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Patrick S. Tomlinson
@stealthygeek.bsky.social
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If you're worried about brevity in your writing, don't. It took Project 2025 nine hundred pages to say fourteen words.
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Adam Rakunas@rakdaddy.bsky.social |
184 followers 417 following 560 posts
I'm not happy to be here, but I'm happy you're here. Mildly cranky law student. I wrote some books. Opinions are my own. Subtext is for cowards.
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Patrick S. Tomlinson
@stealthygeek.bsky.social
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If you're worried about brevity in your writing, don't. It took Project 2025 nine hundred pages to say fourteen words.
8 replies 44 reposts 240 likes
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Celeste Pewter
@celestepewter.bsky.social
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There are many things that infuriate me about the pundit class right now, but probably one of the top on my list: Project 2025 has posted their plans for every single federal department on their website. They have a training academy for prospective appointees. Where are the hard hitting op-eds?
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Vituperative Erb
@vituperativeerb.bsky.social
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I think this is true but also we tend to think of Jim Crow as “separate water fountains” rather than “white supremicist death squads and one party rule ,” but it had both!
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phyphor
@phyphor.one-dash.org
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If your area got a new Labour MP then it is your duty to email them and say that you are happy the Tories are out but that transphobia should have no place in the party. Make Starmer gently walk back his support for Rowling's position!
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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You know, if every fascist dickhead in the world refused to vote, and the rest of *us* voted...
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Star Trek Minus Context
@nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
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Star Trek Minus Context
@nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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When white smoke appears from the Tardis's chimney, the new Prime Minister materializes in the middle of Piccadilly Circus.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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I dig the hell out of that pocket square. Well played.
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b-boy bouiebaisse
@jbouie.bsky.social
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just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out
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Kameron Hurley
@kameronhurley.bsky.social
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...but you're ENGAGING with that NYT op-ed, aren't ya?
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Paul Tobin
@paultobin.bsky.social
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Look, I'm willing to try anything at this point.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Okay. Let's get to work.
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Joseph P-M
@josephpmathews.bsky.social
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One time my step-sister asked why I kept up with Alabama if I hated it so much. The answer was that I love Alabama and the people there deserve better than suppressed votes and systemic, orchestrated poverty — and attacks on the poor
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The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter
@swolecialism.bsky.social
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frankly, the first defeat that we can hand them, in November, is the easiest possible one we are going to be offered, and we'd be fools not to make it happen.
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vortex egg, MLIS
@vortexegg.regretfully.online
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Americans across the political spectrum are all deeply mired in “apocalypse realism”, in which it is easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the world not ending. This widespread imaginary just happens to motivate the people who want the world to end while depressing everyone else.
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Daryl Gregory
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social
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Make a band bready Me: Bread Adam: No, Daryl, you’re supposed to change a band name into a pun Me: Bay City ROLLers Adam: Capitalizing is not a pun Me: Bay City Crullers? Adam: Please stop doing the internet
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Make a band bready The English Muffin Beat
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Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️🌈
@kennedytcooper.bsky.social
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Supreme Court rules 6-3 that vampires no longer need to be invited into your house to enter
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Paul Duane
@paulduane.bsky.social
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I think the reason Philip K Dick is still the predominant SF writer of the last century is, he was the only one who foresaw a future where everything would be boring, inconvenient and dehumanising, and where the only way you can win is to somehow refuse to give up your humanity.
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James Fallows Tierney
@jamesftierney.bsky.social
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I guess I don’t need this baby anymore
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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It wasn't grisly, but I will never forget THE FINAL FACTOR.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Or just Bret Stephens.
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Squire Boone
@isomorphism.net
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The correct response to Chevron being overturned is for every single environmental group to start filing millions of lawsuits, right now, today, arguing that various regulatory decisions didn't go far enough. Absolutely flood the zone.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
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‼️ this is always what I come back to Like I know we can win these things because we've won them before, and all of the horrible legal changes we're seeing are actually proof that the law is not immutable and people have the power to change it
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WasteLandRover
@wastelandrover.bsky.social
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The founding fathers suffered from giardia, so should you.
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Kashana
@kashana.bsky.social
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The founding fathers: checks and balances The Supreme Court: checks
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Joe Dunman
@joedunman.bsky.social
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Again, every bad statutory interpretation decision by SCOTUS could, theoretically, be fixed by Congress promptly amending the poorly interpreted statutes and thus superseding SCOTUS. Or by impeaching the Justices in the majority. Or by stripping the Court of jurisdiction. Or by packing it.
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Janet D. Stemwedel
@docfreeride.bsky.social
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There are too many dystopias to manage right now.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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We're in the domino meme where the smallest tile is "John Marshall doesn't want to get fired" and the biggest one is "Corporate Gilead, but worse."
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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I just woke up, and I'm already so tired.
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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Kagan in dissent, writing for the liberals: "The majority disdains restraint, and grasps for power."
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Jeff Lazarus
@jlazarus.bsky.social
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It's like in Judge Dredd when he yells I AM THE LAW except the judge is yelling I AM THE LAW AND I'M ALSO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Strange Brew.
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PJ Holden
@pauljholden.bsky.social
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A sci-fi idea so stale 2000ad automatically bins submissions stories it they’re VR prison stories.
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Dan Moren
@dmoren.com
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Folks on my mailing list heard this yesterday, but if you’re looking to pre-order a signed, personalized copy of my latest novel, THE ARMAGEDDON PROTOCOL, I’m working with the fine folks at my local bookstore, @portersqbooks.bsky.social, to make it happen! www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781915...
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Robin Bobcat
@robinbobcat.bsky.social
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Mad Magazine did something similar...
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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It is too damn early for fireworks, you inconsiderate chunderskulls.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
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Madeline Ashby
@madelineashby.bsky.social
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Why are streaming services struggling to put together something memorable when the entire cast of the 90’s LITTLE WOMEN are all *right there* waiting to be Voltroned into a BIG CHILL-esque something or other.
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Daryl Gregory
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social
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Does anyone know a good freelance developmental editor for memoir? Literally asking for a friend.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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I can only hope I'll be around long enough to watch my kid's kids give them this kind of guff.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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The only thing that could make a Rainier eruption worse is if it also spews out Himalayan blackberries and spiders.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Madeline, I don't have time for this kind of nightmare right now, what with all the other Puget Sound nightmares I already have to deal with.
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John Pfaff
@johnpfaff.bsky.social
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I get the instinct to mock “ChatGPT-5 will be PhD smart” w self-deprecating jokes abt how ppl w PhDs aren’t actually smart. But given the total contempt that AI Grifters hold for all forms of expertise, think the proper response is “fuck you, your parlor trick will have nothing like our expertise.”
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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The senior cadets spend every evening workshopping their phrases over synthahol. "PUNCH IT." "We're Starfleet. We're not supposed *sound* violent." "LET 'ER RIP." "We rip the fabric of spacetime enough, thanks." "DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT." "Ooo, archaic, nice."
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Brian Michael Bendis
@brianmbendis.bsky.social
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to whoever needs to hear it: no one is so talented that they can treat or speak to you in a disrespectful or demeaning manner. no one.
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Adam Rakunas
@rakdaddy.bsky.social
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Look, I know art has always been this commodity that gets churned out to make money for the companies while screwing the actual creators, but it remains a wonder that our weird electrochemical water bags can make something as marvelous and powerful as Junior Walker and The All Stars.
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Lauren
@laurenkayes.bsky.social
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It’s so cool that cities are like “pweeease only turn your AC on if you’re actively dying and don’t go below 79 🥺🤘🏻💗” while the AI nobody asked for is slurping up the power grid to make 1 image of a girl with 5 tits
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