Brad Leclerc

god what a stupid time to be alive

Cartoon-style image showing a child in a blue outfit with red and white stripes, crouched on the ground with their face buried in their hands. Two white geese with orange beaks and feet stand on either side of the child. The goose on the left has text over it reading “WHICH ONES.” The child has text reading “I’M BEING SILENCED FOR MY OPINIONS.” The goose on the right has text reading “WHICH ONES MOTHERFUCKER.” The scene is set on a sidewalk next to a patch of grass.

Reading all these takes about how Bluesky people are judgy hall monitors

I'm probably gonna use the "it's my birthday so it doesn't count" defense to justify it to myself... stings though. hahaha

It's so messy... and hilarious... and dystopian... and entertaining... and depressing. Very conflicted... haha

So the first couple episodes of Murderbot dropped today. Pretty good!! I'm annoyed at the whole week-to-week release thing, since it's 2025 and not 1997... but like... oh well, I'll deal with it.

A nap isn't enough, I need to be defragged.

I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].

Let's get #WokePope trending. It will infuriate all the right people.

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Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.

NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...

11/04/2025 Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom Incoming Transmission... The reason so many disabled/chronically ill folks in your era recognize that your pandemic isn't over isn't just that they're vulnerable to it; they know all too well that one cannot wish and pretend medical problems away. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon

The reason so many disabled/chronically ill folks in your era recognize that your pandemic isn't over isn't just that they're vulnerable to it; they know all too well that one cannot wish and pretend medical problems away. 🖤💙😷🥄

Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.

Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.

YouTube video by Apple TV Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

Do I dare be hopeful this is even a fraction as good as the books I love?

I will pay a journalist $100 if they manage to get an answer from Trump on whether there's a danger in his levying further tariffs on Wakanda if they don't begin fairly trading vibranium with the US.

if a piece of legislation has a name like "The Protecting Poor Defenseless Children from Evil Online Terrorists and Kidnappers Act of 2025" you can be damn sure that what it actually does is fund facial recognition equipped robo-murder dogs and make it a felony to listen to Chappel Roan in public

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/

Sigh. Here we go again. It's really important that people are smart about this story re: Trump admin using Signal to discuss war plans.

The center-left media wants to make the story about Trump admin fucking up, which they did. But in the process they're falsely implying that Signal is "insecure."🧵

Yes.

did you enjoy creating it? did you have fun? does it make you happy thinking about it and sharing it? then that's it. you did it. you found the secret sauce. "was that a waste of time?" of course not, fuckface. expressing yourself creatively is always worthwhile. you're doing great

Call up Congress, let's go! #thirdtimesacharm

Yeahhhh that feels like a weird move for a bunch of reasons, especially given the current... uh... political climate, with the US burning every bridge they've got with basically every country that they would, until recently, have considered close allies.

#OntarioVotes2025
Pls vote today. It matters. Pls share.

More info here 👇 on where you can vote in Ontario.
voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...

Reminder to never pay for things through iOS apps.

Apple demands 30% of everything and the prices are usually raised to offset that.

This includes everything from streaming services to Patreon.

Just go to the official website for the real price, then you can return to the app.

The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians — WIRED A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of their alleged descent into mayhem and death.

This long-read from @wired.com is one of the most insane things I've ever read, and it's one of the best-reported articles I've read in a long time.

apple.news/AUjZgow49QAG...

Hmmm.