Cautionary Tale
teler.bsky.social
Cautionary Tale
@teler.bsky.social
Strange and unusual.

Lawyer, federal worker, pet guardian, geek.

Mostly, I want to share pictures of my pets and post about whatever crafty nonsense I’m working on or game I’m playing.

PDX
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if you want to feel super old, this is a reminder that the initial heist from the original 'the fast and the furious' (2001) was vhs players
April 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
April 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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doge isn’t saving you money
Good day to remember that DOGE has already lost the US government at least half a trillion dollars this year alone. And likely more.
April 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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April 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Why might you want to read up on EFF's guide to border searches right now, you wonder? This is why.
March 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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If you're critical of the US government and you are planning to cross the US border any time soon, today is a good day to review EFF's border search pocket guide: www.eff.org/document/eff...
EFF Border Search Pocket Guide
border-pocket-guide-2.pdf
www.eff.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL DAMN IT

Also I feel sorry for the NSA analyst who has to figure out what the hell is going on with my "burritos"
Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic

www.404media.co/the-200-site...
March 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s a stunning game. But fuck these vultures forever.
March 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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So experts are calling BS… that they left their servers unsecured and were visible.. so Twitter fucked up.. and Musk blamed ( waves hands vaguely) those people over there

www.engadget.com/social-media...
Security researchers aren't buying Musk's spin on the cyberattack that took down X
A new report raises questions about Elon Musk's explanation for a "massive cyberattack" that brought down X Monday.
www.engadget.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Haven't seen this reported anywhere but a judge overseeing Florida's attempt to age gate all social media pointed to the failure of D&D to make him worship Satan as a kid to suggest the state needs actual evidence, and not just vibes about a social media moral panic. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/11/j...
Judge Uses D&D’s Failure To Make Him Worship Satan To School Florida On Social Media Moral Panics
When Florida’s lawyers tried to defend the state’s social media age restriction law by claiming it’s “well known” that platforms harm children, they probably weren&#82…
www.techdirt.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Last time I checked there are exactly zero measles vaccine-related hospitalizations or deaths in 2025, but there are 223 of measles cases, 29 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths in Texas alone

www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
March 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Pro-tip for university administrators: when the government illegally cancels your grants, your first response shouldn't be "you kind of have a point."
Email from Columbia President Armstrong makes clear that admin still has no idea what it’s dealing with. No amount of “serious action to combat antisemitism” (read: punish Palestine activists) will satisfy the Nazis. They see universities as an enemy institution to crush underfoot.
March 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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What a wonderful idea…👇

Let’s. Do. This. ✨
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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The largest Ukrainian flag was unfurled today at the "Dont Abandon Ukraine" rally in Washington DC.

Pretty awesome!

#SlavaUkraini
#WeStandWithUkraine

#Ukraine
#RiseUpAndResist
March 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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If Elon Musk can afford to pay people to look at your taxes, he can afford to start paying his own.
February 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I finished this last night. 120 hours of stitching! It represents the “graveyard guardian” of English lore.
February 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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January 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Watching this on repeat how is your day going?
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Praying for all the victims & families of those who were aboard the airpland and Black Hawk that collided over the Potomac River tonight. 🙏🏾
January 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Quite the timing with the first significant commercial air crash in more than a decade happening tonight at DCA…
January 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
He’s built a nest of various bedding. Samwise the adorable. #catsofbluesky
January 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM