Stefan Hodges-Kluck

virginiamercury.comGovernor kills Prescription Drug Affordability Board proposal • Virginia MercuryA five-year effort to curb drug prices through a Prescription Drug Affordability Board just faced its third veto between two governors, as Abigail Spanberger formally rejected the measure Tuesday. Th...

20 May

"So what does VA need for a recall election?," he asks only half-jokingly.

Virginia Mercury@virginiamercury.com

Gov. Abigail Spanberger killed a proposal Tuesday that would have created a Virginia Prescription Drug Affordability Board, shelving a years-long bipartisan effort aimed at lowering prescription drug costs through state oversight and payment limits. virginiamercury.com/2026/05/19/s...

17 May

Nice evening ride in North Garden/Batesville region. Sure is some nice looking country around here.

16 May

Also, just asking...what if VA just decided to ignore the court and redistrict anyway? Because... that's kinda what the administration does.

Stefan Hodges-Kluck@stefanhodgeskluck.com

Last year I was excited to leave a one-party state (TN) and move to VA, where my vote could actually count. But if our governor is anti-labor and the courts don't give a fuck anyway, I guess "having my vote count" is just a little too unrealistic in this country?

16 May

vadogwood.comBREAKING: Spanberger to veto collective bargaining, according to Virginia lawmaker -Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell says Gov. Abigail Spanberger told him Wednesday that she plans to veto legislation to expand collective bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of pub...

14 May

Fucking hell. "Spanberger said she supported collective bargaining, but not the way it would be implemented in the legislation before her." "I support [insert progressive issue here] abstractly but not in a concrete way I can do something about right now" is why progressives hate the Dem party.

Chris Seaman@cbseaman.bsky.social

If accurate, this is a massive own goal by @abigailspanberger.com. Public-sector employees in VA worked their butts off to elect her last year. More importantly, they deserve the job security and a real voice at the table that come with collective bargaining. vadogwood.com/news/labor/b...

13 May

@chancebonar.bsky.social has anyone coined the phrase "secondhand slop"? Because if not, it's yours.

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8 May

That worm in his brain needs to finish the job.

Thomas [DARK MODE], DO 🫐@tom.medsky.social

RFK Jr. showing his eugenicist beliefs. Here he is today at The City Club in Cleveland: "The average American who died from COVID had 3.8 chronic diseases. So what was really killing them? It was almost impossible for COVID to kill a healthy person. It was killing people who were already sick."

5 May

They want to restore us to how things were at the time of the country's foundation. Well, except for all the places that they openly fly in the face of every non-white supremacist ideal the founders stood for.

Miguel Gómez@prplmnkydw.bsky.social

You know, because we clearly want to use the antebellum congress as our model going forward…

6 May

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Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

The SCOTUS decision on redistricting is no big deal, Washpost Opinion assures us. It just returns us to how elections worked in the early 1800s.

keepandroidopen.orgKeep Android OpenYour phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

3 May

Sideloading shouldn't require a 24-hour waiting period and a 9-step gauntlet. Google's 'advanced flow' is designed to fail. Keep Android Open! @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org

27 Apr

So who should @avalanche.bsky.social fans want for the second round: the franchise that broke our hearts in 2003 and 2014 or the one that broke our hearts in 1999, 2000, 2020, 2024, and 2025?

24 Apr

It's a pretty damn nice time to be on gravel in Virginia right now.

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stefanhodgeskluck.comWhat I Just Did With a Month of UnemploymentLate in February of this year, I had the unfortunate experience of being laid off.

9 Apr

Haven't been very active recently, a lot has been going on. Here's a new post, discussing my recent time in between jobs. www.stefanhodgeskluck.com/blogs/what-i...

ourrei.comVote to Boycott REILearn why co-op members are boycotting REI after years of broken promises and anti-worker, anti-democratic behavior.

19 Mar

As a co-op member, I'm very disappointed in REI right now. On 3/25 I'm going to vote to boycott, and I suggest you do as well. www.ourrei.com/boycott

nbcnews.toChief Justice John Roberts warns personal attacks on judges have 'got to stop'Roberts' comments follow President Donald Trump's most recent criticism of the Supreme Court over its tariffs ruling.

18 Mar

Man, I bet Roberts is pissed at the guy who ruled that Trump has presidential immunity.

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Chief Justice John Roberts says that personal criticism of judges is dangerous and urged prominent figures to dial down the rhetoric, days after President Trump launched his most recent broadside against the Supreme Court.

docs.google.comPackaged AI Assets (PUBLICLY SHARED)SUMMARY Enable packages to directly expose documentation, prompts, or other features to AI Agents Author: Jake MacDonald (@jakemac53) Go Link: flutter.dev/go/packaged-ai-assetsPrototype: https://gi...

11 Mar

Adding extra work on package maintainers' plates doesn't seem like a good way to encourage OSS devs to produce & maintain the great parts of the Flutter ecosystem.

Felix Angelov@felangel.bsky.social

Making LLM output less bad is NOT the responsibility of package maintainers. Looks like the future of pub will be AI generated content for AI consumption. Is this really what the community wants? docs.google.com/document/d/1...

27 Feb

Lifelong NHL fan here, getting more into the watching @thepwhl.com because 1. Several live games are watchable on YouTube 2. I get to see badass American athletes who totally owned the Olympics AND are not Trump bros

23 Feb

I love how at the Olympics we can enjoy seeing American athletes win without thinking about the absolute fuckwits who have taken control of the countr--ah, nuts.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

The only real advantage you can see to your new employee is that they're cheap. And you can't help but feel a little frustrated that you're now shouldered with all these expectations, all so those above you can save a few bucks. 13/14

I know some of this may sound a little exaggerated. But it also reflects a lot of how AI has contributed to my own burnout the past year. Thanks for listening. 14/14

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

But it's hard. It's hard constantly feeling like you need to both do your own job and handhold this employee through doing their job. You often wish you could just do your job the way you used to. 11/14

But you can't. You are forced to take classes on how to train your employee better, and that takes up even more of your time. 12/14

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

Meanwhile, your boss doubles down that this employee is the future. They expect 10 times the output from you, and if they don't get it, the blame lies entirely on your back. 9/14

You start to question yourself. Maybe I am just a stick-in-the-mud Luddite, you wonder. Maybe I just need to commit myself fully to working with this new colleague. 10/14

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

Where before your job involved periods of discovery and creativity, now all you do is handhold your new employee and police their work. You don't get to do the things about your job that inspired you, and it drains you out. 7/14

The employee, meanwhile, has no redeeming qualities that a human junior colleague might have. There's no satisfaction through interacting with them on pair calls/work sessions. No friendships made, no interpersonal connection whatsoever. 8/14

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

You can store some commonly used information in a database so that the employee can re-access it in the future, and some tasks, the employee does alright, but you still spend the bulk of your time handholding, especially when something new comes along. 5/14

And on top of this, you can still never really trust this employee. You have to carefully review every single thing they output with a fine-tooth comb to ensure they don't go back to their old ways of confidently lying about things that are blatantly false. 6/14

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

So, you tell your boss that the new employee isn't working very well. Your boss tells you that it's your fault the employee is lying, and you need to specifically tell them to be truthful. 3/14

What's more, the employee needs step-by-step handholding through EVERY step of what they do: you need to provide every single document, link, and instruction. So now you're spending all of your time spending this employee how to do something you could finish in 5 minutes. 4/14

What it's like to work with AI: a 🧵

Imagine you come in to work and your boss introduces a new employee, telling you that this employee will make your job 10 times easier. 1/14

This employee completes tasks phenomenally quickly, but does so by making frequent errors, fabrications, and omissions, all the while passing them off as fact. 2/14

30 Jan

It's going to be below my normal threshold, and possibly snowing (but hopefully not...we don't need more snow). But I'm planning on bundling up and getting out for this.

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29 Jan

So I didn't need another reason to hate Sam Altman, but here's one all the same.

Jim Duncan@jimduncan.bsky.social

Sent this to a friend. He immediately canceled his ChatGPT account and convinced another to do so as well.

stefanhodgeskluck.comLessons Learned from Building a Server In RustWhat working on my Rust project has taught me about being a programmer.

27 Jan

@thisweekinrust.bsky.social , I just wrote a blog post detailing my impressions after working through Luca Palmieri's Zero to Production in Rust. www.stefanhodgeskluck.com/blogs/lesson...

22 Jan

This kid is just about Ian's age. I don't have the words to say how vile these monsters are.

Joe@joealv.bsky.social

Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.

stefanhodgeskluck.comNew Blog Feature: Email Newsletter!I’m excited to say that you can now get my blog posts delivered directly to your inbox!

19 Jan

You can now sign up for email updates on my new blog posts! (lmk if you enter your email and it doesn't work for some reason) www.stefanhodgeskluck.com/blogs/new-bl...

@thomas26july.bsky.social

18 Jan

Well, normally when you win the turnover margin by +4 the game isn't that close, but...at least the @denver-broncos.bsky.social wonN

Stefan Hodges-Kluck reposted

Southern Jacobin

17 Jan

200 ICE agents arrived in Richmond to celebrate our Democrat Gov's inauguration. They were going door to door in Church Hill yesterday. Familiarize yourself now with the DOs and DONTs immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...

immigrantjustice.orgKnow Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE - National Immigrant Justice CenterAll individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status. The following information can help you protect yourself and your

docs.google.comSarah Eldridge Memorial FundSarah Vandegrift Eldridge Memorial Fund The family and friends of Sarah Vandegrift Eldridge would like to invite you to give to a memorial fund that will be used to create a scholarship in the memory...

10 Jan

I still can't believe Sarah is gone. She was such an amazing professor, organizer, mother, and friend. This is a great cause if you have a little bit to give in her honor.

Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD@klhkhistorian.bsky.social

Looking for something good to do today? Consider a donation (& share this post) to help create an endowed graduate student scholarship at the Univ. of Tennessee in memory of my dear friend Sarah Eldridge, who died of cancer on January 2. Details in link. docs.google.com/document/u/0...

8 Jan

Not sure I've ever experienced anything less in all the calls this past year. Glad there's a Dem running against him this fall.

Jim Duncan@jimduncan.bsky.social

Called my rep, John McGuire today, and spoke to a remarkably disinterested and condescending staffer. I'll keep calling.

stefanhodgeskluck.comIs Generative AI Really the One Ring?And if it is, can we resist its power?

2 Jan

New year, new post! Nerding out on #tolkien while discussing #genAI here. 🤓 www.stefanhodgeskluck.com/blogs/is-gen...

stefanhodgeskluck.comIs This What a Mid-life Crisis Looks Like?Itâs been a while since Iâve posted. The truth is, this hasnât been the easiest fall for me.

29 Nov 2025

Newest post. I wish the subject matter was better, but happy to be writing again. www.stefanhodgeskluck.com/blogs/is-thi...

workersdecide.techAI Implementation Bingo - WorkersDecide.tech — Make Tech Work for WorkersA Group Exercise for 2-20 Players

5 Nov 2025

How many of these squares can you fill at your workplace? www.workersdecide.tech/resources/20...

3 Nov 2025

@klhkhistorian.bsky.social and I are watching the Sean Bean Robin Hood. It's 2025 and there is still not a single decent Robin Hood adaptation that doesn't have either talking foxes or Mel Brooks.

3 Nov 2025

I mean, does someone want to tell the writers that by the time of the Norman Conquest, Anglo-Saxon England had been predominantly Christian for about four centuries?

bit.lyUniversity of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigationsThe U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations.

23 Oct 2025

Very disappointed in UVA today.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

The U.S. Justice Department announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause Trump administration civil rights investigations.