The Highlander
@linkdeath.bsky.social
All-around gamemaster, educational tech expert, and part-time blacksmith. Also growing increasingly liberal in my old age and justice is more than just punishing people for things. And now, after a 31 year hiatus, back on the stage acting!
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BOOK! SOON!
OUT THIS MONTH!
@kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER finally reaches the UK!
“Read this book. Let its deliciously dark world envelop you. Fall in love with its complicated, wounded, winsome characters...You’ll thank me later.” - @veronicarothbooks.com
Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder
@kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER finally reaches the UK!
“Read this book. Let its deliciously dark world envelop you. Fall in love with its complicated, wounded, winsome characters...You’ll thank me later.” - @veronicarothbooks.com
Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
BOOK! SOON!
As an adult with almost grown children, I recently rediscovered theater and, getting involved, have met some of the most caring, supportive people I've ever known!
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
As an adult with almost grown children, I recently rediscovered theater and, getting involved, have met some of the most caring, supportive people I've ever known!
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
My kid is trans. I'm so angry I'm starting to cry about it. Of course the defectors were from Texas and N. Carolina, but still. This is INFURIATING! How DARE YOU put my child in danger!
Three D's defected to vote for this disgusting bill. If they hadn't, it wouldn't have moved forward.
*Don't come into my mentions to "explain" to me that "this will fail in the Senate." Spend that time calling your reps, donating to causes, and doing literally anything for trans folks.
*Don't come into my mentions to "explain" to me that "this will fail in the Senate." Spend that time calling your reps, donating to causes, and doing literally anything for trans folks.
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My kid is trans. I'm so angry I'm starting to cry about it. Of course the defectors were from Texas and N. Carolina, but still. This is INFURIATING! How DARE YOU put my child in danger!
Not being a professional writer, I wasn't entirely sure what a triplet was, so I looked it up. Hey! I enjoy using those when I do write!
The thing that’s so frustrating about the idea that em dash and triplet use are signs of AI writing is that AI uses them badly, but being able to tell the difference requires writing and writing skills, the exact thing that AI has led companies to eliminate.
Don’t even get me started on triplets, you will have to kill me to take those from me
December 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Not being a professional writer, I wasn't entirely sure what a triplet was, so I looked it up. Hey! I enjoy using those when I do write!
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A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
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ICE can go right out and get themselves fucked. Well and truly.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
ICE can go right out and get themselves fucked. Well and truly.
So "tough guy" Pete Hegseth takes orders from civilians now? Gee, that's pretty sad to hear about the "SSecretary of War" (please read all available sarcasm into that comment)
Serious or not, we can’t allow exchanges like this to feel normal. Nor should we become numb to it. Don’t let small men like Hegseth and Kolvet convince you otherwise.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So "tough guy" Pete Hegseth takes orders from civilians now? Gee, that's pretty sad to hear about the "SSecretary of War" (please read all available sarcasm into that comment)
Fuck this noise. Does this idiot have any idea how much gas costs?!
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fuck this noise. Does this idiot have any idea how much gas costs?!
I won't be giving them a dime. I've known for a while there was something screwy with them.
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I won't be giving them a dime. I've known for a while there was something screwy with them.
If you see this post an anime you love
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you see this post an anime you love
Also mine.
We need a new, strong Senate Minority Leader. My choice👇
a woman is sitting at a podium giving a speech and saying do your job .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a podium giving a speech and saying do your job .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Also mine.
Born in the early 70's, so core gen Xer here. Honestly, I'm disappointed as fuck in my generation. Too many side with boomers for some idiotic fucking reason, considering how we got treated. In my 20s, lots of talk about how we might be the first generation to do worse than our parents.
only good thing about the current multi-generational hellscape is that gen X will never hold real power thank GODDD
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Born in the early 70's, so core gen Xer here. Honestly, I'm disappointed as fuck in my generation. Too many side with boomers for some idiotic fucking reason, considering how we got treated. In my 20s, lots of talk about how we might be the first generation to do worse than our parents.
For some reason, my brain first read this as "high resolution crimes."
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For some reason, my brain first read this as "high resolution crimes."
Yeah, after a season of the new guy, I dropped the show, too. I'm a blacksmith. People ask me if I do it so I can be on that show. My answer is always, "No, I don't hate myself that much."
We used to watch Forged in Fire as a family. I have 4 boys who love swords, but I enjoyed it too. Until Wil Willis left the show. We don't like the new guy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Yeah, after a season of the new guy, I dropped the show, too. I'm a blacksmith. People ask me if I do it so I can be on that show. My answer is always, "No, I don't hate myself that much."
You can really tell an old person wrote this because they think quotation marks is a way to show emphasis instead of sarcasm. ("BIG" MONEY!)
Time for Trump to take his daily pills, he’s a rambling idiot (more than usual).
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
You can really tell an old person wrote this because they think quotation marks is a way to show emphasis instead of sarcasm. ("BIG" MONEY!)
"Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something...That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo...and it's worth fighting for."
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something...That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo...and it's worth fighting for."
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Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
dlvr.it
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
*gently pats his set of World Book as well as Britannicas* Yes, my pretties, yes!
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
*gently pats his set of World Book as well as Britannicas* Yes, my pretties, yes!
Dear god, yet ANOTHER reason to hate this type of software (but TurboTax in particular)!
The popular chatbot has integrated several applications in similar deals in recent months, including PayPal, Walmart and Spotify.
Intuit Will Pay OpenAI $100 Million In Deal Combining TurboTax And ChatGPT
The popular chatbot has integrated several applications in similar deals in recent months, including PayPal, Walmart and Spotify.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dear god, yet ANOTHER reason to hate this type of software (but TurboTax in particular)!
Fuck this place. I'm 50+ years old an in no way shape or form can I be considered a boomer, and consider that an insult.
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Fuck this place. I'm 50+ years old an in no way shape or form can I be considered a boomer, and consider that an insult.
AND CAN NEVER become President again! I feel that's an important part of this.
I felt that feeling once before on January 21, 2021. One of the best days ever.
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
AND CAN NEVER become President again! I feel that's an important part of this.
TBH, I think even 5 minutes is generous. I quite seriously think 30 seconds would be a stretch for his goldfish attention span. I'm sorry, that's an insult to goldfish.
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
TBH, I think even 5 minutes is generous. I quite seriously think 30 seconds would be a stretch for his goldfish attention span. I'm sorry, that's an insult to goldfish.