Brian S.
@brian.kelliwic.net
Pro software developer, non-pro (read: unpaid) sysadmin. I also enjoy gaming, sometimes on Twitch. Extra Lifer since 2014.
Mostly cross-posting here from my Friendica account.
https://nexus.kelliwic.net
Mostly cross-posting here from my Friendica account.
https://nexus.kelliwic.net
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Brian S.
@brian.kelliwic.net
· Oct 20
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
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Again, I really wish more papers would get accustomed to the form “Trump unlawfully pretends to…” when describing things Trump says he’s doing but has no legal power to do.
Like renaming the Defense Department the "War Department," the name of the Kennedy Center has not been legally changed, because Congress has not changed it-->
Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' White House says
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington is now called the the "Trump-Kennedy Center," according to the White House.
www.usatoday.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Again, I really wish more papers would get accustomed to the form “Trump unlawfully pretends to…” when describing things Trump says he’s doing but has no legal power to do.
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The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
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Hey hey RFK - how many kids did you kill today?
December 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hey hey RFK - how many kids did you kill today?
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A good litmus test for listening to famous folks' hot takes is taking a pause, and exploring if you would listen to them *at all* if they were ugly and/or broke.
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A good litmus test for listening to famous folks' hot takes is taking a pause, and exploring if you would listen to them *at all* if they were ugly and/or broke.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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If the ICE ads weren't enough, & if the exploitation of artists wasn't enough, this quick explainer on why Spotify is bad should be enough.
I know it may seem absurd now to think that ICE would be tracking this sort of thing, but if I told you a year ago masked men would be snatching kids...
I know it may seem absurd now to think that ICE would be tracking this sort of thing, but if I told you a year ago masked men would be snatching kids...
When I say Spotify is Surveillance, I don’t just mean it’s creepy that they are tracking what music you listen to and using that data to serve ads.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If the ICE ads weren't enough, & if the exploitation of artists wasn't enough, this quick explainer on why Spotify is bad should be enough.
I know it may seem absurd now to think that ICE would be tracking this sort of thing, but if I told you a year ago masked men would be snatching kids...
I know it may seem absurd now to think that ICE would be tracking this sort of thing, but if I told you a year ago masked men would be snatching kids...
If #YouTube keeps increasing the time limit for shorts, I'll eventually filter all vertical format video from my feed. Not that I'll really miss it...
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If #YouTube keeps increasing the time limit for shorts, I'll eventually filter all vertical format video from my feed. Not that I'll really miss it...
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I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
Where To Get Vaccinated | Vaccine Information
Our curated list of links to help you locate vaccine centers by state, plus other tools to help you locate a vaccine resource near you.
www.vaccineinformation.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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I'm going to laugh really hard if California successfully changes its election map in response to a Texas map that no longer exists. #TheArtOfTheDeal
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm going to laugh really hard if California successfully changes its election map in response to a Texas map that no longer exists. #TheArtOfTheDeal
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Whoever currently owns copyright to Charlotte’s Web should send Bovino a cease and desist. He shouldn’t use reference to a kids book to justify torturing kids. Hands off Charlotte!
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Whoever currently owns copyright to Charlotte’s Web should send Bovino a cease and desist. He shouldn’t use reference to a kids book to justify torturing kids. Hands off Charlotte!
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loading up “oh you mean epsteins best friend?” into the family holiday argument arsenal like im van helsing equipping a wooden stake
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
loading up “oh you mean epsteins best friend?” into the family holiday argument arsenal like im van helsing equipping a wooden stake
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If you haven’t seen it, this is the video.
It’s a serious problem that our government can respond to this video and claim that we didn’t see what we all saw.
It’s a serious problem that our government can respond to this video and claim that we didn’t see what we all saw.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
If you haven’t seen it, this is the video.
It’s a serious problem that our government can respond to this video and claim that we didn’t see what we all saw.
It’s a serious problem that our government can respond to this video and claim that we didn’t see what we all saw.
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Big Republican Lie in 2024: "The policies of the Trump administration will NOT be based on Project 2025."
Big Republican Lie in 2025: "If you join us to end your only leverage over us, the shutdown, we *promise* [wink, wink] to bring ACA subsidies up for a vote."
Big Republican Lie in 2025: "If you join us to end your only leverage over us, the shutdown, we *promise* [wink, wink] to bring ACA subsidies up for a vote."
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Big Republican Lie in 2024: "The policies of the Trump administration will NOT be based on Project 2025."
Big Republican Lie in 2025: "If you join us to end your only leverage over us, the shutdown, we *promise* [wink, wink] to bring ACA subsidies up for a vote."
Big Republican Lie in 2025: "If you join us to end your only leverage over us, the shutdown, we *promise* [wink, wink] to bring ACA subsidies up for a vote."
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People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
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When I was a kid, we'd sing some Russian songs in school. We'd also sing Swedish, French, American and English songs, among other. That wasn't particularly significant as such.
But context matters. With an Ukrainian student, it suddenly becomes very significant. This teacher was a fucking idiot.
But context matters. With an Ukrainian student, it suddenly becomes very significant. This teacher was a fucking idiot.
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
When I was a kid, we'd sing some Russian songs in school. We'd also sing Swedish, French, American and English songs, among other. That wasn't particularly significant as such.
But context matters. With an Ukrainian student, it suddenly becomes very significant. This teacher was a fucking idiot.
But context matters. With an Ukrainian student, it suddenly becomes very significant. This teacher was a fucking idiot.
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This is a reprocessing of the data I collected of the Elephant Trunk Nebula from 2024. As I've learned newer and better processing techniques, it's fun to go back and improve upon an image. Description and gear info in the Alt text. #astrophotography #photography #science #elephanttrunknebula 🧪🔭
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is a reprocessing of the data I collected of the Elephant Trunk Nebula from 2024. As I've learned newer and better processing techniques, it's fun to go back and improve upon an image. Description and gear info in the Alt text. #astrophotography #photography #science #elephanttrunknebula 🧪🔭
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This is so important. I know it feels good to drop off a crate of canned pasta, and that's helpful. But the single most useful thing your local food bank needs is cash. Let them buy, in bulk, exactly what's needed. Their 5 bucks does more than your 5 bucks.
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is so important. I know it feels good to drop off a crate of canned pasta, and that's helpful. But the single most useful thing your local food bank needs is cash. Let them buy, in bulk, exactly what's needed. Their 5 bucks does more than your 5 bucks.
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When modern Christians say “it’s not the government’s job to help the poor,” they’re not echoing Jesus, Paul, the prophets, or the early church.
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
When modern Christians say “it’s not the government’s job to help the poor,” they’re not echoing Jesus, Paul, the prophets, or the early church.
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
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Fantasies aside, we convicted less than 2000 Nazis after WWII. An ounce of prevention…
https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16810
https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16810
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fantasies aside, we convicted less than 2000 Nazis after WWII. An ounce of prevention…
https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16810
https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16810
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/