The Railgun of Desirable Mindfulness
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They/She. Builds and flies rockets. Machinist and maker learning their craft. Loves cats, pour-overs, and sparky motors. Hates patriarchal systems.
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Primarily @[email protected].
The number of people I've run across who are pro-hive mind and either willingly ignore it's a genocide, or missed the plot point.
#Plur1bus.
#Plur1bus.
It seems to me that characters and commentators alike are still preoccupied with the pros and cons of the hive experience without fully processing the revelation from hive-John-Cena that under the hive's regime, humanity has only 10 years left. THAT'S the bomb. THAT'S the cliff-hanger.
December 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The number of people I've run across who are pro-hive mind and either willingly ignore it's a genocide, or missed the plot point.
#Plur1bus.
#Plur1bus.
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It seems to me that characters and commentators alike are still preoccupied with the pros and cons of the hive experience without fully processing the revelation from hive-John-Cena that under the hive's regime, humanity has only 10 years left. THAT'S the bomb. THAT'S the cliff-hanger.
December 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
It seems to me that characters and commentators alike are still preoccupied with the pros and cons of the hive experience without fully processing the revelation from hive-John-Cena that under the hive's regime, humanity has only 10 years left. THAT'S the bomb. THAT'S the cliff-hanger.
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The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
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I wish the MAGA civil war meant anything besides a fight where in the end they decide, again, that the only the very worst among them is fit to rule.
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I wish the MAGA civil war meant anything besides a fight where in the end they decide, again, that the only the very worst among them is fit to rule.
Having recently worked on a set, when I see this meme, I n-ow have nothing but respect for the folks in the art department. They are the real life McGyvers. Someone worked hard to make sure that beard guy looked very cool.
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Having recently worked on a set, when I see this meme, I n-ow have nothing but respect for the folks in the art department. They are the real life McGyvers. Someone worked hard to make sure that beard guy looked very cool.
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It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
The Atlantic Monthly, started by people who thought the institution of slavery was the biggest threat to America, and currently run by people who thing holding Israel accountable for genocide is the biggest threat to America.
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The Atlantic Monthly, started by people who thought the institution of slavery was the biggest threat to America, and currently run by people who thing holding Israel accountable for genocide is the biggest threat to America.
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one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
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DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three
The Democratic Party would gain a great deal of trust if they went ahead and cancelled Bill Clinton for being a pedo, and Hillary Clinton for supporting genocide.
December 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The Democratic Party would gain a great deal of trust if they went ahead and cancelled Bill Clinton for being a pedo, and Hillary Clinton for supporting genocide.
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simultaneously a good news story on McBride's deftness and a real shattering account of how many Democrats still need to get punted into a hole in the ocean
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
Sarah McBride knew some Democrats would betray trans people, so she lobbied Republicans
Sarah McBride successfully lobbied a handful of Republicans to vote against a ban on gender-affirming care for youth.
www.advocate.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
simultaneously a good news story on McBride's deftness and a real shattering account of how many Democrats still need to get punted into a hole in the ocean
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
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This is like reverse Yglesiasism
simultaneously a good news story on McBride's deftness and a real shattering account of how many Democrats still need to get punted into a hole in the ocean
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
www.advocate.com/politics/sar...
Sarah McBride knew some Democrats would betray trans people, so she lobbied Republicans
Sarah McBride successfully lobbied a handful of Republicans to vote against a ban on gender-affirming care for youth.
www.advocate.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is like reverse Yglesiasism
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And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And just like that, SFWA capitulates. Keep fighting. It works.
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so much of our nation's healthcare runs on goddamn gofundmes! perhaps consider that kind of context for how people feel about the economy! jesus!
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
so much of our nation's healthcare runs on goddamn gofundmes! perhaps consider that kind of context for how people feel about the economy! jesus!
Unless you're going to materially help a trans person, like give them money, help them leave the US, or sponsor them in a safe country, then don't claim to be an ally.
December 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Unless you're going to materially help a trans person, like give them money, help them leave the US, or sponsor them in a safe country, then don't claim to be an ally.
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Brown has over 1,200 cameras and it wasn’t enough because cameras are a security blanket we’ve all been sold. They don’t prevent crimes and they barely solve crimes but in the meantime surveillance companies got rich and no one had to address the societal root causes of crime and violence.
Brown University has over 1,200 surveillance cameras. Why that wasn’t enough to capture video of the shooting suspect | CNN
CNN spoke to several security experts to better understand the growth of Brown’s surveillance system, why its cameras failed to capture the attack or suspect, and the concerns about privacy and academ...
www.cnn.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Brown has over 1,200 cameras and it wasn’t enough because cameras are a security blanket we’ve all been sold. They don’t prevent crimes and they barely solve crimes but in the meantime surveillance companies got rich and no one had to address the societal root causes of crime and violence.
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if democrats think trans people's lives are worth sacrificing then i don't think they get to whine about losing their votes too
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
if democrats think trans people's lives are worth sacrificing then i don't think they get to whine about losing their votes too
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US Dems including Biden rallying behind the TikTok ban cuz they thought xenophobia and national security hawkishness was "good politics" was arguably the most embarrassing unforced error of any Democratic administration in recent history.
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
US Dems including Biden rallying behind the TikTok ban cuz they thought xenophobia and national security hawkishness was "good politics" was arguably the most embarrassing unforced error of any Democratic administration in recent history.
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transphobia as a political project is about preserving authoritarian sexual control of children
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
transphobia as a political project is about preserving authoritarian sexual control of children
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the reason the entire conservative political apparatus opposes comprehensive sex education is that children who understand sexuality are more likely to be able to identify and report sexual abuse, so keep that in mind next time your politicians brag about "bipartisanship"
December 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
the reason the entire conservative political apparatus opposes comprehensive sex education is that children who understand sexuality are more likely to be able to identify and report sexual abuse, so keep that in mind next time your politicians brag about "bipartisanship"
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In 1988 Umberto Eco wrote Foucault's Pendulum.
The plot is: a bunch of guys working at a self-publisher house, for fun, take their huge crackpot and crank slush pile and jam it all together using a simple markov chain program written in BASIC.
They create a Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory.
The plot is: a bunch of guys working at a self-publisher house, for fun, take their huge crackpot and crank slush pile and jam it all together using a simple markov chain program written in BASIC.
They create a Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory.
July 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In 1988 Umberto Eco wrote Foucault's Pendulum.
The plot is: a bunch of guys working at a self-publisher house, for fun, take their huge crackpot and crank slush pile and jam it all together using a simple markov chain program written in BASIC.
They create a Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory.
The plot is: a bunch of guys working at a self-publisher house, for fun, take their huge crackpot and crank slush pile and jam it all together using a simple markov chain program written in BASIC.
They create a Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory.
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I full believe that every trans person should get a free fucking shot at one person who told them they were “overreacting” about when someone whose obsession with them was scary is exposed as a whole pedophile
Like directly in the throat
Like directly in the throat
the transphobic news publication has a bunch of nonces running it?
well, i, this is just shocking to me.
well, i, this is just shocking to me.
David Brooks is now the third alleged Jeffery Epstein associate at the New York Times.
This potentially includes A.G. Sulzberger, the current chairman of the NYT board.
The NYT published this piece by David Brooks about Epstein less than a month ago.
Why did their executive leadership allow this?
This potentially includes A.G. Sulzberger, the current chairman of the NYT board.
The NYT published this piece by David Brooks about Epstein less than a month ago.
Why did their executive leadership allow this?
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I full believe that every trans person should get a free fucking shot at one person who told them they were “overreacting” about when someone whose obsession with them was scary is exposed as a whole pedophile
Like directly in the throat
Like directly in the throat
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I was going to come here to say exactly this! The point isn't to have a functioning nuclear fusion generator. It's a vaporware scam.
The people who build the fossil gas power station and the people who dig up and sell the gas will get $$ in the ensuing years, while constantly promising fusion
The people who build the fossil gas power station and the people who dig up and sell the gas will get $$ in the ensuing years, while constantly promising fusion
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I was going to come here to say exactly this! The point isn't to have a functioning nuclear fusion generator. It's a vaporware scam.
The people who build the fossil gas power station and the people who dig up and sell the gas will get $$ in the ensuing years, while constantly promising fusion
The people who build the fossil gas power station and the people who dig up and sell the gas will get $$ in the ensuing years, while constantly promising fusion