Brandon
@optimismprime01.bsky.social
he/him.
big ol nerd of: music/guitar, ttrpgs, pc games, sf/fantasy, politics, food.
not here for followers, if i don't follow you you'll get blocked.
big ol nerd of: music/guitar, ttrpgs, pc games, sf/fantasy, politics, food.
not here for followers, if i don't follow you you'll get blocked.
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Lawmaker outraged that the hours he spent watching hunky men in skintight clothes wrestling each other to ground were interrupted by a few seconds of gayness
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography'
“Depicting gay pornography on prime time has no place in our culture,” Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles bizarrely said, after seeing two men dancing and Ricky Martin singing.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Lawmaker outraged that the hours he spent watching hunky men in skintight clothes wrestling each other to ground were interrupted by a few seconds of gayness
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
my alma mater is *spectacularly* sink or swim due to compressed learning timetables, and i was lucky enough to absolutely thrive there.
Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?
That’s what talent is like.
That’s what talent is like.
In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
my alma mater is *spectacularly* sink or swim due to compressed learning timetables, and i was lucky enough to absolutely thrive there.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
will this help me understand cee-lo enough to not hate my life doing completion in the yakuza games? serious question! i don't get japanese gambling parlor games!
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
will this help me understand cee-lo enough to not hate my life doing completion in the yakuza games? serious question! i don't get japanese gambling parlor games!
it's in an entire made-up language and it's perfect www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqKK...
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
it's in an entire made-up language and it's perfect www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqKK...
i guess they FAFO
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
i guess they FAFO
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"Suspected political message" = in Spanish so the mouth noises scared me
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
"Suspected political message" = in Spanish so the mouth noises scared me
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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This should not be a “political” statement but it is. Esp now. And that’s not Bad Bunny’s fault lol bsky.app/profile/laur...
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
This should not be a “political” statement but it is. Esp now. And that’s not Bad Bunny’s fault lol bsky.app/profile/laur...
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Turns out hating and fearing black people and shitting yourself on the regular is not the Magic Key To Happiness people
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Turns out hating and fearing black people and shitting yourself on the regular is not the Magic Key To Happiness people
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This is really what separates Trump from Stephen Miller. He'll make it 11/14ths of the way through the 14 words and then stop to complain about Mike Tirico.
it's so funny that he wedged in a complaint about the new kickoff rule at the end there lmao
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is really what separates Trump from Stephen Miller. He'll make it 11/14ths of the way through the 14 words and then stop to complain about Mike Tirico.
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Nobody watched the conservative halftime show so we can probably just make stuff up about it. I heard they brought out Ronald Reagan's corpse and flailed him around like a Muppet
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Nobody watched the conservative halftime show so we can probably just make stuff up about it. I heard they brought out Ronald Reagan's corpse and flailed him around like a Muppet
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There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
also that image is ai slop, can't even find a stock photo or hire someone to prove their "point"
February 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
also that image is ai slop, can't even find a stock photo or hire someone to prove their "point"
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On Polymarket you can now bet on how many people in a different market on Polymarket think Jesus Christ will return in this calendar year.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
On Polymarket you can now bet on how many people in a different market on Polymarket think Jesus Christ will return in this calendar year.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
29% of bets say that more than 5% of bets in the Jesus Christ return market will be a "yes" 9 days from now.
Anyway everyone involved in this needs jailtime.
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“I have learned from past mistakes and am now introducing the brand new All Porn Washington Post.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
“I have learned from past mistakes and am now introducing the brand new All Porn Washington Post.”
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This is the guy who nerfed Tumblr’s usage with the porn ban btw.
Will Lewis is resigning as WaPo CEO, former Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio is the paper’s new acting CEO and publisher, per memos to staff
February 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This is the guy who nerfed Tumblr’s usage with the porn ban btw.
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Note: Over on Xitter Laura Rozen wonders if the person is Ric Grenell, which would like up with a bunch of things (including current urgency).
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Note: Over on Xitter Laura Rozen wonders if the person is Ric Grenell, which would like up with a bunch of things (including current urgency).
he might get booed and that's even worse :( poor smol bean
February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
he might get booed and that's even worse :( poor smol bean
attn elected democrats: now is the time to unleash the full power of your fucks, and use the word fuck as much as you fucking want to because your constituents are fucking pissed. it'll make you relatable. fucking try it.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @repaprildelaney.bsky.social
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @repaprildelaney.bsky.social
VA Senate president responds to Ted crying about VA’s redistricting, which should add 4 new Dem seats.
February 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
attn elected democrats: now is the time to unleash the full power of your fucks, and use the word fuck as much as you fucking want to because your constituents are fucking pissed. it'll make you relatable. fucking try it.
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @repaprildelaney.bsky.social
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @repaprildelaney.bsky.social
now do this when people are getting killed in the streets or rounded up by masked agents or he's suing the government he runs to enrich himself or attempts a coup or talks about illegally taking over elections or...
BREAKING:
New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:
"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."
New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:
"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
now do this when people are getting killed in the streets or rounded up by masked agents or he's suing the government he runs to enrich himself or attempts a coup or talks about illegally taking over elections or...
as we saw with kilmar abrego garcia - if you win against them, even for the worst definition of winning, they'll make your life even worse. because they can't lose.
mountainish inhumanity.
mountainish inhumanity.
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
as we saw with kilmar abrego garcia - if you win against them, even for the worst definition of winning, they'll make your life even worse. because they can't lose.
mountainish inhumanity.
mountainish inhumanity.
Helps that that guitar is microtonal as hell.
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Helps that that guitar is microtonal as hell.