Mandatory Fun
@serverroomrelic.bsky.social
Software and sci-fi nerd.
LGBT brown person in a GOP state.
Left of center; Tired left-unity advocate.
Frequently uses the mute and report buttons for trolls and bots.
LGBT brown person in a GOP state.
Left of center; Tired left-unity advocate.
Frequently uses the mute and report buttons for trolls and bots.
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Now we just need this to happen in a few dozen parts of the country simultaneously. Then my friends, we will be on our way to something better.
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Now we just need this to happen in a few dozen parts of the country simultaneously. Then my friends, we will be on our way to something better.
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DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
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Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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It is, and I cannot stress this enough, incredibly hard to rig a federal election given the way our election system is constitute
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
It is, and I cannot stress this enough, incredibly hard to rig a federal election given the way our election system is constitute
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You're doing the meme.
January 23, 2026 at 6:34 AM
You're doing the meme.
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The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
People are dying in Trump’s squalid concentration camps | Will Bunch
People are dying in ICE detention facilities at nearly 10 times the rate of the Biden years. It will likely get worse.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
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Stricter copyright laws might seem tough on big tech, but they just become new tools to enforce monopolies and bully artists. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Copyright Kills Competition
Copyright owners increasingly claim more draconian copyright law and policy will fight back against big tech companies. In reality, copyright gives the most powerful companies even more control over
www.eff.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Stricter copyright laws might seem tough on big tech, but they just become new tools to enforce monopolies and bully artists. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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I've heavily resisted Nazi or Hitler analogies. But Trump has recently:
-Demanded “lebensraum” of Greenland
-Blamed minorities for every problem in America
-Used secret police to funnel said minorities into concentration camps*
-Promoted white supremacy
-Declared the press the enemy of the people
-Demanded “lebensraum” of Greenland
-Blamed minorities for every problem in America
-Used secret police to funnel said minorities into concentration camps*
-Promoted white supremacy
-Declared the press the enemy of the people
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I've heavily resisted Nazi or Hitler analogies. But Trump has recently:
-Demanded “lebensraum” of Greenland
-Blamed minorities for every problem in America
-Used secret police to funnel said minorities into concentration camps*
-Promoted white supremacy
-Declared the press the enemy of the people
-Demanded “lebensraum” of Greenland
-Blamed minorities for every problem in America
-Used secret police to funnel said minorities into concentration camps*
-Promoted white supremacy
-Declared the press the enemy of the people
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I like to introduce the concept of real democracy as: “it’s interesting that we don’t get to vote at work, or for the foods out grocery stores provide us”
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I like to introduce the concept of real democracy as: “it’s interesting that we don’t get to vote at work, or for the foods out grocery stores provide us”
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I agree with you that this would be a good long-term solution, but it's hardly a problem only for the United States. I can think of plenty of countries, including European nations, that have a poor view of immigrants.
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I agree with you that this would be a good long-term solution, but it's hardly a problem only for the United States. I can think of plenty of countries, including European nations, that have a poor view of immigrants.
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i'm from the european country with a spotless history which does not benefit in any way from american imperialism and definitely doesn't help supply the US military and support their operations, so i get to act smug at american citizens i think. boo, american citizens, boo
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
i'm from the european country with a spotless history which does not benefit in any way from american imperialism and definitely doesn't help supply the US military and support their operations, so i get to act smug at american citizens i think. boo, american citizens, boo
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"americans, why aren't you overthrowing your government?" guy who lives in fucking england
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"americans, why aren't you overthrowing your government?" guy who lives in fucking england
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Like this hurts more than other ignorant insults as it's like.
One second I'm watching my feed full of fellow Americans experiencing horrific brutality just for Existing While Brown, While Immigrant, and/or While Not MAGA.
Next second some clueless Euro ass is going "hurr durr lazy coddled Yanks".
One second I'm watching my feed full of fellow Americans experiencing horrific brutality just for Existing While Brown, While Immigrant, and/or While Not MAGA.
Next second some clueless Euro ass is going "hurr durr lazy coddled Yanks".
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Like this hurts more than other ignorant insults as it's like.
One second I'm watching my feed full of fellow Americans experiencing horrific brutality just for Existing While Brown, While Immigrant, and/or While Not MAGA.
Next second some clueless Euro ass is going "hurr durr lazy coddled Yanks".
One second I'm watching my feed full of fellow Americans experiencing horrific brutality just for Existing While Brown, While Immigrant, and/or While Not MAGA.
Next second some clueless Euro ass is going "hurr durr lazy coddled Yanks".
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everyone, regardless of their party should be outraged by this complete mockery of the constitution! am i going to use my power to do anything about it? not a chance in hell!!
Every American - Republican and Democrat - should be outraged by this assault on freedom and privacy.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
everyone, regardless of their party should be outraged by this complete mockery of the constitution! am i going to use my power to do anything about it? not a chance in hell!!
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i’m starting to realize that if you don’t say something about hating trump somewhere within every 2 sentences, liberals actually think you love trump.
January 22, 2026 at 12:53 PM
i’m starting to realize that if you don’t say something about hating trump somewhere within every 2 sentences, liberals actually think you love trump.
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my lawyers are making me clarify that, i.. am not a troll.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
my lawyers are making me clarify that, i.. am not a troll.
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So to keep people in the loop, one of the biggest school districts in the state is closed Tuesday and Wednesday because they need to give teachers time to build hybrid options for families worried about their children getting kidnapped on the way to school by lawless masked armed federal goons.
January 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
So to keep people in the loop, one of the biggest school districts in the state is closed Tuesday and Wednesday because they need to give teachers time to build hybrid options for families worried about their children getting kidnapped on the way to school by lawless masked armed federal goons.
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As an American, I stand with Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
As an American, I stand with Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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Twitter undefeated in the brain worms arena
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Twitter undefeated in the brain worms arena
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69-22, Americans feel utility costs going up. They are. Believe your own eyes.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
69-22, Americans feel utility costs going up. They are. Believe your own eyes.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.
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I get that everyone's rattled right now, but this is exactly the kind of things Trump says when he's got nothing.
Q: How far are you willing to go to acquire Greenland?
TRUMP: You'll find out
TRUMP: You'll find out
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I get that everyone's rattled right now, but this is exactly the kind of things Trump says when he's got nothing.
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Y'all know how a lot of Americans like to go, "Well, Mississippi deserves this because that's what they voted for?"
That's probably how most of the world thinks about all of America right now.
That's probably how most of the world thinks about all of America right now.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Y'all know how a lot of Americans like to go, "Well, Mississippi deserves this because that's what they voted for?"
That's probably how most of the world thinks about all of America right now.
That's probably how most of the world thinks about all of America right now.
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There’s no way a church should allow their pastor to be a fucking ICE official. What the hell.
Activists disrupt Minn. church where pastor is ICE official
Activists disrupt Minn. church where pastor is ICE official
The DOJ said it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local ICE official apparently serves as a pastor.
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
There’s no way a church should allow their pastor to be a fucking ICE official. What the hell.