Christopher Lepkowski
@clepkowski.bsky.social
Former Technical Director & Partner at PrettyBigMonster.com, now making video games in Los Angeles, CA
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October 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Donate to Python, the bad guys are squeezing them
Reposted by Christopher Lepkowski
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Reposted by Christopher Lepkowski
They aren’t elected to govern. They are elected to do the bidding of their donors.
October 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
They aren’t elected to govern. They are elected to do the bidding of their donors.
Reposted by Christopher Lepkowski
rushing to integrate undercooked, misrepresented, and misunderstood technology into every corner of our lives just so a handful of terrible people could make more money might have been a bad idea
“An artificial intelligence system apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.”
US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm
Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
rushing to integrate undercooked, misrepresented, and misunderstood technology into every corner of our lives just so a handful of terrible people could make more money might have been a bad idea
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a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history
One nice thing about being terribly busy for weeks is that, once you’re finally out of it, mundane stuff like going to the grocery store or the dog park feels like a vacation
October 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
One nice thing about being terribly busy for weeks is that, once you’re finally out of it, mundane stuff like going to the grocery store or the dog park feels like a vacation
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LAPD is openly planning to commit crimes and cost LA millions in future liability payouts this weekend
laist.com/news/politic...
laist.com/news/politic...
LAPD wants judge to lift an order restricting use of force against the press
The police department filed an emergency order ahead of this Saturday's No Kings protest.
laist.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD is openly planning to commit crimes and cost LA millions in future liability payouts this weekend
laist.com/news/politic...
laist.com/news/politic...
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Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.
October 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.
Jesus, between this and Diamond Comics being dismantled this year, book distribution must be getting complicated and anemic…
Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.
From the Libraries community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Libraries community
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October 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Jesus, between this and Diamond Comics being dismantled this year, book distribution must be getting complicated and anemic…
I certainly HOPE they were looking at their phone records!
The Jan 6th committee confirmed a number of Congresspersons were working with Trump to overturn election results—and when the plan didn’t go through, they lost control of their goon squads.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-gop...
The Jan 6th committee confirmed a number of Congresspersons were working with Trump to overturn election results—and when the plan didn’t go through, they lost control of their goon squads.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-gop...
FBI analyzed some Republican lawmakers' phone records as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say
The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elect...
www.cbsnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I certainly HOPE they were looking at their phone records!
The Jan 6th committee confirmed a number of Congresspersons were working with Trump to overturn election results—and when the plan didn’t go through, they lost control of their goon squads.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-gop...
The Jan 6th committee confirmed a number of Congresspersons were working with Trump to overturn election results—and when the plan didn’t go through, they lost control of their goon squads.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-gop...
“oh no, what if there were a couple of state-run grocery stores in New York City”
Pfizer "secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals" and in return will "sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx"
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pfizer Gets Three-Year Reprieve From Trump Pharma Tariffs
Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said the company secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals in a deal that would lower some o...
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“oh no, what if there were a couple of state-run grocery stores in New York City”
Endlessly frustrated that folks were afraid to take Republicans head-on when it comes to the economy…
They’re terrible at it! No long-term vision, cannot *produce value*—only borrow or steal it.
“Your children will be $15k a year worse off because of this president… for the rest of their lives…”
They’re terrible at it! No long-term vision, cannot *produce value*—only borrow or steal it.
“Your children will be $15k a year worse off because of this president… for the rest of their lives…”
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Endlessly frustrated that folks were afraid to take Republicans head-on when it comes to the economy…
They’re terrible at it! No long-term vision, cannot *produce value*—only borrow or steal it.
“Your children will be $15k a year worse off because of this president… for the rest of their lives…”
They’re terrible at it! No long-term vision, cannot *produce value*—only borrow or steal it.
“Your children will be $15k a year worse off because of this president… for the rest of their lives…”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
A quarter of Republicans say that a president would not take a bribe. More than two-thirds say that Trump specifically wouldn't. www.pbump.net/o/republican...
Republicans see Trump as unusually resistant to bribery
Between 2012 and 2016, Americans got a lot more cynical about the government. To be specific — and to indicate that your likely immediate reaction to that bit of data was accurate — this increase was ...
www.pbump.net
September 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
This is legit one of my favorite soul songs
Lee Moses - Bad Girl [Atlanta GA, Deep Soul/R&B] (1967)
https://redd.it/25359k
https://youtu.be/3lxp7WVXiXU
https://redd.it/25359k
https://youtu.be/3lxp7WVXiXU
Lee Moses - Bad Girl [Atlanta GA, Deep Soul/R&B] (1967)
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September 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is legit one of my favorite soul songs
Me, to my friends, over two years ago—and the head of the FCC yesterday
It’s depressing how many folks have been content to be treated like—and act like—“mushrooms”, as the saying goes.
Hope we snap out of it.
It’s depressing how many folks have been content to be treated like—and act like—“mushrooms”, as the saying goes.
Hope we snap out of it.
September 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Me, to my friends, over two years ago—and the head of the FCC yesterday
It’s depressing how many folks have been content to be treated like—and act like—“mushrooms”, as the saying goes.
Hope we snap out of it.
It’s depressing how many folks have been content to be treated like—and act like—“mushrooms”, as the saying goes.
Hope we snap out of it.
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The government won't tell you that they are fascists, but they will tell you that anti-fascists are their enemies.
September 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The government won't tell you that they are fascists, but they will tell you that anti-fascists are their enemies.
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The thing with designating a group that doesn't actually exist as a terrorist organization is that they can then say anyone they want is a part of that group.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The thing with designating a group that doesn't actually exist as a terrorist organization is that they can then say anyone they want is a part of that group.
It may not look like much, but there’s long-term value in turning a hanging shoe organizer into a random shit organizer
September 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It may not look like much, but there’s long-term value in turning a hanging shoe organizer into a random shit organizer
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Like every business, Panic has a curated, themed playlist that plays in our lobby, emanating office-parkily from a weird rock speaker.
The vibe goal? 80's-corporate, EPCOT center, inspirational slideshow of Apple II quarterly results, slight unease/discomfort, and personal computer optimism.
The vibe goal? 80's-corporate, EPCOT center, inspirational slideshow of Apple II quarterly results, slight unease/discomfort, and personal computer optimism.
September 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Like every business, Panic has a curated, themed playlist that plays in our lobby, emanating office-parkily from a weird rock speaker.
The vibe goal? 80's-corporate, EPCOT center, inspirational slideshow of Apple II quarterly results, slight unease/discomfort, and personal computer optimism.
The vibe goal? 80's-corporate, EPCOT center, inspirational slideshow of Apple II quarterly results, slight unease/discomfort, and personal computer optimism.
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A “response” to their Supreme Court issuing a ruling after due process. It isn’t enough that have destroyed the integrity of our Supreme Court. Now they arrogate to themselves the power to demand that the high court in other nations subvert the rule of law as well.
This is insane.
This is insane.
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would "respond accordingly to this witch hunt" after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
reut.rs
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A “response” to their Supreme Court issuing a ruling after due process. It isn’t enough that have destroyed the integrity of our Supreme Court. Now they arrogate to themselves the power to demand that the high court in other nations subvert the rule of law as well.
This is insane.
This is insane.
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The Atlantic and NYT lost their minds if there was so much as a trigger warning in classes. Now, professors and Deans are being fired for a class that discussed the existence of trans people and those same publications are quiet. It was never about free speech.
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t...
Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings
After the video fueled outrage, two college leaders were removed from their administrative roles for approving plans to teach content inconsistent with the course’s published description.
www.texastribune.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Atlantic and NYT lost their minds if there was so much as a trigger warning in classes. Now, professors and Deans are being fired for a class that discussed the existence of trans people and those same publications are quiet. It was never about free speech.
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/09/08/t...
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The US constitution does not allow US citizens to be rounded up on the basis of apparent race or ethnicity and require them to carry papers to prove their citizenship. Any supreme court that claims it does is illegitimate.
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The US constitution does not allow US citizens to be rounded up on the basis of apparent race or ethnicity and require them to carry papers to prove their citizenship. Any supreme court that claims it does is illegitimate.