Old Man Scythe
@oldmanscythe.bsky.social
Gamer of various flavors, generally pretending to be a grumpier person than I actually am.
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It always takes me a split-second to figure out if the "MTG" people are moaning about in my feed is Magic the Gathering or Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It always takes me a split-second to figure out if the "MTG" people are moaning about in my feed is Magic the Gathering or Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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...Ive been struck with the horrible realisation that, if you made Austin Powers today, with the plot involving your spy being frozen for 30 years, you get...
Pierce Brosnan Goldeneye era Bond.
Pierce Brosnan Goldeneye era Bond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
...Ive been struck with the horrible realisation that, if you made Austin Powers today, with the plot involving your spy being frozen for 30 years, you get...
Pierce Brosnan Goldeneye era Bond.
Pierce Brosnan Goldeneye era Bond.
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See, the way that we "work collectively" is by electing people to represent us. Other ways of "working collectively" tend to be more chaotic, and involve guillotines.
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
See, the way that we "work collectively" is by electing people to represent us. Other ways of "working collectively" tend to be more chaotic, and involve guillotines.
Well if nothing else, those who lean left are demonstrating they are passionate.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Well if nothing else, those who lean left are demonstrating they are passionate.
Just glad I expected my cynicism to return within 72 hours.
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Just glad I expected my cynicism to return within 72 hours.
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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And now you all understand why Schumer made that offer publicly. They all knew this was going to be the GOP response. It's making them own the shutdown even more, just as air travel cuts are being made.
REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN: GOP AIDE
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
And now you all understand why Schumer made that offer publicly. They all knew this was going to be the GOP response. It's making them own the shutdown even more, just as air travel cuts are being made.
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If you're at the grocery store, Pink Lady, SweeTango/Minneiska, or Cosmic Crisp are good bets. SweeTango & Cosmic Crisp were bred specifically to be "Honeycrisp but with the will to live."
Other ones are good too! Those are just the 3 I've had the best luck with here in eastern NC.
Other ones are good too! Those are just the 3 I've had the best luck with here in eastern NC.
So, what is a good substitute for Honeycrisps if we’re south?
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you're at the grocery store, Pink Lady, SweeTango/Minneiska, or Cosmic Crisp are good bets. SweeTango & Cosmic Crisp were bred specifically to be "Honeycrisp but with the will to live."
Other ones are good too! Those are just the 3 I've had the best luck with here in eastern NC.
Other ones are good too! Those are just the 3 I've had the best luck with here in eastern NC.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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My wife had already gone to bed, and I apologized for waking her, explaining that I had stayed up watching the news.
Her instant, instinctive response was a sympathetic “oh no.”
I cannot explain how it felt to be able to say “nono, it was good. It was all SO good.”
Her instant, instinctive response was a sympathetic “oh no.”
I cannot explain how it felt to be able to say “nono, it was good. It was all SO good.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
My wife had already gone to bed, and I apologized for waking her, explaining that I had stayed up watching the news.
Her instant, instinctive response was a sympathetic “oh no.”
I cannot explain how it felt to be able to say “nono, it was good. It was all SO good.”
Her instant, instinctive response was a sympathetic “oh no.”
I cannot explain how it felt to be able to say “nono, it was good. It was all SO good.”
Tonight and tomorrow I'm going to revel in the glee of victory. My cynicism and exhaustion can come back on Thursday.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Tonight and tomorrow I'm going to revel in the glee of victory. My cynicism and exhaustion can come back on Thursday.
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this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
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Turns out the constitutional rule of law was only grounded in an honor system
“Immigration officials have deported a father living in Alabama to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal from the US on the grounds he has a claim to citizenship, the man’s attorneys said on Tuesday.”
Man deported to Laos despite US court order blocking his removal, attorneys say
District judge told Ice to keep Alabama man in US while he showed what judge called ‘substantial claim’ to citizenship
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Turns out the constitutional rule of law was only grounded in an honor system
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I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
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The happy onions are strong with this story. It is so rare to read now and was comparatively frequent 20 years ago.
I am so flabbergasted & tearful & grateful & JUST REALLY EMOTIONAL over everything that’s happened around this so-special pup since this saga started on…good god, how was it only Wednesday morning?
That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The happy onions are strong with this story. It is so rare to read now and was comparatively frequent 20 years ago.
I am bemused that my assurance that a coworker didn’t use AI to create this slop of a presentation is that the AI detectors are blocked as well at work, and they aren’t savvy enough to go around them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I am bemused that my assurance that a coworker didn’t use AI to create this slop of a presentation is that the AI detectors are blocked as well at work, and they aren’t savvy enough to go around them.
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Sheryl's basic rules for protesting.
(This isn't legal advice. The whole point is to NOT need me. Also, if you're a person who won't suffer any harm from going to a protest no matter what you do, congratulations! Most people aren't so privileged, and stop thinking you're the default.)
(This isn't legal advice. The whole point is to NOT need me. Also, if you're a person who won't suffer any harm from going to a protest no matter what you do, congratulations! Most people aren't so privileged, and stop thinking you're the default.)
April 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sheryl's basic rules for protesting.
(This isn't legal advice. The whole point is to NOT need me. Also, if you're a person who won't suffer any harm from going to a protest no matter what you do, congratulations! Most people aren't so privileged, and stop thinking you're the default.)
(This isn't legal advice. The whole point is to NOT need me. Also, if you're a person who won't suffer any harm from going to a protest no matter what you do, congratulations! Most people aren't so privileged, and stop thinking you're the default.)
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me, a small farmer: Small farmers in the US aren't poor. Most are middle class at LEAST. Here's the data if you don't believe me
City Folks(TM): But have you considered all the Details? This info distresses me. Therefore you, Small Farmer, must be mistaken
ppl from farm country: haha I know right
City Folks(TM): But have you considered all the Details? This info distresses me. Therefore you, Small Farmer, must be mistaken
ppl from farm country: haha I know right
October 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
me, a small farmer: Small farmers in the US aren't poor. Most are middle class at LEAST. Here's the data if you don't believe me
City Folks(TM): But have you considered all the Details? This info distresses me. Therefore you, Small Farmer, must be mistaken
ppl from farm country: haha I know right
City Folks(TM): But have you considered all the Details? This info distresses me. Therefore you, Small Farmer, must be mistaken
ppl from farm country: haha I know right
Today's mantra, I will not explain complicated government processes in a character limited format. No one in the thread will care and will just get more irritated than education. (Foreign Ownership, Control, & Influence guidelines and processes for gov't contractors.)
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today's mantra, I will not explain complicated government processes in a character limited format. No one in the thread will care and will just get more irritated than education. (Foreign Ownership, Control, & Influence guidelines and processes for gov't contractors.)
In the Bible, 1 Kings 3:16–28, two mothers go before King Solomon claiming that a surviving child was their child.
Solomon called for the child to be cut in half. One mother agreed, the other was willing to give up her baby so that it could live.
This is about the potential government shutdown.
Solomon called for the child to be cut in half. One mother agreed, the other was willing to give up her baby so that it could live.
This is about the potential government shutdown.
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In the Bible, 1 Kings 3:16–28, two mothers go before King Solomon claiming that a surviving child was their child.
Solomon called for the child to be cut in half. One mother agreed, the other was willing to give up her baby so that it could live.
This is about the potential government shutdown.
Solomon called for the child to be cut in half. One mother agreed, the other was willing to give up her baby so that it could live.
This is about the potential government shutdown.
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Convincing the public that
"We have to keep bailing out farms, or else hedge funds will gobble them all up"
is the best joint PR operation the farm lobby and private ever pulled.
"We have to keep bailing out farms, or else hedge funds will gobble them all up"
is the best joint PR operation the farm lobby and private ever pulled.
September 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Convincing the public that
"We have to keep bailing out farms, or else hedge funds will gobble them all up"
is the best joint PR operation the farm lobby and private ever pulled.
"We have to keep bailing out farms, or else hedge funds will gobble them all up"
is the best joint PR operation the farm lobby and private ever pulled.
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What a fucking G.
The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest
The flag-waving Marine was at the anti-ICE protest near Chicago because of his beliefs, and said his training helped him weather tear gas.
taskandpurpose.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
What a fucking G.