don
@doncoffin.bsky.social
Linux nerd by day, TTRPG-head by night. Often grumpy and always queer. Gay married to a wonderful gay dude. Firmly ensconced in the PNW.
Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?
Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?
A lovely day for growing older. 💀 Happy Halloween! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A lovely day for growing older. 💀 Happy Halloween! 🎃
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If there aren't at least 12,000 Ramones-style pop punk songs titled "Antifa Girlfriend" by this weekend, we have failed as a society.
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If there aren't at least 12,000 Ramones-style pop punk songs titled "Antifa Girlfriend" by this weekend, we have failed as a society.
You can just piss right off with this bullshit, you messy fucking asshat.
September 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You can just piss right off with this bullshit, you messy fucking asshat.
Join me in my Happy Place with many of my favorite people. Gamehole Con is amazing and inclusive, and Connor gives excellent panels. Also, Madison is a charming town in October. Come see what the fuss is about!
Join me at Gamehole Con 12 this year! Event sign-up begins tomorrow (Aug 30). The GHC Team was kind enough to provide D8 Summit Charities space to share several professional-quality panels – plus I’m running a few games too! Thanks to @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social for your panel sponsorship.
August 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Join me in my Happy Place with many of my favorite people. Gamehole Con is amazing and inclusive, and Connor gives excellent panels. Also, Madison is a charming town in October. Come see what the fuss is about!
I assume they'll be using a "(Death) Panel of Experts" prompting technique? Ghouls.
What a cursed sentence (gift link)
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I assume they'll be using a "(Death) Panel of Experts" prompting technique? Ghouls.
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For real. Who do normies think do most SRE, network engineering, etc.?
It sure TF isn't a bunch of neurotypical white guys named Kyle...
It sure TF isn't a bunch of neurotypical white guys named Kyle...
wild how people want to get rid of autistic trans people and think that the Internet would still work
August 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
For real. Who do normies think do most SRE, network engineering, etc.?
It sure TF isn't a bunch of neurotypical white guys named Kyle...
It sure TF isn't a bunch of neurotypical white guys named Kyle...
Remembering the time when the opposition party effectively used twee little signs to defeat rising American authoritarianism. Inspirational.
August 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Remembering the time when the opposition party effectively used twee little signs to defeat rising American authoritarianism. Inspirational.
This grotesque and evil ruling seeks to erase trans identities and remove federal harassment protections from queer folks. Traveling across this shithole country is gonna be that much less safe for my husband and me.
May 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This grotesque and evil ruling seeks to erase trans identities and remove federal harassment protections from queer folks. Traveling across this shithole country is gonna be that much less safe for my husband and me.
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These are kids who will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a
job. They'll never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. They'll never use a toilet unassisted.
job. They'll never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. They'll never use a toilet unassisted.
April 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
These are kids who will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a
job. They'll never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. They'll never use a toilet unassisted.
job. They'll never play baseball. They'Il never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. They'll never use a toilet unassisted.
This gives me happiness and hope.
1. Today, powerful speeches from trans representatives in Montana SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr flipped 29 Republicans, killing anti-trans bills.
While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
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While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This gives me happiness and hope.
Sure we can have a little justice, as a treat.
That lingering bitter taste? That's the Trump-appointed judge lamenting Obergefell as the law of the land, practically begging for it to be challenged, à la Thomas.
But for now, a treat.
That lingering bitter taste? That's the Trump-appointed judge lamenting Obergefell as the law of the land, practically begging for it to be challenged, à la Thomas.
But for now, a treat.
BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Sure we can have a little justice, as a treat.
That lingering bitter taste? That's the Trump-appointed judge lamenting Obergefell as the law of the land, practically begging for it to be challenged, à la Thomas.
But for now, a treat.
That lingering bitter taste? That's the Trump-appointed judge lamenting Obergefell as the law of the land, practically begging for it to be challenged, à la Thomas.
But for now, a treat.
So this is what they've got for meeting the autocrats head-on? Tepid little signs and color-coded outfits?
In order for this sort of nonsense to work at all, the cameras need to be on you the entire time. Producers/editors need something that *sells*. Like an Al Greene-style display. This ain't it.
In order for this sort of nonsense to work at all, the cameras need to be on you the entire time. Producers/editors need something that *sells*. Like an Al Greene-style display. This ain't it.
March 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So this is what they've got for meeting the autocrats head-on? Tepid little signs and color-coded outfits?
In order for this sort of nonsense to work at all, the cameras need to be on you the entire time. Producers/editors need something that *sells*. Like an Al Greene-style display. This ain't it.
In order for this sort of nonsense to work at all, the cameras need to be on you the entire time. Producers/editors need something that *sells*. Like an Al Greene-style display. This ain't it.
"The law ends 18 years of protection against discrimination based on gender identity in Iowa's civil rights law."
How many recorded assaults BY trans folks happened in that time? How many assaults ON them?
Just the strongest Fuck You to Gov. Reynolds and anyone who supports this horseshit.
How many recorded assaults BY trans folks happened in that time? How many assaults ON them?
Just the strongest Fuck You to Gov. Reynolds and anyone who supports this horseshit.
February 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"The law ends 18 years of protection against discrimination based on gender identity in Iowa's civil rights law."
How many recorded assaults BY trans folks happened in that time? How many assaults ON them?
Just the strongest Fuck You to Gov. Reynolds and anyone who supports this horseshit.
How many recorded assaults BY trans folks happened in that time? How many assaults ON them?
Just the strongest Fuck You to Gov. Reynolds and anyone who supports this horseshit.
Senator Murray has been, generally, a boon to our state. Her set of skills have served the nation and our state well. Sadly, these skills are not what is needed to combat the unfolding coup and our decent into full autocracy.
We need more than just tut-tutting a lack of bipartisan participation.
We need more than just tut-tutting a lack of bipartisan participation.
It’s incredibly disappointing that Republican leadership is walking away from bipartisan negotiations to fund the government—and raising the risk of a shutdown in so doing.
Here's my full statement with @delauro.house.gov on government funding talks ⬇️
Here's my full statement with @delauro.house.gov on government funding talks ⬇️
February 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Senator Murray has been, generally, a boon to our state. Her set of skills have served the nation and our state well. Sadly, these skills are not what is needed to combat the unfolding coup and our decent into full autocracy.
We need more than just tut-tutting a lack of bipartisan participation.
We need more than just tut-tutting a lack of bipartisan participation.
Watching the country become a vicious police state while my elected representatives bemoan the cost of eggs and the tax burden on the middle class.
The old Dem playbooks are the wrong tools for this crisis. We've seen the Rs wield power effectively from the minority and know that it's possible.
The old Dem playbooks are the wrong tools for this crisis. We've seen the Rs wield power effectively from the minority and know that it's possible.
February 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Watching the country become a vicious police state while my elected representatives bemoan the cost of eggs and the tax burden on the middle class.
The old Dem playbooks are the wrong tools for this crisis. We've seen the Rs wield power effectively from the minority and know that it's possible.
The old Dem playbooks are the wrong tools for this crisis. We've seen the Rs wield power effectively from the minority and know that it's possible.
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Welp this will shut Seattle down.
February 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Welp this will shut Seattle down.
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Don’t forget to vote [something more left-leaning] in November!
From Sara Nelson's campaign message. Always proof read. (h/t @dbeekman.bsky.social)
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Don’t forget to vote [something more left-leaning] in November!
I get that Dems writing stern letters is a necessary part of our system of governance (important to get stuff in the record for court cases, posterity, and so on.) But if that's all that your elected representatives are doing, I'd argue they don't have the political chops needed in a crisis moment.
February 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I get that Dems writing stern letters is a necessary part of our system of governance (important to get stuff in the record for court cases, posterity, and so on.) But if that's all that your elected representatives are doing, I'd argue they don't have the political chops needed in a crisis moment.
What a disgrace. Looking forward to voting against Nelson again.
From Sara Nelson's campaign message. Always proof read. (h/t @dbeekman.bsky.social)
February 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What a disgrace. Looking forward to voting against Nelson again.
Spent my morning break calling my Senators. Pleased to get through to Senator Cantwell's office. Senator Murray's Everett office has a really lousy connection, hope my voicemail worked. Calling my Congressional reps later.
Gotta make some noise, at the very least.
Gotta make some noise, at the very least.
February 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Spent my morning break calling my Senators. Pleased to get through to Senator Cantwell's office. Senator Murray's Everett office has a really lousy connection, hope my voicemail worked. Calling my Congressional reps later.
Gotta make some noise, at the very least.
Gotta make some noise, at the very least.
I'm trying to protect my trans friends from erasure and death.
You're posting low quality, ineffectual social media garbage.
You're posting low quality, ineffectual social media garbage.
You’re watching the Super Bowl next week.
Wait till Trump’s tariffs raise your pizza prices.
Wait till Trump’s tariffs raise your pizza prices.
February 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I'm trying to protect my trans friends from erasure and death.
You're posting low quality, ineffectual social media garbage.
You're posting low quality, ineffectual social media garbage.
I can only assume this is fiction, given that there was no advice or recourse or suggested action to the constituent's justifiable alarm.
We voted. We donated ($1B!). We engaged with anyone who would listen. Our consolation prize had best not be these smug press releases while the country burns.
We voted. We donated ($1B!). We engaged with anyone who would listen. Our consolation prize had best not be these smug press releases while the country burns.
A senior in Washington just called my office, terrified of the repercussions of Trump’s funding freeze.
“I’m on SNAP and Medicaid. I don’t know what I’m going to do or how I’m going to live.”
People are legitimately scared for their lives, and it's Trump’s fault.
“I’m on SNAP and Medicaid. I don’t know what I’m going to do or how I’m going to live.”
People are legitimately scared for their lives, and it's Trump’s fault.
January 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I can only assume this is fiction, given that there was no advice or recourse or suggested action to the constituent's justifiable alarm.
We voted. We donated ($1B!). We engaged with anyone who would listen. Our consolation prize had best not be these smug press releases while the country burns.
We voted. We donated ($1B!). We engaged with anyone who would listen. Our consolation prize had best not be these smug press releases while the country burns.
