Kurt Korfmacher
@coyoteblue.bsky.social
Architectural historian, secret author, husband, father, Halloween lover, cat fan (dogs too), overall nerd. He/him. Love, not hate.
"Could have gone to some great parties. Starved thousands of kids to death instead."
The man is insidious.
The man is insidious.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Could have gone to some great parties. Starved thousands of kids to death instead."
The man is insidious.
The man is insidious.
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HOLIDAY SALE! 🐈 Today is the last day to get your order by Christmas (although there is no guarantee and it could be late depending on the mail service!)
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOLIDAY15
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOLIDAY15
December 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
HOLIDAY SALE! 🐈 Today is the last day to get your order by Christmas (although there is no guarantee and it could be late depending on the mail service!)
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOLIDAY15
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOLIDAY15
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The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
Normally I would not repost anything from the WP but this is important and welcome news.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Normally I would not repost anything from the WP but this is important and welcome news.
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Pacifica has the world’s most beautiful Taco Bell. Real ones know.
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Pacifica has the world’s most beautiful Taco Bell. Real ones know.
Always had a fondness for roadside motels. texashighways.com/travel/texas...
Texas Roadside Motels for Weary Travelers
These West Texas motor hotels have offered respite since the dawn of car travel
texashighways.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Always had a fondness for roadside motels. texashighways.com/travel/texas...
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![Comic. Doing a task using a company or organization’s website: [flowchart] Go to website, try to log in → Did it work? → Yes → Try to do your task. → Did it work? Yes → Nice! Done! If logging in did not work → Spend hours troubleshooting account / login. If that works, go to Try to do your task. If no → Give up and call customer service. If spending hours troubleshooting doesn’t work, also give up and call customer service. After calling customer service: Hold message: “Did you know you could do all this more quickly and easily on our website? Just go to w-w-w dot…” → Throw phone and laptop into the sea.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiewqnkcrrc4tgla7j5skyz2djf3mrrvre3577c4xcgzurvq33bw4y@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
NYT finally calling a spade a spade. Took them long enough.
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
NYT finally calling a spade a spade. Took them long enough.
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My favorite room is the "Jack & Jill full bath" that's just 3 sinks and nothing else.
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My favorite room is the "Jack & Jill full bath" that's just 3 sinks and nothing else.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
I wish she were my senator. Instead I've got John Tweedledee Cornyn and Ted Tweedledum Cruz, neither of whom have the courage to call out Trump for his vile language.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I wish she were my senator. Instead I've got John Tweedledee Cornyn and Ted Tweedledum Cruz, neither of whom have the courage to call out Trump for his vile language.
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Trump's EPA is proposing rule changes that if approved would result in fewer ponds, streams and wetlands being protected from development and pollution under clean water rules.
Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Trump EPA's Rewrite of US Water Definitions Would Affect Climate Change
The agency wants to change the definitions of waterways protected under the Clean Water Act.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trump's EPA is proposing rule changes that if approved would result in fewer ponds, streams and wetlands being protected from development and pollution under clean water rules.
Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
"Confederate Diaries Reveal a Lost South." If you wouldn't print that article, why would you print this?
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Confederate Diaries Reveal a Lost South." If you wouldn't print that article, why would you print this?
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I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
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The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
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Meet your inner cat 🐾Please open thread scroll through, if you’d like to know your inner cat according to your birth month 🐈⬛
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Meet your inner cat 🐾Please open thread scroll through, if you’d like to know your inner cat according to your birth month 🐈⬛
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of serving a third presidential term. Can he? We consider the legal arguments econ.st/4hJPcCM
Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
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children no longer being safe trick-or-treating on american streets because of the president is where we're at
How Chicagoans Are Helping Kids Have A Safe — And ICE-Free — Halloween This Year
Neighbors are organizing indoor trick-or-treat events, candy drives and candy dropoffs to protect vulnerable families. Two Logan Square blocks that attract thousands of trick-or-treaters may shut down...
blockclubchicago.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
children no longer being safe trick-or-treating on american streets because of the president is where we're at
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"