Roach_b_me

Roach_b_me

@roach-b-me.mostlyharmless.net

Mostly Harmless. I used to write code to pay for Porsche parts. Previously at Basho and Oracle Cloud. Uncertain what to do next, currently funemployed. I do scalable and distributed systems. Track rat and Instructor #F1 #IMSA #WEC https://brianroach.info

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1/🧵 Everyone seems to be debating "verification" here on bsky and how it's complicated or what not. It's not. Register your own domain (I've had mine for almost 30 years). For the most basic needs get a super-cheap shared hosting account for $10/mo or less.

Sooooo, yeah, this is what it looks like when it's 90+ F and I'm not going to wear full makeup because it's just going to melt off anyway 😂 Oh to be young again. That said, not so bad for an elder goth.

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My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and— I said look. Look with your eyes! Oh now you’ve gone and touched it. The paint is peeling. My beautiful paint! I’ll have to call my pool guy back. Vandal! Antifa! I said look And despair Nothing but the algae remains.

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I am starting to wonder if shutting down a chunk of midtown and forcing Knicks fans to spend an hour-plus waiting outside so a widely loathed bigot could sit in a weird glass box and stare grimly into middle distance and then fall asleep might have had an effect on the energy in the building

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Gov Jared Polis told a Colorado Sun event that his decision to give clemency to Tina Peters "will be remembered fondly." He was later interrupted by protesters carrying an enormous banner reading EAT SHIT POLIS coloradosun.com/2026/05/19/j...

coloradosun.comJared Polis says his Tina Peters decisionGov. Jared Polis made the remarks at The Colorado Sun’s annual legislative recap event, only to be drowned out by a small group of protesters

Seraphina and I went to a lovely little French restaurant (La Foret in Denver on Broadway) yesterday for brunch. Food was amazing; crab benedict topped with caviar 👀 Going to have to go back for dinner at some point in the near future! #Denver

I've lived almost an entire life without meeting you. Yet it feels like I've known you well before. Now that I have, there's no going back. We only have what we have left. If you'll spend it with me, I will be yours.

Going to Saraphina's tonight for dinner. This is *literally* the first time anyone I've ever dated has cooked dinner. Not joking. For some bizarre reason every woman I've ever been in a relationship with (incl. my ex-wife) couldn't cook 😂 It's why I had to learn! Ngl ... feels a little weird!

I need to drop a few pounds that I've been carrying since the pandemic. It's not like I'm fat but I've definitely got the "dad bod" thing going on and losing 15 lbs would get me back to my usual weight. Dancing for me was always great natural exercise, so I figure hit goth nights at local clubs.

I swear on all that is holy that I just went out to dance last night! 😁 An incredibly attractive woman started talking to me after we'd been dancing near each other on the floor. I'm pretty sure at first I didn't grasp that she was flirting with me 😂 I now ... have dinner plans in the near future.

I've waited to say anything but after this weekend's race I've decided that the current #F1 formula is probably the worst formula in my lifetime. It makes me very sad. 😥 The whole thing feels like a giant set of gimmicks.

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You sound like an unhinged person if you in plain words describe what’s happening, but the Trump admin demanded Anthropic’s AI be able to kill things for it w/out human approval and also do mass surveillance. Anthropic said no, and now the admin is trying to destroy the company in retaliation.

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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

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ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community. They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.

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We have Justin Amash and Bill Kristol saying ABOLISH ICE before most Democrats. What does that say about the Democratic establishment? Primary season is on right now, folks. We all deserve better.

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On you list of real af businesses that deserve unyielding support because they provide it to us, please include Ace Nicollet Hardware:

If you haven't caught the AP News Report out of VA about the drunken raccoon, you should go read that. Also, here's some new advertising out today from the VA ABC (not joking) 🤣 #DrunkenRaccoon #VAABC

We went to see @mikemasse.com tonight. If you've never seen his Viral video of him performing 'Africa' you prob don't know who he is. Great covers of various songs from the 70s / 80s, basically a dinner theater thing that I took my GF parents to and everyone had a great time!

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Murdered. The word you're looking for is murdered, Newsweek.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged." www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...

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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor

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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."

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Replying to @romancingnope.bsky.social

Sens. Angus King (D-ME), John Fetterman (D-PA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

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Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.

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Senate Democrats are the only group of people in America that could look at the election results from *less than a week ago* and conclude, “Ah, what the people want now is for us to roll over and show our bellies to the reactionary creeps”

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Dem base that gave them a blue tsunami: DON'T CAVE Majority of Dem elected officials: DON'T CAVE The majority of Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown and higher costs... 8 Dem Centrists (and you better believe Schumer knows what's up): Nah, We'll cave. I guarantee you calls came from donors.

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Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists. They have misread the moment and the rage of the people. Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.