Sign in

weirdbr.bsky.social

@weirdbr.bsky.social
709 followers 212 following 821 posts

Professional server herder/Very Opinionated Nerd Warning - feed may contain adult content!

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Putin is trying to force Ukraine to surrender territory. Meanwhile his soldiers are the ones surrendering. 250 POWs and counting. Bullshit vs reality.
47624
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
EPDiogenes @ericpauldennis.bsky.social · 17h
You would assume this car belongs to a terrible person and you'd be right.
111316
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13h
Black text on white background 
"This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.
 
The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians—including more than 21,000 children. Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed. That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing. Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes.
 
Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.
 
To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity."
252109732321
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Luis Paez-Pumar @lpp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Queen Hayley
214206655
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Marco Langbroek @marcolangbroek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1/x #France conducted a test #launch of an unarmed #SLBM (its Nuclear capable M51.3) from its submarine Le Vigilant from in front of the Bretagne coast today, targetting an area 665 km east of Bermuda at a range of ~4735 km. @planet4589.bsky.social @m514ever.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social
301657Z SEP 26
HYDROLANT 1944/26
BAY OF BISCAY.
CELTIC SEA.
NORTH ATLANTIC.
FRANCE.
1. MISSILE OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 1100Z DAILY
   04 THRU 21 OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 46-16.38N 023-35.45W, 46-59.73N 019-44.15W,
      45-07.98N 019-44.15W, 44-26.03N 022-49.63W.
   B. 47-44.70N 005-23.50W, 47-48.72N 004-31.00W,
      47-39.00N 004-01.00W, 47-21.72N 004-09.58W,
      47-16.47N 005-17.68W.
   C. 47-24.10N 009-51.67W, 47-31.00N 008-28.28W,
      47-08.48N 008-24.55W, 47-01.62N 009-47.35W.   
   D. 47-31.00N 008-28.28W, 47-44.70N 005-23.50W,
      47-16.47N 005-17.68W, 47-08.48N 008-24.55W.
   E. 42-58.33N 034-54.68W, 43-46.17N 032-20.02W,
      42-49.37N 031-48.72W, 42-02.25N 034-21.48W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211200Z OCT 26.


301017Z SEP 26
NAVAREA IV 949/26
NORTH ATLANTIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 0001Z TO 1100Z 
   DAILY 04 THRU 21 OCT IN AREA WITHIN 
   71 MILES OF 32-25.00N 057-21.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 220100Z OCT 26.
Map of the northern Atlantic with the hazard areas from Navigational Warnings NAVAREA IV 949/26 and HYDROLANT 1944/26 plotted, along with a fitted Ballistic trajectory
15013
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 06/10/2026
Fun fact: Tesla went with a giant touchscreen instead of knobs for the Model 3 purely to save time and money. Knobs would have required spinning up a whole supply chain. The company spun it as a luxury feature and much of the industry followed suit. But it was always an inferior substitute.
411920362
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There it is: one man with more courage than the entirety of the US Congress.
622767
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Has anyone heard anything about this guy www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...
youtube.com
Bobby Kotick vs. The Games Media
YouTube video by People Make Games
9867283
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
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.
451169488
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
These should be making their way into national ads run by the Democrats. Republicans think this kind of stuff is popular because the groypers think it shows they're "tough". Ads saying "Republicans want ICE to give electric shocks to children" will hit them where they live.
115157
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This money is absolutely meaningless to Elon Musk, but it has the potential to completely rewrite your future. He's spent over $36 million in about 4 weeks, and he's adding millions a day. All to corrupt our government to push his agenda. Let your friends know what's up.
241263389
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 21h
yeah and like more people need to understand that: 1) "staying out of prison" is actually one of the most popular reasons why assholes support fascism, and 2) Elon Musk and other billionaires are not compatible with a functioning liberal democracy.
227539
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21h
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
151818561
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
9452491453
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
B @judi-hench.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Meme from Peaky Blinders. Cillian Murphy is instructing his men, "No hate-watching! No! Fucking! Hate! Watching!"
66140306119
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 18h
A Ukrainian HMMWV converted into a remotely controlled UGV is being used for frontline logistics, delivering timber for the construction and reinforcement of defensive positions.
234048
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end
176104121754
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1981863706
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
612637910
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We can still create wonders
Amc theaters Instagram post showing the whalefall popcorn bucket which is a whale and a diver. You eat the pop corn out the back of the whale.
491295193
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
you'll want to see THIS: the dyed (red) diesel order sounds big, but most drivers won't benefit. states still enforce their own rules, it's not truly tax-free, and it doesn't add a single gallon of supply. I broke down why in my latest article (link below)
210322
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"A growing mountain of evidence points to American interference in both the Brazilian election & the Alberta referendum. It looks like they are injecting themselves into the Quebec election, as well. We need to send the Americans a clear message that we will NOT be manipulated" x.com/gilmcgowan/s...
210137
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Lula’s 47%-45% loss disappointed some, but fell within the margin of error...Here’s how he plans to win the runoff election on October 25." bmier.substack.com/p/glimmers-o... "The only response to the defeatism and nihilism engulfing social media over Lula today:" x.com/marcusbarnet...
220861
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
1335551322
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
Counter-proposal to Sam Altman: Go fuck yourself www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
842079357
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Electrek @electrek.co · 06/10/2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California has switched on a 12.37 MW solar carport built from about 22,908 bifacial panels across 36 structures over its parking lots ⚡️ (Full story electrek.co...
2419
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026
Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...
courthousenews.com
AI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third Circuit
Using someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found.
603830905
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"The US role in Brazil's election is criminally under-discussed in the US, though obviously front and center of the conversation in Brazil." - @ishaantharoor.bsky.social US has done Lawfare & Economic Warfare against Brazil & the continent & it is shocking how few americans know/care about it
126280
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Catastrophe In Brazil with the far right surging State races, senate and congress races all going for the far right Presidential race going to a second round thankfully with bolsonaro’s son under 50 percent www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
36912284
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2026
He is so good at messaging. It's really kind of unreal.
311148106
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
4949731577
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026
They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would.
903021816
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Electrek @electrek.co · 30/09/2026
Chicago Metra calls its new battery-electric locomotive a first of its kind
electrek.co
Chicago Metra calls its new battery-electric locomotive a first of its kind
Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that surrounds them – but a new battery-electric FLIRT locomotive from Stadler is about to change all that, and it’s set to arrive this week. more…
2319
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MAGA Farmers Right Now
36790211
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration
3433581066
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who defends the poor if the poor are selfish?
618864
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
839196966199
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
This New Mexico lawyer is representing a man who was found guilty of killing his wife earlier this year. Here he is being ripped apart by judges who found that he used ChatGPT to make up nonexistent witnesses and testimony. Read more: www.404media.co/chatgpt-fake...
1427081
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
11571732055
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 29/09/2026
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer xkcd.com/3304/
4-panel comic. (1) April 2023: [JUICE space probe flying away from Earth] FROM EARTH: *JUICE* is en route to explore the icy moons of Jupiter! JUICE: *Wheee!* (2) August 2024: [JUICE flying past Earth] JUICE: ...So which planet was I visiting again? I got distracted. FROM EARTH: Jupiter! JUICE: Right, OK. (3) September 2026: [JUICE flies past Earth again] JUICE: Is Jupiter the one with all the rings? Or... FROM EARTH: No, the big one near it. JUICE: Got it! (4) January 2029: [JUICE returning to fly past Earth again] JUICE: And *which* moons am I looking at? FROM EARTH: Oh my *god*. FROM EARTH: Now I get why we budgeted for so many Earth flybys.
141956284
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
312886640
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
whenever you feel like you’re too small to change anything know that citizens from small towns and cities that speak up against flock and axon cameras in their communities (and sometimes get arrested for it) are fighting and sometimes succeeding against this
8896301
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Mark Neitzel @elmark-neitzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There are more frat guys accused of rape at Cornell than there are trans athletes competing in the NCAA. Conservatives are always afraid of exactly the wrong thing.
23311
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In case anyone wasn't clear that all the AI apocalypticism was a smokescreen to cover for wanting to delay their IPOs, here's your most recent proof. Not a gift link because the headline says it all.
ft.com
Sam Altman says OpenAI will delay its IPO until it overcomes safety concerns
ChatGPT maker launches new AI personal assistant as it faces challenge from Meta’s Muse
48831
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026
The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽
17943334
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Tremendous Kielbasa @rsaltasaurus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is incomplete reprint designed to provoke. The bill had voter ID attached to it in order to get it killed, making it so Republicans could run this exact headline.
9886274
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BREAKING: live fuel clock showing that Americans have now collectively spent over $75 billion more on gasoline since March 1, as compared to same period a year ago. today's addition is ~$468 million. Average prices are down 7c/gal in the last week. (link to clock in bio)
913451
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
The Scamperbeasts @scamperbeasts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The competition in the Midwest Interspecies Loafing Regionals is intense and it's hard to say at this point who will prevail and advance to the national quarterfinals
Sugar the cat and Charlie the dog, loafing on the top of the stairs
1658733
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 30/09/2026
Bee and flower break
Bees collecting pollen from the local pink and purple asters.
1263742
Reposted by @weirdbr.bsky.social
Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
1843048574