This tracks.... ——— Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar@threads.net) wrote: So Trump and the White House lied about which plane Trump was on flying out of Turkey, setting up journalists who thought they were on the same plane as the president to possibly be the target of an Iranian attack while he secretly departed on a different one. Words fail. wapo.st/4i1OByh threads.com/@aaron.rupar/post/…
EXCELLENT ADVICE! In the spirit if it, I am now following you! ——— notsoloud (@notsoloud@expressional.social) wrote: Unsolicited advice: Follow more people. Follow lots of people, completely random people, anyone or anything really. Then your feed is not so dead. That's too few people, put more in the basket. Pretty soon, your feed will be hard to keep up with. At that point, start weeding out. expressional.social/@notsoloud…
Follow more people. Follow lots of people, completely random people, anyone or anything really. Then your feed is not so dead. That's too few people, put more in the basket.
Pretty soon, your feed will be hard to keep up with. At that point, start weeding out.
So say we all... ——— Danielle Foré (@danirabbit@mastodon.online) wrote: Honestly I’d like to see a leftist president run the righty playbook like, “I’ve declared war on climate change! We’re allocating a trillion dollars of the defense budget to combating the greatest threat to our national security in the history of this nation. We’re going to war and we’re going to create jobs and we will save the planet because this. Is. America. Goddammit.” mastodon.online/@danirabbit/11…
Honestly I’d like to see a leftist president run the righty playbook like, “I’ve declared war on climate change! We’re allocating a trillion dollars of the defense budget to combating the greatest threat to our national security in the history of this nation. We’re going to war and we’re going to create jobs and we will save the planet because this. Is. America. Goddammit.”
"The Lost Weekend" is 81 years old this year and it is still just as powerful now as it was then. It helped to move #alcoholism out of the category of a moral choice and make it what it was and still is...a medical illness. It deserved EVERY one of the 4 Oscars it won. #BillyEilder #Ray Milland #MoviesThatMove themoviedb.org/movie/28580-the…
Asking the correct questions ——— Joe Groff (@joe@f.duriansoftware.com) wrote: if beef wellington, then why not also beef auckland f.duriansoftware.com/@joe/1170…
I will steal this with no shame, nor apology. #PublicDomainAppropriation ——— Sterling (@AG100pct@infosec.exchange) wrote: Regarding insistence on app . . . An unimpeachable source told me: "Business deals are like farts: if you have to force it, it’s probably shit" infosec.exchange/@AG100pct/117…
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? #BadDadJokes ——— Alex von Kitchen (@Dangerous_beans@aus.social) wrote: First coat of oil on the handle aus.social/@Dangerous_beans/11…
He's such an asshole. Saying nothing when he acts like he is saying something is his superpower. ——— Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar@threads.net) wrote: KILMEADE: We hear that you're talking with leaders from Iran. But Iran has come out publicly and said 'we're not talking to the US' TRUMP: Well, they just came out and said we are talking KILMEADE: So could you tell me who you're talking to? TRUMP: We've had some very good talks threads.com/@aaron.rupar/post/…
I cannot unsee this ——— DJDarren (@DJDarren@mendeddrum.org) wrote: Sorry about this, but it was in my head and I needed it to not be. mendeddrum.org/@DJDarren/11699…
I don't know what's more concerning, decapitating a commission in an effort to make those that believe its more than symbolic go totally berserk, or him converting its role of guidance into one of surveillance.
Wake up, everyone, why do you think Captain Huey wants Hyperscalers to come online so fast? There's nobody left to keep track of the books. Until, after the fact, and then, it's a witch hunt! Kaboom! All the freaks come out of the woods, again, to fight for their Savior.
He's already giving Wisconsin the turn of the screw, doing everything in his power to put his lackey, Tiffany, in charge of the state.
With planning for the midterm elections well underway, President Trump has ousted the remaining members of a bipartisan federal agency that helps state and local officials run smooth elections and certify voting equipment.
Wisconsin already has its own version of the Save Act written down. This investigation just proves the President couldn't give two shits about waste, fraud and abuse.
This is just one.of thr most devastating articles I have read in a while...I'm so angry, I have tears rolling down my face and I have no idea how to respond...
The emperor has no skills. ——— tomwellborn3rd (@wellborn.net@bsky.brid.gy) wrote: He told the joke. It died. So he explained it. Then he explained the explanation. Then he asked the room if anybody got it. Then he explained it again. Nobody around him will tell him what everybody watching already knows. bsky.brid.gy/r/bsky.app/profil…
He told the joke. It died. So he explained it. Then he explained the explanation. Then he asked the room if anybody got it. Then he explained it again. Nobody around him will tell him what everybody watching already knows.
It seems to be the appropriate thing to do. ——— Ben Chase (@benchase@ohai.social) wrote: I’m considering writing simply “Dr Doom toots as he pleases” on my whiteboard at work. ohai.social/@benchase/11698211…
Preach! ——— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) wrote: I have always wondered about this and finally looked into it and it really bothers me as a borderline obsessive and I will occasionally include an apostrophe in the name. Fuck the Geocracy.
Link reviewjournal.com/news/politic… Something is clearly missing at such natural wonders as Angels Landing, Devils Hole and Dantes View, but unless you’re a grammar teacher or a copy editor you probably never noticed.
i just laughed louder than is socially acceptable in public after reading this. ——— 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight" (@Lana@beige.party) wrote: Mitch McConnell is on eternity leave. beige.party/@Lana/116980894584…
Cicada shell in the yard...all they do is mate and die and make a lot of noise in between. Hmmm...there may be something to be said for this life cycle.
Yes, Please. Cap'n Crunch for the win! #Team2600 ——— Imogen (@HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social) wrote: I’m thinking of reposting an expose about phone phreaking that was aired by National Public Radio in the 1970’s. Is anyone interested in such content? mstdn.social/@HopelessDemigod/…
I LOVED playing Lunatic Fringe on After Dark!!! ——— Jeff Halter (@halcyon@bitbang.social) wrote: I've gone down a deep rabbit hole working on a strange new project: a standalone After Dark module player for modern macOS. No OS emulation or ROM required -- just the original classic Mac OS AD module files! I can't believe this is working! bitbang.social/@halcyon/116083…
I've gone down a deep rabbit hole working on a strange new project: a standalone After Dark module player for modern macOS. No OS emulation or ROM required -- just the original classic Mac OS AD module files! I can't believe this is working!
It seems to be the right thing to do. ——— ShawnT 🔧🐀 (@phaysis@mastodon.coffee) wrote: I pooped and it formed a pentagram, send for the priest. mastodon.coffee/@phaysis/11697…
It is an answer...just a truly lousy, incoherent, and typical one from this bunch. I swear these guys are so good at chin boogie and double speak! ——— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) wrote: REPORTER: Why did the president change the Saudi deal after it had been announced?
STEPHEN MILLER: The president has been very clear with Saudi Arabia about entering the Abraham Accords
This tracks. In know the first paragraph of the book I am reading EXTREMELY well. ——— Max Leibman (@maxleibman@beige.party) wrote: Libby: I see you’re 68% of the way through this book on another device. So you probably want to open it to page 1, right? [syncs new position to wipe out reading position on other device] beige.party/@maxleibman/116970…
Libby: I see you’re 68% of the way through this book on another device. So you probably want to open it to page 1, right? [syncs new position to wipe out reading position on other device]
What a time to be alive! ——— Viss (@Viss@mastodon.social) wrote: it pleases me that i now have the ability to go from 'AH! that needs to be a gif!' to a high quality gif in like, 2 minutes. mastodon.social/@Viss/11696758…
Yup. Just the way Christopher Nolan meant for it to be seen, in row one of the theatre, your neck at a 135° angle, with greasy popcorn staining your favorite white shirt and sticky shoes from stepping on someone's spilled large orange drink. ——— pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” (@pixelatedboat.bsky.social) wrote: Hollywood’s dirty secret is that you can perfectly replicate the IMAX experience in a normal theatre by sitting closer to the screen bsky.app/profile/pixelatedboat…
I think you meant transistors, Mr. President...transistors... ——— Low Quality Facts (@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social) wrote: I'm surprised that so many people don't know this. mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/…
So happy for you!!! ——— Mark Wyner Won’t Comply (@markwyner@mas.to) wrote: Y’all. I got my biopsy back today. I’m cancer free. It’s a win and I’ll take it. #Cancer #CancerFree #Phew mas.to/@markwyner/116922836927…
I can confirm that Mountain Dew CAN pass through a nasal cavity, as I just had it happen while viewing this and laughed in an inappropriately loud volume. ——— Vee (@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social) wrote:
Below is the @PrivacyMatters fine print and master inventory of canned responses for resolution of recurring online disputes. Feel free to reference these yourself at this location should the need arise.
1. It is solely your responsibility to find the hilarity. No humor explanations.
2. Please tell me more about how I might use my time and talent to perfectly match your unique sensibilities!
3. I note your assertion of my (moral) (intellectual) (physical) inferiority.
4. I acknowledge your attempt at a (clever) (devastating) (hilarious) insult.
5. I recognize your effort to improve upon my original idea (from an opposing ideological view) (with a slightly different twist).
6. I am willing to stipulate that you are a very big deal online.
7. I acknowledge your supposedly more (nuanced) (intellectually rigorous) (fancy-sounding) take on my short post.
8. I understand you are going to (block) (unfollow) (block/unfollow) me for righteous reasons.
9. I recognize the unfathomable injustice of my insignificant voice drowning out the singular wisdom of yours.
10. Thank you for praying for me.
11. I accept that my (candidate) (idea) (team) lost a contested outcome which you now assert as complete vindication of your superiority over me.
12. Thank you for the correction of a trivial (spelling) (grammatical) (typing) (semantic) error which did not obscure the point of the post.
13. I ackowledge your extrapolation of personal preference into a blanket judgment of objective value.
14. I appreciate your candor, but it is none of my business what you think of me.
15. Thanks for (correcting) (criticizing) (dismissing) my subjective interpretation of something by offering up your own as definitive.
16. I confess to the exaggeration you identified. This technique is sometimes used in humor.
17. I acknowledge that you or someone (blogged) (posted) the same or similar thing before me. Time constraints make it difficult for me to double-check the entire Internet before posting something. True story: sometimes more than one person thinks of a thing! I don’t ever knowingly steal stuff, period. (Except, of course, for this list!)
18. I accept your (declaration of victory) (accusation of cowardice) over my refusal to (engage) (debate) (argue) with you.
19. I am in receipt of your unsolicited complaint about the relative (humor) (interest) (value) of a particular post.
20. I instantly and irreversibly mute/block based on @replies I find even slightly annoying. Yes, it’s selfish. Yes, it’s about me. That’s the whole point. You could very well be “right.” I just don’t care. I don’t want to hear it. I have no patience for conflict junkies or annoying people polluting my stream. I follow hundreds of accounts with views that challenge my own. I make and maintain lists for just that purpose. However, I don’t want to debate online. I don’t want to trade clever put-downs. I don’t want to go back and forth trying to get the last word. I don’t like to be trolled, nitpicked, insulted or bothered. If I happen to see something annoying, I immediately mute/block. This is a personal account. You’re not paying for it. Shocking: I don’t like to get hassled, and will mute/blocked to avoid it. I’m not the guy to satisfy your need for epic battles, flame wars, or online validation. There are plenty of people itching for a fight, just not me. Go be annoying, rude, combative or your positive spin on those things somewhere else. I will ruthlessly curate my online experience to selfishly satisfy my own sensibilities and make it fun for me, period.
21. I don’t reply a lot, but I only have so much Fediverse time and believe the best contribution I can make is to attempt some smart, funny and/or interesting original content — so that’s what I try to do. I appreciate all reposts and mentions, but If you are into keeping score, demanding a follow, interaction, insisting on help for your cause, negotiating mentions and such — this is probably not the feed for you. I want to focus my energy on trying to do something well: creating an original funny and/or interesting feed while being highly disciplined about the uncompensated time I spend online. If you don’t like that, unfollow. I don’t want to defend or discuss it.
22. I sense my writing displeases you. I suggest not reading it.
