Nikolaj Bill
@nikolajbill.bsky.social
Catholic without a home, Recovering ex-Trad, Social Democrat, Linguist, and Hockey Fan. I mistype a lot.
Since one of my dogs was partially a subject of conversation, here's Cash.
📷: Canon AE-1
🎞: Ilford HP5
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
📷: Canon AE-1
🎞: Ilford HP5
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
January 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since one of my dogs was partially a subject of conversation, here's Cash.
📷: Canon AE-1
🎞: Ilford HP5
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
📷: Canon AE-1
🎞: Ilford HP5
#believeinfilm #photography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
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One thing that truly has helped me personally from veering into that extreme that some progressive Christian’s will fall into is the psalms and DO/LOTH. At the same time they are definitely for the person who is oppressed by both worldly and personal failings
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
One thing that truly has helped me personally from veering into that extreme that some progressive Christian’s will fall into is the psalms and DO/LOTH. At the same time they are definitely for the person who is oppressed by both worldly and personal failings
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even my favored structural reforms are just finding ways to brute force a less destructive republican party, whether that is ending as much as possible the electoral bonus for representing rural areas or making multi-partyism more viable.
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
even my favored structural reforms are just finding ways to brute force a less destructive republican party, whether that is ending as much as possible the electoral bonus for representing rural areas or making multi-partyism more viable.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Make it a point every day to speak to at least one person in a way you could have spoken to them in 1990. Even if it's just intentionally picking the staffed checkout line and engaging in polite chitchat. If we do not do these things we forget how.
this is a very good time to go visit your friends (offline)
in all seriousness people are aggro’ing over increasingly stupid and bad things because they feel useless in the current moment which, to be serious, means you should log off and do more things instead of just screaming at someone
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Make it a point every day to speak to at least one person in a way you could have spoken to them in 1990. Even if it's just intentionally picking the staffed checkout line and engaging in polite chitchat. If we do not do these things we forget how.
My six year old daughter loves whales. This is a paper full of whales she drew. And she is walking around asking everyone if they like whales. Drop a 🐋 in the chat if you like whales.
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
My six year old daughter loves whales. This is a paper full of whales she drew. And she is walking around asking everyone if they like whales. Drop a 🐋 in the chat if you like whales.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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I think one of the unquantifiable factors of our immediate political moment is the extent to which huge swathes of older and low-information voters have a view of Latin America that dates to the 80’s or comes from popular media that focuses on narcos.
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I think one of the unquantifiable factors of our immediate political moment is the extent to which huge swathes of older and low-information voters have a view of Latin America that dates to the 80’s or comes from popular media that focuses on narcos.
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Trump loses … and what happened to all the institutions with weapons that have been MAGAfied? And I very much include the whole military.
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Trump loses … and what happened to all the institutions with weapons that have been MAGAfied? And I very much include the whole military.
I actually enjoy yelling at cars that run through crosswalk while I’m in the middle of it. I mean, I don’t enjoy nearly getting hit, but the yelling is rather cathartic.
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I actually enjoy yelling at cars that run through crosswalk while I’m in the middle of it. I mean, I don’t enjoy nearly getting hit, but the yelling is rather cathartic.
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we need to hire little guys to whisper in our ear about how we too are merely midwit, mortal posters
there is a subtle and persistent mental warping effect that occurs when you have 30 to 500 people agreeing with your every opinion no matter what it is
January 5, 2026 at 4:19 AM
we need to hire little guys to whisper in our ear about how we too are merely midwit, mortal posters
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never forget that if you have, say, 10,000 followers and 200 of them like your post, that means a minimum of 98% people who follow you did not like that post
there is a subtle and persistent mental warping effect that occurs when you have 30 to 500 people agreeing with your every opinion no matter what it is
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
never forget that if you have, say, 10,000 followers and 200 of them like your post, that means a minimum of 98% people who follow you did not like that post
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I stay sane by posting bad every day 💪
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I stay sane by posting bad every day 💪
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this is what happens when you turn foreign policy into a kind of gender-affirming care for marginal elites who score three standard deviations north of the mean on fragile masculinity
Man, if this administration truly believes Putins believes that, then they have the worst Russian / FSU advisors and analysts.
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
this is what happens when you turn foreign policy into a kind of gender-affirming care for marginal elites who score three standard deviations north of the mean on fragile masculinity
Man, if this administration truly believes Putins believes that, then they have the worst Russian / FSU advisors and analysts.
January 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Man, if this administration truly believes Putins believes that, then they have the worst Russian / FSU advisors and analysts.
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People. Have. Allergies.
I've got a neighbor who loves Penny from afar but can't pet her because her allergies can be life threatening. You don't get to decide your well behaved, friendly dog basically counts as a person when dog allergies exist.
I've got a neighbor who loves Penny from afar but can't pet her because her allergies can be life threatening. You don't get to decide your well behaved, friendly dog basically counts as a person when dog allergies exist.
There’s nobody more annoying than the “don’t worry, they’re friendly” person who brings their dog into public unleashed. Sure, friendly to you. They don’t know me. I’ve been bitten by “friendly” dogs before. I love dogs, have two GSDs, but you still need to leash them like everyone else exists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
People. Have. Allergies.
I've got a neighbor who loves Penny from afar but can't pet her because her allergies can be life threatening. You don't get to decide your well behaved, friendly dog basically counts as a person when dog allergies exist.
I've got a neighbor who loves Penny from afar but can't pet her because her allergies can be life threatening. You don't get to decide your well behaved, friendly dog basically counts as a person when dog allergies exist.
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does anyone remember my work password
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
does anyone remember my work password
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There’s something amazing about the avatar less replybro who goes around searching for topics to troll in. We need to find these people and study their brain for science.
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
There’s something amazing about the avatar less replybro who goes around searching for topics to troll in. We need to find these people and study their brain for science.
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Oh, and it doesn’t matter if you protest because I will be circulating AI videos of you celebrating in the streets and thanking me. My reality is stronger than your reality. That’s what power is now.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Oh, and it doesn’t matter if you protest because I will be circulating AI videos of you celebrating in the streets and thanking me. My reality is stronger than your reality. That’s what power is now.
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I will be governing your country remotely via shitposting and late night threats on social media. If you don’t do what I say, I will blockade, bomb and eventually starve you. This is called freedom
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I will be governing your country remotely via shitposting and late night threats on social media. If you don’t do what I say, I will blockade, bomb and eventually starve you. This is called freedom
…So…who wants to tell me about their film cameras or Subaru?
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
I'd be happy with big non politics accounts.
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
…So…who wants to tell me about their film cameras or Subaru?
Man, I have no idea what it was that I ate yesterday, but Mr Stark, I don’t feel so good…
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Man, I have no idea what it was that I ate yesterday, but Mr Stark, I don’t feel so good…
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Some asshole yelled “don’t worry, he’s friendly” at me AFTER his dog had bitten my leg
There’s nobody more annoying than the “don’t worry, they’re friendly” person who brings their dog into public unleashed. Sure, friendly to you. They don’t know me. I’ve been bitten by “friendly” dogs before. I love dogs, have two GSDs, but you still need to leash them like everyone else exists.
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Some asshole yelled “don’t worry, he’s friendly” at me AFTER his dog had bitten my leg
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this may be the, uh, history major in me speaking out, but I will die on the hill of NEVER CALL HUMANS COCKROACHES BECAUSE IT NEVER ENDS WELL, even if they're Republicans or anybody else that you genuinely hate!
The problem with this analogy is that; rather than cockroaches, the Republicans 'in the house' are your roommates. They're real people, with agency and lives.
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
this may be the, uh, history major in me speaking out, but I will die on the hill of NEVER CALL HUMANS COCKROACHES BECAUSE IT NEVER ENDS WELL, even if they're Republicans or anybody else that you genuinely hate!
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Imagine being so based even your AI girlfriend breaks up with you over it
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Imagine being so based even your AI girlfriend breaks up with you over it