some old druid

some old druid

@druid48.bsky.social

The Larch. “Do not obey.” I prefer democracy. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Saoirse don Phalaistín

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Elon Musk just poured half a million dollars into this race to try to keep his puppet Mike Lawler in office, just like he did back in 2024. But the Hudson Valley can’t be bought. Mike Lawler has sold out to his trillionaire and corporate backers at our expense —

I just finished reading a review of the Surface Laptop Ultra and learned that it’s touchscreen was screen was “perfect for writing code…”. I first wrote code as a sophmore in high school, punching holes in cards. In the intervening 50 odd years I wrote more code. I never missed a touch screen.

I do not care what sort of technology the richest man in the world can buy to try to distract me. The man is a Nazi. That is all I need to know.

I just finished Gil Durán’s The Nerd Reich and I think it is going right back in the TBR pile for after I read End Times Fascism. This reading is all sped up because I can no longer sleep.

How very British!

Chris Stokel-Walker@stokel.bsky.social

The UK is reportedly championing government departments buy British tech to wean itself from US dependency. For @the-independent.com I explain why I'm... sceptical of that www.independent.co.uk/voices/buy-b...

all this winning. as hard as I try I cannot wash it off.

Normal Island News@normalisland.co.uk

BREAKING: The US has confirmed those 168 school girls and staff were liberated by a Tomahawk missile and their rescuers were liberated by a 2nd Tomahawk in a "double-tap". That's two liberations for the price of one. If you don't support this, I can only assume you hate freedom.

#amtrak DC to NYC. They announced, as we blew by the Newark airport station, that we will not be stopping. A mile later we stopped and sat idle for twenty minutes then backed up to Newark as the pace of a brisk walk. I do not understand how they can suck so relentlessly.

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