Byron
@grumpysociologist.bsky.social
Look, none of this was my idea, but here we are.
They said there'd be snacks. Where are the snacks?
Dad, photographer, traveler, sociologist, researcher.
They said there'd be snacks. Where are the snacks?
Dad, photographer, traveler, sociologist, researcher.
Alright, I’m up. What have missed? What new boiling hell has been uncovered since 10pm last night?
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Alright, I’m up. What have missed? What new boiling hell has been uncovered since 10pm last night?
Spring is coming, time to collect another lucky human foot.
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Spring is coming, time to collect another lucky human foot.
How about a Pictish beast (boar?) as a tattoo?
February 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
How about a Pictish beast (boar?) as a tattoo?
here we go, again...
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
here we go, again...
Money dysmorphia, hoarding disorder. excessive wealth syndrome, scarcity mindset, and let's not forget narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy (the dark triad).
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/jim-...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/jim-...
The super-rich have won at life - so why are they always complaining?
The people with wealth many of us can barely comprehend seem to always be the voices complaining the loudest.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Money dysmorphia, hoarding disorder. excessive wealth syndrome, scarcity mindset, and let's not forget narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy (the dark triad).
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/jim-...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/jim-...
Reposted by Byron
Melissa Dalton-Bradford
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Melissa Dalton-Bradford
What's thge problem here? I don't see a problem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
What's thge problem here? I don't see a problem.
He's a standing joke, a wobbly joke, and the jokes write themselves because he's empty on the inside. Painted orange on the outside. A black hole of need.
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The New Yorker (@newyorker)
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper.
substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
He's a standing joke, a wobbly joke, and the jokes write themselves because he's empty on the inside. Painted orange on the outside. A black hole of need.
substack.com/@newyorker/n...
substack.com/@newyorker/n...
Potato Joy.
youtube.com/shorts/sMGuO...
youtube.com/shorts/sMGuO...
Potato’s for your mental health
YouTube video by Garron
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February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Potato Joy.
youtube.com/shorts/sMGuO...
youtube.com/shorts/sMGuO...
Machine Reflexivity: The Hallucination of Competence.
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Machine Reflexivity: The Hallucination of Competence.
AI is faking it and hoping it'll make it...
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Machine Reflexivity: The Hallucination of Competence.
open.substack.com/pub/thegrump...
open.substack.com/pub/thegrump...
In Pursuit of Boredom
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open.substack.com/pub/thegrump...
In Pursuit of Boredom
How we learn to get along with ourselves.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
In Pursuit of Boredom
open.substack.com/pub/thegrump...
open.substack.com/pub/thegrump...
The America that never was. A work in progress.
A reflection on empire, nationhood and decline
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Data Poisoning: The Fatal Flaw in Mass Surveillance
YouTube video by Addie LaMarr
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Hello, Police?
youtube.com/shorts/TMpG_...
youtube.com/shorts/TMpG_...
Don’t wash your pizza
YouTube video by Garron
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February 11, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Hello, Police?
youtube.com/shorts/TMpG_...
youtube.com/shorts/TMpG_...
Not just in the UK. In Canada and other nations as well.
youtu.be/srCked8HMNc?...
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The US is now funding the far-right in the UK
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Not just in the UK. In Canada and other nations as well.
youtu.be/srCked8HMNc?...
youtu.be/srCked8HMNc?...
I simply adore how Musk Stans dogpile to defend this awkward, lying arse over and over. The try-hard is strong with these ones.
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I simply adore how Musk Stans dogpile to defend this awkward, lying arse over and over. The try-hard is strong with these ones.
Wake up, fuckers.
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youtu.be/4lzqUe1Qfec?...
Rage Against The Machine - Wake Up (Audio)
YouTube video by RATMVEVO
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Wake up, fuckers.
youtu.be/4lzqUe1Qfec?...
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"...what a stupid time to be alive." Said everyone who has ever lived.
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"...what a stupid time to be alive." Said everyone who has ever lived.
Yep, this is who you talk shit about, deep down I’m still the same cool kid wearing his grandad's hat and having a snack.
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Yep, this is who you talk shit about, deep down I’m still the same cool kid wearing his grandad's hat and having a snack.
Anyone surprised?
people.com/waymo-exec-r...
people.com/waymo-exec-r...
people.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Anyone surprised?
people.com/waymo-exec-r...
people.com/waymo-exec-r...
Patiently waiting for coffee and for the return of reason.
Coffee is a sure thing. Reason, I'm not holding out much hope for that ever coming back.
Coffee is a sure thing. Reason, I'm not holding out much hope for that ever coming back.
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Patiently waiting for coffee and for the return of reason.
Coffee is a sure thing. Reason, I'm not holding out much hope for that ever coming back.
Coffee is a sure thing. Reason, I'm not holding out much hope for that ever coming back.