Conrad Xan
@neitherlands.bsky.social
Lawyer, nerd, law nerd, cat dad, sometimes writer and artist. Geriatric millennial. Queer trans menace.
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if you're reading this 50 years from now I need you to know that this series of world events isn't as dumb as it probably seems, it's actually much, much dumber than you can possibly imagine
February 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
if you're reading this 50 years from now I need you to know that this series of world events isn't as dumb as it probably seems, it's actually much, much dumber than you can possibly imagine
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Imagine having the concept for severance and then flawlessly executing it. It's messed up that there's someone who gets to experience that level of satisfaction
February 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Imagine having the concept for severance and then flawlessly executing it. It's messed up that there's someone who gets to experience that level of satisfaction
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Today's #AncientDEI on #AncientBluesky is Roman Emperor Septimius Severus. He was a Black man born in what is now Libya, and climbed the political ladder in the customary way under the steady hand of Marcus Aurelius.
February 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today's #AncientDEI on #AncientBluesky is Roman Emperor Septimius Severus. He was a Black man born in what is now Libya, and climbed the political ladder in the customary way under the steady hand of Marcus Aurelius.
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Today's #AncientDEI on #AncientBluesky is Andromeda, princess of Ethiopia. Her mother bragged she was more beautiful than a goddess, and the Greek gods couldn't be having that.
Her skin is often depicted as white, but don't be fooled- that's kinky hair and an Ethiopian hat on this vase painting.
Her skin is often depicted as white, but don't be fooled- that's kinky hair and an Ethiopian hat on this vase painting.
February 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Today's #AncientDEI on #AncientBluesky is Andromeda, princess of Ethiopia. Her mother bragged she was more beautiful than a goddess, and the Greek gods couldn't be having that.
Her skin is often depicted as white, but don't be fooled- that's kinky hair and an Ethiopian hat on this vase painting.
Her skin is often depicted as white, but don't be fooled- that's kinky hair and an Ethiopian hat on this vase painting.
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i'm a boaster
i'm a ghoster
i'm a bad shitposter
i'm a ghoster
i'm a bad shitposter
January 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
i'm a boaster
i'm a ghoster
i'm a bad shitposter
i'm a ghoster
i'm a bad shitposter
Unrealistic. He’s actually acknowledging bird flu exists.
January 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Unrealistic. He’s actually acknowledging bird flu exists.
Paused work to see if I had any vintage cats for @catsofyore.bsky.social lying around. Not too old, but here’s a pile of late 90s tabbies sprawled next to an IBM customer engineer’s tools.
January 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Paused work to see if I had any vintage cats for @catsofyore.bsky.social lying around. Not too old, but here’s a pile of late 90s tabbies sprawled next to an IBM customer engineer’s tools.
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Hey peeps, congruent with my interests, you, too, can fill out "The Great Viking Survey" (done by a Norwegian institution so this is legit). Basically they are trying to figure out the balance of facts vs misconceptions people have based on modern media portrayals
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
The Great Viking Survey - Nettskjema
nettskjema.no
January 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hey peeps, congruent with my interests, you, too, can fill out "The Great Viking Survey" (done by a Norwegian institution so this is legit). Basically they are trying to figure out the balance of facts vs misconceptions people have based on modern media portrayals
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
nettskjema.no/a/viking#/pa...
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Sorry I’m late there were a whole bunch of other cars on the road and after a lifetime of driving I still apparently have no idea how that all works
January 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sorry I’m late there were a whole bunch of other cars on the road and after a lifetime of driving I still apparently have no idea how that all works
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wow the entwives have really fallen on hard times to be out here hustling like this
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
wow the entwives have really fallen on hard times to be out here hustling like this
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I pack a suitcase the same way I play rpgs like but what if I NEED those potatoes later
January 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I pack a suitcase the same way I play rpgs like but what if I NEED those potatoes later
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We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn
Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire.
Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.
wapo.st
January 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn
As a big fan of 90's-'00s cyberpunk, I realized that one of the biggest differences between those capitalist dystopias and the one we're now living in is that we expected a whole lot more resistance and lower class solidarity.
January 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
As a big fan of 90's-'00s cyberpunk, I realized that one of the biggest differences between those capitalist dystopias and the one we're now living in is that we expected a whole lot more resistance and lower class solidarity.
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We will shitpost our way through this
January 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We will shitpost our way through this
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this is an opportunity for LinkedIn to a) introduce video and b) become deranged
January 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
this is an opportunity for LinkedIn to a) introduce video and b) become deranged
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I'm hoping to get my hands on some nonsense-cancelling headphones by noon tomorrow.
January 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm hoping to get my hands on some nonsense-cancelling headphones by noon tomorrow.
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When motorcyclists pass each other on the road they do a special wave to acknowledge each other. I want something like that for when you see another masked person in a public place - a little masking solidarity wave.
January 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
When motorcyclists pass each other on the road they do a special wave to acknowledge each other. I want something like that for when you see another masked person in a public place - a little masking solidarity wave.
Literally my brain.
January 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Literally my brain.
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Actually this IS my circus but I have no idea whose monkeys those are so needless to say I’m concerned
January 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Actually this IS my circus but I have no idea whose monkeys those are so needless to say I’m concerned
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Battle cry for 2025.
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Battle cry for 2025.