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Opinion columnist for The Nevada Independent. Anarcho-Blueskyist. @wendycolborne.bsky.social wife guy. Manages IT people on the side (full time). 🧡: davidcolbornenv 🐘: @dcolborne@techhub.social πŸ“–πŸͺ±: @dcolborne@bookwyrm.social 🚦: dcolborne.64

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11.10.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we cannot reopen the government until the leaders of antifa agree to return the thousands of POW/MIAs lost in portland

10.10.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 819    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 2

Effective Altruism was *this close* to moving the needle on this before it turned into yet another Bay Area tech grift.

10.10.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd wearing a hat that says ' sx ' on it ALT: a man in a white shirt stands in front of a crowd wearing a hat that says ' sx ' on it
10.10.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great head shot, love.

10.10.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's true. I was in an urban coffee shop where I overheard several liberal Millennials bragging about how much money they raised for antifa by raising rent and fighting new housing construction in their "gayborhoods."

Then they reskeeted a post opposing gentrification and everyone clapped.

10.10.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Few hundred here, few hundred there, and you start talking about a real pattern of violations.

10.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Midwife - Pig With The Face Of A Boy
YouTube video by moonhitler The Midwife - Pig With The Face Of A Boy

Apropos of nothing:

youtu.be/IozYbWIiycQ?...

10.10.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I think circumcision should largely only be done out of medical necessity."

Reply 1: Oh, so you're an antisemite. 😑

Reply 2: Oh! So you're an antisemite! πŸ˜ƒ

Reply 3, scanning like Kermit the Frog smoking unfiltered menthols for some reason: cIrCuMcIsIoN cAuSeS aUtIsM. 🐸

10.10.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure some Chicagoans wouldn't mind too much if "something" happened to the Brewers right about now.

But otherwise no, I think they're good.

10.10.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The existence of K-Pop suggests the existence of K-Pop Tarts.

09.10.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As federal troops act almost without impunity in America’s cities, it’s worth noting that, not long ago, many conservatives claimed that sheriffs and local police chiefs should have ultimate legal jurisdiction β€” not the US government.

09.10.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

They also started cults and had very problematic relationships with women.

09.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean this mostly earnestly, even if I have the chronological order wrong. Both loved to create works that functioned as integrated wholes (good luck replacing any individual part) and both failed to accept flaws in their designs (Wright's designs leaked and had major maintenance issues).

09.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Frank Lloyd Wright was the Steve Jobs of architecture.

09.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the burros in Beatty as much as anyone, but they're every bit as feral as any "wild" horse in Nevada.

09.10.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can look away because I'm built different.

08.10.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely not. Blood isn't vegan.

It's probably just smoked paprika-infused date syrup.

08.10.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Bourbon is only the beginning" Is that a threat?

08.10.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A man sets up slabs of increasing size, which will be knocked over like a set of dominoes. On the smaller side, white text reads, "A '60s sitcom about a talking horse". On the larger side, white text reads, "This poast". 

The implication being made in this meme is that "Mister Ed", an American television sitcom about an eponymous talking horse that aired from 1961-1966, normalized the idea of animals mimicking human behavior. This, in turn, created the social context and permission structure that permitted the existence of the original cartoon featuring a pro-Zionist German Shepherd speaking in 2010s-era Tumblr-Yiff Uwu-English.

A man sets up slabs of increasing size, which will be knocked over like a set of dominoes. On the smaller side, white text reads, "A '60s sitcom about a talking horse". On the larger side, white text reads, "This poast". The implication being made in this meme is that "Mister Ed", an American television sitcom about an eponymous talking horse that aired from 1961-1966, normalized the idea of animals mimicking human behavior. This, in turn, created the social context and permission structure that permitted the existence of the original cartoon featuring a pro-Zionist German Shepherd speaking in 2010s-era Tumblr-Yiff Uwu-English.

08.10.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The trouble with the Charles I scenario is Charles I expected to live more than 2-4 more years after he started overstepping his authority.

I'm not sure how you hold someone accountable whose mental timespan is incapable of exceeding five minutes.

07.10.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a... charming... callback to the Ron Paul Extended Universe.

07.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tariff revenue is operating like ship money did for Charles I, when he tried to rule England without Parliament. Like the US, only the legislature could legitimately tax the people, but Charles used innovative abuses of his powers to raise & spend money as he wanted

(He later lost his crown & head)

07.10.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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OPINION by David Colborne: You wouldn’t use one password for all your accounts β€” so why should one β€œunitary executive” president control everything? We need to secure our constitutional operating system before it crashes.

Read it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...

07.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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OPINION: Unitary Executive Theory is a bad idea for computers, a worse one for presidents - The Nevada Independent OPINION: Unitary Executive Theory is a bad idea for computers, a worse one for presidents. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

One of the more curious aspects of working in information technology these days is watching my colleagues and I relearn well-worn lessons of the past the hard way, only at internet speeds.

Now it's time for the United States to learn from those of us in IT.

My latest for @thenvindy.com:

07.10.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't realize Portland had Winchell's and $1.13/gallon gas.

07.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The important thing to understand is that the wall against which Democrats will be executed like Ceausescu is a distraction from the kitchen table issues affecting America's working families, such as the decreases in the subsidy of ACA healthcare plans in environmentally disadvantaged precincts.

07.10.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He get knocked down.
He get up again.
The Chiefs will never gonna bring him down apparently.

07.10.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And thus a chicken foot afficionado is born.

07.10.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

whomsterly amongst us

07.10.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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