Ken
@whatabouttheken.bsky.social
Mostly a politics/policy reply guy. May post about various nerdy/techy interests from time to time.
Sure but this is also a post-scarcity society where artists don't have to worry about income. And how do you know the holodeck databank isn't based only on properly-licensed works used with permission? I think Picard would have a problem with plagiarism so why not a plagiarism machine?
my favorite artifact of this is r/startrek convincing itself that Picard would hate AI, as if the predominant digital media in-universe isn't created by telling a computer to make exactly what you want with absolutely zero ethical restrictions
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Sure but this is also a post-scarcity society where artists don't have to worry about income. And how do you know the holodeck databank isn't based only on properly-licensed works used with permission? I think Picard would have a problem with plagiarism so why not a plagiarism machine?
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It's long past time for state and federal authorities alike to put an end to Stephen Miller's jerkoff fantasy of masked thugs kidnapping people of color off the street with impunity.
Yes, there are Americans who want this. But they are a woefully small minority. Why are we still letting it happen?
Yes, there are Americans who want this. But they are a woefully small minority. Why are we still letting it happen?
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It's long past time for state and federal authorities alike to put an end to Stephen Miller's jerkoff fantasy of masked thugs kidnapping people of color off the street with impunity.
Yes, there are Americans who want this. But they are a woefully small minority. Why are we still letting it happen?
Yes, there are Americans who want this. But they are a woefully small minority. Why are we still letting it happen?
Love this ad. The terrible voice acting somehow makes it more entertaining. youtu.be/weIk2GOKezs?...
California: Stick it to Trump on November 4th. Vote on “Yes” on Prop 50
YouTube video by Tom Steyer
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Love this ad. The terrible voice acting somehow makes it more entertaining. youtu.be/weIk2GOKezs?...
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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No, you don't gotta hand it to him for possibly getting the third Biden cease fire eight months late after tolerating a mass starvation campaign and demanding a little ethnic cleansing and enormous bribes as a treat, and only because Netanyahu surprise bombed the chief bribe facilitator.
October 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
No, you don't gotta hand it to him for possibly getting the third Biden cease fire eight months late after tolerating a mass starvation campaign and demanding a little ethnic cleansing and enormous bribes as a treat, and only because Netanyahu surprise bombed the chief bribe facilitator.
Is this the "death threats against the devs" we've been hearing so much about? If so this is extremely weak, and barely calls for any moderation action at all much less a permanent ban. I can only conclude the CEO here has Muskian influence over moderation decisions which is extremely concerning
Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.
His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.
Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.
Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
October 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Is this the "death threats against the devs" we've been hearing so much about? If so this is extremely weak, and barely calls for any moderation action at all much less a permanent ban. I can only conclude the CEO here has Muskian influence over moderation decisions which is extremely concerning
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ICE arrested press tonight. They threw a tear gas canister into the press last week. This was not an accident.
Release Steve Held.
Release Steve Held.
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
ICE arrested press tonight. They threw a tear gas canister into the press last week. This was not an accident.
Release Steve Held.
Release Steve Held.
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This is an absolutely terrific piece from @texastribune.org and reinforces my belief that the best coverage of right-wing cancelations occur at the local level, after years of the national media focusing on threats from the left.
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...
How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.
www.texastribune.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is an absolutely terrific piece from @texastribune.org and reinforces my belief that the best coverage of right-wing cancelations occur at the local level, after years of the national media focusing on threats from the left.
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...
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THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!
September 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!
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again, you are *posting on a public forum.* spreading panic and paranoia is antithetical to the solidarity and organization needed at this stage of resistance. And, bluntly, the opinion of *any* American is less useful than talking to South Koreans or Ukrainians and others at this point.
September 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
again, you are *posting on a public forum.* spreading panic and paranoia is antithetical to the solidarity and organization needed at this stage of resistance. And, bluntly, the opinion of *any* American is less useful than talking to South Koreans or Ukrainians and others at this point.
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Tapping the sign again
September 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Tapping the sign again
At this point I can only assume people still arguing about "opsec" when going to one of these huge mainstream "nokings" style protests -- wear a mask! Use a burner phone! Don't use your real name! Etc -- haven't actually bothered going to any.
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
At this point I can only assume people still arguing about "opsec" when going to one of these huge mainstream "nokings" style protests -- wear a mask! Use a burner phone! Don't use your real name! Etc -- haven't actually bothered going to any.
Somehow I've been mixing up Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro
September 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Somehow I've been mixing up Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro
Why the fuck is this so much more salient to everybody than when a literal democratic state lawmaker was assassinated 3 months ago?
September 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Why the fuck is this so much more salient to everybody than when a literal democratic state lawmaker was assassinated 3 months ago?
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📽️ Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs.
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
September 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
📽️ Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs.
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA
I'm canceling my monthly donation to @cayimby.bsky.social until they come out with a statement denouncing this travesty of a conference and permanently cutting ties with the "abundance" movement
The brother of far-right extremist Nate Hochman is a speaker at the Abundance conference 👍
September 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I'm canceling my monthly donation to @cayimby.bsky.social until they come out with a statement denouncing this travesty of a conference and permanently cutting ties with the "abundance" movement
Saw a raven just out and about!
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Saw a raven just out and about!
Bluesky should have a feed that shows you the news before showing you people's reactions to the news so you know what the heck everyone's taking about
September 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Bluesky should have a feed that shows you the news before showing you people's reactions to the news so you know what the heck everyone's taking about
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A message to people whose cynicism has gotten the best of them:
Data from KFF Health News illustrating how successful lawsuits have spared the blue states from a great deal of the blow to public health infrastructure funding. Red states sat back and are now royally screwed.
Data from KFF Health News illustrating how successful lawsuits have spared the blue states from a great deal of the blow to public health infrastructure funding. Red states sat back and are now royally screwed.
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A message to people whose cynicism has gotten the best of them:
Data from KFF Health News illustrating how successful lawsuits have spared the blue states from a great deal of the blow to public health infrastructure funding. Red states sat back and are now royally screwed.
Data from KFF Health News illustrating how successful lawsuits have spared the blue states from a great deal of the blow to public health infrastructure funding. Red states sat back and are now royally screwed.
Does anyone else hum the king of the hill theme when they take out the trash
September 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Does anyone else hum the king of the hill theme when they take out the trash
Exactly which American is he referring to here, the Human Genome Project was pretty famously an international collaboration
September 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Exactly which American is he referring to here, the Human Genome Project was pretty famously an international collaboration
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Two things can be true:
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
August 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Two things can be true:
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
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I’m back! I saw your messages on here & elsewhere—thank you all <3. I’m deeply disappointed in @bsky.app moderation; equating pushback against people like JKR with the harm they cause to trans ppl only enables more violence. I’ll talk more soon but even a day away from social media has been healthy.
August 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’m back! I saw your messages on here & elsewhere—thank you all <3. I’m deeply disappointed in @bsky.app moderation; equating pushback against people like JKR with the harm they cause to trans ppl only enables more violence. I’ll talk more soon but even a day away from social media has been healthy.
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it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
August 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous