed and carried no visible…communications equipment."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows
Footage seen by US senators shows two unarmed, shirtless men struggling to stay afloat before they were killed, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
All the full-throated defense of this is monstrous, & the media treats this as just another “opinions differ” story.
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My grandmothers won't even use online banking. 😂
AI is excluding a huge segment of the population and it's the segment that has all the disposable income.
Human customer support representatives are still essential and any business that doesn't have them is planning for failure.
AI is excluding a huge segment of the population and it's the segment that has all the disposable income.
Human customer support representatives are still essential and any business that doesn't have them is planning for failure.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My grandmothers won't even use online banking. 😂
AI is excluding a huge segment of the population and it's the segment that has all the disposable income.
Human customer support representatives are still essential and any business that doesn't have them is planning for failure.
AI is excluding a huge segment of the population and it's the segment that has all the disposable income.
Human customer support representatives are still essential and any business that doesn't have them is planning for failure.
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Generation Jones chiming in - and it’s a big hell no over here. Google is also a no in our house too. Screw their map(s).
December 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Generation Jones chiming in - and it’s a big hell no over here. Google is also a no in our house too. Screw their map(s).
God forbid someone should offer a different perspective without triggering a groupthink persecution complex. Imagine that!
Meanwhile dozens of us are sharing similar experiences, all without the pretentious judgement to boot! Imagine that. A conversation.
To anywhere TNC’s rhetorical question, silence is an option.
To anywhere TNC’s rhetorical question, silence is an option.
You’re in a weird circle. None of my boomer aged friends wants anything to do with AI. Some of them even view Siri with suspicion. My Gen X friends, on the other, are all in.
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
God forbid someone should offer a different perspective without triggering a groupthink persecution complex. Imagine that!
You’re in a weird circle. None of my boomer aged friends wants anything to do with AI. Some of them even view Siri with suspicion. My Gen X friends, on the other, are all in.
I don’t know about the rest of you but overnight all of the boomer aged people in my life are gaga over AI photos. I mean they’re making them, posting them a dozen times a day, forwarding them like chain letters.
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
You’re in a weird circle. None of my boomer aged friends wants anything to do with AI. Some of them even view Siri with suspicion. My Gen X friends, on the other, are all in.
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(1/2) This court is a problem that won't go away. They'll block everything the next Dem president does.
Got to start talking about "court reform" now. "Republicans in robes", "corruption". Not "packing" or "expanding".
Start framing the discussion now.
We know that...
Got to start talking about "court reform" now. "Republicans in robes", "corruption". Not "packing" or "expanding".
Start framing the discussion now.
We know that...
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
(1/2) This court is a problem that won't go away. They'll block everything the next Dem president does.
Got to start talking about "court reform" now. "Republicans in robes", "corruption". Not "packing" or "expanding".
Start framing the discussion now.
We know that...
Got to start talking about "court reform" now. "Republicans in robes", "corruption". Not "packing" or "expanding".
Start framing the discussion now.
We know that...
It is well past time for Dems to stop shying way from Court expansion and openly campaign on a full-throated platform of “reform” to add 4 more seats, should they recapture the other 2 branches of government, to reclaim SCOTUS from the nakedly partisan FedSoc 6.
The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It is well past time for Dems to stop shying way from Court expansion and openly campaign on a full-throated platform of “reform” to add 4 more seats, should they recapture the other 2 branches of government, to reclaim SCOTUS from the nakedly partisan FedSoc 6.
Oh boy oh boy MST3K’s “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” got here in time for Christmas!
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Oh boy oh boy MST3K’s “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” got here in time for Christmas!
No.
Forget Die Hard. Here’s the real holiday film debate: Is “Catch Me If You Can” a Christmas movie?
December 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM
No.
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Dude's falling asleep while his ministers lavish him with praise for his energy and work ethic. "Surreal" doesn't even begin to describe it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Dude's falling asleep while his ministers lavish him with praise for his energy and work ethic. "Surreal" doesn't even begin to describe it.
Getting my Christmas decorations up on Dec 1 seem like a significant accomplishment this year & I would really appreciate a few congrats
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Getting my Christmas decorations up on Dec 1 seem like a significant accomplishment this year & I would really appreciate a few congrats
All due respect but counting on Joe Rogan for actionable intel on *Disclosure* is like getting legal advice from Judge Judy
Joe Rogan argues non-human intelligences could delay open contact until AI reaches a tipping point, reigniting debate over crash-retrieval/back-engineering claims, calls for amnesty, and brain-computer research. #JoeRogan #AI #UAP
Joe Rogan Links Potential Non‑Human Contact to the Advent of Advanced AI, Rekindling Debate on Amnesty and Crash Retrieval Claims
The Psicoactivo Podcast analyzes Joe Rogan’s wide‑ranging remarks from the American Alchemy series, highlighting his view that non‑human intelligences may delay overt contact with humanity until artificial intelligence reaches a transformative threshold. The discussion also examines claims of crash retrieval and back‑engineering programs, calls for amnesty to enable transparency, emerging brain‑computer interfaces, and research on interhemispheric brain coherence and telepathy.
www.uapdrop.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
All due respect but counting on Joe Rogan for actionable intel on *Disclosure* is like getting legal advice from Judge Judy
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
Holy shit, Hugh Jackman is gonna be Neil Diamond *only in theaters* this Christmas and I think I’m just gonna have to be there
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Holy shit, Hugh Jackman is gonna be Neil Diamond *only in theaters* this Christmas and I think I’m just gonna have to be there
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As called by Rich Phillips on SMU Mustangs radio:
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
As called by Rich Phillips on SMU Mustangs radio:
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As called by Justin Allegri on Cal Bears radio:
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
As called by Justin Allegri on Cal Bears radio:
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Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Justin Wilcox would still have a job if Cal had played like this last week
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Justin Wilcox would still have a job if Cal had played like this last week