Xylophile
@islaven.bsky.social
I have a dog. He's a goober. Woodworker, safety consultant, prof. (I represent my own opinions, no other entity.)
"The best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel... the kindest person in the room is often the smartest." -- JB Prtizker
"The best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel... the kindest person in the room is often the smartest." -- JB Prtizker
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Xylophile
@islaven.bsky.social
· Nov 29
My dog giving me a look of disdain after I forced him to come back inside from our snowy walk.
#dogscrolling #puppysky
#dogscrolling #puppysky
If Chrump gets to claim a Nobel, then, dammit, Shoot McGavin won the gold jacket.
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
If Chrump gets to claim a Nobel, then, dammit, Shoot McGavin won the gold jacket.
Some autistic people (among others) have difficulty interpreting emotions on faces.
Is this why so many MAGA party get botox? Just one more way to treat autistic people poorly?
I belive that is an overarching goal of the HHS agenda.
Is this why so many MAGA party get botox? Just one more way to treat autistic people poorly?
I belive that is an overarching goal of the HHS agenda.
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Some autistic people (among others) have difficulty interpreting emotions on faces.
Is this why so many MAGA party get botox? Just one more way to treat autistic people poorly?
I belive that is an overarching goal of the HHS agenda.
Is this why so many MAGA party get botox? Just one more way to treat autistic people poorly?
I belive that is an overarching goal of the HHS agenda.
Can't you just picture Norm's dumb, expressionless face unable to process this retort a few seconds before she changes the subject to some crap about how white people are discriminated against?
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Can't you just picture Norm's dumb, expressionless face unable to process this retort a few seconds before she changes the subject to some crap about how white people are discriminated against?
Chalk balls?
This is chalk dust under a microscope.
This is chalk dust under a microscope.
January 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Chalk balls?
This is chalk dust under a microscope.
This is chalk dust under a microscope.
YouTube needs better bots figuring out what ads to show. Vivaldi is playing in the background while I cook.
Out of nowhere, a blasting commercial for some sort of bro-dude protein, life-changing shake.
Do you really think that the people who listens to classical music would buy that shit?
Out of nowhere, a blasting commercial for some sort of bro-dude protein, life-changing shake.
Do you really think that the people who listens to classical music would buy that shit?
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
YouTube needs better bots figuring out what ads to show. Vivaldi is playing in the background while I cook.
Out of nowhere, a blasting commercial for some sort of bro-dude protein, life-changing shake.
Do you really think that the people who listens to classical music would buy that shit?
Out of nowhere, a blasting commercial for some sort of bro-dude protein, life-changing shake.
Do you really think that the people who listens to classical music would buy that shit?
Watching and waiting for Goober to learn the hard way about toads. It looks like he remembered this time.
If you look close you can see these two toads are coupled.
Mind yer own, Goob!
#dogscrolling #dogs #dogsky #toads #herps
If you look close you can see these two toads are coupled.
Mind yer own, Goob!
#dogscrolling #dogs #dogsky #toads #herps
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Watching and waiting for Goober to learn the hard way about toads. It looks like he remembered this time.
If you look close you can see these two toads are coupled.
Mind yer own, Goob!
#dogscrolling #dogs #dogsky #toads #herps
If you look close you can see these two toads are coupled.
Mind yer own, Goob!
#dogscrolling #dogs #dogsky #toads #herps
If you have never gotten a chance to meet a kangaroo, I highly recommend it. At least, gor these rescued roos that were super friendly, I do. I was waiting, but not one gut punch.
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If you have never gotten a chance to meet a kangaroo, I highly recommend it. At least, gor these rescued roos that were super friendly, I do. I was waiting, but not one gut punch.
Y'all know as well as I do, that Chrump didn't make the chronological and was going to blame Joe Hussain Biden anyway.
That awkward moment when your past foreign policy faceplants in real time.
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Y'all know as well as I do, that Chrump didn't make the chronological and was going to blame Joe Hussain Biden anyway.
Reposted by Xylophile
Ranked choice voting causes candidates to have to appeal to groups other than their own in order to win. This should lead to moderation of views and less extremists.
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Ranked choice voting causes candidates to have to appeal to groups other than their own in order to win. This should lead to moderation of views and less extremists.
I don't know when it happened, but my head switched.
Some time ago, if I was sore from working, I thought, "This makes me stronger."
After a few hours of card scraping yesterday, I think, "I guess I never get to use my thumbs again."
(I am typing this with my nose.)
#woodworking #wood
Some time ago, if I was sore from working, I thought, "This makes me stronger."
After a few hours of card scraping yesterday, I think, "I guess I never get to use my thumbs again."
(I am typing this with my nose.)
#woodworking #wood
January 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I don't know when it happened, but my head switched.
Some time ago, if I was sore from working, I thought, "This makes me stronger."
After a few hours of card scraping yesterday, I think, "I guess I never get to use my thumbs again."
(I am typing this with my nose.)
#woodworking #wood
Some time ago, if I was sore from working, I thought, "This makes me stronger."
After a few hours of card scraping yesterday, I think, "I guess I never get to use my thumbs again."
(I am typing this with my nose.)
#woodworking #wood
When I was a kid, my minor dyslexia made learning the difference between small "b" and "d" difficult.
Do you have any idea how long I struggled with understanding that "birb" was intentional? It was in so many ways, too.
#birds #birbs #birbfest2026
Do you have any idea how long I struggled with understanding that "birb" was intentional? It was in so many ways, too.
#birds #birbs #birbfest2026
January 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
When I was a kid, my minor dyslexia made learning the difference between small "b" and "d" difficult.
Do you have any idea how long I struggled with understanding that "birb" was intentional? It was in so many ways, too.
#birds #birbs #birbfest2026
Do you have any idea how long I struggled with understanding that "birb" was intentional? It was in so many ways, too.
#birds #birbs #birbfest2026
You ever notice that the most incredibly stupid people you know, I mean pissed off that wet paper doesn't light with a match stupid, hate the educated -- not just degree holders. They hate people with any training, skills, or the ability to observe.
I'll give you one guess who they voted for.
I'll give you one guess who they voted for.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
You ever notice that the most incredibly stupid people you know, I mean pissed off that wet paper doesn't light with a match stupid, hate the educated -- not just degree holders. They hate people with any training, skills, or the ability to observe.
I'll give you one guess who they voted for.
I'll give you one guess who they voted for.
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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Don't let your kids learn to count from Worldbot. This is some DOGE level accounting.
#wordle
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Don't let your kids learn to count from Worldbot. This is some DOGE level accounting.
#wordle
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Don't let your kids learn to count from Worldbot. This is some DOGE level accounting.
#wordle
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#wordle
Does anyone here see a picture of th Chump's dumb face and momentarily fantasize about the temper tantrum he would throw if he were to be arrested? Pointing at the police, shouting, "Get them! You will never stop COVFEFE!" Crying like a baby. Shitting himself again.
... asking for a friend.
... asking for a friend.
January 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Does anyone here see a picture of th Chump's dumb face and momentarily fantasize about the temper tantrum he would throw if he were to be arrested? Pointing at the police, shouting, "Get them! You will never stop COVFEFE!" Crying like a baby. Shitting himself again.
... asking for a friend.
... asking for a friend.
RFK, Jr is back at it.
apnews.com/article/new-... dead whale found on the bow of a ship in New Jersey sparks an investigation
A dead whale found on the bow of a ship in New Jersey sparks an investigation
The death of a whale found on the bow of a container ship at a port along the Delaware River in southern New Jersey is under investigation.
apnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
RFK, Jr is back at it.
Trump's wishful thinking.
Obviously "blue" does not indicate a particular current political party.
The "reds" fits though.
Obviously "blue" does not indicate a particular current political party.
The "reds" fits though.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Trump's wishful thinking.
Obviously "blue" does not indicate a particular current political party.
The "reds" fits though.
Obviously "blue" does not indicate a particular current political party.
The "reds" fits though.
My patience for the NYT Spelling Bee is about 30 words.
Any longer than that, and I would have to learn how to spell hem-roids.
IYKYK.
Any longer than that, and I would have to learn how to spell hem-roids.
IYKYK.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
My patience for the NYT Spelling Bee is about 30 words.
Any longer than that, and I would have to learn how to spell hem-roids.
IYKYK.
Any longer than that, and I would have to learn how to spell hem-roids.
IYKYK.
This cannot be share enough... preferably right after the video is watched.
Despicable.
Despicable.
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
This cannot be share enough... preferably right after the video is watched.
Despicable.
Despicable.
Chump wants to make Oceania, now they are trying to say ignore the video and listen to their story.
"The Party toldyou to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Make Orwell Fiction Again.
#impeachandconvict #MOFA
"The Party toldyou to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Make Orwell Fiction Again.
#impeachandconvict #MOFA
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Chump wants to make Oceania, now they are trying to say ignore the video and listen to their story.
"The Party toldyou to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Make Orwell Fiction Again.
#impeachandconvict #MOFA
"The Party toldyou to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Make Orwell Fiction Again.
#impeachandconvict #MOFA
This reads like the gag in Arrested Development: "I just need to figure out who this 'Hermano' is."
That's right, I compared the Regime's incompetence to a hopelessly stupid character from a TV show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
That's right, I compared the Regime's incompetence to a hopelessly stupid character from a TV show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
This reads like the gag in Arrested Development: "I just need to figure out who this 'Hermano' is."
That's right, I compared the Regime's incompetence to a hopelessly stupid character from a TV show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
That's right, I compared the Regime's incompetence to a hopelessly stupid character from a TV show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
It pisses me off that I was forced to go to church every Sunday until I went to Uni, and now I have to listen to those same people support Chump.
What about the "Don't steal or lie"? Welcome the stranger? Be kind? Love your neighbor?
Waste of fücking time.
What about the "Don't steal or lie"? Welcome the stranger? Be kind? Love your neighbor?
Waste of fücking time.
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It pisses me off that I was forced to go to church every Sunday until I went to Uni, and now I have to listen to those same people support Chump.
What about the "Don't steal or lie"? Welcome the stranger? Be kind? Love your neighbor?
Waste of fücking time.
What about the "Don't steal or lie"? Welcome the stranger? Be kind? Love your neighbor?
Waste of fücking time.
Be wary, be wary of 6 January.
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Be wary, be wary of 6 January.
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM