Sebastian2
@sebastian2.bsky.social
Happily married sci-fi geek/writer/blogger, political junkie. Halloween is the greatest holiday. Vaccinated AF. Closet optimist. He/him, LGBTQ+ Ally. DMs are OFF. Check out my column "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek": https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
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Sebastian2
@sebastian2.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek
... observations from a lifetime of geekiness.
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
Any fellow old school sci-fi/horror geeks on BlueSky?
I have a column called "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek" where I examine movies, TV shows, sci-fi/horror conventions and other geeky stuff, with no mandatory subscriptions or paywalls. Live long and prosper, folks! 🖖
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
I have a column called "Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek" where I examine movies, TV shows, sci-fi/horror conventions and other geeky stuff, with no mandatory subscriptions or paywalls. Live long and prosper, folks! 🖖
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
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Now I love Costco even more!!
Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
nbcnews.to
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Now I love Costco even more!!
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Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
Admiral Scapegoat could not be reached for comment… #FuckPeteHegseth #WatCriminal
White House says admiral ordered follow-on strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful
The White House says that a Navy admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and insists that the September attack that has come under bipartisan scrutiny was lawful.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Admiral Scapegoat could not be reached for comment… #FuckPeteHegseth #WatCriminal
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Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lecturing on Watergate this morning and trying to decide how to communicate "no, Congress used to care when presidents did crimes!" without derailing the lecture and/or sobbing
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World AIDS Day. We remember.
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
World AIDS Day. We remember.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Hegseth denied giving 'double-tap' strike order to Seal Team 6.
do Navy Seals act without orders?
do Navy Seals act without orders?
Pete Hegseth is a War Criminal.
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Hegseth denied giving 'double-tap' strike order to Seal Team 6.
do Navy Seals act without orders?
do Navy Seals act without orders?
This was always the next phase.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
From the crazed hyperbolic radical alarmists at… The Brennan Center:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This was always the next phase.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
First, they illegally detain undocumented workers without due process (a right for everyone in America, citizen or not). Now they want to go after anyone who dares to exercise their First Amendment rights against this cruel and stupid junta.
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#ProudBlue
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#ProudBlue
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
Everyone knows what part of their body their doctor is requesting an MRI of.
News flash! There is no such thing as “it was just an MRI”
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Rapist, seditionist Uncle Pedo isn't the U.S. president. He's a criminal squating in the White House.
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Rapist, seditionist Uncle Pedo isn't the U.S. president. He's a criminal squating in the White House.
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It is Rosa Parks Day. 🥰
Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks Day honors a very important American hero who made a pivotal contribution to the civil rights movement.
nationaltoday.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is Rosa Parks Day. 🥰
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Don't forget your local liberal shops!
Support those who support you!
Support those who support you!
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Don't forget your local liberal shops!
Support those who support you!
Support those who support you!
Waiting for Godawful...
Congress waits on Trump as December health sprint begins
The president injected more uncertainty last week, saying he doesn’t want to extend key insurance subsidies but understands it might be necessary.
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Waiting for Godawful...
Netflix's "A House of Dynamite" (2025) weakens before impact... #Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite
Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” (2025) weakens before impact…
******SILOS OF SPOILERS!****** Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) first came onto my radar with a rural Romeo & Juliet vampire film. No, not the “Twili…
musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Netflix's "A House of Dynamite" (2025) weakens before impact... #Netflix #AHouseOfDynamite
The US government helped create a monster, and then acts surprised when it rampages...
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" that sources say the shooting suspect worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The US government helped create a monster, and then acts surprised when it rampages...
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
I've despised this exploitative, fraudulent, charlatan bastard (and Trump ass-kisser) since the early-2000s.
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
I Investigated Dr Phil
YouTube video by LegalEagle
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I've despised this exploitative, fraudulent, charlatan bastard (and Trump ass-kisser) since the early-2000s.
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
That he's gone bankrupt is just beautiful... #FuckPhilMcGraw
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The best feeling ever……. (Other than if he is also unalive)
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The best feeling ever……. (Other than if he is also unalive)
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...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???
Who knew a stupid Fox News host would become another Adolf Eichmann? #FuckPeteHegseth
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing ...
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Who knew a stupid Fox News host would become another Adolf Eichmann? #FuckPeteHegseth
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Santa Fe is linking wages to rental prices — a first in the U.S. — as officials try to slow displacement with soaring housing costs
Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach
Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Santa Fe is linking wages to rental prices — a first in the U.S. — as officials try to slow displacement with soaring housing costs