BeDeeP
@bdp501.bsky.social
World-traveling geek in my 50s. Far too much of my luggage is taken up by books and dice. Yes, I also own a Kindle, but sometimes a fella's gotta have books.
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"Man, these Simpsons characters are just crazy enough to work as a skit, but full show just for them? It'll never last."
"Man, these Simpsons characters are just crazy enough to work as a skit, but full show just for them? It'll never last."
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I still miss Marathon Bars.
I still miss Marathon Bars.
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I never understood the kids' newfangled pog thing.
I never understood the kids' newfangled pog thing.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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"Man, these Simpsons characters are just crazy enough to work as a skit, but full show just for them? It'll never last."
"Man, these Simpsons characters are just crazy enough to work as a skit, but full show just for them? It'll never last."
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I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
I will admit that for a brief moment, I thought these were the next series of Forever Postage Stamps, and got so excited for a not-entirely-small subset of my friends list.
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I will admit that for a brief moment, I thought these were the next series of Forever Postage Stamps, and got so excited for a not-entirely-small subset of my friends list.
This is exactly why I gave up Reason in the late 2010s and then gave up on the Libertarian Party in 2020, in fact. Because the Reason-faction of the LP could no longer be taken seriously or as having any integrity.
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
This is exactly why I gave up Reason in the late 2010s and then gave up on the Libertarian Party in 2020, in fact. Because the Reason-faction of the LP could no longer be taken seriously or as having any integrity.
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True Fact: this will be the handiest guide you see today.
Print, fold, and put this Handy Dinosaur-v-Not-Dinosaur Recognition Guide in your wallet.
Print, fold, and put this Handy Dinosaur-v-Not-Dinosaur Recognition Guide in your wallet.
![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
True Fact: this will be the handiest guide you see today.
Print, fold, and put this Handy Dinosaur-v-Not-Dinosaur Recognition Guide in your wallet.
Print, fold, and put this Handy Dinosaur-v-Not-Dinosaur Recognition Guide in your wallet.
You know full well who you are
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
You know full well who you are
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
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French novelist Jules Verne was born #onthisday in 1828. His fantastic tales of voyage and adventure have lent themselves to many wonderful illustrations but perhaps none so captivating as those by Émile-Antoine Bayard for Around the Moon (1870) — publicdomainreview.org/collection/e... #otd
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
French novelist Jules Verne was born #onthisday in 1828. His fantastic tales of voyage and adventure have lent themselves to many wonderful illustrations but perhaps none so captivating as those by Émile-Antoine Bayard for Around the Moon (1870) — publicdomainreview.org/collection/e... #otd
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this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
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A pirate-themed bar and grill has opened in Fort Lauderdale with 380 bottles of rum and hearty, Latin-inspired gastropub fare.
Pirate-Themed Rum Bar and Grill Opens in Fort Lauderdale
A pirate-themed bar and grill has opened in Fort Lauderdale with 380 bottles of rum and hearty, Latin-inspired gastropub fare.
www.miaminewtimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
A pirate-themed bar and grill has opened in Fort Lauderdale with 380 bottles of rum and hearty, Latin-inspired gastropub fare.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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Some of the 500 seniors at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors, asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
"That reminds me of Anne Frank,” said the CEO of one Jewish senior residence reeling as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to end.
www.jta.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Some of the 500 seniors at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors, asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
Elon Musk, champion of in---HAHAHA!
Wait, let me try that again.
Elon Musk, champion of integ---BWAHAHAH!
Nope, couldn't do it.
Wait, let me try that again.
Elon Musk, champion of integ---BWAHAHAH!
Nope, couldn't do it.
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Elon Musk, champion of in---HAHAHA!
Wait, let me try that again.
Elon Musk, champion of integ---BWAHAHAH!
Nope, couldn't do it.
Wait, let me try that again.
Elon Musk, champion of integ---BWAHAHAH!
Nope, couldn't do it.
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Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Fellow writers: I am deeply saddened to share that if we want the rewards of having written, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of writing
I should not have laughed as hard as I did at this. And yet. And yet.
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I should not have laughed as hard as I did at this. And yet. And yet.
Teach on, Reb Skeletor.
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Teach on, Reb Skeletor.
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This machine yub nubs fascists.
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This machine yub nubs fascists.
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SHAGGY: what did the vet say you have
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
SHAGGY: what did the vet say you have
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
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this is good. we should all do this more
A lot of tech and finance people interact with are regularly flabbergasted just how unapologetically proud I am of studying theatre and art tbh.
They're so used to humanities majors minimizing their field that when someone doesn't, it throws a lot of em off.
They're so used to humanities majors minimizing their field that when someone doesn't, it throws a lot of em off.
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
this is good. we should all do this more
Welp, taxes are now at least e-filed. Obviously, the odds on it all being processed before the government shuts down (since I do assume at this point it will) are slim to none, but at least it's in the queue.
January 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Welp, taxes are now at least e-filed. Obviously, the odds on it all being processed before the government shuts down (since I do assume at this point it will) are slim to none, but at least it's in the queue.
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Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
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JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled