Stephen Michael Kellat
@alpacaherder.bsky.social
Current instructor of digital literacy. Multiple affiliations but I do not speak here on behalf of any of them nor do I speak at their direction here.
Special interests though not expert: PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome, AuDHD, TTRPG, Ashtabula & more
Special interests though not expert: PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome, AuDHD, TTRPG, Ashtabula & more
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As of September, Bible sales were up 11% this year over 2024, part of a continuing boom in Bible sales.
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/b...
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/b...
Bible sales keep growing, even as many Americans lose their religion
(RNS) —About 18 million Bibles have been sold this year, part of a five-year boom in Bible sales.
religionnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As of September, Bible sales were up 11% this year over 2024, part of a continuing boom in Bible sales.
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/b...
religionnews.com/2025/11/17/b...
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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Dumpster Fire (Bard 1) It's a fireball that only damages inanimate, unattended objects, and foes within the area take a -1 morale penalty to all checks for 1 minute.
#ItsaFireballThat
#ItsaFireballThat
a blue dumpster is on fire and smoke is coming out of it with a sign on the side that says " no smoking "
ALT: a blue dumpster is on fire and smoke is coming out of it with a sign on the side that says " no smoking "
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Dumpster Fire (Bard 1) It's a fireball that only damages inanimate, unattended objects, and foes within the area take a -1 morale penalty to all checks for 1 minute.
#ItsaFireballThat
#ItsaFireballThat
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15 min ago:
Dutch Def Min: “Several drones detected at Eindhoven Airport. Both civilian and military air traffic suspended. Min of Defence’s counter-drone resources are on standby to intervene. Police and military on site. Investigation is ongoing, we will take all necessary measures if required.”
Dutch Def Min: “Several drones detected at Eindhoven Airport. Both civilian and military air traffic suspended. Min of Defence’s counter-drone resources are on standby to intervene. Police and military on site. Investigation is ongoing, we will take all necessary measures if required.”
According to local media, yesterday several drones were spotted over the Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. Soldiers opened fire from the ground in an attempt to shoot them down, but the drones moved away from the area and could not be located afterward.
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
15 min ago:
Dutch Def Min: “Several drones detected at Eindhoven Airport. Both civilian and military air traffic suspended. Min of Defence’s counter-drone resources are on standby to intervene. Police and military on site. Investigation is ongoing, we will take all necessary measures if required.”
Dutch Def Min: “Several drones detected at Eindhoven Airport. Both civilian and military air traffic suspended. Min of Defence’s counter-drone resources are on standby to intervene. Police and military on site. Investigation is ongoing, we will take all necessary measures if required.”
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Rightly so.
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Rightly so.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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This will be a fun article to talk about with my ethics in computing class in the spring
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This will be a fun article to talk about with my ethics in computing class in the spring
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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this is literally a radio play
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
this is literally a radio play
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Heck, even in radio plays, I both write and then edit to create a soundscape where the sound tells you movement and actor placement. Saying things flat out is just bad writing. (But that's entirely too much of Netflix too...)
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Heck, even in radio plays, I both write and then edit to create a soundscape where the sound tells you movement and actor placement. Saying things flat out is just bad writing. (But that's entirely too much of Netflix too...)
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Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine requires further work, according to a joint statement from European leaders. Essentially,
they has rejected plan in its current form❗️
they has rejected plan in its current form❗️
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine requires further work, according to a joint statement from European leaders. Essentially,
they has rejected plan in its current form❗️
they has rejected plan in its current form❗️
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Imagine killing goo.gl and replacing it with share.google and acting like you have any user's best interests in mind
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Imagine killing goo.gl and replacing it with share.google and acting like you have any user's best interests in mind
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Google, the company thst spontaneously changed Chrome, search and other behaviors so copy-pasting links directs then through the Spyware share.google service, wants you to know it is very hurt you would think that Gmail's smart features would invade your privacy and asks you to stop thinking that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Google, the company thst spontaneously changed Chrome, search and other behaviors so copy-pasting links directs then through the Spyware share.google service, wants you to know it is very hurt you would think that Gmail's smart features would invade your privacy and asks you to stop thinking that.
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The United States has informed its NATO allies that it will put pressure on Zelenskyy to sign a peace agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation within a few days… Washington is warning alliance leaders that otherwise Ukraine will later receive a much worse deal, — The Guardian.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The United States has informed its NATO allies that it will put pressure on Zelenskyy to sign a peace agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation within a few days… Washington is warning alliance leaders that otherwise Ukraine will later receive a much worse deal, — The Guardian.
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🇺🇦 "Ukraine's Supreme Rada (Parliament) will not support Trump's peace plan regarding the war in Ukraine, — Deputy Sergii Nagorniak.
🔹 "The adoption of the majority of the peace plan's points is the parliament's prerogative and not the president's," — the Ukrainian lawmaker states.
🔹 "The adoption of the majority of the peace plan's points is the parliament's prerogative and not the president's," — the Ukrainian lawmaker states.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🇺🇦 "Ukraine's Supreme Rada (Parliament) will not support Trump's peace plan regarding the war in Ukraine, — Deputy Sergii Nagorniak.
🔹 "The adoption of the majority of the peace plan's points is the parliament's prerogative and not the president's," — the Ukrainian lawmaker states.
🔹 "The adoption of the majority of the peace plan's points is the parliament's prerogative and not the president's," — the Ukrainian lawmaker states.
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🇲🇩 President of Moldova, Maia Sandu:
📌 “Europe’s stability depends on full guarantees of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and security. Unity and determination from all of Ukraine’s partners are essential to ensure a peace that will be lasting.”
📌 “Europe’s stability depends on full guarantees of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and security. Unity and determination from all of Ukraine’s partners are essential to ensure a peace that will be lasting.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🇲🇩 President of Moldova, Maia Sandu:
📌 “Europe’s stability depends on full guarantees of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and security. Unity and determination from all of Ukraine’s partners are essential to ensure a peace that will be lasting.”
📌 “Europe’s stability depends on full guarantees of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and security. Unity and determination from all of Ukraine’s partners are essential to ensure a peace that will be lasting.”
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Now we will block absolutely any aid to Ukraine and they will receive nothing. Europe must support Trump's plan, — Orban.
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Now we will block absolutely any aid to Ukraine and they will receive nothing. Europe must support Trump's plan, — Orban.
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I know the community of which Alan speaks. This is a very powerful and accurate description, made more powerful that it is written by a young man who grew up in this environment. Thank you, Alan, for one of the most well-written articles I have read concerning purity culture.
Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
The Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for Girls
The very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I know the community of which Alan speaks. This is a very powerful and accurate description, made more powerful that it is written by a young man who grew up in this environment. Thank you, Alan, for one of the most well-written articles I have read concerning purity culture.
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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Great example of enshittification: Google now wants to use your Gmail to train AI, but if you opt out (Settings->General->Smart Features->Turn off) not only do you lose *spell check*, you also lose all sorting of emails, so everything goes in one giant inbox. I hate it here
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Great example of enshittification: Google now wants to use your Gmail to train AI, but if you opt out (Settings->General->Smart Features->Turn off) not only do you lose *spell check*, you also lose all sorting of emails, so everything goes in one giant inbox. I hate it here
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Has anyone played Supremacy 2021? My undergrad poli sci class started by playing Supremacy, which was printed in 1984, and I was wondering if the 2021 reprint was any good.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
Supremacy 2021
Game of the Superpowers -- conquest, nuclear warfare, and commerce.
boardgamegeek.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Has anyone played Supremacy 2021? My undergrad poli sci class started by playing Supremacy, which was printed in 1984, and I was wondering if the 2021 reprint was any good.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
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Trump on Truth Social:
I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.
I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Trump on Truth Social:
I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.
I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.
