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🌩️👀 yA1F7sBx3uT1 Science and Nature lover. Avid reader. Linux enthusiast. Rubik's cube solver. Happily married (to @qitty1.bsky.social ) father of two great kids. U.S. Army veteran. 🌊🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐈 Please no DMs. Yes, this includes you.

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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.alternet.org/amp/trump-ba...
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Trump's desperate move to kill the law that could finally put him in jail
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NeonShade Labs @neonshade.ai · 26/08/2026
🎂 Happy 35th Birthday Linux! Still quietly powering half the stuff we build and break at NeonShade Labs. Here’s to the kernel that never quit. 🥂
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Kinda hard to do that when the DOJ and many of the Courts are criminally complicit.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Trump and his cronies are to blame. www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/h...
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Two unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania are first measles-related deaths in US this year | CNN
Pennsylvania reported two deaths related to measles as an outbreak there approaches 400 cases, the state Department of Health said Tuesday. Both were unvaccinated.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How will the construction be paid for? Congress controls the money, and they have not allocated any. I guess the Supreme Court budget will have to be used to fund it, right? www.npr.org/2026/08/21/n...
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Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now
The ruling comes after months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Amnesty International UK Caves To JK Rowling, Issues Apology For Calling Anti-Trans Groups "Anti-Rights" open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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Amnesty International UK Caves To JK Rowling, Issues Apology For Calling Anti-Trans Groups "Anti-Rights"
The organization has stood up to dictators and death squads, but Rowling and the UK's anti-speech laws were apparently too much.
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🔵Blue Dot Buckeye🔵#Blues 🦋💙🌊🗽🌪️ @buckivotesblue.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This cartoon by Matt Wuerker with Politico sums it up nicely! #Blues
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 10/08/2026
Why are we still pretending that executive orders are in any way legally binding to anyone outside of the executive branch? Everyone can just keep abiding by the normal childhood vaccine schedule. The states have their own ways of handling it. Executive orders mean diddly in that context.
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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“According to Public Citizen, more than half of the publicly identified corporate donors to Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth over $50 BILLION during the past six months.” @rbreich.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/rbre... Archive: archive.is/PW7R1
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Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds
President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for co...
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I sure hope the Trump administration realizes these are American citizens suffering. www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-...
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico wake up with no running water as rationing begins: "It's brutal"
Puerto Rico's massive rationing measure comes amid a severe drought on top of shortages due to infrastructure issues.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Is Trump's State Department full of morons? Did they use AI to make this map? www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/p...
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State Department says it made ‘an unfortunate error’ when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa | CNN Politics
The US State Department on Thursday said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was “an unfortunate error...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 25/07/2026
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) was caught on camera physically accosting a political operative who tried to confront him about his past remarks.
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Watch: Embattled GOP congressman manhandles passerby who asked him a question
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) was caught on camera physically accosting a political operative who tried to confront him about his past remarks."Congressman Nunn, do you still think that rural hospital closures are a myth?" the operative asked, as he was walking past with another man."I'm with a constituent....
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drsmutt.bsky.social @drsmutt.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Politicians should not be able to quash legitimate criminal investigations.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/06/2026
EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.”
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Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies
EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencil...
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 13/06/2026
Canada and the European Union are opening their markets to budget-friendly Chinese electric cars, leaving the U.S. increasingly isolated behind a strict tariff wall restofworld.org/2026/us-ev-sales-dr…
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As the world embraces EVs, the U.S. hits the brakes
Canada and the EU opened their doors to Chinese electric cars this year while the U.S. watched from behind a tariff wall.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Is this the start of Space Pirates?
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Somalian spaceport, to be built near the equator, will support Turkey’s efforts to conduct moon missions, including a soft landing on the moon. 🧪 🔭
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Somalia, Türkiye Boost Spaceport Cooperation - Somali News today Live
MOGADISHU – Somali Ambassador to Türkiye, Fathudin Ali Mohamed “Fathi Ospite,” held discussions with Yusuf Kıraç, President of the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), regarding the ongoing development of Soma...
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Using Slackware since ~1999. My daughter born in 2001 uses Mint though.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Personally, I love Slackware, but it may not be best for everyone. It is rock-stable and well supported, but its base list of packages is small compared to most distros. Compiling tends to be easy on it though.
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HappeningNow @happeningnow.news · 13/06/2026
Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built… 🔗 hnow.live/a/2ce336af
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Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit
Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built them. The malware is a Rust binary built to harvest developer secrets. When it lands with root, it can…
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul
In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of som...
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 09/06/2026
Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It looks really interesting. Assuming it works on Linux via Proton, I'll give it a try when it comes out.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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Trump Canceled Canada's 61-Year Water Treaty. Carney Said No. 40% Of U.S. Hydropower At Risk.
YouTube video by The Decision Room
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Maryland Karen Faces Felony Shadow After ICE Abducts Six Roofers Just Before $10,000 Payday
Witnesses say Karen Trevino threatened to call ICE if workers returned to collect. Maryland law says that's extortion. A viral video is making it very hard to look away.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I have been using Slackware for a long time. It is my favorite distro.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I wasn't searching, but I am subscribed to a linux-feed.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Slackware is definitely not defunct. It is still very much alive. www.slackware.com/changelog/cu...
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Why would you need a VM to play a game in linux? Most steam games play fine in linux these days.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Probably, but at the same time you might still want a computer that isn't on the bleeding edge of technology, as it often takes a few kernel releases to get the drivers for the newest hardware fully usable.
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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
So, Bad Bunny did a performance celebrating Puerto Rico's music and heritage Puerto Rico is part of the USA The performance literally said, "God bless the USA" several times And, Trump predictably calls it un-American Dude is a total racist jackass
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Merge the two Dakotas, they likely have fewer people combined than Puerto Rico too.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bad Bunny’s halftime show was in Spanish. But the football he held up as the performance ended was inscribed in English: TOGETHER, WE ARE AMERICA. Amen.
Football with writing in gold.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Solid blow-by-blow recap of Bad Bunny's halftime show. Including some English translation and explanations of cultural references.
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FʀᴀɴᴋʟʏSᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ2.0 🌊 @franklyspeaking1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
i wanna live in a country where 15 minutes of spanish during a #Superbowl halftime show doesn't cause more outrage than men raplng children for decades & getting away with it #BadBunny
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Vote Blue 🌵🗳️💙🦋🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇲🇽🇵🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @lflorepolitics.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bad Bunny is more American than Melania. God Bless America. #BadBunny #BenitoBowl
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Liam: not so much Wedding: 100%!
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GoldenboyFTW 🇵🇷 @goldenboy.pro · 09/02/2026
Seattle wins. Puerto Rico (and the “real” America) won. Happiness and joy dominated the night. Also, FUCK DA PATRIOTS 😉
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 09/02/2026
I LOVED Bad Bunny's half time show! His lyrics tell stories about his memories & Latin identity. So the producers littered the stage with mini sets telling stories about ordinary Puerto Ricans. Unapologetically Latin. Unapologetically Boricua. Unapologetically human. 🇵🇷 Everything. 🤍
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
My whole family thought it was great.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Who cares what that demented, old fool thinks?
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 20/01/2026
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin. This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Libreoffice is pretty similar to Microsoft office. It has a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, a presentation tool, and a drawing tool. You might give it a try.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Trump couldn't find Congo or Rwanda on a map. His administration didn't do squat.
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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 14/12/2025
💙📚 Less than 24 hours left to grab this collection of 64 stories for only $45. Load up your ereader and dive into all sorts of fantasy to end the year on a high (fantasy 😉) note. 📢📚 itch.io/b/3409/end-o...
End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle
64 books for $45.00
(you save ~$179!!!) 
December 1-15th Itch.io

A Crimson Covenant by Aimee Donnellan
A Demon to Save Me by H.S. Kallinger
A Memory of Blood and Magic by K.N. Brindle
After Halastaesia by Janina Franck
Atop the Trees, Beneath the Mountains by SM Reine
Books and Bone by Veo Corva
Born of Scourge by S. Jean
By the Pact by Joanna Maciejewska
Calliope by Kaylynx
Children by Bjørn Larssen
Crystal Gunslinger - The Obsidian Outlaws by O.Z Laws
Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll
Elven by D.C. Hart
Everything Is Wonderful Now by Shane Blackheart
Forest of the Morning by Emmylou Kotzé
Fortitude Waters by Fox N. Locke
Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy
Heir to The Sun by Karen Lykkebo
Higanbana by Jake Vanguard
Imbued by Helyna L. Clove
Impostor by J. M. Rose
Into the Deep by Amara Lynn
Iron Spirit by Linn Foster
Journey Home by May Barros
Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst
Klone's Stronghold: Reeni by Joyce Reynolds-Ward
Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson
Metanoia, by Juniper Lake Fitzgerald
Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn
No Land for Heroes by Cal Black
Only the Dead Are Safe, and Other Stories by Rob MacWolf
Path of the Warrior by Melissa Stone
Prince Ewald the Brave by Dylan Madeley
Rescue from the Orc Fortress by Simon Wolfe
Reset by L. B. Shimaira
Return the Rose by Joachim Heijndermans
Shades of Spring by Niranjan
Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson
Sidetracked Part 1 by SK Kelley
Smoke and Rain by V. S. Holmes
Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith
Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver
The Assassins Raven by Anna Verner
The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell
The Circle in the Sphere by Alex S. Garcia
The Commune by Liz Roderick
The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce
The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
The Hand That Feeds by Sass Everett
The Knowing Doll by Holliday Vermont
The Lost Magic by SP Shade
The Monster and The Itch by Jean M. Hodges
The Rarkyn's Familiar by Nikky Lee
and many more...
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
When I go in to Barnes and Nobles, they seem to only stock the 3rd book of a new series, or old classics 50+ years old. It is so much easier to find the books I want as ebooks.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Personally, I love Slackware. But it is kinda old-fashioned in many ways. My daughter loves Mint. She installed it by herself in high school.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
I really don't think there is that much of a difference between the various distros as far as capabilities go. Any modern distro should be able to run Steam and like 90% of the games available there. Most distros differ on frequency of updates, package formats, default packages installed, etc.
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Brad @bradreed1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Those folks just want to spread confusion or promote some agenda of their own. Most normal linux-users just call it linux, or the name of their distro.
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