eager_pebble
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Software engineer trying to make the world a better place. I can also be found at https://social.vivaldi.net/@eagerpebble.
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· Nov 23
Hello, Bluesky! I'm trying this out with my own PDS. I'm not completely sold on this platform, but I do like that I can follow some people I've missed in the past few years of mostly being on the fediverse.
Uh oh, @techdirt.com is doing @jackjenkins.me dirty by calling him an "unexpected news source". Seriously, though, follow Jack. He's got really good insights on things like this.
The Federal Police Are Rioting: Chicago Edition
Almost every time people protest the government, the government decides to get on the wrong side of the law. This is something every administration is guilty of, but under Trump, attacking proteste…
www.techdirt.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Uh oh, @techdirt.com is doing @jackjenkins.me dirty by calling him an "unexpected news source". Seriously, though, follow Jack. He's got really good insights on things like this.
I need every pundit and mainstream democratic policymaker to read this article from @elienyc.bsky.social, especially this part. The fascists do not care about logical consistency because they have something better: power
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I need every pundit and mainstream democratic policymaker to read this article from @elienyc.bsky.social, especially this part. The fascists do not care about logical consistency because they have something better: power
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Look, this isn't a good reason to hurt Kenvue. The fact that the company exists as a way for J&J to limit their exposure in talc and opioid lawsuites is a much better reason.
September 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Look, this isn't a good reason to hurt Kenvue. The fact that the company exists as a way for J&J to limit their exposure in talc and opioid lawsuites is a much better reason.
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Good time for folks who haven’t to pitch in to support the hard work Erica does for our city!
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September 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Good time for folks who haven’t to pitch in to support the hard work Erica does for our city!
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“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
It's extremely weird if you've never paid any attention to US politics. Abortion and same-sex marriage are just two recent examples where the federal government actively worked against an overwhelming majority opinion.
When you call everything unprecedented, it erases history.
When you call everything unprecedented, it erases history.
It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.
Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
September 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It's extremely weird if you've never paid any attention to US politics. Abortion and same-sex marriage are just two recent examples where the federal government actively worked against an overwhelming majority opinion.
When you call everything unprecedented, it erases history.
When you call everything unprecedented, it erases history.
Just a reminder that there's no reason to invoke Islamophobia for something that is very much a product of American Christianity.
The Taliban don't need to pull these mental gymnastics because their laws explicitly state that Afghanistan is an Islamic country.
The Taliban don't need to pull these mental gymnastics because their laws explicitly state that Afghanistan is an Islamic country.
White Christian Taliban shit right here.
Time to stop tiptoeing around it. These people are fanatics pursuing a Holy War. It’s a critical piece of the threat assessment that should inform our strategies. (Psst. They’re not just going to hand back power.)
Time to stop tiptoeing around it. These people are fanatics pursuing a Holy War. It’s a critical piece of the threat assessment that should inform our strategies. (Psst. They’re not just going to hand back power.)
September 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just a reminder that there's no reason to invoke Islamophobia for something that is very much a product of American Christianity.
The Taliban don't need to pull these mental gymnastics because their laws explicitly state that Afghanistan is an Islamic country.
The Taliban don't need to pull these mental gymnastics because their laws explicitly state that Afghanistan is an Islamic country.
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One of the hills im willing to die on (and probably will die on because stress fucking kills)
Is that preemptive crime solving is just racism and classism
The police helicopter been circling for HOURS
They not looking for a suspect
Nothing happened
But I can't sleep bc all i hear is
Is that preemptive crime solving is just racism and classism
The police helicopter been circling for HOURS
They not looking for a suspect
Nothing happened
But I can't sleep bc all i hear is
August 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
One of the hills im willing to die on (and probably will die on because stress fucking kills)
Is that preemptive crime solving is just racism and classism
The police helicopter been circling for HOURS
They not looking for a suspect
Nothing happened
But I can't sleep bc all i hear is
Is that preemptive crime solving is just racism and classism
The police helicopter been circling for HOURS
They not looking for a suspect
Nothing happened
But I can't sleep bc all i hear is
The thing about the Equifax leak years ago is that smaller leaks like this just don't compare. Plus, the credit companies all funnel money back and forth for "monitoring" after these breaches, which are full of predatory auto-renewals. The result is that they MAKE money after breaches.
NEW: Credit reporting giant TransUnion has confirmed a data breach involving more than 4.4 million customers' personal information. TransUnion claims "no credit information was accessed" in the late-July breach, which it said involves its U.S. consumer support operations.
TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers' personal information | TechCrunch
The credit reporting giant confirmed unauthorized access to a third-party application storing the personal information of its customers.
techcrunch.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The thing about the Equifax leak years ago is that smaller leaks like this just don't compare. Plus, the credit companies all funnel money back and forth for "monitoring" after these breaches, which are full of predatory auto-renewals. The result is that they MAKE money after breaches.
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Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social
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*IS* it getting under their skin, though?
Or do Democrats just think it is?
Or do Democrats just think it is?
The so-called president tweets like this every day. And thinks it's a good look! His cult claps like trained seals. And thinks he's smart.
Newsoms trolling of Trump? Epic. Executed perfectly. LOVE how it's getting under Trumps skin. And Magats too!
😅🤣😂
Newsoms trolling of Trump? Epic. Executed perfectly. LOVE how it's getting under Trumps skin. And Magats too!
😅🤣😂
three seals are standing on a rock with their mouths wide open
ALT: three seals are standing on a rock with their mouths wide open
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August 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
*IS* it getting under their skin, though?
Or do Democrats just think it is?
Or do Democrats just think it is?
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The man has thrown trans people to the wolves and gotten into bed with STEVE BANNON.
YOU are the one that needs to do better and stop accepting a guy who does good PR as good enough.
This shit is tiresome. You people are why we keep going further and further right.
YOU are the one that needs to do better and stop accepting a guy who does good PR as good enough.
This shit is tiresome. You people are why we keep going further and further right.
August 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The man has thrown trans people to the wolves and gotten into bed with STEVE BANNON.
YOU are the one that needs to do better and stop accepting a guy who does good PR as good enough.
This shit is tiresome. You people are why we keep going further and further right.
YOU are the one that needs to do better and stop accepting a guy who does good PR as good enough.
This shit is tiresome. You people are why we keep going further and further right.
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Appealing to the right is not about saving the Dem party or the country or democracy. It’s about individual political egos seeing a moment and trying to use it to make themselves richer and more powerful.
August 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Appealing to the right is not about saving the Dem party or the country or democracy. It’s about individual political egos seeing a moment and trying to use it to make themselves richer and more powerful.
These maps are the best indicator of average net worth in this city. If you ever want to ask, "where do the rich people live?" your answer is right here.
Per-precinct Election Night data are now available for King County, Washington's primary election. First up for Seattle voters, incumbent mayor Bruce Harrell trailed challenger Katie Wilson by about 1,300 votes. #seaElex #waElex #seattle #SeaElection #electionViz #dataviz
August 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
These maps are the best indicator of average net worth in this city. If you ever want to ask, "where do the rich people live?" your answer is right here.
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wtf you talking about? samsung is totally participating
August 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
wtf you talking about? samsung is totally participating
I mean...yeah. This whole amendment sounds like a bunch of special interest carve-outs. The fact that most of our council cannot comprehend the follow-on effects of such large exemptions is an excellent point showing how they are not equipped for their jobs.
Rinck reiterates that "I do not think we should be exploring special carveouts in this legislation without a actual analysis of the full fiscal impact" of the exemptions, and says she'll propose an increase to the tax rate to offset these exemptions if they psas.
July 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I mean...yeah. This whole amendment sounds like a bunch of special interest carve-outs. The fact that most of our council cannot comprehend the follow-on effects of such large exemptions is an excellent point showing how they are not equipped for their jobs.
Counterpoint: tech companies rarely invent new tech
Source: over 20 years working in tech, including almost 17 years Amazon and Salesforce
Also, it's well-proven that age verification does not protect children. It only endangers privacy.
Source: over 20 years working in tech, including almost 17 years Amazon and Salesforce
Also, it's well-proven that age verification does not protect children. It only endangers privacy.
The EU is doing what is necessary to help kids. Tech companies invent new tech all the time so an age verification app is not a problem. And automatically having settings that protect kids accounts is also easy. Glad to see some people care enough to take on this major issue.
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Counterpoint: tech companies rarely invent new tech
Source: over 20 years working in tech, including almost 17 years Amazon and Salesforce
Also, it's well-proven that age verification does not protect children. It only endangers privacy.
Source: over 20 years working in tech, including almost 17 years Amazon and Salesforce
Also, it's well-proven that age verification does not protect children. It only endangers privacy.
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I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Yeah? Well, human beings with an iota of empathy call it pure evil.
Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida’s Republican governor calls “safe and secure” and Democratic lawmakers call “inhumane.”
Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages | CNN
Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida’s Republican governor calls “safe and secure” and D...
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July 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Yeah? Well, human beings with an iota of empathy call it pure evil.
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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
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It is not, and in no case ever should be, the job of government to decide what constitutes "art."
July 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It is not, and in no case ever should be, the job of government to decide what constitutes "art."
I'm not going to challenge Nelson's statement here, but it's pretty meaningless. In Seattle, you can also say that we can't allow more housing density because most of the comments are about trees. These both may be true, but they don't represent the actual BELIEFS of Seattlites.
Sara Nelson says she hopes this bill will deter people from tagging in Seattle in the future, and says she hears more complaints about graffiti from constituents across the city than about ANY OTHER ISSUE. "We do make a distinction between art and graffiti," she says.
July 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm not going to challenge Nelson's statement here, but it's pretty meaningless. In Seattle, you can also say that we can't allow more housing density because most of the comments are about trees. These both may be true, but they don't represent the actual BELIEFS of Seattlites.
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure there have been several cases that say you can't charge someone for liking a social media post.
I'm not fan of Hollingsworth (or, well, 8 of the 9 CMs), but this amendment makes sense.
I'm not fan of Hollingsworth (or, well, 8 of the 9 CMs), but this amendment makes sense.
Joy Hollingsworth offered an amendment that would gut one of city attorney Ann Davison's key stated goals for the bill by eliminating a provision that would allow Davison to prosecute and fine people who "encourage" graffiti by filming people making graffiti or liking graffiti posts online.
July 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure there have been several cases that say you can't charge someone for liking a social media post.
I'm not fan of Hollingsworth (or, well, 8 of the 9 CMs), but this amendment makes sense.
I'm not fan of Hollingsworth (or, well, 8 of the 9 CMs), but this amendment makes sense.
I worked dispatch at an HVAC company in semi-rural NC one summer. We would absolutely bump people off the schedule when the elderly or disabled called because their AC was out. It was a standard part of the script to ask if they relied on the AC for their health.
Many disabled folks rely on powered devices to keep them alive. The extreme heat of summer often causes power outages, which kills disabled people.
This is a downstream devastation of climate change - and why climate justice is so important.
It’s the marginalized who will suffer the most.
This is a downstream devastation of climate change - and why climate justice is so important.
It’s the marginalized who will suffer the most.
People with disabilities will often be impacted harder & faster by extreme weather events.
Check on the disabled people in your life. See if they have contingency plans and include them in emergency preparedness.
The last power outage nearly sent me to hospital 🧵
Check on the disabled people in your life. See if they have contingency plans and include them in emergency preparedness.
The last power outage nearly sent me to hospital 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I worked dispatch at an HVAC company in semi-rural NC one summer. We would absolutely bump people off the schedule when the elderly or disabled called because their AC was out. It was a standard part of the script to ask if they relied on the AC for their health.