TheMagicalC
@c-niall-demencha.bsky.social
Maker, musician, and artist. Coffee and tea fanatic, amateur radio operator.
Everyone here is smart, distinguish yourself by being kind.
Blog: https://sudo-nano.github.io
My bsky is mostly politics. Day to day on Mastodon https://defcon.social/@cwg1231
Everyone here is smart, distinguish yourself by being kind.
Blog: https://sudo-nano.github.io
My bsky is mostly politics. Day to day on Mastodon https://defcon.social/@cwg1231
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okay that was officially too many people, we're currently scaling up, you can monitor our service status here: status.stoat.chat
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
okay that was officially too many people, we're currently scaling up, you can monitor our service status here: status.stoat.chat
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Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
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LIEU: These two photos staring you in the face are evidence of a crime and more than enough evidence to predicate an investigation into former Prince Andrew. So why did you shut down this investigation?
BONDI: I don't believe you asked Merrick Garland these questions
LIEU: You are in charge
BONDI: I don't believe you asked Merrick Garland these questions
LIEU: You are in charge
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
LIEU: These two photos staring you in the face are evidence of a crime and more than enough evidence to predicate an investigation into former Prince Andrew. So why did you shut down this investigation?
BONDI: I don't believe you asked Merrick Garland these questions
LIEU: You are in charge
BONDI: I don't believe you asked Merrick Garland these questions
LIEU: You are in charge
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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From a presentation I gave a few months ago on how to handle personal cyber security while doing journalism safely during a protest
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
From a presentation I gave a few months ago on how to handle personal cyber security while doing journalism safely during a protest
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May I just say that the hard line @alaskaairlines.bsky.social takes with enforcing their "You must use headphones or silence your device" policy is GLORIOUS and I wish flight attendants on other carriers showed the same initiative in caring for other passengers by enforcing a similar rule. 🔇
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
May I just say that the hard line @alaskaairlines.bsky.social takes with enforcing their "You must use headphones or silence your device" policy is GLORIOUS and I wish flight attendants on other carriers showed the same initiative in caring for other passengers by enforcing a similar rule. 🔇
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Poker Night at the Inventory (remastered) coming to Steam on March 5 from Skunkape Games store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/...
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Poker Night at the Inventory (remastered) coming to Steam on March 5 from Skunkape Games store.steampowered.com/app/3897800/...
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wait wait wait ...
TUMBLR.
THE PORN BAN GUY FROM TUMBLR IS GOING TO RUN THE WASHINGTON POST.
Look I've been pushing back on the idea that Bezos is intentionally sabotaging the paper but COME ON this is a man who thought he could just take the boobs and dicks off of *Tumblr.*
TUMBLR.
THE PORN BAN GUY FROM TUMBLR IS GOING TO RUN THE WASHINGTON POST.
Look I've been pushing back on the idea that Bezos is intentionally sabotaging the paper but COME ON this is a man who thought he could just take the boobs and dicks off of *Tumblr.*
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
wait wait wait ...
TUMBLR.
THE PORN BAN GUY FROM TUMBLR IS GOING TO RUN THE WASHINGTON POST.
Look I've been pushing back on the idea that Bezos is intentionally sabotaging the paper but COME ON this is a man who thought he could just take the boobs and dicks off of *Tumblr.*
TUMBLR.
THE PORN BAN GUY FROM TUMBLR IS GOING TO RUN THE WASHINGTON POST.
Look I've been pushing back on the idea that Bezos is intentionally sabotaging the paper but COME ON this is a man who thought he could just take the boobs and dicks off of *Tumblr.*
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Every young person sentence online reads like this to me now:
"Bro entered low-stim flow state doing a 10 min grocery rotation and got mogged by a friendly neighborhood cat 💀 Is proximity-maxxing essentials while touch-grass-pilled more optimal than suburb-meta carbrained bulk errands?"
"Bro entered low-stim flow state doing a 10 min grocery rotation and got mogged by a friendly neighborhood cat 💀 Is proximity-maxxing essentials while touch-grass-pilled more optimal than suburb-meta carbrained bulk errands?"
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Every young person sentence online reads like this to me now:
"Bro entered low-stim flow state doing a 10 min grocery rotation and got mogged by a friendly neighborhood cat 💀 Is proximity-maxxing essentials while touch-grass-pilled more optimal than suburb-meta carbrained bulk errands?"
"Bro entered low-stim flow state doing a 10 min grocery rotation and got mogged by a friendly neighborhood cat 💀 Is proximity-maxxing essentials while touch-grass-pilled more optimal than suburb-meta carbrained bulk errands?"
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part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
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jfc
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 AM
jfc
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When I wrote Section 230 I did so knowing it would be critical for protecting free speech online. 30 years later and it’s one of the last things standing in the way of Republican censorship of the internet. Here’s to many more years of defending this vital safeguard of free speech.
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
When I wrote Section 230 I did so knowing it would be critical for protecting free speech online. 30 years later and it’s one of the last things standing in the way of Republican censorship of the internet. Here’s to many more years of defending this vital safeguard of free speech.
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Compiler: warning: statement has no effect
git log:
- reverted: evidence-based-policy
git log:
- reverted: evidence-based-policy
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Compiler: warning: statement has no effect
git log:
- reverted: evidence-based-policy
git log:
- reverted: evidence-based-policy
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trump creating the incentive and permission structure for democrats to do insane 2010-era gerrymandering of their own may turn out to be one of the biggest self-owns of all time. dems are now pretty likely to emerge with an advantage from the 2025-26 redistricting wars
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
trump creating the incentive and permission structure for democrats to do insane 2010-era gerrymandering of their own may turn out to be one of the biggest self-owns of all time. dems are now pretty likely to emerge with an advantage from the 2025-26 redistricting wars
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@ddosecrets.org I can't access your contact email, because your cloudflare protection asks me to turn on JS even when it's enabled. Either way, what I was going to ask is whether you could label which Epstein files datasets are in your torrent.
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
@ddosecrets.org I can't access your contact email, because your cloudflare protection asks me to turn on JS even when it's enabled. Either way, what I was going to ask is whether you could label which Epstein files datasets are in your torrent.
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Please tell your representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act! It’s a bad bill. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
The Bad Voting Bill that Refuses to Die
The SAVE Act would stop millions of eligible Americans from voting.
www.brennancenter.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Please tell your representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act! It’s a bad bill. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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BREAKING: An Arizona state court permanently blocked several abortion restrictions, including a law forcing patients to make two trips to a provider and a ban on telemedicine abortion.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
February 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
BREAKING: An Arizona state court permanently blocked several abortion restrictions, including a law forcing patients to make two trips to a provider and a ban on telemedicine abortion.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
This is a big win for reproductive freedom in the state.
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Facebook launched 22 years ago this week.
In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record.
Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record.
Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
February 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Facebook launched 22 years ago this week.
In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record.
Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record.
Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.
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Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bill aiming to limit immigration authorities from using facial recognition technology.
Oregon senators aim to ban DHS from using surveillance technology
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bill aiming to limit immigration authorities from using facial recognition technology.
www.koin.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bill aiming to limit immigration authorities from using facial recognition technology.
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Traveler hook
- Pair of drumsticks
- Pair of earplugs
- Spell scroll that places earplugs in someone else’s ears
- flash drive full of ebooks
- hardware store paper envelope of metric fasteners
- handheld radio
- Traveler hook
- Pair of drumsticks
- Pair of earplugs
- Spell scroll that places earplugs in someone else’s ears
- flash drive full of ebooks
- hardware store paper envelope of metric fasteners
- handheld radio
Loot that drops after defeating me:
-belt
-belt
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-be
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Loot that drops after defeating me:
-$3.86 in random change
-handful of lighters
-reefer joint
-one full stack of bnc to composite adapters
-1x 1/4” adapter
-vhs tape titled How to GameShark Like A Pro!
-“rusted key 2”
-a second reefer joint that will not stack
-$3.86 in random change
-handful of lighters
-reefer joint
-one full stack of bnc to composite adapters
-1x 1/4” adapter
-vhs tape titled How to GameShark Like A Pro!
-“rusted key 2”
-a second reefer joint that will not stack
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- Traveler hook
- Pair of drumsticks
- Pair of earplugs
- Spell scroll that places earplugs in someone else’s ears
- flash drive full of ebooks
- hardware store paper envelope of metric fasteners
- handheld radio
- Traveler hook
- Pair of drumsticks
- Pair of earplugs
- Spell scroll that places earplugs in someone else’s ears
- flash drive full of ebooks
- hardware store paper envelope of metric fasteners
- handheld radio
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Loot that drops after defeating me:
-belt
-belt
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-be
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Loot that drops after defeating me:
-$3.86 in random change
-handful of lighters
-reefer joint
-one full stack of bnc to composite adapters
-1x 1/4” adapter
-vhs tape titled How to GameShark Like A Pro!
-“rusted key 2”
-a second reefer joint that will not stack
-$3.86 in random change
-handful of lighters
-reefer joint
-one full stack of bnc to composite adapters
-1x 1/4” adapter
-vhs tape titled How to GameShark Like A Pro!
-“rusted key 2”
-a second reefer joint that will not stack
Loot that drops after defeating me:
-Region-free bootleg Blu-Ray of THE DEVILS (original cut, restored)
-Cheese knife
-Black cardigan
-A bunch of 3d-printed miniature dinosaurs
-Region-free bootleg Blu-Ray of THE DEVILS (original cut, restored)
-Cheese knife
-Black cardigan
-A bunch of 3d-printed miniature dinosaurs
February 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-belt
-be
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Hey, teaheart. Did you know you make our world brighter and glowier? It's true! 🫖🌞
#seattle #teahouse #fridaytea
#seattle #teahouse #fridaytea
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Hey, teaheart. Did you know you make our world brighter and glowier? It's true! 🫖🌞
#seattle #teahouse #fridaytea
#seattle #teahouse #fridaytea