Stephen Lynch
@slynch.bsky.social
Haver of difficult public conversations about errant technology since 2007.
“Doohickey Arondolo” has got to be a “I bet my copy editor isn’t paying attention” joke that made it into print.
"To Defeat Such Unreasonable Purposes": Lord Dunmore's Floating Town - A Maritime Misadventure of the American Rebellion (October 2025 Bonus)
tl;dr New bonus! It good!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“Doohickey Arondolo” has got to be a “I bet my copy editor isn’t paying attention” joke that made it into print.
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Oh you like Great Lakes shipwrecks?
Name 100 episodes of @beyondthebreakers.bsky.social, bet you can’t.
Name 100 episodes of @beyondthebreakers.bsky.social, bet you can’t.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Oh you like Great Lakes shipwrecks?
Name 100 episodes of @beyondthebreakers.bsky.social, bet you can’t.
Name 100 episodes of @beyondthebreakers.bsky.social, bet you can’t.
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how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
This was my baseline driving behavior, pre-smartphone.
There's a large convoy of about ten vehicles roaming around with seemingly no plan, far as I know they started somewhere around the Midway area by Cicero Ave two hours ago, went east to 47th/Western, went up to Bridgeport, then to north Pilsen through Ashland and are now going west on Roosevelt.
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This was my baseline driving behavior, pre-smartphone.
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There are already food banks/depositories in every district & a ton of Democrats have been doing events to support them, but if no one besides a staffer posts about it, no one knows about it.
Even with a massive support, it's not replacing $100 billion in SNAP. We need a functional government!
Even with a massive support, it's not replacing $100 billion in SNAP. We need a functional government!
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
There are already food banks/depositories in every district & a ton of Democrats have been doing events to support them, but if no one besides a staffer posts about it, no one knows about it.
Even with a massive support, it's not replacing $100 billion in SNAP. We need a functional government!
Even with a massive support, it's not replacing $100 billion in SNAP. We need a functional government!
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Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
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An American media obsessed with Presidential fitness existed only 11 months ago
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
An American media obsessed with Presidential fitness existed only 11 months ago
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If you think that Signal is an op and totally backdoored, my recommendation is that you should plan all of your crimes over Telegram group chat.
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
If you think that Signal is an op and totally backdoored, my recommendation is that you should plan all of your crimes over Telegram group chat.
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3/4
Hamilton specifically addressed this — and couldn't fathom a president being this tyrannical.
Hamilton specifically addressed this — and couldn't fathom a president being this tyrannical.
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
3/4
Hamilton specifically addressed this — and couldn't fathom a president being this tyrannical.
Hamilton specifically addressed this — and couldn't fathom a president being this tyrannical.
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Reenforces, doesn't it, Dr. Hansen's warning: until we price carbon energy sources honestly (reflecting it cost to society) we will not reduce emissions. To get there, we must elect adults who respect science to public office.
October 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reenforces, doesn't it, Dr. Hansen's warning: until we price carbon energy sources honestly (reflecting it cost to society) we will not reduce emissions. To get there, we must elect adults who respect science to public office.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
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There are several bills to cut off Congress's pay checks during government shutdowns
Now there's a bill to halt White House ballroom renovations during the shutdown:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Now there's a bill to halt White House ballroom renovations during the shutdown:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There are several bills to cut off Congress's pay checks during government shutdowns
Now there's a bill to halt White House ballroom renovations during the shutdown:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Now there's a bill to halt White House ballroom renovations during the shutdown:
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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"The graveyard of defeated Democratic incumbents is full of moderates, not progressives....Of the 22 Democratic incumbents who lost their seats between 2016 and 2024, 21 were moderates." – @adambonica.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.
data4democracy.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"The graveyard of defeated Democratic incumbents is full of moderates, not progressives....Of the 22 Democratic incumbents who lost their seats between 2016 and 2024, 21 were moderates." – @adambonica.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
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These are horrific numbers. And electricty bill in particular are forecast to rise thanks to AI strain on grid and Trump kneecapping renewable projects that would ease that straing.
We're in a suicide pact with stupidity.
We're in a suicide pact with stupidity.
New AP/NORC poll finds:
- 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to
- 36% say electricity bills are a "major" source of stress; 50% say the same about grocery prices
apnews.com/article/poll...
- 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to
- 36% say electricity bills are a "major" source of stress; 50% say the same about grocery prices
apnews.com/article/poll...
How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll
Americans are increasingly worried about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
These are horrific numbers. And electricty bill in particular are forecast to rise thanks to AI strain on grid and Trump kneecapping renewable projects that would ease that straing.
We're in a suicide pact with stupidity.
We're in a suicide pact with stupidity.
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House Democrats have unlodged more details www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Epstein had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show
Matthew Menchel, who spearheaded Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 criminal prosecution, left the DOJ in 2007 to take a job as a trial lawyer at Kobre & Kim. Epstein’s calendars show Menchel met with Epstein in ...
www.miamiherald.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
House Democrats have unlodged more details www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Literally, costumes and inflatable animal outfits > dumb 1990s black bloc cosplay.
Not to pile on, but this stuff freaks out normies and keeps them home. Nobody’s storming the Bastille tomorrow, and unless you’re planning to throw a brick through a shop window or punch a cop, it’s still 100% legal to peacefully protest in this country. Do so proudly. Fuck what Stephen Miller says.
Actual advice for (US) No Kings:
No names, no phones, black clothes you've never worn before, masks, gloves, good shoes, eye protection, water...
Utilise the military guys in your ranks. Give them radios that connect with people flying drones above the rally. Co-ordinate movements accordingly.
No names, no phones, black clothes you've never worn before, masks, gloves, good shoes, eye protection, water...
Utilise the military guys in your ranks. Give them radios that connect with people flying drones above the rally. Co-ordinate movements accordingly.
October 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Literally, costumes and inflatable animal outfits > dumb 1990s black bloc cosplay.
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It turns out that what Todd Gilbert meant by "that escalated quickly" is that he was unwilling to support a grand jury investigation into the origins of the Trump/Russia case. I'm surprised and impressed that Gilbert took this stand. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It turns out that what Todd Gilbert meant by "that escalated quickly" is that he was unwilling to support a grand jury investigation into the origins of the Trump/Russia case. I'm surprised and impressed that Gilbert took this stand. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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Have you ever been so fucking delighted by a username/icon set that it made you follow a total stranger
October 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Have you ever been so fucking delighted by a username/icon set that it made you follow a total stranger
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At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.
Africa's oldest leader isn't ready to retire - and he's not the only one defying age
At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.
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The most frustrating part of this is that a federal judge literally made a finding of fact of the evidence presented by the administration, a judge appointed by Trump, and that judge called the narrative untethered to facts, and the narrator, unreliable.
Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
October 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The most frustrating part of this is that a federal judge literally made a finding of fact of the evidence presented by the administration, a judge appointed by Trump, and that judge called the narrative untethered to facts, and the narrator, unreliable.
Don’t fall for the AI slop, Daughters of Ferrix.
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Don’t fall for the AI slop, Daughters of Ferrix.
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It is difficult for me to express how disastrous this is.
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It is difficult for me to express how disastrous this is.
October 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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the final boss of "imagine if obama did it"
Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
the final boss of "imagine if obama did it"
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Let’s cut childhood cancer research and bail out Argentina
October 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Let’s cut childhood cancer research and bail out Argentina