TheBlackDog
@theblackdog2071.bsky.social
Someone just trying to make it in this crazy place known as DC. Also I LARP sometimes.
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The Trump regime may have stopped BLS monthly job reports to hide bad numbers, but can’t hide the job market from the public.
Vibes might be able to convince people the job market is worse than it really is, but it’s very hard to sell the idea that the job market is much better than it really is.
Vibes might be able to convince people the job market is worse than it really is, but it’s very hard to sell the idea that the job market is much better than it really is.
Catherine Rampell: Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Trump regime may have stopped BLS monthly job reports to hide bad numbers, but can’t hide the job market from the public.
Vibes might be able to convince people the job market is worse than it really is, but it’s very hard to sell the idea that the job market is much better than it really is.
Vibes might be able to convince people the job market is worse than it really is, but it’s very hard to sell the idea that the job market is much better than it really is.
I swear on all that is holy that a whole lot of people in tech who think about whether they can do something REALLY NEED TO THINK THROUGH WHETHER THEY SHOULD DO SAID THING.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I swear on all that is holy that a whole lot of people in tech who think about whether they can do something REALLY NEED TO THINK THROUGH WHETHER THEY SHOULD DO SAID THING.
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I am a voice actor. Upon telling someone this, some people will immediately take that opportunity to pivot to asking how they can also do it, usually with some flavour of "always having wanted to get into it" or "can you introduce me to the casting director on XYZ".
Please do not do this.
Please do not do this.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I am a voice actor. Upon telling someone this, some people will immediately take that opportunity to pivot to asking how they can also do it, usually with some flavour of "always having wanted to get into it" or "can you introduce me to the casting director on XYZ".
Please do not do this.
Please do not do this.
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
Working at the Census the “So what do you do the other 9 years?” is very tiresome.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Working at the Census the “So what do you do the other 9 years?” is very tiresome.
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America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels.
This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org, and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.
This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org, and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.
America’s Most Basic HIV Protections are in Danger as a Decade of Progress Unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs—and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels.
This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org, and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.
This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org, and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.
I am reminded during this open season that the for profit healthcare system we have in the US is bullshit.
My current medical insurer is raising premiums by $250 a month and increasing all coinsurance percentages. So care will get more expensive especially if we have something catastrophic happen
My current medical insurer is raising premiums by $250 a month and increasing all coinsurance percentages. So care will get more expensive especially if we have something catastrophic happen
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am reminded during this open season that the for profit healthcare system we have in the US is bullshit.
My current medical insurer is raising premiums by $250 a month and increasing all coinsurance percentages. So care will get more expensive especially if we have something catastrophic happen
My current medical insurer is raising premiums by $250 a month and increasing all coinsurance percentages. So care will get more expensive especially if we have something catastrophic happen
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This is why I pay for the World Wide Web.
Because it delivers ART!
Because it delivers ART!
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is why I pay for the World Wide Web.
Because it delivers ART!
Because it delivers ART!
A few things I have noticed after glancing through Black Friday listings on a certain website
1. The standard slotted toaster does NOT need a touchscreen
2. Electric hand warmers do not need AI
3. Using -ai does not work in their search bar
1. The standard slotted toaster does NOT need a touchscreen
2. Electric hand warmers do not need AI
3. Using -ai does not work in their search bar
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
A few things I have noticed after glancing through Black Friday listings on a certain website
1. The standard slotted toaster does NOT need a touchscreen
2. Electric hand warmers do not need AI
3. Using -ai does not work in their search bar
1. The standard slotted toaster does NOT need a touchscreen
2. Electric hand warmers do not need AI
3. Using -ai does not work in their search bar
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This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
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Go Ravens! #BaltimoreRavens #RavensBengals
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Go Ravens! #BaltimoreRavens #RavensBengals
Good lord, besides killing tourism, there’s going to be so many stories of Native Americans being denied entry or forced to pay a ridiculous fee to go into parks that are in their own backyards.
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Good lord, besides killing tourism, there’s going to be so many stories of Native Americans being denied entry or forced to pay a ridiculous fee to go into parks that are in their own backyards.
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
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it's generic late november discounts time! kitsune tails is 33% off, its biggest discount yet, but if you buy the bundle you get all our games for the price of one full price copy of kitsune tails: itch.io/s/169922/kit...
please help us survive winter 🙏
please help us survive winter 🙏
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
it's generic late november discounts time! kitsune tails is 33% off, its biggest discount yet, but if you buy the bundle you get all our games for the price of one full price copy of kitsune tails: itch.io/s/169922/kit...
please help us survive winter 🙏
please help us survive winter 🙏
“Wonder’s billionaire founder Marc Lore told The New York Times he wants nothing less than to create “the Amazon of food and beverage.””
That just gave me even more reasons not to visit one.
That just gave me even more reasons not to visit one.
The Dish: Wonder may be the fastest-growing name in food halls. I hated it.
The Dish: Wonder may be the fastest-growing name in food halls. I hated it.
Run, don’t walk, away from Canton’s new Wonder food hall.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Wonder’s billionaire founder Marc Lore told The New York Times he wants nothing less than to create “the Amazon of food and beverage.””
That just gave me even more reasons not to visit one.
That just gave me even more reasons not to visit one.
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Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
Martha Wells
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
worldbuildersmarket.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
I guess Miller and Bondi told him they were done shredding all the incriminating files
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I guess Miller and Bondi told him they were done shredding all the incriminating files
Okay. After that debacle maybe will get my backpay this week. What I have not seen is when retired federal employees will get theirs since my dad is waiting on his.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Okay. After that debacle maybe will get my backpay this week. What I have not seen is when retired federal employees will get theirs since my dad is waiting on his.
Maybe Deion should have let Shedeur go to the Ravens 😂
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Maybe Deion should have let Shedeur go to the Ravens 😂
Brought back to work right when I will have back to back LARP weekends means strategizing rest and recovery next week.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Brought back to work right when I will have back to back LARP weekends means strategizing rest and recovery next week.
Even worse, Commission Corp Retirees who still have FEDVIP insurance plans are being told they have to pay the entire premium from another account or put it on a credit card. Otherwise they risk losing coverage until the shutdown ends and they get paid.
My mother is a retired commission corp Lt. Commander, but apparently commission corp is not protected for federal shutdown! She didn’t get paid yesterday and she is disabled Native veteran and won’t get any pay this month. Her cashapp is $aspochunk. #HelpSky
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Even worse, Commission Corp Retirees who still have FEDVIP insurance plans are being told they have to pay the entire premium from another account or put it on a credit card. Otherwise they risk losing coverage until the shutdown ends and they get paid.
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Hey some good news y'all! I'm speaking at Future Fest Connect next year in Durham, NC!
Thanks again to @rdansky.bsky.social for the invite to speak at the conference!
www.futurefestconnect.com/tanyadepass
Thanks again to @rdansky.bsky.social for the invite to speak at the conference!
www.futurefestconnect.com/tanyadepass
Speaker Tanya DePass | Explore & Engage with Tanya DePass — Future Fest Connect
Discover Speaker Tanya DePass, founder & Director of I Need Diverse Games, Rivals of Waterdeep Producer & Cast Member on twitch.tv/rivalsofwaterdeep, a partnered Twitch variety broadcaster, and RPG de...
www.futurefestconnect.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Hey some good news y'all! I'm speaking at Future Fest Connect next year in Durham, NC!
Thanks again to @rdansky.bsky.social for the invite to speak at the conference!
www.futurefestconnect.com/tanyadepass
Thanks again to @rdansky.bsky.social for the invite to speak at the conference!
www.futurefestconnect.com/tanyadepass
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So Dems demanded an extension on subsidies or else. Then they caved. The GOP being smart is now adding abortion restrictions to a subsidies extension forcing Dems to either sell out on abortion or vote no on the subsidies they demanded in the first place.
They just keep getting clowned.
They just keep getting clowned.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
So Dems demanded an extension on subsidies or else. Then they caved. The GOP being smart is now adding abortion restrictions to a subsidies extension forcing Dems to either sell out on abortion or vote no on the subsidies they demanded in the first place.
They just keep getting clowned.
They just keep getting clowned.
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Instead of folding like cheap chairs, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster
Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Instead of folding like cheap chairs, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...