Brian Williams (He/Him)
@professionalhench.bsky.social
Nerd, parent, bio-geek, union rep, tinker, LEGO aficionado, bookworm. Trans rights are human rights.
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once again, "the supreme court will act as a bunch of partisan republican hacks" is the single most accurate heuristic for predicting its behavior, putting any coherent legal theory to shame
because fuck you, that's why
because fuck you, that's why
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
once again, "the supreme court will act as a bunch of partisan republican hacks" is the single most accurate heuristic for predicting its behavior, putting any coherent legal theory to shame
because fuck you, that's why
because fuck you, that's why
This. The Post Office is an essential service, and should be funded from our taxes - it’s a better use for them than a lot of things our government’s doing with them.
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This. The Post Office is an essential service, and should be funded from our taxes - it’s a better use for them than a lot of things our government’s doing with them.
I dropped off a redwood slab at my daughter’s school this morning as a donation to their Industrial Tech classes. I was amused to learn that my daughter undersold this to the teacher- his response when I sent the photo was “Holy Cow! I wasn’t expecting a slab! Cool!” (She’d said we had some wood…)
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I dropped off a redwood slab at my daughter’s school this morning as a donation to their Industrial Tech classes. I was amused to learn that my daughter undersold this to the teacher- his response when I sent the photo was “Holy Cow! I wasn’t expecting a slab! Cool!” (She’d said we had some wood…)
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It’s not our fault the right decided that not being a massive antisocial prick is left-coded now.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s not our fault the right decided that not being a massive antisocial prick is left-coded now.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
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I keep seeing random flashes of “NO they’re PETIT BOURGEOISIE” being argued about various arguments, and look, I’m begging you to understand that we have to update our understanding of Marx for a modern economy.
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I keep seeing random flashes of “NO they’re PETIT BOURGEOISIE” being argued about various arguments, and look, I’m begging you to understand that we have to update our understanding of Marx for a modern economy.
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This is what happens when a political party is hearing "man the guillotines" from everyone but their donor class: incoherent midde-way bloodless meaningless garbage for the status quo.
"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is what happens when a political party is hearing "man the guillotines" from everyone but their donor class: incoherent midde-way bloodless meaningless garbage for the status quo.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Yesssssss
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
kadoore.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Yesssssss
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Italians are so weird (laudatory)
the Ipsos Pride survey is genuinely an awesome product, but jesus the difference in the UK/US on trans issues is nuts
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Italians are so weird (laudatory)
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"But KB I don't want to pay money for a story about love triangles and lost royalty and talking vultures and elder dragons which break the square cube law."
Then you should read it online for free!
#book #books #comic #comics #YA #fantasy
Then you should read it online for free!
#book #books #comic #comics #YA #fantasy
Side Quested
A Fantasy romcom webcomic, updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
sidequested.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I’ve always had our devices on a when they stop working well or break beyond my ability to repair upgrade cycle, which tends to be 4-5 years. And now that DIY parts are expensive enough to justify AppleCare for all our iPads, I expect those to be only upgraded when too obsolete for Apple to replace.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I’ve always had our devices on a when they stop working well or break beyond my ability to repair upgrade cycle, which tends to be 4-5 years. And now that DIY parts are expensive enough to justify AppleCare for all our iPads, I expect those to be only upgraded when too obsolete for Apple to replace.
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As we move into a major shopping weekend, filled with sales and exciting offers, I wanted to remind y'all about OMENS OF CHAOS, the first print Magic the Gathering novel since 2019!
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As we move into a major shopping weekend, filled with sales and exciting offers, I wanted to remind y'all about OMENS OF CHAOS, the first print Magic the Gathering novel since 2019!
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(A) stop feeling pressure to be perfect;
(B) normalize asking questions, because that is normalizing learning;
(C) do not ask AI if your turkey is done; ask a meat thermometer
(B) normalize asking questions, because that is normalizing learning;
(C) do not ask AI if your turkey is done; ask a meat thermometer
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
(A) stop feeling pressure to be perfect;
(B) normalize asking questions, because that is normalizing learning;
(C) do not ask AI if your turkey is done; ask a meat thermometer
(B) normalize asking questions, because that is normalizing learning;
(C) do not ask AI if your turkey is done; ask a meat thermometer
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THIS
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
Periodically I see people justifying means-testing to ensure The Rich don't get stuff for free when they can afford it.
I see the logic, but we can just tax them more.
Plus, the BIGGEST thing not means-testing solves is
*deep breath*
IT STOPS RICH PEOPLE FINANCIALLY-ABUSING THEIR KIDS ANYMORE.
I see the logic, but we can just tax them more.
Plus, the BIGGEST thing not means-testing solves is
*deep breath*
IT STOPS RICH PEOPLE FINANCIALLY-ABUSING THEIR KIDS ANYMORE.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
THIS
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
Thread. I’m suddenly very glad my daughter never got into Roblox.
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Thread. I’m suddenly very glad my daughter never got into Roblox.
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Always remember:
Trump is not an anomaly for the GOP, but an expected result of the past 75-ish years of deliberate, informed leadership choices.
They didn’t change strategy after Nixon; they doubled down.
Trump isn’t the end of MAGA.
The GOP MUST suffer consequences for the hell they unleashed.
Trump is not an anomaly for the GOP, but an expected result of the past 75-ish years of deliberate, informed leadership choices.
They didn’t change strategy after Nixon; they doubled down.
Trump isn’t the end of MAGA.
The GOP MUST suffer consequences for the hell they unleashed.
Stephen Miller saw actual competent lawyers as a huge threat to his plans for authoritarian rule, and so he started removing them and replacing them with hacks and sock puppets who would give whatever advice he wanted. In this, he followed a precedent set down by Cheney in the Bush 43 presidency.
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Always remember:
Trump is not an anomaly for the GOP, but an expected result of the past 75-ish years of deliberate, informed leadership choices.
They didn’t change strategy after Nixon; they doubled down.
Trump isn’t the end of MAGA.
The GOP MUST suffer consequences for the hell they unleashed.
Trump is not an anomaly for the GOP, but an expected result of the past 75-ish years of deliberate, informed leadership choices.
They didn’t change strategy after Nixon; they doubled down.
Trump isn’t the end of MAGA.
The GOP MUST suffer consequences for the hell they unleashed.
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UPDATE:
I’ve deleted OKCupid as well, not just because they are also owned by Match Group (which owns Plenty of Fish), but because a knowledgable friend informed me:
“OkCupid is notorious in my professional community for its horrifying data practices.”
As if the creeps IN the apps aren’t enough.
I’ve deleted OKCupid as well, not just because they are also owned by Match Group (which owns Plenty of Fish), but because a knowledgable friend informed me:
“OkCupid is notorious in my professional community for its horrifying data practices.”
As if the creeps IN the apps aren’t enough.
Plenty of Fish deleted my drag performance video off my profile. I appealed the decision. I just saw their response and final decision, refusing to restore the photo.
I wrote them back, saying I found their decision hypocritical and frankly discriminatory. Then I deleted my profile.
I wrote them back, saying I found their decision hypocritical and frankly discriminatory. Then I deleted my profile.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
UPDATE:
I’ve deleted OKCupid as well, not just because they are also owned by Match Group (which owns Plenty of Fish), but because a knowledgable friend informed me:
“OkCupid is notorious in my professional community for its horrifying data practices.”
As if the creeps IN the apps aren’t enough.
I’ve deleted OKCupid as well, not just because they are also owned by Match Group (which owns Plenty of Fish), but because a knowledgable friend informed me:
“OkCupid is notorious in my professional community for its horrifying data practices.”
As if the creeps IN the apps aren’t enough.
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truly impressive how much Target’s success relied on Woke
turns out that’s all that really differentiated it from its competitors and when it gave customers a reason to go elsewhere they had no reason to come back
turns out that’s all that really differentiated it from its competitors and when it gave customers a reason to go elsewhere they had no reason to come back
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
truly impressive how much Target’s success relied on Woke
turns out that’s all that really differentiated it from its competitors and when it gave customers a reason to go elsewhere they had no reason to come back
turns out that’s all that really differentiated it from its competitors and when it gave customers a reason to go elsewhere they had no reason to come back
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Also, if you look at that timeframe, it's also when companies stopped letting people support their executive function by having a secretary
ADHD causes far less trouble if your wife and your secretary run your life for you
The women were on mother's little helper
ADHD causes far less trouble if your wife and your secretary run your life for you
The women were on mother's little helper
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Also, if you look at that timeframe, it's also when companies stopped letting people support their executive function by having a secretary
ADHD causes far less trouble if your wife and your secretary run your life for you
The women were on mother's little helper
ADHD causes far less trouble if your wife and your secretary run your life for you
The women were on mother's little helper
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I keep saying this but it’s at least very interesting that many doctors didn’t think ADHD persisted into adulthood until you couldn’t buy Ritalin over the counter anymore and most people stopped smoking.
yeah tbh I’d really rather be on ADHD meds and NOT have to develop a two pack a day cigarette habit as someone who’s never smoked before just to function
I guess I can drink twelve coffees a day while chain smoking if you want me to do this in a socially acceptable manner, I just don't see how that's better for my physical or mental health than Vyvanse, y'know?
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I keep saying this but it’s at least very interesting that many doctors didn’t think ADHD persisted into adulthood until you couldn’t buy Ritalin over the counter anymore and most people stopped smoking.
Fun found bio-nerd art left on the hallway walls at work. Artist unknown, but it’s good to see our students keeping their sense of whimsy this time of the semester. (Also, the art is impressive!) The Boomslang makes me think of @seananmcguire.bsky.social, mainly for her love of snakes.
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Fun found bio-nerd art left on the hallway walls at work. Artist unknown, but it’s good to see our students keeping their sense of whimsy this time of the semester. (Also, the art is impressive!) The Boomslang makes me think of @seananmcguire.bsky.social, mainly for her love of snakes.
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#Pride
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#indeartists
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October 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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#TransArtist
#TransStickers
#Pride
#lgbtqsky
#indeartists
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#TransArtist
#TransStickers
#Pride
#lgbtqsky
#indeartists
ko-fi.com/s/2e4544b7d0
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we may in fact be entering the era of incumbent disadvantage
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
I think the story of the last century or so of politics is that sustained backlashes against parties are basically extinct. We went from the Democrats being shut out of power for decades after the Civil War to Watergate only keeping Republicans out of the White House for four years
Lots of interesting stuff here, including Newsom being weirdly popular among young voters www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-covid-...
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
we may in fact be entering the era of incumbent disadvantage
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
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Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
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"Rights for me but not for thee" is the entire narrative of the right-wing cult right now and I'm so tired of these piggies slurping up all the liberty at the trough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Rights for me but not for thee" is the entire narrative of the right-wing cult right now and I'm so tired of these piggies slurping up all the liberty at the trough.