Oh you're in Cali like me!
25.02.2026 20:58 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@markchappelle.bsky.social
Writer. Ethnomusicologist. Professional introvert. Recovering overthinker. Defector from the petty wars that shell-shock love away. โ๐พ linktr.ee/markchappelle
Oh you're in Cali like me!
25.02.2026 20:58 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I donโt know if i can put into words the pain associated/hidden in our elders saying โdid what we had to doโ
How that elder has taken years of Racist abuse and had to learn to shove the pain of it deep down and pretend to not hurt bc thatโs what a Good Negro itโs supposed to do
I know it.
24.02.2026 18:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes because if they were not I would have been crashed out
24.02.2026 18:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes! In fact, I know they do. Mine stay looking out for me and my daughter and I'm grateful for them.
24.02.2026 18:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This is why the apology is not accepted: newsone.com/6850861/blac...
24.02.2026 16:25 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2Trump illegally jacked up costs on the American people. The Payback Act says: run us our money back.
23.02.2026 21:43 โ ๐ 2275 ๐ 580 ๐ฌ 61 ๐ 425:10 AM and I witnessed a terrible car accident. One car was turning and another ran through a red light. The front of the turning vehicles car is gone the speeding vehicle lost its front left side of the engine. I U-turned to help.
I saw a 45 sticker and a 47 bumper sticker. I u-turned again. โ๐พ
Oops. Turns out Persona, Discordโs age-verification service, was secretly screening selfies against government watchlists AND accessible by the feds. It's backed by Peter Thiel.
โThe state wants to see everything. The corporations want to see everything. And they've learned to work together.โ
This is the exact good news I like to see!!
24.02.2026 15:03 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A screenshot of an Android app. Text: โฒ Nearby Glasses Smart Glasses are probably nearby Device: Unknown RSSI: -42 dBm Reason: Meta Company ID (0x058E) Company: Meta Platforms, Inc. This app notifies you when smart glasses are nearby. It uses company identificators in the Bluetooth data sent out by these. Therefore, there likely are false positives (e.g. from VR headsets). Hence, please proceed with caution when approaching a person nearby wearing glasses. They might just be regular glasses, despite this app's warning. Debug Log [19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:40] Unknown (-50 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:41] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-34 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:42] Unknown (-57 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:43] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:44] Unknown (-42 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:45] Unknown (-40 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E) [19:08:45] Unknown (-63 dBm) Meta Company ID (0x058E)
I made an app.
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Nearby Glasses is here to warn you when smart glasses are nearby.
I hope it's useful for someone.
Nearby Glasses's open source, free and rather simple
github.com/yjeanrenaud/...
It's also downloadable outside the Play Store. iOS port is in the making
"OMG. I appreciate the struggle with a grin."
I kept expecting them to sing "Grinch."
No I am not high. Lol
I hope we all find ours.
24.02.2026 07:47 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Pr๐ญblems have sโค๏ธlutions. ๐ซ
24.02.2026 07:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I know they have GOT to be on me. Prayers from before inwas even born have GOT to still be on me. Cuz i have walked out pf the SILLIEST, most avoidable situations untouched. Times i shouldve had GREAT fear? I was skipping down the street
24.02.2026 07:07 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(It me with the NFL, Starbucks, etc.)
24.02.2026 07:46 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I don't know if I have any but I hope so. Wish they'd leave a note or text
24.02.2026 06:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Absolutely. I have been protected from all types of harm, given favor, and an extra portion even when I didn't "deserve" it.
23.02.2026 22:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm still here in body so yeah I would say so
23.02.2026 22:06 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm in an ATR so yes. Fervently and passionately
23.02.2026 22:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I think they're the only thing keeping me together. I know I'm being watched, loved, and cared for by people I know up there and people I don't
23.02.2026 22:21 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Theyโve been protecting me since long before I was even born. ๐๐ฝ
But theyโre also the causes of me needing it. True story.
Maybe itโs time to put the Reaper on a PIP
24.02.2026 04:44 โ ๐ 61 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 2so even when an incident has nuance, itโs still gonna be highly triggering for those of us who are being called nโs and monkeys on main again.
23.02.2026 14:03 โ ๐ 28 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0The BAFTA Awards censored out someone saying free Palestine, but left in these men being racially brutalized in living color.
Michael B. Jordan & Delroy Lindo deserve better. BLACK PEOPLE deserve better.
Still not over @sysmith.bsky.social's Until We Meet Again. Enjoy some "Flowers" ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8sE...
23.02.2026 23:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Pulling away the mic reminds me of Sarah Jane at the NBA All Star Game a few years ago when Win Butler mentioned healthcare.....
23.02.2026 23:25 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2No responses yet. This one might actually have them stumped. Right now trying to figure out a not-racist-sounding way of patiently and calmly explaining why these two situations are completely different.
23.02.2026 22:25 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0