Halloween Born, Halloween Raised
@nerdishnerd.bsky.social
Software guy, writer, dungeon master, player, guide, & cook. That may make me sound like a bard, but I can't sing worth a damn.
He/Him
Husband, father, grandfather
He/Him
Husband, father, grandfather
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Formerly "not political" people in 2026:
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Formerly "not political" people in 2026:
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"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
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You could call this a bug, but it looks a lot like a design feature. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune
DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.texastribune.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
You could call this a bug, but it looks a lot like a design feature. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
Hometown represent. Fuck the fascists.
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Hometown represent. Fuck the fascists.
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Billionaires who lobbied Trump to halt Canadian bridge praise EZ-Bribe App
Billionaires who lobbied Trump to halt Canadian bridge praise EZ-Bribe App
DETROIT, MI - Billionaire Matthew Moroun, whose family recently lobbied the Trump administration to publicly threaten the Gordie Howe International Bridge which competes with their interests, has prai...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Billionaires who lobbied Trump to halt Canadian bridge praise EZ-Bribe App
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Dancing to a new track from Groovy Magic and DJing till 9am here at 107.1fm and chirpradio.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Dancing to a new track from Groovy Magic and DJing till 9am here at 107.1fm and chirpradio.org
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In today's "things I covet" 👇
Metal and leather straight-back dresser trunk, c.1890. It converted from steamer trunk to dresser so the traveler was not required to unpack.
Metal and leather straight-back dresser trunk, c.1890. It converted from steamer trunk to dresser so the traveler was not required to unpack.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
In today's "things I covet" 👇
Metal and leather straight-back dresser trunk, c.1890. It converted from steamer trunk to dresser so the traveler was not required to unpack.
Metal and leather straight-back dresser trunk, c.1890. It converted from steamer trunk to dresser so the traveler was not required to unpack.
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hi, cis folks!
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
The Kansas State Legislature just passed SB 244, an extremist bill which cruelly targets trans people and their access to restrooms and accurate identity documents.
Kansans: The time to act is NOW. 🚨
Contact your legislators and urge them to SUPPORT the veto of SB 244: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
Kansans: The time to act is NOW. 🚨
Contact your legislators and urge them to SUPPORT the veto of SB 244: tinyurl.com/2m77hbkk
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
hi, cis folks!
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
if you’re in kansas, please call & tell your state senator & representative that revoking trans people’s documents & setting bounties on trans folks using the bathroom is fucked. tell them to support a veto—yes, even republicans.
contact info: reps.fyi
find talking points in the QP
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.
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They’re just out there setting records at everything.
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
They’re just out there setting records at everything.
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I’ve spent years of my life trying to explain to people that anti-trans conservatism naturally flows from their belief that children in the American nuclear family are not individuals with autonomy, but instead property of the parents and state, and this guy just… tweeted it out
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I’ve spent years of my life trying to explain to people that anti-trans conservatism naturally flows from their belief that children in the American nuclear family are not individuals with autonomy, but instead property of the parents and state, and this guy just… tweeted it out
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
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everyone shut UP it's gromit's birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY GROMIT
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
everyone shut UP it's gromit's birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY GROMIT
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Destroy the ability of public equity firms to destroy companies and communities. This seems like a good start: www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Warren, Lawmakers Renew Legislative Push to Stop Private Equity Looting | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
www.warren.senate.gov
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Destroy the ability of public equity firms to destroy companies and communities. This seems like a good start: www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Dig that crazy 'stash , man
Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Dig that crazy 'stash , man
Don't threaten me with a good time.
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Don't threaten me with a good time.
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We just haven’t gotten the document dump for those three yet.
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
We just haven’t gotten the document dump for those three yet.
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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Deadline coming up to apply to take my summer week long intensive seminar “History of Censorship from the Inquisition to the Internet” open to anyone interested, through the Rare Books School.
February 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Deadline coming up to apply to take my summer week long intensive seminar “History of Censorship from the Inquisition to the Internet” open to anyone interested, through the Rare Books School.
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In other words, the Feds relied on perjury to bring charges against the people they scapegoated in an attempt to justify their illegal gunfire at protestors who posed no risk of imminent violence.
When I was an AUSA (2001-04), the DOJ Civil Rights Division would have indicted the LEOs under S242.
When I was an AUSA (2001-04), the DOJ Civil Rights Division would have indicted the LEOs under S242.
BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
In other words, the Feds relied on perjury to bring charges against the people they scapegoated in an attempt to justify their illegal gunfire at protestors who posed no risk of imminent violence.
When I was an AUSA (2001-04), the DOJ Civil Rights Division would have indicted the LEOs under S242.
When I was an AUSA (2001-04), the DOJ Civil Rights Division would have indicted the LEOs under S242.