Roberta Ecks
@robertaecks.bsky.social
Writer, retrotechnologist, owner of many typewriters and yet fond of digital widgetry, too. An amateur monkey pusher in re human origins. Most of all, a friend of cats. I block AI.
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"I don't know that I've seen before the president of the United States attempt to build a white supremacist army within the government....that is new, and I don't know what else to call it."
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 PM
"I don't know that I've seen before the president of the United States attempt to build a white supremacist army within the government....that is new, and I don't know what else to call it."
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
I hear the movie is like "Peter Pan" -- 3/4 of the way though, the audience has to make sure she's got the clap.
January 29, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I hear the movie is like "Peter Pan" -- 3/4 of the way though, the audience has to make sure she's got the clap.
Well, damn. This is a loss.
Was delighted to get to work with Jim Sallis (1944-2026), publishing two collections of his unique, genre-bending work. He was a great writer, a fine musician, and one of those genuinely wonderful people. He is missed. #BookSky #JamesSallis
January 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Well, damn. This is a loss.
Some days I want to just start screaming incoherently until I pass out.
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Some days I want to just start screaming incoherently until I pass out.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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This has got to be important to someone -- maybe a dog with arthritic knees. Gonna need a cape for modesty, though.
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
This has got to be important to someone -- maybe a dog with arthritic knees. Gonna need a cape for modesty, though.
When your cat-loaf is golden brown in the sun, despite snow on the ground outside.
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
When your cat-loaf is golden brown in the sun, despite snow on the ground outside.
"I am NOT sleeping in the wet spot."
Something you can say during sex and at the Melania movie.
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"I am NOT sleeping in the wet spot."
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Puzzle #962
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January 28, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Sooo, Trump's Baron Vladimir Harkonnen cosplay is so bad that he sent Beast Rabban and Feyd-Rautha in the wrong order....
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Sooo, Trump's Baron Vladimir Harkonnen cosplay is so bad that he sent Beast Rabban and Feyd-Rautha in the wrong order....
Wordle 1,684 6/6*
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January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy https://theonion.com/frustrated-trump-struggling-to-find-any-infrastructure-left-in-indiana-to-destroy/
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy https://theonion.com/frustrated-trump-struggling-to-find-any-infrastructure-left-in-indiana-to-destroy/
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SIR THIS RE-PAIR FALLS OUT-SIDE YOUR WAR-RAN-TY AG-REE-MENT.
January 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
SIR THIS RE-PAIR FALLS OUT-SIDE YOUR WAR-RAN-TY AG-REE-MENT.
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I heard someone say it was “extreme” to demand the names of the ICE agents who murdered Alex Pretti.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I heard someone say it was “extreme” to demand the names of the ICE agents who murdered Alex Pretti.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
No. Demanding government disclosure of the names of government agents when they kill Americans is moderate.
Wanting to read the names off the plaque at a mass grave would be, perhaps, extreme.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
All The Little Angels
YouTube video by Liber Chorum
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January 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
This piece from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" book. I didn't know a composer had set it to music.
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
The book is a gut punch. This piece is a gut punch. And right now? Yeah.
@rhi.bsky.social I'm sure you've heard this?
youtu.be/1X2_2D1DFZQ?...
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Puzzle #960
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January 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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His formerly dormant GoFundMe to restore the store has taken wing again too. It’s gotten at least $3k in donations in the last hour. www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
Donate to DreamHaven Restoration, organized by Greg Ketter
DreamHaven Books & Comics has been around in one form or another for 43 years in the Twin Cities ar… Greg Ketter needs your support for DreamHaven Restoration
www.gofundme.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
His formerly dormant GoFundMe to restore the store has taken wing again too. It’s gotten at least $3k in donations in the last hour. www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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The strand twists and malforms, turning into a line of jagged hooking claws. Jeffers releases the switch and it settles back into a line on the road. He privately breathes a sigh of relief that this finicky shit didn’t break. They won’t need the spare
“L3 set”
“L3 set”
January 25, 2026 at 9:55 AM
The strand twists and malforms, turning into a line of jagged hooking claws. Jeffers releases the switch and it settles back into a line on the road. He privately breathes a sigh of relief that this finicky shit didn’t break. They won’t need the spare
“L3 set”
“L3 set”