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Richard Tallent
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Software engineering lead, fine art photographer, sci fi geek, techie, VueJS enthusiast, husband, dad, 409 Texan from TN, liberal AF. Burning Man camp lead (https://campjustahead.art). Opinions mine. he/him.

My art (NSFW): @richardtallent.bsky.social
I’m pissed that such a statement didn’t immediately result in every other reporter there flipping him off and leaving the room. Everyone in a workplace should have their colleague’s and competition’s back when it comes to abusive language.
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The fact that every other reporter didn’t immediately flip him off and walk out of the room continues to tell me that the WH press core is useless and powerless.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This was the obvious meaning to me too when I saw it before he was kicked. Patton Oswald is one of the most wholesome people on the Internet.

We're all posting quickly with limited characters here, we really should interpret people's posts in the most charitable way possible, especially for a ban.
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
… and Trump will pocket veto it immediately afterward
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There is *some* argument that removing a subsidy will drive prices down, a corollary of the argument that subsidizing anything raises the affordability floor and thus drives prices up.

That said, the point of a subsidy is to help people who wouldn’t be able to afford it unsubsidized either way.
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Can we adjust the Discovery algorithm to stop over-weighting “big” accounts?

I have a tiny following and almost no organic growth or engagement. My posts feel mostly like a diary.
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I laughed, then I had a sad ☹️
October 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“Persons of the Tism” is my preferred moniker
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can’t be worse than a Jack in the Box taco, so I’d try it!
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Bravo for holding Mike’s feet to the fire!…. for 15 nanoseconds before returning to softballs with easily-matched talking points :/
October 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I’ll stick with the current game.
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM