Michael Rawdon
@mrawdon.bsky.social
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We could try taxing the rich for a change
The fear of not having enough money is familiar. But there’s a quieter struggle at the top: feeling uncomfortable with having too much, says money psychotherapist Vicky Reynal ⬇️
Why my ultra-rich clients are ashamed of their wealth
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We could try taxing the rich for a change
Them: <something something> dark mode
Me: People use dark mode?
Me: People use dark mode?
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Them: <something something> dark mode
Me: People use dark mode?
Me: People use dark mode?
The wonder of the Discover tab is sometimes you get a post which you just lack the context to understand.
Jordan Davis? Singer? Activist? Athlete? Cat? (Could be a cat. There are lots of cats here.)
(I apologize to OP for this post. If it wasn’t them it woulda been someone else.)
Jordan Davis? Singer? Activist? Athlete? Cat? (Could be a cat. There are lots of cats here.)
(I apologize to OP for this post. If it wasn’t them it woulda been someone else.)
Jordan Davis has been so good this year
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The wonder of the Discover tab is sometimes you get a post which you just lack the context to understand.
Jordan Davis? Singer? Activist? Athlete? Cat? (Could be a cat. There are lots of cats here.)
(I apologize to OP for this post. If it wasn’t them it woulda been someone else.)
Jordan Davis? Singer? Activist? Athlete? Cat? (Could be a cat. There are lots of cats here.)
(I apologize to OP for this post. If it wasn’t them it woulda been someone else.)
Oof, few things more frustrating than the smoke alarm going off at 1:30 am.
I ended up having to disconnect the one that was going off since the one other thing I could think of - vacuuming the sensor - didn’t help; it kept going off.
I ended up having to disconnect the one that was going off since the one other thing I could think of - vacuuming the sensor - didn’t help; it kept going off.
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Oof, few things more frustrating than the smoke alarm going off at 1:30 am.
I ended up having to disconnect the one that was going off since the one other thing I could think of - vacuuming the sensor - didn’t help; it kept going off.
I ended up having to disconnect the one that was going off since the one other thing I could think of - vacuuming the sensor - didn’t help; it kept going off.
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BOOK! IS! COMING!
Cover Reveal for The Infinite Loop!
Cover for The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination by Lynne M. Thomas and Katy Rawdon. The title and author text are black text on a white background. Above and below the title block is a pattern of bright pink concentric circles.…
Cover for The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination by Lynne M. Thomas and Katy Rawdon. The title and author text are black text on a white background. Above and below the title block is a pattern of bright pink concentric circles.…
Cover Reveal for The Infinite Loop!
Cover for The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination by Lynne M. Thomas and Katy Rawdon. The title and author text are black text on a white background. Above and below the title block is a pattern of bright pink concentric circles. BEHOLD! The cover for The Infinite Loop! It is now live and preorders are available on the ALA…
lynnemthomas.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
BOOK! IS! COMING!
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
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BOOK IS COMING
@katy-katy.bsky.social and I have just seen cover art for The Infinite Loop, and preorders should go up soon! 🎉
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
BOOK IS COMING
The Internet Archive is like a person who shot themselves in the foot and is now complaining that they’re having trouble walking.
Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost
“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.
arstechnica.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Internet Archive is like a person who shot themselves in the foot and is now complaining that they’re having trouble walking.
Starting to wonder if the end result of all this - even if the Repugnicans don’t complete their coup - is that the Democratic Party splits into a moderate party and a liberal party.
That would probably mark the end of liberal influence in the federal government for a generation or two.
That would probably mark the end of liberal influence in the federal government for a generation or two.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Starting to wonder if the end result of all this - even if the Repugnicans don’t complete their coup - is that the Democratic Party splits into a moderate party and a liberal party.
That would probably mark the end of liberal influence in the federal government for a generation or two.
That would probably mark the end of liberal influence in the federal government for a generation or two.
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Growing up we always muted commercials.
One day, watching TV at a friend’s house, I muted the commercials. Everyone stared at me in horror and someone actually said, “Why would you do that?!” like I just threw paint on their furniture.
So that’s how I learned how propaganda works as a 10 year old.
One day, watching TV at a friend’s house, I muted the commercials. Everyone stared at me in horror and someone actually said, “Why would you do that?!” like I just threw paint on their furniture.
So that’s how I learned how propaganda works as a 10 year old.
when I was a kid and ads played on TV my father would outright leave the room until they were done, which when he got lazier he'd just change the channel for 2 minutes to find literally any other one that wasn't in commercial
I found it ridiculous back then but I totally get it now dad
I found it ridiculous back then but I totally get it now dad
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Growing up we always muted commercials.
One day, watching TV at a friend’s house, I muted the commercials. Everyone stared at me in horror and someone actually said, “Why would you do that?!” like I just threw paint on their furniture.
So that’s how I learned how propaganda works as a 10 year old.
One day, watching TV at a friend’s house, I muted the commercials. Everyone stared at me in horror and someone actually said, “Why would you do that?!” like I just threw paint on their furniture.
So that’s how I learned how propaganda works as a 10 year old.
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Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
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Looks like I need a new starting guess word.
Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Looks like I need a new starting guess word.
Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
I’m sure the bird-shit-for-brains Republicans think they’re punishing big (and mostly blue) cities, but this will touch anyone who flies on any aircraft which goes through one of those airports.
“Where’s my aircraft?”
“Still waiting for clearance to take off from an airport 3 hours away from you.”
“Where’s my aircraft?”
“Still waiting for clearance to take off from an airport 3 hours away from you.”
It’s basically all the major airports in the US, including HNL. I wish for a functional government not run by sociopaths.
These are the airports that will reduce flights during the government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration is forcing airlines to cut 10% of their flights at 40 of the busiest airports across the nation to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers during the ongoing gov...
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m sure the bird-shit-for-brains Republicans think they’re punishing big (and mostly blue) cities, but this will touch anyone who flies on any aircraft which goes through one of those airports.
“Where’s my aircraft?”
“Still waiting for clearance to take off from an airport 3 hours away from you.”
“Where’s my aircraft?”
“Still waiting for clearance to take off from an airport 3 hours away from you.”
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This photo is incredible. It's like a portrait of his soul.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This photo is incredible. It's like a portrait of his soul.
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One of the huge perks of working at a software company is, when there's something about the product that bothers you personally, you can get your hands dirty and find out why it's basically impossible to get fixed
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One of the huge perks of working at a software company is, when there's something about the product that bothers you personally, you can get your hands dirty and find out why it's basically impossible to get fixed
Today in “the Democrats are a broad coalition party and the Republicans are not, and holding together a broad coalition is hard.”
This is pathetic - to give in over "a promised vote" - but this is what they were always going to do.
"A handful of Democrats will supply some eight votes for a new short-term CR in exchange for a promised vote on the ACA tax credits."
They are gonna trust the GOP.🤡
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
"A handful of Democrats will supply some eight votes for a new short-term CR in exchange for a promised vote on the ACA tax credits."
They are gonna trust the GOP.🤡
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Today in “the Democrats are a broad coalition party and the Republicans are not, and holding together a broad coalition is hard.”
The exododus is a favorite animal among cdesign proponentsists.
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The exododus is a favorite animal among cdesign proponentsists.
Give me a #StarTrek opinion that will get you disrupted.
Oh dear.
I've been making this argument for over 35 years: Star Trek: The Next Generation was a bad TV series, poorly conceived, poorly executed, with almost nothing to offer beyond some good acting performances.
It has aged poorly, too.
Oh dear.
I've been making this argument for over 35 years: Star Trek: The Next Generation was a bad TV series, poorly conceived, poorly executed, with almost nothing to offer beyond some good acting performances.
It has aged poorly, too.
Give me a #StarTrek opinion that will get you disrupted:
Every time Worf goes on one of his warrior rants, I roll my eyes so far back I can see time and space.
Every time Worf goes on one of his warrior rants, I roll my eyes so far back I can see time and space.
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Give me a #StarTrek opinion that will get you disrupted.
Oh dear.
I've been making this argument for over 35 years: Star Trek: The Next Generation was a bad TV series, poorly conceived, poorly executed, with almost nothing to offer beyond some good acting performances.
It has aged poorly, too.
Oh dear.
I've been making this argument for over 35 years: Star Trek: The Next Generation was a bad TV series, poorly conceived, poorly executed, with almost nothing to offer beyond some good acting performances.
It has aged poorly, too.
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On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
Time to start Game 9 of this World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Time to start Game 9 of this World Series.
I’m looking forward to the sun coming up at a reasonable time starting tomorrow morning.
#DaylightSavingTime #IsGoodActually
#DaylightSavingTime #IsGoodActually
November 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I’m looking forward to the sun coming up at a reasonable time starting tomorrow morning.
#DaylightSavingTime #IsGoodActually
#DaylightSavingTime #IsGoodActually
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Just a reminder. I used to love HP. I do not support it or anything Rowling does. I will not support her POV/bigotry in any way. Period.
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Just a reminder. I used to love HP. I do not support it or anything Rowling does. I will not support her POV/bigotry in any way. Period.