sweetums' humansona

1. Kaine and Warner operate as a single governing unit due to their relationship;

2. Kaine has hinted he won't run in 2030. Expect a hand-picked replacement (like Rep. McClellan) from the Kaine patronage lineage.

3. Primary Mark Warner. The case against him is book length.

ok but the cchinges though...

What a "wealth proceeds tax" could look like in Virginia Tax the rich. That's the idea behind the wealth proceeds tax, which would hit things like dividends, interest and capital gains

"Virginia's top state income tax rate has a millionaire and a teacher at the same top state income tax rate, and there's something inherently unfair about that," Soto says. "So, what we're asking is for the ultra-wealthy to finally pay their fair share..."

this sounds about right

also still a high likelihood it'll just be human underpaid laborers doing it via webcam since the AI industry is so full of charlatans taking advantage of fat government contracts, time will tell

Trash & recycling separation is one of the only good uses of AI I've been able to think of, and while it's still a pretty inefficient system (recognizing logos on packaging), I'm glad at least somebody is at least saying they'll use it for an objectively good purpose

BREAKING: In an upset, Democrat George Stewart wins Gainesville seat George Stewart, the Democratic nominee for the Gainesville supervisor’s seat, pulled off a major upset Tuesday night, winning the Republican-leaning district by the seat by a slim margin.

“Data centers are a public health threat and a financial threat to everyone that lives in Virginia,” Stewart said. “If you go to the doctor and you’re bleeding, the doctor will stop the bleeding. In this case, data centers are the blood.”

The stage at Altria Theater with blue and green lights matching the Stardew Valley art scrolling slowly on the projector behind the orchestra

I love how much our lizard brains get activated by cool rgb lights

Pogging at the symphony

when they have iridium sprinklers in the first summer on the projector

went to the Stardew Valley symphony of seasons last night, feeling very inspired to keep pushing on my little gamedev projects... I love how a scrunkly lil passion project can resonate with so many people.

idk what this majestic player piano circus machine is, but I would love to torment everyone I knew with it at any opportunity, if I had one.

Have a party, oh hang on guys I gotta show you something, snatches sheet off it dramatically and sits down at it, ah geez he's gonna play it again

Yennefer laying on a pile of empty suitcases in the sun

Westley slumped but with legs stretched out in his tart bed on a desk

Yennefer curled up on a black cloth on a bench

Westley sitting in the empty space left by pulling out a PC tower

post-wedding travel cat pic roundup

A Chia pet of baby yoda

@softspock.bsky.social found a The Ch-Ch-Ch-Child at goodwill, wonder if the seeds are still good

Many websites, apps go dark as Amazon's cloud unit reports global outage Amazon's cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world and disrupting services for several popular websites and apps including Fortnite and Snapchat.

"AWS said on its status page that Monday's outage originated at its US-EAST-1 location in northern Virginia, its oldest and largest for web services. The site suffered outages in 2021 and 2020."

Hey guys did you know that I'm married and have a husband now

I'm gonna keep posting about how hot and sexy and married we are this is my personality now

Goochland nuclear reactor meeting to pick up next week after hundreds attend Goochland County Planning Commission meeting continued until next week, after hundreds urge the commission to defer vote of the Technology Overlay District.

"The SMR is also expected to be placed 1,500 feet from the Henrico border...

“The proposed nuclear reactor is right on top where the epicenter of the last earthquake was,” said the Henrico resident. “So you can’t tell me this is an actual safe spot.”"

wedding party trip was incredibly refreshing for me, I've neglected the power of going on fun little trips with friends that conventions used to fill... gonna try doing a few conventions in 2026 and just taking more opportunities to go out and do stuff with my wife

We really do!!!

CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide Flock said it has "paused all federal pilots" after police departments said they didn't realize they were sharing access with Customs and Border Patrol.

"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regularly searched more than 80,000 Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras...The data shows that CBP’s access to Flock’s network is far more robust and widespread than has been previously reported."

we need to kill the computer!!!

a Scottish Clan Crest Plaid Brooch listing from USA Kilts for $59.99, with four red inlaid jewels.

dark souls / elden ring ass brooch to go on my fly plaid with our clan crest, gives me +5% max HP

got a proper 5 yard wool kilt + matching fly plaid & flashing for wedding in family tartan per my grandma, it's going to be fucking awesome

this is all I'm gonna be able to think about now thanks

there’s going to be so many people throwing parties and celebrating, it could be rightwing 9/11

A page from my kids graphic novel, Skeleanor the Decomposer. Skeleanor is a skeleton that jumps from playing the violin to the organ to her own rib cage all while telling her bat friend how much she wants to play in a band. The bat is sitting in a box lamenting about the lack of moths in the clothing she's holding.

An ink illustration for a mock-up of the novel, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede. Two princesses, Cimorene and Alianora, laugh in a messy library. The text at the bottom of the page reads, "The was too much for either of them, and they both collapsed into laughter."

An ink and watercolor illustration divided into panels. In the main panel 3 little girls have a summer tea party in a garden. They make tea out of squished watermelon and cookies out of mud and watermelon seeds. In the panel below is a view of their imagination as fancy ladies at dusk. These are bordered by them being invited over during the day and then running inside for dinner at night.

A colorful marker, pen, and colored pencil illustration. Two kids hold their breath and sit in the bottom of a large bath with two mermaids. They're surrounded by fish and game pieces such as puzzle pieces and checkers. One mermaid says "Go fish!" as one kid's cards float away. Ducks float on top of the water. In the background, the kids' mom says, "5-minute warning! Are you kids listening?" The text in the top corner reads, "For some reason Claudia didn't look interested in my drain dinner. She crossed her arms. 'If I stayed in the bath forever I couldn't have friends over.' 'Sure you could!' I said, thinking quickly. 'You just have to invite the right people! Mermaids, for example' Claudia loved mermaids. She uncrossed her arms."

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I can finally stop using Twitter to keep up with local friends' lives, got notifications turned on for all my moots!

A sketchy illustration with loose charcoal lines and gritty textures depicting a blue-and-gold armored valkyrie with long dark blonde hair flowing out from under the helmet, and with wings and blade formed of energy and jets on the ankles all giving off a blue glow, defiantly floating above a burning wrecked city against a red sky, embers swirling up behind her ascent. The energy of the wings gives the air around them a pinkish tinge, and a pink lens flare flashes from the visor of the helmet, creating a pink and blue white-hot contrast against the red sky. White glowing text centered below her in a distressed font reads "FLY FREE".

- F L Y F R E E -

for @protonjon.bsky.social, happy pride / wrath month claire!

Shane Stardew Valley but he's wearing glasses (you're welcome ❤️)

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