Dave LaFontaine
@davelf.bsky.social
Lead UX Designer, Author of various "... for Dummies" books, globetrotting professor, started as a newspaper reporter back when that was still a thing. Still cantankerous, mostly funny.
“Kawaii desktop collection”
Are they just stringing together random nouns to try to sound legit?
Are they just stringing together random nouns to try to sound legit?
January 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“Kawaii desktop collection”
Are they just stringing together random nouns to try to sound legit?
Are they just stringing together random nouns to try to sound legit?
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TIM WALZ: I feel you anger. I'm angry. They want a show. Don't give it to them. If you protest, protest peacefully. Please stand with Minneapolis. Know that we will stop at nothing to seek justice. We do not need any further help from the federal government. You've done enough.
January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
TIM WALZ: I feel you anger. I'm angry. They want a show. Don't give it to them. If you protest, protest peacefully. Please stand with Minneapolis. Know that we will stop at nothing to seek justice. We do not need any further help from the federal government. You've done enough.
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Trump is blatantly lying about the shooting now. We all saw the video.
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Trump is blatantly lying about the shooting now. We all saw the video.
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There is zero oversight of ICE. Get them off our streets NOW.
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
There is zero oversight of ICE. Get them off our streets NOW.
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Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
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Dear Non-Cult Americans,
Are you tired of the daily drama, corruption, manic insanity, malignant narcissism, obnoxious and boorish behavior, and illegalities? We’ve been dealing with this for 10 years. The only hope we have is to vote as many of these bastards out as possible.
Are you tired of the daily drama, corruption, manic insanity, malignant narcissism, obnoxious and boorish behavior, and illegalities? We’ve been dealing with this for 10 years. The only hope we have is to vote as many of these bastards out as possible.
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Dear Non-Cult Americans,
Are you tired of the daily drama, corruption, manic insanity, malignant narcissism, obnoxious and boorish behavior, and illegalities? We’ve been dealing with this for 10 years. The only hope we have is to vote as many of these bastards out as possible.
Are you tired of the daily drama, corruption, manic insanity, malignant narcissism, obnoxious and boorish behavior, and illegalities? We’ve been dealing with this for 10 years. The only hope we have is to vote as many of these bastards out as possible.
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This testimony perfectly matches the video.
And further validates that everything coming from the government on this incident and I mean everything is a cartoonish lie.
And further validates that everything coming from the government on this incident and I mean everything is a cartoonish lie.
Local Fox9 interviews a witness in Minneapolis at the site of the murder
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This testimony perfectly matches the video.
And further validates that everything coming from the government on this incident and I mean everything is a cartoonish lie.
And further validates that everything coming from the government on this incident and I mean everything is a cartoonish lie.
Supreme Court says: the President can kill any American citizen for any reason at any time and you can’t do anything about it
You live at the whim of the President*
*unless it’s a Democrat
You live at the whim of the President*
*unless it’s a Democrat
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Supreme Court says: the President can kill any American citizen for any reason at any time and you can’t do anything about it
You live at the whim of the President*
*unless it’s a Democrat
You live at the whim of the President*
*unless it’s a Democrat
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He’s doing it. He’s lying about a very clear video to justify murdering civilians in the US just like he did in the Caribbean and Pacific. He wants the right to smite anyone he feels like.
Trump: "The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. "
Complete psychopath.
Complete psychopath.
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
He’s doing it. He’s lying about a very clear video to justify murdering civilians in the US just like he did in the Caribbean and Pacific. He wants the right to smite anyone he feels like.
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GOV. WALZ: “This was totally predictable and avoidable… They’re not making us any safer.”
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
GOV. WALZ: “This was totally predictable and avoidable… They’re not making us any safer.”
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hate it when the trump administration’s killing civilians abroad agenda is temporarily overshadowed by its shooting civilians domestically programs
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
hate it when the trump administration’s killing civilians abroad agenda is temporarily overshadowed by its shooting civilians domestically programs
5 years later, the truth of what happened on Jan. 6 has disappeared down the same memory hole that the "Russia-gate" crimes did
Widely dismissed as just a "partisan hoax"
Videos prove different. Here's a thread:
Widely dismissed as just a "partisan hoax"
Videos prove different. Here's a thread:
As violence against police escalated on the west front of the Capitol, some of the rioters appeared to take pleasure and even laugh.
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
5 years later, the truth of what happened on Jan. 6 has disappeared down the same memory hole that the "Russia-gate" crimes did
Widely dismissed as just a "partisan hoax"
Videos prove different. Here's a thread:
Widely dismissed as just a "partisan hoax"
Videos prove different. Here's a thread:
Another, and perhaps more impactful way of putting this is, "Trump won't release 99% of Epstein files despite repeated promises"
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Another, and perhaps more impactful way of putting this is, "Trump won't release 99% of Epstein files despite repeated promises"
Inside kitty monitoring the heist seems either envious or the true brains behind the mission
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Inside kitty monitoring the heist seems either envious or the true brains behind the mission
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Trump said today:
"MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
If your toddler spoke to you like this, you'd be concerned.
Most powerful man in the world, ladies and gents. Still hard to believe, I know.
"MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
If your toddler spoke to you like this, you'd be concerned.
Most powerful man in the world, ladies and gents. Still hard to believe, I know.
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Trump said today:
"MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
If your toddler spoke to you like this, you'd be concerned.
Most powerful man in the world, ladies and gents. Still hard to believe, I know.
"MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
If your toddler spoke to you like this, you'd be concerned.
Most powerful man in the world, ladies and gents. Still hard to believe, I know.
*Quentin Tarantino tunes in *
January 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
*Quentin Tarantino tunes in *
Coach class on planes is now just a torture chamber
In the Netherlands I am just a bit above average. Love feeling dainty
In the Netherlands I am just a bit above average. Love feeling dainty
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Coach class on planes is now just a torture chamber
In the Netherlands I am just a bit above average. Love feeling dainty
In the Netherlands I am just a bit above average. Love feeling dainty
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Trumpian imperialism in action: kidnap the head of the regime, leaving the rest of it in place so as to access the oil reserves for the US companies. Then realize the oil is actually quite expensive to extract, so go ahead and SUBSIDIZE the oil companies. Perfect.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the path forward in Venezuela, including when there will be elections, the opportunities for oil companies and Congress' role.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Trumpian imperialism in action: kidnap the head of the regime, leaving the rest of it in place so as to access the oil reserves for the US companies. Then realize the oil is actually quite expensive to extract, so go ahead and SUBSIDIZE the oil companies. Perfect.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
6’6” here and it’s the hydraulic door-closers in malls that hit *right* on top of the head SUUUUCCCKKK
2XLTs are hard to find
2XLTs are hard to find
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
6’6” here and it’s the hydraulic door-closers in malls that hit *right* on top of the head SUUUUCCCKKK
2XLTs are hard to find
2XLTs are hard to find
“Yeah, the toaster works great most of the time, although every once in a while it scurries around the house at night and strangles the cat.
Also, it mixes the poop from the Kitty box into your bagel.”
Also, it mixes the poop from the Kitty box into your bagel.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
“Yeah, the toaster works great most of the time, although every once in a while it scurries around the house at night and strangles the cat.
Also, it mixes the poop from the Kitty box into your bagel.”
Also, it mixes the poop from the Kitty box into your bagel.”
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"AI chatbots elude even their creators’ full control and understanding."
No they don't! Fuck this bit absolving tech companies from responsibility. Even if it were true, no other industry is held to such a lax standard of "it's fine if you don't know how your product works and can't control it."
No they don't! Fuck this bit absolving tech companies from responsibility. Even if it were true, no other industry is held to such a lax standard of "it's fine if you don't know how your product works and can't control it."
January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"AI chatbots elude even their creators’ full control and understanding."
No they don't! Fuck this bit absolving tech companies from responsibility. Even if it were true, no other industry is held to such a lax standard of "it's fine if you don't know how your product works and can't control it."
No they don't! Fuck this bit absolving tech companies from responsibility. Even if it were true, no other industry is held to such a lax standard of "it's fine if you don't know how your product works and can't control it."
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By the same group of people who've been pissed off ever since the Magna Carta got signed because it said that there wasn't a group of men who could do whatever the fuck they wanted by divine right. We've been fighting those douchebags for nearly 800 years, and they're still mad.
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 AM
By the same group of people who've been pissed off ever since the Magna Carta got signed because it said that there wasn't a group of men who could do whatever the fuck they wanted by divine right. We've been fighting those douchebags for nearly 800 years, and they're still mad.
Good lord. This is such a stupid, shortsighted, move. Driven by the fantastical imaginings of people who have no real idea what the Corporation for Public Broadcasting actually did.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Good lord. This is such a stupid, shortsighted, move. Driven by the fantastical imaginings of people who have no real idea what the Corporation for Public Broadcasting actually did.
@timmakins.bsky.social who covers the war in Ukraine as an indie journalist and brings gritty boots-on-the-ground perspectives from the front lines
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
@timmakins.bsky.social who covers the war in Ukraine as an indie journalist and brings gritty boots-on-the-ground perspectives from the front lines
3/ conversely, producing unique, fresh content that gets distributed to a large audience is basically the definition of a publisher
If Grok is NOT a publisher because the content gets auto-produced, then is the Weather Channel not a publisher because they connect wind gauges to TV/webfeeds?
If Grok is NOT a publisher because the content gets auto-produced, then is the Weather Channel not a publisher because they connect wind gauges to TV/webfeeds?
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
3/ conversely, producing unique, fresh content that gets distributed to a large audience is basically the definition of a publisher
If Grok is NOT a publisher because the content gets auto-produced, then is the Weather Channel not a publisher because they connect wind gauges to TV/webfeeds?
If Grok is NOT a publisher because the content gets auto-produced, then is the Weather Channel not a publisher because they connect wind gauges to TV/webfeeds?