Howard Beale
@howardbeale.bsky.social
Mud farmer, anarcho-syndicated commune #7, winner of numerous participant awards
#BlackLivesMatter
#ReadingIsFundemental
#GoodTrouble
#GreaterFool
#OCSE member
#BlackLivesMatter
#ReadingIsFundemental
#GoodTrouble
#GreaterFool
#OCSE member
1. Found and Fund a nonprofit standards body
2. Create a “Global Writing Instrument Standard”
3. License, don’t compete
4. Vertically integrate (invisibly)
and that's how I took over the #1 spot from the #2 to become the pencil king of the world
2. Create a “Global Writing Instrument Standard”
3. License, don’t compete
4. Vertically integrate (invisibly)
and that's how I took over the #1 spot from the #2 to become the pencil king of the world
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
1. Found and Fund a nonprofit standards body
2. Create a “Global Writing Instrument Standard”
3. License, don’t compete
4. Vertically integrate (invisibly)
and that's how I took over the #1 spot from the #2 to become the pencil king of the world
2. Create a “Global Writing Instrument Standard”
3. License, don’t compete
4. Vertically integrate (invisibly)
and that's how I took over the #1 spot from the #2 to become the pencil king of the world
I am not being haunted by ghosts and it's really starting to piss me off
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I am not being haunted by ghosts and it's really starting to piss me off
your administration is currently killing people on the street. what do you think your goals of 2026 should be?
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Paper Straws
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Paper Straws
Q: What goals do you have for '26 in Congress for your agenda?
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
January 21, 2026 at 4:02 AM
your administration is currently killing people on the street. what do you think your goals of 2026 should be?
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Paper Straws
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Paper Straws
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𝖘𝖔𝖝 Pitchers & Catcher report 2/10
that's 21 days
that's 3 weeks
baseball been berry berry good, to me
that's 21 days
that's 3 weeks
baseball been berry berry good, to me
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
𝖘𝖔𝖝 Pitchers & Catcher report 2/10
that's 21 days
that's 3 weeks
baseball been berry berry good, to me
that's 21 days
that's 3 weeks
baseball been berry berry good, to me
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NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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24 convictions? Wow. I heard about a guy who had 34 convictions, all for felonies.
Trump as he flips through mugshots: "24 convictions. 24 times! Convicted. Not charges. These are convictions."
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
24 convictions? Wow. I heard about a guy who had 34 convictions, all for felonies.
I was always taught to eat in season. thank God lemons are in season right now so my vodka lemonade is guilt free
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I was always taught to eat in season. thank God lemons are in season right now so my vodka lemonade is guilt free
let's make accounts payable exciting again
What’s Causing People to Opt Out of Accounting Careers?
Research from Chicago Booth’s Anthony Le suggests the nature of the job has changed.
www.chicagobooth.edu
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
let's make accounts payable exciting again
you mean up to now we've seen the peaceful Donald?
What a fucking embarrassment.
Trump says part of the reason he’s pushing for Greenland is that he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize, so now he doesn’t think “purely of peace”
Looking forward to Mike Johnson not seeing this letter until 2050.
Trump says part of the reason he’s pushing for Greenland is that he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize, so now he doesn’t think “purely of peace”
Looking forward to Mike Johnson not seeing this letter until 2050.
Unhinged
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 AM
you mean up to now we've seen the peaceful Donald?
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Your doomposts do not impress me. They do not make me laugh. They do not make me feel like you are on my side.
If you wanna curl up into a ball and die, go do it on your own time, and keep it to yourself. I want to interact with people willing to put in the work to fight.
If you wanna curl up into a ball and die, go do it on your own time, and keep it to yourself. I want to interact with people willing to put in the work to fight.
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Your doomposts do not impress me. They do not make me laugh. They do not make me feel like you are on my side.
If you wanna curl up into a ball and die, go do it on your own time, and keep it to yourself. I want to interact with people willing to put in the work to fight.
If you wanna curl up into a ball and die, go do it on your own time, and keep it to yourself. I want to interact with people willing to put in the work to fight.
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Good morning. The air is invigorating. The sky is clear. My dog is a good boy. Trump is desperate, demented, decrepit, with claims as fake as his awards The only thing tanking worse than his polls, is his health. Truth exists. Empathy enriches. Epstein will not go away. Happy Martin Luther King Day.
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Good morning. The air is invigorating. The sky is clear. My dog is a good boy. Trump is desperate, demented, decrepit, with claims as fake as his awards The only thing tanking worse than his polls, is his health. Truth exists. Empathy enriches. Epstein will not go away. Happy Martin Luther King Day.
they never dated my ex
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
they never dated my ex
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A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can get their hands on patient records without their knowledge.
A Bombshell Epic Lawsuit Shows How Your Medical Data Could Be At Risk
A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can access patient records without their knowledge.
www.forbes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can get their hands on patient records without their knowledge.
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a brief history of Europe culled from Trump University students
A Brief History of Europe Culled from Student Papers
This post is a classic essay by Anders Henrikkson, published in Wilson Quarterly. Here’s a link to the original. It’s comprised entirely from statements about European history drawn fr…
davidlabaree.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:31 AM
a brief history of Europe culled from Trump University students
the current administration is a flight risk
I'm starting to think that, until he's finally gone, I should repost on a daily basis this 11,000+ word piece I published in @theatlantic.com about Donald Trump's serious psychiatric disorders to explain why, as a legal and constitutional matter, he was unfit for the presidency.
In the six-plus years since, every mental health professional I have come across has told me that my essay had it exactly right. I think every word of it has been proven right many times over.
Even today, he's still only going to get worse.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Even today, he's still only going to get worse.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
the current administration is a flight risk
you know, if they keep hyping up Greenland, it might just become a travel destination. then look out, cuz Rick Steves will probably be going there @ricksteves.bsky.social
Greenland through the back door because the front door is frozen shut
Greenland through the back door because the front door is frozen shut
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
you know, if they keep hyping up Greenland, it might just become a travel destination. then look out, cuz Rick Steves will probably be going there @ricksteves.bsky.social
Greenland through the back door because the front door is frozen shut
Greenland through the back door because the front door is frozen shut
Target, UnitedHealth Group, and General Mills (all Fortune 50 cos.) have not issued public criticisms of ICE enforcement, even though their Minneapolis-area operations have been directly affected by raids and detentions
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Target, UnitedHealth Group, and General Mills (all Fortune 50 cos.) have not issued public criticisms of ICE enforcement, even though their Minneapolis-area operations have been directly affected by raids and detentions
that's a shame. we might have been in the position of mitigating this had there been a class
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
that's a shame. we might have been in the position of mitigating this had there been a class
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I'm going to have a fucking coronary right here
go bears
go bears
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I'm going to have a fucking coronary right here
go bears
go bears
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Chicago, looking for a place to stay warm?
-The city's 10 S. Kedzie warming shelter is open 9am-5pm today & 9am-8pm tomorrow
-Cook County opened its courthouses as 24hr warming shelters (food+water provided, pets allowed in carriers) through Wednesday
Full lists of city/county warming locations ⬇️
-The city's 10 S. Kedzie warming shelter is open 9am-5pm today & 9am-8pm tomorrow
-Cook County opened its courthouses as 24hr warming shelters (food+water provided, pets allowed in carriers) through Wednesday
Full lists of city/county warming locations ⬇️
Arctic air to drop wind chill to minus-20, bring snow for Sunday's Bears game ahead of more cold
A slight reprieve from the temperatures will build gradually from Monday’s high of 10, reaching 20 on Tuesday and 30 on Wednesday before dropping back into the 20s.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Chicago, looking for a place to stay warm?
-The city's 10 S. Kedzie warming shelter is open 9am-5pm today & 9am-8pm tomorrow
-Cook County opened its courthouses as 24hr warming shelters (food+water provided, pets allowed in carriers) through Wednesday
Full lists of city/county warming locations ⬇️
-The city's 10 S. Kedzie warming shelter is open 9am-5pm today & 9am-8pm tomorrow
-Cook County opened its courthouses as 24hr warming shelters (food+water provided, pets allowed in carriers) through Wednesday
Full lists of city/county warming locations ⬇️
well it's tax season, and for many of you here as 1st time yacht owners, you are concerned about section 179.
Yacht tax benefits primarily involve deducting expenses and depreciation when the vessel is used for business (like chartering), allowing significant first-year write-offs via
Yacht tax benefits primarily involve deducting expenses and depreciation when the vessel is used for business (like chartering), allowing significant first-year write-offs via
Sailing Shoes - Little Feat
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January 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
well it's tax season, and for many of you here as 1st time yacht owners, you are concerned about section 179.
Yacht tax benefits primarily involve deducting expenses and depreciation when the vessel is used for business (like chartering), allowing significant first-year write-offs via
Yacht tax benefits primarily involve deducting expenses and depreciation when the vessel is used for business (like chartering), allowing significant first-year write-offs via
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I increasingly wonder if US civ-mil is now operating in full Huntingtonian mode: civilians dictate political goals & mil leaders advise on technical/tactical options to implement them while siloed off from the political implications or wisdom of that advice.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Troops with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after President Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I increasingly wonder if US civ-mil is now operating in full Huntingtonian mode: civilians dictate political goals & mil leaders advise on technical/tactical options to implement them while siloed off from the political implications or wisdom of that advice.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...