Baptiste Lerak
@baptistelerak.bsky.social
"Strong men create good times."
"Good times create weak men."
"Weak men create hard times" <= You are here
"Hard times create strong men."
"Good times create weak men."
"Weak men create hard times" <= You are here
"Hard times create strong men."
Someone else said it, but the actual problem with Bluesky is not that politics is all people post about, but that most of the people who post on Bluesky are political.
The dual posting thunderdomes that happened yesterday remind that this app has too many people posting exclusively about politics and not enough people posting about which cartoon characters they want to kiss
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Someone else said it, but the actual problem with Bluesky is not that politics is all people post about, but that most of the people who post on Bluesky are political.
Half of Greek mythology is literally just about people who think they're built different, only to be proven they very much are not.
it's truly incredible that after a decade of trump being involved in politics (setting aside decades of his history in business) so many people still line up to make deals with him that end up with his knife in their back. anyway, mariá machado, step up and claim your fell for it again award.
January 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Half of Greek mythology is literally just about people who think they're built different, only to be proven they very much are not.
This is amazing because there's a minority of Dems who seem dedicated to adopting Starmerism as party ideology (clapping for Maduro's kidnapping was exactly what the UK gov did), ignoring the fact that its main achievement was to give Starmer the worst approval ratings of any PM since polling began.
Some Democrats hate that their party is largely positioning itself in opposition to the operation that resulted in Maduro's capture.
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is amazing because there's a minority of Dems who seem dedicated to adopting Starmerism as party ideology (clapping for Maduro's kidnapping was exactly what the UK gov did), ignoring the fact that its main achievement was to give Starmer the worst approval ratings of any PM since polling began.
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we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
"The tentative plan is for the group to travel to travel to Venezuela in March and meet with the new government, including the new president."
There *is* no new government. Are they insane? Do they just take any piece of dementia-riddled garbage that comes out of Trump's mouth at face value?
There *is* no new government. Are they insane? Do they just take any piece of dementia-riddled garbage that comes out of Trump's mouth at face value?
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"The tentative plan is for the group to travel to travel to Venezuela in March and meet with the new government, including the new president."
There *is* no new government. Are they insane? Do they just take any piece of dementia-riddled garbage that comes out of Trump's mouth at face value?
There *is* no new government. Are they insane? Do they just take any piece of dementia-riddled garbage that comes out of Trump's mouth at face value?
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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How could the recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize do such a thing?
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
How could the recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize do such a thing?
Ok, you and what army? Because if you mean boots on the ground, then say hello to sub-30s approvals.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Ok, you and what army? Because if you mean boots on the ground, then say hello to sub-30s approvals.
The most farcical development possible is for this whole thing to go exactly as planned and the US public still being mad at them because they've developped a negative Pavlovian response to military interventions.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The most farcical development possible is for this whole thing to go exactly as planned and the US public still being mad at them because they've developped a negative Pavlovian response to military interventions.
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Adams was the fellow who asks you the time on the subway then starts talking about God. What God in particular he means, or how many, you aren't quite sure.
Adams felt like you could talk to him, but you’d immediately realize you’d made a huge mistake.
a woman in a pink dress is saying and like why and like don 't .
Alt: a woman in a pink dress is saying and like why and like don 't .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Adams was the fellow who asks you the time on the subway then starts talking about God. What God in particular he means, or how many, you aren't quite sure.
At a club of *his* choosing?
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
At a club of *his* choosing?
Let's play the antisocials' game: even assuming left-wing politicians are just as corrupt and greedy as right-wing ones, wouldn't you prefer someone who at least has to pretend to be honest than one who will have his goons hang you upside down in public to grab whatever falls out of your pockets?
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Let's play the antisocials' game: even assuming left-wing politicians are just as corrupt and greedy as right-wing ones, wouldn't you prefer someone who at least has to pretend to be honest than one who will have his goons hang you upside down in public to grab whatever falls out of your pockets?
In the name of all that is holy, why did someone make a 40k version of the Hazbin Hotel cringe animatic meme.
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 AM
In the name of all that is holy, why did someone make a 40k version of the Hazbin Hotel cringe animatic meme.
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
Indeed, the opposite is often true: cynicism is an easy attitude to adopt and even easier to maintain, as it soothes the ego and frees you from the burden of judging things as they are. Consequently, it tends to become the wisdom of fools and idiots.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing us to associate optimism and a positive outlook with low intelligence
December 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Indeed, the opposite is often true: cynicism is an easy attitude to adopt and even easier to maintain, as it soothes the ego and frees you from the burden of judging things as they are. Consequently, it tends to become the wisdom of fools and idiots.
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three wise men... don't see much of that nowadays
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
three wise men... don't see much of that nowadays
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“Homer didn’t want the future to look like Achilles and Agamemnon fighting over slave girls forever. He wanted it to look like Odysseus being tied to the mast, returning to Penelope, and managing his household in peace and fatherly cleverness. The Bronze Age was for boys—that’s Homer’s moral.”
“People say is racist book. Not wrong. They say is fascist book. Not wrong also.
They’ll say that the book is illiterate, but that’s where they’ll stumble. It’s not illiterate. It’s anti-literate.” www.liberalcurrents.com/reviewer-jud...
They’ll say that the book is illiterate, but that’s where they’ll stumble. It’s not illiterate. It’s anti-literate.” www.liberalcurrents.com/reviewer-jud...
Reviewer Judge Words In Book: Bronze Age Mindset, reviewed
We can be more and better than conquerors and thieves.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“Homer didn’t want the future to look like Achilles and Agamemnon fighting over slave girls forever. He wanted it to look like Odysseus being tied to the mast, returning to Penelope, and managing his household in peace and fatherly cleverness. The Bronze Age was for boys—that’s Homer’s moral.”
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2011: roblox is the website where you can play a knock-off version of halo if your parents won't buy you an xbox
2025: roblox, the child predator app, has donated money to the president's new ballroom
2025: roblox, the child predator app, has donated money to the president's new ballroom
December 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
2011: roblox is the website where you can play a knock-off version of halo if your parents won't buy you an xbox
2025: roblox, the child predator app, has donated money to the president's new ballroom
2025: roblox, the child predator app, has donated money to the president's new ballroom
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"we need to listen to their concerns!" ok but their concern is that Jews run Hollywood
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"we need to listen to their concerns!" ok but their concern is that Jews run Hollywood
For people who might be confused, the Trump admin's casus belli in Venezuela is essentially the equivalent of France claiming they have a casus belli with the US because they "stole" Louisiana from them.
this is all so ridiculously contrived, how cooked does your brain have to be to think there's any public support for it
*TRUMP ON VENZ.: GETTING LAND, OIL RIGHTS, THEY TOOK IT AWAY
*TRUMP: VENEZUELA THREW OUR COMPANIES OUT, WE WANT IT BACK
*TRUMP ON VENZ.: GETTING LAND, OIL RIGHTS, THEY TOOK IT AWAY
*TRUMP: VENEZUELA THREW OUR COMPANIES OUT, WE WANT IT BACK
December 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
For people who might be confused, the Trump admin's casus belli in Venezuela is essentially the equivalent of France claiming they have a casus belli with the US because they "stole" Louisiana from them.
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it turns out that capitalism only works up to the point where people start having enough money that "more money" ceases to be a meaningful incentive
i think what disgusts me the most is that businessmen valued harassing their female employees over their everything else, including their duty to shareholders
So cool how we just willfully induced a national malaise
December 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
it turns out that capitalism only works up to the point where people start having enough money that "more money" ceases to be a meaningful incentive
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Average Midwest progressive 1941: We must put the unemployed back to work, just as leader of the Nordic races Adolf Hitler did
Average Southern Democrat 1941: I would personally kill Adolf Hitler, just as I'd kill any black man who attempted to vote
Average Southern Democrat 1941: I would personally kill Adolf Hitler, just as I'd kill any black man who attempted to vote
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Average Midwest progressive 1941: We must put the unemployed back to work, just as leader of the Nordic races Adolf Hitler did
Average Southern Democrat 1941: I would personally kill Adolf Hitler, just as I'd kill any black man who attempted to vote
Average Southern Democrat 1941: I would personally kill Adolf Hitler, just as I'd kill any black man who attempted to vote