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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 6h

Once this Administration is over, we need to have a *serious* conversation about new Constitutional amendments to ensure future Presidents can't play God based on questionable legal technicalities and the cowardice and calloused hand-washing of a partisan Congress and Court.

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 1d

Bulldoze the People’s entrance and visitor center, replace it with a an exclusive club for your rich buddies. On brand.

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 1d

I laughed, then I had a sad ☹️

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 2d

Updating my LEGO White House

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 2d

“Persons of the Tism” is my preferred moniker

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 5d

Went to the Beaumont Comic Con with the fam.

Better than expected: Trek sets, local booths, some cosplayers’ garb

Room for improvement: not just promoting on Meta, less 3D print slop sales, more food, contests too late in the day

If you don’t support local events, they won’t survive!

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 5d

Can’t be worse than a Jack in the Box taco, so I’d try it!

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 6d

#bmtbuddywalk

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 6d

Remember: the *first* thing you notice about the people you meet today — their age, gender, disability, race, etc. — is the *least* interesting thing about them.

Engage openly and dig deep!

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Evelyn X @evelynecks.bsky.social · 13d

Scene from Wonder Woman (1976)
Panel one: Queen Hippolyta (Caroline Jones) asks, "Diana, why don't you just reason with the Nazis?"
Panel two: Diana, aka Wonder Woman, (Lynda Carter) replies, "Mother, there is no reasoning with Nazis," with an exasperated expression.

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🦋 @occhitristi.bsky.social · 14d

Being neurodivergent means you over-explain EVERYTHING in hopes of clear communication, then get anxious that your over-explanation was irritating and actually made things more confusing 🫤

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 21d

Bravo for holding Mike’s feet to the fire!…. for 15 nanoseconds before returning to softballs with easily-matched talking points :/

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · 25d

I just finished my full rewatch of Star Trek #DS9 and I’m sad. What a show!

I probably missed half of the episodes when they originally aired due to college/life and lack of a good UHF antenna in my dorm, so for many episodes it was a first watch.

Onward to Voyager!
#startrek

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 24

Thank goodness the Lord has tarried, I haven’t even started the latest version of #OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 19

Disney+ is no longer served in my house.

I don't even like Kimmel.

But Bob Iger is a coward. Corporations are free to air what they like, but I'm also free to spend my money with companies that fight censorship rather than those that crumple at the first threat of it.

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 18

I’ll stick with the current game.

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 18

They should have a recurring Trump Censor character, like the Colonel in Monty Python’s Flying Circus

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 11

Can we talk about just how good James Darren’s character Vic Fontaine was in Star Trek #DS9?

It’s nice to have a self-aware recurring holodeck character who isn’t a supervillain.

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 4

I think it’s not the Internet per se, it’s the natural outcome for narcissists who achieve extremely high levels of power and/or money.

They fall down rabbit holes of immortality quests, conspiracy theories, AGI, grand plans to reshape humanity or the social contract, going to space/sea, etc

Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Sep 1

I get why this sort of feature is so decentralized, but the implementation just plain sucks and is only used by a small portion of the BlueSky population.

Like custom feeds, without easy mass adoption, it doesn’t move the needle on helping people find their tribes here.

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Aug 31

Tonight, The Man burns! I skipped this year, but have many friends there who survived and thrived despite the weather.

To bring @campjustahead.art back next year, I’m looking for a core group between Houston and Lake Charles! Interested? DM! #burningman #brc #burningman2026 #burningman2025

Night photo of The Man, glowing green with arms raised, on Burn Night of Burning Man 2022. Millions of colored lights dot the landscape from people, bikes, and art cars.

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Aug 31

Tonight, The Man burns! I skipped this year, but have many friends there who survived and thrived despite the weather.

To bring @campjustahead.art back next year, I’m looking for a core group between Houston and Lake Charles! Interested? DM! #burningman #brc #burningman2026 #burningman2025

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Aug 26

Taylor Swift is now engaged to Football Guy. Just wanted to pass on this important information that you may have not heard from other sources. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

a woman wearing a red kansas state shirt is cheering

ALT: a woman wearing a red kansas state shirt is cheering

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Richard Tallent @tallent.us · Aug 23

For the first time today, I ran out of premium request tokens using Claude Sonnet 4 with GitHub Copilot.

I've gotten spoiled handing off little tasks and checking in occasionally while I work on other things.

So, I'll be over here yelling at GPT 4.1 until it resets.