Brad Deltan
@braddeltan.bsky.social
Rhode Islander by birth but also by mild coercion. Lived in Boston, too. Anonymous by career preservation. Self-appointed media watchdog, especially about public radio. Avatar from Pictures for Sad Children: https://zeezeezeez.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/pic
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Brad Deltan
@braddeltan.bsky.social
· Oct 1
jerry from tom and jerry is wearing a tuxedo and bow tie and is standing on a stage .
ALT: jerry from tom and jerry is wearing a tuxedo and bow tie and is standing on a stage .
media.tenor.com
After the nonstop parade of layoffs in public media (which is sure to get worse now that CPB is officially dead) I have this to say:
If you're a GM/CEO who's over 60, makes more than $150k/yr, and is laying off your senior SME's and managers?
You're a piece of shit, and you should be fired.
If you're a GM/CEO who's over 60, makes more than $150k/yr, and is laying off your senior SME's and managers?
You're a piece of shit, and you should be fired.
@dicknixon.bsky.social When we defended Brady, it was always from a place of "he's a bastard, but he's OUR bastard."
But this? If the Patsies get a duckboat parade, I wouldn't allow Kraft out there because he'll get spit on at a minimum. Quite likely 1000's of beer bottles will be thrown.
But this? If the Patsies get a duckboat parade, I wouldn't allow Kraft out there because he'll get spit on at a minimum. Quite likely 1000's of beer bottles will be thrown.
I wanted to root for the Patriots being from Boston and all. But Kraft standing with Trump at the Melania premiere was appalling. It wasn’t harmless. It told fans that child rape, abusing women, election sabotage, and Americans dying in the streets are all acceptable.
Fuck him. Go Seattle.
Fuck him. Go Seattle.
February 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
@dicknixon.bsky.social When we defended Brady, it was always from a place of "he's a bastard, but he's OUR bastard."
But this? If the Patsies get a duckboat parade, I wouldn't allow Kraft out there because he'll get spit on at a minimum. Quite likely 1000's of beer bottles will be thrown.
But this? If the Patsies get a duckboat parade, I wouldn't allow Kraft out there because he'll get spit on at a minimum. Quite likely 1000's of beer bottles will be thrown.
Jesus. @dankennedy.net
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Jesus. @dankennedy.net
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Also trying to parse all the emails that read like they were written by a concussed golden retriever I think I finally get why these guys are so enthusiastic about getting chatbots to write for them
January 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Also trying to parse all the emails that read like they were written by a concussed golden retriever I think I finally get why these guys are so enthusiastic about getting chatbots to write for them
@xkcd.com This is the setup for the greatest philosophical fart joke in the history of man.
xkcd.com/3201/
xkcd.com/3201/
Proof Without Content
xkcd.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 AM
@xkcd.com This is the setup for the greatest philosophical fart joke in the history of man.
xkcd.com/3201/
xkcd.com/3201/
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A Bad Heir Day at the Fed
No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Al Haig is rolling in his grave.
Stephen Miller is the US president now. At least half the day, he's the one calling the shots.
Petitioning the Powers That Be for permission to call Kristi Noem a dumb bitch who clearly only got lip filler to better fellate every MAGA power broker within reach
Please. A little misogyny. As a treat
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Please. A little misogyny. As a treat
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 28, 2026 at 2:52 AM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Al Haig is rolling in his grave.
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ICE's latest victim has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37. He reportedly has no serious criminal history, is licensed to carry a gun and has an active nursing license. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man; DHS officials say he was armed
A bystander video shows several agents wrestling with the man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm as protesters gathered at the scene: “Ple...
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
ICE's latest victim has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37. He reportedly has no serious criminal history, is licensed to carry a gun and has an active nursing license. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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The thing is that with the goddamn Russians you'll never know for sure if this is metaphorical or not. But most likely it is; Ukraine has shown how weak the Russian Army really is. But it doesn't need to be literal tanks. Nor do they need to be literal Russian tanks. Hungarian would suffice.
Even if he never lays a finger on Greenland, it has real consequences to NATO, and if the tanks roll west into Poland you'd better goddamn believe it won't be "boring."
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The thing is that with the goddamn Russians you'll never know for sure if this is metaphorical or not. But most likely it is; Ukraine has shown how weak the Russian Army really is. But it doesn't need to be literal tanks. Nor do they need to be literal Russian tanks. Hungarian would suffice.
@ass.golf Now that you've started feeding them, you gotta keep feeding them for the rest of your life. Or it's gonna be "they don't call us a 'murder of crows' for nothing, punk!" from the Corvidae Mafia.
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
@ass.golf Now that you've started feeding them, you gotta keep feeding them for the rest of your life. Or it's gonna be "they don't call us a 'murder of crows' for nothing, punk!" from the Corvidae Mafia.
@dicknixon.bsky.social Sir, I get what you were saying about how governors couldn't do X or Y because of the Insurrection Act. But even you must've seen that was always the inevitable endgame. That was always the point. The Civil War 2 is coming and it will not be stopped.
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over protests in Minneapolis – US politics live
US president says he will use law that allows military to be deployed domestically if protests in Minneapolis do not stop
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Sir, I get what you were saying about how governors couldn't do X or Y because of the Insurrection Act. But even you must've seen that was always the inevitable endgame. That was always the point. The Civil War 2 is coming and it will not be stopped.
@dicknixon.bsky.social I'm seeing many lefty people on Bsky being like "all dem stubborn-ass Mainers gonna kick ICE's ass!" No, they are not. They're going to come down, armed, and start shooting black people right in front of the ICE agents. And then turn and grin like "ain't this f**kin' cool!?!?"
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 AM
@dicknixon.bsky.social I'm seeing many lefty people on Bsky being like "all dem stubborn-ass Mainers gonna kick ICE's ass!" No, they are not. They're going to come down, armed, and start shooting black people right in front of the ICE agents. And then turn and grin like "ain't this f**kin' cool!?!?"
There are lot more people with guns in Maine than there are in Minnesota, sir. Shorter drive away from Lewiston/Portland, too. @dicknixon.bsky.social
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
There are lot more people with guns in Maine than there are in Minnesota, sir. Shorter drive away from Lewiston/Portland, too. @dicknixon.bsky.social
@samghoward.riliberator.com Good journalists do not repost sanewashing bullshit like this, Sam. There's no such thing as "divided opinion" in the Gestapo.
I bothered to actually talk to some immigration officers and their views on ICE's shooting of Renee Good are more divided than I expected: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
@samghoward.riliberator.com Good journalists do not repost sanewashing bullshit like this, Sam. There's no such thing as "divided opinion" in the Gestapo.
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The headline is bad, but don’t be fooled. The arguments presented in the article are also very bad.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The headline is bad, but don’t be fooled. The arguments presented in the article are also very bad.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Hey @universalhub.com friends, can anyone explain the thinking behind this? Apparently I wasn't paying attention, but this new law has raised the price of these Star Market berry bowls from $5.99/$6.99 to $8.99, which is Whole Foods organic territory, and equally ridiculous. As the kids say, WTF?
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Trenton knows how to hate, sir.
I love passing this bridge and realizing that if a whole city can be this petty, I am not holding onto too many grudges.
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Trenton knows how to hate, sir.
It’s wild that this is empirically true but not part of any political narrative.
every republican president destroys the economy
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social The Ravens have the opportunity to become the biggest goddamn trolls in history. It would be so trolling, they'd be trolling themselves in the process, too. But who cares, it'd be an EPIC TROLL. By GOD it'd be hilarious.
bsky.app/profile/tren...
bsky.app/profile/tren...
a man wearing bose headphones and a patriots jacket
Alt: The Bill Belichick in its native environment, sporting a rare facial expression that certain experts claim is a "smile."
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:03 AM
@dicknixon.bsky.social The Ravens have the opportunity to become the biggest goddamn trolls in history. It would be so trolling, they'd be trolling themselves in the process, too. But who cares, it'd be an EPIC TROLL. By GOD it'd be hilarious.
bsky.app/profile/tren...
bsky.app/profile/tren...
I'm on my fifth or sixth Pixel and was an early adopter of Google Fi. Lacking any better information, I contacted Google Fi support and actually got a response on how to stop Gemini popups from taking over my Pixel 9 Pro screen.
Yes, I threatened to switch to iPhone.
Full instructions in alt
Yes, I threatened to switch to iPhone.
Full instructions in alt
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM