Pat O'Connell
@pdoconnell.com
Flipping tables and dropping unicode everywhere
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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Mr. Rogers:
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
yeah...but we'll always have the words from man himself
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Mr. Rogers:
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
"You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful than any computer could ever be. You know why? You're a living human being, and a computer is just a machine. Human beings are far more wonderful than machines."
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A perfect CVSS 10 🧑🏻🍳💋
CVE-2025-55182: Unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components
The vuln is in versions 19.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0:
react-server-dom-webpack
react-server-dom-parcel
react-server-dom-turbopack
Upgrade immediately!
CVE-2025-55182: Unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components
The vuln is in versions 19.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0:
react-server-dom-webpack
react-server-dom-parcel
react-server-dom-turbopack
Upgrade immediately!
Critical Security Vulnerability in React Server Components – React
The library for web and native user interfaces
react.dev
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A perfect CVSS 10 🧑🏻🍳💋
CVE-2025-55182: Unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components
The vuln is in versions 19.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0:
react-server-dom-webpack
react-server-dom-parcel
react-server-dom-turbopack
Upgrade immediately!
CVE-2025-55182: Unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in React Server Components
The vuln is in versions 19.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0:
react-server-dom-webpack
react-server-dom-parcel
react-server-dom-turbopack
Upgrade immediately!
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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And reminding everyone that he tried to shut up Democrats who talked about following the law.
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And reminding everyone that he tried to shut up Democrats who talked about following the law.
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This is very interesting (and yeah, I also had an initial “oh come on, that’s nuts” reaction to the first part of this article, but as I read on, I realized he was making some pretty compelling points)
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This is very interesting (and yeah, I also had an initial “oh come on, that’s nuts” reaction to the first part of this article, but as I read on, I realized he was making some pretty compelling points)
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The thing to understand about "papers please" fascism is that they don't actually care if you have your papers. They abduct whoever they please and do whatever they want with them.
April 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The thing to understand about "papers please" fascism is that they don't actually care if you have your papers. They abduct whoever they please and do whatever they want with them.
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Oh, man. One of cinema's most reliable weirdos, and I mean that in a highly complimentary fashion. RIP.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Oh, man. One of cinema's most reliable weirdos, and I mean that in a highly complimentary fashion. RIP.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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This is good. We need reminders.
I've been sitting here trying to communicate something on this, but I've got nothing.
So, those of us who are out of words--you're not alone.
I've been sitting here trying to communicate something on this, but I've got nothing.
So, those of us who are out of words--you're not alone.
If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is good. We need reminders.
I've been sitting here trying to communicate something on this, but I've got nothing.
So, those of us who are out of words--you're not alone.
I've been sitting here trying to communicate something on this, but I've got nothing.
So, those of us who are out of words--you're not alone.
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As @mcopelov.bsky.social is known to say, "Who actually was president in 2020?" continues to be the central cleavage of American politics in 20205.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As @mcopelov.bsky.social is known to say, "Who actually was president in 2020?" continues to be the central cleavage of American politics in 20205.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died. She was 51.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.
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Even as a digital forensic investigator who's seen people dragged to prison for their darkest evil impulses, I'm still stunned by so many powerful people letting their vices draw them into an incompetent circle of depravity and susceptibility to blackmail. Billionaires are truly maladjusted idiots.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Even as a digital forensic investigator who's seen people dragged to prison for their darkest evil impulses, I'm still stunned by so many powerful people letting their vices draw them into an incompetent circle of depravity and susceptibility to blackmail. Billionaires are truly maladjusted idiots.
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You have no idea how true this is. Because of my job, I have seen some of the Really Bad Stuff.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
You have no idea how true this is. Because of my job, I have seen some of the Really Bad Stuff.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
And I gotta tell you, of all the awful shit my job has made me do, that's the one that's stuck with me.
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It's going to be modestly unpopular. The moderates are going to feel real queasy about it.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It's going to be modestly unpopular. The moderates are going to feel real queasy about it.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
But the next Democratic admin needs to come in ready, not just to investigate, but to punish legally.
People have to go to prison. There's no argumen that nonconsenusal surgery and med abuse is LE activity.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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China’s latest crackdown targets same-sex romance stories popular among women, known as Danmei. Writers are arrested and stories deleted. Fans say a safe space for fantasy is disappearing.
As China cracks down on stories about men in love, female fans mourn the idealized romances
Fans of Danmei same-sex romance stories in China say the government is cracking down harder than ever on the popular genre.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
China’s latest crackdown targets same-sex romance stories popular among women, known as Danmei. Writers are arrested and stories deleted. Fans say a safe space for fantasy is disappearing.
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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I am in this picture and I d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ have complex feelings about it
Autistic ways of saying “I love you” (that you might miss):
- “I researched your problem. Here are your options”
- “I made a spreadsheet/ list/ plan to help you”
- being ourselves around you (infodumping, not masking etc)
- “Here’s a meme that I think you’d like”
#AutismAwareness
- “I researched your problem. Here are your options”
- “I made a spreadsheet/ list/ plan to help you”
- being ourselves around you (infodumping, not masking etc)
- “Here’s a meme that I think you’d like”
#AutismAwareness
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I am in this picture and I d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶ have complex feelings about it
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Similar to the Nazi group chat semi-apology responses, I think it is remarkable that the “Groyper” war is being framed pretty exclusively in terms of antisemitism, while the racism is unremarkable for them.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Similar to the Nazi group chat semi-apology responses, I think it is remarkable that the “Groyper” war is being framed pretty exclusively in terms of antisemitism, while the racism is unremarkable for them.
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Demonstrating why I always roll my eyes when I see or hear someone say “Imagine if they said that about Black people?” because they do, all the time, and you do not care.
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Demonstrating why I always roll my eyes when I see or hear someone say “Imagine if they said that about Black people?” because they do, all the time, and you do not care.
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Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
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Everyone involved in this, including Trump, should be prosecuted for murder under the next administration.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Everyone involved in this, including Trump, should be prosecuted for murder under the next administration.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives