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@xcandescent.bsky.social

US east coast based network and telecommunications manager, dungeons and dragons player, cat guy, science appreciator

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Nekomancer complete with wearable Nekonomicon I made and wore to NY Comic-Con.

11.10.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How Democracy Really Dies
YouTube video by Hello Future Me How Democracy Really Dies

In this video, Hello Future Me looks at depictions of authoritarianism in both fiction and in real life. Worth watching and sharing…

youtu.be/DfmViBWBXgE?...

04.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI think you mean β€˜Bad News Bear’” - Jason Mendoza

29.09.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

23.09.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 32196    πŸ” 19533    πŸ’¬ 1228    πŸ“Œ 1799

DM - "It looks like the orcs brought gifts for the chief.."
My character (Tidal) - "I think it's pronounced 'jifts'..."
Fellow party member - *Rolls Edritch Blast*
DM - "Which orc are you casting that at?"
Fellow party member - "I'm casting it at Tidal"

21.09.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As an IT worker in networking and telecommunications, I can see the benefits of a Butlerian jihad.

19.09.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I read that in the same voice Captain America used when talking to Falcon at the end of Endgame…

10.09.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Divest in everything CBS/Paramount

09.09.2025 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Under Dr. Oz, Medicare is launching a pilot program that will use AI to determine whether patients would be covered for certain procedures.

Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims.

Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.

02.09.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7059    πŸ” 2757    πŸ’¬ 427    πŸ“Œ 240
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It’s amazing how many GenX are pro-Trump authoritarianism. Literally the largest pro-Trump group at this point.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

15.08.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Angue dum èze va l'ave-glège
Gambol dum Ghor
Traspu flonde tem groque ouΓ€londe
Gambol dum Ghor

Va-leine
Mège-gah
Dibe-mo laï moune laï sol lège-na

15.08.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russian Lures Confused Old Man to Alaska in Elder Scam β€œWe’re afraid the Russian will trick him into signing something away," said an associate of the geriatric dupe.

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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14.08.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 417    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6
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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

14.08.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9370    πŸ” 2550    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 151
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Mohawk Skywalkers: The History Stephen Miller Whitewashed The Kanien'kΓ©hΓ‘:ka Haudenosaunee ironworkers were vital to building Miller's favorite monuments to modern America

Stephen Miller tried to claim only real "Americans" built the Empire State Building, but he left out the true stories of the Indigenous ironworkers who actually did. The Mohawk Skywalkers helped shape America's skylinesβ€”and shatter the lie behind Miller’s whitewashed nostalgia.

12.08.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18416    πŸ” 6685    πŸ’¬ 846    πŸ“Œ 325

At what point do we start protesting the media for not standing up to authoritarianism?

Why is every national newsroom with windows not having a full on protest outside?

Make it impossible for them to talk about anything else.

12.08.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suspended SC state Rep. RJ May resigns as he faces federal child porn charges May, who owns a political consulting business, was elected to the Lexington County seat in 2020 and was a driving force behind the creation of the SC House Freedom Caucus.

I think we can all assume until they release the files that all of them are involved.

www.thestate.com/news/politic...

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Finally figured out why the air in our data center is so dry…

Someone dropped this silica gel packet on the ground instead of disposing of it properly.

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To be fair, the plain language is that they CAN be removed, not they SHALL be removed.

It’s not a given, and it would still need to be proven that they are guilty of treason, bribery, or high crimes and misdemeanors.

10.08.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s all about the bass, no treble.

10.08.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you click β€œinterested”?

09.08.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI thought it would get better, but it never did… It’s inhumane… like oversized dog kennels… bathrooms backed up… flooding… not everyone there is a criminal…”

A former worker at Trump’s crocodile concentration camp speaks out.

07.08.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1476    πŸ” 730    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 54
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Noticing a pattern here.

06.08.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 30305    πŸ” 12681    πŸ’¬ 3434    πŸ“Œ 1878

They should be able to get a permit to park in the park service entrance roads and sell there. Parking in the bike lane is absolutely a hazard to everyone.

31.07.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tried to find this piece on their Bluesky feed, but couldn’t. Check out @junkworx.bsky.social for some fun art!

29.07.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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