JK
@miniver.bsky.social
user experience strategist ✦ hermeticist ✦ flâneur ✦ recovering natural philosopher ✦ nerdy & geeky
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JK
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· Apr 28
Arizona Public Service killed my mother
www.APSKilledMyMom.com
I put together a proper website
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My mother Kate Korman owed $500 to Arizona Public Service, so shortly before her 82nd birthday they cut off her electricity.
Temperatures were in the 90s and climbing. Without air conditioning, the heat killed her within a few days.
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www.apskilledmymom.com
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My mother Kate Korman owed $500 to Arizona Public Service, so shortly before her 82nd birthday they cut off her electricity.
Temperatures were in the 90s and climbing. Without air conditioning, the heat killed her within a few days.
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www.apskilledmymom.com
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- Old world dying
- New world struggling to be born
- New world struggling to be born
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
- Old world dying
- New world struggling to be born
- New world struggling to be born
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Dear foreign nationals in war-torn countries, terrorism hot-spots, and amidst our enemies:
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
So now they’re going to be doing individualized re-review of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees’ cases on TOP of the re-review of 200,000+ refugees who entered under Biden?
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Dear foreign nationals in war-torn countries, terrorism hot-spots, and amidst our enemies:
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
I have no torment nexus and I must scream
absolutely harrowing description of adx supermax in colorado boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I have no torment nexus and I must scream
It’s not the years, it’s the mileage
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It’s not the years, it’s the mileage
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Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
Outstanding.
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Outstanding.
Kemper Boyd always said:
protect your informants
protect your informants
KEMPER BOYD ALWAYS SAID: DON'T SPEAK TOO SOON
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Kemper Boyd always said:
protect your informants
protect your informants
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the only time i ever gave back to my community (cinephile dorks whose parents claim they can't see it but we suspect are messing with us a little)
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
the only time i ever gave back to my community (cinephile dorks whose parents claim they can't see it but we suspect are messing with us a little)
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"Assume everyone I interact with online is struggling with their mental health" has only become a more important guiding principle in the past couple years
My personal guidelines for dealing with people on social media:
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
Assume everyone is a friend you haven't yet gotten to know.
Assume everyone is struggling with their mental health
Don't promise any emotional labor you might not be able to provide
If someone seems like a hater, disengage right away
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Assume everyone I interact with online is struggling with their mental health" has only become a more important guiding principle in the past couple years
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I contain multitudes
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I contain multitudes
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
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They're stealing my bit
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
They're stealing my bit
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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Lol he can't find an architect willing to build the ugly fucking building he imagines.
Exclusive: President Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic.
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Lol he can't find an architect willing to build the ugly fucking building he imagines.
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Not only are there a metric buttload of great games in here (Monster of the Week! Blades in the Dark! Thirsty Sword Lesbians!) but if you dig down into the Gate section, in the Worlds in Shadow book you’ll find Crimeworld, which is me puking out Heist and Con 101, for #ttrpg use or whatever you want
As the year winds down we want to take a moment.
2025 marks our twentieth year in business. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to our little company with their time, money, or talent. Thank you!
To celebrate, we've put our whole catalog on sale.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
2025 marks our twentieth year in business. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to our little company with their time, money, or talent. Thank you!
To celebrate, we've put our whole catalog on sale.
evilhat.com/roleplaying-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Not only are there a metric buttload of great games in here (Monster of the Week! Blades in the Dark! Thirsty Sword Lesbians!) but if you dig down into the Gate section, in the Worlds in Shadow book you’ll find Crimeworld, which is me puking out Heist and Con 101, for #ttrpg use or whatever you want
A Turkey Day reminder
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Fellas, come correct at dinnertime by jumping on washing dishes earlier than feels natural. You should feel like you are being •pushy• about seizing the dishes.
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Fellas, come correct at dinnertime by jumping on washing dishes earlier than feels natural. You should feel like you are being •pushy• about seizing the dishes.
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Meta-communication, dishes, and justice
Personal blog of Jonathan Korman
miniver.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A Turkey Day reminder
Let’s not wait so long in the US
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Let’s not wait so long in the US
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The more that gerrymandering tries to squeeze more seats out a fixed pool of voters by lowering expected margins of victory, the more vulnerable it becomes to a wave in which the expectations are upset. There are self-interested reasons why many Republican incumbents haven't wanted to redistrict.
This race is close and, given how much Democrats outperformed the polls a few weeks ago, a win is actually possible.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
Emerson poll | 11/22-11/24 LV
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The more that gerrymandering tries to squeeze more seats out a fixed pool of voters by lowering expected margins of victory, the more vulnerable it becomes to a wave in which the expectations are upset. There are self-interested reasons why many Republican incumbents haven't wanted to redistrict.
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It's the texture of pecan pie that is the unique & praiseworthy thing about it. There's no other food out there that's like that blob (not that I ever eat, anyway) and the contrast between that, the nuts, and the crust, is like no other. Especially if you then throw in ice cream, & coffee.
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's the texture of pecan pie that is the unique & praiseworthy thing about it. There's no other food out there that's like that blob (not that I ever eat, anyway) and the contrast between that, the nuts, and the crust, is like no other. Especially if you then throw in ice cream, & coffee.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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1 Can't emphasize this enough. EU is home to multiple "second-tier" great powers — who are only "second-tier" because they chose not to make large investments in military capabilities — and is itself an economic & diplomatic great power. NATO is the most powerful security confederation in history.
It sure seems like Vance leads a faction that is enamored of 🇷🇺's cultivated cultural conservative "soft power", reflexively anti-Atlanticist, and stupid enough to think that wedging 🇷🇺-🇨🇳 is a) realistic and b) worth trashing our relationship with the world's third largest economy.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
1 Can't emphasize this enough. EU is home to multiple "second-tier" great powers — who are only "second-tier" because they chose not to make large investments in military capabilities — and is itself an economic & diplomatic great power. NATO is the most powerful security confederation in history.
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I think it’s bad that ai allows people to pretend to live in completely separate realities so they don’t have to process news and events that make them uncomfortable. I think that is bad for the health of society!
Trump supporters are also making shitty AI videos of Trump arresting Mamdani in the Oval Office.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I think it’s bad that ai allows people to pretend to live in completely separate realities so they don’t have to process news and events that make them uncomfortable. I think that is bad for the health of society!
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Fuuuuuck!
This was a dead letter, and assholes have convinced people that vaccines are worse than having their kids die.
All based on fears of “autism” as if disability/divergence is “a fate worse than death”.
This was a dead letter, and assholes have convinced people that vaccines are worse than having their kids die.
All based on fears of “autism” as if disability/divergence is “a fate worse than death”.
After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Fuuuuuck!
This was a dead letter, and assholes have convinced people that vaccines are worse than having their kids die.
All based on fears of “autism” as if disability/divergence is “a fate worse than death”.
This was a dead letter, and assholes have convinced people that vaccines are worse than having their kids die.
All based on fears of “autism” as if disability/divergence is “a fate worse than death”.