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Brian Richardson
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Professional nerd, video producer, homebound world traveler. As seen on @DragonConTV. NerdSteading on YouTube & siliconchef on🐦 & 🐘.
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My Nerd Nite talk on lessons from fixing Y2K and how it might get a sequel, part of the 2025 @dragoncon.org Science Track (@dconscitrack.bsky.social), is now available on YouTube. A slightly updated version is also coming soon to @nerdnitepdx.bsky.social... more on that later.
Coming Tuesday... a technology history lesson and future cautionary tale from yours truly, recorded live at Dragon Con... youtu.be/wib8FBoQ93E #y2k #y2k38
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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relevant to many of yalls interests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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I can't think of anything less patriotic than allowing a corrupt pedophile to suspend the constitution so he can murder citizens, enrich himself, and imprison journalists.
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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"It’s really a shame that I learned all of this too late."
Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him
CHICAGO—Saying he had been absolutely blindsided by the sudden change in his fortunes, local 33-year-old Tyler Branton, a man who lost everything in cryptocurrencies, told reporters Thursday that he j...
theonion.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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A large protest, dubbed “Labor Against ICE,” is underway in downtown Portland, with thousands of people gathering at Elizabeth Caruthers Park on Saturday.
Thousands of protesters gather in downtown Portland for ‘Labor Against ICE’ rally
Organizers said it’s not common for so many unions to protest together around one issue.
www.opb.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.

How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.

(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.

(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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The issue isn't whether "Melania" is a good movie or a bad one. It's that one of the richest men in America, with business interests affected by public policy, gave the President's family $75 million to make it. Like that's somehow legal.
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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interested to learn what “at my direction” means because it sounds like “without a warrant”
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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you can’t fly without going through tsa so this is effectively putting her on a no-fly list yes? they’re putting people on no-fly lists for participating in ICE watch?
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Judge Kato Crews of Colorado ordered a man's release from immigration custody. While not his main reason, Crews notes there is "some indication that immigration judges are refusing to conduct bond hearings entirely." This might be the first time I've seen one of our judges acknowledge this reality.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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The team from @theaircurrent is seeking more information on this statement from the President. A massive amount of the U.S. fleet of mainline, regional, helicopter and military aircraft are "made in Canada."
January 30, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?

HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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HOW CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE??

Oh, wait.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Exactly 2 months ago, FDA “leaders” Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad claimed that 10 children had died from the COVID19 vaccine.

To this day they have provided no evidence to support this claim.

In real science, when a statement of such magnitude is made, having evidence to support it is crucial.
January 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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half of all tech news lately is some variation of "the computer company has discontinued their well known product, the computer"
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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The US is at grave risk of losing its elimination status in the coming months due to continuous spread.
South Carolina tops Texas measles outbreak record—with no end in sight
Since start of the year, South Carolina's outbreak has accelerated dramatically.
arstechnica.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM