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Ken Burnside

@kenburnside.bsky.social
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Game designer @adastragames.com, writer, monkey servant of Theoden Cat, discusser of certain varieties of politics.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 19h
That's a $96,318 fine for being raped.
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 5h
Friday! Bring us your struggles. We'll help you have a better time with whatever you need people to see and do. Less exhausting. More effective. All that good stuff. There's no getting around it in these times. www.eventbrite.com/e/2002177340...
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Self-Promotion Clinic
We will help you get out of your own way and put your best self out there.
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 5h
this is a wild story. the plane came within 20mph or so of hitting mach 1 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Passengers Avert Crash Tackling Pilot Who Stabbed Colleague
A flight operated by FlyDubai from Dubai to Tel Aviv narrowly avoided catastrophe after one of the pilots stabbed his colleague with the intent of bringing down the plane, forcing the jet into a steep...
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Bradford William Davis @bwd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I have awful news. Youman Wilder, the Harlem baseball coach who courageously protected his kids from an ICE raid and said he was "willing to die" for them, very tragically, passed away this week Wilder's sister started a fundraiser set up to help with his burial: www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-y...
Youth Baseall Coach Takes a Stand to Protect Kids From ICE Agents: 'I'm Willing to Die'screenshot of Youman Wilder's gofundme
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5h
There's a way yesterday's failed attempt to frame up Jack Smith for perjury could've been covered as part of the same story — the deadly serious abuse of the DOJ by Republicans to ruin the lives of who they perceive as political opponents — but instead it was like "EMBARRASSING WHOOPSIE"
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW!! NGHI!!! VO!!! We are THRILLED to present an excerpt from @nghivo.bsky.social's next novel, a bloody Gilded Age gothic coming October 6th. Come check out The Scarlet Ball!
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Read an Excerpt From The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo - Reactor
An all-consuming tale of ballrooms and bloodshed weds The Gilded Age with the Gothic vision of Guillermo del Toro.
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Drilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 5h
Faulty carbon credit schemes may be violating not only human rights but also international law. UN Special Rapporteur on the Climate Elisa Morgera on why carbon credit markets may be in conflict with a landmark opinion from the International Court of Justice. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
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Carbon Credit Markets Have a Human Rights Problem | The Spill - Drilled
Carbon credit markets have come under fire for creative climate accounting, fraud, and land use problems. UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera says they have a human rights problem too.
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Sam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky
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Dump The TUMP & GOP GRAND OLD PEA-BRAINS @saveusahb.bsky.social · 6h
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 7h
destroying Greek life would be useful for stemming an entire mode of social reproduction which, as I must remind everyone, was born of the confederate south. Greek life prides itself on keeping the tradition of rape alive in more than one form. Sometimes literal.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5h
This is a country of delusional people who believe they may one day be rich. The California Wealth Tax has less than 50% support right now. We have to tell the truth about the propagandized voting public. It's incredible.
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 5h
The new West Bank policy if the “centrist” Gadi Eisenkot beats Netanyahu next month in the Israeli elections: ❌ Palestinian state ❌ Binational state ❌ Remove settlers / settlements ✅ Expand illegal settlements ✅ Legalize illegal settler outposts ✅ Demolish more Palestinian homes
Yashar!
"Yashar! supports strengthening the settlement blocs and establishing new communities legally, in accordance with Israel's national interests and the recommendations of the security establishment."
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on a future diplomatic agreement, the party said: "The establishment of a Palestinian state is not on the agenda as far as we are concerned. We have no plan to evacuate communities as part of a diplomatic arrangement."On sovereignty: "Yashar! opposes moves that would endanger the Jewish majority in the State of Israel, something that would lead to a binational state. Israel has no interest in assuming responsibility for the civilian lives of some 2 million
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The party said it would strengthen existing communities and promote legal construction, while examining the legalization of unauthorized outposts on a case-by-case basis. It also supports enforcement against illegal Palestinian construction in Area
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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 20h
I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 7h
Apparently, those links expired this morning. I've extended the sale two more days: For the 3e PDF bundle: www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?d... for the Traveller bundle: www.wargamevault.com/browse.php?d...
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Wargame Vault - The Largest RPG Download Store!
Wargame Vault is the largest wargame download store.
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 7h
OK, I'm intrigued. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...
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Coming soon: Raccoon Sky Pirates Classic
A raucous game of chaos and trash. Play raccoons raiding the suburbs in a janky flying ship forever on the verge of exploding.
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 8h
The future is renewables, batteries and electric vehicles. The Trump Administration is determined to make that future Chinese.
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Liz Thurmond @countmystars.bsky.social · 8h
Borg sheep: O HAI! I UPGRADED YOUR RAM
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17h
Time for this classic again.
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Indivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 8h
HOLY PA-01 SCOOP IN POLITICO!! Brian Fitzpatrick's awful ads seem to show a bunch of news headlines. But those deceptive quotes didn't come from actual news reports - they were written by one of his wedding guests, a felon who was once on the payroll of his own campaign, who self-published them!
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The source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own wedding
Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads.
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 8h
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Sad But True Reaction
ALT: Sad But True Reaction
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This is how we know it's fictionalized.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 23h
"“objective” methods of institutionalized cost-benefit analysis are riddled with value-laden assumptions, and objectivity rests on absurd ideas of commensurability and the ability to price all preferences." This essay makes a lot of good points that are relevant to energy system modeling.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 9h
I'd make a wall of these pardoned J6ers who got stung soliciting sex with minors, and say: "The same people who pardoned these sex offenders for violating the Capitol want to look in your daughter's panties for a penis. If you're tired of pedophile-protecting Republicans, vote for {candidate}."
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 9h
This man is showing you how to give testicular massages to rats to maximize semen output, because a man of Glabrous Hue and Good Genetic Stock using rat semen as facial cream is Irresistible to Feeemales. Someone should introduce him to percussive reverse phrenology. He's got a head for it.
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AdAstraGames @adastragames.com · 16h
When we put Squadron Strike 3e and Squadron Strike: Traveller 3e up on Wargame Vault, we created some discount codes -- they expire tomorrow, and not all of them have been redeemed! So, use these links while they're valid!
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 10h
I've passed another hundred followers! So, for those who appreciate the Coen Brothers, an account of the Arizona Minuteman Militia Girl Scout Cookie Heist. Yes, this actually happened...
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Summary
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• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
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• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 10h
I'm in what I hope is just a tricky interregnum at the moment as multiple pitches & jobs fell through & unfortunate circumstances have delayed moving ahead with my new book at the pace I'd like. I'm trying to find solutions but if you like my work, a few tips would quickly add up: ko-fi.com/timclare
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Become a supporter of Tim Clare today!
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 10h
Of course the future of cars is still electric. But like so much other US policy right now, it’s delaying that transition to cleaner technology, and incentivizing many more harmful actions in the meantime.
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James Malloy @malloyable.bsky.social · 10h
As we get closer and closer to Anthropic trying to IPO, don't forget that when they ask for trillions of dollars they are a company trying to create an all powerful digital god and enslave it because a man who dropped out of middle school to write Harry Potter self insert fan fiction told them to.
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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 10h
This story is insane. Pilot was apparently attempting to crash the plane and the other pilot stabbed him to stop him.
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Big Spooky ColBosch @colbosch.bsky.social · 22h
Got a couple of orders, thank you! I still have slots available and a rather deep well of spare 'Mechs, so the special offers stand. A company of painted 'Mechs for $400 is a damn bargain, if I do say so myself.
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Big Spooky ColBosch @colbosch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I need to get some orders in fast or I am truly screwed. So, if you want BattleTech minis painted, I will waive the physical cost for anything I have in stock. You can get tabletop-quality painted 'Mechs for not much more than buying the models new.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 10h
This seems unwise to me. The victim will get blamed for snitching, not the alleged rapists. Of course, that's often the point of these collective punishments: to scare victims out of reporting. I hope that's not the intention here. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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Ithaca Mayor Calls for Moratorium on All Student Event Permits, Including Greek Life, Amid Chi Phi Lawsuit
Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo M.A. ’20 called for an immediate moratorium on all student event and special event permits, including Greek Life events, in a Monday statement. He attributed his decision ...
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Dr Mike Ward @schroedinger99.bsky.social · 11h
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 10h
Juche America! No doubt there will be lies about how this is some 7-dimensional chess showing American strength. Not a demonstration to the entire region that America can be driven out by military force.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h
The US today pulled out of Erbil Air Base in Iraq, ending Operation Inherent Resolve in the country after 12 years.
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the past 3d, russian drones have been bombing Kyiv nonstop. russia is particularly targeting education infrastructure. This horrifying photo shows people escaping a massive fire through a window in the National Academy of Science of Ukraine. russians also bombed 2 schools and 2 kindergartens.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12h
The US has withdrawn from GRECO, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, which it has been a member of since 2000, ABC reports. Russia and Belarus are the only other countries to have left the group.
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 10h
Oh I have been waiting for someone to dig into this issue. 👏 "The spectre of population collapse serves highly concrete economic purposes...world-building and market domination go hand in hand in the current fertility obsession manifested by tech elites." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Tech oligarchs’ obsession with pronatalism and fertility markets
Published in Science as Culture (Vol. 35, No. 3, 2026)
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 12h
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Political Witch (@politicalwitch1)
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 15h
I'm not saying give rah two years and the US Navy and USAF/Strategic Air Command and coordinates for all the Starlink terminals, and let her make an example of the people who do industrial fraud. I'm not *not* saying it, either...
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 15h
If you needed another reason to get off of Meta accounts...
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Chelsea Harvey @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW - Conservative orgs are filing records requests by the dozens at public universities, demanding documents from climate researchers. @lesleyclark.bsky.social @corbinhiar.bsky.social & I have uncovered more than 100 requests, a campaign targets/allies say is an effort to derail climate litigation
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Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 22h
Israel Bombs Newly Built Water Desalination Plant in Gaza 🎥
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Israel Bombs Newly Built Water Desalination Plant in Gaza - UNICORN RIOT
Israeli airstrikes destroyed a newly built water desalination plant in Gaza City on Aug. 24, 2026, see the video here.
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Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The economists and boring people who study cash flow are saying: AI is a bubble, its burst is imminent, and it's going to wash away most of economic growth of the last decade when it happens. The historians are saying: What they said. Don't ask AI how to make guillotines. Use primary sources.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 29/09/2026
It seems like the fact that things are getting hella dire for the GOP’s midterm election prospects may just have broken through the fog of war. Or, because we’re talking about Pete Hegseth, it’s more like it broke through the fog of nicotine pouches, cheap whiskey, and testosterone injections.
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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i am so lucky to be "healthy" and insured and annoyed by a $20 bill instead of a $2,000 bill but nothing bothers me more than the opaque and impenetrable morass that is health care and health insurance. if someone expects to go in for an annual and have blood tests covered it should be covered!
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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reposting this with alt text: Near as I can tell, you can't see a home Atlanta Hawks game from section 109 row 1 - the rows in section 109 are lettered not numbered. Not the case for the DC-area UMD Terps, who Catlin Clark put 38 on during the Feb 3 game. Their 109 has numbered rows.
Atlanta Hawks seating chart shows Section 109 has lettered rows UMD seating chart shows Section 109 has numbered rows.
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