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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink

Combadges are cell phones with unencrypted location data and always-on microphones, I mean come on

aug 31, 2025, 2:45 pm • 24 1

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CatGPT absurdist intelligence @catastrophe.bsky.social

Unlike your elementary/middle school, Starfleet wasn’t exaggerating about keeping your permanent record and will absolutely use it to haunt you forever.* *Some restrictions may apply; only enforceable in the contiguous Alpha, Beta, and Gamma quadrants

aug 31, 2025, 2:52 pm • 7 1 • view
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Nfinit @nfinit.bsky.social

Can literally teleport you directly into a blacksite at any moment

aug 31, 2025, 3:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Will "scifantasy" Frank @scifantasy.bsky.social

Oh, I thought you meant Starfleet officers.

aug 31, 2025, 2:52 pm • 3 0 • view
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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink

I mean…

aug 31, 2025, 2:54 pm • 2 0 • view
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Will "scifantasy" Frank @scifantasy.bsky.social

I know.

aug 31, 2025, 2:54 pm • 1 0 • view
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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink

“Starfleet regulations are wildly inconsistent when it comes to crew member privacy” well that’s the understatement of the con

aug 31, 2025, 2:53 pm • 22 1 • view
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E.C. Myers is on deadline @ecmyers.com

Every time a Starfleet officer takes off their comm badge, you know they're about to get into some Trouble

aug 31, 2025, 2:55 pm • 3 0 • view
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GrrrlRomeo @grrrlromeo.bsky.social

Starfleet is a paramilitary space Navy, so I don't think there's much expectation of privacy.

aug 31, 2025, 3:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Bourbon Loving Teddy Bear @bourbonteddy.bsky.social

@sonyaoldssom.bsky.social this discussion seems like one you would like

aug 31, 2025, 3:00 pm • 4 0 • view
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Orve @orvillius.bsky.social

Is it always on? I thought they had to like, tap it to turn the microphone on.

aug 31, 2025, 5:11 pm • 0 0 • view