Sebastian2
@sebastian2.bsky.social
Happily married sci-fi geek/writer/blogger, political junkie. Halloween is the greatest holiday. Vaccinated AF. Closet optimist. He/him, LGBTQ+ Ally. DMs are OFF. Check out my column "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek": https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
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Sebastian2
@sebastian2.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek
... observations from a lifetime of geekiness.
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
Any fellow old school sci-fi/horror geeks on BlueSky?
I have a column called "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek" where I examine movies, TV shows, sci-fi/horror conventions and other geeky stuff, with no mandatory subscriptions or paywalls. Live long and prosper, folks! 🖖
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
I have a column called "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek" where I examine movies, TV shows, sci-fi/horror conventions and other geeky stuff, with no mandatory subscriptions or paywalls. Live long and prosper, folks! 🖖
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
So 20 years is the cost of a human life?
And you bet that Trump will probably pardon Sonya's killer, and give him a job with the brutal thugs of ICE.
And you bet that Trump will probably pardon Sonya's killer, and give him a job with the brutal thugs of ICE.
The former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey faces up to 20 years in prison
The former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who was convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her Springfield home could be facing up to 20 years behind bars.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
So 20 years is the cost of a human life?
And you bet that Trump will probably pardon Sonya's killer, and give him a job with the brutal thugs of ICE.
And you bet that Trump will probably pardon Sonya's killer, and give him a job with the brutal thugs of ICE.
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LIAM NEEDS TO GO HOME!
He’s 5 years old! NO ONE benefits from his incarceration.
A word to ICE - if you think the reaction to Alex Pretti’s death was bad, wait ‘til you see what happens if Liam continues to deteriorate and dies in your care.
#DoNotFundICE Call your senators!
He’s 5 years old! NO ONE benefits from his incarceration.
A word to ICE - if you think the reaction to Alex Pretti’s death was bad, wait ‘til you see what happens if Liam continues to deteriorate and dies in your care.
#DoNotFundICE Call your senators!
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
LIAM NEEDS TO GO HOME!
He’s 5 years old! NO ONE benefits from his incarceration.
A word to ICE - if you think the reaction to Alex Pretti’s death was bad, wait ‘til you see what happens if Liam continues to deteriorate and dies in your care.
#DoNotFundICE Call your senators!
He’s 5 years old! NO ONE benefits from his incarceration.
A word to ICE - if you think the reaction to Alex Pretti’s death was bad, wait ‘til you see what happens if Liam continues to deteriorate and dies in your care.
#DoNotFundICE Call your senators!
A leader clinging to power by keeping his party in line with threats, a secret police force that kills or disappears people, a military that commits terrorism and looting while invading sovereign countries...
Yeah, and I hear that Putin guy's pretty bad, too.
Yeah, and I hear that Putin guy's pretty bad, too.
Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela's oil money
The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
A leader clinging to power by keeping his party in line with threats, a secret police force that kills or disappears people, a military that commits terrorism and looting while invading sovereign countries...
Yeah, and I hear that Putin guy's pretty bad, too.
Yeah, and I hear that Putin guy's pretty bad, too.
In between random acts of cruelty and murder, our tax dollars are hard at work on Trump's Bruised Ego Vendetta Tour, re-investigating the 2020 election that he overwhelmingly lost by 7 million+ votes over 5 years ago, but can't put to bed... #FUCKTRUMP
FBI searching Fulton County elections office, per Reuters
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
In between random acts of cruelty and murder, our tax dollars are hard at work on Trump's Bruised Ego Vendetta Tour, re-investigating the 2020 election that he overwhelmingly lost by 7 million+ votes over 5 years ago, but can't put to bed... #FUCKTRUMP
They're waaaay better people than I am...
#FuckICE
#FuckICE
Two women in ICE custody save the federal agent who detained them from a seizure
YouTube video by NBC News
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 AM
They're waaaay better people than I am...
#FuckICE
#FuckICE
Love how this ride-share driver totally fucks with Greg Bovino...😂👏
Rideshare driver details 'absurd' confrontation with Border Patrol chief Bovino
YouTube video by CNN
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Love how this ride-share driver totally fucks with Greg Bovino...😂👏
Now the countdown begins on how soon until that spineless twit Chuck Schumer backs down and gives Trump all the fucking money he wants... #FuckICE #DefundICE
As shutdown looms, Democrats unveil demands to address Pretti killing
Senate Democrats have coalesced around three main demands for Department of Homeland Security reform as another government shutdown looms.
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Now the countdown begins on how soon until that spineless twit Chuck Schumer backs down and gives Trump all the fucking money he wants... #FuckICE #DefundICE
He must've promised her sex offender husband a pardon, because she's doing what even Melania won't do anymore...
Nicki Minaj Holds Donald Trump’s Hand and Declares Herself ‘the President’s No. 1 Fan’: ‘God Is Protecting Him’
Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj doubled down on her controversial support for President Donald J. Trump with a short speech at a “Trump Accounts Summit” session on Wednesday, telling the assembled audie...
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:37 AM
He must've promised her sex offender husband a pardon, because she's doing what even Melania won't do anymore...
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Save Our Democracy” - sign up now to join me! Feb. 6th, in Claremont, California.
Save Our Democracy · Indivisible
This a local Indivisible event!
Join Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley as we protest the anti-democratic actions of the current regime in Washington DC. We’ll be gathering at the intersection of F...
www.mobilize.us
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Save Our Democracy” - sign up now to join me! Feb. 6th, in Claremont, California.
Can't stand Rand Paul, but like a broken clock...
Sen. Paul (R-KY) Asks, If Reversed, Would Removing a President Be Act of War
YouTube video by C-SPAN
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Can't stand Rand Paul, but like a broken clock...
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Trump has accused Omar of staging her own attack. And since he only accuses others of things he’s done himself, well, I don't usually start rumours about people faking attacks. In this case I'm just playing it by ear.
CNN: Are you okay?
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
January 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Trump has accused Omar of staging her own attack. And since he only accuses others of things he’s done himself, well, I don't usually start rumours about people faking attacks. In this case I'm just playing it by ear.
NEW: The House just passed the DHS funding bill. Seven Democrats voted yes:
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Jared Golden of Maine
Laura Gillen of New York
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State
Don Davis of North Carolina
Tom Souzzi of New York
Vincente Gonzalez of Texas
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Jared Golden of Maine
Laura Gillen of New York
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State
Don Davis of North Carolina
Tom Souzzi of New York
Vincente Gonzalez of Texas
January 29, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Another Trump terrorist…
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Another Trump terrorist…
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
Says a former stoker of the flames...
MTG doesn't get a pat on the head for saying the right thing now after years of demonizing people just like Alex Pretti as "terrorists" while helping Trump and company rewrite history on those January 6th assholes.
#FuckMTG
MTG doesn't get a pat on the head for saying the right thing now after years of demonizing people just like Alex Pretti as "terrorists" while helping Trump and company rewrite history on those January 6th assholes.
#FuckMTG
Marjorie Taylor Greene has urged fellow MAGA supporters – and other Americans – to “take off their political blinders” over the death of protester Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, warning that they are being “incited into civil war.”
MTG defends protester shot by DHS and says people need to lose their ‘blinders’
‘Legally carrying a firearm is not the same as brandishing a firearm,’ the former Georgia congresswoman wrote
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Says a former stoker of the flames...
MTG doesn't get a pat on the head for saying the right thing now after years of demonizing people just like Alex Pretti as "terrorists" while helping Trump and company rewrite history on those January 6th assholes.
#FuckMTG
MTG doesn't get a pat on the head for saying the right thing now after years of demonizing people just like Alex Pretti as "terrorists" while helping Trump and company rewrite history on those January 6th assholes.
#FuckMTG
Pathetic.
She keeps waiting for that pardon for her sex offender hubby that'll never happen...
She keeps waiting for that pardon for her sex offender hubby that'll never happen...
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Pathetic.
She keeps waiting for that pardon for her sex offender hubby that'll never happen...
She keeps waiting for that pardon for her sex offender hubby that'll never happen...
If she weren't a wealthy white woman, she'd be in a downtown jail already...
Actress Sydney Sweeney could be looking at possible trespassing and vandalism charges after draping the Hollywood Sign with bras without permission from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Actress Sydney Sweeney could face legal trouble after draping Hollywood Sign with bras
abc7.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
If she weren't a wealthy white woman, she'd be in a downtown jail already...
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This guy planned to attack Omar per his neighbor. I wonder what is in that syringe?
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This guy planned to attack Omar per his neighbor. I wonder what is in that syringe?
Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is breaking the law with impunity as nothing is done... #EpsteinFiles
Epstein files deadline is long gone. When will more docs be released?
It's been a month since the Congressionally imposed deadline for the Department of Justice to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein. What's the latest?
www.yahoo.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Meanwhile, Pam Bondi is breaking the law with impunity as nothing is done... #EpsteinFiles
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Maxwell Frost just got punched in the face in L.A. by a psychopath who snuck into a movie screening screaming “I’m proud to be white!”
Ilhan Omar just got accosted by a white man with a syringe (with God knows what in it)
It’s so sick.
Ilhan Omar just got accosted by a white man with a syringe (with God knows what in it)
It’s so sick.
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Maxwell Frost just got punched in the face in L.A. by a psychopath who snuck into a movie screening screaming “I’m proud to be white!”
Ilhan Omar just got accosted by a white man with a syringe (with God knows what in it)
It’s so sick.
Ilhan Omar just got accosted by a white man with a syringe (with God knows what in it)
It’s so sick.
Yet, unlike Alex Pretti, this asshole wasn't shot to death by a squad of overpaid mall security guards, right?
#AlexPretti #IlhanOmar
#AlexPretti #IlhanOmar
Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
A man has sprayed an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar before being tackled to the ground during a town hall she was hosting.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Yet, unlike Alex Pretti, this asshole wasn't shot to death by a squad of overpaid mall security guards, right?
#AlexPretti #IlhanOmar
#AlexPretti #IlhanOmar
Um, yeah.
An administration infamous for its deregulating recklessness, carelessness and disregard for public safety wants to build a new generation of nuclear reactors...
What could possibly go wrong?
An administration infamous for its deregulating recklessness, carelessness and disregard for public safety wants to build a new generation of nuclear reactors...
What could possibly go wrong?
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Um, yeah.
An administration infamous for its deregulating recklessness, carelessness and disregard for public safety wants to build a new generation of nuclear reactors...
What could possibly go wrong?
An administration infamous for its deregulating recklessness, carelessness and disregard for public safety wants to build a new generation of nuclear reactors...
What could possibly go wrong?
That, and the fact that lying is his native language…
Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
That, and the fact that lying is his native language…
Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say