@patricklinnen.bsky.social
Knitter, cook, C/C++ Programmer, Vocaloid fan, Rencore fan, plays bagpipes
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Apples-to-apples, the Clinton email server dump had so much boring, banal email compared to this. But that didn't stop Trump and the GOP from running around in 2016 like it was Watergate. Other lesson: the news media has/had no discernible methodology for document dumps and proportional coverage.
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Apples-to-apples, the Clinton email server dump had so much boring, banal email compared to this. But that didn't stop Trump and the GOP from running around in 2016 like it was Watergate. Other lesson: the news media has/had no discernible methodology for document dumps and proportional coverage.
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I'll take "things that never happen in my ridiculously happy marriage for a thousand, Alex." @driftglass.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'll take "things that never happen in my ridiculously happy marriage for a thousand, Alex." @driftglass.bsky.social
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A 1946 editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin. Taken from the "Willie & Joe: Back Home" collection.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A 1946 editorial cartoon by Bill Mauldin. Taken from the "Willie & Joe: Back Home" collection.
Wood and lumber for building has gotten expensive in the past years.
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Wood and lumber for building has gotten expensive in the past years.
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Agreed. Some of the fandoms I've been pulled into are baffling given my age and other interests, but that's how it goes.
Fandom has it's pitfalls, but it's generally driven by raw passion.
Fandom has it's pitfalls, but it's generally driven by raw passion.
September 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Agreed. Some of the fandoms I've been pulled into are baffling given my age and other interests, but that's how it goes.
Fandom has it's pitfalls, but it's generally driven by raw passion.
Fandom has it's pitfalls, but it's generally driven by raw passion.
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Veterans Day 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Veterans Day 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
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December 10, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
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We all deserve a little Conrad Veidt today
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We all deserve a little Conrad Veidt today
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now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
primary every democrat, i don’t give a shit, but the cause of your suffering is the republican party and there are a lot of you who need to learn to hate them more — and i do mean hate — than you hate your allies
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The caucus’s deference to one another is the problem not just Schumer. They’re not going to elect a leader who will publicly call them out for hiding behind off-cycle and retiring members.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The caucus’s deference to one another is the problem not just Schumer. They’re not going to elect a leader who will publicly call them out for hiding behind off-cycle and retiring members.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Buffet & Jackson
youtu.be/BPCjC543llU?...
youtu.be/BPCjC543llU?...
Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O' Clock Somewhere (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by alanjacksonVEVO
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Buffet & Jackson
youtu.be/BPCjC543llU?...
youtu.be/BPCjC543llU?...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
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Proof (if we needed it) that algorithmic amplification is dramatically accelerating, and perhaps even driving, the unravelling of our democracies.
Fixing the problem means tackling the algorithms themselves, not just trying - and failing - to address the harms they cause.
on.ft.com/49LNvCy
Fixing the problem means tackling the algorithms themselves, not just trying - and failing - to address the harms they cause.
on.ft.com/49LNvCy
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Proof (if we needed it) that algorithmic amplification is dramatically accelerating, and perhaps even driving, the unravelling of our democracies.
Fixing the problem means tackling the algorithms themselves, not just trying - and failing - to address the harms they cause.
on.ft.com/49LNvCy
Fixing the problem means tackling the algorithms themselves, not just trying - and failing - to address the harms they cause.
on.ft.com/49LNvCy
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Me waiting for the bus omw to kick your ass
May 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Me waiting for the bus omw to kick your ass
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I feel like cheering today, and so do these choosers of the slain, originally drawn for a short story written by @seananmcguire.bsky.social. Full collection plus pencil drawings and commentary, $20 at my Patreon. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I feel like cheering today, and so do these choosers of the slain, originally drawn for a short story written by @seananmcguire.bsky.social. Full collection plus pencil drawings and commentary, $20 at my Patreon. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
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You ever notice how many indie-darling and it-girl actresses suddenly had late stage career revivals after he got hit with that lawsuit and his power started waning?
Sean Young, Winona Ryder, Robin Wright, Jennifer Connelly, bunch of people suddenly reappeared
Sean Young, Winona Ryder, Robin Wright, Jennifer Connelly, bunch of people suddenly reappeared
jesus CHRIST i just, guys missed the whole POINT of metoo which was NOT about cases like depp v heard but about cases like "harvey weinstein literally ended and sidelined the careers of hundreds of actresses who wouldnt fuck him to advance their careers"
he spent DECADES saying "oh yeah they lying"
he spent DECADES saying "oh yeah they lying"
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
You ever notice how many indie-darling and it-girl actresses suddenly had late stage career revivals after he got hit with that lawsuit and his power started waning?
Sean Young, Winona Ryder, Robin Wright, Jennifer Connelly, bunch of people suddenly reappeared
Sean Young, Winona Ryder, Robin Wright, Jennifer Connelly, bunch of people suddenly reappeared
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Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.
How times change.
How times change.
Tanz mit Mir - Faun feat/ Santiano
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FAUN - Tanz mit mir (Duett mit Santiano)
YouTube video by fauntube
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November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Tanz mit Mir - Faun feat/ Santiano
youtu.be/beXW5s3ZCB4?...
youtu.be/beXW5s3ZCB4?...
I Can't Dance - Genesis
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youtu.be/hGI2d31M7Ns?...
Genesis - I Can't Dance (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Genesis
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November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I Can't Dance - Genesis
youtu.be/hGI2d31M7Ns?...
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Quick! Someone alert John Scalzi @scalzi.com !
Wait Dick Cheney invented the frozen burrito?
The Inventor of the Frozen Burrito Has Died gizmodo.com/the-inventor...
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Quick! Someone alert John Scalzi @scalzi.com !