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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛

@bpanderson.bsky.social

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Autistic cis man, cat dad, Amigan. No transphobes or racists allowed.

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 3d

Hello new users. Do you like technology designed by folks from Jupiter?

Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 7h

*our airport

Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 7h

One good thing about Des Moines is that airport isn’t too stressful.

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 7h

Meow

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Geddy Lee voice: He’s a new… world… cat

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La Spaghettissima @catlady.gay · 13h

If you don't support trans people 100% you're just as bad as the GOP. The trans sports thing is a made up controversy to get people comfortable with erasing trans people from public life. If you're willing to give up on that, then you're willing to give up on all of our rights

Martin The Mess aka Big Brother @martinthemess.bsky.social · 20d

...Democratic candidates, even ones pledging specific policies on one or two key issues that you absolutely despise (Israel/Palestine, Single-Payer, transgenders in sports, etc.) as a tactic in those demands. Because Trump and the Republicans are WORSE on all those issues than the worst Democrats.

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 13h

Having a beer

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Fry Valdrada, Illegal Lesbian @seriousanddeep.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Félicette Day! On 18 October 1963 this little one became the first, and so far only, cat to go into space, taking a 13-minute sub-orbital flight and being recovered successfully.

A black and white picture of Félicette, a small tuxedo cat. She has an electrode implanted into her head and is looking just to the left of the viewer. There is some french text in the bottom-right of the image in which I can't make out. It is signed "Félicette" with a paw mark.

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 1d

Connect Your Computer To A Higher Intelligence

A computer user sets in a vaporwave infinite plane. A wire from the back of the computer runs up to a giant spaceship evocative of 2001: A Space Oddysey, except the spaceship is made out of computer parts, with fans and pin cables replacing the typical greebling of a spaceship. The ad copy describes CompuServe in the usual breathless tones of utopian computer ads of the day.

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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 1d

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meliss-AAAAAHHH! @mel.bzky.team · 1d

guy who gives his child tylenol because he wants at least SOMEONE in this DAMNED HOUSEHOLD to be excited about his model train collection

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

It's all so clear now.

BBC News" Scientists reveal the secret

Shows an adorably mutated small white dog/muppet perched on a dark green blanket

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️ HEADS UP

MAGA trolls will be incoming. The White House and DHS both just announced on X that they’ve joined Bluesky.

These are their accounts:

America is BACK.
The WHITE HOUSE
Follow
The White House @whitehouse-47.bsky.social
America First.

Follow
Homeland Security
@homelandgov.bsky.social
With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.
#WeAreDHS

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Corel Gallery Clipart @clipart.bsky.social · 1d

ICCARD01.BMF

A 8-bit sound card that slides into one of the empty ISA slots inside a PC. This particular card is the SoundBlaster Pro, released in 1991. It came with a suite of software meant to showcase the sound card’s capabilities. Mattie remembers one program in particular. Dr. Sbaitso. It was basically Eliza plus a voice synthesizer. In other words, a talking therapist. The first question Mattie asked Dr. Sbaitso was, “Can I change who I am?” The robotic voice responded, rather listlessly, “YOU ARE JUST ?? WHAT ABOUT ME?” Mattie tried again, rephrasing the question as “Is it possible to change?” Sbaitso answered, “I AM BORED. TELL ME SOMETHING MORE EXCITING.” And that was the sum total of Mattie’s experience with therapy until she began cutting herself in high school.

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Yes and yes

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Carta Monir @cartamonir.com · 1d

Please donate something, this is a fucked up and scary situation

More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 6d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 1d

hell yeah

Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 1d

I have both an Atari 1040ST and Amiga 500.

Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 1d

I love this

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𝕯𝖚𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖙.˚⊹.🎃₊˚𖦹⋆ @dungeonlust.com · 1d

Art by • Brendan Elliott

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Geddy Lee voice: He’s a new… world… cat

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Pumpkinspiced 🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 1d

we gotta bring back World Fairs

I wanna go see technological gizmos and doodads and nations flexing on each other in a weird pissing contest

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Erica Picatinny ᛒᛉᛞᚹ 🏳️‍⚧️ @picatinnyrailed.bsky.social · 2d

Because they are afraid of seeing poor people.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · Apr 27

bug-byte, software house, t-shirts (1984) archive.org/details/your...

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Boornie 👻🦇🐈‍⬛ @bpanderson.bsky.social · 2d

I certainly was circa 2005. They also did a pretty good cover of ‘If I Needed Someone’ IMO.

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A. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 2d

Altman molested his child sister for years and later used his massive wealth to try to silence her.

He is a rapist with zero morals or ethics even if it were his job to have them

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

Altman is weakening the already flimsy ethical guardrails on their unregulated bullshit machine to goose engagement

he lied, claimed it was really because they'd fixed ChatGPT's mental health issues, then when he gets pushback he's like "it's not my job to have morals and ethics"

Sam Altman says OpenAI isn't 'moral police of the world' after erotica ChatGPT post blows up

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said his company is "not the elected moral police of the world" after receiving backlash over his decision to allow erotica on ChatGPT.

www.cnbc.com

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