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IT guy in Memphis, TN. Solver of problems; breaker of things; unrelenting learner. Never settle for perfect when good enough will do.

💙 Linux, FreeBSD, PHP, SQL, privacy, gardening, fishing, cats ᓚᕠᗢ

🚫 Fascism, "AI", shitcoins, techbros
Pinned
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of police
And the home of the 'fraid


🖼️ Aïda Amer
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Doesn’t look very wireless to me
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“[V]olunteers at the Immigrant Pantry point to a reason for their recent surge from serving eight families a week to serving 180.”

“‘Hunger didn’t suddenly increase,’ said Jessica Miller, who helps run the agency that serves undocumented families in Memphis. ‘Fear exploded.’”
‘Fear Exploded:’ How ICE deployment is driving a hunger crisis in Memphis - TSDMemphis.com
During the government shutdown, food pantries got slammed as federal workers went unpaid and SNAP benefits were paused. But volunteers at the Immigrant Pantry point to a completely different reason fo...
tri-statedefender.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
New contender for “most Memphis headline ever”
Man accidentally shoots himself outside Bass Pro Shops
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was taken to Regional One after he accidentally shot himself in the parking lot of Bass Pro Shops downtown, according to Memphis Police. Officers say they responded to …
wreg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.

As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.

At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.

At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Christian Singers Caught In Deportation Net, One Branded ‘Worst of Worst’

In arresting two Memphis brothers, the Trump administration published false information about criminal histories, part of a larger pattern of portraying immigrants as dangerous and evil

tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/25/c...
Christian Singers Caught In Deportation Net, One Branded ‘Worst of Worst’ • Tennessee Lookout
On the night of Oct. 8, a man named Delmar Gomez drove to pick up his younger brother from a mechanic’s shop on Lamar Avenue. He never came home. On the return trip, law enforcement officers with the ...
tennesseelookout.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"

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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)

You will not be mourned.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Just passed Caracas with at least 2 F-18 fighters escorting.

Source: www.flightradar24.com/PAPPY11/3d3d...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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still my favorite ebay purchase of all time
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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My sweaty internal emails about how I am not Enron are raising questions already answered by my sweaty internal emails about how I'm not Enron.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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If you want to coddle the child rapist lady but lock up the war hero astronaut, then you might have dumbfuck derangement syndrome.
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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I guarantee that in the coming years we will be introduced to a type of guy we never before thought could possibly exist: guy who gets dumped by his computer girlfriend
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Not only did the Trump administration lock up the brothers, the government published a news release with false information portraying Delmar Gomez as one of 11 ‘worst of the worst’ immigrant criminals in Memphis.”
Christian Singers Caught In Deportation Net, One Branded 'Worst of Worst' - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis %
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www.psrmemphis.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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latest sham investigation just dropped
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Rotten people make rotten policy

Meta had a 17-strike policy for sex trafficking, former safety leader claims
#Meta #sextrafficking
www.theverge.com/news/827658/me…
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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I'm attending Americans United for Separation of Church and State's event, “VIRTUAL | Tennessee: Tip of the Sword of Christian Nationalism. What Ca www.mobilize.us/au/event/868...
VIRTUAL | Tennessee: Tip of the Sword of Christian Nationalism. What Can We Do? · Americans United for Separation of Church and State
AU Tennessee is pleased to present Andrew L. Seidel who will be speaking on "Tennessee: Tip of the Sword of Christian Nationalism. What Can We Do?" Monte Mader, a former alt-right Christian nationali...
www.mobilize.us
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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interesting fact: noah smith is part of an ongoing experiment designed to see how much you could smooth a person’s brain out before they can no longer function
Enlightened centrist
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
My IMDb account is old enough to drink 😳
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Charlie Kirk’s legacy is alive and well 👇
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.

s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM