Robert Lockerd
@rmlockerd.bsky.social
I invented the Phillips screwdriver, but was too modest to name it after myself. Views pretty much unmistakably my own.
Laugh all you want, but I only wish I could bring some of the work meetings I’m in to an abrupt halt by just taking a loud crap
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Laugh all you want, but I only wish I could bring some of the work meetings I’m in to an abrupt halt by just taking a loud crap
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people will say the framers never could have predicted this, but that's not true at all, they absolutely *did* expect someone like trump, they thought congress would *stop* him, and they thought they made that clear
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
people will say the framers never could have predicted this, but that's not true at all, they absolutely *did* expect someone like trump, they thought congress would *stop* him, and they thought they made that clear
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Whenever a politician says they have to wait until the midterms before they can do something—anything—about this chaos, I think about this Langston Hughes poem.
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Whenever a politician says they have to wait until the midterms before they can do something—anything—about this chaos, I think about this Langston Hughes poem.
If you’re a world leader, now might be a good time to hit the “Neville Chamberlain” Wikipedia page and just refresh the ‘ol memory
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If you’re a world leader, now might be a good time to hit the “Neville Chamberlain” Wikipedia page and just refresh the ‘ol memory
When I was about six I came home from school and told my grandmother that a nice policeman had visited our class. My gran, who grew up poor white in West Texas, said very earnestly, “They are NEVER your friend, they are NEVER on your side. You stay away from them.”
January 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
When I was about six I came home from school and told my grandmother that a nice policeman had visited our class. My gran, who grew up poor white in West Texas, said very earnestly, “They are NEVER your friend, they are NEVER on your side. You stay away from them.”
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
My favourite thing about the new Knives Out is that the much-neglected John Dickson Carr gets a spotlight
December 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
My favourite thing about the new Knives Out is that the much-neglected John Dickson Carr gets a spotlight
Finally got some proper Wellington weather for our Christmas vacation (i.e., sideways rain)
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Finally got some proper Wellington weather for our Christmas vacation (i.e., sideways rain)
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Trolling each other since 1054
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Trolling each other since 1054
When you die you should get a little scorecard with all the shit that was wrong with you. “Damnit, I KNEW it was lupus!”
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
When you die you should get a little scorecard with all the shit that was wrong with you. “Damnit, I KNEW it was lupus!”
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Portland never stops being Portland.
October 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Portland never stops being Portland.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
In some personal news, I’ve been self-diagnosed with space madness
September 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In some personal news, I’ve been self-diagnosed with space madness
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Language fact: the word PANKAKES in Ancient Greek (ΠΑΓΚΑΚΗΣ) means “completely evil”
Went to ihop drunk at 4am and asked them to make the pancakes
Evil. Maybe one of the best escapades I’ve Ever been on LMFAOOOOO
Evil. Maybe one of the best escapades I’ve Ever been on LMFAOOOOO
September 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Language fact: the word PANKAKES in Ancient Greek (ΠΑΓΚΑΚΗΣ) means “completely evil”
I have trouble keeping all the fascists straight. Is Charlie Kirk the one that can’t get his wife excited?
September 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I have trouble keeping all the fascists straight. Is Charlie Kirk the one that can’t get his wife excited?
“And when you saw only one set of footprints, that was when Samwise Gamgee dragged your ass up Mount Doom”
September 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“And when you saw only one set of footprints, that was when Samwise Gamgee dragged your ass up Mount Doom”
Sometimes when I think about art and AI, I think about that dude with the hit a few years ago whose hook entirely depended on rhyming “kisses” and “stitches”. No machine could do that
September 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sometimes when I think about art and AI, I think about that dude with the hit a few years ago whose hook entirely depended on rhyming “kisses” and “stitches”. No machine could do that
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A Ruru Morepork was treated for a predator bite to its neck. After cage rest and vision checks, it worked on flight fitness and was eventually released back to the wild
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/969866775179930 #owlsintowels
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/969866775179930 #owlsintowels
July 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A Ruru Morepork was treated for a predator bite to its neck. After cage rest and vision checks, it worked on flight fitness and was eventually released back to the wild
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/969866775179930 #owlsintowels
Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/969866775179930 #owlsintowels
today in utterly terrible web design: hertz.com.au. Checkin requires a mobile number, but it only validates once. So, if the first number entered fails validation (say because it pre-populates with Expedia's service number), you are fucked.
July 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
today in utterly terrible web design: hertz.com.au. Checkin requires a mobile number, but it only validates once. So, if the first number entered fails validation (say because it pre-populates with Expedia's service number), you are fucked.
Cousin Dupree, but I'll throw in Everyone's Gone to the Movies
most evil steely dan song?
June 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Cousin Dupree, but I'll throw in Everyone's Gone to the Movies
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most evil steely dan song?
June 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
most evil steely dan song?
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I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played.
CINEMATIC
CINEMATIC
June 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played.
CINEMATIC
CINEMATIC
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this is such a good representation of American Christianity
June 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
this is such a good representation of American Christianity
I wish I had one of them gen AI gizmos that had coffee and croissants ready when I came downstairs. That’s worth destroying the planet
June 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I wish I had one of them gen AI gizmos that had coffee and croissants ready when I came downstairs. That’s worth destroying the planet