JD
@oderigrulez.bsky.social
Will talk too much about the Vorkosigan Saga, Worm (and other web serials), Star Wars, and other nerdy stuff. He/him
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yeah man a bunch of socially awkward numbers dudes who are constantly in conflict isn’t left coded
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
yeah man a bunch of socially awkward numbers dudes who are constantly in conflict isn’t left coded
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Do you ever think how bleak things are in the UK that our best head of government since the millennium was Obama and theirs was Gordon Brown? And that our second best was Biden and theirs was Theresa fucking May?
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Do you ever think how bleak things are in the UK that our best head of government since the millennium was Obama and theirs was Gordon Brown? And that our second best was Biden and theirs was Theresa fucking May?
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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so 'nimby at planning meetings' dynamics, but for jail. sounds cool.
it's also really class-based - the qualification for being a magistrate is basically 'do you seem like a respectable sort of person'
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
so 'nimby at planning meetings' dynamics, but for jail. sounds cool.
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wearing slippers and pajamas to the airport is antifa now
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
wearing slippers and pajamas to the airport is antifa now
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Joe Biden should have seized the Times under asset forfeiture
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Joe Biden should have seized the Times under asset forfeiture
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what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
what the fuck
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okay you cannot do the 'they do this on continent and it's fine' thing here the continental justice system is basically known best for its appeals loops, this is just despotic
what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
okay you cannot do the 'they do this on continent and it's fine' thing here the continental justice system is basically known best for its appeals loops, this is just despotic
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It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
It’s sad that “soldiers shouldn’t commit crimes” is a brave position for a Republican to take.
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This should be a major scandal. The Blaze falsely reported that a former U.S. Capitol Police officer was the Jan. 6th pipe bomber. But it wasn’t just another miss by conservative media promoting conspiracies.
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This should be a major scandal. The Blaze falsely reported that a former U.S. Capitol Police officer was the Jan. 6th pipe bomber. But it wasn’t just another miss by conservative media promoting conspiracies.
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
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broke: Children of Men was a vision of the UK's bleak future
woke: Hot Fuzz was a documentary
woke: Hot Fuzz was a documentary
In other words, imagine the Neighbourhood Watch from Hot Fuzz running the justice system.
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
broke: Children of Men was a vision of the UK's bleak future
woke: Hot Fuzz was a documentary
woke: Hot Fuzz was a documentary
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In other words, imagine the Neighbourhood Watch from Hot Fuzz running the justice system.
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In other words, imagine the Neighbourhood Watch from Hot Fuzz running the justice system.
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oh Americans may not understand this, but a 'magistrate' in the UK is a local volunteer with typically no legal background. But it's ok, they receive about 10 days of training. And now they can send you to jail for two years without a jury!
what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
oh Americans may not understand this, but a 'magistrate' in the UK is a local volunteer with typically no legal background. But it's ok, they receive about 10 days of training. And now they can send you to jail for two years without a jury!
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I don't even have much to say. This was a good vessel, the USN panicked at the slightest hint of delays and now is killing the program. There has not been a single vessel in US Navy service that hasn't been redesigned, delayed, and had some cost overruns in the last 60~ years.
This is the stupidest and most self-destructive USN procurement decision in at least a decade.
Constellation was a relatively healthy program and progressing on a realistic budget and schedule, mostly baseless criticism of it notwithstanding.
Constellation was a relatively healthy program and progressing on a realistic budget and schedule, mostly baseless criticism of it notwithstanding.
BREAKING: Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program, Considering New Small Surface Combatants — USNI News
news.usni.org/2025/11/25/n...
news.usni.org/2025/11/25/n...
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I don't even have much to say. This was a good vessel, the USN panicked at the slightest hint of delays and now is killing the program. There has not been a single vessel in US Navy service that hasn't been redesigned, delayed, and had some cost overruns in the last 60~ years.
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On Bluesky, thanksgiving is the time of year when all the best people on this site roll out their worst takes.
The dirty secret of pies is that they have the lowest ceiling potential of all sweets. Your best pie is merely fine. Your median pie is bad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
On Bluesky, thanksgiving is the time of year when all the best people on this site roll out their worst takes.
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
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give this man a little house and he IMMEDIATELY turns into a "get off my lawn" guy
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
give this man a little house and he IMMEDIATELY turns into a "get off my lawn" guy
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Chris Pine Dungeons & Dragons sequel
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Chris Pine Dungeons & Dragons sequel
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Guillermo Del Toro's "At the Mountains of Madness."
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Guillermo Del Toro's "At the Mountains of Madness."
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
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just going to keep saying that they’re going to blow through that shiny megabudget much faster than anyone predicts
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
just going to keep saying that they’re going to blow through that shiny megabudget much faster than anyone predicts
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Lord, I see what you've done for others......
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Lord, I see what you've done for others......
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This is both bad and also basically guaranteed to backfire
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is both bad and also basically guaranteed to backfire