roscone
@roscone.com
That's me, the Massachusetts web dev who loves movies, games, F1, Boston sports, leftie politics...and more!
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patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
I fundamentally do not need to listen to you if you are either:
- acting like any human is inherently better than any other human
- clinging to fossil fuels over renewables
Basic morality dictates the first point and basic science literacy dictates the second.
- acting like any human is inherently better than any other human
- clinging to fossil fuels over renewables
Basic morality dictates the first point and basic science literacy dictates the second.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I fundamentally do not need to listen to you if you are either:
- acting like any human is inherently better than any other human
- clinging to fossil fuels over renewables
Basic morality dictates the first point and basic science literacy dictates the second.
- acting like any human is inherently better than any other human
- clinging to fossil fuels over renewables
Basic morality dictates the first point and basic science literacy dictates the second.
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UAW Local 2322 resident assistants at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute have been on strike since Halloween over management’s refusal to negotiate over harmful restructuring. @uawregion9a.bsky.social
working-mass.com/2025/11/08/w...
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WPI Resident Advisors On Strike Against Destructive Restructuring and Unionbusting - Working Mass
By: Jake S Resident Advisors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute live in the student dormitories and offer services and resources to the students that live in their buildings to keep them safe and offe...
working-mass.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
UAW Local 2322 resident assistants at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute have been on strike since Halloween over management’s refusal to negotiate over harmful restructuring. @uawregion9a.bsky.social
working-mass.com/2025/11/08/w...
working-mass.com/2025/11/08/w...
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Any other time, any other President, and "the dude was in a global conspiracy to fuck them kids" would have been 24/7 coverage. Even Dubya.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Any other time, any other President, and "the dude was in a global conspiracy to fuck them kids" would have been 24/7 coverage. Even Dubya.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
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To one and all she seemed best friends with her cousin, the Spanish duchess Crystal Pepsi, but behind the smiles, in the world of court politics, they were the most deadly of adversaries
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
To one and all she seemed best friends with her cousin, the Spanish duchess Crystal Pepsi, but behind the smiles, in the world of court politics, they were the most deadly of adversaries
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Buried in here: UMC pastors in Chicago told me they were going to keep doing this for a wide spectrum of Methodists who have legal battles amid the ongoing mass deportation effort in the city — immigrant families, pastors who have been arrested, etc.
Some serious denominational solidarity here.
Some serious denominational solidarity here.
NEW: So, the courtroom at the "Broadview 6" arraignment in Chicago yesterday featured lotsa Methodist pastors.
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Why? They were supporters of defendant/fellow Methodist Brian Straw.
"If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/11/13/m...
Methodist pastors march into courtroom with 'boring suburban dad' indicted for protesting
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘If you come for one United Methodist, you have come for all of us,’ said a Chicago area UMC pastor.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Buried in here: UMC pastors in Chicago told me they were going to keep doing this for a wide spectrum of Methodists who have legal battles amid the ongoing mass deportation effort in the city — immigrant families, pastors who have been arrested, etc.
Some serious denominational solidarity here.
Some serious denominational solidarity here.
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gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Obviously just bullshit, given this map is coming from the direct consent of the people of California, but hey if this goes anywhere at all, let's sue over all the Republican maps
*DOJ SUES TO BLOCK CALIFORNIA'S NEW US HOUSE MAP: AP
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Obviously just bullshit, given this map is coming from the direct consent of the people of California, but hey if this goes anywhere at all, let's sue over all the Republican maps
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"Barely legal is 15 yo" - Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Barely legal is 15 yo" - Megyn Kelly
He knew their plan and either couldn't or wouldn't keep them in line. Schumer has to go
Schumer reached out to leading presidential contenders to try and mute criticism of the deal, calling Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear, JB Pritzker, and Gavin Newsom.
While Schumer voted against it, the eight Dems behind the shutdown deal said the minority leader was aware of their plan. trib.al/lcNlGik
While Schumer voted against it, the eight Dems behind the shutdown deal said the minority leader was aware of their plan. trib.al/lcNlGik
Schumer Begged 2028 Dem Contenders Not to Criticize Shutdown Deal
The Senate minority leader was well aware the shutdown deal would face backlash across the Democratic Party.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
He knew their plan and either couldn't or wouldn't keep them in line. Schumer has to go
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it was always the most “open secret” shit imaginable and no one did a fucking thing about it. people don’t give a fuck about sexual abuse unless it convenient rhetoric to weaponize against communities at high risk for sexual abuse—trans women in particular
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
it was always the most “open secret” shit imaginable and no one did a fucking thing about it. people don’t give a fuck about sexual abuse unless it convenient rhetoric to weaponize against communities at high risk for sexual abuse—trans women in particular
the panels on my roof were installed in that time! I'm helping!
Good morning with good news: Global solar grew by 498 TWh (+31%) in Q1-Q3 2025, compared to 2024, "the largest increase ever over a nine-month period."
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
the panels on my roof were installed in that time! I'm helping!
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Who brings a shop vac to five guys?
Good morning
Good morning
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Who brings a shop vac to five guys?
Good morning
Good morning
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
If this is what they are doing with the AI, what do you think they are doing with the much simpler and easier to control algorithm that chooses which posts you see and which of your posts are seen by others?
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But don't call it apartheid. prospect.org/2025/11/11/i...
Israel Considers Instituting a Death Penalty for Palestinians—but Not for Jews - The American Prospect
The bill, which would impose a mandatory death penalty on Palestinians who kill Jewish Israelis, was introduced by the far-right Jewish Power party, and a sizable minority of Knesset members backed th...
prospect.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
But don't call it apartheid. prospect.org/2025/11/11/i...
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
Yeah, honestly, it's not even an Israel thing: I don't want US politicians "devoted" to any country other than ours. That's your job.
"Being devoted to Israel is becoming increasingly incompatible with being a proud Democrat.”
-John Fetterman, on Bari Weiss' Free Press podcast "Honestly"
-John Fetterman, on Bari Weiss' Free Press podcast "Honestly"
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Yeah, honestly, it's not even an Israel thing: I don't want US politicians "devoted" to any country other than ours. That's your job.
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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there are a lot of Dems out there who are finally drafting their own dog to play basketball after being dunked on over and over again instead of just complaining to the refs
they're just in the states instead of DC
they're just in the states instead of DC
This is really something. Trump/GOP efforts to rig midterms running into serious trouble
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
there are a lot of Dems out there who are finally drafting their own dog to play basketball after being dunked on over and over again instead of just complaining to the refs
they're just in the states instead of DC
they're just in the states instead of DC
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the AI-generated chapter titles for our episodes are making me believe in the power of AI
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
the AI-generated chapter titles for our episodes are making me believe in the power of AI
This is peak Apple, to me. It looks awful but they're selling it as a premium fashion item with a price to match.
When will people get over Apple, they truly seem cooked
When will people get over Apple, they truly seem cooked
Apple has made a $230 iPhone sock 😅 the iPhone Pocket is actually a knitted bag, and Apple will start selling it on Friday www.theverge.com/news/818328/...
Apple made a $230 crossbody… sock
The iPhone Pocket isn’t really a pocket at all.
www.theverge.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is peak Apple, to me. It looks awful but they're selling it as a premium fashion item with a price to match.
When will people get over Apple, they truly seem cooked
When will people get over Apple, they truly seem cooked