Notices by Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)

If the whole of Europe isn't in a civilizational mad dash for renewables within months I don't know what to tell you. It's going to get real rough and even more expensive to function.

@darth_hideout @Fragglemuppet that is the best episode bar none and I can't watch it too often, it's too painful. DS9 was best trek, fight me 😁

@jzillw @cstross 🫣

For the record, I'm already falling asleep. Satan give me strength, because God wants no part in this.

SO MUCH CHEEK FILLER

If cheek filler was radioactive, all of DC would be slowly dying demon core style.

My cat isn't appreciating this deviation from our normal routine.

I know most people in my circles are boycotting this speech, but consider: he could die of a heart attack at any moment.

The most endearing thing about Americans is that we never have a clue when we're supposed to stand up or sit down.

Let's start the Like no one has ever seen before count.

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recorded history goes back about a hundred years?

ah making up shit. I can't really follow it.

He still doesn't understand that tariffs are on Americas.

Also we're the hottest country, presumably that the national mar-a-lago face

More Americans are working today than ever, especially those lazy-ass kids.

the way he says the state of our union is strong makes me want to sue him for sexual assault

I am watching the thing, but in my defense, I'm in bed, and have been drinking AMA

Should i keep drinking? Y/N

Do they have to wear the little black robes all the time? Do they lose their seat if they wear a tracksuit?

@mattblaze everyone is scared and powerless right now, i fear they will only increase for a while. And worse, there's a grain of truth to it, making it all the harder to handle.

I speak with some experience with these things 😬

(having been targeted I've realized that you can never tell when you've crossed the invisible line between paranoia and person of interest)

@mattblaze and honestly, they're blending way too much these days. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to avoid the former, and have been at the mercy of the latter. My intuition is that when they finally collide is where we get into 1984 territory, probably without realizing we're there at all.

When I offer to help people actually avoid surveillance, they almost always demur, they care, but not enough to safeguard themselves. People always assume it will happen to someone else.