Geoffrey Conley
@geoffreyconley.xyz
They/them pronoun user living in Seattle.
Use alt text. Banner image says: "If they refuse to let us dream, we refuse to let them sleep."
Use alt text. Banner image says: "If they refuse to let us dream, we refuse to let them sleep."
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Wow. While we wait for the few remaining ballots to be counted, we feel like we have won this race. The recent drop put us nearly 1,400 votes ahead, just under the .5 percent threshold for a mandatory recount.
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Wow. While we wait for the few remaining ballots to be counted, we feel like we have won this race. The recent drop put us nearly 1,400 votes ahead, just under the .5 percent threshold for a mandatory recount.
Court waiting for a better excuse delays overturning same-sex marriage.
The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.
Supreme Court Won’t Consider Overturning Same-Sex Marriage
The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Court waiting for a better excuse delays overturning same-sex marriage.
Hey I’m still wondering how much these “retail theft operations” are costing?
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hey I’m still wondering how much these “retail theft operations” are costing?
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
Okay this is officially the best thing I’ve read today:
‘The technique proves a backdoor "to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest," he added.’
‘The technique proves a backdoor "to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest," he added.’
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Okay this is officially the best thing I’ve read today:
‘The technique proves a backdoor "to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest," he added.’
‘The technique proves a backdoor "to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest," he added.’
Discovering "it’s an orangutan driving" the train is a shockingly accurate picture of the US in 2025. To bad it seems like SCOTUS has discovered the orangutan driving the train and just said "Choo Choo Motherfucker! Which way now, boss?"
The conservative justices who used to extol the virtues of upholding Supreme Court precedent are getting way, way more comfortable talking about how they have the votes to do whatever they want
The Conservative Justices Are Not Even Bothering to Tell This Lie Anymore
Extolling the virtues of precedent used to be mandatory for Supreme Court justices. Now that the conservatives have six votes, they suddenly view it as very optional.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Discovering "it’s an orangutan driving" the train is a shockingly accurate picture of the US in 2025. To bad it seems like SCOTUS has discovered the orangutan driving the train and just said "Choo Choo Motherfucker! Which way now, boss?"
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Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct
Police Chief Shon Barnes blamed PubliCola's story, "internal leaks," and "a lack of comprehensive input" from others for the controversy.
publicola.com/2025/10/09/r...
Police Chief Shon Barnes blamed PubliCola's story, "internal leaks," and "a lack of comprehensive input" from others for the controversy.
publicola.com/2025/10/09/r...
Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Two days after PubliCola exclusively reported that Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes had promoted controversial police…
publicola.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct
Police Chief Shon Barnes blamed PubliCola's story, "internal leaks," and "a lack of comprehensive input" from others for the controversy.
publicola.com/2025/10/09/r...
Police Chief Shon Barnes blamed PubliCola's story, "internal leaks," and "a lack of comprehensive input" from others for the controversy.
publicola.com/2025/10/09/r...
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I was just as shocked with the news about the route 2 bus only lane as you. We are working on it. We need to prioritize pedestrian safety and not go backwards on our transit investments.
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I was just as shocked with the news about the route 2 bus only lane as you. We are working on it. We need to prioritize pedestrian safety and not go backwards on our transit investments.
Hilarious and sobering reporting from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @404media.co.
The “I didn’t know” crowd seems unsurprising to me, but it’s very interesting how frequently folks cite some kind of temporary disability—illness, short term mental health, workload.
www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...
The “I didn’t know” crowd seems unsurprising to me, but it’s very interesting how frequently folks cite some kind of temporary disability—illness, short term mental health, workload.
www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...
18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It
Lawyers blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.
www.404media.co
September 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hilarious and sobering reporting from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @404media.co.
The “I didn’t know” crowd seems unsurprising to me, but it’s very interesting how frequently folks cite some kind of temporary disability—illness, short term mental health, workload.
www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...
The “I didn’t know” crowd seems unsurprising to me, but it’s very interesting how frequently folks cite some kind of temporary disability—illness, short term mental health, workload.
www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...
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Just want to emphasize how astonishing and unprecedented this is: The sitting Seattle Police Chief refused to answer a factual question about a budget line item (the removal of the city's contract with SCORE Jail) because the City Council President learned about it from my website.
"I'll be clear, I do not read PubliCola, so I will not respond to that," Shon Barnes, the Police Chief of Seattle, who definitely does not read PubliCola and is not mad at all about our reporting
September 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just want to emphasize how astonishing and unprecedented this is: The sitting Seattle Police Chief refused to answer a factual question about a budget line item (the removal of the city's contract with SCORE Jail) because the City Council President learned about it from my website.
Ah yes, indeed, "safety protocols." Surely these protocols will be making sure workers in foreign companies are not being abused? Ensuring there's not CSAM in the dataset? Enforcing we don't use an entire municipality's water supply on data centers?
Oh... nope. Guess not.
Oh... nope. Guess not.
SB 53 requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those companies.
California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53 | TechCrunch
SB 53 requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those companies.
techcrunch.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Ah yes, indeed, "safety protocols." Surely these protocols will be making sure workers in foreign companies are not being abused? Ensuring there's not CSAM in the dataset? Enforcing we don't use an entire municipality's water supply on data centers?
Oh... nope. Guess not.
Oh... nope. Guess not.
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In honor of Eric Adams dropping out, I'm now resharing my all-time favorite bit of Eric Adams content
for years, this thing was like my video from The Ring, where I had to get other people to watch it in order for me to stay alive
enjoy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk2W...
for years, this thing was like my video from The Ring, where I had to get other people to watch it in order for me to stay alive
enjoy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk2W...
Sen. Eric Adams: Combating Gun Violence
YouTube video by New York Daily News
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
In honor of Eric Adams dropping out, I'm now resharing my all-time favorite bit of Eric Adams content
for years, this thing was like my video from The Ring, where I had to get other people to watch it in order for me to stay alive
enjoy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk2W...
for years, this thing was like my video from The Ring, where I had to get other people to watch it in order for me to stay alive
enjoy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk2W...
What are the chances that thefire.org is forced become liberal in an effort pretending to report on the censorship taking place on college campuses?
www.chronicle.com/article/a-pu...
www.chronicle.com/article/a-pu...
A Public University in Texas Bans Discussion of Transgender Topics in Class
In a directive similar to President Trump’s executive order, Angelo State U. told instructors they can no longer suggest that there are identities beyond male and female assigned at birth.
www.chronicle.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
What are the chances that thefire.org is forced become liberal in an effort pretending to report on the censorship taking place on college campuses?
www.chronicle.com/article/a-pu...
www.chronicle.com/article/a-pu...
So "liquid glass" is just kinda ugly, right?
September 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So "liquid glass" is just kinda ugly, right?
Really interesting to see people put the word “responsible” before “artificial intelligence” and somehow convince people to believe them.
September 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Really interesting to see people put the word “responsible” before “artificial intelligence” and somehow convince people to believe them.
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Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Remind me, why is the 2nd paragraph of every single “law and order party” article not a visualization or crime stats over time?
Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame. n.pr/3JHOwAD
Trump's return to 'law and order' highlights a sore spot for Democrats: crime policy
Democrats have struggled to counter GOP efforts to frame itself as the party of "law and order." Some see it as a problem of messaging, while others think past and current policies may be to blame.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Remind me, why is the 2nd paragraph of every single “law and order party” article not a visualization or crime stats over time?
“US legislators have been disarmingly explicit about their intentions to use restrictions on sexually explicit content as trojan horse… We’ve already seen them move the goalposts from porn to transgender and other LGBTQ+ content.“
The UK age verification rollout, chaotic as it is, is a proving ground for platforms that are looking ahead to using it on a global scale. In the US, there’s never been a better time to get educated and get loud about the dangers of this legislation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age
Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online platforms to check that all UK-based users are at least eighteen years old before
www.eff.org
August 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“US legislators have been disarmingly explicit about their intentions to use restrictions on sexually explicit content as trojan horse… We’ve already seen them move the goalposts from porn to transgender and other LGBTQ+ content.“
Possible Gen AI use case?
- generate randomized, non-threatening phrases using these and other censored keywords
- drown out authentic uses by including generated keyword phrases throughout emails
- generate randomized, non-threatening phrases using these and other censored keywords
- drown out authentic uses by including generated keyword phrases throughout emails
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
August 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Possible Gen AI use case?
- generate randomized, non-threatening phrases using these and other censored keywords
- drown out authentic uses by including generated keyword phrases throughout emails
- generate randomized, non-threatening phrases using these and other censored keywords
- drown out authentic uses by including generated keyword phrases throughout emails
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The additional $80,000 that Noem received from the dark money group in 2023 represented a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 salary as South Dakota governor.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
July 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The additional $80,000 that Noem received from the dark money group in 2023 represented a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 salary as South Dakota governor.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
As always, hit me up on @signal.org friends. Get out of the Meta-verse.
www.theverge.com/meta/688714/...
www.theverge.com/meta/688714/...
WhatsApp’s rollout of ads will change the app forever
Some users want to switch to Signal instead.
www.theverge.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
As always, hit me up on @signal.org friends. Get out of the Meta-verse.
www.theverge.com/meta/688714/...
www.theverge.com/meta/688714/...
I really wonder, will this backfire on the “only criminals have something to hide” crowd that’s been mainlining meta juice all these years?
What’s worse than the government using a legal loophole to get around the 4th Amendment by buying Americans’ data from private companies?
How about creating a massive, centralized system of that data for the government to use virtually unchecked?
How about creating a massive, centralized system of that data for the government to use virtually unchecked?
U.S. Spy Agencies Are Getting a One-Stop Shop to Buy Your Most Sensitive Personal Data
The government wants to build a centralized platform where spy agencies can more easily buy private info about millions of people.
theintercept.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I really wonder, will this backfire on the “only criminals have something to hide” crowd that’s been mainlining meta juice all these years?
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idk where I would draw the line on who is allowed to horny-post but I know that '73-year-old Georgetown Law prof pushing the argument that the Constitution's birthright citizenship clause doesn't provide for birthright citizenship' is on the wrong side of the line
73 year old Georgetown Law Professor Randy Barnett is one of the chief architects of the claim that the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th amendment doesn't provide for birthright citizenship
May 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
idk where I would draw the line on who is allowed to horny-post but I know that '73-year-old Georgetown Law prof pushing the argument that the Constitution's birthright citizenship clause doesn't provide for birthright citizenship' is on the wrong side of the line
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if your reps are democrats, please call or email about these bills. we all hate calls, but calls are better. this script is 1 minute with bailouts built in. personalizing is good!
schumer & blumenthal cosponsor KOSA. add spice. you'll get an intern. be polite.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
schumer & blumenthal cosponsor KOSA. add spice. you'll get an intern. be polite.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
![My name is [your name] and I'm one of [representative's name]'s constituents. I'm calling to urge them to vote NO on three internet
censorship bills:
• the Kids Online Safety Act - KOSA
• the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act - IODA
• and the SCREEN Act
All three bills claim to protect teens by placing a duty of care on online platforms to prevent exposure to harmful things. But Republicans keep expanding the definition of "harmful." These bills are gifts to fascists.
[bail out here at 0:30 if you want]
KOSA's sponsor said it would "protect minors from the transgender in this culture." The Heritage Foundation said it would use KOSA to block abortion information. Both other bills allow the FTC to enforce them. FTC Chair Ferguson signed up "to fight wokeness" and "the trans agenda.'
The people in power now can't be trusted with laws like these.
[bail out here at 0:50 if you want]
Don't give weapons to fascists. If passed, these bills will harm LGBTQ teens, adults, and anyone who needs information on reproductive health or abortion. Vote NO on KOSA, IODA, and SCREEN.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreih6stly2ivi4kfwwqyxl4ls57lotcb5fuz5mxzhmv3g5jcwhrrf7m@jpeg)
May 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
if your reps are democrats, please call or email about these bills. we all hate calls, but calls are better. this script is 1 minute with bailouts built in. personalizing is good!
schumer & blumenthal cosponsor KOSA. add spice. you'll get an intern. be polite.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
schumer & blumenthal cosponsor KOSA. add spice. you'll get an intern. be polite.
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
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We are vulnerable and not safe tonight. The fact this is not live on every network leave me gobsmacked.
February 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We are vulnerable and not safe tonight. The fact this is not live on every network leave me gobsmacked.