Donovan
@semievolved.bsky.social
Snarkbucket, cat-dad, electronic music addict, spec-lit enjoyer. A sockful of nickles wrapped in candy. He/Him
Post a thing to social media. A follower responds, "I'd subscribe to your newsletter."
My friend, you already are. This is it. This is the newsletter.
My friend, you already are. This is it. This is the newsletter.
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Post a thing to social media. A follower responds, "I'd subscribe to your newsletter."
My friend, you already are. This is it. This is the newsletter.
My friend, you already are. This is it. This is the newsletter.
At the Mazda dealership, discussing new car pricing.
"We've included a service package, of course."
"You can remove that. I do much of my own maintenance."
"Are you a certified mechanic?"
"No, I've just been working on cars since I was 11."
"Well, you may void your warranty."
"We've included a service package, of course."
"You can remove that. I do much of my own maintenance."
"Are you a certified mechanic?"
"No, I've just been working on cars since I was 11."
"Well, you may void your warranty."
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
At the Mazda dealership, discussing new car pricing.
"We've included a service package, of course."
"You can remove that. I do much of my own maintenance."
"Are you a certified mechanic?"
"No, I've just been working on cars since I was 11."
"Well, you may void your warranty."
"We've included a service package, of course."
"You can remove that. I do much of my own maintenance."
"Are you a certified mechanic?"
"No, I've just been working on cars since I was 11."
"Well, you may void your warranty."
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Support BwP! They are the best ever! Amazing folks! Amazing shop! Please help them out if you can!
Books with Pictures (@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social) in Portland, Oregon is a GREAT comic shop, and its owner in @omgkatiep.bsky.social is one of the best. The shop is going through a hard time right now, and if you want to help BwP out, they opened a GoFundMe to help do just that.
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Support BwP! They are the best ever! Amazing folks! Amazing shop! Please help them out if you can!
It's great that Newsom('s staff) is winning the meme war against Trump, but let's be very clear... he's perfectly willing to crush trans people under the weight of his presidential ambitions. That should be a hard stop for all of us.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's great that Newsom('s staff) is winning the meme war against Trump, but let's be very clear... he's perfectly willing to crush trans people under the weight of his presidential ambitions. That should be a hard stop for all of us.
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dafuq
i am careful to keep gemini turned off everywhere, this is new. verified and disabled immediately
i am careful to keep gemini turned off everywhere, this is new. verified and disabled immediately
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
dafuq
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i am careful to keep gemini turned off everywhere, this is new. verified and disabled immediately
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Just fuck Spotify.
Fuck streaming music services. They barely pay artists anything. Daniel Ek & Martin Lorentzon have enough money.
Just go to Bandcamp and buy tracks and albums by artists you like. If they aren't on Bandcamp, buy on iTunes Store or Amazon or something, but buy the damn tracks.
Fuck streaming music services. They barely pay artists anything. Daniel Ek & Martin Lorentzon have enough money.
Just go to Bandcamp and buy tracks and albums by artists you like. If they aren't on Bandcamp, buy on iTunes Store or Amazon or something, but buy the damn tracks.
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE.
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Just fuck Spotify.
Fuck streaming music services. They barely pay artists anything. Daniel Ek & Martin Lorentzon have enough money.
Just go to Bandcamp and buy tracks and albums by artists you like. If they aren't on Bandcamp, buy on iTunes Store or Amazon or something, but buy the damn tracks.
Fuck streaming music services. They barely pay artists anything. Daniel Ek & Martin Lorentzon have enough money.
Just go to Bandcamp and buy tracks and albums by artists you like. If they aren't on Bandcamp, buy on iTunes Store or Amazon or something, but buy the damn tracks.
Remember when literally anybody gave a fuck about the Emoluments Clause? Good times.
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Remember when literally anybody gave a fuck about the Emoluments Clause? Good times.
Happy "Raw Doggin' Windows 10 Day" to all who celebrate.
October 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Happy "Raw Doggin' Windows 10 Day" to all who celebrate.
If you love the Tron Ares soundtrack, wait until you hear about Gary Numan's last three albums.
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you love the Tron Ares soundtrack, wait until you hear about Gary Numan's last three albums.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Just gonna keep reposting this until it sinks in.
July 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just gonna keep reposting this until it sinks in.
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So... when the fuck is the general strike?
February 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So... when the fuck is the general strike?
We're getting closer to full-on Butlerian Jihad territory.
"The Trump administration will launch a program to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients...
"It will affect patients in AZ, OH, OK, NJ, TX, and WA starting January 1..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
"It will affect patients in AZ, OH, OK, NJ, TX, and WA starting January 1..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too.
A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions.
www.nbcnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We're getting closer to full-on Butlerian Jihad territory.
New season of Good Omens just dropped.
September 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New season of Good Omens just dropped.
The problem with the Rapture is that if it did occur, the wrong people would still be here.
September 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The problem with the Rapture is that if it did occur, the wrong people would still be here.
Happy Equinox, y'all! Fun fact: "equinox" is derived from a Latin phrase meaning "fascists are dipshits".
September 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy Equinox, y'all! Fun fact: "equinox" is derived from a Latin phrase meaning "fascists are dipshits".
I feel like it would be a nice change of pace if one or two of these horrors were eldritch. As a treat.
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I feel like it would be a nice change of pace if one or two of these horrors were eldritch. As a treat.
Exercise update: Spelled "conscientiousness" correctly on the first try.
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Exercise update: Spelled "conscientiousness" correctly on the first try.
The silence of the @washingtonpost.com editorial team after Kimmel's federally mandated censure is... well, totally understandable because they bent the knee ages ago. Still, they never find an opportunity to disappoint.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The silence of the @washingtonpost.com editorial team after Kimmel's federally mandated censure is... well, totally understandable because they bent the knee ages ago. Still, they never find an opportunity to disappoint.
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This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.
On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
July 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
I watched "Good Night and Good Luck" today and holy fuck do I wish we had a functioning media right now.
September 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I watched "Good Night and Good Luck" today and holy fuck do I wish we had a functioning media right now.
A house down the road is getting its roof replaced and the roofer keeps firing their gun in a "shave-and-a-haircut" pattern and it's incredibly distracting. I feel a bit like Roger Rabbit.
September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A house down the road is getting its roof replaced and the roofer keeps firing their gun in a "shave-and-a-haircut" pattern and it's incredibly distracting. I feel a bit like Roger Rabbit.
It's only political violence if it's perpetrated against the ruling class. Otherwise it's just sparkling fascism.
September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's only political violence if it's perpetrated against the ruling class. Otherwise it's just sparkling fascism.
Thank you, YT algorithm, for briefly shielding me from the discourse by dropping me into this delightfully bizarre rabbit hole and reminding me that there are no bounds to human creativity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaG5...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thank you, YT algorithm, for briefly shielding me from the discourse by dropping me into this delightfully bizarre rabbit hole and reminding me that there are no bounds to human creativity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaG5...