Fried Chicken

@a_phlaming_phoenix
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American systems engineer, open source software developer, leftist, bisexual, polyamorous/nonmonogamous, hobby writer, Numenera/Cypher System GM and player, enjoyer of bad horror movies, guitarist, music lover, shirtless runner, worker outer, bicycle rider, and more!
the guy who doesn't know why alt text is important has opinions on how exclusionary mastodon is to tech bros, oh no

so Fedi is an echo chamber, sez a recent unnamed toot. I see that too.

But then they go on to say we should stop bullying fucking assholes (people with "other" viewpoints, like AI shills) and letting them play in our jungle gym.

The toot has already got tons of replies, but I just wanted to say:

No. Fuck you. This community is chock full of people from marginalized communities, and any push to get us to "open up" to people with "different viewpoints" that include fucking fascist autocorrect bots that are shredding the net to devour it is just fucking stupid.

I don't give a shit if Fedi grows. I rather like being a place where people from famous artists like Micheal Whelen, to community instigators like VantaBlack and PhoenixSerenity feel comfortable interacting with everyone directly.

The people most in favor of this fucking nonsense have a HUGE idealogical overlap with those who burn crosses, so to speak.

If that means we stay small? Good. Fuck outta here. If we disagree with you to the point we get savage at you, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE

@Kierkegaanks

the appearance of being a rugged hardcore individual, even though they are really being a programmed sheep, is huge in MAGA land. in fact, it may be the defining feature of the entire identity

I want sunlight again. It's been like this for three days now.

Tuesday the Danes elected 86 female members to the Parliament, the Folketinget. This means Denmark is now led by 48 percent women.

I too voted for a woman. Not because she was a woman, but because she was the most qualified.

In general, there has been far fewer political scandals with women over the years, and it has been my impression that more women are well prepared, they are more hard working, while some men are more focused on press coverage and social media visibility.

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a little piece of #LichenSubscribe

And really, at the end of the day that's the problem.

if you genuinely believe in the King of Kings, that God's will is law, that God's word must be held above all others - it is fucking CATEGORICALLY impossible for you to be an adherent to Democratic political forms. So the moment you tell me "my religion won't affect my elected official position" you're either fucking LYING to me, or a heretic.

This must stop. I'm sorry. I don't care if you feel a way.

That's right

USA, March 2026.

Photo by Etienne Laurent / AFP / Getty

LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains during the “No Kings” national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026.

#USpol #Liberty #Photography #NoKings

The new desk arrived yesterday, so I built it and reordered the room to better resemble a home #music #studio. I don't exactly know what I'm doing, but I'm pretty good at figuring it out. Every time I sit down to this I learn something new and make an improvement in my workflow, a project, my skills, something. This has been a great way to take an old hobby someplace new and I've become obsessed. The sit/stand desk is crucial for going between recording and mixing/editing.