Richard aka Qynn
@qynn411.bsky.social
Scribbler of fiction: SF/F, crime, & horror. Mostly shorter but working on novel(s). Gamer. Chess player. Bad photographer. Worse guitar player. Qynn is a character name from gaming days as a handle--after all this time, guess I'm stuck with it. He/Him
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Matt Walsh: nobody liked that halftime performance
Nobody:
Nobody:
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Spotify Streams Jump by 430 Percent Following Super Bowl Halftime Show
The rapper’s overall streams on Spotify increased by nearly 175 percent, with the award-winning diss track seeing the largest jump.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Matt Walsh: nobody liked that halftime performance
Nobody:
Nobody:
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social Juror 59 understands.
For some random reason I can't put my finger on, I've been thinking a lot lately about the jurors in the Martin Shkreli trial harpers.org/archive/2017...
December 8, 2024 at 7:29 PM
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social Juror 59 understands.
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BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
Here’s the takeaway.
Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.
His allies are alone.
This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
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December 8, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Yep, and so are most of my "talents."
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Reads:
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December 8, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Yep, and so are most of my "talents."
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Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
December 7, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
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My god. It’s happening. A post-Bashar Syria.
The transition starts now. Make no mistake: it will be incredibly rocky.
But today, take a beat to hear the soft, human joy of many Syrians as they cry, embrace, learn if wrongly jailed loved ones survived & vow “now we can go home.” 🧵
The transition starts now. Make no mistake: it will be incredibly rocky.
But today, take a beat to hear the soft, human joy of many Syrians as they cry, embrace, learn if wrongly jailed loved ones survived & vow “now we can go home.” 🧵
December 8, 2024 at 4:40 AM
My god. It’s happening. A post-Bashar Syria.
The transition starts now. Make no mistake: it will be incredibly rocky.
But today, take a beat to hear the soft, human joy of many Syrians as they cry, embrace, learn if wrongly jailed loved ones survived & vow “now we can go home.” 🧵
The transition starts now. Make no mistake: it will be incredibly rocky.
But today, take a beat to hear the soft, human joy of many Syrians as they cry, embrace, learn if wrongly jailed loved ones survived & vow “now we can go home.” 🧵
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Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
December 7, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Today's lesson discusses the American health care system for those in countries where their system provides care for free or reasonable fees. 👇
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If you're more upset with Biden being forced to consider the extraordinary step of peremptorily pardoning his own officials then you are about Trump appointing someone who’s promised to use the federal govt to exact personal retribution for Trump, then you need to think a little more critically.
December 6, 2024 at 4:17 PM
If you're more upset with Biden being forced to consider the extraordinary step of peremptorily pardoning his own officials then you are about Trump appointing someone who’s promised to use the federal govt to exact personal retribution for Trump, then you need to think a little more critically.
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Through reviewing posts on X, web archives, leak databases, and other social media profiles, the Observer identified the following individuals as the anonymous operators of neo-Nazi X accounts, which had a collective 500,000 followers at their peak …
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 6, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Through reviewing posts on X, web archives, leak databases, and other social media profiles, the Observer identified the following individuals as the anonymous operators of neo-Nazi X accounts, which had a collective 500,000 followers at their peak …
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December 2, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Elon Musk spent $250 million dollars so Donald Trump could put him in charge of cutting wasteful spending.
December 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Elon Musk spent $250 million dollars so Donald Trump could put him in charge of cutting wasteful spending.
I say block the fucking cowards. Give them ZERO engagement. Turn our backs to them for their betrayal and give'em NOTHING.
Omg you guys,
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December 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I say block the fucking cowards. Give them ZERO engagement. Turn our backs to them for their betrayal and give'em NOTHING.
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This was so beautifully accepted on Twitter, I thought I’d share here too
November 11, 2024 at 2:25 AM
This was so beautifully accepted on Twitter, I thought I’d share here too
Does this pile of poop in a human skinsuit have nothing better to do than this performative stunt bullshit? It never ends with her.
Mace had her staffers running around the Capitol today looking for a bullhorn. Wasn’t sure why. Now we know.
December 5, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Does this pile of poop in a human skinsuit have nothing better to do than this performative stunt bullshit? It never ends with her.
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Pete Hegseth received a six-figure severance payment and had to sign an NDA when he exited the organization Concerned Veterans of America.
The payment came amid allegations of financial mismanagement, repeated incidents of intoxication, and sexual impropriety. www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-he...
The payment came amid allegations of financial mismanagement, repeated incidents of intoxication, and sexual impropriety. www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-he...
Hegseth signed NDA, received six-figure severance payment after leaving veterans' group, sources say
Pete Hegseth received a six-figure sum amid allegations of financial mismanagement, intoxication and sexual impropriety, all of which he denies.
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Pete Hegseth received a six-figure severance payment and had to sign an NDA when he exited the organization Concerned Veterans of America.
The payment came amid allegations of financial mismanagement, repeated incidents of intoxication, and sexual impropriety. www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-he...
The payment came amid allegations of financial mismanagement, repeated incidents of intoxication, and sexual impropriety. www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-he...
@gothamchess.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the "Internet's Chess Teacher!" Hope you have a great day.
December 5, 2024 at 3:35 PM
@gothamchess.bsky.social Happy Birthday to the "Internet's Chess Teacher!" Hope you have a great day.
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Omg fuck the hand-wringing about people not finding the murder of the UHC CEO tragic. No, actually, we don't have to mourn the deaths of people who oversee the denial of our medical needs, who are also responsible for many, many deaths, all bc of their greed. STFU already.
December 4, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Omg fuck the hand-wringing about people not finding the murder of the UHC CEO tragic. No, actually, we don't have to mourn the deaths of people who oversee the denial of our medical needs, who are also responsible for many, many deaths, all bc of their greed. STFU already.
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Okay the argument 'well you can't smoke, you can't get a tattoo, etc until 18' is bullshit. Those things are not medical.
You know what I was able to get before 18
Birth control.
You know what you can do under 18 in Tennessee. Get married. Have a child.
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
You know what I was able to get before 18
Birth control.
You know what you can do under 18 in Tennessee. Get married. Have a child.
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
Supreme Court hears challenge to law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids
At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers, and other treatments for trans kids in the state.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Okay the argument 'well you can't smoke, you can't get a tattoo, etc until 18' is bullshit. Those things are not medical.
You know what I was able to get before 18
Birth control.
You know what you can do under 18 in Tennessee. Get married. Have a child.
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
You know what I was able to get before 18
Birth control.
You know what you can do under 18 in Tennessee. Get married. Have a child.
www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
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Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.