Patrick Kennedy
@dysio.de
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. Staying in the Control Group. He/Him. ACAB. 2 John 10-11 (NLT)
Anarchist Jurisdiction of Portland.
Anarchist Jurisdiction of Portland.
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Patrick Kennedy
@dysio.de
· Dec 11
I'm online too much, so I've got a few moderation lists going, if you want to join in. Somewhat opinionated, but not anyone you'll wish you'd gotten to interact with
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This is like those EDM songs with Alan Watts talks layered in
I reached the end with just a few bonus levels left, mostly through trial and error and intuition. It's not a long game in that sense, and I don't have the mind for the sandbox, but it's serene, uplifting, and beautiful
Do check it out
I reached the end with just a few bonus levels left, mostly through trial and error and intuition. It's not a long game in that sense, and I don't have the mind for the sandbox, but it's serene, uplifting, and beautiful
Do check it out
Cadence is out now!
Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!
Beyond the puzzles:
🐈⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!
Beyond the puzzles:
🐈⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is like those EDM songs with Alan Watts talks layered in
I reached the end with just a few bonus levels left, mostly through trial and error and intuition. It's not a long game in that sense, and I don't have the mind for the sandbox, but it's serene, uplifting, and beautiful
Do check it out
I reached the end with just a few bonus levels left, mostly through trial and error and intuition. It's not a long game in that sense, and I don't have the mind for the sandbox, but it's serene, uplifting, and beautiful
Do check it out
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Now, in 2026, the Community Board for Police Accountability is seated and beginning its work!
That is not symbolic.
That is structural change.
Their voice matters. Their independence matters. Their integrity matters.
This took years. Today we honor that work.
Onward. ✊🏾
That is not symbolic.
That is structural change.
Their voice matters. Their independence matters. Their integrity matters.
This took years. Today we honor that work.
Onward. ✊🏾
February 12, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Now, in 2026, the Community Board for Police Accountability is seated and beginning its work!
That is not symbolic.
That is structural change.
Their voice matters. Their independence matters. Their integrity matters.
This took years. Today we honor that work.
Onward. ✊🏾
That is not symbolic.
That is structural change.
Their voice matters. Their independence matters. Their integrity matters.
This took years. Today we honor that work.
Onward. ✊🏾
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Video games made me an artist
The myth that "video games make you violent" is very funny to me, because in my experience video games make you a freelance writer
February 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Video games made me an artist
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There's white men on this website today talking about "AI won, pack it up".
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
There's white men on this website today talking about "AI won, pack it up".
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
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Gotta ban Ring at the local level if possible
lol the surveillance state apparatus expanding to…find your missing dog? Yeah ok
lol the surveillance state apparatus expanding to…find your missing dog? Yeah ok
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Gotta ban Ring at the local level if possible
lol the surveillance state apparatus expanding to…find your missing dog? Yeah ok
lol the surveillance state apparatus expanding to…find your missing dog? Yeah ok
Ian McKellen is soooo good! I saw him perform it from this video from 12 years ago (!!) which has some additional history and context. It's incredible how he's just as if not more powerful now www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEA...
February 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Ian McKellen is soooo good! I saw him perform it from this video from 12 years ago (!!) which has some additional history and context. It's incredible how he's just as if not more powerful now www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEA...
We need to clone this man
As usual, my kiddo and I use sidewalk chalk to decorate the night before.
February 5, 2026 at 6:48 AM
We need to clone this man
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This captured the dignity and bravery I witness in Portlanders every day. Started tearing up reading it. From kids to elderly people, everyone showed bravery and a discipline to look out for their neighbors that day.
I love the people of this city so much.
I love the people of this city so much.
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This captured the dignity and bravery I witness in Portlanders every day. Started tearing up reading it. From kids to elderly people, everyone showed bravery and a discipline to look out for their neighbors that day.
I love the people of this city so much.
I love the people of this city so much.
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Only half joking, I did not realize politicians were allowed to actually just do stuff for people
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Only half joking, I did not realize politicians were allowed to actually just do stuff for people
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Neat anthropocene thread
Here's a tale of how nature triumphs in the end. And the Slag Queens!
Steel mills dumped molten slag in parts of Chicago and nearby areas. The slag hardened in layers up to 15 feet deep.
These places became barren wastelands. Other industries dumped hot ash and cinders there.
(1/n)
Steel mills dumped molten slag in parts of Chicago and nearby areas. The slag hardened in layers up to 15 feet deep.
These places became barren wastelands. Other industries dumped hot ash and cinders there.
(1/n)
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Neat anthropocene thread
No WONDER clementines are so good! Now to hope I can find a supply next year...
Citrus × clementina is a hybrid of a mandarin and an orange, and there are huge groves of them in California. They are definitely not extinct. They are available only from Nov-Jan though. Cuties are produced by a different company now than they used to be, which probably affected labeling.
February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
No WONDER clementines are so good! Now to hope I can find a supply next year...
I haven't seen Sinner's Grammy wins mentioned anywhere else yet, another reason to support Black newsrooms!
So glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves in the awards, makes me hopeful for it's Oscar prospects (even if the Oscars are still systemically problematic)
So glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves in the awards, makes me hopeful for it's Oscar prospects (even if the Oscars are still systemically problematic)
"Sinners" took home two Grammys in last night's ceremony, including wins for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
capitalbnews.org/fear-of-god-...
capitalbnews.org/fear-of-god-...
How ‘Sinners’ Keeps Supporting Clarksdale, the Community That Inspired The Film
Luxury brands and celebrities are giving back to benefit arts and culture efforts in the Mississippi city.
capitalbnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I haven't seen Sinner's Grammy wins mentioned anywhere else yet, another reason to support Black newsrooms!
So glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves in the awards, makes me hopeful for it's Oscar prospects (even if the Oscars are still systemically problematic)
So glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves in the awards, makes me hopeful for it's Oscar prospects (even if the Oscars are still systemically problematic)
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Me, pantless, eating a sub and just shouting "It's racism. The answer is racism." There is no question but that answer has a 50% hit rate regardless.
January 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Me, pantless, eating a sub and just shouting "It's racism. The answer is racism." There is no question but that answer has a 50% hit rate regardless.
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Video from Saturday’s ride now posted youtu.be/Nuwda-PjAwE?...
Thousands Ride in Portland Anti ICE/Alex Pretti Vigil and Protest
YouTube video by BikePortland
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February 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Video from Saturday’s ride now posted youtu.be/Nuwda-PjAwE?...
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public radio needs to always exist because otherwise how will you turn on your car radio after dropping your friend off at the train at 11:56pm and hear 3 minutes of droning atonal music, followed by a smooth-voiced announcer saying “thanks for joining us for this hour of bug music”
February 1, 2026 at 5:19 AM
public radio needs to always exist because otherwise how will you turn on your car radio after dropping your friend off at the train at 11:56pm and hear 3 minutes of droning atonal music, followed by a smooth-voiced announcer saying “thanks for joining us for this hour of bug music”
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A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
January 31, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
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For me, that also means making claims in one’s own voice. “This is a world that I want,” rather than “This is just common sense” or “This proposal has bipartisan appeal.”
It’s time to *do politics* again. Stop being led by the nose on polling. Stop trying to perfect your rhetoric.
It’s time to think in heterodox, bold, and creative ways. That’s not a left-right prescription. It’s about moving beyond the tinkering approach we’ve had for decades. That’s dead.
It’s time to think in heterodox, bold, and creative ways. That’s not a left-right prescription. It’s about moving beyond the tinkering approach we’ve had for decades. That’s dead.
There's massive opposition to Trump. Yet our institutions don't act as sufficient constraints on a president when he's determined to plunge us into authoritarian lawlessness.
Elrod and I end up agreeing this should inform what's next (discussing @jvl.bsky.social):
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
Elrod and I end up agreeing this should inform what's next (discussing @jvl.bsky.social):
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
For me, that also means making claims in one’s own voice. “This is a world that I want,” rather than “This is just common sense” or “This proposal has bipartisan appeal.”
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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I voted NO on more funding for ICE and CBP to terrorize our communities.
We need real accountability and real protection, and we need that now.
We need real accountability and real protection, and we need that now.
February 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I voted NO on more funding for ICE and CBP to terrorize our communities.
We need real accountability and real protection, and we need that now.
We need real accountability and real protection, and we need that now.
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They just heavily gassed. Went thru my full face again. the medics were saying it was going through their masks too. There were very young children present. This is the road nearby ten minutes after the gassing started. The gas is still visible as I type this.
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
They just heavily gassed. Went thru my full face again. the medics were saying it was going through their masks too. There were very young children present. This is the road nearby ten minutes after the gassing started. The gas is still visible as I type this.
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Another example of why we need to push our electeds to #BanChemicalWeaponsNow
February 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Another example of why we need to push our electeds to #BanChemicalWeaponsNow
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A big group stopped outside the ICE facility and federal agents dropped several rounds of chemical ammunitions. The crowd leaving the scene was the most chaotic I’ve ever seen it and the gas was the most intense. I don’t know how/why the gassing started.
February 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
A big group stopped outside the ICE facility and federal agents dropped several rounds of chemical ammunitions. The crowd leaving the scene was the most chaotic I’ve ever seen it and the gas was the most intense. I don’t know how/why the gassing started.
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A critical mistake I see is that we often fight the people who are closest to us,not those who are the most culpable.
Why? Because they are a sympathetic ear. They’re safe. We leave out key players because we take it for granted we can’t shift them with organizing and pressure.
We can and we must
Why? Because they are a sympathetic ear. They’re safe. We leave out key players because we take it for granted we can’t shift them with organizing and pressure.
We can and we must
January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
A critical mistake I see is that we often fight the people who are closest to us,not those who are the most culpable.
Why? Because they are a sympathetic ear. They’re safe. We leave out key players because we take it for granted we can’t shift them with organizing and pressure.
We can and we must
Why? Because they are a sympathetic ear. They’re safe. We leave out key players because we take it for granted we can’t shift them with organizing and pressure.
We can and we must