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@waflan.bsky.social
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40-something f*g in the dc area. Basically Scooter from the Muppets. Events.
welcome to my lil gay sanctuary.
Upcoming 2026 travel: Barcelona, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Palm Springs
40-something f*g in the dc area. Basically Scooter from the Muppets. Events.
welcome to my lil gay sanctuary.
Upcoming 2026 travel: Barcelona, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Palm Springs
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@waflan.bsky.social
· Jun 22
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I don’t know why I’m frightened…
I know my way around here…
I don’t know why I’m frightened…
I know my way around here…
Ready for the Tuesday shift at Coyote Heinous.
somehow this is real
August 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Ready for the Tuesday shift at Coyote Heinous.
A hill I shan’t die one, but like, survive a paper cut or something:
Steve Rogers should have gotten 70-odd years of back pay while he was on assignment at work and frozen.
Steve Rogers should have gotten 70-odd years of back pay while he was on assignment at work and frozen.
August 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
A hill I shan’t die one, but like, survive a paper cut or something:
Steve Rogers should have gotten 70-odd years of back pay while he was on assignment at work and frozen.
Steve Rogers should have gotten 70-odd years of back pay while he was on assignment at work and frozen.
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As with so many things, it is critical to realize this is not bumbling or ineptitude or not thinking through policy implications. On the contrary: making it impossible for foreign students to do the doctorate here is THE WHOLE POINT. It’s about starving higher ed under the guise of America first.
July 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
As with so many things, it is critical to realize this is not bumbling or ineptitude or not thinking through policy implications. On the contrary: making it impossible for foreign students to do the doctorate here is THE WHOLE POINT. It’s about starving higher ed under the guise of America first.
8:39pm: exit metro train at Natl Airport stop.
8:43pm: arrive at rental car
DCA is unmatched for efficiency.
8:43pm: arrive at rental car
DCA is unmatched for efficiency.
July 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
8:39pm: exit metro train at Natl Airport stop.
8:43pm: arrive at rental car
DCA is unmatched for efficiency.
8:43pm: arrive at rental car
DCA is unmatched for efficiency.
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More than 40.2 million disabled voters were eligible to vote in 2024, yet a wave of restrictive voting laws and regulations has made it more difficult for disabled voters to cast their ballot.
July 10, 2026 at 3:33 PM
More than 40.2 million disabled voters were eligible to vote in 2024, yet a wave of restrictive voting laws and regulations has made it more difficult for disabled voters to cast their ballot.
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The U.S. Supreme Court continued its trend of eroding Americans’ rights and freedoms this term with several disastrous decisions for our democracy.
Expert panelist and law professor @anthonymkreis.bsky.social implores us to look to Congress and other elected officials to defend our rights:
Expert panelist and law professor @anthonymkreis.bsky.social implores us to look to Congress and other elected officials to defend our rights:
July 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court continued its trend of eroding Americans’ rights and freedoms this term with several disastrous decisions for our democracy.
Expert panelist and law professor @anthonymkreis.bsky.social implores us to look to Congress and other elected officials to defend our rights:
Expert panelist and law professor @anthonymkreis.bsky.social implores us to look to Congress and other elected officials to defend our rights:
The way to get me singing in the grocery store is to play “Release Me” by Wilson Phillips, which I don’t think I’ve heard in 25+ years, but still know all the words to
July 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The way to get me singing in the grocery store is to play “Release Me” by Wilson Phillips, which I don’t think I’ve heard in 25+ years, but still know all the words to
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Maybe it’s naïve at this point, but it bothers me that filing pertinent information away for a future book while working as a journalist isn’t considered a conflict of interest.
I think the time to learn Trump so often steals objects from his wife's bedroom that staff have to take photos of everything she owns to replace them before she finds out & also check the president of the United States' bedroom trash cuz he throws out the sliver is when journos first heard about it
White House staff monitored Trump’s trash as he ‘threw out silverware,’ book claims
The president would also leave ‘an array of empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers and ice cream cartons’ in the trash or on the floor
www.the-independent.com
June 21, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Maybe it’s naïve at this point, but it bothers me that filing pertinent information away for a future book while working as a journalist isn’t considered a conflict of interest.
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Illinois will have one of the strongest AI safety laws in the nation once I sign the legislation.
Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill
The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm they’re following safety standards. Illinois governor JB Pritzker says he’ll sign it.
www.wired.com
May 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Illinois will have one of the strongest AI safety laws in the nation once I sign the legislation.
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Colbert 2028.💪
May 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Colbert 2028.💪
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They’re turning the entire federal internet apparatus into a galaxy of phishing sites that are controlled by the president and do not adhere to any federal privacy or disclosure rules.
May 29, 2026 at 3:54 AM
They’re turning the entire federal internet apparatus into a galaxy of phishing sites that are controlled by the president and do not adhere to any federal privacy or disclosure rules.
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Breaking news: The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at President Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn, and requiring those who attend to pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements.
Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show
Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own ways and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Breaking news: The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at President Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn, and requiring those who attend to pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements.
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Ken Paxton looking like that alien from Men In Black in a human suit
New Texas Senate poll:
🔵 James Talarico 47%
🔴 Ken Paxton 44%
Texas Public Opinion Research - 5/27-5/28
🔵 James Talarico 47%
🔴 Ken Paxton 44%
Texas Public Opinion Research - 5/27-5/28
May 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Ken Paxton looking like that alien from Men In Black in a human suit
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Charles Barkley is honestly one of the best allies in sports.
The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion
May 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Charles Barkley is honestly one of the best allies in sports.
congress. what did i ever do to you except lobby for a stronger legislative branch?! AND YET YOU BETRAY ME!?
May 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
congress. what did i ever do to you except lobby for a stronger legislative branch?! AND YET YOU BETRAY ME!?
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reminder that one of the most promising emerging treatments for glioblastoma, the most lethal of all cancers, is customized MRNA vaccines, which HHS under Trump now refuses to fund: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport, has died from brain cancer, his family said. He was 47 www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
May 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
reminder that one of the most promising emerging treatments for glioblastoma, the most lethal of all cancers, is customized MRNA vaccines, which HHS under Trump now refuses to fund: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
i know its gauche to link to the bad place, but this is what i imagine (read as: hope) @ptklein.com, @lemonboy-dc.bsky.social, and @shane.wlm.sn do whenever they see each other.
x.com/i/status/205...
x.com/i/status/205...
Siraj Hashmi on X: "Sending this to the boys’ group chat with just the caption “Us” https://t.co/dKQdpWCpck" / X
Sending this to the boys’ group chat with just the caption “Us” https://t.co/dKQdpWCpck
x.com
May 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
i know its gauche to link to the bad place, but this is what i imagine (read as: hope) @ptklein.com, @lemonboy-dc.bsky.social, and @shane.wlm.sn do whenever they see each other.
x.com/i/status/205...
x.com/i/status/205...
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We need to celebrate the end of the civil war with a holiday on the same scale as the 4th of July and I am being so serious.
April 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
We need to celebrate the end of the civil war with a holiday on the same scale as the 4th of July and I am being so serious.
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Ishmael, increasingly…
WALES?!?!?!?!!!??!!?!?!
March 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Ishmael, increasingly…
Cousin and his delightful (truly) fiancée are in town. Decided to have dinner in last night so threw together a pork tenderloin Wellington with shiitake-apple duxelles and blackberry cognac sauce, toasty fingerlings, and green beans.
March 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Cousin and his delightful (truly) fiancée are in town. Decided to have dinner in last night so threw together a pork tenderloin Wellington with shiitake-apple duxelles and blackberry cognac sauce, toasty fingerlings, and green beans.
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That’s 125% of the National Science Foundation’s annual budget, for anyone keeping track.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon tells Congress the first week of the Iran war cost the US $11.3 billion, an AP source says.
March 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM
That’s 125% of the National Science Foundation’s annual budget, for anyone keeping track.
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Recent dramatic events with the DOD and both Anthropic and OpenAI have shown that private sector attempts to constrain government use of AI is nearly impossible. Congress must act. Learn more: https://ampr.gs/4r8Jnle
March 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Recent dramatic events with the DOD and both Anthropic and OpenAI have shown that private sector attempts to constrain government use of AI is nearly impossible. Congress must act. Learn more: https://ampr.gs/4r8Jnle