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ENOUGH ALREADY FOR THE LOVE OF DOG!

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No, Google, I do *not* want live updates on my lockscreen that your goddamn “AI” “thinks” I *might* be interested in, and I *definitely* don’t want it enabled by default just because I updated your fucking app. JFC.

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@digby56.bsky.social Now I’ve got Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills” stuck in my head. And I don’t even particularly like that song.

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It turns out the way to maintain low weight after you lost it with GLP-1 drugs is to just not eat. Who knew!

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What Some Folks Really Mean When They Claim to Have Never Heard 'Choosin' Texas'

@marissarmoss.bsky.social Jeez, don’t be so defensive. I don’t listen to country because I don’t like it, not for virtue signaling. My mom played it all the time while I was growing up; it’s just not my thing. I don’t listen to hip-hop for the same reason, despite its ubiquity. tinyurl.com/28fn89k6

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Claiming to have never heard Ella Langley's record-setting country song 'Choosin' Texas' is similar to saying, 'I listen to anything but country.'

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Age *isn’t* “just a number”. Ot sucks as your body slowly and painfully breaks down. There’s no virtue in being old; it just takes a long time.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Garrett Langley, the CEO of Flock, who wants to surveille us all, has has no Wikipedia page. I don’t know, but I find that weird.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some songs don’t lose their power over the years. Not many, but some. I would say that Smells Like Teen Spirit and War Pigs are two good examples.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

@alexwgalbraith.bsky.social Private equity is a cancer on our economic system. It needs to be stopped. Any time I read about a well-known company going downhill , I always check to see if they were bought by private equity, & the majority of times they have been. www.salon.com/2026/09/25/t...

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The private equity backlash could start at the drive-thru

The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Calendar: It’s Fall! Starbucks: Pumpkin spice! Stores: Halloween is coming! Texas: Fuck all y’all!

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I had two simultaneous reactions to this. Neurodivergent Doug: If neurotypicals have a hard time negotiating that bizarre maze of obligations, mores, unspoken assumptions, and hierarchies, how tf are *we* supposed to? GenX Doug: Whatever. cc @ashliedstevens.bsky.social

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Look, if you’re going to give a PowerPoint presentation, fine. Some things: - Keep it as short as possible. No one likes them, so the shorter the better. And that does *not* mean “cram more info onto fewer slides”. Try brevity. Pithiness is a virtue.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social I say this with all sincerity: Fuck you, you fucking fuck.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have some…thoughts…on the DSM V definition and diagnostic criteria for autism. So I wrote them down. random-blather.com/2026/09/12/a... And now I will step back while people say “not all folks on the spectrum are [fill in the blank]” Yes, I know; hence “spectrum”.

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Autism and the Medical Profession

Couldn’t have put it better my own self I know it’s hip to make fun of people who convert denigrating and insulting descriptive terms like “retard” and “mongoloid&#822…

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dreamed I was walking through the woods and on a small rise in a little open area a small group of people were standing there watching a young Lennon and McCartney playing guitars and singing “Two of Us”. John looked especially happy. Thank you, subconscious.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jason Segel is the protagonist of Shrinking, but Harrison Ford is the hero. “That’s right; I fucking Jimmied you!”

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh yes, because calling this software “Supreme Intelligence” is *definitely* going to alleviate folks’ anxieties.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Look: If you want *me* to use the “patient portal”, *you doctors* have to use it too. Otherwise, I’m calling.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@jamestalarico.bsky.social I’m not going to give one single damn dollar to a candidate who is willing to throw my trans daughter under the bus for the sake of political expediency. I’ll vote for you, but that’s it. No lawn signs; no canvassing; no volunteering; and DEFINITELY no money. Do better.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If a politician is against: - equal rights for LGBTQ+ - abortion rights - calling out the Gaza genocide - renewables - Medicare for all (or equivalent) - Impeachment of Trump admin folks - reforming SCOTUS And for: - tariffs - data centers - increased surveillance No support.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don’t remember any coverage of this. A cynic would say @aoc.bsky.social did it with one eye on 2028, and maybe she did. IMO it doesn’t matter; she went to a red state & *listened to folks*. With the GOP avoiding constituents like the plague, I find that refreshing. youtu.be/4A6NECilAls?...

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We Sat AOC Down With Republican Voters. Can She Win Them Over?

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@repmarcykaptur.bsky.social Fuck. You. As the parent of a trans daughter, I do indeed know what’s best for her. And what’s best is NOT a politician willing to throw her under the bus just to get reelected. So to repeat: FUCK. YOU. bsky.app/profile/erin...

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Someone needs to do a Dunning-Kruger study about managing. Are micromanagers aware they’re micromanaging? Do good managers doubt their own abilities and have imposter syndrome? That kind of thing.

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And nope. Now it’s Wednesday. Why do I suspect this charade will go on until the Senate adjourns again?

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No appearance yet. Next checkpoint: First vote at 5:30pm, 1.5 hours from now. I’m baffled as to why this isn’t receiving huge coverage. @froomkin.bsky.social ?

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Mitch McConnell was supposed to be reporting for work at 9am this morning. Didn’t happen. Next checkpoint: Now they’re saying he’ll be there when the Senate convenes at 3pm. In 15 minutes. When last I checked, he still hadn’t left his residence. How long does this charade go on?

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

They’re not “litmus test” issues; they’re the minimum bar you have to clear to show us that we can support you.

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Supergirl is the top streaming movie on HBO worldwide this weekend, and the fifth top streaming movie overall. So yeah. Maybe it's because of my generation, but I was happy to see a grungy, emo Supergirl. She should live in Seattle, not Metropolis. And wear flannel. Reality bites.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sam Altman is cooked. Completely. You read it here first.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I think calling autism a “disorder” is just as wrong as it would be (now; unfortunately not in the past) to call being LGBT “anti-cis nonstraight disorder”. “Spectrum”, sure; it’s *definitely* a spectrum. But disorder? “Difference”, not “disorder”.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you find you’re worrying about someone you only know in a parasocial way, is it paraconcern?

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@mctelevision.bsky.social Thank you for articulating something that’s been bothering me since the beginning.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sometimes I think we were better off when we had asbestos and leaded gas and paint and everyone was a smoker, compared to now. I mean, at least we had newspaper comic strips and pretty good music.

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Douglas Moran @dougom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Every company should have a That’s Stupid Dept. that employs folks with the authority to point out when a company (or their CEO) proposes something stupid. “We’ll change the company name to @ms.now!” “That’s stupid.” “We’ll spike Acme v. Coyote & take a tax write-off!” “That’s stupid.” Etc.

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The best way to describe how pathetic the Democratic Party has gotten is to look at the current slate of Congressional & Gubernatorial candidates and wonder why it’s even remotely close. The Dems should be *crushing* these sorry losers. And yet here we are. But sure, attack the DSA. 🙄

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I don’t. It’s a sport run by a bunch of billionaires who profit off the public injury of men many of whom later become permanently crippled in a league that hides their physical condition. I can’t countenance that. I recognize this makes me a pariah to many.

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@salon.com You know what I’d like (aside from a job with health insurance)? $1000. $750: Epidural injection to relieve my massive lower back pain. (Cash cost—I have no health insurance.) $150: Rush tickets $50: Gas to San Antonio for concert $30: Snacks & such $20: 60th anniversary Star Trek book

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