Judge Holden
@judgeholdenks.bsky.social
Boston > Ft Lauderdale > Topeka
55, IT project manager, Democrat
Reader of books, player of instruments, adoptive parent, atheist
Climate doom, GunsSuck, Khive Forever, Listener
#Chiefs #Royals #KU #HarrisWalz2024
55, IT project manager, Democrat
Reader of books, player of instruments, adoptive parent, atheist
Climate doom, GunsSuck, Khive Forever, Listener
#Chiefs #Royals #KU #HarrisWalz2024
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Judge Holden
@judgeholdenks.bsky.social
· Dec 23
President Biden took a bold step towards ending the Death Penalty at the Federal level today. I offer Hitchens’ argument against the Death Penalty excerpted here and with a link to the entire 10 minute speech.
It is flatly un-American and counter to the spirit of The Enlightenment.
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It is flatly un-American and counter to the spirit of The Enlightenment.
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Any Dark Winds fans in my vicinity?
Finally tuned in to Season 3 last night and the scene with both Robert Redford and George RR Martin in the holding cell playing chess made me chuckle.
“Come on George, make a move already. The whole world is waiting” 😂
Bittersweet to see Redford. RIP
Finally tuned in to Season 3 last night and the scene with both Robert Redford and George RR Martin in the holding cell playing chess made me chuckle.
“Come on George, make a move already. The whole world is waiting” 😂
Bittersweet to see Redford. RIP
December 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Any Dark Winds fans in my vicinity?
Finally tuned in to Season 3 last night and the scene with both Robert Redford and George RR Martin in the holding cell playing chess made me chuckle.
“Come on George, make a move already. The whole world is waiting” 😂
Bittersweet to see Redford. RIP
Finally tuned in to Season 3 last night and the scene with both Robert Redford and George RR Martin in the holding cell playing chess made me chuckle.
“Come on George, make a move already. The whole world is waiting” 😂
Bittersweet to see Redford. RIP
It's flash alerts. Your phone's flash goes off, your screen flashes.
They're building a new circle of hell for people who turn this on.
*reasonable use cases do not apply
I don't want MY notifications. I sure as hell don't need anyone else's
They're building a new circle of hell for people who turn this on.
*reasonable use cases do not apply
I don't want MY notifications. I sure as hell don't need anyone else's
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's flash alerts. Your phone's flash goes off, your screen flashes.
They're building a new circle of hell for people who turn this on.
*reasonable use cases do not apply
I don't want MY notifications. I sure as hell don't need anyone else's
They're building a new circle of hell for people who turn this on.
*reasonable use cases do not apply
I don't want MY notifications. I sure as hell don't need anyone else's
Not in the mood to thread this out.
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Not in the mood to thread this out.
My going on 8 year old boy, when asked if he could have ANYTHING in the cosmos for Christmas replied:
“Heelies, AirPods, and World Peace…that’s it”
I’m like “No Lego? What about this hovering soccer thing that’s on all the influencer pages?”
“Heelies, AirPods, and World Peace…that’s it”
I’m like “No Lego? What about this hovering soccer thing that’s on all the influencer pages?”
December 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My going on 8 year old boy, when asked if he could have ANYTHING in the cosmos for Christmas replied:
“Heelies, AirPods, and World Peace…that’s it”
I’m like “No Lego? What about this hovering soccer thing that’s on all the influencer pages?”
“Heelies, AirPods, and World Peace…that’s it”
I’m like “No Lego? What about this hovering soccer thing that’s on all the influencer pages?”
CBS has been fully captured at this point. Anyone looking to them for inoffensive “news for people who dont really care that much” is being conned.
NewsMax with a much larger budget.
Any journalist with a legacy or integrity needs to bail immediately.
NewsMax with a much larger budget.
Any journalist with a legacy or integrity needs to bail immediately.
CBS News has now made 13 posts about Erika Kirk in the last 2 days, dominating their news page over all other stories.
December 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
CBS has been fully captured at this point. Anyone looking to them for inoffensive “news for people who dont really care that much” is being conned.
NewsMax with a much larger budget.
Any journalist with a legacy or integrity needs to bail immediately.
NewsMax with a much larger budget.
Any journalist with a legacy or integrity needs to bail immediately.
What a bipartisan crock of shit. Leftwing political violence is a rounding error, and most of the ‘vibes’ are the result of the right wing choir cranking out misinformation.
Oh…and protestors throwing unprovoked tear gas back at violent and unaccountable law enforcement doesn’t BEGIN to count.
Oh…and protestors throwing unprovoked tear gas back at violent and unaccountable law enforcement doesn’t BEGIN to count.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed their bipartisan partnership in an effort to end political violence.
Two governors — an LDS Republican and a Jewish Democrat — team up in an Episcopal cathedral against political violence
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed their bipartisan partnership in an effort to end political violence.
www.sltrib.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
What a bipartisan crock of shit. Leftwing political violence is a rounding error, and most of the ‘vibes’ are the result of the right wing choir cranking out misinformation.
Oh…and protestors throwing unprovoked tear gas back at violent and unaccountable law enforcement doesn’t BEGIN to count.
Oh…and protestors throwing unprovoked tear gas back at violent and unaccountable law enforcement doesn’t BEGIN to count.
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big expense decision: do i buy a new dryer that works or the LEGO Millenium Falcon
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
big expense decision: do i buy a new dryer that works or the LEGO Millenium Falcon
There are good reasons not to share graphic stuff publicly. I 100% support this
But the public claims of “evidence we can’t show you but you should totally trust me, but you should also use your imagination now in place of facts in this atmosphere of proof and evidence” is manipulative.
But the public claims of “evidence we can’t show you but you should totally trust me, but you should also use your imagination now in place of facts in this atmosphere of proof and evidence” is manipulative.
Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There are good reasons not to share graphic stuff publicly. I 100% support this
But the public claims of “evidence we can’t show you but you should totally trust me, but you should also use your imagination now in place of facts in this atmosphere of proof and evidence” is manipulative.
But the public claims of “evidence we can’t show you but you should totally trust me, but you should also use your imagination now in place of facts in this atmosphere of proof and evidence” is manipulative.
This talk with Cory Doctorow in promotion of his book “Enshitification” is truly eye opening (the book is on my Christmas list)
To me, this behavior by Amazon should be illegal. I can only describe it as Organized Crime.
To me, this behavior by Amazon should be illegal. I can only describe it as Organized Crime.
How Amazon Makes Literally Everything More Expensive
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This talk with Cory Doctorow in promotion of his book “Enshitification” is truly eye opening (the book is on my Christmas list)
To me, this behavior by Amazon should be illegal. I can only describe it as Organized Crime.
To me, this behavior by Amazon should be illegal. I can only describe it as Organized Crime.
We are such an outcomes focused culture that we dont even understand WHY reading is so important. Because of this we rarely emphasize and reinforce these benefits. We fail to see that reading, writing, and speaking are all just outward manifestations of the same skill. 🧵
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December 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We are such an outcomes focused culture that we dont even understand WHY reading is so important. Because of this we rarely emphasize and reinforce these benefits. We fail to see that reading, writing, and speaking are all just outward manifestations of the same skill. 🧵
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Please…for the love of god…realize that “they’ll just pass it on to the consumers” is gaslighting and ignores the TRILLIONS of dollars that circulate and enrich the Overclass under the protections of Incorporation.
You could pull 20% out of the shadow realm and zero of it would trickle down to us
You could pull 20% out of the shadow realm and zero of it would trickle down to us
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Please…for the love of god…realize that “they’ll just pass it on to the consumers” is gaslighting and ignores the TRILLIONS of dollars that circulate and enrich the Overclass under the protections of Incorporation.
You could pull 20% out of the shadow realm and zero of it would trickle down to us
You could pull 20% out of the shadow realm and zero of it would trickle down to us
Can we all appreciate the Up-Selfie they used for this article? I mean, it gives “laptop camera on during a private moment” right? 100%?
Also I’m imagining the entire porn industry, who historically have adopted new tech enthusiastically, chomping at the bit here
#eew #MidTech #PutMeInCoach
Also I’m imagining the entire porn industry, who historically have adopted new tech enthusiastically, chomping at the bit here
#eew #MidTech #PutMeInCoach
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can we all appreciate the Up-Selfie they used for this article? I mean, it gives “laptop camera on during a private moment” right? 100%?
Also I’m imagining the entire porn industry, who historically have adopted new tech enthusiastically, chomping at the bit here
#eew #MidTech #PutMeInCoach
Also I’m imagining the entire porn industry, who historically have adopted new tech enthusiastically, chomping at the bit here
#eew #MidTech #PutMeInCoach
Nation-state levels of investment into Brain Rot in service of packing as many eyeballs into their “Walled Garden” entertainment ecosystem as possible.
Maybe I’m missing something. Surely advertising eyeballs and incremental growth in Disney + subscriptions isnt the pay off here?
Maybe I’m missing something. Surely advertising eyeballs and incremental growth in Disney + subscriptions isnt the pay off here?
A billion dollars and god knows what economic, social, and environmental costs so that people can fertilize their brains with bullshit.
Wake me up when someone cures cancer or eliminates hunger or lays out a money-less economy and a society where "merit" isn't a euphemism for "rich"
Wake me up when someone cures cancer or eliminates hunger or lays out a money-less economy and a society where "merit" isn't a euphemism for "rich"
Well this ain’t good.
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Nation-state levels of investment into Brain Rot in service of packing as many eyeballs into their “Walled Garden” entertainment ecosystem as possible.
Maybe I’m missing something. Surely advertising eyeballs and incremental growth in Disney + subscriptions isnt the pay off here?
Maybe I’m missing something. Surely advertising eyeballs and incremental growth in Disney + subscriptions isnt the pay off here?
A billion dollars and god knows what economic, social, and environmental costs so that people can fertilize their brains with bullshit.
Wake me up when someone cures cancer or eliminates hunger or lays out a money-less economy and a society where "merit" isn't a euphemism for "rich"
Wake me up when someone cures cancer or eliminates hunger or lays out a money-less economy and a society where "merit" isn't a euphemism for "rich"
Well this ain’t good.
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A billion dollars and god knows what economic, social, and environmental costs so that people can fertilize their brains with bullshit.
Wake me up when someone cures cancer or eliminates hunger or lays out a money-less economy and a society where "merit" isn't a euphemism for "rich"
Wake me up when someone cures cancer or eliminates hunger or lays out a money-less economy and a society where "merit" isn't a euphemism for "rich"
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Bravo everyone who enabled this.
Take a bow.
Take a bow.
December 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Bravo everyone who enabled this.
Take a bow.
Take a bow.
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Good morning ☀️🌞😃
“Fuck,” said Piglet
“Fuck,” said Piglet
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Good morning ☀️🌞😃
“Fuck,” said Piglet
“Fuck,” said Piglet
It’s refreshing to have AdBlock running, remember how annoying it used to be?
(Clicks X on 4 marketing solicitations/cookie permissions dialogues on EVERY website he visits, while being forced to put items in his shopping cart to see the price and that it’s actually out of stock)
#Enshitification
(Clicks X on 4 marketing solicitations/cookie permissions dialogues on EVERY website he visits, while being forced to put items in his shopping cart to see the price and that it’s actually out of stock)
#Enshitification
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s refreshing to have AdBlock running, remember how annoying it used to be?
(Clicks X on 4 marketing solicitations/cookie permissions dialogues on EVERY website he visits, while being forced to put items in his shopping cart to see the price and that it’s actually out of stock)
#Enshitification
(Clicks X on 4 marketing solicitations/cookie permissions dialogues on EVERY website he visits, while being forced to put items in his shopping cart to see the price and that it’s actually out of stock)
#Enshitification
I named my fists Lilo and Stitch because who doesnt love a Science Fiction Comedy from Disney that’s about the importance of family.
I named my fists Simon and Garfunkel because you’re about to be hearing the sound of silence.
I name my fists Laurel and Hardy because there’s about to be Another Fine Mess.
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I named my fists Lilo and Stitch because who doesnt love a Science Fiction Comedy from Disney that’s about the importance of family.
Read the quote below
Now bundle it up in a person, who narrowly escapes Hell and certain death to arrive at the shining city on a hill
He's got a real shot at life and a swimming pool of war flavored American KoolAid
Then he sees troops in the streets and he knows what it leads too and acts OR
Now bundle it up in a person, who narrowly escapes Hell and certain death to arrive at the shining city on a hill
He's got a real shot at life and a swimming pool of war flavored American KoolAid
Then he sees troops in the streets and he knows what it leads too and acts OR
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Read the quote below
Now bundle it up in a person, who narrowly escapes Hell and certain death to arrive at the shining city on a hill
He's got a real shot at life and a swimming pool of war flavored American KoolAid
Then he sees troops in the streets and he knows what it leads too and acts OR
Now bundle it up in a person, who narrowly escapes Hell and certain death to arrive at the shining city on a hill
He's got a real shot at life and a swimming pool of war flavored American KoolAid
Then he sees troops in the streets and he knows what it leads too and acts OR
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When asked about the death of a W. Virginia National Guardsman, the President of the United States bragged about his electoral margin in her state.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
When asked about the death of a W. Virginia National Guardsman, the President of the United States bragged about his electoral margin in her state.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
When asked about the shooter, he called the reporter a stupid person.
Please stop holding quarter for anyone supporting this monstrous piece of shit.
As our struggle veers of course into senseless violence it might be instructive to remember that all conflict is class conflict.
The question of political violence and its place may be debated, but aiming it at the citizen soldiers of the all volunteer National Guard is incorrect and misguided.
The question of political violence and its place may be debated, but aiming it at the citizen soldiers of the all volunteer National Guard is incorrect and misguided.
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
As our struggle veers of course into senseless violence it might be instructive to remember that all conflict is class conflict.
The question of political violence and its place may be debated, but aiming it at the citizen soldiers of the all volunteer National Guard is incorrect and misguided.
The question of political violence and its place may be debated, but aiming it at the citizen soldiers of the all volunteer National Guard is incorrect and misguided.
The 9th: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
The 10th:The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
The 10th:The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
As a Veteran, let me remind some of you that the purpose of the United States Constitution is to restrain the power of the federal government, not to restrict the American people. Carry on 🫡🇺🇸
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The 9th: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
The 10th:The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
The 10th:The powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
This is an excellent read. It starts with a look at how the Poverty Line was calculated originally, what it was and wasn’t meant to describe, and how badly it works in 2025 vs the early 1960’s
Then the author takes the conclusions of this and draws them out over the current economy and it’s grim
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Then the author takes the conclusions of this and draws them out over the current economy and it’s grim
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Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is an excellent read. It starts with a look at how the Poverty Line was calculated originally, what it was and wasn’t meant to describe, and how badly it works in 2025 vs the early 1960’s
Then the author takes the conclusions of this and draws them out over the current economy and it’s grim
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Then the author takes the conclusions of this and draws them out over the current economy and it’s grim
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If you want to feel old, we are now further from the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent than the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent is from the formation of the Solar System.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you want to feel old, we are now further from the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent than the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent is from the formation of the Solar System.
For once in this man's life, could he possibly start and END with sincere thanks for others and then shut his mouth?
If there's more to say, his attorney can say it.
Find some dignity and go teach or something. But do go away.
If there's more to say, his attorney can say it.
Find some dignity and go teach or something. But do go away.
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
For once in this man's life, could he possibly start and END with sincere thanks for others and then shut his mouth?
If there's more to say, his attorney can say it.
Find some dignity and go teach or something. But do go away.
If there's more to say, his attorney can say it.
Find some dignity and go teach or something. But do go away.