Brian Kane
Middle-aged, middle-class cishet white dude. Sorry.
OG MeFite, recovering blogger, lifelong Trekkie, lover and occasional maker of good food.
See also
@briank@mefi.social on Mastodon
BMK on MLTSHP
metafilter.com/user/1951
- Reposted by Brian KaneIn an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
- Father's side: starvation Mother's side: colonialism & religious extremism
- If you see this, post a character that starts with A.
- Reposted by Brian KaneLiam goes home… www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...
- Most Massachusetts protest sign EVER. (via r/boston on Reddit)
- Reposted by Brian KaneAt some point, the fact that *over* 1/3 of gaming workers were laid off last year, and the fact that over half a million tech workers have been laid off over the last 3 years, will have to be reckoned with as a society, instead of being swept under the rug anildash.com/2026/01/06/5...
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- LCR is the little boy from Minneapolis with the blue bunny hat who was kidnapped by ICE two weeks ago, in case you don't recognize the initials or his father's name.
- five favorite demons you've summoned and entered pacts with Slagathor the Devourer Gom-Katisha Maldor the Maldonian Nizbal Ricky
- The Shitpostman Always Rings Twice
- Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university. 1. Broadcasting Regulation (back before Reagan killed it) 2. Evil In Literature 3. Intro to Ethnography 4. Short Story Writing 5. Women's History (some of the books for this class are among my most favorite histories ever)
- This is why Jörg Hillebrand is the absolute GOAT of Trek nerds. #StarTrek
- Me, reading your skeets

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- Reposted by Brian KaneJust visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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- Reposted by Brian KaneI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- Please read the entire post. Good advice for the likelihood of seeing LRADs deployed against protests. These are dangerous weapons and you need to take proper precautions.
- Yourself but as a cartoon.

- Reposted by Brian KaneThis is testimony… 📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti. “After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
- Reposted by Brian KaneHere's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking. Warning: video is hard to watch
- Look, Bovino is a jackass and a Nazi thug, but as a short guy myself (5'4"), I kinda don't appreciate the shorty jokes about him.
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- Almost 6:00 p.m. and no sign of the plow guys at all. They must be having a hellacious day.
- #Milly is bearing up with the blizzard quite well
- Pain perdu aux niege
- Snowy evening, a warm bowl of delicious cabbage roll soup, a couple of homemade chocolate chips cookies, and watching an episode of "All Creatures Great and Small". Now I am sitting with Milly and....oh dear, back on Bluesky....