Sign in

gaelen

@gaelencms.bsky.social
486 followers 534 following 371 posts

big dumbass, he/him or they/them. videogame stuff on youtube, same handle

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by gaelen
Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 18h
Excited to see that we’re replacing new housing with chatbots that tell you to kill yourself
141105311
Reposted by gaelen
e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 18h
the more Musk spends on the midterm elections, the more ubiquitous this image needs to be
331746512
gaelen @gaelencms.bsky.social · 18h
a degreeless janitor would be a better visa admission than elon musk, who along with JD Vance should be exiled to an island with insufficient foraging opportunities
110
Reposted by gaelen
Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 19h
Wiki: "From 2022 to June 2026, Schwartz was President of Insurance Solutions for Medicare and Retirement at United Healthcare... She additionally joined the board of directors of Georgia-based home care provider Aveanna Healthcare in May 2021..." Not unimaginable then.
66025
Reposted by gaelen
James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 21h
Every GOP lawmaker believes this, by the way. It's just that most aren't dumb enough to say it where it could get leaked in an election year.
10632169
Reposted by gaelen
Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 23h
I've talked about this before, but it is very hard when you see how moral red lines are drawn, and the complete gutting of trans people's civil rights is entirely within an accepted norm and barely remarked upon even by many progressives.
9808211
Reposted by gaelen
beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A New Color (1/5🧵)
Page 1: A man is walking home, smoking a cigarette, being quietly trailed by a UFO above him. As he enters his apartment, two aliens watch from inside the ship. Alien 1, who has a large head, says, “that’s him. Let’s move.” Page 2: The man walks upstairs as the aliens watch from the entrance of the building. The man enters his apartment and greets his little dog. Suddenly there is a knock at the door.Page 3: he peers through his peephole, and sees the two aliens standing in the hallway. Alien 1 is holding a briefcase. From behind him, the voice of alien one: “don’t scream.” Page 4: The aliens are seated across the room on the man’s couch. Sadie is in her bed next to them. Alien 1 says, “you’re not in any danger. Have a seat.” The man looks at his dog and thinks, “sadie is unusually calm.” Alien 1: don’t scream, or it’s a problem.
85116423906
gaelen @gaelencms.bsky.social · 19h
@m-tracey.bsky.social hey mr tracey hi. do you sleep at night and if so, how?
000
Reposted by gaelen
Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 20h
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
233147193418
Reposted by gaelen
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The entire right wing ecosystem, from politics to media to business, is just for-profit contrarianism. The formula is: they name a real shortcoming of the imperfect status quo and once they got you they sell you horseshit that's much, much worse
304496957
Reposted by gaelen
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I don't know how but we have to teach people to be better at detecting bullshit. Instead we have this ersatz skepticism where people are suspicious about the wrong things and find their way to conclusions that are worse than if they just blindly accepted conventional wisdom
332603338
Reposted by gaelen
A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23h
It's because they can't afford to live.
501553235
Reposted by gaelen
Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 08/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Fry Futurama's Iconic Smirk
Alt: Futurama GIF. Fry, in a tuxedo, turns slowly to look at the camera with a tranquil expression on his face. He’s glowing and moving at super speed after drinking 100 cups of coffee.
718419
Reposted by gaelen
Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Play Nine Sols
static.klipy.com
9 Sols Kung Fu
ALT: 9 Sols Kung Fu
1314137
Reposted by gaelen
damniel spookradski @self.agency · 08/10/2026
next time someone starts screeching that what israel has done in gaza is not genocide and how the charge itself is blood libel, i implore you to shove this in their faces.
jewschool.com
When Jews Deny Genocide · Jewschool
“Keep far from a false charge; do not bring death on those who are innocent and in the right, for I will not acquit the
26522
Reposted by gaelen
foaming pipe snake @guntoucher.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"snowpiercer is trying to say that class societ-" WRONG, snowpiercer is saying that it even in the worst circumstances that it kicks ass to be on a train
394587780
Reposted by gaelen
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
I don't think Trump should get access to standard medical care, he should have to let RFK Jr treat him
485143721
Reposted by gaelen
Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects
532864586
Reposted by gaelen
The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 07/10/2026
According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.
Margaret Hamilton, but the famous 1969 photo that inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison is in the quoted post.
1531461171
Reposted by gaelen
Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 07/10/2026
Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'
lemonde.fr
Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'
Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.
452034747
Reposted by gaelen
bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
101141544663
Reposted by gaelen
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
17342681621
Reposted by gaelen
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026
Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
Use of artificial intelligence
By registering with ISBN Canada, you declare that your book was created by a human author. You may use AI tools only for limited support tasks, such as brainstorming ideas, checking grammar, or formatting your book. You must not use AI to generate the text, create the artwork, or translate the book. ISBN Canada does not issue ISBNs for works whose content is primarily generated by AI. LAC is currently reviewing its policy regarding the use of AI content creation and our guidance is subject to change.
252617687
Reposted by gaelen
beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Me showing an early hominid a comic from my book
262904192
Reposted by gaelen
m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
if an actor doesn't want to talk about politics because he is a little bit or very conservative, you should consider that a cultural victory for the left
121215
Reposted by gaelen
Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026
Setting aside that Of Course he is an obvious Republican, to the extent that he looks like the living embodiment of Manifest Destiny ‘Staying Quiet’ is & should be treated as adopting a firm political position. One of tacit acceptance of violence & oppression It’s not neutrality, you chose a side.
801176223
Reposted by gaelen
Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Starship Troopers: Carl Jenkins - It's Afraid
Alt: Starship Troopers: Carl Jenkins - It's Afraid
441803145
Reposted by gaelen
Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Republican: here's a cyanide sandwich Democrat: here's a crushed glass and ham sandwich Trans person: could I get the ham sandwich with no crushed glass please Democrat: this is why you deserve the cyanide sandwich
21843201
Reposted by gaelen
Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 06/10/2026
Called the Italian joint near me. Extremely real conversation ITALIAN GUY: Buonasera! ME: Hi! I know you have gluten-free pizza. Do you have gluten-free pasta too? ITALIAN GUY: Just-a for you I do both! All kinds! ME: Oh, wonderful. Then I’ll see you in a few hours. ITALIAN GUY: I no can wait!
16123445
Reposted by gaelen
Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
AI has talked kids into suicide, fueled paranoid delusional that led to murder, degraded education quality in both k-12 and higher ed, run roughshod over copyright law, increased spam, fueled spam, fueled fraud, degraded the environment, put people out of work, the list goes on and on.
91337266
Reposted by gaelen
Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 07/10/2026
"YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK"
9878022103
Reposted by gaelen
Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 06/10/2026
What kind of person votes against a bill that allows domestic violence victims to break a lease and change their locks for their and their children's protection? You can ask Bucks County State Rep. Craig Staats (HD-145) and 82 other #Pennsylvania Republicans. BILL INFO: tinyurl.com/ycyyeedr
0229
Reposted by gaelen
ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 07/10/2026
a “banana republic” is precisely when the political system is dominated by overweening corporate interests
351574262
Reposted by gaelen
Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 06/10/2026
Fun fact: Tesla went with a giant touchscreen instead of knobs for the Model 3 purely to save time and money. Knobs would have required spinning up a whole supply chain. The company spun it as a luxury feature and much of the industry followed suit. But it was always an inferior substitute.
421988380
Reposted by gaelen
chelsea bridge 🩸 @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
chelsea's rules of online 1. You Don't Have to Post 2. Nobody Asked, Probably 3. Not Every Post Is About Your Thing
211010207
Reposted by gaelen
Briiiiiiaaaaannnnnssss!! @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 30/09/2026
176996
Reposted by gaelen
leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
lowly worm putting a sticker on his apple car "i bought this before mr frumble went crazy"
1122460
Reposted by gaelen
mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
49103221829
gaelen @gaelencms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
idk how this could possibly be substantiated with data, but a venn diagram of gormless rubes and malevolent assholes surely covers at least 99% of 2024 GOP voters
110
gaelen @gaelencms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
spotted at goodwill @ifbookspod.bsky.social
shelf at goodwill labeled "employee picks" that includes "you are a badass" by jen sincero (subject of the If Books Could Kill episode from 23 January 2025)
000
Reposted by gaelen
Greg Kot @gregkot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
John Prine would’ve turned 80 later this week, but he slipped away in 2020, and boy, do we need his songs now. If anything, his stature has only expanded during his missing years, and the city he once called home is celebrating him big time in the next few days. A convo with JP linked below.
35310
Reposted by gaelen
Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
nytimes.com
Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
2401506406
Reposted by gaelen
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I still remember getting my first email address as a freshman in college. It was the coolest thing ever and no one was screaming YOU BETTER ADOPT THIS OR WE’RE ALL DEAD.
14905100
Reposted by gaelen
mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
6163282429
Reposted by gaelen
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Arguably the biggest democracy referendum next month: Virginia is one of only three states where the state constitution says people should lose their right to vote FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIFE if they are convicted of any felony. This measure would allow anyone to vote after prison.
boltsmag.org
“It’s Time”: Virginians Will Decide Whether to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
191173305
Reposted by gaelen
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes, computers do everything at our company but don't worry, there's always a human reviewer. Nothing goes out the door without one of our highly trained shruggers briefly glancing at it and clicking Approve
405110697
Reposted by gaelen
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
308122342244
Reposted by gaelen
Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FromSoft NPC called Big Teeth Bernard who wants you to do human trafficking and ends up dead in a ditch if you do his quest.
The kill Tony guy with really fucked up teeth
1944337