Brad Leclerc
@bradleclerc.bsky.social
Old, disabled, autistic, and generally just trying to stay sane...ish.
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god what a stupid time to be alive
June 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
god what a stupid time to be alive
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Reading all these takes about how Bluesky people are judgy hall monitors
June 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reading all these takes about how Bluesky people are judgy hall monitors
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.
May 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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.
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A nap isn't enough, I need to be defragged.
a weighted blanket isn't enough i need to be subducted into the mantle
a massage isn’t enough I need to be spaghettified by a black hole
May 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A nap isn't enough, I need to be defragged.
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I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].
May 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].
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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...
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.
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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...
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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. 🖤💙😷🥄
April 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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. 🖤💙😷🥄
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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.
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.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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.
Do I dare be hopeful this is even a fraction as good as the books I love?
Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Do I dare be hopeful this is even a fraction as good as the books I love?
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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.
April 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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.
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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
April 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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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/
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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/
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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."🧵
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."🧵
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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."🧵
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.
So what kind of neurodivergent were you as a kid, the reads the dictionary kind or the listens to the same song on repeat kind
March 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yes.
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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
March 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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
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Call up Congress, let's go! #thirdtimesacharm
March 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Call up Congress, let's go! #thirdtimesacharm
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#OntarioVotes2025
Pls vote today. It matters. Pls share.
More info here 👇 on where you can vote in Ontario.
voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
Pls vote today. It matters. Pls share.
More info here 👇 on where you can vote in Ontario.
voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
February 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#OntarioVotes2025
Pls vote today. It matters. Pls share.
More info here 👇 on where you can vote in Ontario.
voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
Pls vote today. It matters. Pls share.
More info here 👇 on where you can vote in Ontario.
voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca/en/election/...
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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.
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.
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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.
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.
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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...
apple.news/AUjZgow49QAG...
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.
apple.news
February 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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...
apple.news/AUjZgow49QAG...