Robert Dillman, 2nd of his name (he/they)
@puzzle-dad.bsky.social
Really is so much wonderful out there.
Pratchett (GNU), Cats, Earper, United Stars (Trek&Wars), BSG, OFMD, lots of MCU, games & puzzles... on and on
Librarian adjacent
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🏴 🏴
Oh - writing, reading, engineering, UU
And I have kids
Pratchett (GNU), Cats, Earper, United Stars (Trek&Wars), BSG, OFMD, lots of MCU, games & puzzles... on and on
Librarian adjacent
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🏴 🏴
Oh - writing, reading, engineering, UU
And I have kids
Pinned
"Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground."
Sir Terry Pratchett (GNU)
As *gestures broadly* - fear is, rightfully, in the air.
Be a potato 🥔
Sir Terry Pratchett (GNU)
As *gestures broadly* - fear is, rightfully, in the air.
Be a potato 🥔
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On her birthday, remembering the extraordinary Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, The Animated Series (where she voiced multiple characters), and in 6 movies. She worked with NASA on recruitment. but started her career as a singer with Duke Ellington & Lionel Hampton.
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
December 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On her birthday, remembering the extraordinary Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, The Animated Series (where she voiced multiple characters), and in 6 movies. She worked with NASA on recruitment. but started her career as a singer with Duke Ellington & Lionel Hampton.
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
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It's only “DEI” if it comes from liberal coastal cities. Otherwise it's just sparkling white supremacy.
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's only “DEI” if it comes from liberal coastal cities. Otherwise it's just sparkling white supremacy.
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‘Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.’
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
‘Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.’
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Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
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There are some great suggestions here, but I feel like Elrond deserved at least one F-bomb somewhere. “Men. Men are fucking weak.”
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
There are some great suggestions here, but I feel like Elrond deserved at least one F-bomb somewhere. “Men. Men are fucking weak.”
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AI and Race Science: How plans for “racial hierarchy”, “genetic optimisation” and “population culling” are circulating inside the billionaire Epstein and Big Tech networks
How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite
The Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles
bylinetimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
AI and Race Science: How plans for “racial hierarchy”, “genetic optimisation” and “population culling” are circulating inside the billionaire Epstein and Big Tech networks
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Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Good riddance to bad rubbish
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Good riddance to bad rubbish
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I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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abolish ice. theres no middle road on this and democrats will have to be held to it.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
abolish ice. theres no middle road on this and democrats will have to be held to it.
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there we go
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
there we go
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"democrats say demolishing the ballroom and abolishing ice are popular with liberal activists but party leaders would prefer to turn the page on trump and instead focus on kitchen table economic issues" - february 2029
And they'll try to get out of demolishing the ballroom and ripping up Elon's government contracts. We can't let that shit slide.
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"democrats say demolishing the ballroom and abolishing ice are popular with liberal activists but party leaders would prefer to turn the page on trump and instead focus on kitchen table economic issues" - february 2029
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Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Stranger Things is not subtle about this
the people society labels too emotional
are often the only ones paying attention.
#StrangerThings #Xmas
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Stranger Things is not subtle about this
the people society labels too emotional
are often the only ones paying attention.
#StrangerThings #Xmas
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December 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Stranger Things is not subtle about this
the people society labels too emotional
are often the only ones paying attention.
#StrangerThings #Xmas
.
Stranger Things is not subtle about this
the people society labels too emotional
are often the only ones paying attention.
#StrangerThings #Xmas
.
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I'm no economist but I've wondered for a long time what rich people were thinking would happen if they made the largest part of the population too poor to buy their products. What's something worth if nobody can afford it?
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm no economist but I've wondered for a long time what rich people were thinking would happen if they made the largest part of the population too poor to buy their products. What's something worth if nobody can afford it?
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"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
Duffy needs to go to prison
Sean Duffy says he now has veto power over appropriations passed by Congress and signed into law. He is the dictator over infrastructure funds. If you do something he doesn’t like, you lose the funds passed by Congress. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Duffy needs to go to prison
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I hate that when AI is wrong people are like "But isn't it amazing that it thinks it's right?" but when I fuck up my taxes it's "a crime." Hypocrisy much?
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I hate that when AI is wrong people are like "But isn't it amazing that it thinks it's right?" but when I fuck up my taxes it's "a crime." Hypocrisy much?
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The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
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The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.
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So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year
December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So everyone's watching the 60 Minutes that was supposed to be banned and everyone who knows how PDFs work can unredact the Epstein files, it's like the Christmas spirit has irony poisoning this year