Patrick Karjala
@hi-pat-trick.bsky.social
VR Developer (http://kilohokuvr.com), Programmer, Affiliate Twitch Streamer (http://twitch.tv/hi_pat_trick), Performer, MS CS, sailor-in-training, and occasional ham. He/Him
私は少し日本語を分かって話します
Tw: @hi_pat_trick
私は少し日本語を分かって話します
Tw: @hi_pat_trick
Wait, that wasn't the end of Silksong?
And ho boy. I can see more connections to Hollow Knight.
And ho boy. I can see more connections to Hollow Knight.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Wait, that wasn't the end of Silksong?
And ho boy. I can see more connections to Hollow Knight.
And ho boy. I can see more connections to Hollow Knight.
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In case you're wondering, the NYU law school has been running the War Powers Resolution Reporting Project at the Reiss Center on Law and Security, since February 2020. Researchers created the first publicly searchable database tracking all presidential 48-hour reports to Congress. 1/4
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
In case you're wondering, the NYU law school has been running the War Powers Resolution Reporting Project at the Reiss Center on Law and Security, since February 2020. Researchers created the first publicly searchable database tracking all presidential 48-hour reports to Congress. 1/4
Hahahahahahaha *sobs*
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Hahahahahahaha *sobs*
Also while this is important, it’s also important to keep talking about Epstein.
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Also while this is important, it’s also important to keep talking about Epstein.
Any Senator or Rep not working on articles of impeachment at this point needs to pull their head out of their ass.
Force the Rs to block it. Make them explicitly for these actions. Then pin them to it.
Also contacting my federal congresscritters today.
Force the Rs to block it. Make them explicitly for these actions. Then pin them to it.
Also contacting my federal congresscritters today.
Lady you're a goddamn US Senator. You have the power to start drafting articles of impeachment (for the President, Rubio, or Hegseth) or supporting any of your colleagues who might.
(I will be following this with contacting your office)
bsky.app/profile/murr...
(I will be following this with contacting your office)
bsky.app/profile/murr...
It is outrageous for a President who is tanking our economy here at home to suggest that the American taxpayer spend a fortune to “run” another country while doing nothing to make life better in America. I opposed the war in Iraq from the outset—and the parallels here are glaring.
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Any Senator or Rep not working on articles of impeachment at this point needs to pull their head out of their ass.
Force the Rs to block it. Make them explicitly for these actions. Then pin them to it.
Also contacting my federal congresscritters today.
Force the Rs to block it. Make them explicitly for these actions. Then pin them to it.
Also contacting my federal congresscritters today.
One month ago. Pardon one for actual crimes, kidnap another for alleged crimes.
Breaking: President Trump pardons former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez serving 45-year sentence on drug charges.
Amid anti-drug push, Trump pardons leader sentenced on cocaine charges
Trump said Nov. 28 that he planned to pardon the former Honduran leader, and a White House official confirmed Dec. 2 that the pardon had been issued.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One month ago. Pardon one for actual crimes, kidnap another for alleged crimes.
Welcome back to the early 2000s and Iraq. Except they aren’t even trying to veil it in excuses this time.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Welcome back to the early 2000s and Iraq. Except they aren’t even trying to veil it in excuses this time.
If you still have old LiveJournal stuff you want to keep for any reason, I'd recommend reading this thread, then exporting/backing it up ASAP.
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
If you still have old LiveJournal stuff you want to keep for any reason, I'd recommend reading this thread, then exporting/backing it up ASAP.
Reposted by Patrick Karjala
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
And just a little last bit of fuckery to round out the year: USPS changes how mail gets date stamped.
Sure to mess with all kinds of date-sensitive mail from bills to mail-in-ballots.
nstp.org/article/usps...
Sure to mess with all kinds of date-sensitive mail from bills to mail-in-ballots.
nstp.org/article/usps...
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
nstp.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And just a little last bit of fuckery to round out the year: USPS changes how mail gets date stamped.
Sure to mess with all kinds of date-sensitive mail from bills to mail-in-ballots.
nstp.org/article/usps...
Sure to mess with all kinds of date-sensitive mail from bills to mail-in-ballots.
nstp.org/article/usps...
As the year comes to a close, just happy to be alive, safe, fed, housed, and with family.
December 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
As the year comes to a close, just happy to be alive, safe, fed, housed, and with family.
I have successfully replaced another aging part of our house—this time one of two old ceiling fans. The other one will follow this week.
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I have successfully replaced another aging part of our house—this time one of two old ceiling fans. The other one will follow this week.
If you are an artist still using Twitter to post art, you probably shouldn’t.
For further context twitter added a button that allows users to generate ai images using existing art posts from artists. It removes glaze and it basically reskins the artwork by using the existing work as a base. Twitter is no longer a safe space for art
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you are an artist still using Twitter to post art, you probably shouldn’t.
Reposted by Patrick Karjala
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda.
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda.
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published
Games I played and finished in 2025 in alphabetical order:
Axiom Verge
Elden Ring
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Observation
Signalis
Solar Ash
The Stillness of the Wind
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Also played a lot of the usual suspects. It was a good year in playing different games!
Axiom Verge
Elden Ring
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Observation
Signalis
Solar Ash
The Stillness of the Wind
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Also played a lot of the usual suspects. It was a good year in playing different games!
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Games I played and finished in 2025 in alphabetical order:
Axiom Verge
Elden Ring
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Observation
Signalis
Solar Ash
The Stillness of the Wind
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Also played a lot of the usual suspects. It was a good year in playing different games!
Axiom Verge
Elden Ring
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Observation
Signalis
Solar Ash
The Stillness of the Wind
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Also played a lot of the usual suspects. It was a good year in playing different games!
I love when unintended things happen in games that rally a community around the thing in silly ways, even from an outsider’s perspective.
Here’s to the Lv 1 .
Here’s to the Lv 1 .
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I love when unintended things happen in games that rally a community around the thing in silly ways, even from an outsider’s perspective.
Here’s to the Lv 1 .
Here’s to the Lv 1 .
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You may have visited Fight for the Future’s www.badinternetbills.com on a previous go-round of KOSA. One or two KOSA attempts ago, their phone call system wasn’t great. Having used it today, I can confirm that it is now AMAZING. It passed me to my two senators, and then to my house rep. Use it!
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
You may have visited Fight for the Future’s www.badinternetbills.com on a previous go-round of KOSA. One or two KOSA attempts ago, their phone call system wasn’t great. Having used it today, I can confirm that it is now AMAZING. It passed me to my two senators, and then to my house rep. Use it!
Steam Replay is out, got back into more gaming this year after kiddo was born last year. Been fun to finish some classics and play something new!
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Steam Replay is out, got back into more gaming this year after kiddo was born last year. Been fun to finish some classics and play something new!
Ffffffffffffffffff--
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ffffffffffffffffff--
@hirono.senate.gov Not happy to see your vote on this list. What gives?
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Dick Durbin (IL), John Fetterman (PA), Ruben Gallego (AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Maggie Hassan (NH), Martin Heinrich (NM), John Hickenlooper (CO), Mazie Hirono (HI), Tim Kaine (VA), Mark Kelly (AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Ben Ray Lujan (NM), ->
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
@hirono.senate.gov Not happy to see your vote on this list. What gives?
Imagine that, something that actually works when given the proper resources and oversight.
It's probably for the best in this environment that it's not getting more national attention, but what Brandon Scott has achieved in Baltimore over the last six years is genuinely amazing newrepublic.com/article/2020...
How Mayor Brandon Scott Curbed Violent Crime in Baltimore
At a time when the Trump administration has been disparaging Black political leaders, Charm City’s young mayor has built a formidable case for himself.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Imagine that, something that actually works when given the proper resources and oversight.
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As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Reposted by Patrick Karjala
December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM