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Will R

@scotchman.bsky.social

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(He/Him) Occasionally posts something worthwhile. Corgi dad, RHEL/OpenShift engineer, video game critic, tech enthusiast, Dr Who fan, #StarTrek nerd, Free Palestine

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Tikkun Olamunist - ירמל גרױס's avatar Tikkun Olamunist - ירמל גרױס @tikkunolamunist.bsky.social
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From the Mishnah (Pirkei Avos), one of my favorite Jewish quotes.

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Emma Evans's avatar Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social
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Hey look at what could be housing

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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Watching the x-files again. That show kicks so much ass. Top tier television!

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Chris Levesque's avatar Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social
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What this article leaves out is that if you hand your unlocked phone to a police officer, they can legally search it. Unless companies develop a method that allows you to show officers insurance cards and driver license without unlocking the rest of your phone, don't.

www.zdnet.com/article/digi...

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE's avatar GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com
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knowing that the white house just signed a massive parkinson’s bill in july changes the entire tone of this story so much that this makes it wildly, horrifically offensive

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Mr. Am I Being Detained 's avatar Mr. Am I Being Detained @gonebabygone.bsky.social
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Was thinking the other day about the looming prospect of dark days ahead, and it occurred to me that during the hardest times of my life, I have memories of laughing or having a great meal or feeling surrounded by love, and maybe survival is just linking enough of those moments to make a bridge.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾's avatar 🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social
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Notice France didn’t “reject identity” Didn’t bargain Didn’t deride concerns about imperialism Didn’t treat concerns about inequality as grudges didn’t say soft voice bullshit Protect immigrants Feed babies TAX THE RICH

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Dr. Damien P. Williams (Temporarily Logged Off)'s avatar Dr. Damien P. Williams (Temporarily Logged Off) @wolvendamien.bsky.social
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Lord, I've seen what you've done in Boris Johnson and Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak and Jacob Rees-Mogg and Marine Le Pen and Henry Kissinger's lives, and i want that for Donald John Trump Sr.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) 's avatar Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social
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I really don’t think most people realize just how hard the boot will come down if Trump and the Republicans win the election. Most people have never experienced the totalitarian surveillance state with the power to reach into their homes and minds at will they are telling us is their plan.

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Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈's avatar Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedytcooper.bsky.social
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Conservatives: "RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!" The Epstein Files: *name Donald Trump a bunch* Conservatives: "WAIT NO NOT LIKE THAT!"

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Kevin M. Kruse's avatar Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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So voting is better than *not* voting when it comes to getting what you want? Huh.

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temmie's avatar temmie @tuyoki.bsky.social
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with this mount i squish all

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Marisa Kabas's avatar Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social
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my friend asked the other day how i planned to cover the growing fascism here and i said “i guess continue writing about it til i’m sent to prison? lol” it was a flip thing to say but it’s hard to imagine ever stopping. or fleeing. i’m feeling not quite patriotic, but protective of this country.

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wade of mutilation's avatar wade of mutilation @waderockett.bsky.social
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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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Real fun! Definitely worth playing.

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PCFclub's avatar PCFclub @pcfclub.bsky.social
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For the people who don’t have time, here’s your Readers Digest version. You’re welcome.

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Zamira Rahim's avatar Zamira Rahim @zamirarahim.bsky.social
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'Sometimes things don't go, after all, from bad to worse' Thinking a lot about this poem today.

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Dr. Lucky Tran's avatar Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.bsky.social
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New study by Linsey Marr:

“We aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 & pulled it through masks. After 1hr we were able to recover infectious virus from fabric masks but not an N95 or surgical mask. When we pressed artificial skin against the masks we found viral RNA but no infectious virus on the skin.” #MasksWork

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Amy A's avatar Amy A @lolennui.bsky.social
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I think it was Lenin who said, “there are decades where nothing happens, and then there are weeks where holy shit what the fuck”

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Greg Pak's avatar Greg Pak @gregpak.bsky.social
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I recommend taking five to ten minutes to put your US rep, US senators, and state and local elected officials into your phone contacts so you can instantly call them whenever you get mad, which will be every day from now until we die.

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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Honestly, the easy answer to this might just be to reduce the number of terms a president can serve to 1. Effective immediately, and it knocks out Biden and Trump from being allowed back in office. Biden could make this unilateral move now that laws are effectively not his problem.

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Jacob T. Levy's avatar Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social
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At the risk of being tiresome in reposting my own writings on the separation of powers and executive accountability, since prominent scholars are now in the news saying "habeas corpus will still be OK"— Montesquieu's insight was precisely that it won't be.

dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG....

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Joanne Freeman's avatar Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social
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That is an open threat. Terrorism as politics.

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Eileen Clancy's avatar Eileen Clancy @clancyny.bsky.social
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Do you remember folks were picketing Supreme Court Justices' homes a couple of years ago? They're back! At Justice Roberts' home today.

Short thread with video on Twitter:
x.com/LiteraryMous...

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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This is about Elden Ring seamless coop mod

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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PSA: seamless coop updated tonight, and it appears to try and unify the save state folder. On windows, things are fine. On Steam Deck, (where I play) it appears to have replaced my existing save state folder with a new one. I make backups of my saves so it’s fine but just be careful to back up saves

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Ygrene ✔️'s avatar Ygrene ✔️ @ygrene.bsky.social
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[arriving in hell] Satan: welco- Me: hit me with a plate of your eggs bro Satan: Me: (sprinkling motion) with the paprika

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Katie Mack's avatar Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
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I kinda feel like now that the Supreme Court has declared it legal for a president to straight-up murder people they don't like, it's probably even more important to not elect people who seem extremely inclined to murder people they don't like

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Kashana's avatar Kashana @kashana.bsky.social
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Everybody freaking out about extrajudicial killings is going to lose it when they find out about the existence of cops.

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Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf's avatar Nicole Dornsife | Thornwolf @thornwolf.bsky.social
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We can’t give up

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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In lighter news, don’t forget that this week is #SGDQ summer games done quick! Streaming speedruns for charity to support Doctors Without Borders. A great way to make an impact around the world helping people from the comfort of your living room! Things are bad, but we can still help each other.

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Will R's avatar Will R @scotchman.bsky.social
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We always feel like if we could go back in time we could change the future in a meaningful way, (butterfly effect) but never consider that we’re constantly in a position to do the same thing NOW but for the future that is yet to come. We continue to define our own futures. Anyway don’t give up.

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Charlotte Clymer's avatar Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social
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Stop doomscrolling. Watch a movie. Eat a tasty meal. Read a fun book. Go for a nice walk. Play that stupid game on your phone. Find joy where you can. I promise you these problems will be here tomorrow.

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