Brian Baresch
@editer.bsky.social
High-functioning screwup. Thinker and blatherer. Profile pic by Covatar. he/him
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He carried them and the rest of us through. RIP Bobby Weir.
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 AM
He carried them and the rest of us through. RIP Bobby Weir.
I remember when if you moved across town you had to change your phone number.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I remember when if you moved across town you had to change your phone number.
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I don't have much to say about the news except that fellas you should check on the women in your life because many of us have been called a "fucking bitch" for just trying to exist and we're always wondering when it will happen next and if we'll survive. Anyway I'm going to go play video games now
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I don't have much to say about the news except that fellas you should check on the women in your life because many of us have been called a "fucking bitch" for just trying to exist and we're always wondering when it will happen next and if we'll survive. Anyway I'm going to go play video games now
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Turn off video auto-play in your settings, fam. You do not have a duty to view violent content, please don’t traumatise yourself.
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Turn off video auto-play in your settings, fam. You do not have a duty to view violent content, please don’t traumatise yourself.
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Any single palm trees out there looking to go on a date?? Asking for a frond…
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Any single palm trees out there looking to go on a date?? Asking for a frond…
Even thought it's cloudy it's a nice day today.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Even thought it's cloudy it's a nice day today.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
All the porn movies where the plumber can get there right away.
#FilmSky, a quick question; what is the pettiest thing you have had to be annoyed at a film? I ask because I am watching The Gift from 2000, and the main character does divination with Zener Cards, which are not the same thing as Tarot at all. Why go for a more boring looking option?
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
All the porn movies where the plumber can get there right away.
An important thread about the reality on the ground in Venezuela. Thanks @pepperraccoon.com for the needed perspective.
Got a reality check from my Venezuelan cousin and took down a lot of what I posted. Right now, a lot of Venezuelans want a moment to celebrate even if the means were fucked and the future isn’t necessarily good. It’s been so bad there for so long.
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
An important thread about the reality on the ground in Venezuela. Thanks @pepperraccoon.com for the needed perspective.
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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Well 2026 got to being 2026 in a big damn hurry didn't it
January 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Well 2026 got to being 2026 in a big damn hurry didn't it
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Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Feel free not to displace your anger onto people who are simply stating facts. Knowing who to actually be mad at is praxis.
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The closest comparison for the Grok thing we can imagine right now is if cereal made a bunch of people ill and the news put a microphone in front of some cereal boxes at the grocery store and was like “well they didn’t admit guilt, not sure who else we can ask”
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The closest comparison for the Grok thing we can imagine right now is if cereal made a bunch of people ill and the news put a microphone in front of some cereal boxes at the grocery store and was like “well they didn’t admit guilt, not sure who else we can ask”
My SAT score was 99th %ile and I didn't even make a good TA.
speaking as someone who had great SAT scores this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my entire life
they were bad enough as a college admissions thing let alone *faculty hiring*
they were bad enough as a college admissions thing let alone *faculty hiring*
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
My SAT score was 99th %ile and I didn't even make a good TA.
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31 sunflowers for the 31 lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades Fires. #RisingTogether #RoseParade 🌻
January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
31 sunflowers for the 31 lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades Fires. #RisingTogether #RoseParade 🌻
Reuters treating an LLM as a *quotable source* is a very bad sign.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Reuters treating an LLM as a *quotable source* is a very bad sign.
Fox in Socks
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Fox in Socks
Name a non-LotR character who could resist the One Ring
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Name a non-LotR character who could resist the One Ring
I love this so much.
Bernie Wagenblast, best known as the “please stand away from the closing doors” voice is the announcer for Mamdani’s inauguration.
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I love this so much.
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
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i’m still writing mayor adams on my bribes
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
i’m still writing mayor adams on my bribes
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one last time, for the road
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
one last time, for the road