MotoCynic
@motocynic.bsky.social
Scott (he/him)
I used to ride motorcycles and write about them. Now I have a kid. So while I still ride motorcycles I don't have as much time to write about them. My Priorities are clearly off.
Oh, I've been playing RPGs since I was 10 and MtG since 1994
I used to ride motorcycles and write about them. Now I have a kid. So while I still ride motorcycles I don't have as much time to write about them. My Priorities are clearly off.
Oh, I've been playing RPGs since I was 10 and MtG since 1994
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Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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'Mystic Remora' 🐟
A limited number of gold-foiled prints will be available tomorrow, 12pm (PT)!
www.kelogsloops.com
A limited number of gold-foiled prints will be available tomorrow, 12pm (PT)!
www.kelogsloops.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
'Mystic Remora' 🐟
A limited number of gold-foiled prints will be available tomorrow, 12pm (PT)!
www.kelogsloops.com
A limited number of gold-foiled prints will be available tomorrow, 12pm (PT)!
www.kelogsloops.com
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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For over a month, @sbworkersunited.org has been on strike for a union contract.
We stand with these workers. Starbucks needs to bargain in good faith and finally reach a first contract with baristas.
We stand with these workers. Starbucks needs to bargain in good faith and finally reach a first contract with baristas.
We're back! Baristas on ULP strike have once again brought the picket line to Starbucks's biggest regional distribution center in York, PA.
We're making sure that Starbucks hears us: we need finalized contracts, an end to union-busting, and resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices.
We're making sure that Starbucks hears us: we need finalized contracts, an end to union-busting, and resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices.
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
For over a month, @sbworkersunited.org has been on strike for a union contract.
We stand with these workers. Starbucks needs to bargain in good faith and finally reach a first contract with baristas.
We stand with these workers. Starbucks needs to bargain in good faith and finally reach a first contract with baristas.
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Gosh!
With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Gosh!
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There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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The US's legacy in Latin America is written on stolen wealth & inked in blood.
The seemingly approaching invasion of Venezuela must be opposed by any means - a pointless war for oil & to precipitate a further dictatorial shift for this corrupt pedophile regime.
The seemingly approaching invasion of Venezuela must be opposed by any means - a pointless war for oil & to precipitate a further dictatorial shift for this corrupt pedophile regime.
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The US's legacy in Latin America is written on stolen wealth & inked in blood.
The seemingly approaching invasion of Venezuela must be opposed by any means - a pointless war for oil & to precipitate a further dictatorial shift for this corrupt pedophile regime.
The seemingly approaching invasion of Venezuela must be opposed by any means - a pointless war for oil & to precipitate a further dictatorial shift for this corrupt pedophile regime.
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
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Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and ove
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and ove
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Okay but like
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Okay but like
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
why is *anybody* buying Warner Bros
why does Warner Bros need to be bought
how big do the entertainment conglomerates need to get before they are one single conglomerate
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Spotify Wrapped is usually a fun way to reflect on what you’ve listened to over the year and share your tastes with friends.
But it hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine.
Use our social toolkit to share the truth about Spotify: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot...
But it hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine.
Use our social toolkit to share the truth about Spotify: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot...
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Spotify Wrapped is usually a fun way to reflect on what you’ve listened to over the year and share your tastes with friends.
But it hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine.
Use our social toolkit to share the truth about Spotify: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot...
But it hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine.
Use our social toolkit to share the truth about Spotify: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot...
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“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
www.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“we estimate employment-weighted share of Americans using AI at work has fallen by a percentage point & now sits at 11%. Adoption has fallen sharply at the largest businesses, those employing +250 people. 3 yrs into the genAI wave, demand looks surprisingly flimsy” www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
Store employee found masked bandit sleeping off a bender after invading booze store and tippling a tad too much
A liquor store employee in Virginia was startled on Saturday to discover smashed whisky bottles on the floor of the shop and, upon entering the bathroom, an apparently drunk, sleeping and spread-eagled raccoon.
“He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything,” Samantha Martin, a local animal control officer, told the Daily Mail. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store
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If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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The World Cup and Olympics should absolutely be relocated from the US to a country that is safe for foreign travelers.
The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 2026 World Cup in the United States: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup
The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 20...
www.hrw.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The World Cup and Olympics should absolutely be relocated from the US to a country that is safe for foreign travelers.
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This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
NEW: For years, NYC Starbucks workers have claimed that the company has arbitrarily cut their hours, denying them stable schedules. In a historic settlement announced today, Starbucks has to pay out $35 million to 15,000 workers.
This is the power of labor laws.
This is the power of labor laws.
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
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"Questions about Epstein, with whom Trump was close friends for more than a decade, seem to trigger the president more than any other issue he has faced," writes Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt.
As Epstein questions linger, Trump falls back into familiar habit: lashing out at female reporters
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Questions about Epstein, with whom Trump was close friends for more than a decade, seem to trigger the president more than any other issue he has faced," writes Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt.
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The union is calling, Starbucks! Pick up the phone!
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The union is calling, Starbucks! Pick up the phone!
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"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
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Jfc the writer at commanders herald is the hardest mf around
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Jfc the writer at commanders herald is the hardest mf around
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Say GOOD MORNING to our baristas in Aurora, IL who joined our national ULP strike this morning!
And remember: don't buy Starbucks while baristas are on strike! #NoContractNoCoffee
And remember: don't buy Starbucks while baristas are on strike! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Say GOOD MORNING to our baristas in Aurora, IL who joined our national ULP strike this morning!
And remember: don't buy Starbucks while baristas are on strike! #NoContractNoCoffee
And remember: don't buy Starbucks while baristas are on strike! #NoContractNoCoffee
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You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike!
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike!
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee