Alfred Pennyworth
@batmansbrother.bsky.social
Loyal and tireless legal guardian, best friend, aide-de-camp, and surrogate father figure to the Wayne family.
A British noble, former Special Operations Executive operative of honor and ethics, with connections within the intelligence community.
A British noble, former Special Operations Executive operative of honor and ethics, with connections within the intelligence community.
Pinned
"There's a point far out there, when the structures fail you. When the rules aren't weapons anymore, they're shackles, letting the bad guy get ahead.” -Commissioner Gordon
"There's a point far out there, when the structures fail you. When the rules aren't weapons anymore, they're shackles, letting the bad guy get ahead.” -Commissioner Gordon
October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"There's a point far out there, when the structures fail you. When the rules aren't weapons anymore, they're shackles, letting the bad guy get ahead.” -Commissioner Gordon
Never have I been prouder of the people of Brittania:
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Never have I been prouder of the people of Brittania:
In a barmy, quirky reaction to recent violent political attacks, the American Republican Party has determined that the best course of action is a having a good offense.
Effective immediately…at all political events, attendees will be checked for weapons.
If none, a weapon will be provided.
Effective immediately…at all political events, attendees will be checked for weapons.
If none, a weapon will be provided.
September 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In a barmy, quirky reaction to recent violent political attacks, the American Republican Party has determined that the best course of action is a having a good offense.
Effective immediately…at all political events, attendees will be checked for weapons.
If none, a weapon will be provided.
Effective immediately…at all political events, attendees will be checked for weapons.
If none, a weapon will be provided.
“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”
-Winston Churchill
-Winston Churchill
September 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”
-Winston Churchill
-Winston Churchill
But we know that as long as men
are free to ask what they will,
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost.
-Oppenheimer
are free to ask what they will,
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost.
-Oppenheimer
July 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
But we know that as long as men
are free to ask what they will,
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost.
-Oppenheimer
are free to ask what they will,
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost.
-Oppenheimer
“There’s a storm coming Mr Wayne.
You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you all are gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.”
-Selina (Dark Knight Rises)
You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you all are gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.”
-Selina (Dark Knight Rises)
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“There’s a storm coming Mr Wayne.
You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you all are gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.”
-Selina (Dark Knight Rises)
You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you all are gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.”
-Selina (Dark Knight Rises)
Pray for their deliverance from the wilderness of willful ignorance, lest they flounder in the fog of cognitive dissonance
-Edward Alston
-Edward Alston
July 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pray for their deliverance from the wilderness of willful ignorance, lest they flounder in the fog of cognitive dissonance
-Edward Alston
-Edward Alston
I have it on good authority that one of the things suggested to Trump from Prime Minister Keir Starmer was his name on one of the most visited streets in London.
I’m sure Trump was not imagining it would be a manhole cover.
I’m sure Trump was not imagining it would be a manhole cover.
May 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I have it on good authority that one of the things suggested to Trump from Prime Minister Keir Starmer was his name on one of the most visited streets in London.
I’m sure Trump was not imagining it would be a manhole cover.
I’m sure Trump was not imagining it would be a manhole cover.
I have no doubt that Hegseth has convinced himself that he is an equal to Gen Ulysses S. Grant, one of President Lincoln’s generals.
Many demanded the General’s removal, on the false charge that he was a whiskey drinker, and little better than a common drunkard.
Many demanded the General’s removal, on the false charge that he was a whiskey drinker, and little better than a common drunkard.
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have no doubt that Hegseth has convinced himself that he is an equal to Gen Ulysses S. Grant, one of President Lincoln’s generals.
Many demanded the General’s removal, on the false charge that he was a whiskey drinker, and little better than a common drunkard.
Many demanded the General’s removal, on the false charge that he was a whiskey drinker, and little better than a common drunkard.
Although we never worked together, I always considered Jean Marsh part of my “Dream Team”.
Cheerio….
Cheerio….
April 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Although we never worked together, I always considered Jean Marsh part of my “Dream Team”.
Cheerio….
Cheerio….
Many of us will get to Heaven by backing away from Hell.
April 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Many of us will get to Heaven by backing away from Hell.
“I am, somehow, less interested
in the weight and convolutions
of Einstein's brain than in the
near certainty that people of
equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
- Steven Jay Gould
in the weight and convolutions
of Einstein's brain than in the
near certainty that people of
equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
- Steven Jay Gould
April 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“I am, somehow, less interested
in the weight and convolutions
of Einstein's brain than in the
near certainty that people of
equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
- Steven Jay Gould
in the weight and convolutions
of Einstein's brain than in the
near certainty that people of
equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
- Steven Jay Gould
It would appear that Donald Trump is in competition with himself to take the top spot of the worst American president in the United States history.
Well done chap,
Never let anyone take that away from you.
Well done chap,
Never let anyone take that away from you.
April 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It would appear that Donald Trump is in competition with himself to take the top spot of the worst American president in the United States history.
Well done chap,
Never let anyone take that away from you.
Well done chap,
Never let anyone take that away from you.
This morning, my tea tasted exceptionally satisfying.
Now, I’m off to Trump’s Scotland golf course to release some gophers infected with rabies.
Now, I’m off to Trump’s Scotland golf course to release some gophers infected with rabies.
January 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This morning, my tea tasted exceptionally satisfying.
Now, I’m off to Trump’s Scotland golf course to release some gophers infected with rabies.
Now, I’m off to Trump’s Scotland golf course to release some gophers infected with rabies.
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do, that defines me."
-Batman
I gave him that line.
Really.
-Batman
I gave him that line.
Really.
December 24, 2024 at 12:33 PM
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do, that defines me."
-Batman
I gave him that line.
Really.
-Batman
I gave him that line.
Really.
Every time Bruce Wayne almost dies is very stressful to me.
I mean, who has butlers anymore?
I mean, who has butlers anymore?
December 24, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Every time Bruce Wayne almost dies is very stressful to me.
I mean, who has butlers anymore?
I mean, who has butlers anymore?
Well, I've always found that
how much someone cares
about you is directly
proportional to how much
you can piss them off,
as it were.
how much someone cares
about you is directly
proportional to how much
you can piss them off,
as it were.
December 24, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Well, I've always found that
how much someone cares
about you is directly
proportional to how much
you can piss them off,
as it were.
how much someone cares
about you is directly
proportional to how much
you can piss them off,
as it were.
Because some men aren't looking
for anything logical, like money.
They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with.
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
for anything logical, like money.
They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with.
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
December 7, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Because some men aren't looking
for anything logical, like money.
They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with.
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
for anything logical, like money.
They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with.
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Wisdom has been chasing me, but I’ve always been faster.
December 7, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Wisdom has been chasing me, but I’ve always been faster.
But we know that as long as men are free to ask what they will,
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost. -Oppenheimer
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost. -Oppenheimer
December 7, 2024 at 4:58 AM
But we know that as long as men are free to ask what they will,
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost. -Oppenheimer
free to say what they think,
free to think what they must,
science will never regress,
and freedom itself will never be lost. -Oppenheimer
Why do we fall?
To learn to pick ourselves up.
To learn to pick ourselves up.
November 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Why do we fall?
To learn to pick ourselves up.
To learn to pick ourselves up.
Taking a punch is just as important as throwing one.
November 15, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Taking a punch is just as important as throwing one.
Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart truth and let it have it’s day.
November 15, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart truth and let it have it’s day.