Stefan E. Jones
@stefanejones.bsky.social
Post-employed/Self-employed. Generation Jones. TTRPG author, maker, rocketeer, tech geek, political volunteer.
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#MakeGoodTrouble
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#MakeGoodTrouble
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Stefan E. Jones
@stefanejones.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Enough with the portentous Death of Democracy whinging.
Enough with filling out your Autocracy Bingo Cards.
Enough with mournfully quoting Hanna Arendt.
Get together, get active, organize, #MakeGoodTrouble, fundraise, lobby, litigate, protest and fight back.
Enough with filling out your Autocracy Bingo Cards.
Enough with mournfully quoting Hanna Arendt.
Get together, get active, organize, #MakeGoodTrouble, fundraise, lobby, litigate, protest and fight back.
OK. One more long dog walk for the evening.
I'm nowhere near my usual 20K steps. But maybe 17K. If I walk through the darkened county park in the cold and rain. Which the dog will like at least.
I'm nowhere near my usual 20K steps. But maybe 17K. If I walk through the darkened county park in the cold and rain. Which the dog will like at least.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
OK. One more long dog walk for the evening.
I'm nowhere near my usual 20K steps. But maybe 17K. If I walk through the darkened county park in the cold and rain. Which the dog will like at least.
I'm nowhere near my usual 20K steps. But maybe 17K. If I walk through the darkened county park in the cold and rain. Which the dog will like at least.
I upgrade my big workstation to Fedora 43 today.
Before starting up and loading my environment, I took the time to vacuum the dust out of and around the computer, and arrange the video cables to they don't touch the speaker cables, eliminating a lot of buzz.
Before starting up and loading my environment, I took the time to vacuum the dust out of and around the computer, and arrange the video cables to they don't touch the speaker cables, eliminating a lot of buzz.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I upgrade my big workstation to Fedora 43 today.
Before starting up and loading my environment, I took the time to vacuum the dust out of and around the computer, and arrange the video cables to they don't touch the speaker cables, eliminating a lot of buzz.
Before starting up and loading my environment, I took the time to vacuum the dust out of and around the computer, and arrange the video cables to they don't touch the speaker cables, eliminating a lot of buzz.
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Part 8 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
A rare dagger for esoteric rituals from France, mid 19th Century
And you will have to wait for more tomorrow
A rare dagger for esoteric rituals from France, mid 19th Century
And you will have to wait for more tomorrow
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Part 8 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
A rare dagger for esoteric rituals from France, mid 19th Century
And you will have to wait for more tomorrow
A rare dagger for esoteric rituals from France, mid 19th Century
And you will have to wait for more tomorrow
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
If he stops breathing during a meeting no one will notice that he's turned blue because of all the makeup.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
If he stops breathing during a meeting no one will notice that he's turned blue because of all the makeup.
My German Shepherd is standing by my chair, occasionally whimpering, hoping I'll advance her feeding time up by half an hour.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My German Shepherd is standing by my chair, occasionally whimpering, hoping I'll advance her feeding time up by half an hour.
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It is miserable, gloomy, cool, and raining hard, but the landscapers STILL have the leaf blower guys out there.
BRAAAP BRAP BRAP BRAAAAAAAHHHHP.
BRAAAP BRAP BRAP BRAAAAAAAHHHHP.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It is miserable, gloomy, cool, and raining hard, but the landscapers STILL have the leaf blower guys out there.
BRAAAP BRAP BRAP BRAAAAAAAHHHHP.
BRAAAP BRAP BRAP BRAAAAAAAHHHHP.
I've seen at least a dozen of these "British Highschoolers try . . ." videos, and it is always male students.
They should go to a co-ed school to mix things up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_D...
They should go to a co-ed school to mix things up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_D...
British Highschoolers try FULL Thanksgiving Dinner!
YouTube video by JOLLY
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I've seen at least a dozen of these "British Highschoolers try . . ." videos, and it is always male students.
They should go to a co-ed school to mix things up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_D...
They should go to a co-ed school to mix things up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_D...
I need to buy rum for holiday fruitcake making.
I had to use Google Maps to locate a liquor store.
To show how out of touch I am with the whole alcohol thing.
(I buy the absolute cheapest rum for baking. Also good for removing paint.)
I had to use Google Maps to locate a liquor store.
To show how out of touch I am with the whole alcohol thing.
(I buy the absolute cheapest rum for baking. Also good for removing paint.)
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I need to buy rum for holiday fruitcake making.
I had to use Google Maps to locate a liquor store.
To show how out of touch I am with the whole alcohol thing.
(I buy the absolute cheapest rum for baking. Also good for removing paint.)
I had to use Google Maps to locate a liquor store.
To show how out of touch I am with the whole alcohol thing.
(I buy the absolute cheapest rum for baking. Also good for removing paint.)
30 years ago this September, I went to a graduate student orientation session at CMU. Learned about the area, where to shop, Pittsburgh's transit system, etc.
The guy who gave the session was Scott Fahlman. The subject of this article. Inventor of the emoticon.
The guy who gave the session was Scott Fahlman. The subject of this article. Inventor of the emoticon.
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
30 years ago this September, I went to a graduate student orientation session at CMU. Learned about the area, where to shop, Pittsburgh's transit system, etc.
The guy who gave the session was Scott Fahlman. The subject of this article. Inventor of the emoticon.
The guy who gave the session was Scott Fahlman. The subject of this article. Inventor of the emoticon.
OH FOR GOB'S SAKE.
DO. NOT. READ. THAT. OUT. LOUD.
"Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language"
STOP DIGGING FOR STUFF ON THE PLATEAU OF LENG.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...
DO. NOT. READ. THAT. OUT. LOUD.
"Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language"
STOP DIGGING FOR STUFF ON THE PLATEAU OF LENG.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language
Google Translate isn’t going to help here.
www.popularmechanics.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
OH FOR GOB'S SAKE.
DO. NOT. READ. THAT. OUT. LOUD.
"Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language"
STOP DIGGING FOR STUFF ON THE PLATEAU OF LENG.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...
DO. NOT. READ. THAT. OUT. LOUD.
"Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language"
STOP DIGGING FOR STUFF ON THE PLATEAU OF LENG.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...
Hegseth's most cherished possession is a VHS tape with that episode of The Little Rascals where Alfalfa forms the He-Man Women Hater's Club.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hegseth's most cherished possession is a VHS tape with that episode of The Little Rascals where Alfalfa forms the He-Man Women Hater's Club.
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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The Canadian sitcom/drama "Son of a Critch" (think Wonder Years on Newfoundland) is leaving Netflix on 12/22.
If you have the service, watch a few episodes. If only to see Malcolm McDowell as a cranky grandpa.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1531...
If you have the service, watch a few episodes. If only to see Malcolm McDowell as a cranky grandpa.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1531...
Son of a Critch (TV Series 2022– ) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy
30m
www.imdb.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The Canadian sitcom/drama "Son of a Critch" (think Wonder Years on Newfoundland) is leaving Netflix on 12/22.
If you have the service, watch a few episodes. If only to see Malcolm McDowell as a cranky grandpa.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1531...
If you have the service, watch a few episodes. If only to see Malcolm McDowell as a cranky grandpa.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1531...
Made reservations and mostly paid for a "repositioning cruise*" up the California coast next April. Cheap trip on a fancy cruise ship, with one stop at Catalina island.
Still need to pick out a hotel in San Diego.
*Moving ships from winter Caribbean cruises to Vancouver for Alaska cruise season.
Still need to pick out a hotel in San Diego.
*Moving ships from winter Caribbean cruises to Vancouver for Alaska cruise season.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Made reservations and mostly paid for a "repositioning cruise*" up the California coast next April. Cheap trip on a fancy cruise ship, with one stop at Catalina island.
Still need to pick out a hotel in San Diego.
*Moving ships from winter Caribbean cruises to Vancouver for Alaska cruise season.
Still need to pick out a hotel in San Diego.
*Moving ships from winter Caribbean cruises to Vancouver for Alaska cruise season.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Preparing pasta with red sauce with dinner:
Opened a discount-shelf dented-can of diced tomatoes to put in the jarred pasta sauce.
REALLY dented. The label was taped back on.
As I turn the opener, it is apparent that something is REALLY REALLY WRONG with that can of diced tomatoes.
Opened a discount-shelf dented-can of diced tomatoes to put in the jarred pasta sauce.
REALLY dented. The label was taped back on.
As I turn the opener, it is apparent that something is REALLY REALLY WRONG with that can of diced tomatoes.
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Preparing pasta with red sauce with dinner:
Opened a discount-shelf dented-can of diced tomatoes to put in the jarred pasta sauce.
REALLY dented. The label was taped back on.
As I turn the opener, it is apparent that something is REALLY REALLY WRONG with that can of diced tomatoes.
Opened a discount-shelf dented-can of diced tomatoes to put in the jarred pasta sauce.
REALLY dented. The label was taped back on.
As I turn the opener, it is apparent that something is REALLY REALLY WRONG with that can of diced tomatoes.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Just want you all to know that Batman vs. Superman Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots exist (and are on sale right now).
amzn.to/3LWoP0E
amzn.to/3LWoP0E
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Just want you all to know that Batman vs. Superman Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots exist (and are on sale right now).
amzn.to/3LWoP0E
amzn.to/3LWoP0E
"Brand-new activists are discovery political movements - and each other"
Stop being afraid. Find a crew. Make good trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Stop being afraid. Find a crew. Make good trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Brand-new activists are discovering political movements – and each other: ‘You feel the camaraderie’
Organizers are breaking down barriers and creating clever campaigns to welcome people new to protesting
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Brand-new activists are discovery political movements - and each other"
Stop being afraid. Find a crew. Make good trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Stop being afraid. Find a crew. Make good trouble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The administration is staffed with delusional ideologues, grifters, bigots, rabid bean-counters and fascist creeps.
Even the party of second-rate car dealerships and tax-dodging doctors is beginning to notice that they, too, are getting the shaft.
Even the party of second-rate car dealerships and tax-dodging doctors is beginning to notice that they, too, are getting the shaft.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The administration is staffed with delusional ideologues, grifters, bigots, rabid bean-counters and fascist creeps.
Even the party of second-rate car dealerships and tax-dodging doctors is beginning to notice that they, too, are getting the shaft.
Even the party of second-rate car dealerships and tax-dodging doctors is beginning to notice that they, too, are getting the shaft.
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PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
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I’m usually giving counsel of despair so let me offer a hopeful note now: all this is the desperate thrashing of a dying generation, horrified to see up close the consequences of raising their children to believe violence and racism are wrong, and that people should treat each other decently.
This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I’m usually giving counsel of despair so let me offer a hopeful note now: all this is the desperate thrashing of a dying generation, horrified to see up close the consequences of raising their children to believe violence and racism are wrong, and that people should treat each other decently.