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paranoid dork living on the west coast of the states. they/them.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5h
Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
There's a trap on your ballot in California. Here's how to get past it.
1. Prop 40: 250 billionaires pay with they owe so hospitals, schools, and food assistant survive the federal cuts. Vote yes.
2. Props 41 and 42: paid for by billionaires to cancel prop 40. Vote no.
3. Tell one person, because the confusion is the plan.
Yes I'm 40. No on 41 and 42.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 4h
Outrageous thug/fascistic behavior by Trump's goons. bluevirginia.us/2026/10/mond...
"As Trump’s popularity craters amid rising prices and his deeply unpopular war, everything he does is an attempt to distract his remaining followers.

But raiding the home of a member of the opposing party right before the election - and tipping off FoxNews in advance so they are on hand to publicize it - is insanely corrupt even for Donald Trump.

Trump and Vance have long pressured his DHS and DOJ appointees to do go after Congresswoman Omar, as recently as yesterday.

This is one of the most authoritarian abuses of power Trump has ever perpetrated. Any member of either party who holds allegiance to country over must denounce it and fight back to hold the people who did this accountable." - Rep. Don Beyer
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 8h
Vote accordingly.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6h
About fifteen years ago I made the joke that everyone had to decide which tech corporation would own their data: Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, or Google. Now I know I was wrong, they all trade that data like Magic the Gathering cards
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 38m
That investigation should have happened in May 2015. To Trump, and to every single nut case at the RNC who had had even a flickering of the thought that this waste of a human should be allowed ANYWHERE near the levers of power. And the nuclear football. And the constant media attention. Etc.
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Shaun @badger2000.bsky.social · 4h
Actually how Dems should have been talking to Republican leaders going back to Reagan.
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 49m
Sickening to think this would have been a hot mic faux pas in 2015 despite being every ounce as waranted.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17h
It’s that time of year for my 2010 joke.
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Alex Paknadel from off of comics @alexpaknadel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The dirty secret is that rich people need to live in politically stable regimes in order to keep their wealth. They will piss and moan about taxes, but they will not flee en masse. They like paved roads and not being kidnapped too much.
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Once we get rid of that fucking dipshit, we're gonna have to answer for him on the world stage. And if it's anything less than a resounding mea culpa - positions and policies of total, radical contrition - then we will be stuck as the baddies for centuries. So, yknow. Be ready for that.
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
June 16, 2015. Any realistic due diligence from team red would have ended with that worthless excuse for a man cashiered, imprisoned, possibly executed for treason and crimes against humanity. Of course, they hadn't had the ability to act that responsibly for years already at that point.
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Rook Lafetra @rooklafetra.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It is bizarre that I keep seeing lawyers frame people's concerns as "people complaining about terms of service restricting their freedom", instead of recognizing a lot of people can see the writing on the wall about the slave fantasies of many technocrats.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026
Your reminder that ICE should be presumed lying when it claims someone "weaponized their vehicle" against them. It's never true. It never happens. It's always a lie.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942
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Rep. Emily Randall @repemilyrandall.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Now, her family is suing the U.S. government. While nothing can bring Renée back, I hope this lawsuit brings some measure of accountability as my colleagues and I continue working to demand answers and accountability in Congress. apnews.com/article/rene...
apnews.com
Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration office...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not beating the eugenics accusations
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Solid article that falls apart hard at the end. Yes, of course SCOTUS must be enlarged. But Congress must also impeach Trump's awful Court appointments. It is long past time for progressives to take the gloves off and confront regressives using tactics that get results NOW, IMMEDIATELY.
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The reason young people vibe with liminal horror is that the wealthy have spent the last half century destroying all anthropological spaces they can exist in, leaving *only* non-places en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-place
en.wikipedia.org
Non-place - Wikipedia
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The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net · 07/10/2026
Jeff Flake once estimated that at least 35 Republican senators would vote to remove Trump if the ballot were secret. A Democratic Senate could give them that chance. @andycraig.bsky.social
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A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis
Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 07/10/2026
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE (repeat as necessary…)
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You are the editor in chief of a tech mag. You are posting an article from the magazine you edit which directly relates to public safety. Your link has a fucking pay wall. BLOCKED, WITH PREJUDICE. You disgust me. This is an emergency. Yeah! Still!
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Blocked another user today who posted a paywalled article. Stop doing this. Stop retoasting people that do this. Most importantly, stop writing for orgs that put up paywalls! Paywalls are garbage and journalism orgs that use them need to crash and burn yesterday.
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I've been trying to articulate this in a way which doesn't sound judgmental, and apparently that sounds like a fortune cookie. But seriously, a question I ask a lot is "If I get used to this new system, what problems am I signing up for when I'm inevitably rug pulled?" and it's served me quite well
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Jakebe, the Hobbit Hare @jakebe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
YES on 40 NO on 41 NO on 42 for all CA friends out there
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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)
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's always good to remember that people hated cars so much in the early 20th century that the auto industry invented jaywalking to paint pedestrians as problematic
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well, you did post the man in the wall the other day hehe it IS messed up though propaganda pushes are so weird lately
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is an important statement people, and especially elected Dems need to really understand. The current Republican project is one of destruction, by design. Yes, they have other goals, in RFK’s case he’s objectively pro-disease, but their primary metric of success is breaking government.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
These are the layups. All these actions are crimes. All the perjuries are crimes. Find one vicious bastard prosecutor and have them chew through these ICE/DHS cases starting Day One. Just enforce the law! The lowest bar possible!
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What Would Bill Hicks Do?
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G @gpatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sums up my feelings. 
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 05/10/2026
Do you know why I think every prisoner should get to vote in prison? Not only are prisoners counted in the census and are most affected by policies (check out prison gerrymandering), but also if you don't, regimes could simply round up 1,000s of dissidents and minorities to reshape the electorate
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
everyone especially the Senators confirming them knew this.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If the lessons Democrats (& democrats) draw from DOGE is “right idea, wrong implementation,” we are doomed. Everyone involved in the unprecedented crime that was DOGE needs to go to jail forever, & Democrats need to rebuild all of the programs & agencies first, not do digital management consulting 🤦‍♂️
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Establish that violations of the Emoluments Clauses and the Establishment Clause are impeachable. Establish that war crimes are impeachable. None of these require the mens rea questions that so sidetracked the first two Trump impeachments. The facts are the facts.
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David @dchandler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When I worked in a small town computer store circa 2003, we called this stuff "malware," and most of our customers paid us to get it off their machines. They just remade BonzaiBuddy while telling us it's good now.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Definitely Not the only one who Needs to be held Accountable….
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ten a day and I'd be through the lot in a year. And the news cycle that year would be INCREDIBLY ENTERTAINING.
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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
David Pakman: 26 articles of impeachment. Vote 💙.
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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you
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otatma @otatma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Paper ballots, everybody. NOW.
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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
lol lmao
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Aaron Hedge @aaronhedge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🧵 I don’t think I’ve ever come across documents that told a story about cops covering their tracks so clearly before. The text messages below tell the story better than any exposition. They sent most of these messages less than a day after they’d killed a man in a mental health crisis with AR-15s.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. told a MAHA summit that AI could provide a medical “second opinion” better informed than any doctor and could “free us from medical tyranny.” He encouraged Americans to use AI to challenge public-heal... TAT: [Attacking science | Controlling information]
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RFK Jr Announcing That AI Is Now Better Than Human Doctors Shows That He Is a Buffoon Who Is Ruining Trust in American Health Institutions
RFK Jr. said that AI models are now better informed than any doctor, proclaiming the tech will "free us from medical tyranny."
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 01/10/2026
A demon appeared in the summoning circle. It was wearing pyjamas. "I summoned thee to give me knowled-" "Really?" the demon said. "You have the internet these days, the world's knowledge a click away. Nobody's summoned me in years." "You have all knowledge. Why did I summon thee?" "... oh shit."
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