Ryan McTague
@piscadork.bsky.social
Turned 40 just in time to realize I'll never be allowed to retire.
I now fully accept the simulation hypothesis
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I now fully accept the simulation hypothesis
A childhood with my face buried in science fiction books did not prepare me for a present where society cannot seem to imagine a better future anymore and wants to drag us back to a heavily flawed past. The present has enormous potential for all humans but it feels like we aren't allowed to want it.
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A childhood with my face buried in science fiction books did not prepare me for a present where society cannot seem to imagine a better future anymore and wants to drag us back to a heavily flawed past. The present has enormous potential for all humans but it feels like we aren't allowed to want it.
Facebook (and Google if my YouTube ads are any indication) is pouring money into organized crime in plain view. Based on my family history that's likely our parents grandparents retirement funding criminals all over the planet.
Today’s show: I talked to @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social about how meta profits of scammy ads slate.com/podcasts/wha...
How Meta Profits Off Fraud
Scammers don’t get banned right away. They do get charged more though.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Facebook (and Google if my YouTube ads are any indication) is pouring money into organized crime in plain view. Based on my family history that's likely our parents grandparents retirement funding criminals all over the planet.
I think the "its the divine right of rich people to abuse poor preteens" message is actually the one the right is clinging to but they have enough awareness not to scream it from every rooftop as they usually would.
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I think the "its the divine right of rich people to abuse poor preteens" message is actually the one the right is clinging to but they have enough awareness not to scream it from every rooftop as they usually would.
So what's going on at the east wing right now?
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
So what's going on at the east wing right now?
What contextless statistic do you base your entire worldview on?
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
What contextless statistic do you base your entire worldview on?
It increasingly feels like the people in charge want to juice the next downturn to create a new silent generation and they are shocked we haven't gotten back in linw after every economic downturn since the 80s.
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It increasingly feels like the people in charge want to juice the next downturn to create a new silent generation and they are shocked we haven't gotten back in linw after every economic downturn since the 80s.
The current crop of octogenarians had so much to work with but chose to yearn for a time when the US was oppressing Asian and South/Central American countries as a side hustle. I hope when microplastics make my generation insane in our 70s it's more Barbarella or Sleeper than The Fountainhead.
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The current crop of octogenarians had so much to work with but chose to yearn for a time when the US was oppressing Asian and South/Central American countries as a side hustle. I hope when microplastics make my generation insane in our 70s it's more Barbarella or Sleeper than The Fountainhead.
This assessment just gets more accurate especially about 18-20 minutes in
Noam Chomsky interview on Dissent (1988)
YouTube video by Manufacturing Intellect
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November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This assessment just gets more accurate especially about 18-20 minutes in
At this point Kimmy Schmidt was effectively a documentary about how corporate America works.
Clips from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt S3 Ep10 About Burning Jerseys in Protest
YouTube video by Gypsy Rogers
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November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
At this point Kimmy Schmidt was effectively a documentary about how corporate America works.
Instead of controlling the vices of people in power we are just expanding access to vice.
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Instead of controlling the vices of people in power we are just expanding access to vice.
If this is the kind of reflection coming from conservatives then we are screwed. Even though he supposedly abhors what Trump has created Brooks still can't help but rely on an army of Fox-created strawmen to promote his ideas. I am shocked he didn't resurrect the specter of critical race theory...
What Happened to American Conservatism? — with David Brooks | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If this is the kind of reflection coming from conservatives then we are screwed. Even though he supposedly abhors what Trump has created Brooks still can't help but rely on an army of Fox-created strawmen to promote his ideas. I am shocked he didn't resurrect the specter of critical race theory...
Hot take incoming: I think Frankenstein was about how shitty Dads are and we can't do anything but just pat them on the head and say "Yeah, you messed me up moron, please die faster"
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hot take incoming: I think Frankenstein was about how shitty Dads are and we can't do anything but just pat them on the head and say "Yeah, you messed me up moron, please die faster"
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November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Unfortunately I think we are all about to learn/re-learn how important the federal government is to us and how critical it is to vote/vote for competent adults to lead it...
November 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Unfortunately I think we are all about to learn/re-learn how important the federal government is to us and how critical it is to vote/vote for competent adults to lead it...
That's what I wanted to see from the beginning
The Trump administration’s lawlessness cannot be ignored. Period.
YouTube video by Rep. Joe Neguse
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
That's what I wanted to see from the beginning
The people they are talking about are in charge, the rest if us are screwed.
Don't Get Fooled Again: Pulitzer Winner Warns of Wall Street's Dark Side
YouTube video by Steve Eisman
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October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The people they are talking about are in charge, the rest if us are screwed.
FUCK THIS PLACE I HAVE ALREADY SEEN TWO CHRISTMAS ADS LET THE BIRDS TAKE OVER ALREADY
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
FUCK THIS PLACE I HAVE ALREADY SEEN TWO CHRISTMAS ADS LET THE BIRDS TAKE OVER ALREADY
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Millions are about to see huge increases in their healthcare premium costs.
22 million people will see their healthcare premiums double and 4.2 million will lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it.
22 million people will see their healthcare premiums double and 4.2 million will lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it.
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Millions are about to see huge increases in their healthcare premium costs.
22 million people will see their healthcare premiums double and 4.2 million will lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it.
22 million people will see their healthcare premiums double and 4.2 million will lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it.
30 years of talking about Americans as numbers has handicapped our pundits and elected officials ability to see us as people and have substantive discussions which could be used to create a vision and chart a course through this moment.
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
30 years of talking about Americans as numbers has handicapped our pundits and elected officials ability to see us as people and have substantive discussions which could be used to create a vision and chart a course through this moment.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
The party who voted to take hundreds of billions of dollars from SNAP and give it to the ownership class as tax breaks posted this bullshit on US government websites.
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The party who voted to take hundreds of billions of dollars from SNAP and give it to the ownership class as tax breaks posted this bullshit on US government websites.
I get that this is just a step forward but maybe we shouldn't be handing any more keys to disconnected data nerds... The gist seems to be "be less left" and "talk about the economy" and the implementation will be a lot of disconnected old white politicians harping on about drug price negotiations.
Deciding To Win – Toward A Common Sense Renewal of the Democratic Party
Deciding to Win aims to provide the most comprehensive account to date of why Democrats lost and what our party needs to do to win again.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I get that this is just a step forward but maybe we shouldn't be handing any more keys to disconnected data nerds... The gist seems to be "be less left" and "talk about the economy" and the implementation will be a lot of disconnected old white politicians harping on about drug price negotiations.
Is it possible to frown while giving someone a high five?
October 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Is it possible to frown while giving someone a high five?
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STARTING SOON: Zohran Mamdani gives remarks about Islamophobia outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx
LIVE | Zohran Mamdani gives remarks on Islamophobia outside a mosque in the Bronx, NYC
YouTube video by Eyewitness News ABC7NY
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October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
STARTING SOON: Zohran Mamdani gives remarks about Islamophobia outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx