Lyric
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Clef and co! Musings about whatever I feel like, but probably dice. 29, They/Them.
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Idk if trans kids these days know this but back in my day you could just walk into a RadioShack and walk out with one of these puppies
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Idk if trans kids these days know this but back in my day you could just walk into a RadioShack and walk out with one of these puppies
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Brush Burial: Gutter World has a warning screen that goes hard
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Brush Burial: Gutter World has a warning screen that goes hard
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DUDE THE OLYMPIC MASCOTS THIS YEAR ARE SOO GOOOOD THEY'RE SO SILLLYYYY
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
DUDE THE OLYMPIC MASCOTS THIS YEAR ARE SOO GOOOOD THEY'RE SO SILLLYYYY
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What's the fucking point
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
What's the fucking point
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When your representative says "Don't talk to me about my own morality," I suggest talking to them about their own morality INCESSANTLY.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
When your representative says "Don't talk to me about my own morality," I suggest talking to them about their own morality INCESSANTLY.
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Someone decided today is DDOS the Internet Archive Day, a holiday celebrated all too frequently. Work is being done to mitigate it.
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Someone decided today is DDOS the Internet Archive Day, a holiday celebrated all too frequently. Work is being done to mitigate it.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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Technology that doesn't work is a desired feature to the surveillance state, not a bug. When everyone is a "maybe" match, then probably cause can be manufactured to justify whatever it is one wanted to do in the first place. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Technology that doesn't work is a desired feature to the surveillance state, not a bug. When everyone is a "maybe" match, then probably cause can be manufactured to justify whatever it is one wanted to do in the first place. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...
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Yep.
What is even worse
ICE is going after people UNDERGOING THE LEGAL PROCESS.
So the whole 'BuT ThEY aRe NoT dOIng It tHe RIghT wAy' are being willfully ignorant.
What is even worse
ICE is going after people UNDERGOING THE LEGAL PROCESS.
So the whole 'BuT ThEY aRe NoT dOIng It tHe RIghT wAy' are being willfully ignorant.
"Sure, ICE is bad, but we need to deport illegal immigrants"
No you don't.
If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
No you don't.
If immigration enforcement leads to concentration camps and roving death squads, maybe it's time to just get rid of the concept of illegal immigration entirely. You've tried it, it's a bad idea in practice, so bin it.
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Yep.
What is even worse
ICE is going after people UNDERGOING THE LEGAL PROCESS.
So the whole 'BuT ThEY aRe NoT dOIng It tHe RIghT wAy' are being willfully ignorant.
What is even worse
ICE is going after people UNDERGOING THE LEGAL PROCESS.
So the whole 'BuT ThEY aRe NoT dOIng It tHe RIghT wAy' are being willfully ignorant.
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The exhilarating (also scary and difficult) part of TTRPG design comes from the fact that they are the lowest fidelity (no fancy graphics!) game medium - the "console" is the human mind.
You arent allowed a lot of control over what players see and experience, so you need other tools.
You arent allowed a lot of control over what players see and experience, so you need other tools.
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The exhilarating (also scary and difficult) part of TTRPG design comes from the fact that they are the lowest fidelity (no fancy graphics!) game medium - the "console" is the human mind.
You arent allowed a lot of control over what players see and experience, so you need other tools.
You arent allowed a lot of control over what players see and experience, so you need other tools.
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No other medium *requires* people to bring themselves into it, to incorporate themselves and their expression into it the way TTRPGs do.
I love what emerges out of play when people align with each other, the system, and the story that they are telling.
There is nothing like it.
I love what emerges out of play when people align with each other, the system, and the story that they are telling.
There is nothing like it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
No other medium *requires* people to bring themselves into it, to incorporate themselves and their expression into it the way TTRPGs do.
I love what emerges out of play when people align with each other, the system, and the story that they are telling.
There is nothing like it.
I love what emerges out of play when people align with each other, the system, and the story that they are telling.
There is nothing like it.
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Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
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We fought 34 people and an unbeatable boss for this
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
We fought 34 people and an unbeatable boss for this
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NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
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Nice job typing words everyone
July 28, 2023 at 1:55 AM
Nice job typing words everyone
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In short:
• Zohran did what he could by running for mayor on a platform that centered raising taxes on the rich and popularizing it while running.
• As mayor, Z is now subject to gubernatorial retaliation, meaning he has lost basically most of his power to rally the people against the governor.
• Zohran did what he could by running for mayor on a platform that centered raising taxes on the rich and popularizing it while running.
• As mayor, Z is now subject to gubernatorial retaliation, meaning he has lost basically most of his power to rally the people against the governor.
February 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
In short:
• Zohran did what he could by running for mayor on a platform that centered raising taxes on the rich and popularizing it while running.
• As mayor, Z is now subject to gubernatorial retaliation, meaning he has lost basically most of his power to rally the people against the governor.
• Zohran did what he could by running for mayor on a platform that centered raising taxes on the rich and popularizing it while running.
• As mayor, Z is now subject to gubernatorial retaliation, meaning he has lost basically most of his power to rally the people against the governor.
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I usually avoid sharing what feels like "inside baseball" political analysis here, but this merits an exception because of the stakes + scale involved.
Zohran isn't "wrong" to endorse Hochul; he has no choice. But for primary voters to back Hochul would definitely be unwise. Let me explain why. 🧵
Zohran isn't "wrong" to endorse Hochul; he has no choice. But for primary voters to back Hochul would definitely be unwise. Let me explain why. 🧵
NEW: Mayor Mamdani is set to endorse Gov. Hochul’s reelection run this week, providing her a critical inroad with progressive voters, per four sources.
It deals a near fatal blow to Antonio Delgado's campaign.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
It deals a near fatal blow to Antonio Delgado's campaign.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul
The endorsement, expected this week, gives Hochul a critical inroad with left-leaning voters.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I usually avoid sharing what feels like "inside baseball" political analysis here, but this merits an exception because of the stakes + scale involved.
Zohran isn't "wrong" to endorse Hochul; he has no choice. But for primary voters to back Hochul would definitely be unwise. Let me explain why. 🧵
Zohran isn't "wrong" to endorse Hochul; he has no choice. But for primary voters to back Hochul would definitely be unwise. Let me explain why. 🧵
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unlike "CEO said a thing!" journalism, this Canadian reporter actually manages to ask an objective expert instead of parroting a rich executive
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets — and once again he's taking on long odds.
ca.finance.yahoo.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
unlike "CEO said a thing!" journalism, this Canadian reporter actually manages to ask an objective expert instead of parroting a rich executive
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Yesterday we kicked off NYC’s Free Tax Prep season. That means filing your taxes at zero cost, keeping every dollar of your refund, and not getting ripped off by for-profit companies.
Nearly half of all New Yorkers qualify. Get help—virtually or in person—at nyc.gov/TaxPrep
Nearly half of all New Yorkers qualify. Get help—virtually or in person—at nyc.gov/TaxPrep
February 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Yesterday we kicked off NYC’s Free Tax Prep season. That means filing your taxes at zero cost, keeping every dollar of your refund, and not getting ripped off by for-profit companies.
Nearly half of all New Yorkers qualify. Get help—virtually or in person—at nyc.gov/TaxPrep
Nearly half of all New Yorkers qualify. Get help—virtually or in person—at nyc.gov/TaxPrep
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ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
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Tooting the horn again, but I wrote a whole book about this. Tom Homan has been promising this.
Wait wait wait, this "drawdown" is because sheriffs agreed to break state law to help DHS with nazi crimes on the stipulation their legal costs are covered when people rightly say hey fucko thats illegal? This isn't a drawdown, it is just replacing some DHS goons with regular cops
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Tooting the horn again, but I wrote a whole book about this. Tom Homan has been promising this.
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My "I just sent the CIA director a secret letter about how much what they're doing is fucked up" announcement has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my announcement
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
My "I just sent the CIA director a secret letter about how much what they're doing is fucked up" announcement has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my announcement
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BREAKING: Popular Japanese art commission platform Skeb announced plans to support integration with Bluesky!
which they have only posted about on twitter for some goddamn reason!! but still, cool, since this is one of the main things still binding JP artists to the platform
which they have only posted about on twitter for some goddamn reason!! but still, cool, since this is one of the main things still binding JP artists to the platform
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
BREAKING: Popular Japanese art commission platform Skeb announced plans to support integration with Bluesky!
which they have only posted about on twitter for some goddamn reason!! but still, cool, since this is one of the main things still binding JP artists to the platform
which they have only posted about on twitter for some goddamn reason!! but still, cool, since this is one of the main things still binding JP artists to the platform