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Senior Engineering Director. Sometimes I talk about making software for government. Random explosions of gopher sports and shit posts. Pasquale rhymes with trolley.

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I honestly think one reason Millennials are so angry about all this is that many of us grew up during the brief period in American history where the official line was that we had won history *because* of our values, and most of us actually internalized that.

20.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2125    πŸ” 440    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 34

Again, maybe the most depressing aspect of the past decade has been that it’s made it impossible to avoid recognizing that a terrifyingly large minority of our fellow citizens are just flat out evil.

20.02.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 288    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7

Doing cert audits for the company and every year I look at this ISO section for Buffer Overrun Guidelines and laugh my ass off

20.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone ask Jake tapper if this is the plans for a concentration camp or if we still gotta wait for the extermination facilities to get approved by the city

20.02.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In addition to being absolutely brilliant, amazing & charming in her own right, we all know she was raised by a single dad w/4 siblings and that he came to the US bc of persecution bc of his participation in the β€˜89 Tiananmen democracy uprising, right?

20.02.2026 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2530    πŸ” 491    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 16

β€œThere’s something really powerful about witnessing someone have to reckon with their own moral judgment in the moment, especially because they think they’re calling a welcome receiver, and they think they’re going to be applauded,” Young said.”

20.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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ICE killed a US citizen in Texas. The public was not told a federal agent fired the fatal shot until much later.

20.02.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1458    πŸ” 541    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 13
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LOVE THIS πŸ’—

20.02.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7053    πŸ” 767    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 56

I love this photo a ton but I’m also obsessed with this one.

20.02.2026 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1791    πŸ” 268    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 12

I really was led to believe I'd be writing way more sort algorithms

19.02.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hennepin county sheriff dawanna witt has her department out here wearing β€œTHE OTHERS” patches, taking photos of people and covering their faces behaving like ICE agents. we desperately need someone to run against her this year, this is unacceptable

www.instagram.com/reel/DU4Xzi3...

19.02.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 9

Mike Conley: "I don’t expect to be out there 20 minutes or anything like that. Ayo, Bones, all these guys, have earned their time and minutes on the court to get their opportunities and do what they do. I’m going to be ready and be prepared for whatever role that is."

19.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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ALYSA MF'N LIU GOLD MF'N MEDALIST

19.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1529    πŸ” 374    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 62

This is a very niche joke

19.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ski-U-Mah

19.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like Louis Varland is on deck in this parallel

19.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), πŸ“Έ by @tiltoncreative

19.02.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5426    πŸ” 1334    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 72
During her brief tenure, the outgoing DHS spokesperson was one of the most prominent liars in politics. It makes sense for her to step down now at the top of her game. What Everests were left for McLaughlin to summit? What seas left unsailed?

During her brief tenure, the outgoing DHS spokesperson was one of the most prominent liars in politics. It makes sense for her to step down now at the top of her game. What Everests were left for McLaughlin to summit? What seas left unsailed?

wrote a little about Tricia McLaughlin leaving DHS reason.com/2026/02/19/d...

19.02.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 364    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

19.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1740    πŸ” 572    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 24

I just saw the goal and immediately thought "totally redemmed yourself"

19.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's going to be genuinely difficult to figure out how much money he and his family literally just took from US taxpayers. Don't even mean the crypto scam profiteering shit, like actual treasury money that by one mechanism or another he turned into his own money.

19.02.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 731    πŸ” 181    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 7

Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.

19.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5180    πŸ” 1552    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 97

I look forward to the next administration, taking Mar-a-Lago to compensate the US taxpayer for all the money that Trump has stolen from us and turning it into a live fire test range

19.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

Opens a can of worms, but I’d support denying state Local Government Aid for any municipality signing a 287(g) agreement with the Feds. Isle got $97k from LGA β€” which just about offsets the $107,500 the Feds will give them for terrorizing people of color. Let LGA go to places upholding justice.

19.02.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
Respondents engage in a deliberately dense three-step maneuver to reach
their core absurd conclusion that no further relief is warranted.
ο‚· Step 1: Identify an immaterial difference between two things that are
functionally the same. [Opp. at 9; Dkt. No. 103 at 3].
ο‚· Step 2: Insist that the immaterial difference is so consequential that it
can violate separation of powers. [Opp. at 12; Dkt. No. 103 at 3].
Finally, and most importantly,
ο‚· Step 3: Make sure to never mention the Constitution with the hope
that a federal court will not notice. [See generally Opp.; Dkt. No. 103
at 3].

Respondents engage in a deliberately dense three-step maneuver to reach their core absurd conclusion that no further relief is warranted. ο‚· Step 1: Identify an immaterial difference between two things that are functionally the same. [Opp. at 9; Dkt. No. 103 at 3]. ο‚· Step 2: Insist that the immaterial difference is so consequential that it can violate separation of powers. [Opp. at 12; Dkt. No. 103 at 3]. Finally, and most importantly, ο‚· Step 3: Make sure to never mention the Constitution with the hope that a federal court will not notice. [See generally Opp.; Dkt. No. 103 at 3].

I missed this real banger of an opinion yesterday from judge sunshine sykes (the best-named judge), vacating the BIA ruling on mandatory immigration detention

19.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 895    πŸ” 203    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 20
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Wow the exact same amount he was suing the IRS for. He just took it. Not only impeachable but [Redacted] as well.

19.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2309    πŸ” 571    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 70

Norman is his dad

19.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi

Cover of Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi

Monsters of Ohio is a heartfelt exploration of a tentacular solution to the struggles of the modern world from the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain

In many ways Richland, Ohio is the same tiny, sleepy rural village it has been for the last 150 years: The same families, the same farms, the same heartland beliefs and traditions that have sustained it for generations. But right now times are especially hard, as social and economic forces inside and outside the community roil the surface of the once-placid town.

Richland, in other words, is primed to explode... just not the way that anyone anywhere could ever have expected. And when things do explode, well, that’s when things start getting really weird.

Mike Boyd left Richland decades back, to find his own way in the world. But when he is called back to his hometown to tie up some loose ends, he finds more going on than he bargained for, and is caught up in a sequence of events that will bring this tiny farm village to the attention of the entire world... and, perhaps, spell its doom.

Monsters of Ohio is a heartfelt exploration of a tentacular solution to the struggles of the modern world from the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain In many ways Richland, Ohio is the same tiny, sleepy rural village it has been for the last 150 years: The same families, the same farms, the same heartland beliefs and traditions that have sustained it for generations. But right now times are especially hard, as social and economic forces inside and outside the community roil the surface of the once-placid town. Richland, in other words, is primed to explode... just not the way that anyone anywhere could ever have expected. And when things do explode, well, that’s when things start getting really weird. Mike Boyd left Richland decades back, to find his own way in the world. But when he is called back to his hometown to tie up some loose ends, he finds more going on than he bargained for, and is caught up in a sequence of events that will bring this tiny farm village to the attention of the entire world... and, perhaps, spell its doom.

✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

We’re thrilled to share the cover of @scalzi.com’s, #MonstersofOhio! From the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain comes a story of what happens when small town Ohio gets big time weird! πŸ¦‘πŸ§Ÿβ€β™‚οΈ

Out November 3, 2026 and 5 November, 2026 from @torbooksuk.bsky.social!

19.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 10
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one more day to purchase, help support minnesota aid (100% of proceeds go to stand with minnesota org) and piss this dude off

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19.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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