Sebastian2
@sebastian2.bsky.social
Happily married sci-fi geek/writer/blogger, political junkie. Halloween is the greatest holiday. Vaccinated AF. Closet optimist. He/him, LGBTQ+ Ally. DMs are OFF. Check out my column "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek": https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
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Sebastian2
@sebastian2.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek
... observations from a lifetime of geekiness.
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
Any fellow old school sci-fi/horror geeks on BlueSky?
I have a column called "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek" where I examine movies, TV shows, sci-fi/horror conventions and other geeky stuff, with no mandatory subscriptions or paywalls. Live long and prosper, folks! 🖖
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
I have a column called "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek" where I examine movies, TV shows, sci-fi/horror conventions and other geeky stuff, with no mandatory subscriptions or paywalls. Live long and prosper, folks! 🖖
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
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Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
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World AIDS Day. We remember.
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
World AIDS Day. We remember.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Hegseth denied giving 'double-tap' strike order to Seal Team 6.
do Navy Seals act without orders?
do Navy Seals act without orders?
Pete Hegseth is a War Criminal.
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Hegseth denied giving 'double-tap' strike order to Seal Team 6.
do Navy Seals act without orders?
do Navy Seals act without orders?
This was always the next phase.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
From the crazed hyperbolic radical alarmists at… The Brennan Center:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This was always the next phase.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
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#ProudBlue
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#ProudBlue
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
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Rapist, seditionist Uncle Pedo isn't the U.S. president. He's a criminal squating in the White House.
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Rapist, seditionist Uncle Pedo isn't the U.S. president. He's a criminal squating in the White House.
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It is Rosa Parks Day. 🥰
Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks Day honors a very important American hero who made a pivotal contribution to the civil rights movement.
nationaltoday.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is Rosa Parks Day. 🥰
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Don't forget your local liberal shops!
Support those who support you!
Support those who support you!
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Don't forget your local liberal shops!
Support those who support you!
Support those who support you!
Waiting for Godawful...
Congress waits on Trump as December health sprint begins
The president injected more uncertainty last week, saying he doesn’t want to extend key insurance subsidies but understands it might be necessary.
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Waiting for Godawful...
Netflix's "A House of Dynamite" (2025) weakens before impact... #Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite
Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” (2025) weakens before impact…
******SILOS OF SPOILERS!****** Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) first came onto my radar with a rural Romeo & Juliet vampire film. No, not the “Twili…
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Netflix's "A House of Dynamite" (2025) weakens before impact... #Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite
The US government helped create a monster, and then acts surprised when it rampages...
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" that sources say the shooting suspect worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The US government helped create a monster, and then acts surprised when it rampages...
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
I've despised this exploitative, fraudulent, charlatan bastard (and Trump ass-kisser) since the early-2000s.
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
I Investigated Dr Phil
YouTube video by LegalEagle
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December 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I've despised this exploitative, fraudulent, charlatan bastard (and Trump ass-kisser) since the early-2000s.
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
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The best feeling ever……. (Other than if he is also unalive)
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The best feeling ever……. (Other than if he is also unalive)
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...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???
Who knew a stupid Fox News host would become another Adolf Eichmann? #FuckPeteHegseth
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing ...
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Who knew a stupid Fox News host would become another Adolf Eichmann? #FuckPeteHegseth
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Santa Fe is linking wages to rental prices — a first in the U.S. — as officials try to slow displacement with soaring housing costs
Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach
Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Santa Fe is linking wages to rental prices — a first in the U.S. — as officials try to slow displacement with soaring housing costs
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I love my children. One of them got this from that other semipopular site ( not Elon's ).
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I love my children. One of them got this from that other semipopular site ( not Elon's ).
In two weeks, he'll have concepts of an MRI...
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned
President Donald Trump says he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. During an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida on Sunday, he said: ...
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
In two weeks, he'll have concepts of an MRI...
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
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We’re the only country that lets the gun lobby write the laws and then pretends to be shocked when children end up in coffins.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We’re the only country that lets the gun lobby write the laws and then pretends to be shocked when children end up in coffins.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
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Exhibit 926 in criminal contempt proceedings. Noem’s declaration is due Friday to Judge Boasberg.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Exhibit 926 in criminal contempt proceedings. Noem’s declaration is due Friday to Judge Boasberg.