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@malacandra.me
Grizzled software/web designer, graphic artist, and political activist. Former webmaster at Democracy for America.
Online for >40 years & my soul hasn't been entirely crushed yet.
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Online for >40 years & my soul hasn't been entirely crushed yet.
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This rabble rouser clearly deserved whatever violence the state meted out to him afterwards.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This rabble rouser clearly deserved whatever violence the state meted out to him afterwards.
People are going out of their way to stream Michelle Obama's "Becoming" on Netflix this weekend so its ratings exceed the viewings of Melania's new movie.
Is it petty? Yes. Will I be doing it? Also, yes. 
Is it petty? Yes. Will I be doing it? Also, yes. 
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
People are going out of their way to stream Michelle Obama's "Becoming" on Netflix this weekend so its ratings exceed the viewings of Melania's new movie.
Is it petty? Yes. Will I be doing it? Also, yes. 
Is it petty? Yes. Will I be doing it? Also, yes. 
This rabble rouser clearly deserved whatever violence the state meted out to him afterwards.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This rabble rouser clearly deserved whatever violence the state meted out to him afterwards.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I'm posting this for no particular reason.
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I'm posting this for no particular reason.
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
MAGA is now claiming that Americans need to meekly submit to government authority. And mustn't interfere with law enforcement in the commission of their duties.
This is quite an interesting plot twist for them.
This is quite an interesting plot twist for them.
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
MAGA is now claiming that Americans need to meekly submit to government authority. And mustn't interfere with law enforcement in the commission of their duties.
This is quite an interesting plot twist for them.
This is quite an interesting plot twist for them.
The “All Lives Matter” team is sure singing a different tune lately.
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The “All Lives Matter” team is sure singing a different tune lately.
It's not paranoia: the administration is definitely echoing the fucking Nazis.
The Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi Propaganda
Government social-media managers have transformed official feeds.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It's not paranoia: the administration is definitely echoing the fucking Nazis.
A Partial List of Things Which are Inexcusible Offenses if You're a Democrat, but No Big Deal if You Are a Republican.
The President playing golf
The President taking vacation
The President putting feet up on the Oval Office desk
The President sending troops overseas
1/5
The President playing golf
The President taking vacation
The President putting feet up on the Oval Office desk
The President sending troops overseas
1/5
January 22, 2026 at 11:28 PM
A Partial List of Things Which are Inexcusible Offenses if You're a Democrat, but No Big Deal if You Are a Republican.
The President playing golf
The President taking vacation
The President putting feet up on the Oval Office desk
The President sending troops overseas
1/5
The President playing golf
The President taking vacation
The President putting feet up on the Oval Office desk
The President sending troops overseas
1/5
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This breaks my heart to see.
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This breaks my heart to see.
It's tragically easy to get the left to fracture when they shouldn't.
It's tragically difficult to get the right to fracture when they should.
It's tragically difficult to get the right to fracture when they should.
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It's tragically easy to get the left to fracture when they shouldn't.
It's tragically difficult to get the right to fracture when they should.
It's tragically difficult to get the right to fracture when they should.
Many folks demonize The Deep State although their lives are actually made miserable by The Deep Pockets.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Many folks demonize The Deep State although their lives are actually made miserable by The Deep Pockets.
People need to use the phrase "works like a charm" more ironically.
Charms are hardly the most reliable of technologies.
Charms are hardly the most reliable of technologies.
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
People need to use the phrase "works like a charm" more ironically.
Charms are hardly the most reliable of technologies.
Charms are hardly the most reliable of technologies.
How old am I?
I'm so old that I know what "Slashdotted" meant, and experienced it.
I'm so old that I know what "Slashdotted" meant, and experienced it.
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
How old am I?
I'm so old that I know what "Slashdotted" meant, and experienced it.
I'm so old that I know what "Slashdotted" meant, and experienced it.
I just finished the final volume of Phillip Pullman's "The Book of Dust" trilogy: "The Rose Field." This is his continuation of the story of Lyra Silvertongue which began in "His Dark Materials." 1/3
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I just finished the final volume of Phillip Pullman's "The Book of Dust" trilogy: "The Rose Field." This is his continuation of the story of Lyra Silvertongue which began in "His Dark Materials." 1/3
In other words, no constraints at all.
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
In other words, no constraints at all.
I suppose it was a foregone conclusion that the kid who immersed himself in the works of Vonnegut, Twain, Lennon, Zappa, Heinlein, and Mad Magazine would turn out to be a snarky, caustic, curmudgeonly old man.
But I have to credit the MAGA movement for helping me take it to the next level.
But I have to credit the MAGA movement for helping me take it to the next level.
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I suppose it was a foregone conclusion that the kid who immersed himself in the works of Vonnegut, Twain, Lennon, Zappa, Heinlein, and Mad Magazine would turn out to be a snarky, caustic, curmudgeonly old man.
But I have to credit the MAGA movement for helping me take it to the next level.
But I have to credit the MAGA movement for helping me take it to the next level.
I'm reminded of Trump's claim that he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and not lose any of his supporters.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I'm reminded of Trump's claim that he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and not lose any of his supporters.
Starting tomorrow you're going to endlessly hear the word "semiquincentennial".
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Starting tomorrow you're going to endlessly hear the word "semiquincentennial".
December 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I dreamt that I was part of The Great Web of Life: and if you tug too hard on any strand, you pull the covers off of your sweetie.
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I dreamt that I was part of The Great Web of Life: and if you tug too hard on any strand, you pull the covers off of your sweetie.
December 28th is the anniversary of the tragic Tay Bridge Disaster that claimed 75 lives in Scotland in 1879.
A failure of engineering, inspection, and construction it precipitated another disaster: one of the very worst poems in the history of the English language.
Which is no small feat. 1/3
A failure of engineering, inspection, and construction it precipitated another disaster: one of the very worst poems in the history of the English language.
Which is no small feat. 1/3
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
December 28th is the anniversary of the tragic Tay Bridge Disaster that claimed 75 lives in Scotland in 1879.
A failure of engineering, inspection, and construction it precipitated another disaster: one of the very worst poems in the history of the English language.
Which is no small feat. 1/3
A failure of engineering, inspection, and construction it precipitated another disaster: one of the very worst poems in the history of the English language.
Which is no small feat. 1/3
Every time this ad shows up in my Facebook feed I think it's political commentary.
December 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Every time this ad shows up in my Facebook feed I think it's political commentary.