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Samuel McConnell (Earthman)
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Kansas. I like thinking about video games more than I like playing video games. EV Evangelist. Trekkie since 1987. He/Him.

#StarTrek #electricvehicles #homeAutomation
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PSA: If you block the `claude` user on GitHub, you'll get a warning every time you view a repo with that user in its commit history.

This allows you to, the moment you look at a repo, immediately adjust your expectations.

You may do so here: https://github.com/settings/blocked_users
February 17, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Eddie Bauer goes chapter 11. As usual...
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Excited for all of these incredible-looking Switch 2 games that I will buy and never have time to play
February 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I love the art in Rigsby WI. (I love the writing, but I love the art more.)
I like to draw faces, here is a big collage of some choice faces from Rigsby WI chapter 4
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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What do you know, a bunch of real people saying the sorts of things I was saying earlier.
January 29, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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one of the most important lessons we can learn in this moment is that we have no democracy. There is no consent of the governed. Elected officials do more to stifle popular will than fulfill it. We have no democratic input on national security or economy, abstracted away behind bureaucracies.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”

Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.

So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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I’d just like to point out it appears Alex Pretti was holding an iPhone in his hand just before he was murdered by Trump’s lawless thugs. Tonight Tim Cook attended a private screening of Melania’s movie at White House.
Let that sink in.
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 20500
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
"People-First" is an accurate name for the KS Republican party's agenda, at least for people whose name begins with "K" and ends with "och".
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Trans people: "Fix your hearts or die!"

Scott Adams: ok *dies*
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This is some fucking journalism.
A few months ago, ICE hired me

I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable

And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"

My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema

The Palace East: opened in 1991 with 10 screens (two of which were THx-certified) as a second-run $1 theater. Relaunched as the Premiere Palace in '99 to do first-run and art house movies.
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.

(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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when you have heard of the game in the youtube video titled "the underrated classic you've never heard of"
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Sometimes if you're designing things to 3D print, you have to do some weird math.
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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New from my distributor I foolishly read on this, my supposed week off.

@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social does a lot of library business. I'm dreading that January statement.

Gang, if you have ever wanted an Iron Circus title, now would be a wonderful time for you to grab one. 💀

store.ironcircus.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
The 50 Best Siskel & Ebert Reviews
screencrush.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm so excited for this.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Oil is the most Lovecraftian thing that actually exists.
In a world where fossil fuels didn't exist, they'd be invented in fantasy as a fictional trope

oh yeah, of course the dominion of the evil sorceress powers their machines with black sludge that is literally made from death and decay, what else would they use?
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM