James Buckley
@thejamesbuckley.bsky.social
Geek dad who likes to talk about politics, designs, books, Technology, plants, pop culture, woodworking and a lot of other things.
(Views are my own and not those of my employer.)
(Views are my own and not those of my employer.)
Test post from Obsidian to Bluesky"What is grief, if not love persevering?”- Vision, WandaVision
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Test post from Obsidian to Bluesky"What is grief, if not love persevering?”- Vision, WandaVision
I needed background noise, so I'm enjoying The Matrix playing in the background. I'm trading my current AI dystopia for a much cooler, leather-clad one.
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I needed background noise, so I'm enjoying The Matrix playing in the background. I'm trading my current AI dystopia for a much cooler, leather-clad one.
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My youngest goes to Lane Tech, where parents and teachers have been having to patrol the perimeter to protect students. You wonder if dragging a caregiver out of a daycare screaming, in full view of small children, was just too unimaginably ghoulish to anticipate and prepare for.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My youngest goes to Lane Tech, where parents and teachers have been having to patrol the perimeter to protect students. You wonder if dragging a caregiver out of a daycare screaming, in full view of small children, was just too unimaginably ghoulish to anticipate and prepare for.
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
Get out to vote!
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Get out to vote!
Playing with a way to share quotes from my #Obsidian vault. Kind of cool, but a quick graphic of text probably isn't better than just copy/pasting.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Playing with a way to share quotes from my #Obsidian vault. Kind of cool, but a quick graphic of text probably isn't better than just copy/pasting.
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FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
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24 million Americans who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act are about to see their health care costs skyrocket next year.
Instead of working with Democrats to keep costs low, Republicans have shut the government down and refuse to show up for work.
Instead of working with Democrats to keep costs low, Republicans have shut the government down and refuse to show up for work.
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
24 million Americans who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act are about to see their health care costs skyrocket next year.
Instead of working with Democrats to keep costs low, Republicans have shut the government down and refuse to show up for work.
Instead of working with Democrats to keep costs low, Republicans have shut the government down and refuse to show up for work.
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed and scared and sad, remind yourself of what you can do and then do it
Got extra cash? Donate to a food pantry
Extra time? Phone bank or canvas
Have little kids? Model kindness and communal care
Do what you can and push to do a little more than you think you can
Got extra cash? Donate to a food pantry
Extra time? Phone bank or canvas
Have little kids? Model kindness and communal care
Do what you can and push to do a little more than you think you can
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and scared and sad, remind yourself of what you can do and then do it
Got extra cash? Donate to a food pantry
Extra time? Phone bank or canvas
Have little kids? Model kindness and communal care
Do what you can and push to do a little more than you think you can
Got extra cash? Donate to a food pantry
Extra time? Phone bank or canvas
Have little kids? Model kindness and communal care
Do what you can and push to do a little more than you think you can
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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
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SWEET LIBERTY! Line up to WHACK A TERMINID!
Available today only!
We made this bit from last year's LD schedule a reality.
whack-a-terminid.libertyday.se
leaderboards will be published later today in the HD2 discord!
Available today only!
We made this bit from last year's LD schedule a reality.
whack-a-terminid.libertyday.se
leaderboards will be published later today in the HD2 discord!
Whack a Terminid!
Celebrate Liberty Day by joining us in a democratically sanctioned bug smashing contest with Whack a Terminid. Demonstrate your devotion to Super Earth and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard...
whack-a-terminid.libertyday.se
October 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
SWEET LIBERTY! Line up to WHACK A TERMINID!
Available today only!
We made this bit from last year's LD schedule a reality.
whack-a-terminid.libertyday.se
leaderboards will be published later today in the HD2 discord!
Available today only!
We made this bit from last year's LD schedule a reality.
whack-a-terminid.libertyday.se
leaderboards will be published later today in the HD2 discord!
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Federal agents raided the WRONG HOME in Portland—no warrant, guns drawn on a family with a baby. ICE still arrested 2 people after realizing the mistake. ICE official on the aggressive tactics: "If people interpret that as aggressive, so be it."
ICE official defends agency's tactics amid fallout from raid on wrong home in Portland, Oregon
In footage shared widely on social media last week, federal immigration agents were seen breaking into a home Portland, Oregon — but the person they were looking for doesn't live there.
www.cbsnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Federal agents raided the WRONG HOME in Portland—no warrant, guns drawn on a family with a baby. ICE still arrested 2 people after realizing the mistake. ICE official on the aggressive tactics: "If people interpret that as aggressive, so be it."
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Joint Congressional Investigation Launched in Response to ProPublica’s Revelations on Detained Americans, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Joint Congressional Investigation Launched in Response to ProPublica’s Revelations on Detained Americans
Senators, House members and even a mayor expressed outrage and demanded accountability after our investigation detailed how at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents this year.
www.propublica.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Joint Congressional Investigation Launched in Response to ProPublica’s Revelations on Detained Americans, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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Kristi Noem has approved the purchase by the Coast Guard of two Gulfstream G700 jets for $172 million for her use. Democrats said reflects her over-the-top spending to ensure her comfort.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
October 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Kristi Noem has approved the purchase by the Coast Guard of two Gulfstream G700 jets for $172 million for her use. Democrats said reflects her over-the-top spending to ensure her comfort.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
God, I live in the stupidest timeline.
October 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
God, I live in the stupidest timeline.
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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
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This sounds familiar.
This. Said. It. All. ⬇️⬇️
Please. Share. So. Everyone. Knows. The. Truth.
Please. Share. So. Everyone. Knows. The. Truth.
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This sounds familiar.