bob
@huntthesnark.bsky.social
constantly unreinventing the wheel
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bob
@huntthesnark.bsky.social
· Jan 22
every time I check this app, the mood of everyone in the US is somehow even worse than before
It's like that thing in dreams where you're falling and the ground is racing closer, but just before you hit, you wake up. Except what you wake up to is that thing in dreams where you're falling and
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Today was a very stupid day but I have faith tomorrow will be stupider
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Today was a very stupid day but I have faith tomorrow will be stupider
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Everyone is dunking on poor Noah Smith for getting lost and frustrated at Heathrow Airport and blaming him, which is victim-blaming and I am quite disappointed in all of you. Put the blame squarely where it belongs: on whoever failed to pin his name and destination to his sweater-vest.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Everyone is dunking on poor Noah Smith for getting lost and frustrated at Heathrow Airport and blaming him, which is victim-blaming and I am quite disappointed in all of you. Put the blame squarely where it belongs: on whoever failed to pin his name and destination to his sweater-vest.
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Collecting these to send along to Senate Democrats. You don't need to give your name or contact info and if you do, I won't pass it along.
How much did your insurance premiums increase this year? Please add your story to the incredibly unscientific survey.
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My Health Care Horror Story
Provide info, vent!
forms.gle
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Collecting these to send along to Senate Democrats. You don't need to give your name or contact info and if you do, I won't pass it along.
This thread is heartbreaking.
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This thread is heartbreaking.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
I love songs in odd time signatures, so question: What (relatively) non-obscure songs can you think of that are in 5?
There's the obvious Take Five (String Cheese Incident plays a nice version), but otherwise:
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull
Playin' in the Band - Grateful Dead
Others?
There's the obvious Take Five (String Cheese Incident plays a nice version), but otherwise:
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull
Playin' in the Band - Grateful Dead
Others?
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I love songs in odd time signatures, so question: What (relatively) non-obscure songs can you think of that are in 5?
There's the obvious Take Five (String Cheese Incident plays a nice version), but otherwise:
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull
Playin' in the Band - Grateful Dead
Others?
There's the obvious Take Five (String Cheese Incident plays a nice version), but otherwise:
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull
Playin' in the Band - Grateful Dead
Others?
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I'm an adult in my 30s.
I should be able to go to the liquor store, or the beer/wine section at a grocery store, & purchase THC drinks.
I'm not against regulation. A cap of 10-15mg, per serving, would be fine with me, for example.
A ban like what they are imposing is horrific though
I should be able to go to the liquor store, or the beer/wine section at a grocery store, & purchase THC drinks.
I'm not against regulation. A cap of 10-15mg, per serving, would be fine with me, for example.
A ban like what they are imposing is horrific though
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'm an adult in my 30s.
I should be able to go to the liquor store, or the beer/wine section at a grocery store, & purchase THC drinks.
I'm not against regulation. A cap of 10-15mg, per serving, would be fine with me, for example.
A ban like what they are imposing is horrific though
I should be able to go to the liquor store, or the beer/wine section at a grocery store, & purchase THC drinks.
I'm not against regulation. A cap of 10-15mg, per serving, would be fine with me, for example.
A ban like what they are imposing is horrific though
New AI-powered air traffic control system a step toward achieving their vision of humans with wrong number of fingers and limbs.
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
New AI-powered air traffic control system a step toward achieving their vision of humans with wrong number of fingers and limbs.
Latest from the Department of Informational Vomit
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Latest from the Department of Informational Vomit
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
Congratulations to Tim Kaine for being up for reelection next in 2030 when we will mostly be scouring landfills for sustenance, clothing, and shelter.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Congratulations to Tim Kaine for being up for reelection next in 2030 when we will mostly be scouring landfills for sustenance, clothing, and shelter.
Schumer, Gillibrand, Ossoff: All NAY on cloture.
Still need 1 more NAY to kill it....
Still need 1 more NAY to kill it....
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Schumer, Gillibrand, Ossoff: All NAY on cloture.
Still need 1 more NAY to kill it....
Still need 1 more NAY to kill it....
SOMEBODY EXHUME MCCAIN'S THUMB
Confirmed: 1 more NAY vote kills the bill. Ossoff is already on the record as a NAY.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
SOMEBODY EXHUME MCCAIN'S THUMB
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Confirmed: 1 more NAY vote kills the bill. Ossoff is already on the record as a NAY.
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Confirmed: 1 more NAY vote kills the bill. Ossoff is already on the record as a NAY.
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Solving a problem is valuable to a politician, but even more valuable is a persistent problem you can continue to blame your opponents for.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Solving a problem is valuable to a politician, but even more valuable is a persistent problem you can continue to blame your opponents for.
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can they rise to the moment? no. can they rise to the moment in the future? also no.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
can they rise to the moment? no. can they rise to the moment in the future? also no.
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Cave bill text is out
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Cave bill text is out
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.
Dems: We stood up to the MAGA GOP and were rewarded with broad and startling electoral victories.
Also Dems: Okay well mission accomplished. Back to being spineless sock puppets.
Also Dems: Okay well mission accomplished. Back to being spineless sock puppets.
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Dems: We stood up to the MAGA GOP and were rewarded with broad and startling electoral victories.
Also Dems: Okay well mission accomplished. Back to being spineless sock puppets.
Also Dems: Okay well mission accomplished. Back to being spineless sock puppets.
Mamdani is going to implement Samba law. Every New Yorker will be required to become fans of Brazil's national soccer team.
The culture shock for Mets, Knicks, and Jets fans rooting for a team that actually wins sometimes will be devastating.
The culture shock for Mets, Knicks, and Jets fans rooting for a team that actually wins sometimes will be devastating.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Samba law. Every New Yorker will be required to become fans of Brazil's national soccer team.
The culture shock for Mets, Knicks, and Jets fans rooting for a team that actually wins sometimes will be devastating.
The culture shock for Mets, Knicks, and Jets fans rooting for a team that actually wins sometimes will be devastating.
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Prince loved to remind people that he wrote this song while looking in the mirror:
You're so good, baby there ain't nobody better
So you should never, ever go by the letter
You're so cool, everything you do is success
Make the rules — then break them all 'cause you are the best
You're so good, baby there ain't nobody better
So you should never, ever go by the letter
You're so cool, everything you do is success
Make the rules — then break them all 'cause you are the best
Prince & The New Power Generation's "Cream" from 'Diamonds and Pearls' hit #1 on the US singles chart 34 years ago on November 9, 1991 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/PrinceDmndsP...
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Prince loved to remind people that he wrote this song while looking in the mirror:
You're so good, baby there ain't nobody better
So you should never, ever go by the letter
You're so cool, everything you do is success
Make the rules — then break them all 'cause you are the best
You're so good, baby there ain't nobody better
So you should never, ever go by the letter
You're so cool, everything you do is success
Make the rules — then break them all 'cause you are the best
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mamdani is gonna implement shandalar law. if you want to add new cards to your deck, you have to wander the map and look for random wizard duels
Mamdani gonna implement Shaaloani law. All disputes settled via shootout duels using non-lethal rounds with all the authenticity of a spaghetti western directed by Japanese anime enthusiasts.
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
Mamdani is going to implement Shannara law. Everything will be extremely derivative of Tolkien and predictable.
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
mamdani is gonna implement shandalar law. if you want to add new cards to your deck, you have to wander the map and look for random wizard duels
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A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...