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Jim Lippard
@lippard.bsky.social
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I like infosec (esp. threat intelligence), history and philosophy of science and technology, skepticism. Mastodon: http://infosec.exchange/@lippard
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Main entry of the Library of Congress, with ornate stairwell, balcony, and columns.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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And a few more.
Protester shirt: "I'm a better Christian than any Trump supporter and I'm an atheist." Protester sign: "If Tylenol really causes autism, we'd have high-speed rail by now." Jacob Angeli-Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman"
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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A few more.
Protester dressed as Jesus with sign "whatever you did to the least of these you also did to me." Protesters in inflatables, unicorn in foreground.
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The Dude (one of several spotted).
Protester dressed as The Dude from The Big Lebowski, with sign "This aggression will not stand, man." Opposite side of sign: "I do mind. The Dude minds."
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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No Kings Phoenix.
Protesters in front of the Arizona capitol. Protesters at Arizona Capitol, signs: "They're eating the checks, they're eating the balances" and "[Hands] off HHS 25% cut" sign with graph showing declining quality over time. Protesters in front of Arizona Capitol.
October 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Here's the post I'm responding to, I've blocked the guy after another dumb exchange.
Posted has some anti-Islam memes and main text says "We agree we disagree. Christopher Columbus was a Christian. Our forefathers were Christian. Our laws are based on Christian principles. The truth, facts and evidence proves it. The Quran itself says all other religions and their followers are to be destroyed. Islamists need to be deported."
October 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Google AI continues to impress.
AI Overview says "Maui's land area is approximately 727 to 735 square miles, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island, which has a land area of about 1,033 square miles. So, Maui is smaller than Rhode Island."
September 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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only ever got to see them once live, 11 Dec 1985 at the "Party Gardens", formerly the Madame Tussaud's wax museum in Phoenix. No wax figures remained, but I think there was still a carousel there that used to have celebrities on it.
August 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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bsky.app/profile/econ...
Graph from Economist shows significant drop-off in Republican support for same-sex marriage.
August 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Gemini taking lessons.
A Google search for "three bs in blueberry" results in an "AI Overview" stating "The word 'blueberry' contains three instances of the letter 'b'."
August 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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August 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Oh, here's one in screenshot form.
July 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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What does this logo mean? This is Phoenix's Project Reset (projectresetaz dot org) at 2521 E Thomas Rd., very close to where Kinfolk Home Loans used to have their "ditch the woke banks" signs.
Project Reset, R.E.S.T. Recovery, and a seventies style happy face with lightning bolts for eyes that resemble the Nazi SS logo.
June 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Indian rope trick on the national mall as part of the military exercise competitions.
"U.S. soldiers climb a rope during an exercise competition on the National Mall. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post)" The photographer's point was to put the climbing soldier's foot in line with the top of the Washington Monument, but the top of the rope is cut off so it appears he is climbing a rope not connected to anything above it.
June 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Updated, much better.
June 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I like AAA Auto Service, but hate deceptive mailings like this from AAA Life Insurance, which is overpriced and unnecessary.
Left side of envelope says it is from Member Notifications, State of Arizona, and Signature Required, which is untrue. Back of envelope has address in MD, no name.
May 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Warden's house at Alcatraz, 2009. Yeah, looks like it just needs a new coat of paint and it will be ready to go.
Alcatraz warden's house, with no roof or windows and missing walls, overgrown with vegetation, as seen in 2009. Alcatraz warden's house, with no roof or windows and missing walls, overgrown with vegetation, as seen in 2009.
May 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Thrift store offering...
Game.. can you find and stop the SECRET HITLER?
April 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Phoenix today.
Protesters fill the sidewalks and lawn on front of the Arizona State Capitol. Signs, "hands off HHS - 25% cut" and "they're eating the checks, they're eating the balances" Small dog wearing "you're never too small to make a difference" sign
April 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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And this was a couple weeks ago.
Donald Trump, wearing a MAGA hat, standing on a vast mountain of piled cash, with a gas can in one hand and a lit-on-fire and partially burned flaming $100 bill in the other.
April 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Turns out these signs were talking about the stock market.
2024 election sign saying "Trump Low Prices / Kamala High Prices"
March 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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This is in a hallway at home
A portrait of a cat wearing clothing with a ruffled collar, looking wistfully off to the right.
February 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Nice. Couldn't agree more.
Bookshelf showing 20 Zelazny paperbacks.
February 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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March 19, 2024.
Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, praises "very valuable" potential of Gaza's "waterfront property"
February 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM