Pat O'Connell
@pdoconnell.com
Flipping tables and dropping unicode everywhere
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As @mcopelov.bsky.social is known to say, "Who actually was president in 2020?" continues to be the central cleavage of American politics in 20205.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As @mcopelov.bsky.social is known to say, "Who actually was president in 2020?" continues to be the central cleavage of American politics in 20205.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died. She was 51.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.
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Even as a digital forensic investigator who's seen people dragged to prison for their darkest evil impulses, I'm still stunned by so many powerful people letting their vices draw them into an incompetent circle of depravity and susceptibility to blackmail. Billionaires are truly maladjusted idiots.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Even as a digital forensic investigator who's seen people dragged to prison for their darkest evil impulses, I'm still stunned by so many powerful people letting their vices draw them into an incompetent circle of depravity and susceptibility to blackmail. Billionaires are truly maladjusted idiots.
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You have no idea how true this is. Because of my job, I have seen some of the Really Bad Stuff.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
You have no idea how true this is. Because of my job, I have seen some of the Really Bad Stuff.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
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It's going to be modestly unpopular. The moderates are going to feel real queasy about it.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It's going to be modestly unpopular. The moderates are going to feel real queasy about it.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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China’s latest crackdown targets same-sex romance stories popular among women, known as Danmei. Writers are arrested and stories deleted. Fans say a safe space for fantasy is disappearing.
As China cracks down on stories about men in love, female fans mourn the idealized romances
Fans of Danmei same-sex romance stories in China say the government is cracking down harder than ever on the popular genre.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
China’s latest crackdown targets same-sex romance stories popular among women, known as Danmei. Writers are arrested and stories deleted. Fans say a safe space for fantasy is disappearing.
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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I am in this picture and I d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ have complex feelings about it
Autistic ways of saying “I love you” (that you might miss):
- “I researched your problem. Here are your options”
- “I made a spreadsheet/ list/ plan to help you”
- being ourselves around you (infodumping, not masking etc)
- “Here’s a meme that I think you’d like”
#AutismAwareness
- “I researched your problem. Here are your options”
- “I made a spreadsheet/ list/ plan to help you”
- being ourselves around you (infodumping, not masking etc)
- “Here’s a meme that I think you’d like”
#AutismAwareness
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I am in this picture and I d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ have complex feelings about it
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Similar to the Nazi group chat semi-apology responses, I think it is remarkable that the “Groyper” war is being framed pretty exclusively in terms of antisemitism, while the racism is unremarkable for them.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Similar to the Nazi group chat semi-apology responses, I think it is remarkable that the “Groyper” war is being framed pretty exclusively in terms of antisemitism, while the racism is unremarkable for them.
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Demonstrating why I always roll my eyes when I see or hear someone say “Imagine if they said that about Black people?” because they do, all the time, and you do not care.
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Demonstrating why I always roll my eyes when I see or hear someone say “Imagine if they said that about Black people?” because they do, all the time, and you do not care.
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Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
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Everyone involved in this, including Trump, should be prosecuted for murder under the next administration.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Everyone involved in this, including Trump, should be prosecuted for murder under the next administration.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
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ABANDONED THE TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
ABANDONED THE TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
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She promoted an image of witches as benevolent and spiritual, trailblazers in the feminism movement. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/s...
Patricia Crowther, Who Brought Witchcraft Out of the Shadows, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
She promoted an image of witches as benevolent and spiritual, trailblazers in the feminism movement. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/s...
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Nothing to see here but a cop trying to run down and murder someone with his police SUV because his feelings were hurt. As @gregdoucette.bsky.social would say, cops are great.
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nothing to see here but a cop trying to run down and murder someone with his police SUV because his feelings were hurt. As @gregdoucette.bsky.social would say, cops are great.
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New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Today's "internet's down" outage is brought to you by Microsoft, who like everyone else is reciting the sysadmin's haiku (its DNS).
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October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today's "internet's down" outage is brought to you by Microsoft, who like everyone else is reciting the sysadmin's haiku (its DNS).
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A good rule to follow for people who don't keep up on this kind of thing: unless Ron Wyden is a cosponsor of any bill involving the internet, treat that bill as nefarious until proven otherwise
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A good rule to follow for people who don't keep up on this kind of thing: unless Ron Wyden is a cosponsor of any bill involving the internet, treat that bill as nefarious until proven otherwise
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I feel like "we've made an app that gives people psychosis and here's how many people we've sent insane" is past late-stage capitalism. It's some new stage of previously unforeseen horrors beyond human imagination.
by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I feel like "we've made an app that gives people psychosis and here's how many people we've sent insane" is past late-stage capitalism. It's some new stage of previously unforeseen horrors beyond human imagination.
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This thread makes a point I find myself coming to often these days.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.
lol what the wealthy today don't seem to understand is part of staying wealthy in society is not pissing off the masses.
There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.
There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This thread makes a point I find myself coming to often these days.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.
It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.