David Pottel
@drpottel.bsky.social
Just a middle-aged guy in the Boston suburbs.
Grain-fed skeets since September’23
Grain-fed skeets since September’23
Pinned
David Pottel
@drpottel.bsky.social
· Apr 5
A nation filled with second lines would be a wondrous thing
New rule for presidential pardons: you can get only one per lifetime
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
New rule for presidential pardons: you can get only one per lifetime
We call or 3rd kid our favorite mistake. Wasn’t really planned but glad they’re here. (a vasectomy ensued)
My rother told me “now you switch from man-to-man to zone”.
And the world is built around 4. Table for 5? Longer wait. Somebody wants to bring a friend? Need a 6 seater car.
I could go on
My rother told me “now you switch from man-to-man to zone”.
And the world is built around 4. Table for 5? Longer wait. Somebody wants to bring a friend? Need a 6 seater car.
I could go on
kids are a lot of work! kids are especially a lot of work if you want to be an involved parent! the jump to having more kids is not linear! and there is only so much parental attention to go around
I think most people make the same call if given the chance - I see a lot more 0/1/2 kids than 3+
I think most people make the same call if given the chance - I see a lot more 0/1/2 kids than 3+
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
We call or 3rd kid our favorite mistake. Wasn’t really planned but glad they’re here. (a vasectomy ensued)
My rother told me “now you switch from man-to-man to zone”.
And the world is built around 4. Table for 5? Longer wait. Somebody wants to bring a friend? Need a 6 seater car.
I could go on
My rother told me “now you switch from man-to-man to zone”.
And the world is built around 4. Table for 5? Longer wait. Somebody wants to bring a friend? Need a 6 seater car.
I could go on
Boston Globe headline doesn’t sugarcoat it:
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Boston Globe headline doesn’t sugarcoat it:
What young intern wrote this?
This is pretty solidly post malaise.
This is pretty solidly post malaise.
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
What young intern wrote this?
This is pretty solidly post malaise.
This is pretty solidly post malaise.
Merrimack
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Merrimack
OFFICIAL TRAILER | YOU GOT GOLD — A CELEBRATION OF JOHN PRINE
YouTube video by Abramorama
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The catalog of ICE abuses in Noah Smith’s article is staggering.
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The catalog of ICE abuses in Noah Smith’s article is staggering.
Reposted by David Pottel
Her: did you get the car payment sorted out or did you completely forget about it and watch Futurama
Me:
Me:
January 11, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Her: did you get the car payment sorted out or did you completely forget about it and watch Futurama
Me:
Me:
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On this day, 250 years ago, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, the radical pamphlet that is credited with supercharging the American Revolution.
Among other things, Paine argued passionately against kings/monarchies, and railed against its theological backing — namely, the Divine Right of Kings.
Among other things, Paine argued passionately against kings/monarchies, and railed against its theological backing — namely, the Divine Right of Kings.
January 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
On this day, 250 years ago, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, the radical pamphlet that is credited with supercharging the American Revolution.
Among other things, Paine argued passionately against kings/monarchies, and railed against its theological backing — namely, the Divine Right of Kings.
Among other things, Paine argued passionately against kings/monarchies, and railed against its theological backing — namely, the Divine Right of Kings.
Somebody needs to show this video to the Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police.
If you consider yourself a law enforcement professional, these ICE goons are damaging to your cause.
If you consider yourself a law enforcement professional, these ICE goons are damaging to your cause.
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Somebody needs to show this video to the Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police.
If you consider yourself a law enforcement professional, these ICE goons are damaging to your cause.
If you consider yourself a law enforcement professional, these ICE goons are damaging to your cause.
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
‼️Boston North Shore/Merrimack Valley people‼️
There is a candlelight vigil tonight for Renee Nicole Good in Haverhill.
6pm at GAR park (downtown)
There is a candlelight vigil tonight for Renee Nicole Good in Haverhill.
6pm at GAR park (downtown)
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
‼️Boston North Shore/Merrimack Valley people‼️
There is a candlelight vigil tonight for Renee Nicole Good in Haverhill.
6pm at GAR park (downtown)
There is a candlelight vigil tonight for Renee Nicole Good in Haverhill.
6pm at GAR park (downtown)
The old folks (me) will see this and remember thinking “they finally updated the Chevy Citation!”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol...
January 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The old folks (me) will see this and remember thinking “they finally updated the Chevy Citation!”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol...
Reposted by David Pottel
hold up
A group of Peruvian shamans gathered on a beach in southern Lima to perform their annual New Year ritual, delivering predictions for 2026 that included the fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a serious illness for US President Donald Trump
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM
hold up
1am in Boston.
The intern running the NBC Sports Boston graphics is killing it.
The intern running the NBC Sports Boston graphics is killing it.
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
1am in Boston.
The intern running the NBC Sports Boston graphics is killing it.
The intern running the NBC Sports Boston graphics is killing it.
Starting lineup:
Pritchard
White
Tatum
Brown
Garza
Bench:
Walsh
Simons
Hauser
Queta to spell Garza
Scheierman / Gonzalez if somebody is ice cold
Don’t sleep on the Celtics in the playoffs.
🍀 #Celtics
Pritchard
White
Tatum
Brown
Garza
Bench:
Walsh
Simons
Hauser
Queta to spell Garza
Scheierman / Gonzalez if somebody is ice cold
Don’t sleep on the Celtics in the playoffs.
🍀 #Celtics
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Starting lineup:
Pritchard
White
Tatum
Brown
Garza
Bench:
Walsh
Simons
Hauser
Queta to spell Garza
Scheierman / Gonzalez if somebody is ice cold
Don’t sleep on the Celtics in the playoffs.
🍀 #Celtics
Pritchard
White
Tatum
Brown
Garza
Bench:
Walsh
Simons
Hauser
Queta to spell Garza
Scheierman / Gonzalez if somebody is ice cold
Don’t sleep on the Celtics in the playoffs.
🍀 #Celtics
This Celtics -Clippers game is really fun
Decent defense but better offense for both teams
Decent defense but better offense for both teams
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 AM
This Celtics -Clippers game is really fun
Decent defense but better offense for both teams
Decent defense but better offense for both teams
I love Marshawn
Marshawn Lynch gets a profanity warning, blows right past it on the ManningCast.
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I love Marshawn
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi! I’m an International Harvester farm tractor.
Hi! I’m an International Harvester farm tractor.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi, I’m a 5.56mm round that didn’t mean to put a hole right through the top of a soldier’s bush hat during a live fire exercise.
Hi, I’m a 5.56mm round that didn’t mean to put a hole right through the top of a soldier’s bush hat during a live fire exercise.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi, I’m a white delivery truck from 1985 whose driver ran through a 4-way stop sign.
Hi, I’m a white delivery truck from 1985 whose driver ran through a 4-way stop sign.
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi! I’m an International Harvester farm tractor.
Hi! I’m an International Harvester farm tractor.
Reposted by David Pottel
Going into 2026 like
January 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Going into 2026 like
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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I DIDN'T NAME IT YELL AT GEORGE LUCAS
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I DIDN'T NAME IT YELL AT GEORGE LUCAS
This whole exchange from the Jack Smith deposition is incredible.
It starts with a question about getting Speaker McCarthy’s phone records and ends with we’re gonna criminally prosecute the (at that point) ex-President.
It starts with a question about getting Speaker McCarthy’s phone records and ends with we’re gonna criminally prosecute the (at that point) ex-President.
December 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This whole exchange from the Jack Smith deposition is incredible.
It starts with a question about getting Speaker McCarthy’s phone records and ends with we’re gonna criminally prosecute the (at that point) ex-President.
It starts with a question about getting Speaker McCarthy’s phone records and ends with we’re gonna criminally prosecute the (at that point) ex-President.
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
Are we actually gonna get a proper soccer stadium?
With a midnight deadline fast approaching, the Kraft Group and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a community mitigation agreement tied to a soccer stadium that the Krafts want to build just over the city line in Everett for the New England Revolution. trib.al/mc2Ot7c
Kraft Group reaches deals with Boston and Everett to move forward with Revs soccer stadium - The Boston Globe
The Boston agreement is valued at nearly $48 million, spread over 15 years.
trib.al
December 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Are we actually gonna get a proper soccer stadium?