Keith Laidlaw
@nicetrousers.bsky.social
Front-end dev/recovering journalist, UK/California, he/him. Formerly @socialtrousers and @scribacious at the dark place. Currently me in Petaluma, CA and here: https://www.keithlaidlaw.com
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So are we going with “the Andrew Formerly Known as Prince”, or “the Sex Pest Formerly Known as Prince Andrew”?
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So are we going with “the Andrew Formerly Known as Prince”, or “the Sex Pest Formerly Known as Prince Andrew”?
NOPE
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Copilot now has its own virtual character for its voice mode.
buff.ly
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NOPE
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The threats are real, but so is our power. ICE relies on fear and isolation. We can counter with preparation and solidarity.
COYOTE has put together an evolving list of resources and tips for immigrants and their allies — for our current era and for all the difficult times to come.
COYOTE has put together an evolving list of resources and tips for immigrants and their allies — for our current era and for all the difficult times to come.
What We Can Do About ICE
ICE is in the Bay Area. And yes, we can all do something about it.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The threats are real, but so is our power. ICE relies on fear and isolation. We can counter with preparation and solidarity.
COYOTE has put together an evolving list of resources and tips for immigrants and their allies — for our current era and for all the difficult times to come.
COYOTE has put together an evolving list of resources and tips for immigrants and their allies — for our current era and for all the difficult times to come.
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Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction.
My friends, they have lost the flag.
My friends, they have lost the flag.
October 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction.
My friends, they have lost the flag.
My friends, they have lost the flag.
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Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”
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No Kings rally in Petaluma. Family friendly and it should be a lively day. Saturday October 18 starting 12 Noon in Walnut Park. #NoKings #Petaluma #SonomaCounty
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
No Kings rally in Petaluma. Family friendly and it should be a lively day. Saturday October 18 starting 12 Noon in Walnut Park. #NoKings #Petaluma #SonomaCounty
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I don't get a ton of FB traffic and can remember only one other post in the last year or so that got shared as much as this article. you may be "unsurprised" as an extremely online person but people seem to be paying attention to this, for whatever that's worth
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I don't get a ton of FB traffic and can remember only one other post in the last year or so that got shared as much as this article. you may be "unsurprised" as an extremely online person but people seem to be paying attention to this, for whatever that's worth
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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I thought this was brilliant: a great introduction to the problems of The Free Press (and what the CBS acquisition represents), and John Oliver as energized as he's ever been. youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I thought this was brilliant: a great introduction to the problems of The Free Press (and what the CBS acquisition represents), and John Oliver as energized as he's ever been. youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
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I think any celebrations should only consist of dancing on the old bitch's grave. Ding dong, the witch is dead.
Thatcher at 100: Lavish celebrations to remember the Iron Lady's life, leadership and legacy
Thatcher at 100: Lavish celebrations to remember the Iron Lady's life, leadership and legacy
Kemi Badenoch is expected to mark the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's birth after paying a series of glowing tributes to her at the Conservative Party conference.
news.sky.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I think any celebrations should only consist of dancing on the old bitch's grave. Ding dong, the witch is dead.
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Okay this is a good headline
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires.
Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Okay this is a good headline
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
Now playing: Idris Muhammad “Black Rhythm Revolution!” - a much-needed Friday afternoon palette cleanser as we head into the weekend
September 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Now playing: Idris Muhammad “Black Rhythm Revolution!” - a much-needed Friday afternoon palette cleanser as we head into the weekend
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Well, I think it’s clear that lessons have been learned, and next time everyone will diligently wait until all the facts are in before making any pronouncements.
September 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Well, I think it’s clear that lessons have been learned, and next time everyone will diligently wait until all the facts are in before making any pronouncements.
Just got yogurt out of the fridge, got some fruit too, and then spent several minutes looking for the yogurt in the fridge.
Wonder if I’m too old to apply for a job at the FBI…
Wonder if I’m too old to apply for a job at the FBI…
September 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just got yogurt out of the fridge, got some fruit too, and then spent several minutes looking for the yogurt in the fridge.
Wonder if I’m too old to apply for a job at the FBI…
Wonder if I’m too old to apply for a job at the FBI…
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utah police wisely choosing not to show the bullet casing that says ‘if you read this you are gay’ bc they know it would instantly turn the country gay
September 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
utah police wisely choosing not to show the bullet casing that says ‘if you read this you are gay’ bc they know it would instantly turn the country gay
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Sometimes, you end up living in the world you worked so hard to create. And in that world, the bullets are flying
Charlie Kirk Is Dead
and we are burdened by what has been
www.bannedinyourstate.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sometimes, you end up living in the world you worked so hard to create. And in that world, the bullets are flying
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This really sums it up.
Assassinating bad people is still wrong. You don't have to lie and say they were a good person for it to be murder. Come the fuck on.
September 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This really sums it up.
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I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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It’s a man about nothing.
September 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It’s a man about nothing.
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fucking beautiful.
“I recommend we keep opposing them with exactly the same vigor as before. Not because we want a world of violence, but because we want a world without, and because in our opposition we are demonstrating our hopeful and expectant commitment to something better.”
“I recommend we keep opposing them with exactly the same vigor as before. Not because we want a world of violence, but because we want a world without, and because in our opposition we are demonstrating our hopeful and expectant commitment to something better.”
Well I'm given to understand that today & for a VERY limited time, our nation's political violence party is shocked—shocked!—to learn that we currently live in a world of normalized political violence, and would like very much to know who is to blame.
Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...
Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...
Gambling In Casablanca
Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.
www.the-reframe.com
July 15, 2024 at 11:09 AM
fucking beautiful.
“I recommend we keep opposing them with exactly the same vigor as before. Not because we want a world of violence, but because we want a world without, and because in our opposition we are demonstrating our hopeful and expectant commitment to something better.”
“I recommend we keep opposing them with exactly the same vigor as before. Not because we want a world of violence, but because we want a world without, and because in our opposition we are demonstrating our hopeful and expectant commitment to something better.”
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This is absolutely true. And disgusting.
My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.
September 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is absolutely true. And disgusting.