jarocki @jarocki.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I just backed The Guild: Ren Faire'd on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...kickstarter.comThe Guild: Ren Faire'dHelp us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time! 000
jarocki @jarocki.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Blame @hamster.dczia.net , indeed! For ushering in the AI-augmented neo-retro, {steam,cyber}punk future of your dreams. Neopixel? ✅ Tactile keys? ✅ SAO? ✅ Buttons ON buttons? ✅✅✅ 021
Reposted by jarockiKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The President of the United States commemorates Easter by threatening war crimes and dropping an F-bomb We need a new president, immediately, insomuch as this one has lost all control over his faculties 806109972383
Reposted by jarockiitchybitchy.bsky.social @itchybitchy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026If anyone is wondering, like I was… myshakespeare.com/hamlet/the-s... 51510236
Reposted by jarockiThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/01/2026In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights investigation into the actions of the ICE agent who shot her. Instead, Justice Department leaders have tried to pursue a probe against Good’s partner. washingtonpost.comFBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. saysAfter the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists. 1511961
Reposted by jarockiAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it. 13005945536313
Reposted by jarockiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis" 12293831011457
Reposted by jarockiGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Trump’s $45 million birthday parade with its tanks and helicopters is an authoritarian ego trip. But the real show of force this weekend won't take place in D.C., it’ll happen in the streets as protesters gather nationwide to declare "No Kings in America!"thinkbigpicture.substack.comIf You Think We Can’t Beat Trump, Remember The 3.5% RuleHistory shows autocrats are vulnerable to massive nonviolent resistance 1283982813
Reposted by jarockiSenator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov · 12/06/2025If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable. 530125494132
Reposted by jarockiKym Possible @kympossible.bsky.social · 15/05/2025The “we don’t need PMs, just hire more engineers” mindset tech execs seem to have these days is both stupid and short-sighted. Engineers are not good at PM work and they don’t enjoy it, so they’re not motivated to bother learning - especially when “glue work” isn’t rewarded come review time. 😡 1/ 85010
Reposted by jarockiZach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 18/04/2025I'm thinking about how tonight was probably the first time Kilmar Abrego Garcia learned that millions of people care about him - the first time he learned that the United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to bring him home. I'm thinking what it must mean for him to know, right now, that he isn't alone. 318151032374
Reposted by jarockialan-phillips.bsky.social @alan-phillips.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Call the Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121) every day and tell your representatives: You swore to defend the Constitution. That Nazi thug president tramples democracy every day. The concentration camps are here. We need you to shout “Impeach!” All together. Every day. (Please repost.) 13617
Reposted by jarockiSari Beth Rosenberg @sari.bsky.social · 18/04/2025250 years ago we started our war against tyranny. Our country was born rejecting a king and we sure as hell won’t let Trump destroy our democracy now. No Kings! 1134473
Reposted by jarockiMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 14/04/2025I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it. 11864962131
Reposted by jarockiUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 02/04/2025The Democratic senator from New Jersey began speaking at 7 p.m. Monday and continued into Tuesday evening.bit.lyCory Booker breaks record for longest known Senate speech, beating Strom ThurmondThe Democratic senator from New Jersey began speaking at 7 p.m. Monday and continued into Tuesday evening. 915236
jarocki @jarocki.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Cory Booker is a badass #SenatorCoryAnthonyBooker #TotallyNOTaFilibuster #MakeAmericaActuallyGreatAgain 000
Reposted by jarockiKim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 11/03/2025"virtually all modern internet services experience [DDoS attacks] regularly and must proactively defend themselves.... [But] some X ... servers...weren't properly secured behind the company's Cloudflare DDoS protection and were publicly visible.....As a result attackers could target them"wired.comWhat Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down XElon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works. 926271
Reposted by jarockiKim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Why is the headline on all X outage stories about Musk blaming Ukraine for the DDoS? Why aren't media outlets putting the emphasis on the security lapse that allowed script kiddies (or whoever) to launch the attack against X as well as the lack of any evidence that the traffic came from Ukraine IPs? 117827
Reposted by jarockiazbooboo.bsky.social @azbooboo.bsky.social · 03/03/2025For years i had patience with my trump loving former friends. They arent the same people they were 20 years ago, 10 years ago or even 2 years ago. I am no longer able to be friends with them even 5 years ago they would not be friends with who they are today, Soulless, heartless and hateful 3636
Reposted by jarockiThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/02/2025“Though both Hitler and Hugenberg were fiercely anti-Communist, antidemocratic, anti-immigrant, and anti-Semitic, their attempts at political partnership failed spectacularly and repeatedly.” Timothy W. Ryback on Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs: theatln.tc/Hy5fsNe5 9322104
Reposted by jarockiThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/02/2025RFK Jr. and his movement do not simply ignore the need for vaccination, Benjamin Mazer writes. They also trivialize and dismiss preventable child death. theatln.tc/dbdtuQVBtheatln.tcRFK Jr., America’s Leading Advocate for Getting MeaslesContrary to what the health secretary says, the outbreak of disease in Texas is, in fact, unusual. 35668176
Reposted by jarockiDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 17/02/2025The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral. 12771875003
Reposted by jarockiAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters. 281193905688
Reposted by jarockiMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Trump is firing employees at the Western Area Power Administration. According to New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich “we could be looking at a 20% reduction in their workforce, crippling the western grid and leading to blackouts and power outages.” 1117762
Reposted by jarockiEric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 15/02/2025From a source: Here's the form letter being sent to CISA employees who have been laid off. "...you are not fit for continued employment because your ability, knowledge and skills do not fit the Agency's current needs, and your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment..." 18174105
Reposted by jarockiThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/02/2025A federal judge ordered the CDC to temporarily restore the pages it has taken down from its website to comply with President Trump’s executive order barring any references to race, gender identity or sexual orientation.nytimes.comJudge Orders CDC to Temporarily Restore Pages Removed After Trump EdictThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed certain information on its website to comply with President Trump’s order barring references to race, gender identity or sexual orientation. 381726237
Reposted by jarockiKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...nytimes.comMusk makes sweeping claims about federal corruption, without providing evidence.The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without providing evidence. 845112632331
jarocki @jarocki.bsky.social · 08/02/2025projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...projects.propublica.orgElon Musk’s Demolition CrewElon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing. 010
Reposted by jarockiMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/02/2025In response to a post on X from @maxwellfrost.bsky.social showing the effort to get into the Department of Education building this morning, Elon Musk replied, "No such department exists in the federal government" 41646611628
Reposted by jarockiNPR @npr.org · 07/02/2025Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.npr.orgFederal election commissioner says Trump is trying to improperly remove herEllen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post. 822615497
Reposted by jarockiWIRED @wired.com · 06/02/2025SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.wrd.cmThe US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually DidSources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist. 10752458410344
Reposted by jarockiryan fae @ryanfae.bsky.social · 07/02/2025been waiting for someone to cover and confirm this one! just about everyone OSINTing must have found this trustpilot review and i never got around to confirming it myself. great reporting @jasonleopold.bsky.social @margimurphy.bsky.social @anthonycormier.bsky.social @sooophie.bsky.social!! 0215
Reposted by jarockidell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 07/02/2025NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately." | www.wired.com/story/treasu... 313180676169
Reposted by jarockiNPR @npr.org · 07/02/2025An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.npr.orgTrump carries out his 'flood the zone' strategy, creating a week of whiplashAn attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked. 31609133
jarocki @jarocki.bsky.social · 07/02/2025youtu.be/u4viueoaEHg?... This is not okay. As a citizen and taxpayer, I demand that POTUS and his staff not hinder congressional oversight nor direct others to do so.youtu.beBREAKING NEWS: House Democrats Physically Blocked From Entering Department Of Education BuildingYouTube video by Forbes Breaking News 010
Reposted by jarockiMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/02/2025I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period. I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt. But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are 830014301715996
Reposted by jarockiJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/02/2025A sprightly little ditty to start your February 2025 with: youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQyoutu.beRage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (Official HD Video)YouTube video by RATMVEVO 1373961440
Reposted by jarockiKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Unelected agents of a oligarch have seized core services of the state without legal sanction or authorization; yes, that's a coup 9563882374
Reposted by jarockiChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 31/01/2025And, here's the central part of McConnell's reasoning: 19653147
Reposted by jarockiDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/02/2025The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny. It is not the constitution that is failing us. It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us. 11863161322
Reposted by jarockiRoberto Otárola Estrada @robertootarola.bsky.social · 01/02/2025media.tenor.coma close up of a man in a native american costume looking down .ALT: a close up of a man in a native american costume looking down . 011
