Gabe
@pragmatwist.bsky.social
Collector of hobbies. Engineer of software. Parent.
Woohoo. We’ve got a second cosplay kiddo in the house. All I need to do is learn to sew so we can make more of the pieces.
February 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Woohoo. We’ve got a second cosplay kiddo in the house. All I need to do is learn to sew so we can make more of the pieces.
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
I would like to be able to use a constitutional right without needing to provide a non constitutionally mandated ID. I would also like armed federal officers to identify themselves so they can be distinguished from random gangs who slapped a police patch on their soldier cosplay.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I would like to be able to use a constitutional right without needing to provide a non constitutionally mandated ID. I would also like armed federal officers to identify themselves so they can be distinguished from random gangs who slapped a police patch on their soldier cosplay.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
Interesting. I wonder if there’s any chance the transphobic billionaire author who is infamous for punching down may be the unattractive worldview.
February 15, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Interesting. I wonder if there’s any chance the transphobic billionaire author who is infamous for punching down may be the unattractive worldview.
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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Pretty sure they can't repeal a scientific finding NYT, that's not how science works.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Pretty sure they can't repeal a scientific finding NYT, that's not how science works.
Voting rights and redistricting. Spanberger and the Virginia leg are wasting no time delivering for their voters. Love it.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Voting rights and redistricting. Spanberger and the Virginia leg are wasting no time delivering for their voters. Love it.
Screaming in Gen X: GODDAMMIT!!!
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Screaming in Gen X: GODDAMMIT!!!
Any company with a dog CEO has to be good but this is awesome
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Any company with a dog CEO has to be good but this is awesome
A wake is a type of celebration I suppose
Burgum on Trump's plan to end the regulation of greenhouse gases: "Every American should get up tomorrow and hold a celebration"
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A wake is a type of celebration I suppose
Further evidence our own government wants us sicker, poorer, and afraid.
NEW: The FDA just shot down Moderna's new flu shot. From me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Further evidence our own government wants us sicker, poorer, and afraid.
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Have the house to myself. Should my afternoon work be done to the sounds of jersedelphia punk (souls, gaslight, Thursday, Hause) or Chicago punk (Alk trio, Larry arms, sincere engineer)?
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Have the house to myself. Should my afternoon work be done to the sounds of jersedelphia punk (souls, gaslight, Thursday, Hause) or Chicago punk (Alk trio, Larry arms, sincere engineer)?
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Do you want to help Minneapolis out in a different way? Help set up some new street medics so that they can make sure community members are cared for at protests.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Do you want to help Minneapolis out in a different way? Help set up some new street medics so that they can make sure community members are cared for at protests.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Everyone try it. You can even do it from your own home!
I may be old-fashioned but I just want to say that booing the Vice-President is disrespectful!
Also, fun and easy!
Also, fun and easy!
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Everyone try it. You can even do it from your own home!
My god.
Some context from that Lays ad.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
Lay’s revamps to make clear that chips are made from potatoes | Capital Press
Lay's will revamp its brand after 42% of consumers didn't know their potato chips come from potatoes.
capitalpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
My god.
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Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
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Y'all, we did it. 💕 This crew of chaotic nerds has sent half a million whistles to people requesting them, for free. With your help!
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Y'all, we did it. 💕 This crew of chaotic nerds has sent half a million whistles to people requesting them, for free. With your help!
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark
talent alone could *never*
talent alone could *never*
February 7, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark
talent alone could *never*
talent alone could *never*
“Heh, spread the white stuff on the pizza.” L, 13
February 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“Heh, spread the white stuff on the pizza.” L, 13
Promise???
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Promise???
Someone didn’t listen to their wall art
February 5, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Someone didn’t listen to their wall art
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Naah, I want them on trial.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Naah, I want them on trial.