tallawk

tallawk

@tallawk.bsky.social

I am Groot. Hubby of @owl369.bsky.social. Go outside. Taking things apart since I discovered Dad's toolbox. Love my family. Prone to bouts of guitar playing. Discovering alternate uses for everyday objects. Evidence & fact based. He/him.

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Tom Cox
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

I think my ability to distinguish between "I am feeling weirdly anxious and low today" and "I am just a person having a totally normal reaction to being alive during the 2020s" might have completely vanished.

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@tallawk.bsky.social

Replying to @shipwreck75.bsky.social

Imagine trusting your safety, your life, to the CIA with this administration in charge

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

Trying to edit something in an alt-text, and yeah. Felt like I was having a stroke. Congratulations on breaking that.

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

We really, really, really gotta do something about this RAM cartel situation. Among other things.

VGC@videogameschronicle.com

PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed, potentially suggesting an unprecedented price tag for the next-gen machine. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playsta...

videogameschronicle.comPlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed | VGCHardware insider suggests next-gen costs could well cost more than $1,000…
tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

No. Abdul El-Sayed offered up a stirring defense of our freedom of religion in America under the Constitution, in the face of a bad actor who would have that freedom taken away. Fix your headline.

CNN@cnn.com

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political movement, during a heated exchange at a town hall. https://cnn.it/4s7r1TL

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

Re-skinning a 20 year old game every year but sure, let's blame lack of interest on "indies" or something.

Kotaku@kotaku.com

Activision's head of marketing says Modern Warfare 4 has a "Call of Duty tax" to contend with. "There's obviously a lot of fandom around indie games and excitement around new games popping up ... https://kotaku.com/activisions-head-marketer-says-modern-warfare-4-faces-a-call-of-duty-tax-2000746337

kotaku.comActivision's Head Marketer Says Modern Warfare 4 Faces A 'Call Of Duty Tax'The newest sequel needs to bolster flagging engagement
tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

"Flared base! Flared base!" As he turns it upside down...

Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social

Postmodern Cream Glazed Floor Vase on Lucite Stand 😃 IG: @salesbyhelen

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

This mother fucker. Just a middle-ages level barbaric shite. Look at what this administration has done to us all. God damn you, Pete Hegseth. God damn you.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event

theguardian.comHegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public eventOfficials clarified execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be livestreamed Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year. Officials later clarified the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported. In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the Pentagon secretary said the firing squad would carry out the sentence at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1pm on Thursday, 3 December. This would be the first US military execution in more than 60 years. Continue reading...

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kevinwglass.bsky.social
@kevinwglass.bsky.social

The difference between the progressive coalition and the conservative coalition in America is that pro-life groups see this news and say "you got it, throw us under the bus, do what you need to do to win, we're still turning out for you like loyal soldiers"

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Fr. Cannabranna Lammer.
@drraulduke.bsky.social

Stolen from working-class music hall performers, c.1900. It's also ableist (anosmia), speciesist, and centres dog owners. I shouldn't have to explain this for free in 2026, so I won't: cashapp in bio, $5 per oppression. Proceeds go to my cat, who has anxiety, partly because of posts like this.

Ed Losty@elosty.bsky.social

On BlueSky now if you posted “My dog has no nose. How does he smell? Awful” you’d get replies and anecdotes about dog’s sense of smell.

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

Oh, this is gonna get BAD for those that "dropped" this ball.

NPR@npr.org

Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR. trib.al/Je1VsMK

trib.alCornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR.
tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

You first, Spencer.

PBS News@pbsnews.org

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hostility gripping the country. The Republican governor is expanding on that message in a new book. https://to.pbs.org/3VmTJnx

to.pbs.orgUtah Gov. Spencer Cox on his blueprint for depolarizing a fractured nationIn the aftermath of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hatred and violence gripping the country. Now, the Republican governor ...
tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

I just can't imagine what it's like to make peace with your death by execution -- or not! -- and then wake up in the hospital hours later. And you know the state will just try to do it to you again.

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

Silicon Valley Neverland Ranch. WTF.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com

Big names in AI and Silicon Valley tech announced yesterday that they're launching a boarding academy for 16 to 22 year olds. (Would you trust the people in this scene with keeping an eye on minors?) theacademysf.com

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

New rail car, meet old rail car. (*new to us)

tallawk@tallawk.bsky.social

Alright all you rail buffs! The EXO cars are on the property at Frazer. And I know how you all are about the pictures.

tallawk
@tallawk.bsky.social

Alright all you rail buffs! The EXO cars are on the property at Frazer. And I know how you all are about the pictures.