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Brian Wolven

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Coulrophobic Hydra tamer. Terrified of dyslexic zombies. Friend to arachnids. All of my puns are 100% organically groan. //|\oOOo/|\\ https://wolven.us/ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2858-2332

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 1h

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 1h

When one of the mailboxes climbs in your car and starts talking it is DEFINITELY time. 😵‍💫

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Peggy Wolven @vexedmuddler.bsky.social · 1h

Happy Meowloween from Jammie Dodgers (and the rest of us)!

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 1h

Halloween may not be the same magnitude of event it was when I was a kid, but the magic is still alive. 🎃👻💀

Trick or treaters stop and stroll in front of a group of townhomes in our neighborhood.

A shot of our own place after a mob of trick or treaters had departed. Several inflatable Halloween decorations light things up in addition to the colored LED lights affixed to the home.

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Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 11h

1. You can't even get hot food on SNAP, much less use it for nails or "weave". It doesn't work like a credit card. Items that do not qualify do not ring up.

2. Let's call a spade a spade. That right there was not a dog whistle. It is old school pure uncut Reagan era racism. What he said was RACIST.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 1d

No ID, no prob. So murder is okay now?

🧾 www.rawstory.com/pentagon-boa...

Pentagon admits it doesn't 'positively ID' people before boat strikes kill them: lawmaker

Officials from the Pentagon reportedly admitted that they were unable to verify who was on alleged drug boats before launching strikes killing everyone aboard the vessels. After carrying out strikes o...

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 3d

US citizen, 67, ‘has ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home into street they’d blocked off

US citizen, 67, has six ribs broken by Border Patrol agents, his running club says

www.independent.co.uk

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 18h

Running Linux on Mac hardware with full hardware support is the dream–though the Framework stuff is interesting.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 1d

Huge thank you to the comedians, musicians, artists and writers who are just as mad and bewildered as the rest of us but are still doing their best to make life worth living for everyone.

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 21h

And maybe we could get Hozier to do a soundtrack… 🤣

Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 22h

I think we should let @astrokatie.com write the end of this story… wait…🤔

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 22h

Once upon a space-time…

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 22h

I think you almost have to have a slightly morbid sense of humor to exist in a universe like ours.

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

I have to wonder what Martin Rees thinks about all of this.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

I’m just hoping they don’t ruin everything with a thick coat of AI-slop varnish.

Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

I’m constantly hopping back and forth between my laptop and a variety of remote linux servers, so having that terminal interface readily available and (mostly) compatible with Red Hat or Ubuntu is key.

Solid dependable hardware and great battery life is a welcome accompaniment.

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

Though the new Liquid Glass stuff is kind of a nightmare for usability in some cases, it does make it easier to celebrate the holidays right there on your desktop. 🎃💀👻

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

And here is CinnaMum looking cute as she naps on her pouf in my office amidst her pile of toys.

A calico cat lies sleeping, curled up, with chin slightly upward pointing, right front paw tucked in at her side, and left front paw resting on her two back legs.

Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

I can’t believe I missed celebrating National Cat Day, though to be honest, that is pretty much EVERY day around here.

In any case, here is Lord Timiny of Cricket, First of his Paw, subjecting the Galilean moons to some orbital, um, “purrturbations”.

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 23h

You two can borrow my account any time if you want to shitpost. No worries about excessive engagement whatsoever. 😂

Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 1d

“Dr. Marthe Gautier, a physician and researcher who had a major role in identifying the cause of Down syndrome but whose achievement was undermined when a male colleague took credit for her work, died on April 30, 2022. She was 96.”

See also “Rosalind Franklin”.

Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 1d

White supremacyst

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller’s wife threatened to have a naturalized citizen deported because she didn’t like what he said during a TV debate.

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Stephen Miller's wife threatens to get US citizen deported as TV debate gets heated

MAGA influencer Katie Miller, the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, suggested that President Donald Trump's government could deport progressive pundit Cenk Uygur after she beca...

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Brian Wolven @brianwolven.bsky.social · 1d

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