Paul
@paulaudette.bsky.social
Newly married, new job, plenty of old stuff. Normie bouge-core since late 2018. Sadly not my dune buggy in the photo, but I know fine art when I see it
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My pie take is that everyone should have one of each of the four pie options from 27th Street Bakery in Los Angeles, as they are the best
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My pie take is that everyone should have one of each of the four pie options from 27th Street Bakery in Los Angeles, as they are the best
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The best health care plan would be the government taxing everyone but especially the rich to pay doctors and hospitals so we have health care. We’ve spent at least 100 years pretending this is not the case.
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The best health care plan would be the government taxing everyone but especially the rich to pay doctors and hospitals so we have health care. We’ve spent at least 100 years pretending this is not the case.
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Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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Gov't-backing of 50-year mortgage would create more buyers, but 'more demand, same supply' means prices go up. Plus, a buyer who can't afford monthly payments of a 30-year mortgage probably shouldn't be on a 50-year either, they're likely to default.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Gov't-backing of 50-year mortgage would create more buyers, but 'more demand, same supply' means prices go up. Plus, a buyer who can't afford monthly payments of a 30-year mortgage probably shouldn't be on a 50-year either, they're likely to default.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
It'd just be inflating the bubble a bit more.
Doing dishes on a Saturday never sounded so good #carrtoons #warhol
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Doing dishes on a Saturday never sounded so good #carrtoons #warhol
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
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I think of this graphic every day.
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
September 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I think of this graphic every day.
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
Somehow I’m glad I’m watching this game through Bluesky posts and Google score updates, and not in real time
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Somehow I’m glad I’m watching this game through Bluesky posts and Google score updates, and not in real time
Bases loaded, one out, no runs just means they’ll want it more next inning right? Like having to leave a perfect dinner because the meter’s about to run out?
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Bases loaded, one out, no runs just means they’ll want it more next inning right? Like having to leave a perfect dinner because the meter’s about to run out?
I just accidentally changed the temperature on my wife’s wine fridge from Fahrenheit to Celsius while opening the door. This must mean good luck for the Jays
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I just accidentally changed the temperature on my wife’s wine fridge from Fahrenheit to Celsius while opening the door. This must mean good luck for the Jays
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Nothin else for it
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Nothin else for it
It’s kind of wild to be held to legitimate, necessary, ethical, and justifiable standards as a professional, then every time I open this app I see examples of the most depraved people doing the exact opposite. The center can’t hold forever, but it sure will try.
October 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It’s kind of wild to be held to legitimate, necessary, ethical, and justifiable standards as a professional, then every time I open this app I see examples of the most depraved people doing the exact opposite. The center can’t hold forever, but it sure will try.
Same, but now find-and-replaced Yankees with Dodgers.
It’s weird to live where Dodger greatness is just assumed while also living close enough to Angel Stadium to hear their fireworks louder than the Disneyland fireworks. I’m amazed that anyone puts up with being an Angels fan
It’s weird to live where Dodger greatness is just assumed while also living close enough to Angel Stadium to hear their fireworks louder than the Disneyland fireworks. I’m amazed that anyone puts up with being an Angels fan
Having spent two years in Toronto for grad school but no longer paying attention to baseball much, I’d like the Jays to save a few of these bonus runs for the next couple of games to use against the Yankees
October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Same, but now find-and-replaced Yankees with Dodgers.
It’s weird to live where Dodger greatness is just assumed while also living close enough to Angel Stadium to hear their fireworks louder than the Disneyland fireworks. I’m amazed that anyone puts up with being an Angels fan
It’s weird to live where Dodger greatness is just assumed while also living close enough to Angel Stadium to hear their fireworks louder than the Disneyland fireworks. I’m amazed that anyone puts up with being an Angels fan
Had I not had the benefit of reduced tuition in 1990, community college may well have been my route. Today’s non-wealthy students have more challenges to overcome than ever, and the importance of this kind of education in a fractured political landscape has rarely been more evident.
October 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Had I not had the benefit of reduced tuition in 1990, community college may well have been my route. Today’s non-wealthy students have more challenges to overcome than ever, and the importance of this kind of education in a fractured political landscape has rarely been more evident.
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How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
October 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
The garbage/tire fire of our politics has its way of keeping me grateful that my mind remains my own, that I remain a student of art, music, culture, language, and history.
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The garbage/tire fire of our politics has its way of keeping me grateful that my mind remains my own, that I remain a student of art, music, culture, language, and history.
Perhaps leading with the fact that the air traffic controllers are **working without pay** should be in every headline? The presumption that people should work for free is preposterous, and yet this is clearly a policy goal (see: American farm workers).
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US could dismiss air traffic controllers who fail to work during shutdown, transportation secretary says
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that the government could dismiss air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to show up for work during the government shutdown, saying a spike in absences is causing significant air disruptions.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Perhaps leading with the fact that the air traffic controllers are **working without pay** should be in every headline? The presumption that people should work for free is preposterous, and yet this is clearly a policy goal (see: American farm workers).
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It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.