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Brian Kane

@briank3387.bsky.social

Middle-aged, middle-class cishet white dude. Sorry. OG MeFite, recovering blogger, lifelong Trekkie, lover and occasional maker of good food. See also @briank@mefi.social on Mastodon BMK on MLTSHP https://metafilter.com/user/1951

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Latest posts by briank3387.bsky.social on Bluesky

Ultimately, Sinners really is the Best Picture, but Hamnet is very much worth seeing.

04.02.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only one here in MA worth a tinker's cuss.

04.02.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sandwich MA enters the chat with sirens blaring.

04.02.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.

03.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10962    πŸ” 3349    πŸ’¬ 262    πŸ“Œ 826
My TOMY USS Enterprise

My TOMY USS Enterprise

03.02.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In other words, Irish on my father's side, dating back to the Potato Famine, French Canadian and English (all the way back to the Pilgrims) on my mother's.

03.02.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Father's side: starvation
Mother's side: colonialism & religious extremism

03.02.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post a character that starts with A.

03.02.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

I 100% agree with the sentiment, but that is some AI slop right there.

03.02.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was not a threat, btw.

02.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to the winner!

02.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Liam goes home…

www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...

01.02.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 18500    πŸ” 3814    πŸ’¬ 798    πŸ“Œ 452

The scene between Jay-den and Lura Thok was outstanding. I also really liked the scene with Nala and her Klingon ex-boyfriend. I'm kind of intrigued now by the idea of a Klingon version of Battlestar Galactica where a fleet of dispossessed Klingons roams the galaxy searching for a new home.

02.02.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will drive to your house to pick it up if you choose me.

01.02.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A protest sign consisting of a giant Dunkin Donuts coffee cup with the label "WICKED LAHGE REGULAH....NO ICE"

A protest sign consisting of a giant Dunkin Donuts coffee cup with the label "WICKED LAHGE REGULAH....NO ICE"

Most Massachusetts protest sign EVER.
(via r/boston on Reddit)

01.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At some point, the fact that *over* 1/3 of gaming workers were laid off last year, and the fact that over half a million tech workers have been laid off over the last 3 years, will have to be reckoned with as a society, instead of being swept under the rug anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...

31.01.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 11
A photo of a child wearing a hat

A photo of a child wearing a hat

SAN ANTONIO (AP) β€” Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.

31.01.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4420    πŸ” 1036    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 74

It's one for the moment, not one for the ages.

31.01.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LCR is the little boy from Minneapolis with the blue bunny hat who was kidnapped by ICE two weeks ago, in case you don't recognize the initials or his father's name.

31.01.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

five favorite demons you've summoned and entered pacts with

Slagathor the Devourer
Gom-Katisha
Maldor the Maldonian
Nizbal
Ricky

31.01.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Charley hiding out in one of the holes of his Ripple Rug

Charley hiding out in one of the holes of his Ripple Rug

Happy #Caturday from #Charley!
#CatsOfBluesky

31.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I first met my wife, she had a green Beetle.

31.01.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our daughter went to college in Western Massachusetts, and one of the highlights of the drive out there is a half-dozen turbines on top of one of the Berkshire Mountains.

31.01.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Shitpostman Always Rings Twice

31.01.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.

1. Broadcasting Regulation (back before Reagan killed it)
2. Evil In Literature
3. Intro to Ethnography
4. Short Story Writing
5. Women's History (some of the books for this class are among my most favorite histories ever)

31.01.2026 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think CMDR is for Commodore, because Geordi is listed that way, and he was a Commodore in PIC

30.01.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations on a job well done, and thank you.

30.01.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why JΓΆrg Hillebrand is the absolute GOAT of Trek nerds.
#StarTrek

30.01.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The scene in this movie where they sing this song has always made me cry, but now especially.

30.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, reading your skeets

30.01.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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