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Micah

@rincewind.run

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Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Views entirely my own. Deputy Chair of the Ankh-Morpork Posters’ Guild 🏳️‍⚧️ rights are human rights

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Micah @rincewind.run · Jul 17

A DISCWORLD PRIMER*

*or, why should I read this thing that everyone keeps going on about?

Come on in, sit down, pull up a chair. If you have followup questions, feel free to ask me or @ankhmorporkcity.watch, we're always happy to help.

(1/a lot, idk, we'll figure this out as we go)

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

I am not a constitutional scholar but I am pretty sure “the president my personally levy taxes and choose what they fund” is not in fact what the founders intended

George Pearkes @peark.es · 13h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h

have we not, as a society, moved past “elon musk says thing” as a headline

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4h

looking forward to being able to breath through my nose like a normal person

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Micah @rincewind.run · 13h

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff

Aristocrats don't notice philosophical conundra. They just ignore them. Philosophy includes contemplating the possibility that you might be wrong, sir, and a real aristocrat knows that he is always right. It's not vanity, you understand, it's built-in absolute certainty. They may sometimes be as mad as a hatful of spoons, but they are always definitely and certainly mad.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 8h

Here’s video of the incident

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Micah @rincewind.run · 5h

hydrocodone/acetamin 5-325

only took one because opiod, may have been insufficient

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Micah @rincewind.run · 5h

if everyone could pause the fascism while I am on drugs and bleeding that would be great

thank you for your attention to this matter

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 7h

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7h

nose hurts

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11h

the nurse is cool and sympathizes with my complaint about no gym for two weeks (he clearly uses one regularly)

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11h

chat I am waiting for them to call me in for surgery on my deviated septum and I’m gonna say I am not looking forward to the recovery

there will be whining On Here

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11h

30-50 feral hogs: actually pretty bad as it turns out

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

at the very least he can leave them alone and let them become law without his signature

D VW's got ferns to return @itsdvw.bsky.social · 12h

at the very least, if he doesn't veto them they will still become law. it will signal loud and clear what a piece of shit he is, but the laws would still be in place at least.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

I thought I was doing that in this post but I made a follow up

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

to be clear: he can still sign the other bills and he should

call his office now

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 12h

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 13h

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

it’s not just us! the English, with a literal king, fought a civil war over him trying to do this shit!

It's all too Realia @mxmetaphor.bsky.social · 12h

Literally why the English civil war happened.

Literally.

And the founding fathers specifically hated the mere idea of the executive doing that.

Literal basic US legal history.

Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

I am not a constitutional scholar but I am pretty sure “the president my personally levy taxes and choose what they fund” is not in fact what the founders intended

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 13h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

we literally fought the revolutionary war over shit like this

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h

I am not a constitutional scholar but I am pretty sure “the president my personally levy taxes and choose what they fund” is not in fact what the founders intended

George Pearkes @peark.es · 13h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Micah @rincewind.run · 13h

in this one particular respect, the new aristocracy currently setting the world on fire is quite authentic

they have never once contemplated the possibility that they might be wrong

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Micah @rincewind.run · 13h

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h

that said I desperately hope they actually do release something because it is going to be extremely bad in extremely funny ways

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h

have we not, as a society, moved past “elon musk says thing” as a headline

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 1d

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h

oh my god what the fuck

… I should watch this season though

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 16h

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 17h

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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