Mike Lee
@rocketpatrol.bsky.social
Author (sf/fantasy), video game writer, retro geek. Have raygun, will travel.
Currently working on CLOCKWORK REVOLUTION at inXile Entertainment.
Currently working on CLOCKWORK REVOLUTION at inXile Entertainment.
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True-Party Affiliation will be on the ballot this November. Truer: Republicans passed a discriminatory law to remove party affiliation for county races in only 5 Metro counties in 2028. Truest: We need to elect a Gov Bottoms and flip the GA State House and undo this mess!
October 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
True-Party Affiliation will be on the ballot this November. Truer: Republicans passed a discriminatory law to remove party affiliation for county races in only 5 Metro counties in 2028. Truest: We need to elect a Gov Bottoms and flip the GA State House and undo this mess!
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This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.
October 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.
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Imagine if the national media covered American politics through the lens of which party actually competently staffed & governed the country when it was in power, instead of covering it as horse races, theater, & grading on a curve for the One Special Boy & the far right authoritarian party.
The Federal government is currently staffed like the graveyard shift at a 24 hour grocery store.
October 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Imagine if the national media covered American politics through the lens of which party actually competently staffed & governed the country when it was in power, instead of covering it as horse races, theater, & grading on a curve for the One Special Boy & the far right authoritarian party.
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If you want your mail-in ballot counted it might be best to put it in a dropbox instead of a USPS mailbox.
The Postal Service is slowing delivery across the country. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Find out if your ZIP code is affected by checking out our interactive map: https://demdock.com/4BcR5RR
Find out if your ZIP code is affected by checking out our interactive map: https://demdock.com/4BcR5RR
October 7, 2026 at 11:14 PM
If you want your mail-in ballot counted it might be best to put it in a dropbox instead of a USPS mailbox.
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YES on 40
NO on 41
NO on 42
for all CA friends out there
NO on 41
NO on 42
for all CA friends out there
October 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
YES on 40
NO on 41
NO on 42
for all CA friends out there
NO on 41
NO on 42
for all CA friends out there
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If you never thought you'd ever hear a group of Anything Muppets from SESAME STREET sing the Blood, Sweat & Tears song "Spinning Wheel", well, never say never...
(Oh, and keep an eye on the puff of smoke, knowing that it's coordinated between a performer & a separate cued smoke mechanism)
(Oh, and keep an eye on the puff of smoke, knowing that it's coordinated between a performer & a separate cued smoke mechanism)
July 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
If you never thought you'd ever hear a group of Anything Muppets from SESAME STREET sing the Blood, Sweat & Tears song "Spinning Wheel", well, never say never...
(Oh, and keep an eye on the puff of smoke, knowing that it's coordinated between a performer & a separate cued smoke mechanism)
(Oh, and keep an eye on the puff of smoke, knowing that it's coordinated between a performer & a separate cued smoke mechanism)
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Can particles move faster than light?
Have a look at the video to learn more about Cherenkov radiation – the discovery that received the 1958 physics prize. This was a key component in the experiments made by today's physics laureate Francis Halzen in his research on neutrinos.
Have a look at the video to learn more about Cherenkov radiation – the discovery that received the 1958 physics prize. This was a key component in the experiments made by today's physics laureate Francis Halzen in his research on neutrinos.
October 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Can particles move faster than light?
Have a look at the video to learn more about Cherenkov radiation – the discovery that received the 1958 physics prize. This was a key component in the experiments made by today's physics laureate Francis Halzen in his research on neutrinos.
Have a look at the video to learn more about Cherenkov radiation – the discovery that received the 1958 physics prize. This was a key component in the experiments made by today's physics laureate Francis Halzen in his research on neutrinos.
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ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
October 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
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If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote.
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
October 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote.
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
October 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
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As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on.
Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
October 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on.
Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
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Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
October 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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👇🏼 VOTE EARLY
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
October 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
👇🏼 VOTE EARLY
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Amazing work by @propublica.org and partners illustrating the lack of regulations around microschools in some states. www.propublica.org/article/prop...
October 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Amazing work by @propublica.org and partners illustrating the lack of regulations around microschools in some states. www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Are you an Austin based TTRPG Person? We're collabing with @distributeaid.org on some super secret Good Guy shit in the area and we need folks for a Secret Thing, hit me up or tag your homie in the replies!
October 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Are you an Austin based TTRPG Person? We're collabing with @distributeaid.org on some super secret Good Guy shit in the area and we need folks for a Secret Thing, hit me up or tag your homie in the replies!
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Books by Leigh Brackett on Project Gutenberg
For when you, too, need The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter, Queen of the Martian Catacombs, and Black Amazon of Mars
(I am intoxicated on Brackett at the moment: word-craft and wild imagination, the thews of the old romances)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
For when you, too, need The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter, Queen of the Martian Catacombs, and Black Amazon of Mars
(I am intoxicated on Brackett at the moment: word-craft and wild imagination, the thews of the old romances)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
Books by Brackett, Leigh
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October 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Books by Leigh Brackett on Project Gutenberg
For when you, too, need The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter, Queen of the Martian Catacombs, and Black Amazon of Mars
(I am intoxicated on Brackett at the moment: word-craft and wild imagination, the thews of the old romances)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
For when you, too, need The Dragon-Queen of Jupiter, Queen of the Martian Catacombs, and Black Amazon of Mars
(I am intoxicated on Brackett at the moment: word-craft and wild imagination, the thews of the old romances)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
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He's trying to do George C. Scott from Patton but is mostly doing George C. Scott from Strangelove.
this Pete Hegseth speech is indistinguishable from parody. words fail to describe the absurdity. here he's talking about governors coming to the Pentagon to grovel to him and Trump so they can be rewarded with a new military base
September 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
He's trying to do George C. Scott from Patton but is mostly doing George C. Scott from Strangelove.
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I have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread)
September 30, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread)
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This is a pretty stunning thing to admit
Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance...
September 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This is a pretty stunning thing to admit
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After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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2026 in videogame development
September 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
2026 in videogame development
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The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
September 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
(Published Jan. 2025)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
(Published Jan. 2025)
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
(Published Jan. 2025)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
(Published Jan. 2025)