Jon Beard
@jonbeard.bsky.social
Developer, former educator, kitten fosterer, and unapologetic lefty Brit in TX
I don't even care about basketball, and yet I apparently know more about the Dallas Mavericks than Nico Harrison does.
Nico Harrison on Luka Dončić in his end of the season press conference…
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I don't even care about basketball, and yet I apparently know more about the Dallas Mavericks than Nico Harrison does.
Susie Dent coming in with the linguistics shade once again.
Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.
April 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Susie Dent coming in with the linguistics shade once again.
At this point, I just assume all right-wing politicians are criminally corrupt because it saves time.
March 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
At this point, I just assume all right-wing politicians are criminally corrupt because it saves time.
I wish people would stop dumping their trash in the ocean
March 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I wish people would stop dumping their trash in the ocean
Concepts of thoughts and prayers for the latest victim of the face-eating leopards party.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Concepts of thoughts and prayers for the latest victim of the face-eating leopards party.
Get in the car, and Meat Loaf is throwing shade at the Chiefs from beyond the grave.
February 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Get in the car, and Meat Loaf is throwing shade at the Chiefs from beyond the grave.
I thought The Onion posted satire, not facts?
Trump Regales Jackson Mahomes With Tales Of His Old Groping Days theonion.com/trump-r...
February 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I thought The Onion posted satire, not facts?
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Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.
We used to hang Nazis, not allow them to speak at inaugurations. I for one believe the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.
January 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We used to hang Nazis, not allow them to speak at inaugurations. I for one believe the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.
Jeez, I wasn't expecting @susiedent.com to come at me so hard this morning.
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Jeez, I wasn't expecting @susiedent.com to come at me so hard this morning.
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$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
5:59 pm on Christmas Eve. I came so close! #Whamageddon
December 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
5:59 pm on Christmas Eve. I came so close! #Whamageddon
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I went to the other place by mistake just now & I can't believe I put up w/ it for so long. It felt like ppl running around w/ machetes, swinging wildly, screaming, setting fires, while the TV in the background plays stories like "Democracy was always stupid and we are idiots. Also fruit is evil."
December 4, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I went to the other place by mistake just now & I can't believe I put up w/ it for so long. It felt like ppl running around w/ machetes, swinging wildly, screaming, setting fires, while the TV in the background plays stories like "Democracy was always stupid and we are idiots. Also fruit is evil."
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I encourage you to point and laugh at anyone who claims Trump ever needed justification to abuse his pardon power.
December 2, 2024 at 2:49 AM
I encourage you to point and laugh at anyone who claims Trump ever needed justification to abuse his pardon power.
I don't often get frivolous Black Friday impulse purchases, but when I do it's ridiculously cute.
November 29, 2024 at 9:15 PM
I don't often get frivolous Black Friday impulse purchases, but when I do it's ridiculously cute.
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Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
November 28, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
48, which I don't think is too bad for an actual 44 year old.
November 26, 2024 at 3:48 PM
48, which I don't think is too bad for an actual 44 year old.
You know what I love about BlueSky? The community looking out for each other.
Another bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 22, 2024 at 11:10 PM
You know what I love about BlueSky? The community looking out for each other.
Happy to be out of the shelter
November 22, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Happy to be out of the shelter
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It is true, and not just for comedians: the introduction of the ‘like’ button marked the end of Twitter’s golden age. I discovered so many great accounts when they were RTed in my direction. Tomorrow I’m just going to do that for a bunch of funny/interesting people.
Please repost (retweet) stuff on here. Once that stopped on Twitter, we comedians didn’t feel the platform was working for us. I know it’s a wank thing to ask to publicise us, but we need it and we publicise loads of other things. Isn’t reposting a comedian better than reposting outrage? I hope so.
November 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM
It is true, and not just for comedians: the introduction of the ‘like’ button marked the end of Twitter’s golden age. I discovered so many great accounts when they were RTed in my direction. Tomorrow I’m just going to do that for a bunch of funny/interesting people.
New foster kittens are out of the shelter and in our kennel for decompression time! Not that these ones seem to need it - they have already been playing king of the castle on the top shelf all evening.
In other news, the crochet kitten climber was a great success.
#FosterKittens
In other news, the crochet kitten climber was a great success.
#FosterKittens
November 21, 2024 at 3:20 AM
New foster kittens are out of the shelter and in our kennel for decompression time! Not that these ones seem to need it - they have already been playing king of the castle on the top shelf all evening.
In other news, the crochet kitten climber was a great success.
#FosterKittens
In other news, the crochet kitten climber was a great success.
#FosterKittens
These kittens will be available for adoption at the Plano Animal Shelter (Plano, TX) tomorrow. All 4 are super-sweet, playful little purr factories!
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
These kittens will be available for adoption at the Plano Animal Shelter (Plano, TX) tomorrow. All 4 are super-sweet, playful little purr factories!
Public service announcement: use this to keep the garbage out of your bsky experience.
Ohhb you're in for a treat! There are many. This one blocks people with pro-MAGA specific words in their profile. Hit subscribe then block. One-time setting, blocks current and future accts: bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Public service announcement: use this to keep the garbage out of your bsky experience.
Percy loves to be big spoon
November 16, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Percy loves to be big spoon