A Quaint Duck
@serisothikos.bsky.social
Erstwhile medieval historian. He/him, cishet scum. At least 2000 years old. Wife guy extraordinaire; anti-fascist. "Fix your hearts or die." I hate bullies. Femroe appreciator; elf troubler.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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I can't explain why but no one with influence should be allowed to have a podcast. If you accidentally become influential *due to* having a podcast it should be immediately shut down
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I can't explain why but no one with influence should be allowed to have a podcast. If you accidentally become influential *due to* having a podcast it should be immediately shut down
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My mom has informed me that 60 Minutes is "totally different now," and that they don't plan to keep on watching. Wondering how many Boomers across America have come to that conclusion. Hopefully more of them than not
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 AM
My mom has informed me that 60 Minutes is "totally different now," and that they don't plan to keep on watching. Wondering how many Boomers across America have come to that conclusion. Hopefully more of them than not
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Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017)
August 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017)
there are two sugar ray tracks on this so 🚮
The Billboard Modern Rock tracks from 30 years ago
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 AM
there are two sugar ray tracks on this so 🚮
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Lucy’s New Year’s resolution: eat more spaghetti
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Lucy’s New Year’s resolution: eat more spaghetti
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this is maybe the funniest way I've ever been called a hater
okay so here's a different graph that is interesting. if we look at negative sentiment posts by the age of the account, there is a significant uptick in negative sentiment posts coming from "elder" accounts. this chart here is looking at the past 3 days.
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
this is maybe the funniest way I've ever been called a hater
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"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
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michael bennett said "city of hate"
now seems as good a time as any to remind ya’ll that Michael Bennett blames Matt Stafford for JFK’s death
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
michael bennett said "city of hate"
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And that's why my generation is the best, the music was so good it softened us up while the computer snuck up on us around back and hit us on the head five hundred times with a hammer that makes you a capitalist and transphobic.
Was gonna say OLP Clumsy clears the board but then I kept reading what felt like 1,000 more all timers but I’ll stand by the gut instinct take
The Billboard Modern Rock tracks from 30 years ago
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
And that's why my generation is the best, the music was so good it softened us up while the computer snuck up on us around back and hit us on the head five hundred times with a hammer that makes you a capitalist and transphobic.
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"nerdjpg, cait, thembo, some of the other ringleaders" just one of those phrases that kind of lights up my brain
THE FEDERAL POLICE ARE HERE RIGHT NOW SAYING WOW CAIT IS BRAZEN
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"nerdjpg, cait, thembo, some of the other ringleaders" just one of those phrases that kind of lights up my brain
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New Years' 2026 illustration from Creative Studio 5 (Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, The Adventures of Elliot) by Naoki Ikushima.
January 5, 2026 at 1:20 AM
New Years' 2026 illustration from Creative Studio 5 (Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, The Adventures of Elliot) by Naoki Ikushima.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
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Trying out a cool debate thing on the debate websites, to further the conversation: “Maduro is a great man and a brave champion of democracy and freedom, the USA owes him a great debt. But yes, Trump was right to kidnap him and he should probably be executed. #bipartisanship”
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Trying out a cool debate thing on the debate websites, to further the conversation: “Maduro is a great man and a brave champion of democracy and freedom, the USA owes him a great debt. But yes, Trump was right to kidnap him and he should probably be executed. #bipartisanship”
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“The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins.” web.archive.org/web/20200103...
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins.” web.archive.org/web/20200103...
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You don’t like it being called slop, ok fine, new word for it is diarrhea
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
You don’t like it being called slop, ok fine, new word for it is diarrhea
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The good news about an explicitly "Might Makes Right" foreign policy, where we do whatever we want to other countries because we can, is it will benefit us without causing blowback
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The good news about an explicitly "Might Makes Right" foreign policy, where we do whatever we want to other countries because we can, is it will benefit us without causing blowback