iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 23/09/2026

My whole life I anticipated a science/technology singularity to propel us into an entirely new orbit of unlimited possibilities. What I got was a singularity of reckless idiots holding the levers of power and unleashing unlimited numbers of other shitty people.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is how you know we need a wealth tax

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 08/08/2026

Yes, I know I’m a skeptic… and you may think this was only a dream. But this compelling vision has shaken me to the core: I’m reassessing everything. 1/3

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 08/08/2026

“The frightening things we do sometimes when we’re afraid to be afraid.” - Dr. Praetorius from ‘People Will Talk’ (J. Mankiewicz, 1951) I have a fear of heights. I don’t know when it arrived, but I didn’t always have it. I didn’t have it as a child. I didn’t have it in college. 1/13

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 07/08/2026

If DOGE ever goes looking for waste, inefficiency, and fraud again, it won't need to look any further than its own back yard.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 07/08/2026

DOGE was apparently riddled with waste, inefficiency, and/or fraud.

The Washington Post headline:
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Elon Musk's DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, GAO finds
The government watchdog found that billions of dollars in DOGE's public tally could not be verified and that some claimed cuts never happened.
August 6 at 7:00 AM 2026

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 20/07/2026

Pro Tip for consultants: Under-promise and over-deliver. Your clients will love you and be genuinely concerned when you file for bankruptcy.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 20/07/2026

57 years ago I was at Camp Chingachgook on Lake George with a mass of campers and counselors gathered before a little B&W TV, enthralled by a blurry picture and Walter Cronkite's narration.

A vintage ‘60s-era television set displaying a smeary, low contrast, black-and-white image of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon with the lunar lander close behind them.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 14/07/2026

I can’t put my finger on who that description reminds me of.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 14/07/2026

With the Reflecting Pool being drained, I’m sure we’ll see that 350-foot gash Real Soon Now. I mean, how could you hide something that size?

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 12/07/2026

Lindsey Graham never met a principle that he didn’t abandon.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 09/07/2026

Is the Islamic Republic of Japan in the room with us now?

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 07/07/2026

While I don’t know if Mitch McConnell is alive or dead, if he could stretch the rules beyond the breaking point and rig the system by putting a highly partisan GOP thumb on the scale of American politics from beyond the grave, that would be completely on-brand for him.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 28/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Mel Brooks! 100 down, 1900 to go… He's a centenarian - or is that centurion? Mazel Tov, Mel.

Mel Brooks, dressed in ancient Roman armor, lays on a couch reading "Variety" and smiling at the camera.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

REPUBLICAN SEN. TILLIS: “What Freakin’ parallel universe did I wake up in? You’re telling me — if it’s true — damaging the reflecting pool lining is something Pirro wants to prosecute… yet they’re releasing people who pled guilty to assaulting officers?”

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 24/06/2026

It's been over a year since the release of @nickharkaway.com 's "Sleeper Beach" and I am starting to despair that I shall never see a U.S. release on audiobook or Kindle formats. I believe the hardcover is still only available as an import.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 24/06/2026

This is a Santa Rosa plum tree, bred by Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa’s 2nd-most famous resident. My family can consume about 1/8 of a tree's produce. We have two. For 48 weeks of the year, there are no plums. And then, suddenly, there are far, far, far too many plums.

This is a Santa Rosa plum tree, replete with fruit.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 21/06/2026

Donald Trump securing a Memorandum of Understanding from Iran is a historic moment.

Donald Trump is standing before an old-fashioned microphone waving a piece of paper in the pose of a famous photograph of Neville Chamberlain’s “Peace for our Time” speech after the Munich agreement ceding Czechoslovakia to Germany.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

⚠️ WARNING: ICE abducted a pet owner, leaving two dogs to starve for a week. Only the landlord saved them. This isn't a mistake; it’s a sickening pattern. When agencies treat people as disposable, innocent lives become collateral. This cruelty must end.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 21/06/2026

Antifa liberals have been sabotaging the dog's dish in my backyard: I am forced to stay on top of changing the water to foil their acts of vandalism.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 19/06/2026

Raise you hand if you think that we should keep the person responsible for the Reflecting Pool debacle away from any other large public construction projects. ✋

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 16/06/2026

The Trump administration is a Denial of Service attack upon sanity.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 16/06/2026

STATELY, PLUMP BUCK MULLIGAN CAME FROM THE STAIRHEAD, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 11/06/2026

On this date in 1776; The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the "Committee of Five" to draft a Declaration of Independence. As is typical in such cases, one person gets stuck doing 95% of the work.

Still frame from the movie "1776" depicting Thomas Jefferson (Ken Howard), Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva), and John Adams (William Daniels) sitting on the steps of the staircase in the lobby just outside the main congressional assembly chamber in Independence Hall.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 08/06/2026

Republicans defend the use of any and all violence in the name of security, revere the wealthy, despise immigrants, starve the poor, and think the sick should only be healed if they can pay. Because that’s exactly what Jesus would do.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 05/06/2026

I expect that this will mean that the symbols of these religions will no longer be inscribed upon military headstones, which is a slap in the face of families of fallen soldiers.

independent.co.uk

Pentagon drops 180 religions from its recognized faiths list

A former Army chaplain called the reported changes a ‘tragedy’

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 02/06/2026

Why do I find this disturbing? OTOH, at the end of every James Bond movie, the evil overlord’s island underground complex is in flames.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 02/06/2026

This must be shocking to marketing folks and app developers, but I have no interest in rating or reviewing every single product, purchase experience, and customer service interaction that I have with every company or institution I deal with.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 30/05/2026

The United States Constitution: Article I, Section 9, Clause 6: No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 26/05/2026

Do you suppose that Angela Chase ever regrets having ignored Brian Krakow since he went on to become super-rich from founding Facebook?

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 25/05/2026

AppleTV has "Abby's List" on sale for $4.99. A very sweet story about a man who takes his very elderly whippet on a "bucket list" car trip across the USA. It shouldn't have been a surprise to me that I'd fall in love with Abby… and the ending shouldn't have been a surprise to me, either.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 22/05/2026

Giuseppe Verdi is just a fancy name for Joe Green.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 22/05/2026

Somehow a "white pride" fan got onto my FB friend list. Ugh. One comment I thought was telling was "Of course I'm proud of the accomplishments of my ancestors. To not do so is to dishonor them." As for me, I honor my ancestors by trying to not be a shitty human being. 1/4

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 14/05/2026

There’s a quote attributed to Twain - he never said it, but he should have: “Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.” We now have the definitive answer to that one.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 13/05/2026

Here is a question that ought to be asked every day of this war: If Trump didn't want Iran to have nuclear weapons, then why did he walk away from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aka Iran Nuclear Deal? 1/5

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 13/05/2026

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward."

Washington Post: The Trump administration is hosting an all-day prayer festival on the National Mall on Sunday that organizers say will reflect the country's Christian origins and, they hope, spark "a movement of renewal" in America.

Photo of Trump supporters, heads bowed in prayer.

Caption: White House aims to link U.S. history and Christianity in 9-hour prayer festival

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 12/05/2026

I'm reading the Silmarillion for the first time and as the legendarium unfolds in all its intricate detail I keep wondering, "Is this going to be on the test?" #Tolkien #LotR

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 05/05/2026

It's hilarious that Chad Bianco's name basically means "White Bro". Who's writing this simulation, anyways? Clearly some hack.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 04/05/2026

15 best movies; don't think about it too hard! (not in order) 2001 Vertigo The Philadelphia Story Lion in Winter The Producers Black Narcissus A Hard Day’s Night The Lord of the Rings: FotR Princess Bride Almost Famous The Fisher King The Big Lebowski Inglourious Basterds Casablanca Blade Runner

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 01/05/2026

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Breaking Bad The Wire Switched at Birth The Expanse Mad Men Andor Game of Thrones The Good Place Barney Miller Pluribus Parks and Recreation Severance Fringe My So-Called Life Deadwood

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 30/04/2026

On April 30th, 1916 Claude Shannon was born. He's called 'The Father of Information Theory' and if nerds had holidays to celebrate their founders, today would surely be one of them. Shannon is noted for having founded information theory with a landmark paper that he published in 1948.

Photograph of Claude Shannon standing in front of an early electronic computer.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 30/04/2026

People who claim to have been abducted by aliens are actually channeling the trauma of their dog being taken to the vet. Hairless w/ huge almond eyes, no nose or ears to speak of… that's what we look like to our pets. We're grey aliens because dogs are color blind. The anal probes? Thermometers.

POV classic alien abduction scenario: black and white illustration of two grey aliens peering down at you lying prone on an examining table as you look up into a round light. The background is filled with technical control panels and monitors vaguely suggestive of advanced medical equipment.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 23/04/2026

One thing that annoyed me about the CA Governor's debate is something I've seen for 40+ years: Democrats failing to aggressively push back against predictable Republican talking points. By now, Dems should have sharp rejoinders ready, yet I never hear them. 1/7

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 13/04/2026

Weirdly, I now find myself agreeing with JD Vance that Orbán is showing the West the path to the future.

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𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕒 @malacandra.me · 11/04/2026

My happiness at the safe splashdown and recovery of the Artemis 2 crew is only a little tempered by my disappointment that they had not been transformed into the Fantastic Four.

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