Broseph Letariat

Zohran wins New York City. Photo of Zohran Mamdani smiling, with a soft-focus view of New York apartment buildings in the backgroud, DSA logo: a rose rising from two clasping hands.

Zohran wins! Full statement here: www.dsausa.org/statements/z...

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.

Lower your electric bill with this one neat trick...

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Were they actually successful in stopping the agents, or did the arrest/detainment happen after the video cuts off?

If so, why not share the part that is actually useful (how to make the "agent"s leave?

At some point, if a person has found they no longer respect the opinions at every level of government, one has to wonder why they still support that government?

Sure, but at least it's getting worse.

Hell yeah!

If we vote hard enough the lawless fascists will *have* to listen to us, apologize, and reform themselves into decent human beings.

#VoteHarder #ByAnyBallotsNecessary

Got to go shoot some steel today. Very satisfying, but I'll definitely need a better mounting solution for next time.

We're going to need more than incremental tax policy changes to fix the flaws inherent in capitalism.

Since I'm #BattleTech posting tonight, here's an industrial mech from a pirate base (don't worry, he's forklift certified).

In this particular game, it was an LRM15 at optimal range to the back of a Chameleon that had already lost all it's rear armor.

100%

I point out to them, when there is an opportunity for one of the opposing units to do something terrible because they made it glaring mistake, but then I will pull that punch and not do it. I want them to learn that they made an error, but I also want them to have fun.

I use MM to run trial playthroughs of table top game concepts, before throwing them at my kids (who are just learning). I didn't do it the first game (we just gave them a 1k BV advantage) and they lost really badly.

Played some BattleTech with my kids and their friend. The kids are... Still learning. I ran this training scenario several times in MegaMek to make sure it was an easy win and they still cut it super close. But they had fun and that's what matters.

I'm currently reading it!

Much more accessible language than I'd expected. Especially with as heavily cited as it is.

Dead naming is only acceptable when talking about the Gulf of Mexico.

As Fred Hampton said, "*Education is the key… because if they take away your guns, you can pick up rocks. But if they take away your education, you can’t do anything*."

In these uncertain times, the greatest weapon you can wield is knowledge.

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And they can barely manage even that

It actually is unreasonable to ask or demand that 3rd parties validate someone's body or existence. The State has no place determining gender or gender expression.

I have submitted my application. Now I (anxiously) wait.

I'm applying for a really rad job tomorrow. I should have a compelling enough resume to at least land an interview.

It'll be incredibly rewarding work, a significant pay increase, and most importantly:since I'll no longer be looking, a reason to delete my LinkedIn.

I've had so many great political conversations with folks over there. I think there's a type of poster who rushes in and yells about American dominance and the evils of communism, then gets banned and complains on X about heavy handed Chinese censorship. And I think the app is better without them.

On my pile of things to finish this year: the cybARchonk monolithic lower. This is my first "designed from scratch" gun project. The first test has worked great, but there are a number of small things to fix. (Plus my daughter has demanded I add some Miku graphics to it).

Zhengdan complete. I am now a #RedNote veteran.

This isn't just a platitude, either. Doing work and seeing those results feels *good*. Being terminally online doom scrolling does not.

To paraphrase Rumi:
Even if you don't know what you want, do something. It makes absolutely no difference what Washington thinks of you.

Friends, we've had a few days to lock our wounds, but we also know the blows aren't going to stop.

Don't despair and give into doomerism (that's what they want). Instead, pour your anxiety and rage into making your community better. Feed the homeless. Tutor newcomers. Build the world they won't.

It has been pretty easy to dive into, but a bit harder to overcome geography. My connection to the larger city mesh is kind of weather dependent, until I am able to convince my wife to let me install a larger antenna 👉👈

Still fun though!

A traditionally manufactured AR9 barrel, for comparison.

I disassembled my Partisan-9 for a repair, which made for a great chance to snap some pictures of the ECM rifling on the DIY barrel. No buttons or reamers were used—only printed parts, electricity, and salt water.

#3D2A #Firearms #BeTheMeansOfProduction

A healthy and comfortable society does not need to turn to violence for answers.

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