Snowy fir
@special978.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 gay, I guess, he/they, i write code for a living
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Dems flipped a TX State Senate seat last night which has been held by Republicans for the last 48 years. Trump beat Harris here by 17% -- 58% to 41%. But vet & machinist Taylor Rehmet reversed that, winning 57%-43%.
Reps had pumped $2.5m in compared to Dems $.5m to try to save the seat.
Reps had pumped $2.5m in compared to Dems $.5m to try to save the seat.
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Dems flipped a TX State Senate seat last night which has been held by Republicans for the last 48 years. Trump beat Harris here by 17% -- 58% to 41%. But vet & machinist Taylor Rehmet reversed that, winning 57%-43%.
Reps had pumped $2.5m in compared to Dems $.5m to try to save the seat.
Reps had pumped $2.5m in compared to Dems $.5m to try to save the seat.
Me, taking my ADHD meds: I need to focus on packing to move.
The Epstein Library:
The Epstein Library:
a man with a mustache is standing in front of a wall .
Alt: a man with a mustache is standing in front of a wall with the text "How you doin'?"
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Me, taking my ADHD meds: I need to focus on packing to move.
The Epstein Library:
The Epstein Library:
My favorite part of the Epstein files are the absolute random way that emails got redacted. The sender email will be redacted in the header, but left in the forwarded text.
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM
My favorite part of the Epstein files are the absolute random way that emails got redacted. The sender email will be redacted in the header, but left in the forwarded text.
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I think if I find out Jeffrey Epstein had a material hand in gamergate I might actually just go fucking insane
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I think if I find out Jeffrey Epstein had a material hand in gamergate I might actually just go fucking insane
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Boy at the Party – Amanda Ba, 2017
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Boy at the Party – Amanda Ba, 2017
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Great article about the Umamusume/Broncos fandom collision this year. Particular highlight is this cosplayer, who created a character based on Blucifer, the horrifying horse sculpture at the Denver airport.
Do you think it's part of her backstory that she killed her creator? Because Blucifer did.
Do you think it's part of her backstory that she killed her creator? Because Blucifer did.
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Great article about the Umamusume/Broncos fandom collision this year. Particular highlight is this cosplayer, who created a character based on Blucifer, the horrifying horse sculpture at the Denver airport.
Do you think it's part of her backstory that she killed her creator? Because Blucifer did.
Do you think it's part of her backstory that she killed her creator? Because Blucifer did.
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The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
What is Nick Shirley?
Slop doesn’t need to be AI-generated
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
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HERE WE GO I didn't know if these were public. We have a sign you can print for your business. Or you can print 100 of them and distribute them to EVERY BUSINESS in your area and tell them you'll feel safer patronizing them if they exclude people who might teargas your children if you shop there.
And if you'd like some, a lovely designer we know created them so we could drop ship 1000 to Minneapolis and the other designs are free for you to download, print at home, or have bulk printed!
drive.proton.me/urls/TKVTS18...
drive.proton.me/urls/TKVTS18...
Everyone should be putting up NO ICE NO CPB NO FEDERAL AGENTS GET A JUDICIAL WARRANT OR STAY OUT signs everywhere.
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
HERE WE GO I didn't know if these were public. We have a sign you can print for your business. Or you can print 100 of them and distribute them to EVERY BUSINESS in your area and tell them you'll feel safer patronizing them if they exclude people who might teargas your children if you shop there.
Humans are basically the easiest thing to hack. The FBI knows this and will always use that method first.
Important: Kash Patel’s egregiously anti-first-amendment statements here and Cam Higby’s claim to have “infiltrated” huge ICE-monitoring chats do NOT mean Signal is somehow “compromised.”
“An asshole manages to get added to some massive + intentionally minimally-screened chats” is not surprising.
“An asshole manages to get added to some massive + intentionally minimally-screened chats” is not surprising.
FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel made the statement after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Humans are basically the easiest thing to hack. The FBI knows this and will always use that method first.
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From "Napoleon's Maxims of War."
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
From "Napoleon's Maxims of War."
Next on 60 minutes, Marga Himmler bakes a great strudel.
This Sunday, Jan. 25, 60 Minutes presents “A Night at the Movies,” a special edition featuring profiles from our archives on:
• Timothée Chalamet
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Kate Winslet
• Timothée Chalamet
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Kate Winslet
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Next on 60 minutes, Marga Himmler bakes a great strudel.
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@lukeoneil47.bsky.social ‘s verse about this never fails to move me
January 25, 2026 at 2:45 AM
@lukeoneil47.bsky.social ‘s verse about this never fails to move me
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When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing.
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism
In the past two months, I’ve found myself thinking back to an essay Ursula K. Le Guin posted on her blog in November 2016. It was one of her last long essays, and she wrote it at a time when she—li…
lithub.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing.
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
lithub.com/the-way-of-w...
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The hypothetical “opsec for normie citizens engaging in activism” guide people were talking about needs to include deleting tiktok off their phones.
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The hypothetical “opsec for normie citizens engaging in activism” guide people were talking about needs to include deleting tiktok off their phones.
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When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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I'm not much of a live music person, but here are 5:
Radiohead
Blink 182 (x2)
Warped Tour
Mest
Sum 41, nofx
New Found Glory
Radiohead
Blink 182 (x2)
Warped Tour
Mest
Sum 41, nofx
New Found Glory
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Ed Sheeran
Flo Rida
Fonseca
Maroon 5
Gym Class Heroes
Ed Sheeran
Flo Rida
Fonseca
Maroon 5
Gym Class Heroes
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Kraftwerk
Radiohead
My Chemical Romance
Sigur Rós
New Order
Kraftwerk
Radiohead
My Chemical Romance
Sigur Rós
New Order
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I'm not much of a live music person, but here are 5:
Radiohead
Blink 182 (x2)
Warped Tour
Mest
Sum 41, nofx
New Found Glory
Radiohead
Blink 182 (x2)
Warped Tour
Mest
Sum 41, nofx
New Found Glory
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Courtois also frequently painted his longtime friend, studio-mate and lover, Carl Ernst von Stetten.
Less implausibly muscled than Deriaz, works depicting Stetten (a fellow artist) were less commonly derided as obscene, but their urgent yearning (and Stetten's impishness) still pulse with desire.
Less implausibly muscled than Deriaz, works depicting Stetten (a fellow artist) were less commonly derided as obscene, but their urgent yearning (and Stetten's impishness) still pulse with desire.
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Courtois also frequently painted his longtime friend, studio-mate and lover, Carl Ernst von Stetten.
Less implausibly muscled than Deriaz, works depicting Stetten (a fellow artist) were less commonly derided as obscene, but their urgent yearning (and Stetten's impishness) still pulse with desire.
Less implausibly muscled than Deriaz, works depicting Stetten (a fellow artist) were less commonly derided as obscene, but their urgent yearning (and Stetten's impishness) still pulse with desire.
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spending the day with artist Gustave Courtois (1852-1923), whose paintings are a record of the hot men he fell in love with - including his great muse, bodybuilder Maurice Deriaz.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
spending the day with artist Gustave Courtois (1852-1923), whose paintings are a record of the hot men he fell in love with - including his great muse, bodybuilder Maurice Deriaz.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
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Let’s revisit this
Like what am I supposed to do about this. fuck off.
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Let’s revisit this
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MAGA -- "Make America Genderqueer Again"
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
MAGA -- "Make America Genderqueer Again"
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Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity
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I wish I could tell the video algorithms “ok I know I keep watching this shit but please stop please no more”
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I wish I could tell the video algorithms “ok I know I keep watching this shit but please stop please no more”
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Check here for protests today and tomorrow against invasion of Venezuela by US:
www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday, Jan. 3
Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
www.answercoalition.org
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM