Kelly Kinkade (rome of oxtrot)
@ab9rf.bsky.social
DFHack lead developer. Extra class amateur AB9RF. Various other things. Law student in a prior millennium.
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!! I'll have to try refind it later but I read an interesting article on that point once, talking about how much selecting the cases to hear in the first place is a part of the Court pushing the law rightwards
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
!! I'll have to try refind it later but I read an interesting article on that point once, talking about how much selecting the cases to hear in the first place is a part of the Court pushing the law rightwards
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I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts
“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts
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Dear UPS: I want to track my packages. I don't want to chat with your AI help agent. And I certainly don't want your AI help agent to complain when I close it.
My package isn't on my porch yet? Cool. That's all I needed. I'll check again in half an hour. Bye.
That's it. That's the interaction.
My package isn't on my porch yet? Cool. That's all I needed. I'll check again in half an hour. Bye.
That's it. That's the interaction.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dear UPS: I want to track my packages. I don't want to chat with your AI help agent. And I certainly don't want your AI help agent to complain when I close it.
My package isn't on my porch yet? Cool. That's all I needed. I'll check again in half an hour. Bye.
That's it. That's the interaction.
My package isn't on my porch yet? Cool. That's all I needed. I'll check again in half an hour. Bye.
That's it. That's the interaction.
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Github may be broken but at least Bluesky has firmly supplanted Twitter as the place to complain about it
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Github may be broken but at least Bluesky has firmly supplanted Twitter as the place to complain about it
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lmao nearly every major tabletop platform or website hosts on Cloudflare, which is currently shitting the metaphorical bed.
Kickstarter, Backerkit, and Gamefound. But also itch, Roll20, DTRPG. Effectively the whole online RPG market is offline.
Kickstarter, Backerkit, and Gamefound. But also itch, Roll20, DTRPG. Effectively the whole online RPG market is offline.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
lmao nearly every major tabletop platform or website hosts on Cloudflare, which is currently shitting the metaphorical bed.
Kickstarter, Backerkit, and Gamefound. But also itch, Roll20, DTRPG. Effectively the whole online RPG market is offline.
Kickstarter, Backerkit, and Gamefound. But also itch, Roll20, DTRPG. Effectively the whole online RPG market is offline.
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cloudflare's on-duty IT staff bangs on the doors which I have padlocked from the inside as I calmly break open lava lamp after lava lamp and drink the contents
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
cloudflare's on-duty IT staff bangs on the doors which I have padlocked from the inside as I calmly break open lava lamp after lava lamp and drink the contents
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Can't find out if Cloudflare is down because Cloudflare being down has taken out DownDetector, along with half the internet.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Can't find out if Cloudflare is down because Cloudflare being down has taken out DownDetector, along with half the internet.
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yes but he only exercises power without congressional approval when doing so is illegal
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
yes but he only exercises power without congressional approval when doing so is illegal
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn't full of clowns
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn't full of clowns
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Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trump for 'vicious' attacks after saying her company received a pipe bomb threat
SURPRISE! Those MAGA folks are violent extremists.
A shame no one could recognize this from Jan 6th insurgency.
SURPRISE! Those MAGA folks are violent extremists.
A shame no one could recognize this from Jan 6th insurgency.
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trump for 'vicious' attacks after saying her company received a pipe bomb threat
SURPRISE! Those MAGA folks are violent extremists.
A shame no one could recognize this from Jan 6th insurgency.
SURPRISE! Those MAGA folks are violent extremists.
A shame no one could recognize this from Jan 6th insurgency.
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Remember when conservatives went batshit crazy that government officials occasionally alerted social media companies to posts that might violate their TOS?
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Remember when conservatives went batshit crazy that government officials occasionally alerted social media companies to posts that might violate their TOS?
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years ago an emmy-winning comedy writer posted this in a DM group and I’ve thought about it literally every day since (anonymized and shared with permission)
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
years ago an emmy-winning comedy writer posted this in a DM group and I’ve thought about it literally every day since (anonymized and shared with permission)
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domestic abuse, sexual violence, etc is virtually unprosecuted because it isn't *in practice,* a crime at all--it's the exercise of legitimate force by the person who holds the right to govern, over and against the person who must BE governed.
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
domestic abuse, sexual violence, etc is virtually unprosecuted because it isn't *in practice,* a crime at all--it's the exercise of legitimate force by the person who holds the right to govern, over and against the person who must BE governed.
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it's so funny how trump keeps keeps threatening to go after bill clinton if this epstein stuff doesn't go away but no one cares
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
it's so funny how trump keeps keeps threatening to go after bill clinton if this epstein stuff doesn't go away but no one cares
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A lot of people really, desperately want to believe that Bill Clinton's a pedophile because they think it would absolve them for being happy that Trump won in 2016.
We're going on what, 40 years now of this shit? Epstein literally says "Clinton was never on the island" in between being unable to shut up about how Trump *was* on the island, and still this conspiracy brained Dems Bad trash. I'm sick of it. Learn a new song.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A lot of people really, desperately want to believe that Bill Clinton's a pedophile because they think it would absolve them for being happy that Trump won in 2016.
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65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
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that's a grown man with a badge and a gun bullying a 21 year old kid
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
that's a grown man with a badge and a gun bullying a 21 year old kid
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No. He was trying to pick a fight so he could arrest the player who was making his Aggies look silly
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No. He was trying to pick a fight so he could arrest the player who was making his Aggies look silly
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
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Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.