Irontuna
@irontuna.bsky.social
We may never be angels, but we’re lousy with the spirit.
Librarian in the city: bibliographical odd-jobs; will catalog for food.
Free non sequiturs.
Librarian in the city: bibliographical odd-jobs; will catalog for food.
Free non sequiturs.
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Irontuna
@irontuna.bsky.social
· Jul 1
Just once, I would like to hear the serious, grownup people who actually have some pull in the dem party say “wow. we fucked up real bad. time to let somebody else take a turn at the wheel” but I know it will never happen
Something funny is that if Tesla had a p/e in line with the nasdaq average (~30), musk wouldn’t even be on this list
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Something funny is that if Tesla had a p/e in line with the nasdaq average (~30), musk wouldn’t even be on this list
So obviously this is bad, but I’m skeptical of the ceo’s claim that they can’t make the vaccines if they can’t sell them in the US. This is basically holding 95% of the world’s population hostage unless the US pays the ransom
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
So obviously this is bad, but I’m skeptical of the ceo’s claim that they can’t make the vaccines if they can’t sell them in the US. This is basically holding 95% of the world’s population hostage unless the US pays the ransom
My father did the same thing, but replace “mandolin” with “table saw”
this was also me confidently saying "there's a guard but you don't really need it" before slicing the tip of my thumb off in a mandolin
February 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My father did the same thing, but replace “mandolin” with “table saw”
I went to school with a guy who jumped out of a tree into a pile of leaves. He didn’t know there was some old lumber underneath and got a nail in his foot and a nasty bone infection that put him in the hospital. Mfer got workman’s comp for it too. RIP Greg
most of the scars left on my body from work were preceded by me saying "oh, I got this" or "here's what you don't want to do"
February 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I went to school with a guy who jumped out of a tree into a pile of leaves. He didn’t know there was some old lumber underneath and got a nail in his foot and a nasty bone infection that put him in the hospital. Mfer got workman’s comp for it too. RIP Greg
I always sort of thought that I would live through the breakdown of civilization but I never thought it would be so stupid
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I always sort of thought that I would live through the breakdown of civilization but I never thought it would be so stupid
Jesus, not Bud Cort too
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Jesus, not Bud Cort too
Pretty much everything I know about kid rock’s music comes from that one Simpsons episode. I understand that the little guy is dead now
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Pretty much everything I know about kid rock’s music comes from that one Simpsons episode. I understand that the little guy is dead now
Mamdani proved that many moderate Dems would rather vote for a corrupt sex pest universally acknowledged to be an asshole than a charismatic progressive poc. She’s my rep and I like her, but I don’t trust the people who say “vote blue no matter who” to actually do it
my 2028 primary take here is that if AOC makes a serious run it's hers to lose because I think she will be able to most credibly channel the rage of the primary voters
You know a politician is thinking about running for president when they start making moves on foreign policy: AOC will be headed to the Munich Security Conference and will speak in Berlin with a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Mamdani proved that many moderate Dems would rather vote for a corrupt sex pest universally acknowledged to be an asshole than a charismatic progressive poc. She’s my rep and I like her, but I don’t trust the people who say “vote blue no matter who” to actually do it
Shit. I burned the 10yo’s lunch. My wife: “good thing the smoke detector doesn’t work, lol.” Thanks, not helping
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Shit. I burned the 10yo’s lunch. My wife: “good thing the smoke detector doesn’t work, lol.” Thanks, not helping
@marypeltola.com hey, just so you know, sending me texts under the name of james carville is probably the least effective way to get me to give you money
February 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
@marypeltola.com hey, just so you know, sending me texts under the name of james carville is probably the least effective way to get me to give you money
Some people are saying bezos wrecked wapo on purpose; others that he really thought there was an audience for their crap. I think it was just a toy to play with until he lost interest.
“They were careless people … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money”
“They were careless people … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money”
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Some people are saying bezos wrecked wapo on purpose; others that he really thought there was an audience for their crap. I think it was just a toy to play with until he lost interest.
“They were careless people … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money”
“They were careless people … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money”
I have just discovered that google books no longer works. If you have a link, you can still get to a book, but the search doesn’t work at all so you can’t find anything. Really sucks
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I have just discovered that google books no longer works. If you have a link, you can still get to a book, but the search doesn’t work at all so you can’t find anything. Really sucks
In case people don’t know. The Sydney Morning Herald is owned by the Packer family, Australia’s *other* right wing billionaire media empire
📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
www.smh.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
In case people don’t know. The Sydney Morning Herald is owned by the Packer family, Australia’s *other* right wing billionaire media empire
Now where have I heard that name before?
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Now where have I heard that name before?
Reposted by Irontuna
A fundamental problem with this country is that you have less responsibility, transparency, and duty as you gain more power when it should be the opposite. The Supreme Court gets to be very secretive for no good reason. Cops get a monopoly on violence and have near total immunity when they use it.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A fundamental problem with this country is that you have less responsibility, transparency, and duty as you gain more power when it should be the opposite. The Supreme Court gets to be very secretive for no good reason. Cops get a monopoly on violence and have near total immunity when they use it.
You there boy! What day is this?
Today? Sir, why it's Groundhog Day.
Again?! Damn it!
Today? Sir, why it's Groundhog Day.
Again?! Damn it!
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
You there boy! What day is this?
Today? Sir, why it's Groundhog Day.
Again?! Damn it!
Today? Sir, why it's Groundhog Day.
Again?! Damn it!
Reposted by Irontuna
If there comes a day when police put their bodies between the feds with guns and their targets, I will praise the police for doing so. I don’t expect to see that day. It might even be a dangerous escalation. But until that day comes … I assume they are helping the feds.
January 31, 2026 at 11:41 PM
If there comes a day when police put their bodies between the feds with guns and their targets, I will praise the police for doing so. I don’t expect to see that day. It might even be a dangerous escalation. But until that day comes … I assume they are helping the feds.
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Another mutual aid option - I know the people involved in getting this up and running, and can vouch that they're all legit, and this will have a genuine impact for those in need:
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Another mutual aid option - I know the people involved in getting this up and running, and can vouch that they're all legit, and this will have a genuine impact for those in need:
Who up pondering they French spoliation claims?
Hello? Is this thing on?
Hello? Is this thing on?
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Who up pondering they French spoliation claims?
Hello? Is this thing on?
Hello? Is this thing on?
Big ups to whomever plowed the Q69 stop at ditmars and steinway @mta.info @mayor.nyc.gov
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Big ups to whomever plowed the Q69 stop at ditmars and steinway @mta.info @mayor.nyc.gov
Another one of these, this one at Yale in April. One more and it’s a trend
events.yale.edu/event/day-1-...
events.yale.edu/event/day-1-...
Beinecke Symposium (Day #1): Democracy, Civic Education, and the American Archive
events.yale.edu
January 28, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Another one of these, this one at Yale in April. One more and it’s a trend
events.yale.edu/event/day-1-...
events.yale.edu/event/day-1-...
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i too am at the end of my goddamn rope. however it’s always nice to see someone handling it with even less grace than me
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
i too am at the end of my goddamn rope. however it’s always nice to see someone handling it with even less grace than me