BitterOldPunk
@bitteroldpunk.bsky.social
I could tell you but I’d have to bore you. Fan of tuna noodle casserole and ugly music. Alabamian lucky enough to live on Vancouver Island. I talk too much about tabletop role-playing games.
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BitterOldPunk
@bitteroldpunk.bsky.social
· Aug 16
I no longer trust my ability to distinguish real people from bots so going forward I’m not following anyone back.
Were it not for the friendships made and grown across multiple platforms over decades I’d close this account too.
The well is poisoned, at least for me it seems to be.
Were it not for the friendships made and grown across multiple platforms over decades I’d close this account too.
The well is poisoned, at least for me it seems to be.
I was thinking about stuff and I stayed up too late!
The lesson here is to not think about stuff
The lesson here is to not think about stuff
November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I was thinking about stuff and I stayed up too late!
The lesson here is to not think about stuff
The lesson here is to not think about stuff
“news influencers”
Hey Siri, show me a phrase that will come out of nowhere and crush my spirit entirely
Hey Siri, show me a phrase that will come out of nowhere and crush my spirit entirely
Younger adults are more likely to get news from news influencers, but they aren’t more likely to actively seek it out.
Among those who get news from influencers, 72% under age 50 say they happen to come across it, compared with 60% of Americans ages 50+. www.pewresearch.org/...
Among those who get news from influencers, 72% under age 50 say they happen to come across it, compared with 60% of Americans ages 50+. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“news influencers”
Hey Siri, show me a phrase that will come out of nowhere and crush my spirit entirely
Hey Siri, show me a phrase that will come out of nowhere and crush my spirit entirely
I’m running a Call of Cthulhu one-shot featuring snake-handling preachers, murderous mule-traders, Appalachian desperation, and car trunks full of explosives. But the best bit:
every fact is historical truth. It all really happened. No Cthulhu required.
I’m going to fucking TERRIFY that table.
every fact is historical truth. It all really happened. No Cthulhu required.
I’m going to fucking TERRIFY that table.
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m running a Call of Cthulhu one-shot featuring snake-handling preachers, murderous mule-traders, Appalachian desperation, and car trunks full of explosives. But the best bit:
every fact is historical truth. It all really happened. No Cthulhu required.
I’m going to fucking TERRIFY that table.
every fact is historical truth. It all really happened. No Cthulhu required.
I’m going to fucking TERRIFY that table.
it’s true
coffee at 2pm won't affect your sleep adversely if you are pure of heart and spirit
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
it’s true
all these fit elderly people
with their healthy activities
surely the chipper sprightliness is a facade
but no, there they go, hiking up a mountain in their handknits and sensible shoes to watch birds
reasonably attainable happiness in one’s twilight years looks a lot like exercise, dammit
with their healthy activities
surely the chipper sprightliness is a facade
but no, there they go, hiking up a mountain in their handknits and sensible shoes to watch birds
reasonably attainable happiness in one’s twilight years looks a lot like exercise, dammit
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
all these fit elderly people
with their healthy activities
surely the chipper sprightliness is a facade
but no, there they go, hiking up a mountain in their handknits and sensible shoes to watch birds
reasonably attainable happiness in one’s twilight years looks a lot like exercise, dammit
with their healthy activities
surely the chipper sprightliness is a facade
but no, there they go, hiking up a mountain in their handknits and sensible shoes to watch birds
reasonably attainable happiness in one’s twilight years looks a lot like exercise, dammit
We are meeting a friend for coffee in Victoria like normal people who have friends are wont to do
I am unreasonably excited by the prospect of casual social interaction
I am unreasonably excited by the prospect of casual social interaction
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We are meeting a friend for coffee in Victoria like normal people who have friends are wont to do
I am unreasonably excited by the prospect of casual social interaction
I am unreasonably excited by the prospect of casual social interaction
fifty years ago today, it was, when Gordon Lightfoot sank that boat
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
fifty years ago today, it was, when Gordon Lightfoot sank that boat
I have no Kickstarter, but I have stretch goals
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I have no Kickstarter, but I have stretch goals
Polishing my new essay for publication in The Atlantic.
Expect “Accommodating Fascists: The Only Way Forward (Boogity Boogity Boo)” any day now
they paid me $17 and a Starbucks coupon. I heard Jonathan Chait got a BMW, but I’m not jelly
Expect “Accommodating Fascists: The Only Way Forward (Boogity Boogity Boo)” any day now
they paid me $17 and a Starbucks coupon. I heard Jonathan Chait got a BMW, but I’m not jelly
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Polishing my new essay for publication in The Atlantic.
Expect “Accommodating Fascists: The Only Way Forward (Boogity Boogity Boo)” any day now
they paid me $17 and a Starbucks coupon. I heard Jonathan Chait got a BMW, but I’m not jelly
Expect “Accommodating Fascists: The Only Way Forward (Boogity Boogity Boo)” any day now
they paid me $17 and a Starbucks coupon. I heard Jonathan Chait got a BMW, but I’m not jelly
Sometimes I think I spend too much time thinking about breakfast.
Then I realize that that worry is time better spent on breakfast
Then I realize that that worry is time better spent on breakfast
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sometimes I think I spend too much time thinking about breakfast.
Then I realize that that worry is time better spent on breakfast
Then I realize that that worry is time better spent on breakfast
Saving this screenshot for whenever anyone shows up in the comments with facts and figures
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Saving this screenshot for whenever anyone shows up in the comments with facts and figures
Longing for those radioactive orange crinkle-cut fries at Milo’s Hamburgers back in Bham. And the sauce. And the sweet tea. So bad. So good.
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Longing for those radioactive orange crinkle-cut fries at Milo’s Hamburgers back in Bham. And the sauce. And the sweet tea. So bad. So good.
Training an LLM in phrenology to more swiftly evaluate loan applications, that is certainly a choice
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Training an LLM in phrenology to more swiftly evaluate loan applications, that is certainly a choice
Mount Prevost wreathed in clouds
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Mount Prevost wreathed in clouds
If you like a little Kafka with your LeCarré and a pinch of Philip K. Dick in your Agatha Christie, you should read the Fractured Europe books
So it’s the tenth birthday of Midnight, a book that was nearly but not quite a lot of things. Happy birthday, little book. Still looking good.
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
If you like a little Kafka with your LeCarré and a pinch of Philip K. Dick in your Agatha Christie, you should read the Fractured Europe books
This is what real patriotism looks like
this man should never again have to pay for a drink in Wheeling, Illinois
this man should never again have to pay for a drink in Wheeling, Illinois
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is what real patriotism looks like
this man should never again have to pay for a drink in Wheeling, Illinois
this man should never again have to pay for a drink in Wheeling, Illinois
Mamdani starting his acceptance speech with a Eugene Debs quote
a woman covering her mouth with her hands in front of a microphone with the words " no notes " behind her
ALT: a woman covering her mouth with her hands in front of a microphone with the words " no notes " behind her
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Mamdani starting his acceptance speech with a Eugene Debs quote
Reposted by BitterOldPunk
The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line.
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Tummy upset. Done sleeping. Gonna shuffle morosely around the apartment blasting Obituary through headphones, that should help
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Tummy upset. Done sleeping. Gonna shuffle morosely around the apartment blasting Obituary through headphones, that should help
Leading to military occupation of US cities that will be used as justification for cancelling elections.
Directly defying a court order so that he can withhold food from the poor
Trump says the SNAP money that he’s been ordered by a court to release won’t be released until the government shutdown ends.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Leading to military occupation of US cities that will be used as justification for cancelling elections.
Ok. I admit it. Every year, I low-key look forward to seeing Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume.
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ok. I admit it. Every year, I low-key look forward to seeing Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume.
Yay Dick Cheney finally died
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Yay Dick Cheney finally died
Can I cheese the rules and say “the Earth is a place”?
If not, then the NY Public Livbrary, though it will take weeks to evict all the ghosts currently residing there
If not, then the NY Public Livbrary, though it will take weeks to evict all the ghosts currently residing there
just saw this on reddit and the idea FASCINATES me so tell me…where would you haunt? 👀
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Can I cheese the rules and say “the Earth is a place”?
If not, then the NY Public Livbrary, though it will take weeks to evict all the ghosts currently residing there
If not, then the NY Public Livbrary, though it will take weeks to evict all the ghosts currently residing there
No cat in sight
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
No cat in sight
Outer Worlds 2 is not the game that New Vegas was, but it IS an Obsidian RPG, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it, and will enjoy it again, because after my first sneaky talky playthrough I will go back and do it again as Chaotic Stupid
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Outer Worlds 2 is not the game that New Vegas was, but it IS an Obsidian RPG, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it, and will enjoy it again, because after my first sneaky talky playthrough I will go back and do it again as Chaotic Stupid