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@randompersonfire.bsky.social
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Building codes, fire/life safety, urbanism, politics, theme parks, and more. Proudly non-partisan since before it was cool, anti-war no matter which party supports the war, a non-driver, and a Masshole.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Clearly this administration has no respect for the idea of being a good neighbor. (This is a great reason why politicians should have to dress like racing drivers.)
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is beyond sad, and the only reason it's a real concern is because some egomaniac in Washington decided to be the opposite of a good neighbor.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maybe this AI thing wasn't such a good idea?
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Ramon Escarfullet Sr @raoces.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
To be fair to evil Mitch McConnell, he doesn't know who he is or what he is voting on. His handlers directed by Trump MAGA senate leaders are now doing McConnell evil work for him.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It really annoys me when people defending car dependency try to minimize the importance of mobility for children. Kids both want and deserve the freedom to move around their communities and they should be able to do so safely.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Good riddance. He clearly has no respect for the Equal Protection Clause and the First Amendment.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yet another AI slop-infested court filing. Maybe people should be required to type (or handwrite?) the whole thing in court? It would be burdensome but it's the only way I can think of to try to slow the onslaught of AI slop in court filings.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This would be an excellent idea!
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is an excellent reason why airports and train stations need good public transit connections.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Hello from Cologne!/Hallo von Köln!
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is just cruel and evil, and brings a whole new meaning to "getting Zucked".
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Xenophobia meets fossil fuel addiction.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Platner’s first deployment, in early 2005, began at the Abu Ghraib prison complex, part of which the military had rechristened Camp Redemption." missed that detail the first time around!
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Don’t blame it on labor and labor costs” says Blakeman, about the MTA’s cost problems, which are decidedly caused by labor contracts and work rules that he says he supports.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
He's not wrong...... thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
Trump ahead of Graham funeral: ‘He’s never seen a war that he didn’t like’
President Trump said the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) “liked war” and was “very strong on the military” ahead of his funeral Tuesday. “Lindsey liked war,” Trump said on “Fox and Friends.” “I j…
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Blair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City @thefoxandthecity.com · 22/07/2026
Vital skill for navigating any policy spectrum: recognize the difference between those who criticize a project because they want it to be better, and those who criticize it because they want it to be destroyed.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Anyone who does things just to "own the libs" (especially things like wasting energy or rolling coal) deserves to wear a diaper, sit in a high chair, and eat baby food.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Politicians should have to dress like racing drivers. Then we'd know where the money is really going.
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 18/07/2026
In any other lifetime, “American president pays millions of dollars to a woman he sexually assaulted and then threatens to tax Canada because smoke can cross the border” would be such a big headline they’d bring back kids selling newspapers on the corner
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Ari Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey, but they make construction much more expensive with often no improvement in safety, so we have fewer new (and safer) houses and more people live in older, less-safe buildings. But they're the solution!
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
When imperialists say "democracy", they really mean "dictatorship".
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Good discussion on how tort reform is an enabling block to making code/standard reform easier.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
😂 Hopefully no one actually invents this.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What a surprise… not. 😂
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I can't believe people do things as dumb and absurd as this. This sort of thing is why we have silly warning labels like "Do not tip or rock this vending machine" and "Do not put any person in this washer".
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The fossil fuel addicts must be furious.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Spending $700 million to bail out the coal industry is like throwing a lifeline to a ship that has already sunk.”
motherjones.com
In the United States, solar energy is outpacing coal for the first time ever
It now provides more than twice the share of electricity that it did five years ago.
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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
whoopsie
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
THE US HAVING A WHITES-ONLY REFUGEE POLICY SHOULD BE A MUCH BIGGER STORY
Guy standing up meme
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n3rdopolis @n3rdopolis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Google is now frying the earth to tell people to put glue in their pizza cheese.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The fossil fuel addicts (especially the "clean coal" scam artists) must be furious.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
So basically they're giving the hypocrisy-filled Western foreign policy apparatus a taste of its own medicine.
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Kris Samsel @kris1957.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The United States could have beautiful train terminals, and high-speed trains, and all the good stuff that all these countries have, if they would quit spending money on defense contractors. Having these stupid wars that are senseless, and having these billionaires manipulate our elections. 🚫💩
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Of course it would be cool, but the Western foreign policy establishment hates sovereignty for anyone else. (Also, a big reason the establishment hates renewable energy is probably because one can't simply blockade/embargo/sanction Mother Nature.)
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Keith Greaves @keithgreaves.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Never underestimate the zeal of the democracy freedom lovers to deny freedom for others 👍
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
AI slop is usually dumb and wasteful, but it can definitely be hilarious sometimes. 😂
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
You really shouldn't rely on AI slop for any sort of legal, professional, medical, or other formal advice.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Reminder that banning elected officials from trading stock is a total no brainer. They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
AI slop at its finest. The really concerning part is when it gives misinformation about laws and regulations, as this can easily lead to actual confusion. Who needs the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, or the United States Code when one can just ask Google to spit out some AI slop?
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
One small step for code, one giant leap for building practices.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
When people treat AI as gospel, it's inevitable that this happens.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
He campaigned on ending wars... and he lied. www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/p...
cnn.com
Analysis: Trump has now threatened to attack 1 out of every 13 countries in the world | CNN Politics
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump gleefully painted his opponents as trigger-happy interventionists who would get the United States bogged down in all manner of foreign wars — up to and includ...
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
This is Four Seasons Total Landscaping all over again.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Is it really that hard to adopt the "foreign" idea of common-use gates? That would have avoided the O'Hare ordure.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"Let's let AI run amok across our database. What could possibly go wrong?"
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Protecting the environment shouldn't be seen as an "arms race" in the first place. We all share a planet.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
You can't sanction, embargo, or blockade Mother Nature, either. (Both of these reasons are probably why the imperialist ruling class absolutely hates renewable energy and is so addicted to fossil fuels.)
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
There are plenty of conspiracy theorists out there, but very few of them turn horrible and tragic murders of children into a conspiracy theory. That's how insane Alex Jones is.
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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Exactly. The far-right wants a Christian theocracy.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
" In addition to concerns about rising electricity bills, air pollution, and noise, fights over data centers seem to be channeling deeper frustrations. What and whom, in other words, is all this stuff actually for?" newrepublic.com/article/2089...
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Bombs and Porn Are Bad Reasons to Build More Data Centers
Is this big AI push supposed to help the U.S. kill more Iranian kids? To help school shooters kill kids at home? Or just to fill the internet with rubbish? We need better answers to this question.
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