Ratty Pumpkin
@rattypumpkin.bsky.social
Furry. Classic gothic horror, sci-fi, fantasy and mystery enthusiast. Lover of tabletop and video games old & new, but mostly old.
Pan & taken
He/him/any
Hoping for the best for the world & vulnerable populations in these dangerous "interesting" times.
Pan & taken
He/him/any
Hoping for the best for the world & vulnerable populations in these dangerous "interesting" times.
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SUNDAY MOOD
January 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
SUNDAY MOOD
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The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
wrd.cm
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
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fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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The website where you can lose your life savings betting on elections is now trying out a level of transphobia a bit too weedsy even for incels.
January 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The website where you can lose your life savings betting on elections is now trying out a level of transphobia a bit too weedsy even for incels.
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Close, But No Cigar
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Close, But No Cigar
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One from the second Gwelf book. More soon. Tally Ho.
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
One from the second Gwelf book. More soon. Tally Ho.
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It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
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Like, people have kept saying "just wait til he fucks with their money, wait til the money guys get mad"
But the money guys are literally putting almost half the stock market in a big hapsburg orgy of circular genAI pyramid schemes.
Stuff like this barely registers to them anymore.
But the money guys are literally putting almost half the stock market in a big hapsburg orgy of circular genAI pyramid schemes.
Stuff like this barely registers to them anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Like, people have kept saying "just wait til he fucks with their money, wait til the money guys get mad"
But the money guys are literally putting almost half the stock market in a big hapsburg orgy of circular genAI pyramid schemes.
Stuff like this barely registers to them anymore.
But the money guys are literally putting almost half the stock market in a big hapsburg orgy of circular genAI pyramid schemes.
Stuff like this barely registers to them anymore.
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Of note is that this is just a post on a Truth Social account. Who really wrote this, who decided on another tariff, and whether said tariff would even be legal (see pending SC decision) are still all full unknowns.
Here's hoping the SC clarifies matters soon.
Here's hoping the SC clarifies matters soon.
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Of note is that this is just a post on a Truth Social account. Who really wrote this, who decided on another tariff, and whether said tariff would even be legal (see pending SC decision) are still all full unknowns.
Here's hoping the SC clarifies matters soon.
Here's hoping the SC clarifies matters soon.
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The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
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One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
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When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
The top 10% now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Seen in Minneapolis this morning
January 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Seen in Minneapolis this morning
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Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance on January 17, 1929.
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance on January 17, 1929.
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97 years ago today, Popeye The Sailor Man debuted.
January 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM
97 years ago today, Popeye The Sailor Man debuted.
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It's fascinating how much the right has monopolized the narrative of people getting "canceled." There are actually plenty of high-profile creatives that the alt-right has driven off of projects and IPs.
The thing is, they don't disappear bc they have actual talent.
www.avclub.com/rian-johnson...
The thing is, they don't disappear bc they have actual talent.
www.avclub.com/rian-johnson...
Last Jedi backlash "spooked" Rian Johnson off Star Wars trilogy, says Kathleen Kennedy
Last Jedi backlash "spooked" Rian Johnson off Star Wars trilogy, says Kathleen Kennedy
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
It's fascinating how much the right has monopolized the narrative of people getting "canceled." There are actually plenty of high-profile creatives that the alt-right has driven off of projects and IPs.
The thing is, they don't disappear bc they have actual talent.
www.avclub.com/rian-johnson...
The thing is, they don't disappear bc they have actual talent.
www.avclub.com/rian-johnson...
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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People were able to force this change not by voting with their wallet but by being really annoying. Being annoying actually works.
Larian will not use generative AI for Divinity concept art
www.gamesindustry.biz/larian-will-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/larian-will-...
Larian will not use generative AI for Divinity concept art
"That way, there can be no discussion about the origin of the art"
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
People were able to force this change not by voting with their wallet but by being really annoying. Being annoying actually works.