southaustinhippy
@southaustinhippy.bsky.social
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Retired ER coordinator and Registered Professional Geoscientist. Former Air Force pilot. Dad is buried in Arlington Cemetery, with mom lying above him. Committed to saving the Republic. Mind your own business!
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#NoKings Austin tagging in.
Massive crowd at the Texas State Capitol despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s activation of the National Guard.
Massive crowd at the Texas State Capitol despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s activation of the National Guard.
Honestly, this is not seal yourself in a frog shaped greenhouse weather
This asshole just brought a live rat into the house and let it go. Really missing Milton at the moment.
SOUTHCOM head steps down early & one US official says "Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats...." Bulk of article then discusses overwhelming view (incl every IL scholar & mil expert i know) that strikes are illegal.
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
Oh I found Dulcinea Bakery in San Jose and got my concha fix!! ♥️
Got a bird buddy notification that there was a Carolina wren in my feeder, and boy was there! 😅
And while I'm on the subject of appearances, where I'll be tomorrow night, with Kim Stanley Robinson, in San Francisco:
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
www.jccsf.org/event/john-s...
JOHN SCALZI & KIM STANLEY ROBINSON – THE SHATTERING PEACE
Two masters of sci-fi take the stage for a thrilling conversation where imagination meets urgency, and the future of humanity hangs in the balance.
www.jccsf.org
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The funny thing is, several of these countries HAVE kings...but not ones that fuck them over.
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I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.
www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.
Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
*Yeah. What he said. That's what happened. That's why it's funny.
*Also, becoming collateral damage in some vast software racket and getting unwittingly crushed by big bonebreaking chunks of falling marble has some bleakly ironic aspects
*Also, becoming collateral damage in some vast software racket and getting unwittingly crushed by big bonebreaking chunks of falling marble has some bleakly ironic aspects
Wow! ahl.bsky.social wanted to iterate on XKCD, but AI was inadequate to the task, so they did some cool manual processing, shared the image, and now bruces.bsky.social has pushed the rendered line art through Gemini to make it look like falling chunks of marble ... to complain about AI slop. :D
Krissy in her happy place, i.e., Camp Krissy, this afternoon.
(and for those of you going "What? Camp Krissy? What?": whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...)
(and for those of you going "What? Camp Krissy? What?": whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...)
Experiment to attach a second head to the cat was successful.
The Bluesky Department is closed for a few days now because we have a wee calf.
The library is open as normal and you can still contact us on 01856 873156 or email [email protected].
See you all next week 👋
The library is open as normal and you can still contact us on 01856 873156 or email [email protected].
See you all next week 👋
Not even if they have A level English........???
Bury this in a Blue Peter time capsule. 2025 Britain in all its glory.
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