iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Michael Rader

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

333122054507

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 29/09/2026

Kids are watching their computers with headphones = learning. Imagine being this dumb.

120

Reposted by Michael Rader

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/09/2026

It's just Republicans fucking clean energy over & over again while people in the industry keep insisting "actually Republicans really like us!" It's such beta behavior it makes *me* want to bully them, and I'm on their side!

116117

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 28/09/2026

One simple explanation for this infuriating trend is that most of the business owners who fund SEIA and other industry groups are Republicans, and they consistently refuse to acknowledge the reality of the politics in their own party.

121

Reposted by Michael Rader

tante @tante.cc · 28/09/2026

Silicon Valley brain: They literally don't understand that political action exists. Everything has to be an engineering problem or it's unsolvable. Weird broken men tante.cc/2026/09/24/the-test

1018145

Reposted by Michael Rader

politiburb @politiburb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Example infinity of why staying on Twitter is like dripping battery acid directly onto your frontal lobe every single day forever. This man is a fucking Senator.

107611

Reposted by Michael Rader

Micah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026

congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable

95115092836

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 20/09/2026

The 250-foot tall gold statue of Trump will have laser eyes to shoot down drones and thus essential to national security.

010

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 20/09/2026

I have to agree that those people have always struck me as grossly missing the point. If you can't recognize bad writing and faulty logic on your own, you shouldn't be evaluating people's writing.

111

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 19/09/2026

Been working on prep for the #StarWars RPG I run for my niece and nephew. Found my notes for the achievement awards I had them vote on at the end of season one.

Group nominations for achievements
R2 Problem Solver - for consistently figuring out the right way forward, even if nobody listened
Obi-Wan’s Dice - for the best dice rolls. Turns out there is such a thing as luck
Roleplayer Extraordinare - for bringing your character to life
No More Imperial Entanglements - for all those times when there were stormtroopers when there didn’t need to be stormtroopers, yeah thanks for that
Secret Sith - for always keeping up that dark side energy
Rebel with a Cause - who’s most committed to the Rebellion
Best One Liner - ‘cause Star Wars is all about the quotes
Best Jedi Mind Trick - best use of persuasion (with the Force or without)
Most Likely to get Eaten by a Rancor - maybe just bad luck, or maybe bad decisions, who’s to say?
Rebel Spec Ops MVP - who’s contributed most to the group’s success
Kylo Killed the Past - most interesting backstory

010

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 18/09/2026

Pretty sure I still have an unopened box of Presidential M&Ms from the Kennedy Center. What d'ya reckon I can get for them on ebay

000

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 16/09/2026

Sheeran is a coward. Kraft is a villain.

011

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 15/09/2026

Another typical day in the American gerontocracy.

100

Reposted by Michael Rader

Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The type of person who gets mad at Republicans, stays mad, and actually acts mad in public is selected against at nearly every level of hiring and recruitment in the party. Massive class bias in addition to a bias toward business as usual.

311413

Reposted by Michael Rader

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here

292379299

Reposted by Michael Rader

Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

correct.

Maga was a lie told by losers for losers, and we should treat it as such, rather than with fancy names like authoritarianism, therefore chasing away those who need to hear about its deceptions while flattering those who profit from it. Kennedy is a pervert; Miller is a putz; Bessent is a snob; Hegseth is a douchebag; Trump is a criminal. Small words for small men.

6327122

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 01/09/2026

I am headed home to Savannah, after four and a half months away. Can't wait to take a shower and sleep in my own bed again.

030

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 01/09/2026

I don't see myself getting a PS6 or really doing any (modern) console gaming going forward unless Sony reverses course on a lot of shit.

030

Reposted by Michael Rader

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“His father said he couldn’t play soccer as he had for years because of the weight of the tracker. Classmates bullied him and made cruel remarks. He begged federal immigration officers to remove the bracelet, his father said, but they refused.” Driving promising young US residents to suicide

39240

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 30/08/2026

This should be obvious to anyone who's actually played the games, but if you "identify with" a GTA protagonist you are a psychopath. GTA 5 featured an unskippable torture minigame where you torture someone by smashing their knees with a wrench and hooking them up to a car battery.

110

Reposted by Michael Rader

Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Also this oral history of the making of cutscenes is a fantastic read. Complete with unexpected appearance by @astrokatie.com and a side discussion of whether there’s capitalism in space?? Everything an oral history should be down to the fantastic kicker.

122054

Reposted by Michael Rader

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This, I think, is specifically about literary literacy, like about books, but I think it very much extends to all media, and it extends here too. I remember talking about the parenting themes of Avatar: The Way of Water and having several replies like “oh huh I didn’t catch that.”

4485

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 27/08/2026

Made a new playlist that I'm loving. Music is getting me through the last days of this thing. tidal.com/playlist/478...

tidal.com

It's time for home in 2026

Playlist - It's time for home in 2026 - 15 items

010

Reposted by Michael Rader

Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass

4561291509

Reposted by Michael Rader

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 26/08/2026

This woman is feeling alienated and attacked, and can’t identify with people who make her feel bad, so she’s going to alter her understanding of the facts of the world to protect her sense of identity and belonging. I think a lot of people do some version of that all the time!

541418

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 25/08/2026

RIP to a legend. One of the all time great Americans.

010

Reposted by Michael Rader

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tyranny. They killed Alex because he stood up for our freedom and taking away our freedom is their goal.

7879144

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 25/08/2026

One day my transplanted lungs will stop working. If I'm not young/healthy enough for a second transplant, that'll be the end.

371

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 24/08/2026

I am so over talking to insurance companies, doctors offices, and the medical-industrial complex in general. I burn hours on this shit to make the most incremental progress.

110

Reposted by Michael Rader

Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I am going to lower tariffs on giant war mechs 857%. Nobody can have safe food but everyone will be able to go to war with the New Confederacy in the comfort of your own killer robot tank.

6148857

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 24/08/2026

Applies to the Oval Office too.

010

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 21/08/2026

I think it's crap that Marvel canceled S2 of Wonder Man after initially renewing it. The show had more heart and character than almost anything the MCU has put out in years. YAM2 and Ben Kingsley were remarkable.

latimes.com

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II addresses 'Wonder Man' cancellation: 'The optics are obvious'

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says 'the optics are obvious' given Marvel's recent track record on Black actor-led projects like 'Wonder Man' and 'Blade.'

010

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 17/08/2026

Wing Commander. Game graphics and stories were still quite primitive in 1990, and I had never seen anything like it. Cinematic, mature, grand in narrative scope. Eleven-year-old me was blown away.

252

Reposted by Michael Rader

Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 16/08/2026

uhhhhh

investigation was originally developed for The New York Times, where it underwent eight months of editing, multiple rounds of fact-checking, and independent replication of the underlying methodology. The piece had a scheduled publication date when requests for comment were sent. It was only after the Times reached out to the subjects of the investigation for routine comment that the Elias Law Group, representing the DCCC and DSCC, sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the paper not publish. Although the paper's fact-checkers and legal department later cleared the piece before sending out a second round of requests for comment, the Times ultimately decided to kill the piece.

3:27
a4democracy.substack.com
The piece was subsequently slated for publication at The Bulwark, where it underwent additional fact-checking, data verification, and legal review. When requests for comment were sent to the subjects of the investigation, lawyers representing the Progressive Turnout Project and Mothership Strategies likewise responded with legal letters demanding that the article not run.
From there, publication was repeatedly delayed. The piece cleared successive rounds of legal review. When I asked for a committed publication date after months of delay, The Bulwark conditioned publication on my accepting an extensive rewrite prepared by its editors that, in my assessment, removed key empirical findings without explanation, introduced claims contradicted by the data and fact-checking record, and presented the subjects' legal defenses as my own conclusions. When I declined to publish under those terms, the piece was released back to me.

4635841216

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 14/08/2026

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: "Hi, I'm interstitial lung disease!"

030

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 13/08/2026

A lovely little website giving some much-needed perspective.

020

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 11/08/2026

Your last saved meme is now your moral philosophy

Jojo Mart on fire: "all you had to is pay us enough to live. There goes your inventory."

030

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 10/08/2026

From your friendly neighborhood anti-censorship platform. Is Elon still calling himself a free speech absolutist?

000

Reposted by Michael Rader

Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 09/08/2026

If you have concerns with Muslims in politics … you should see the Christians

16773251484

Reposted by Michael Rader

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Frederick Douglass, 1857: Those who profess to favor freedom yet deprecate agitation want crops without plowing the ground; they want rain without thunder + lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its waters. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

71339377

Reposted by Michael Rader

Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I've seen enough. Michigan is a weird state

2338127

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 31/07/2026

The same guys who said solar doesn't create jobs now want to tell you that data centers are the new employment engine.

031

Reposted by Michael Rader

Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 31/07/2026

it’s never a great sign for your society when all the competent people who believe in doing a good job for the sake of it conclude that they’re actively being punished for these qualities, while malignantly stupid criminals are making bank

402873673

Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 29/07/2026

Jennifer Kane, formerly of USAID wrote this moving essay on her experience processing the dismantling of her agency. Worth a read. theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...

theoffingmag.com

The Widening Gyre - The Offing

Insight - The Offing Magazine

021

Reposted by Michael Rader

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/07/2026

A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.

suzpretti
18 hours ago

Today marks the six-month anniversary of Alex's murder. No one has been held accountable, no apologies, not a single phone call from any governmental official, hospital personnel, or the mpls police dept. Six-months of pain, a roller-coaster of trauma over and over. Every time another a death, another mention, a picture, a tribute, a sorrow so deep. I wonder how to move forward. Will I ever get over this loss and this pain?
Will I ever be able to enjoy life again? How does one live knowing that I have no power to change what has happened?

And yet the outreach not only from Minnesota, but from around the world has been nothing less than spectacular. Every card, every gift, every heartfelt letter has been read, touched, held, and cherished by us all. The kindness you've all shown us is beyond words. Please never forget Alex and what he believed in ~ equality and peace for all. I will remember the things that made you, you. It will never take your memory. As long as I'm here, you will never be forgotten.

For all you asking what you can do. Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community and don't forget to spend time with those you love...

3168172304