Darby Keene
@darbykeene.bsky.social
IT professional in the #CHS area. New resident to Chicago. Occasional writer. World builder. Carbon based life form. Refugee from Twitter. Techdirt reader. Georgia Bulldog. He/him. Three Gates (though often poorly).
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Darby Keene
@darbykeene.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
An excellent quote for the passing of Jimmy Carter.
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i think it would be fun to print this out and staple this to cuomo’s chest when he falls asleep on his flight down to florida.
Me finding out @zohrankmamdani won. Captured by the great Faraz Ansari
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
i think it would be fun to print this out and staple this to cuomo’s chest when he falls asleep on his flight down to florida.
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I cannot emphasize enough that this administration shouldn’t get 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 from the Dems until they start obeying the law.
Not. One.
Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters.
Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.
Not. One.
Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters.
Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that this administration shouldn’t get 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 from the Dems until they start obeying the law.
Not. One.
Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters.
Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.
Not. One.
Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters.
Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.
Ok, Scotland, you can do it also.
GIBRALTAR EXITS BREXIT The British enclave, which voted 96 percent Remain in 2016, establishes a customs union with the EU and visa-free travel in the Schengen area.
“This is actually going to be an improvement over where Gibraltar was pre-Brexit” First Minister Fabian Picardo says
wapo.st/4gjzu0g
“This is actually going to be an improvement over where Gibraltar was pre-Brexit” First Minister Fabian Picardo says
wapo.st/4gjzu0g
The Brits who beat Brexit: Gibraltar celebrates its return to Europe
Nearly a decade after Britain quit the E.U., British residents of Gibraltar on the southern tip of Spain, will regain travel and commercial access under a treaty.
wapo.st
September 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ok, Scotland, you can do it also.
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I have returned to my ancient native land (Ohio) and have labored with great toil to rid the filth of ages from the caverns (the garage) to do my filial duty unto that matriarch to whom I am sworn to fealty (mom)
I shall savor my triumph with ambrosia (ibuprofen and lemon tart)
I shall savor my triumph with ambrosia (ibuprofen and lemon tart)
September 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I have returned to my ancient native land (Ohio) and have labored with great toil to rid the filth of ages from the caverns (the garage) to do my filial duty unto that matriarch to whom I am sworn to fealty (mom)
I shall savor my triumph with ambrosia (ibuprofen and lemon tart)
I shall savor my triumph with ambrosia (ibuprofen and lemon tart)
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We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
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In Fall 2014, soon after moving to Chicago, I read a brief article about a teen who was shot by police. It said he’d lunged at then with a knife.
That was Laquan Mcdonald. A year later, we learned what had really happened.
Now I approach initial police accounts accordingly.
That was Laquan Mcdonald. A year later, we learned what had really happened.
Now I approach initial police accounts accordingly.
September 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In Fall 2014, soon after moving to Chicago, I read a brief article about a teen who was shot by police. It said he’d lunged at then with a knife.
That was Laquan Mcdonald. A year later, we learned what had really happened.
Now I approach initial police accounts accordingly.
That was Laquan Mcdonald. A year later, we learned what had really happened.
Now I approach initial police accounts accordingly.
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Why is the aging whiny-boy pundit class so constantly mad and red about Bluesky?
Theory: Bluesky attention metrics do not behave the way they’ve been conditioned to expect social media attention metrics to behave.
They are pigeons irate that the skinner box isn’t dispensing treats anymore.
Theory: Bluesky attention metrics do not behave the way they’ve been conditioned to expect social media attention metrics to behave.
They are pigeons irate that the skinner box isn’t dispensing treats anymore.
September 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Why is the aging whiny-boy pundit class so constantly mad and red about Bluesky?
Theory: Bluesky attention metrics do not behave the way they’ve been conditioned to expect social media attention metrics to behave.
They are pigeons irate that the skinner box isn’t dispensing treats anymore.
Theory: Bluesky attention metrics do not behave the way they’ve been conditioned to expect social media attention metrics to behave.
They are pigeons irate that the skinner box isn’t dispensing treats anymore.
Wow, what a football game. I think Tennessee is a true rival again. They came out swinging and fought until the end. Go Dawgs!
September 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Wow, what a football game. I think Tennessee is a true rival again. They came out swinging and fought until the end. Go Dawgs!
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Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.
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Some Fucking Nazi: *dies*
People Who Accepted the Genocide of Gaza and Police Brutality and Murders of Trans and Queer People as Unavoidable Parts of Society and Insisted For Decades You Simply Must Shrug Off For the Sake of Some Imaginary Sense of Harm Reduction: violence is never acceptable
People Who Accepted the Genocide of Gaza and Police Brutality and Murders of Trans and Queer People as Unavoidable Parts of Society and Insisted For Decades You Simply Must Shrug Off For the Sake of Some Imaginary Sense of Harm Reduction: violence is never acceptable
September 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Some Fucking Nazi: *dies*
People Who Accepted the Genocide of Gaza and Police Brutality and Murders of Trans and Queer People as Unavoidable Parts of Society and Insisted For Decades You Simply Must Shrug Off For the Sake of Some Imaginary Sense of Harm Reduction: violence is never acceptable
People Who Accepted the Genocide of Gaza and Police Brutality and Murders of Trans and Queer People as Unavoidable Parts of Society and Insisted For Decades You Simply Must Shrug Off For the Sake of Some Imaginary Sense of Harm Reduction: violence is never acceptable
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Maybe replacing real FBI agents with loyalists wasn't a great idea when you need the department to investigate actual crimes
September 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Maybe replacing real FBI agents with loyalists wasn't a great idea when you need the department to investigate actual crimes
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Without comment:
September 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Without comment:
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here's today's post: "Chicago cordially invites the Mad King to go fuck himself" — Chicago will not comply with Donny’s police state fascism.
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Chicago cordially invites the Mad King to go fuck himself
and why is Donny hiding from the press?
bit.ly
August 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
here's today's post: "Chicago cordially invites the Mad King to go fuck himself" — Chicago will not comply with Donny’s police state fascism.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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Literally why not both gif
August 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Literally why not both gif
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If you don’t believe that Trump’s authoritarianism can be defeated, look at how scared MAGA is of chalk:
FHP also arrested a man at a crosswalk near Pulse in Orlando last night. The bizarre story of the arrest is related below by Fox35 Orlando.
This is so pitifully embarrassing for the state.
via www.fox35orlando.com/news/man-arr...
This is so pitifully embarrassing for the state.
via www.fox35orlando.com/news/man-arr...
August 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If you don’t believe that Trump’s authoritarianism can be defeated, look at how scared MAGA is of chalk:
Freedom, amiright?
A different meaning to thermostatic politics: Ohio Republican Rep. Roy Klopfenstein (R., Haviland) wants to allow utilities in Ohio to remotely set Ohioans' thermostats in their houses.
Bill could let utilities remotely adjust customers’ energy use
COLUMBUS — Would Ohioans, with enough financial incentive, be willing to hand over control of their smart thermostats to utilities to allow them to ...
www.toledoblade.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Freedom, amiright?
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It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
August 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
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trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
August 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
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The Louvre of Bluesky, but for good posts
August 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Louvre of Bluesky, but for good posts
I'm living a new dream, living where it's not 90 fucking degrees during football season.
August 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I'm living a new dream, living where it's not 90 fucking degrees during football season.
Spent some of my after work time yesterday watching highlights from last year's college football season. Getting excited to enjoy watching UGA play again.
August 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Spent some of my after work time yesterday watching highlights from last year's college football season. Getting excited to enjoy watching UGA play again.
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Boooo Paramount made me take these off Et$y but they can still be yours!!!!
Who wants a Lower Decker on their head?
(I'm beyond broke at the moment so an order would help me out enormously 🙏)
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #crochet #cosplay
Who wants a Lower Decker on their head?
(I'm beyond broke at the moment so an order would help me out enormously 🙏)
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #crochet #cosplay
June 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Boooo Paramount made me take these off Et$y but they can still be yours!!!!
Who wants a Lower Decker on their head?
(I'm beyond broke at the moment so an order would help me out enormously 🙏)
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #crochet #cosplay
Who wants a Lower Decker on their head?
(I'm beyond broke at the moment so an order would help me out enormously 🙏)
#StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #crochet #cosplay
Just now noticing, editor in chief?
The editor in chief of Christianity Today is warning that evangelical Christianity is moving too far to the right, to the point that even Jesus’s teachings are considered “weak” now.
Christianity Today Editor: Evangelicals Call Jesus “Liberal” and “Weak”
A former evangelical leader is sounding the alarm about the direction his religion is headed in.
newrepublic.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Just now noticing, editor in chief?
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Wishing a happy Pride to members of the LGBTQ+ community and those who care about them.
To everyone else, may you sunburn the bottom of your foot before stepping on a LEGO.
To everyone else, may you sunburn the bottom of your foot before stepping on a LEGO.
June 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wishing a happy Pride to members of the LGBTQ+ community and those who care about them.
To everyone else, may you sunburn the bottom of your foot before stepping on a LEGO.
To everyone else, may you sunburn the bottom of your foot before stepping on a LEGO.
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I think a lot of us are so caught up in justifiably hating this whole circus that we tell ourselves this stuff will never match human input 100% and that's beside the point.
the point is that clips like this can and will be used to make propaganda that the average person doesn't check to verify.
the point is that clips like this can and will be used to make propaganda that the average person doesn't check to verify.
VEO3
Prompt: “a man doing stand up comedy in a small venue tells a joke (include the joke in the dialogue)”
The video and audio are generated together.
Prompt: “a man doing stand up comedy in a small venue tells a joke (include the joke in the dialogue)”
The video and audio are generated together.
May 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I think a lot of us are so caught up in justifiably hating this whole circus that we tell ourselves this stuff will never match human input 100% and that's beside the point.
the point is that clips like this can and will be used to make propaganda that the average person doesn't check to verify.
the point is that clips like this can and will be used to make propaganda that the average person doesn't check to verify.