Banking bro turned developer (Next.js/SQL/TailwindCSS). Humanist, more or less. Ardent anti-imperialist, pro-intl liberal democracy.https://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mvge3sfbws2lSo, Kansas could elect its first Democratic Senator since 1932 (Roger Marshall was booed loudly yesterday) and might even get a Democratic governor, to boot. Like, Kansas could turn blue this year. That's crazy.13 Sep 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvge3sfbws2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mupc3oprck2cMe at 20: "Attend a 40-minute lecture on history that I've paid for and is required to graduate? Nah, I'll sleep in." Me at 40: "It's 6 a.m., and there's a 2-hour lecture video on the Bronze Age Collapse? Don't mind if I do."04 Sep 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupc3oprck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3muhkrjp2lc2sReally respect @maklelan.bsky.social and everything he does. Always professional, academic, intellectual. But his "shut the fuck up" on this video is a chef's kiss of righteous moral outrage. I love to see it. Also, a "Leave My Trans Homies Alone" shirt from Data Over Dogma? I'd buy that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GecyqKkcFsI01 Sep 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhkrjp2lc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mu4smngjh224Dear Fates, I understand my original request of "80+ year old" wasn't specific, and that "80+ year old and male" somehow wasn't specific enough. But when I added "head of state" to the request, I really thought we had an understanding. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4smngjh224https://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtypgpjdo224Another legend lost https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/51/f1/y4eoQlqq.gif?hh=244&ww=244&mp4=JHrbueuB3POgkB&webm=3nH7Ljeppff4UMfwq4lq26 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypgpjdo224https://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtx46elnpc2d https://www.joelborofsky.com/blog/contra-apologetics26 Aug 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx46elnpc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtufd27s4225 https://www.joelborofsky.com/blog/when-faith-stops-carrying-the-weight-on-religious-deconstruction24 Aug 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtufd27s4225https://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtrsv2aebs2qDecided to get back into writing: https://www.joelborofsky.com/blog/thoughts-on-religion-as-i-watch-my-father-die?fbclid=IwY2xjawT4TWdwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6AD4_DYKZVkciTxIadG-BCiQmr644h4vKrFJxsLHPzvcLaxYTFHERNRHYm9Q_aem_usNZVoyEX5Zr6U_SFF8vSQ23 Aug 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrsv2aebs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtrhpjynnc2nThis is what an invading country offers a nation as a way to create a justification to invade. Not saying that's what's going on here, but they're going to use it as a pretext to declare a trade war on Canada. I hope we (US) lose. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrhpjynnc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtqpsfyaqd2kThis man lacks no integrity and likely agrees with what Cofnas did. Cofnas didn't engage in the academic process. He instead went after someone on a Substack and engaged in public advocacy. That the soil isn't settled on Arday's grave before releasing this...fucking disgusting human being. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqpsfyaqd2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtm34ikb7c2hThe administration is overtly racist. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm34ikb7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtlec7g2xs2aI've been doing a huge study on the historical Jesus lately, pulling in academic books and journal articles, as well as trade books/popular books on the subject. Gotta say, no matter your religious persuasion (I'm agnostic), it's impossible to see the historical Jesus and not be impressed.21 Aug 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlec7g2xs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mtkf4fxcg22xWin or lose, the fact that Hamilton has this election this close is big. If he pulls it off, he'll be the first Democrat elected Senator from Kansas since 1932...the longest Republican senatorial streak in the nation. https://www.kwch.com/2026/08/19/kansas-senate-race-tightens-hamilton-marshall-trade-attacks/20 Aug 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkf4fxcg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mteifklkfs2cI'm supposed to be afraid of this guy? Like...let's be real for a second. We all know a Zohran in our lives. That guy who is annoyingly happy, good at what he does, and not an asshole about it. You know, that friend who you really like, but secretly hate. And I'm supposed to fear that guy? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteifklkfs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mt7oxrlpes2eIncoming hot take: this is a sign the economy isn't strong, BUT, there's a possibility that this could become normal even under a healthy economy. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5876223/cost-of-living-parents-adult-children-financial-support?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeN-Ou9HjkF8GQsPJruM59KcxlU1RehL6DjBVzJ6LjRdGIAh6_3pI6g96g4kc_aem_ce7Sj6X-sCRuAxC3twdv4w16 Aug 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7oxrlpes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mszgmradns2mBy his reasoning, if I own property in New York and property in Florida, even if I live in New York 2 months out of the year, I should *have* to vote there. Apply the reasoning of college students to any other situation for people who live in two different states. How much sense does it make then? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszgmradns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mscltt3do22cIt won't make national news, but the Kansas democratic primary tonight was...interesting. It follows a national trend and should get the attention of the Democratic leadership. Corson was the establishment pick (and who I voted for). The more progressive Holscher won.05 Aug 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscltt3do22chttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mrthvahfck2pOkay…hear me out30 Jul 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrthvahfck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mrq56tugms2tThere’s a literal verse about not praying in public. Christians don’t know their own beliefs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq56tugms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mrjk5kfnhk23Neo80 Cu with MOA keycaps, ink black pro v2 switches, and a PP plate.26 Jul 2026 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjk5kfnhk23https://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mqtrjtvuxc2sI just looked at this relative to my age and…am I really that big of a slut? Apparently. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtrjtvuxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mplyr6bp2c2dBrilliant move. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplyr6bp2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mphewj4rc22gThese are not serious people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jun 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphewj4rc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nihildev.bsky.social/post/3mpfycjkatc2gI think the biggest problem now is everyone jumps to the most maximal end of every issue. There’s no room for nuance or middle ground or understanding. Left, right, being fucking stupid and doubling down is the go-to move.29 Jun 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:fiq6xbfayxidwidppw2jui3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfycjkatc2g