Alexander M. Krijgsman
@vagabonderro.bsky.social
Extant | Union journeyman steamfitter of Local 601 | Occasional writer of poety | Somewhat more frequent epistolarian | Firmly rooted in the Everway roleplaying tradition | No billboard renting | he/him
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I have a bit in my profile that's an oblique reference to a favourite quote of mine by a favourite author that I don't believe I've ever shared on Bluesky, so here it is in full:
"If the truth were simple, I wouldn't write books. I'd rent billboards."
From the incomparable Matthew Stover.
"If the truth were simple, I wouldn't write books. I'd rent billboards."
From the incomparable Matthew Stover.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Shout out to the Department of Veterans Affairs for giving Veterans one more chance to die for their country
December 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Shout out to the Department of Veterans Affairs for giving Veterans one more chance to die for their country
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Now listen, Jack, here's the square deal
These are my works, and—look, I'm not kidding now—
You should look upon them and despair
You really should, that's no joke
You don't look on my works and despair?
Come on
Come on
I mean that's some real scurvy pony bingo, OK
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
These are my works, and—look, I'm not kidding now—
You should look upon them and despair
You really should, that's no joke
You don't look on my works and despair?
Come on
Come on
I mean that's some real scurvy pony bingo, OK
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Now listen, Jack, here's the square deal
These are my works, and—look, I'm not kidding now—
You should look upon them and despair
You really should, that's no joke
You don't look on my works and despair?
Come on
Come on
I mean that's some real scurvy pony bingo, OK
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
These are my works, and—look, I'm not kidding now—
You should look upon them and despair
You really should, that's no joke
You don't look on my works and despair?
Come on
Come on
I mean that's some real scurvy pony bingo, OK
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
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What conservatives mean when they say they are "under attack for their views" is that they are being accurately understood as the sort of people who hold the sort of views conservatives hold, and that makes them afraid they will be treated the way conservatives treat those whose views they scorn.
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What conservatives mean when they say they are "under attack for their views" is that they are being accurately understood as the sort of people who hold the sort of views conservatives hold, and that makes them afraid they will be treated the way conservatives treat those whose views they scorn.
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It is “we” or is it CAPITALISM that’s running out of good ideas
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
December 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
It is “we” or is it CAPITALISM that’s running out of good ideas
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I was complaining about AI captions & just saw a perfect example. A park ranger in this movie said "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time." which is a VERY common "leave no trace" saying. She had a slight East Asian accent.
Caption? "Peel nothing but time"
Caption? "Peel nothing but time"
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I was complaining about AI captions & just saw a perfect example. A park ranger in this movie said "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time." which is a VERY common "leave no trace" saying. She had a slight East Asian accent.
Caption? "Peel nothing but time"
Caption? "Peel nothing but time"
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Once in a while you’re in a room with a bunch of new, lovely, nourishing people and just being with them lifts you up and goddamn this happens pretty regularly in Los Angeles and I am so grateful for this.
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Once in a while you’re in a room with a bunch of new, lovely, nourishing people and just being with them lifts you up and goddamn this happens pretty regularly in Los Angeles and I am so grateful for this.
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walking into 2026
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
walking into 2026
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Good. It was ALWAYS the only viable path.
California’s growing gray wolf population is a conservation win — but a challenge for ranchers facing livestock losses.
Some are turning to nonlethal deterrents and long-term changes in ranching practices, finding coexistence is the only viable path forward.
Some are turning to nonlethal deterrents and long-term changes in ranching practices, finding coexistence is the only viable path forward.
Choosing coexistence over conflict: How some California ranchers are adapting to wolves
This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male —…
news.mongabay.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Good. It was ALWAYS the only viable path.
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Grok is... grokking again
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Grok is... grokking again
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I’m also into this, for the record. Big fan of service members supporting their favorite OF creators rather than getting a dodge challenger with a 20% interest loan🫡
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I’m also into this, for the record. Big fan of service members supporting their favorite OF creators rather than getting a dodge challenger with a 20% interest loan🫡
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Mandatory national service? Oh boy that’s would really send the OF subscriber numbers skyrocketing 🤣
if I had a dollar for every time an OF sub has submitted a dick rating request where they’re clearly wearing fatigues, I’d be a couple hundred dollars richer
if I had a dollar for every time an OF sub has submitted a dick rating request where they’re clearly wearing fatigues, I’d be a couple hundred dollars richer
The link between sexual repression and militarism is becoming clearer by the day.
Galloway blames OnlyFans for loneliness, depression, small business closures, extremism, tyranny and *checks notes* impending societal extinction.
His solution? Mandatory national service.
Galloway blames OnlyFans for loneliness, depression, small business closures, extremism, tyranny and *checks notes* impending societal extinction.
His solution? Mandatory national service.
Scott Galloway: OnlyFans is the billion-dollar symptom of a loneliness pandemic
The most unstable, violent societies have one thing in common: lonely young men. We are producing millions of them, writes Scott Galloway
www.standard.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Mandatory national service? Oh boy that’s would really send the OF subscriber numbers skyrocketing 🤣
if I had a dollar for every time an OF sub has submitted a dick rating request where they’re clearly wearing fatigues, I’d be a couple hundred dollars richer
if I had a dollar for every time an OF sub has submitted a dick rating request where they’re clearly wearing fatigues, I’d be a couple hundred dollars richer
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I’m out here doing my best, earning the square root of fuck all, and you’ve got major networks paying people six figures for this shite.
December 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m out here doing my best, earning the square root of fuck all, and you’ve got major networks paying people six figures for this shite.
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CBS’ chief foreign affairs correspondent on Twitter posted this, left it up for hours, then deleted it with no apology after the SDF spox quote tweeted her pointing out this was total nonsense. Anyone with a wikipedia knowledge of Syria knows Palmyra isn’t in the AANES.
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
CBS’ chief foreign affairs correspondent on Twitter posted this, left it up for hours, then deleted it with no apology after the SDF spox quote tweeted her pointing out this was total nonsense. Anyone with a wikipedia knowledge of Syria knows Palmyra isn’t in the AANES.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard finally managed to get off the paint sprayed on its facade in protest against its hosting of companies supplying the IDF, only to get sprayed again—a whole lot more.
Per communique, the redecoration preceded a board meeting & coincided with the First Intifada.
Per communique, the redecoration preceded a board meeting & coincided with the First Intifada.
December 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Brooklyn Navy Yard finally managed to get off the paint sprayed on its facade in protest against its hosting of companies supplying the IDF, only to get sprayed again—a whole lot more.
Per communique, the redecoration preceded a board meeting & coincided with the First Intifada.
Per communique, the redecoration preceded a board meeting & coincided with the First Intifada.
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Shopping freeze at Home Depot in Manhattan this afternoon in protest against the company allowing ICE to stage & target people seeking work at Home Depots across the country.
An estimated 300 activists purchased & returned ice scrapers, copying activists in Los Angeles. Ended with a rally outside.
An estimated 300 activists purchased & returned ice scrapers, copying activists in Los Angeles. Ended with a rally outside.
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Shopping freeze at Home Depot in Manhattan this afternoon in protest against the company allowing ICE to stage & target people seeking work at Home Depots across the country.
An estimated 300 activists purchased & returned ice scrapers, copying activists in Los Angeles. Ended with a rally outside.
An estimated 300 activists purchased & returned ice scrapers, copying activists in Los Angeles. Ended with a rally outside.
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My campaign is now getting third graders fired up about the Geneva Conventions.
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My campaign is now getting third graders fired up about the Geneva Conventions.
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Monsterous society
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Monsterous society
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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If elected, I will stop time once and for all.
December 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
If elected, I will stop time once and for all.
I appreciate that in this episode of SG-1 some guy who's name I forget telling Hammond that repairs are going to take 24 hours, Hammond said he wants it done in half that time, and the guy says, "It doesn't work like that, sir." I just know some writer was pleased with themselves when they wrote it.
December 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I appreciate that in this episode of SG-1 some guy who's name I forget telling Hammond that repairs are going to take 24 hours, Hammond said he wants it done in half that time, and the guy says, "It doesn't work like that, sir." I just know some writer was pleased with themselves when they wrote it.
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Wario might be bad, but he would never pass a law that allows widespread online censorship of queer people or sexual health education
December 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wario might be bad, but he would never pass a law that allows widespread online censorship of queer people or sexual health education
Hey, you know what's cool? An internet not manipulated by christo-fascists and hypocritical "moral" warriors.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hey, you know what's cool? An internet not manipulated by christo-fascists and hypocritical "moral" warriors.
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This bill could mean the complete end of our free speech on the internet. Please go to this website to see how you can help stopkosa.com
Once you’ve filled it out, quote this with a pic of your favorite video game character so more people will do it too!!
Once you’ve filled it out, quote this with a pic of your favorite video game character so more people will do it too!!
Stop KOSA
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!
stopkosa.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This bill could mean the complete end of our free speech on the internet. Please go to this website to see how you can help stopkosa.com
Once you’ve filled it out, quote this with a pic of your favorite video game character so more people will do it too!!
Once you’ve filled it out, quote this with a pic of your favorite video game character so more people will do it too!!
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Age-verification laws were poorly designed and have been poorly executed. Something we all warned about from the beginning.
Now, to cover their asses, the government is coming up with additional restrictions and additional surveillance.
And when this also fails, they'll go even further.
Now, to cover their asses, the government is coming up with additional restrictions and additional surveillance.
And when this also fails, they'll go even further.
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Age-verification laws were poorly designed and have been poorly executed. Something we all warned about from the beginning.
Now, to cover their asses, the government is coming up with additional restrictions and additional surveillance.
And when this also fails, they'll go even further.
Now, to cover their asses, the government is coming up with additional restrictions and additional surveillance.
And when this also fails, they'll go even further.
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Guys you can't ban VPN for kids without ALSO severely restricting the ability of adults to use VPNs without surveillance.
If this were proposed in Saudi Arabia or Myanmar or Hungary or Belarus, the British government would rightly call this what it is: a mandate for censorship.
If this were proposed in Saudi Arabia or Myanmar or Hungary or Belarus, the British government would rightly call this what it is: a mandate for censorship.
UK Lords propose ban on VPNs for children
Amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would force VPN providers to age-gate their services
www.techradar.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Guys you can't ban VPN for kids without ALSO severely restricting the ability of adults to use VPNs without surveillance.
If this were proposed in Saudi Arabia or Myanmar or Hungary or Belarus, the British government would rightly call this what it is: a mandate for censorship.
If this were proposed in Saudi Arabia or Myanmar or Hungary or Belarus, the British government would rightly call this what it is: a mandate for censorship.