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I have long-believed that the thing that has been protecting Americans from government overreach over the last couple of decades is not the guns. It has never been the guns. It has been personal privacy.

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Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to protect their privacy and bypass these invasive laws. Their solution? Entirely ban the use of VPNs.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I have a 175 pound Great Dane who loves to have his blanket over his head. I genuinely think his biggest frustration in life is not having opposable thumbs with which to grab that blanket.
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Is it just me or is the Until Dawn (2025) movie kinda boring?

I fell asleep watching it in the movie theater, and now that I'm watching it at home, I'm having a hard time paying attention.

The game was so much better than this.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just testing the latest update to Croissant — an app that cross-posts to Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads. Again.
September 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Just testing the latest update to Croissant — an app that cross-posts to Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads.
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
August 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Today, I used the words "proletariat", "the bourgeoisie", and "regime" in an entirely unironic context.
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just saw Superman.

When Disney fired James Gunn, Disney fucked up.

Also, we need more protestors in America like Krypto.
July 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Tech YouTube keeps pushing videos to me about “iOS 26”.

STOP IT. There’s no scoop. This is stupid.

At best, it’s just Apple pulling a Microsoft. At worst, it will be the source of so much confusion.

Everything about this is dumb. Please stop wasting my time with your dumb videos.
June 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
1. Trump doesn’t give a shit about you.

2. He cares only for his own edification and glory.

3. He has no principles other than how to best serve himself.

4. He will do or say anything — including lying — to address the above points.

5. Anyone who puts their faith in him is an absolute fool.
May 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trump administration abruptly pulls $3 billion from school funding nationwide. Money will instead go to cover the extension of the 2017 Republican tax cuts for the rich.

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$3 billion yanked from schools to help pay for Trump’s tax cuts
At the end of March, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter to state school officials across the country declaring that the federal government was abruptly ending pandemic-related relief f...
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April 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
FSU shooter, not terrorism.
CEO shooter, terrorism.

got it.
April 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I’ve been using Siri to dictate messages for years. The fact that this even exists, and it is so easy to use, is awesome.

However… 🧵
April 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Some art currently at Graffiti Alley in Central Square
April 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
For those in the U.S.: higher prices, lower wages, fewer jobs, and more unemployment are on the way.

This is the… (checks notes)… 4th “once in a lifetime” economic disaster for millennials that has happened on a Republican president’s watch. (2001, 2008, 2020, 2025)

www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Trump’s Tariffs Put Fed Chair Powell in a ‘No-Win Situation’
A trade war ties the Fed’s hands by pushing up inflation at the same time that uncertainty is sapping growth.
www.wsj.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 AM