Going4Baroque
@torquetastic.bsky.social
Good books, hard math problems, and cute dogs
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A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
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I’ve seen a million media stories about how sad Republican voters in CA are about losing their Republican representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I’ve seen a million media stories about how sad Republican voters in CA are about losing their Republican representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
But I don’t think I’ve seen a single one talking about Demoratic voters in Texas, or North Carolina, or Missouri losing their representatives.
My boyfriend and I were driving and passed Got Teeth Ln. we looked at each other and said “no one tell @tkingfisher.com about got teeth ln” we say no one tell t kingfisher about X to each other regularly”
December 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My boyfriend and I were driving and passed Got Teeth Ln. we looked at each other and said “no one tell @tkingfisher.com about got teeth ln” we say no one tell t kingfisher about X to each other regularly”
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How do y'all expect to beat the fascists if you don't even post alt text?!
June 15, 2024 at 9:17 AM
How do y'all expect to beat the fascists if you don't even post alt text?!
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The world is actually FULL of technologies that were created and then went away because they sucked and no one wanted them. it happens all the fucking time. The idea that as soon as they're here we all just have to learn to live with it and find a use for it is just stupid tech industry propaganda.
Remember when they said this about NFTs... and the blockchain... and VR... and 3D...
How many times do we have to see tech no-one but tech bros want consigned to the ash heap of history before we realise that yes, actually, we *can* close Pandoras box.
How many times do we have to see tech no-one but tech bros want consigned to the ash heap of history before we realise that yes, actually, we *can* close Pandoras box.
December 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The world is actually FULL of technologies that were created and then went away because they sucked and no one wanted them. it happens all the fucking time. The idea that as soon as they're here we all just have to learn to live with it and find a use for it is just stupid tech industry propaganda.
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Good morning! If you're looking for a quick boost to your 2025 reading goals, might I suggest whisking yourself away to "dark and fantastical places" with my award-winning novella THE QUEEN OF THE HIGH FIELDS.
December 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Good morning! If you're looking for a quick boost to your 2025 reading goals, might I suggest whisking yourself away to "dark and fantastical places" with my award-winning novella THE QUEEN OF THE HIGH FIELDS.
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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"(The RATGDO, which involves physically wiring a computer running open-source software to a garage door opener, does not involve circumventing a digital lock.)"
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"(The RATGDO, which involves physically wiring a computer running open-source software to a garage door opener, does not involve circumventing a digital lock.)"
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After literal decades of fearing that I would never be published, today marks the publication of This Brutal Moon, the final book in the Kindom Trilogy! I hope you love it as much as I do!
@orbitbooks.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social #thisbrutalmoon #thekindomtrilogy
@orbitbooks.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social #thisbrutalmoon #thekindomtrilogy
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
After literal decades of fearing that I would never be published, today marks the publication of This Brutal Moon, the final book in the Kindom Trilogy! I hope you love it as much as I do!
@orbitbooks.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social #thisbrutalmoon #thekindomtrilogy
@orbitbooks.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social #thisbrutalmoon #thekindomtrilogy
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well well well, if it isn't my old friend monday. brave of you to show your face around here again after everything you've done
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
well well well, if it isn't my old friend monday. brave of you to show your face around here again after everything you've done
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"America is a Christian Nation"
"You're a liar, an apostate, and an oathbreaker. You cannot serve honorably"
"You're a liar, an apostate, and an oathbreaker. You cannot serve honorably"
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"America is a Christian Nation"
"You're a liar, an apostate, and an oathbreaker. You cannot serve honorably"
"You're a liar, an apostate, and an oathbreaker. You cannot serve honorably"
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With language like this FDR would never gain the endorsement of such Democratic titans as Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries
November 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
With language like this FDR would never gain the endorsement of such Democratic titans as Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries
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Mood
I’m so sick and tired of horrible people who happen to have access to power continuing to be rewarded for that access, rather than any skill or vision.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Mood
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
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dear men: plz find a route to self-actualization that doesn’t run through someone else’s uterus
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
dear men: plz find a route to self-actualization that doesn’t run through someone else’s uterus
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I have told you people to read this book SO MANY TIMES.
I also finished Micaiah Johnson's The Space Between Worlds this week, an extraordinary piece of imagination and character building and revenge. Immediately gripping, constantly surprising, with a deep thread of faith in humanity/community running beneath everything. Just realized there's a sequel. 😍
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I have told you people to read this book SO MANY TIMES.
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
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COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
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happy International Men's Day to trans men only, you guys worked your asses off to earn this and are playing the game on a level cis men cannot even imagine
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
happy International Men's Day to trans men only, you guys worked your asses off to earn this and are playing the game on a level cis men cannot even imagine
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Larry Summers is still on multiple prestigious boards, a fellow at think tanks, etc. @americanprogress.bsky.social you going to do anything about this?
Larry Summers (World Bank/Clinton admin/Harvard president/Obama admin) yukking it up with Jeffrey Epstein about women being dumb and society coming down too hard on perverts makes me wonder how all women are not constantly Becoming The Joker
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Larry Summers is still on multiple prestigious boards, a fellow at think tanks, etc. @americanprogress.bsky.social you going to do anything about this?
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people are so incredibly dumb, I'm mad that I felt pressured to be smart my entire life
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
people are so incredibly dumb, I'm mad that I felt pressured to be smart my entire life
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Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
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Many Southerners view all of the racism and gay-bashing and women-hating as the point of voting for the GOP. You have to understand that many people willingly decide to do evil things because they think they are right. Stop attempting to exonerate them
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Many Southerners view all of the racism and gay-bashing and women-hating as the point of voting for the GOP. You have to understand that many people willingly decide to do evil things because they think they are right. Stop attempting to exonerate them
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Daily obligatory verminposting: please enjoy this meme that's old enough to drive
September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Daily obligatory verminposting: please enjoy this meme that's old enough to drive