Gregory Harris (he/him)
@mazinga.bsky.social
Game master, adventure designer, community radio DJ, prematurely anti-fascist, movie enthusiast, atheist, and consultant as a day job. Lives in Indianapolis, votes Democratic.
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Wilhoit's law: Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
They fully intend to be exempt from the laws they enact. The hypocrisy is a flex.
They fully intend to be exempt from the laws they enact. The hypocrisy is a flex.
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My phone is doing all the same things from 2015 with only minimal benefits. The only reason we have to upgrade is increased software bloat.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My phone is doing all the same things from 2015 with only minimal benefits. The only reason we have to upgrade is increased software bloat.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
We should actually just have phones that last 15 years now.
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Post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
*High school debaters* know that when someone tries to change the subject, their argument is weak. It isn't the press' job to *help* them do it.
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
*High school debaters* know that when someone tries to change the subject, their argument is weak. It isn't the press' job to *help* them do it.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Both the threats against Senator Kelly et. al. and the attempt to impose a pro-Russian peace on Ukraine are huge scandals, and they're just what these people have done *this week*
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Both the threats against Senator Kelly et. al. and the attempt to impose a pro-Russian peace on Ukraine are huge scandals, and they're just what these people have done *this week*
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This is the Scout Law (say it with me!): "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Scouting America hasn't changed its values at all. It has simply recognized that they aren't exclusively male.
Is it a 'masculine value' to melt down about some new fake shit every week?
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is the Scout Law (say it with me!): "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Scouting America hasn't changed its values at all. It has simply recognized that they aren't exclusively male.
PSA of the day
FYI, your library has movies you can check out for the holiday weekend. They may have toys, board games, or activity kits to check out for the kids and grandkids.
The library is awesome and you should check it out.
The library is awesome and you should check it out.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
PSA of the day
For shame.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For shame.
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The Founding Fathers required Senate confirmation for key appointments for a reason. Donald Trump doesn’t like that reason. It’s to ensure high ranking government officials are loyal to the country not just the president. That’s not what Trump wants. joycevance.substack.com/p/explanatio...
Explanation: The Comey and James Prosecutions, Dismissed Without Prejudice
Preet's and my conversation and more
joycevance.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Founding Fathers required Senate confirmation for key appointments for a reason. Donald Trump doesn’t like that reason. It’s to ensure high ranking government officials are loyal to the country not just the president. That’s not what Trump wants. joycevance.substack.com/p/explanatio...
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A must-read from @davidgilbert.bsky.social on Roblox and what’s going on with #FreeSchlep.
www.wired.com/story/he-hun...
www.wired.com/story/he-hun...
He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him
YouTuber “Schlep" built a huge following tracking down alleged child predators on Roblox before being kicked off. The platform is facing multiple lawsuits over child safety.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A must-read from @davidgilbert.bsky.social on Roblox and what’s going on with #FreeSchlep.
www.wired.com/story/he-hun...
www.wired.com/story/he-hun...
Your Coffee Mug is a Physics Disaster
YouTube video by SciShow
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
PSA of the day
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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PSA of the day / 🧵⬇️
Finally catching up and watching this episode and for those who are only experiencing Ranma through the new anime, I hope you know that he used to be *worse*, that they actually toned him down from how he was in the manga and original anime
So just a warning before tomorrow’s Ranma episode: He will be introduced
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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PSA of the day
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
PSA of the day
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THE SOULCATCHER (Oils, Palette Knife, Chalk, Pencil). #Art for #TheBlackCompanyRPG
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
THE SOULCATCHER (Oils, Palette Knife, Chalk, Pencil). #Art for #TheBlackCompanyRPG
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Um.... This is an actual judicial opinion (dissenting in the TX gerrymandering case)
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Um.... This is an actual judicial opinion (dissenting in the TX gerrymandering case)
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Here’s the best I could do at summarizing the indictment debacle. It’s complicated!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
bsky.app/profile/anna...
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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It is T-7.5 days to Thanksgiving, and if you absolutely CANNOT BEAR to make an appearance at the Racist Relative or Overbearing Inlaw table this year, and they won’t take “no, you’re assholes”, it is Groundwork Time!
Sometime this weekend, someone in your house will feel awful. There will be vomit.
Sometime this weekend, someone in your house will feel awful. There will be vomit.
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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Must-read piece about what is so fundamentally rotten about American "journalism" today..
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Must-read piece about what is so fundamentally rotten about American "journalism" today..
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?