Queequist
@kquist.bsky.social
She/her. Friendly neighborhood anti-capitalist bartender & teacher. Book worm, angry idealist, shaker of cocktails/fists. I make drinks and I read things. Bay Area.
Formerly reading Don Quixote #dq25 🫏
Currently enjoying #AMonthOfDick
Formerly reading Don Quixote #dq25 🫏
Currently enjoying #AMonthOfDick
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Anyway: "Will leftists vote for Newsom in the general" is a classic have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet question. If you swear to vote for the D nominee they can ignore you because they've got you, and if you won't they can ignore you because you're a wrecker.
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Anyway: "Will leftists vote for Newsom in the general" is a classic have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet question. If you swear to vote for the D nominee they can ignore you because they've got you, and if you won't they can ignore you because you're a wrecker.
Eternal truth. Someone on Bluesky *is* always reading Moby Dick. 🐋
I don't know what I expected reading Moby Dick to be like but I'm excited every day to check in on my favorite scallywags and see what nautical hijinks they're getting up to
February 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Eternal truth. Someone on Bluesky *is* always reading Moby Dick. 🐋
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You can try to convince me it would be easier to resist things under a liberal but none of you helped with Gaza and we couldn’t even convince the dems to stop a genocide when they were running against Trump. Do you hear yourselves
February 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
You can try to convince me it would be easier to resist things under a liberal but none of you helped with Gaza and we couldn’t even convince the dems to stop a genocide when they were running against Trump. Do you hear yourselves
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Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways
"She says she asked the chatbot repeatedly if what it was saying was real, and it never backed down from its claims."
She asked the Lying Machine if it was lying and it kept saying No!
She asked the Lying Machine if it was lying and it kept saying No!
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
n.pr
February 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
"She says she asked the chatbot repeatedly if what it was saying was real, and it never backed down from its claims."
She asked the Lying Machine if it was lying and it kept saying No!
She asked the Lying Machine if it was lying and it kept saying No!
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the Black Panthers were right
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the Black Panthers were right
Just imaging how most Europeans I know would be so embarrassed watching Rubio lay on the historically ignorant flattery, and apologia for world-historical crimes that runs through this speech.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Just imaging how most Europeans I know would be so embarrassed watching Rubio lay on the historically ignorant flattery, and apologia for world-historical crimes that runs through this speech.
Thinking once again about the crisis of literacy.
People actually responding to tone - like literal tone of voice, use of conciliatory-sounding rhetorical devices, and flattery- and not comprehending the ideas expressed.
People actually responding to tone - like literal tone of voice, use of conciliatory-sounding rhetorical devices, and flattery- and not comprehending the ideas expressed.
Much of the legacy US, UK, EU media is framing his speech as: "Rubio reassures allies", "softer tone from Rubio", "warmer tone from Rubio". I don't know what the fuck they listened to or read.
February 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Thinking once again about the crisis of literacy.
People actually responding to tone - like literal tone of voice, use of conciliatory-sounding rhetorical devices, and flattery- and not comprehending the ideas expressed.
People actually responding to tone - like literal tone of voice, use of conciliatory-sounding rhetorical devices, and flattery- and not comprehending the ideas expressed.
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Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
This is like when people talk about wanting to go back to Obama and I’ll be like “Oh, you want to go back to the time and people that directly led to our current situation?” And sometimes they pause and think.
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is like when people talk about wanting to go back to Obama and I’ll be like “Oh, you want to go back to the time and people that directly led to our current situation?” And sometimes they pause and think.
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Bragging about the respectable path that delivered us to this moment.
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Bragging about the respectable path that delivered us to this moment.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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the White House should really come with a cat, that every president has to deal with respectfully, as a reminder that the office is bigger than them
Larry the Cat celebrates 15 years as Downing Street’s chief mouser on Sunday.
The 19-year-old tabby is serving his sixth prime minister, having survived a decade of political turbulence in the UK government.
The 19-year-old tabby is serving his sixth prime minister, having survived a decade of political turbulence in the UK government.
‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat
Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
the White House should really come with a cat, that every president has to deal with respectfully, as a reminder that the office is bigger than them
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The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
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There is no easier or more important political position to take than to do everything possible to stop this. It will change our society forever, and Democrats are going along with it.
February 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
There is no easier or more important political position to take than to do everything possible to stop this. It will change our society forever, and Democrats are going along with it.
Me, catching up on news after any three hours of not looking at mg phone.
February 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Me, catching up on news after any three hours of not looking at mg phone.
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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kid-in-the-brown-hoodie is a whole-ass ideology
February 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
kid-in-the-brown-hoodie is a whole-ass ideology
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UBI alone doesn't solve all of society's problems, but it would immediately neuter *a lot*.
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
UBI alone doesn't solve all of society's problems, but it would immediately neuter *a lot*.
PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONES AWAY
sorry Pink Floyd, turns out that we needed education. a lot of it. all of the education, really
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 AM
PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONES AWAY
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sorry Pink Floyd, turns out that we needed education. a lot of it. all of the education, really
February 15, 2026 at 5:38 AM
sorry Pink Floyd, turns out that we needed education. a lot of it. all of the education, really
Love to see a human who is clearly asking himself “But what would be fun?” and just killing it.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 15, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Love to see a human who is clearly asking himself “But what would be fun?” and just killing it.
Loooooove this shiiiiit!!
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Loooooove this shiiiiit!!
Survey of my regulars who’ve had shoulder problems has determined that my shoulder problem is likely a labrum tear.
Day drinking older folks=almost as good as a doctor I can’t see for weeks.
Day drinking older folks=almost as good as a doctor I can’t see for weeks.
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Survey of my regulars who’ve had shoulder problems has determined that my shoulder problem is likely a labrum tear.
Day drinking older folks=almost as good as a doctor I can’t see for weeks.
Day drinking older folks=almost as good as a doctor I can’t see for weeks.