David Raffin
@davidraffin.bsky.social
Theoretical Metaphysicist. Poet laureate of the Comintern. Author/Performer. https://davidraffin.com Degree in philosophy— a very charming man. North of Canada.
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David Raffin
@davidraffin.bsky.social
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If you don’t keep stirring things up the whole inevitably sinks to the bottom.
The yogurt of Hope taste like angels weeping. The yogurt of doom taste like chocolate and banana. It’s called flavor. Most of it is artiface, artificial. 
The yogurt of Hope taste like angels weeping. The yogurt of doom taste like chocolate and banana. It’s called flavor. Most of it is artiface, artificial. 
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If you don’t keep stirring things up the whole inevitably sinks to the bottom.
The yogurt of Hope taste like angels weeping. The yogurt of doom taste like chocolate and banana. It’s called flavor. Most of it is artiface, artificial. 
The yogurt of Hope taste like angels weeping. The yogurt of doom taste like chocolate and banana. It’s called flavor. Most of it is artiface, artificial. 
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Naw, I will not be watching your "comedy" reel where you put smelling salts under peoples' noses for a laugh. They few times they've been used on me were absolutely horrific, painful. Do not recommend under any circumstance (that's not medically necessary).
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Naw, I will not be watching your "comedy" reel where you put smelling salts under peoples' noses for a laugh. They few times they've been used on me were absolutely horrific, painful. Do not recommend under any circumstance (that's not medically necessary).
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Time for the Democrats to get rid of Chuck Schumer and the other "Centrists" in the Party.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Time for the Democrats to get rid of Chuck Schumer and the other "Centrists" in the Party.
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It's not their fault. Democrats don't have some magic lever they can pull. They couldn't and can't actually do anything about this situation. Nonetheless, it's very important you keep voting for them so they can do something about this situation.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
It's not their fault. Democrats don't have some magic lever they can pull. They couldn't and can't actually do anything about this situation. Nonetheless, it's very important you keep voting for them so they can do something about this situation.
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Stop protesting. It's the government. They are the authority. It is, by definition, incorrect to resist them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Stop protesting. It's the government. They are the authority. It is, by definition, incorrect to resist them.
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Vote blue? No, matter who!
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Vote blue? No, matter who!
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I refer to Republicans as "Dumbocrats", as they are the iconic elephant party.
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I refer to Republicans as "Dumbocrats", as they are the iconic elephant party.
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I’ve been working on a board game that’ll probably only come out in Icelandic. It’s like “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” except you connect people you know through who they’ve slept with. It’s called ÍSLENDINGABRÓK (Iceland’s Underpants) and it’s probably a terrible idea.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’ve been working on a board game that’ll probably only come out in Icelandic. It’s like “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” except you connect people you know through who they’ve slept with. It’s called ÍSLENDINGABRÓK (Iceland’s Underpants) and it’s probably a terrible idea.
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'Populist' is used as a term of abuse, but I'm not sure it should be given these definitions. What if the concerns of ordinary people are being disregarded by established elites? Maybe we need populism, but a populism that correctly identifies who's *really* screwing 'ordinary people'.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
'Populist' is used as a term of abuse, but I'm not sure it should be given these definitions. What if the concerns of ordinary people are being disregarded by established elites? Maybe we need populism, but a populism that correctly identifies who's *really* screwing 'ordinary people'.
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...The parallels in Christian music are metal and rap. I was surprised when these genres caught on big in the Christian world, when a few years earlier they would have been absolutely verboten.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
...The parallels in Christian music are metal and rap. I was surprised when these genres caught on big in the Christian world, when a few years earlier they would have been absolutely verboten.
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I feel the same way about this as I do about Christian music. Forms of music/dress that were prohibited as godless a few years ago are fine now, as long as they stay a few steps more conservative than mainstream culture. You'd think these religions have absolute rules, but they have relative rules.
Some church members are over the moon about the new sleeveless LDS garments. Ex-Mormons are skeptical: ‘The freedom they’re celebrating is still conditional, with someone else’s permission slip.’
Mormon Women Are Going Sleeveless
Some church members are over the moon about the new sleeveless LDS garments. Ex-Mormons are skeptical: ‘The freedom they’re celebrating is still conditional, with someone else’s permission slip.’
www.thecut.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I feel the same way about this as I do about Christian music. Forms of music/dress that were prohibited as godless a few years ago are fine now, as long as they stay a few steps more conservative than mainstream culture. You'd think these religions have absolute rules, but they have relative rules.
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To benefit AI companies, EU officials sacrifice privacy rules, planing far-reaching changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Pushback to follow.
www.politico.eu/article/brus... h/t Stephane Daury
www.politico.eu/article/brus... h/t Stephane Daury
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
To benefit AI companies, EU officials sacrifice privacy rules, planing far-reaching changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Pushback to follow.
www.politico.eu/article/brus... h/t Stephane Daury
www.politico.eu/article/brus... h/t Stephane Daury
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Imagine dedicating your life to art—writing, painting, composing, whatever—and then you get online and some pro AI asshole is like, “If you hate AI you hate art.” Just…no. Shut the fuck up and go sit on a cactus.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Imagine dedicating your life to art—writing, painting, composing, whatever—and then you get online and some pro AI asshole is like, “If you hate AI you hate art.” Just…no. Shut the fuck up and go sit on a cactus.
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It was 60° and sunny on Sat in Sandwich, MA. Yesterday in Sandwich, NH (about 3 hours north) it was snowing. I'm glad I was in Sandwich, MA (though both are beautiful towns). The third town in the US named Sandwich is in IL, and I do not know the temperature situation there.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was 60° and sunny on Sat in Sandwich, MA. Yesterday in Sandwich, NH (about 3 hours north) it was snowing. I'm glad I was in Sandwich, MA (though both are beautiful towns). The third town in the US named Sandwich is in IL, and I do not know the temperature situation there.
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“Automation is wonderful as a technique; the problem is who controls the technology.” Noam Chomsky, José Mujica, and Saúl Alvídrez discuss the potential and pitfalls of automation.
Noam Chomsky and José Mujica on the Double Edged Sword of Automation
In Surviving the Twenty-First Century, two world-renowned figures of contemporary politics come together to discuss timeless topics and debate alternatives for the future: José “Pepe” Mujica, forme…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Automation is wonderful as a technique; the problem is who controls the technology.” Noam Chomsky, José Mujica, and Saúl Alvídrez discuss the potential and pitfalls of automation.
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Let's hope it's the last we hear of this hateful little goblin. Please fuck off into well-deserved oblivion.
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Let's hope it's the last we hear of this hateful little goblin. Please fuck off into well-deserved oblivion.
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Just met prison bunkmate for first time. Nice enough but apparently not such a huge fan of the little known 1984 sitcom "It's Your Move." Might have our differences here!
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just met prison bunkmate for first time. Nice enough but apparently not such a huge fan of the little known 1984 sitcom "It's Your Move." Might have our differences here!
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Even in this garbage timeline, I cannot believe that reversing same sex marriage rights was even being entertained, but at least we get a bit of good news today on that
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Even in this garbage timeline, I cannot believe that reversing same sex marriage rights was even being entertained, but at least we get a bit of good news today on that
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The calendar app I use (Fantastical) has "AI" features that it uses to make assumptions about events I create in my calendar. Literally every one of those assumptions is wrong. I have to deliberately misspell things in my calendar entries to avoid triggering those stupid features.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The calendar app I use (Fantastical) has "AI" features that it uses to make assumptions about events I create in my calendar. Literally every one of those assumptions is wrong. I have to deliberately misspell things in my calendar entries to avoid triggering those stupid features.
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I'll bet you didn't know that there is a proper Teutonic expression. Here to provide you with some remedial training is Professor A. A. Griffith's , author of The Complete Drill Book for the Practice of the Principles of Vocal Physiology, and for Acquiring the Art of Elocution and Oratory (1880).
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'll bet you didn't know that there is a proper Teutonic expression. Here to provide you with some remedial training is Professor A. A. Griffith's , author of The Complete Drill Book for the Practice of the Principles of Vocal Physiology, and for Acquiring the Art of Elocution and Oratory (1880).
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First moon base is broken down:
Luna A: old and staid;
Luna B: the one to see, but I wouldn’t want to live there;
Luna C: the place to be. 
Luna A: old and staid;
Luna B: the one to see, but I wouldn’t want to live there;
Luna C: the place to be. 
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
First moon base is broken down:
Luna A: old and staid;
Luna B: the one to see, but I wouldn’t want to live there;
Luna C: the place to be. 
Luna A: old and staid;
Luna B: the one to see, but I wouldn’t want to live there;
Luna C: the place to be. 
Johnny Rotten Write the hell out of an advertising jingle.
November 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Johnny Rotten Write the hell out of an advertising jingle.
So what’s your story? Mine is a fairytale about bunnies. But I’m afraid it’s not so hoppy.
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
So what’s your story? Mine is a fairytale about bunnies. But I’m afraid it’s not so hoppy.