The Trump administration’s lawless attack on Senator Mark Kelly is part of a much broader project to turn the US military into a partisan militia and silence veterans who might speak out against that by threatening their pensions www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Pet peeve of mine: "Sentient" is not synonymous with "sapient".

This administration makes me think of a silly movie from a couple of decades back: "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist". Specifically these two lines:

I am very unhappy right now. #gotohell2025

I honestly miss the old BoS. Just a bunch of tech horders holed up in the ground, periodically sending out walking tanks to scoop up whatever pre-war tech they could get their mits on.

Haven't watched the latest episode of "Fallout", yet, because I have to work, but I already saw a headline from a pretty prominent gaming site with a picture of the Legion and a headline reading "Fallout just ruined the best faction in New Vegas". WTF?

You know what I miss? "Filler" episodes. While they were not integral to the overarching plot, they often helped develop characters (especially side characters).

"Divisive director" is an odd way of phrasing "director who has regularly been sexually involved with girls under the age of 18".

I like taking vocabulary quizzes. Just like when I was in school, I tend to ace them. I still have not grieved properly for my childhood dictionary (Webster's Collegiate) that recently had to be disposed of after massive water damage. You taught me so much.

AI can't bring back the dead. All it does is create a ghoulish digital simulacrum of the deceased. It does not think like that person. It is an illusion. It is a LIE. You can't bring the dead back to life.

You know the economy has crashed when there were plenty of Boomer (and older) men with at least one secret family who somehow managed to afford to own 2+ homes, not have the spouses working, and providing middle class lifestyles to all their families. All on a single salary!

Rewatched the original "Predator" (1987) the other day, and had totally forgotten that Dutch and his crew were U.S. mercenaries engaged in an illegal military action on foreign sovereign soil.

Younger me was right. Wired internet (ethernet) is far superior to wifi. I guess going with wifi just wound up being easier than running 100+ feet of ethernet cabling through a rental home. But sometimes we do things not because they are easy, but because they are better!

I like taking quizzes like: "Only 'Friends' super fans will know these answers!" Then I get like 5 out of 15 correct. Hey, someone has to set the bar. I liked 'Friends', but I'll admit I only ever watched it all the way through when it originally aired.

Really thinking about how feasible it would be to have an old school website running on a personal server using only HTML. Basically a revival of the kind of web pages you would see on geocities back in the 00s.

Y'all, maybe it was a bad idea to put all the internet eggs into just like three or four big baskets. Some of you have never really heard of the concept of a "netcrash", have you? This is also why private monopolies/oligopolies are a really bad thing. 1/-

It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.

Possibly my most controversial post to date: #Scrubs season 9 wasn't bad, and wouldn't have suffered the backlash from fans had the network allowed it to move forward as a spin-off, as originally intended. I mean, c'mon! It had Eliza Coupe AND Dave Franco!

The most difficult thing to explain to the general public is that just because someone is wealthy, it does not make them smart. Most criminals lack the wherewithal to even bother being discrete. They love telling people about their acts, until they get caught and possibly face consequences.

People often push the disabled to take risks with our health. They think if it’s already “that bad” who cares if it gets worse We care. Our baselines mean everything to us. Whatever limited function we have left is always worth protecting. You don’t get it until you get it.

Note to self: Allergy shots are regional. Went on a conference trip, and rendered non-functional. Stupid immune system. These plants are not actually trying to murder me!

I knew I should have focused more on sandwich law.

I'm once again encouraging people, if you are having issues with your landlord/property manager, do NOT start withholding rent until you consult with an attorney. Even in tenant friendly states, this kind of "self-help" will get you evicted. 1/2

I don't know, y'all, but something seems a bit off with Season 4 of #TheWitcher. Look, I'm going to keep watching until the story ends (which is supposed to be Season 5), based upon some of the core cast and just wanting ANY completion of the story.

So, let me get this straight... State's rights, but only so long as they are in alignment with the current regime that in no way is interested in upholding the Constitution. If the State is not in lockstep with the current regime, then no State's rights. In effect, no State's rights.

For the afternoon crowd.

If these idiots do manage to create a self-aware digital intelligence, it is going to be done as recklessly as possible without the safeguards necessary to "leash" this newly spawned entity in any way. What has been done so far is already massively damaging.

Looks like my Stephen King Universe hyperfixation is returning. I'm going to need A LOT of red yarn.

I am going to spell this out as clearly as possible: The wealthy will NOT step in to save anyone. Their wealth provides them with protection. Or at least they believe it does. Especially from an authoritarian regime.

At first, I was like, "Eh, plenty of military get skull and crossbones tattoos. I get why some people are concerned, but people also do stupid crap." Then I saw the 1919, and went, "Ope." 1/6

We like to name our household robots after famous robots from media. I originally named the new robot litter box "Poopsmith", but that character is not a robot. New name is "Scrapper", named after the Constructicon. Just realized what it spells without the 'S'. Unintentional. Lol.

18 Oct 2025 -- Pop star/singer Sabrina Carpenter will now use her arena tour to funnel proceeds through the Sabrina Carpenter Fund to benefit the Transgender Law Center. Good on ya' SC! @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

How long until SecDef Kegsbreath starts hiring male models to pose as active duty military?

Just a heads up: Reports by questionable sources claiming that "hits" have been placed on certain fed employees are most likely propaganda with no basis in reality. How do we know? Nobody appears to be trying to collect on the alleged bounties. That's pretty sus.

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

You know why being autistic sucks? Because people yell at them for pointing out when people are doing very clearly dangerous and destructive things. Autistic Person: "Uhhhh, maybe don't gut health insurance for most of the populace." Majority: "Burn the witch!"

The original #Tron remains one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I have zero interest in the new movie, but I may pickup the soundtrack for #NIN. I'm confused as to why they keep giving a certain someone lead roles, especially as a "hero".

Same thing happened in LA, same thing happened in DC: prosecutors charged people with assaulting a federal officer and then furiously backpedaled when the evidence didn’t support it

Even with the number of protestors being minimal, alt-right agitators are showing up, methed out of their skulls, dressed in all black, planning to "break shit". They've been caught on camera by other protestors and local media outlets. P.S.: CNN and MSNBC, why don't you have a crew on-site 24/7?

Judge: "You can't send in Guard units, because there is no threat warranting military deployment." Admin: "Fine, we will send in this different group of Guard from another State." Judge (on a Sunday!): "Did I stutter?"

That f-ing guy can't even get the pronouns right on a judge he appointed.

Posting Nemik's message from #Andor just because: There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy.

#Portland update: A pall of tension hangs in the drizzled air. Counted four police vehicles with sirens going blazing down the streets, which is more police activity than I often see in a month. Witnesses report seeing Guard vehicles late last night in Beaverton. 1/5

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

At what point do the majority of people in the U.S. admit that our Constitutional government has fully collapsed? Because it has. We are fully into autocracy territory.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

News from #Portland: On my way to work, I noticed: Fires: 0; Signs of violence: 0; Rain: Light; People walking and biking: Lots; Happy dogs in parks: Plenty; Armed people all in black wearing masks: NONE!

War ravaged Portland news: Just went to CostCo. Zero fires.