Deflare
@deflare.bsky.social
California LARPer, minis enthusiast, writer. He/Him
ICE and CBP have HAD cameras recording their every move from multiple angles. In those circumstances, they gunned people down in the streets. What the hell are body cameras supposed to accomplish?
February 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
ICE and CBP have HAD cameras recording their every move from multiple angles. In those circumstances, they gunned people down in the streets. What the hell are body cameras supposed to accomplish?
Also a lot of all-or-nothing thinking. "Nuclear makes a lot more power!" It goes great with renewables, too. "Oil is used for more than fuel!" Yeah, and we can free up more of it for those uses. Heck, we don't even need to replace every gas/diesel vehicle if there's a big need for a gas engine!
February 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Also a lot of all-or-nothing thinking. "Nuclear makes a lot more power!" It goes great with renewables, too. "Oil is used for more than fuel!" Yeah, and we can free up more of it for those uses. Heck, we don't even need to replace every gas/diesel vehicle if there's a big need for a gas engine!
"Refrigerants destroy the ozone layer!" We stopped using those ones decades ago. "Solar panels are really inefficient!" They used to be, they really aren't now (also, low efficiency on free is still free). "Batteries are explosive!" The video explains *right there* that new technologies are better.
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"Refrigerants destroy the ozone layer!" We stopped using those ones decades ago. "Solar panels are really inefficient!" They used to be, they really aren't now (also, low efficiency on free is still free). "Batteries are explosive!" The video explains *right there* that new technologies are better.
From the few negative responses to the energy part of this video, the main thing I'm learning is that a lot of people picked up information from a news article they read 10-20 years ago (or heard secondhand), and just haven't updated their understanding of the technology since.
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
From the few negative responses to the energy part of this video, the main thing I'm learning is that a lot of people picked up information from a news article they read 10-20 years ago (or heard secondhand), and just haven't updated their understanding of the technology since.
Jesus, people are desperate to claim everything is already lost, huh?
It's obviously unwise to just assume everything will be fine without any work. But the US's electoral traditions are strong, and the people can and have overcome attempts to rig the system. It sucks that we have to, but we can.
It's obviously unwise to just assume everything will be fine without any work. But the US's electoral traditions are strong, and the people can and have overcome attempts to rig the system. It sucks that we have to, but we can.
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Jesus, people are desperate to claim everything is already lost, huh?
It's obviously unwise to just assume everything will be fine without any work. But the US's electoral traditions are strong, and the people can and have overcome attempts to rig the system. It sucks that we have to, but we can.
It's obviously unwise to just assume everything will be fine without any work. But the US's electoral traditions are strong, and the people can and have overcome attempts to rig the system. It sucks that we have to, but we can.
*aren't going to be persuaded. Lacking an edit button is a freaking blight.
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
*aren't going to be persuaded. Lacking an edit button is a freaking blight.
Somehow I suspect that people who weren't already on board with "gunning people down in the streets is bad, actually" are going to be persuaded by a meek and apologetic tone, or by pretending you're rationally analyzing sports strategies. You said what needed to be said, the way it needed to be said
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Somehow I suspect that people who weren't already on board with "gunning people down in the streets is bad, actually" are going to be persuaded by a meek and apologetic tone, or by pretending you're rationally analyzing sports strategies. You said what needed to be said, the way it needed to be said
Jeffries and Schumer are so ragingly incompetent that I'm starting to wander into actual legal territory. I'm pretty sure there's no criminal negligence for political incompetence, but these two sure make it feel like there should be.
January 30, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Jeffries and Schumer are so ragingly incompetent that I'm starting to wander into actual legal territory. I'm pretty sure there's no criminal negligence for political incompetence, but these two sure make it feel like there should be.
It's still wild for me how for most of the US' existence, "state rights" were only ever brought up for the sake of oppressing people (mostly Black people)... but suddenly in the last 10 years they've *actually* been useful for fighting off a tyrannical government. Feels weird, man.
January 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It's still wild for me how for most of the US' existence, "state rights" were only ever brought up for the sake of oppressing people (mostly Black people)... but suddenly in the last 10 years they've *actually* been useful for fighting off a tyrannical government. Feels weird, man.