Warner Crocker
@warnercrocker.bsky.social
Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Reblogs offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand...
Chicago based.
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Chicago based.
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“Judge John J. Tharp Jr., of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, dismissed the claim, saying it “has no meat on its bones.””
Illinois judge rules boneless wings are still wings after Chicago man files lawsuit
#Chicago
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/…
Illinois judge rules boneless wings are still wings after Chicago man files lawsuit
#Chicago
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/…
February 18, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“Judge John J. Tharp Jr., of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, dismissed the claim, saying it “has no meat on its bones.””
Illinois judge rules boneless wings are still wings after Chicago man files lawsuit
#Chicago
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/…
Illinois judge rules boneless wings are still wings after Chicago man files lawsuit
#Chicago
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/…
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Equal time suddenly being in the news made me think of this fine book.
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Equal time suddenly being in the news made me think of this fine book.
Spot on. And worth your time.
Opinion | The right’s obsession with American "heritage" is all about who get to be seen as "white"
#politics
www.ms.now/opinion/elon-m…
Opinion | The right’s obsession with American "heritage" is all about who get to be seen as "white"
#politics
www.ms.now/opinion/elon-m…
February 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Spot on. And worth your time.
Opinion | The right’s obsession with American "heritage" is all about who get to be seen as "white"
#politics
www.ms.now/opinion/elon-m…
Opinion | The right’s obsession with American "heritage" is all about who get to be seen as "white"
#politics
www.ms.now/opinion/elon-m…
Huh.
Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails
#AI #Tech #Microsoft
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft…
Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails
#AI #Tech #Microsoft
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft…
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Huh.
Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails
#AI #Tech #Microsoft
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft…
Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails
#AI #Tech #Microsoft
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft…
The sooner we accept that we're dealing with some disgusting human beings and start acting accordingly the sooner we'll get to some sort of climax of all of this. #Politics #Minneapolis
www.startribune.com/renee-goo...
www.startribune.com/renee-goo...
www.startribune.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The sooner we accept that we're dealing with some disgusting human beings and start acting accordingly the sooner we'll get to some sort of climax of all of this. #Politics #Minneapolis
www.startribune.com/renee-goo...
www.startribune.com/renee-goo...
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This means they're terrified of us, of what she represents and has inspired.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This means they're terrified of us, of what she represents and has inspired.
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Pope Leo lamented a world 'in flames' due to wars and the destruction of the environment during an Ash Wednesday Mass, opening the season of Lent for the world's Christians reut.rs/4qOrhoD
Pope Leo laments a world 'in flames' at Ash Wednesday service
Pope Leo lamented a world "in flames" due to wars and the destruction of the environment during an Ash Wednesday Mass, opening the season of Lent for the world's Christians.
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Pope Leo lamented a world 'in flames' due to wars and the destruction of the environment during an Ash Wednesday Mass, opening the season of Lent for the world's Christians reut.rs/4qOrhoD
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February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
In and of itself this is a shell game. Affix the stock tickers of conflicted judges to each opinion and then we’ll talk.
US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest
#politics #SCOTUS
www.reuters.com/legal/governme…
US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest
#politics #SCOTUS
www.reuters.com/legal/governme…
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
In and of itself this is a shell game. Affix the stock tickers of conflicted judges to each opinion and then we’ll talk.
US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest
#politics #SCOTUS
www.reuters.com/legal/governme…
US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest
#politics #SCOTUS
www.reuters.com/legal/governme…
A bit of good news. No guarantee that a review will lead to approval.
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
#politics #health
archive.ph/3iYsB
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
#politics #health
archive.ph/3iYsB
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A bit of good news. No guarantee that a review will lead to approval.
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
#politics #health
archive.ph/3iYsB
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
#politics #health
archive.ph/3iYsB
It's not only the evil we see happening out in the open, it's the sheer stupidity alongside it that boggles my mind. It's like being the only one sober at a frat party watching everyone burn down their own house. #Politics
February 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It's not only the evil we see happening out in the open, it's the sheer stupidity alongside it that boggles my mind. It's like being the only one sober at a frat party watching everyone burn down their own house. #Politics
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🚨 With the attention of Congress and the public otherwise occupied, there has been little public debate about what could be the most consequential U.S. military intervention in the Middle East in at least a decade.
Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran
There's little public debate about what could be the most consequential U.S. military action in a decade.
www.axios.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:09 AM
🚨 With the attention of Congress and the public otherwise occupied, there has been little public debate about what could be the most consequential U.S. military intervention in the Middle East in at least a decade.
I think this is nuts
‘Half-daylight saving time’ could become permanent under new bill thehill.com/homenews/nexst…
‘Half-daylight saving time’ could become permanent under new bill thehill.com/homenews/nexst…
February 18, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I think this is nuts
‘Half-daylight saving time’ could become permanent under new bill thehill.com/homenews/nexst…
‘Half-daylight saving time’ could become permanent under new bill thehill.com/homenews/nexst…
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Give me a break
MLB removing strike zone box from broadcasts due to ABS system reut.rs/4694gVV
MLB removing strike zone box from broadcasts due to ABS system
Major League Baseball broadcasts no longer will use the strike zone box to indicate where the pitch was a ball or a strike, a move that coincides with the league's implementation of the automated ball-strike challenge system.
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Give me a break
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So BEFORE anyone asks, it's STILL the Streisand Effect. It's not the Talarico Effect or the Colbert Effect or the Brendan Carr Effect. It's the Streisand Effect.
This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
So BEFORE anyone asks, it's STILL the Streisand Effect. It's not the Talarico Effect or the Colbert Effect or the Brendan Carr Effect. It's the Streisand Effect.
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Congress is America’s answer to the Russian Duma. bit.ly/4tOIiSn
February 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Congress is America’s answer to the Russian Duma. bit.ly/4tOIiSn
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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
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@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
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February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
@forbes.com #TXsen
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/mikest...
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OgodyesTHIS
NEW: If one phrase should be retired from Trump analysis, it’s that they have “said the quiet part out loud.”
In today’s politics, there’s no quiet part.
The president is making his desire to steal the 2026 elections loud and clear, and it’s due time we listen, Marc Elias writes.
In today’s politics, there’s no quiet part.
The president is making his desire to steal the 2026 elections loud and clear, and it’s due time we listen, Marc Elias writes.
In Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part
In Donald Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part. Everything is intended to be said aloud for everyone to hear.
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
OgodyesTHIS
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“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band to Launch Land of Hope & Dreams Tour ‘in Defense of America’
#Music #Politics
www.billboard.com/music/rock/bru…
#Music #Politics
www.billboard.com/music/rock/bru…
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band to Launch Land of Hope & Dreams Tour ‘in Defense of America’
#Music #Politics
www.billboard.com/music/rock/bru…
#Music #Politics
www.billboard.com/music/rock/bru…
Your twice, and now continuing, weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Your twice, and now continuing, weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War
Artist Judy Chicago logs out of Google renovation project over artistic differences
#Chicago #Arts #Google
chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-d…
#Chicago #Arts #Google
chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-d…
February 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Artist Judy Chicago logs out of Google renovation project over artistic differences
#Chicago #Arts #Google
chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-d…
#Chicago #Arts #Google
chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-d…
Good morning. Some celebrate it as Fat Tuesday. In these parts it's Pączki Day. #Photography #Today #PączkiDay #Chicago
February 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Good morning. Some celebrate it as Fat Tuesday. In these parts it's Pączki Day. #Photography #Today #PączkiDay #Chicago