Midnight Ramble blog by Tim
@midnightramble.bsky.social
He/him. Disabled Writer. Improviser of popculture nonsense. RTs =\= endorsements.
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Mike Scott ( @a4epodcast.bsky.social ) returns to discuss 007’s last adventures at Dark Horse Comics.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...
#jamesbond #90s #thriller #darkhorsecomics #hacking #comics #comicbooks #dinosaurs #dougmoench #paulgulacy #mikegrell
Mike Scott ( @a4epodcast.bsky.social ) returns to discuss 007’s last adventures at Dark Horse Comics.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...
#jamesbond #90s #thriller #darkhorsecomics #hacking #comics #comicbooks #dinosaurs #dougmoench #paulgulacy #mikegrell
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the term "content creator" served it's purpose very well. conditioning people into seeing everyone as anyone and everything as anything, mostly among the ruling class who found it most convenient for their pockets. in that sense, generating slop is the final result of content creation
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the term "content creator" served it's purpose very well. conditioning people into seeing everyone as anyone and everything as anything, mostly among the ruling class who found it most convenient for their pockets. in that sense, generating slop is the final result of content creation
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
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Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Donald Trump has instructed the entire FBI to prioritize finding ways to bring charges against anti-fascists and other activists. Any FBI agent who wants to advance his career now has an incentive to set up naïve kids for an entrapment case.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
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for anyone who doesn’t understand the context here, a levee broke due to the weeks of excessive rain we’ve been getting — not a sudden event! — and Amazon tried to force its workers to stay on the job or punish them for calling out
forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...
forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
for anyone who doesn’t understand the context here, a levee broke due to the weeks of excessive rain we’ve been getting — not a sudden event! — and Amazon tried to force its workers to stay on the job or punish them for calling out
forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...
forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...
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Amazon will try to fucking murder workers by keeping them in a flood zone after an evacuation order
but trust them! they care about people
www.aboutamazon.com/news/communi...
but trust them! they care about people
www.aboutamazon.com/news/communi...
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Amazon will try to fucking murder workers by keeping them in a flood zone after an evacuation order
but trust them! they care about people
www.aboutamazon.com/news/communi...
but trust them! they care about people
www.aboutamazon.com/news/communi...
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Amazon wasn't letting people evacuate during a flash flood GO NOW evacuation up around Tukwila, WA. The state had to step in and say "fuck you, let these people go".
More recent updates:
> The police are literally at the warehouse forcing them to evacuate.
> The police are literally at the warehouse forcing them to evacuate.
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Amazon wasn't letting people evacuate during a flash flood GO NOW evacuation up around Tukwila, WA. The state had to step in and say "fuck you, let these people go".
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Arkansas will become the first state to lose PBS.
The state-wide network will switch to local programming in 2026 — after a vote by a board appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"We want our states in the driver’s seat when it comes to educational television"
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo... #PBS
The state-wide network will switch to local programming in 2026 — after a vote by a board appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"We want our states in the driver’s seat when it comes to educational television"
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo... #PBS
RIP, Arkansas PBS - Arkansas Times
The end of federal funding for public media demolishes Arkansas PBS. The station will rebrand as ATV and feature mainly local programming.
arktimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Arkansas will become the first state to lose PBS.
The state-wide network will switch to local programming in 2026 — after a vote by a board appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"We want our states in the driver’s seat when it comes to educational television"
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo... #PBS
The state-wide network will switch to local programming in 2026 — after a vote by a board appointed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"We want our states in the driver’s seat when it comes to educational television"
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo... #PBS
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Another US airstrike in Somalia happened yesterday, near Kismayo. AFRICOM released no casualty figures or other information beyond saying it "targeted" al-Shabaab. This is by my count the 87th strike or series of strikes announced by AFRICOM this year, by far the most ever in a year in Somalia.
www.africom.mil
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Another US airstrike in Somalia happened yesterday, near Kismayo. AFRICOM released no casualty figures or other information beyond saying it "targeted" al-Shabaab. This is by my count the 87th strike or series of strikes announced by AFRICOM this year, by far the most ever in a year in Somalia.
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Mike Scott ( @a4epodcast.bsky.social ) returns to discuss 007’s last adventures at Dark Horse Comics.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...
#jamesbond #90s #thriller #darkhorsecomics #hacking #comics #comicbooks #dinosaurs #dougmoench #paulgulacy #mikegrell
Mike Scott ( @a4epodcast.bsky.social ) returns to discuss 007’s last adventures at Dark Horse Comics.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...
#jamesbond #90s #thriller #darkhorsecomics #hacking #comics #comicbooks #dinosaurs #dougmoench #paulgulacy #mikegrell
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Mike Scott ( @a4epodcast.bsky.social ) returns to discuss 007’s last adventures at Dark Horse Comics.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...
#jamesbond #90s #thriller #darkhorsecomics #hacking #comics #comicbooks #dinosaurs #dougmoench #paulgulacy #mikegrell
Mike Scott ( @a4epodcast.bsky.social ) returns to discuss 007’s last adventures at Dark Horse Comics.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/s...
#jamesbond #90s #thriller #darkhorsecomics #hacking #comics #comicbooks #dinosaurs #dougmoench #paulgulacy #mikegrell
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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The next time someone asks me "but how is that possible? Isn't that illegal?" I'm going to start printing "illegal does not mean impossible" bumper stickers.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The next time someone asks me "but how is that possible? Isn't that illegal?" I'm going to start printing "illegal does not mean impossible" bumper stickers.
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Trump gets mad and seeks attention anytime someone is shown more affection than him - especially in the wake of their death, because he knows how different the world’s response will be when his end (which is certainly near) comes.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump gets mad and seeks attention anytime someone is shown more affection than him - especially in the wake of their death, because he knows how different the world’s response will be when his end (which is certainly near) comes.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
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When I lived in LA 97-99 (and you may recall this @davidjroth.bsky.social), Rob Reiner led the smoking ban in bars. I couldn’t believe bars could exist without cigs. And I don’t even smoke.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
When I lived in LA 97-99 (and you may recall this @davidjroth.bsky.social), Rob Reiner led the smoking ban in bars. I couldn’t believe bars could exist without cigs. And I don’t even smoke.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
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There are thousands of pro-Palestine accounts who are really part of hasbara. They post antisemitic memes and inappropriate statements. We've been dealing with it for a long time. Recently they've been switched from real people to an AI software so now their messages are just confused nonsense
Not to be all doomer or alarmist, but, has anybody else been noticing an increase in these type of Pro-Palestine leftist accounts that suddenly turn insane and go mask off? Or am I just being too conspiracy brained?
This POS is repeatedly saying no children have died in school shootings because they're all CIA ops
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There are thousands of pro-Palestine accounts who are really part of hasbara. They post antisemitic memes and inappropriate statements. We've been dealing with it for a long time. Recently they've been switched from real people to an AI software so now their messages are just confused nonsense
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a good and necessary read for many
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
a good and necessary read for many
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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I’ve gotten a few replies like this today and I just want to point out
1. None of them have come from Palestinians
2. Violent antisemitism predates the existence of a Zionist movement, which began in Europe in an colonialist environment
3. These comments themselves conflate Judaism with Zionism
1. None of them have come from Palestinians
2. Violent antisemitism predates the existence of a Zionist movement, which began in Europe in an colonialist environment
3. These comments themselves conflate Judaism with Zionism
Tragically, Israel has done its best to ruin these Jewish symbols for everyone and brought danger to all Jews by constantly conflating the IDF’s barbarism with the Jewish people. That is unforgivable.
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’ve gotten a few replies like this today and I just want to point out
1. None of them have come from Palestinians
2. Violent antisemitism predates the existence of a Zionist movement, which began in Europe in an colonialist environment
3. These comments themselves conflate Judaism with Zionism
1. None of them have come from Palestinians
2. Violent antisemitism predates the existence of a Zionist movement, which began in Europe in an colonialist environment
3. These comments themselves conflate Judaism with Zionism
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Emily's books are great and, unfortunately, illustrate how often publishers let down the work of women (and other marginalized communities) authors. Give her books a purchase, request them from your library, etc.
i see so much love for inclusive detective stories, nick & nora spouses, and solid whodunnits and yet i can get no traction for my series that is all that and more.
can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
can you PLEASE help people know about Viviana Valentine? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/GFM/a...
December 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Emily's books are great and, unfortunately, illustrate how often publishers let down the work of women (and other marginalized communities) authors. Give her books a purchase, request them from your library, etc.
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"Aides said he talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that prompted Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter,” writes Miles Taylor
December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Aides said he talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that prompted Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter,” writes Miles Taylor
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The president interrupted his Christmas remarks because he was confused about whether or not the woman five feet in front of him was his daughter who, he has repeatedly said in public, he would very much like to fuck.
Anyway, Merry Christmas!
Anyway, Merry Christmas!
Trump gets distracted by a woman in the crowd he says looks like Ivanka and has her turn for the cameras
December 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The president interrupted his Christmas remarks because he was confused about whether or not the woman five feet in front of him was his daughter who, he has repeatedly said in public, he would very much like to fuck.
Anyway, Merry Christmas!
Anyway, Merry Christmas!
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AI became their replacement for DEI as a credentialed way of performing racism
And if people who claim to “critique” AI don’t actually mention this ?
You should be yelling at them as hard as you yell at the SV bros they claim to hate
And if people who claim to “critique” AI don’t actually mention this ?
You should be yelling at them as hard as you yell at the SV bros they claim to hate
It’s been fun while it lasted: “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in artificial intelligence starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.”
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students meet an AI competency requirement starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
AI became their replacement for DEI as a credentialed way of performing racism
And if people who claim to “critique” AI don’t actually mention this ?
You should be yelling at them as hard as you yell at the SV bros they claim to hate
And if people who claim to “critique” AI don’t actually mention this ?
You should be yelling at them as hard as you yell at the SV bros they claim to hate