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@cheshious.bsky.social
Maker. Metal (particularly prog). Goth. Geek. Long COVID. Bipolar. Writer. Queer.
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celloyd.blogspot.com
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I do not use ChatGPT because I still remember when you had to go to your local at a specific time of day to listen to someone slurring conspiracy theories with utmost confidence and I will never allow Sam Altman to take that from me
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I do not use ChatGPT because I still remember when you had to go to your local at a specific time of day to listen to someone slurring conspiracy theories with utmost confidence and I will never allow Sam Altman to take that from me
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This is some scary shit you guys. Two pillars of the community—middle aged white guys no less—arrested because some off duty cop bastard sitting several booths away in a restaurant claims to have heard them “plotting against law enforcement.” We’re in the “ears everywhere, trust no one” stage of it.
Kempsville High School assistant principal arrested, charged with making threats against ICE and police trib.al/BazVoVN
Kempsville High School assistant principal arrested, charged with making threats against ICE and police
Two Virginia Beach men are accused of threatening ICE and local law enforcement.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is some scary shit you guys. Two pillars of the community—middle aged white guys no less—arrested because some off duty cop bastard sitting several booths away in a restaurant claims to have heard them “plotting against law enforcement.” We’re in the “ears everywhere, trust no one” stage of it.
Tonight's parenting win: subpar bubbles in bath, so I pulled out the little freebie milk frother/tiny electric whisk and fixed it!
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Tonight's parenting win: subpar bubbles in bath, so I pulled out the little freebie milk frother/tiny electric whisk and fixed it!
Heroes have all kinds of battle cries. "Ha, ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!" is unexpected and I'm 100% here for it.
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Heroes have all kinds of battle cries. "Ha, ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!" is unexpected and I'm 100% here for it.
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Happy International Men’s Day to all the incredible trans men out there. Thank you for existing.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy International Men’s Day to all the incredible trans men out there. Thank you for existing.
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Happy International Men's Day to El Bandito only
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Happy International Men's Day to El Bandito only
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AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.
Underripe pineapple: the snack that eats back.
Don't get me wrong, it's delicious and the prickle is delightful, but if I don't pack it up, I'm going to wake up without a tongue.
Don't get me wrong, it's delicious and the prickle is delightful, but if I don't pack it up, I'm going to wake up without a tongue.
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Underripe pineapple: the snack that eats back.
Don't get me wrong, it's delicious and the prickle is delightful, but if I don't pack it up, I'm going to wake up without a tongue.
Don't get me wrong, it's delicious and the prickle is delightful, but if I don't pack it up, I'm going to wake up without a tongue.
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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"Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside"
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B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside"
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The trade-off as a kid is supposedly fewer rights BUT also fewer responsibilities. Tamir Rice should have been running around and playing, still. He should have been in the process of learning to navigate adulthood, not already be fluent in navigating the police state.
They murdered a child.
They murdered a child.
One of the many horrifying things about the way nonwhite children are more rapidly treated as adults is, in fact, that it is in the specific service of transitioning that "property" status to the state instead of the parents, and not conferring any rights or protections.
Sit with that, fellows.
Sit with that, fellows.
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The trade-off as a kid is supposedly fewer rights BUT also fewer responsibilities. Tamir Rice should have been running around and playing, still. He should have been in the process of learning to navigate adulthood, not already be fluent in navigating the police state.
They murdered a child.
They murdered a child.
What went wrong, Cap? Wish I knew all of it. WTF
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
What went wrong, Cap? Wish I knew all of it. WTF
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It’s so fucking sad and tiring seeing normal people defend billionaires all the damn time
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s so fucking sad and tiring seeing normal people defend billionaires all the damn time
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6-second videos of CPSC lab staff saying, "Yeah, it shouldn't do that."
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
6-second videos of CPSC lab staff saying, "Yeah, it shouldn't do that."
In or out of context, this is a true statement. It's just the degrees of (not-)safe that vary from case to case.
Explosives are very very safe, then very briefly not-safe, and then safe again!
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In or out of context, this is a true statement. It's just the degrees of (not-)safe that vary from case to case.
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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"Every mystery we solve brings me closer to the realization that the only monsters in this world are pathetic old men trying to steal as much money as they can."
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Every mystery we solve brings me closer to the realization that the only monsters in this world are pathetic old men trying to steal as much money as they can."
The most aggravating part of this power outage (so far) is the way the electricity flicks on for a couple seconds before stopping again.
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The most aggravating part of this power outage (so far) is the way the electricity flicks on for a couple seconds before stopping again.
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The ACLU petition still hasn't reached it's signature goal? WHAT? That needs to change now. 200k signatures is nothing, let's GET IT. AT LEAST!
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Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.
action.aclu.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The ACLU petition still hasn't reached it's signature goal? WHAT? That needs to change now. 200k signatures is nothing, let's GET IT. AT LEAST!
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
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$39 a year folks. Thats what killing 600,000 to date will save you.
Would it be nice to live on a world where every country with the means worked to make the world a better place?
Yes. Of course.
In the meantime if you say preventing the deaths of millions isn’t worth $3 a month, fuck you.
Would it be nice to live on a world where every country with the means worked to make the world a better place?
Yes. Of course.
In the meantime if you say preventing the deaths of millions isn’t worth $3 a month, fuck you.
I dunno. I do like our government spending less money anywhere they can. I like even more if my taxes go down as a result. Since when is our job to be the world’s mom and dad? Did other countries step up to fill that gap?
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
$39 a year folks. Thats what killing 600,000 to date will save you.
Would it be nice to live on a world where every country with the means worked to make the world a better place?
Yes. Of course.
In the meantime if you say preventing the deaths of millions isn’t worth $3 a month, fuck you.
Would it be nice to live on a world where every country with the means worked to make the world a better place?
Yes. Of course.
In the meantime if you say preventing the deaths of millions isn’t worth $3 a month, fuck you.
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Did you ever wonder what you would have done as a citizen in historical times of incredible cruelty: slavery, the holocaust, etc.?
You don't have to wonder anymore! You're doing it!
You don't have to wonder anymore! You're doing it!
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Did you ever wonder what you would have done as a citizen in historical times of incredible cruelty: slavery, the holocaust, etc.?
You don't have to wonder anymore! You're doing it!
You don't have to wonder anymore! You're doing it!