Txster
@txster.bsky.social
Tired dad, veteran gamer, IT old timer with many hats but mainly networking. Ally. Same nick pretty much on all platforms. Hi o/ If I follow you here I most likely unfollowed you at the old place.
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· Dec 3
Happened this morning: I paused a meeting in my boss' office to ask... "Erm......... so who's giving head to Pickle Rick ... ??"
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What the fucking fuck!??!
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 AM
What the fucking fuck!??!
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This is a fascinating story. ICE tried to buy a warehouse in VA from a Canadian company, to turn into a detention center. One of the company’s advertising partners basically told them that if they sold, they could kiss their ads goodbye.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 AM
This is a fascinating story. ICE tried to buy a warehouse in VA from a Canadian company, to turn into a detention center. One of the company’s advertising partners basically told them that if they sold, they could kiss their ads goodbye.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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Remember like 15 years ago, when Russian dash cams of horrible accidents went viral? And everyone in Russia was using them because they couldn’t trust the authorities? Fundamentally, the dash cam and the body cam are the visual record of a failed state. They are a symptom posing as a substitute
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Remember like 15 years ago, when Russian dash cams of horrible accidents went viral? And everyone in Russia was using them because they couldn’t trust the authorities? Fundamentally, the dash cam and the body cam are the visual record of a failed state. They are a symptom posing as a substitute
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Sometimes you just have sudden realizations many years later. Like it just yesterday it dawned on me that the game f-zero is called that because of Formula car racing rankings (F3 -> F2 -> F1 -> F-Zero)
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Sometimes you just have sudden realizations many years later. Like it just yesterday it dawned on me that the game f-zero is called that because of Formula car racing rankings (F3 -> F2 -> F1 -> F-Zero)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“Here, that resistance isn’t organized by neighborhood, as in Minneapolis, but through a network of Black, white and Hispanic churches. …the G92 Coalition, after the ancient Hebrew word “ger,” for stranger or foreigner, that appears 92 times in the Hebrew Bible.”
“Here, that resistance isn’t organized by neighborhood, as in Minneapolis, but through a network of Black, white and Hispanic churches. …the G92 Coalition, after the ancient Hebrew word “ger,” for stranger or foreigner, that appears 92 times in the Hebrew Bible.”
Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“Here, that resistance isn’t organized by neighborhood, as in Minneapolis, but through a network of Black, white and Hispanic churches. …the G92 Coalition, after the ancient Hebrew word “ger,” for stranger or foreigner, that appears 92 times in the Hebrew Bible.”
“Here, that resistance isn’t organized by neighborhood, as in Minneapolis, but through a network of Black, white and Hispanic churches. …the G92 Coalition, after the ancient Hebrew word “ger,” for stranger or foreigner, that appears 92 times in the Hebrew Bible.”
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fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
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After Crunchyroll removed its free streaming plan at the end of 2025, the company is now increasing every monthly subscription plan by $2. https://bit.ly/3NTwAFs
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
After Crunchyroll removed its free streaming plan at the end of 2025, the company is now increasing every monthly subscription plan by $2. https://bit.ly/3NTwAFs
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Roku is knocking down the price of all of its streaming devices ahead of the end of the football season. www.wired.com/story/roku-d...
Get a Discount on a New Roku Before the Super Bowl
Roku is knocking down the price of all of its streaming devices ahead of the end of the football season.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Roku is knocking down the price of all of its streaming devices ahead of the end of the football season. www.wired.com/story/roku-d...
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
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Thread.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Thread.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
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Firework is $3.99 on Steam buff.ly/WX1UlsP
Zefyr: A Thief's Melody $4.99 buff.ly/vMbaalF
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Zefyr: A Thief's Melody $4.99 buff.ly/vMbaalF
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February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Firework is $3.99 on Steam buff.ly/WX1UlsP
Zefyr: A Thief's Melody $4.99 buff.ly/vMbaalF
Deck verified
Zefyr: A Thief's Melody $4.99 buff.ly/vMbaalF
Deck verified
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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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UPDATE: Ubisoft Montreal team lead David Michaud-Cromp has been terminated by Ubisoft less than a week after being suspended without pay for publicly commenting on the company's return-to-office mandate.
Ubisoft veteran says they were suspended for public comments on return-to-office policy
Ubisoft veteran says they were suspended for public comments on return-to-office policy
The Ubisoft Montréal team lead has now spoken to Game Developer to further outline their views on return-to-office mandates.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
UPDATE: Ubisoft Montreal team lead David Michaud-Cromp has been terminated by Ubisoft less than a week after being suspended without pay for publicly commenting on the company's return-to-office mandate.
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They invented a slot machine for rich people to pull while they’re asleep, and called it AI.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breathes*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
*breathes*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
They invented a slot machine for rich people to pull while they’re asleep, and called it AI.
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The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
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A key thing to remember when seeing that measles is in the concentration camps, is that covid killed more cops than any other cause.
Cops are superspreaders, a gestapo jumping around the country to terrorize one city after another, kidnapping people into concentration camps, is a perfect storm.
Cops are superspreaders, a gestapo jumping around the country to terrorize one city after another, kidnapping people into concentration camps, is a perfect storm.
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 AM
A key thing to remember when seeing that measles is in the concentration camps, is that covid killed more cops than any other cause.
Cops are superspreaders, a gestapo jumping around the country to terrorize one city after another, kidnapping people into concentration camps, is a perfect storm.
Cops are superspreaders, a gestapo jumping around the country to terrorize one city after another, kidnapping people into concentration camps, is a perfect storm.
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ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
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The CA Senate passed my bill, the No Kings Act, which will allow California residents to sue ICE and other federal officials for violating their rights. My hope is that other states will adopt this model. The American people are under attack, and we must protect them.
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The CA Senate passed my bill, the No Kings Act, which will allow California residents to sue ICE and other federal officials for violating their rights. My hope is that other states will adopt this model. The American people are under attack, and we must protect them.
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For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
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The right way to get into the Epstein files.
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The right way to get into the Epstein files.
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TIL Anthropic is cutting up and destroying books, because that’s the fastest way to scan them. And they ran out of data to train their slop machines because they polluted the internet with so much slop
One more fucked up shit to the pile of all the fucked up shit they’re doing. Fuck @anthropic.com
One more fucked up shit to the pile of all the fucked up shit they’re doing. Fuck @anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
TIL Anthropic is cutting up and destroying books, because that’s the fastest way to scan them. And they ran out of data to train their slop machines because they polluted the internet with so much slop
One more fucked up shit to the pile of all the fucked up shit they’re doing. Fuck @anthropic.com
One more fucked up shit to the pile of all the fucked up shit they’re doing. Fuck @anthropic.com