CrouchingPenguinHiddenSword
@sgtwaddles42.bsky.social
Hoops, Tunes, and Profanity
Veteran of the Forum Wars of the 2000s
The name is a Halo reference I will never explain
Veteran of the Forum Wars of the 2000s
The name is a Halo reference I will never explain
Pinned
Theon Cross FYAH - livesession VG Buiten Spelen
YouTube video by vrije geluiden
youtu.be
In the interest of fulfilling the "Tunes" portion of my bio:
This video was the first time I heard Theon Cross
youtu.be/og523L05fkA?...
This video was the first time I heard Theon Cross
youtu.be/og523L05fkA?...
I didn't even notice time and score on the first watch
The WTF King
The WTF King
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I didn't even notice time and score on the first watch
The WTF King
The WTF King
Dawg...
Let me not ever, ever, ever see this man because—
Let me not ever, ever, ever see this man because—
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Dawg...
Let me not ever, ever, ever see this man because—
Let me not ever, ever, ever see this man because—
And this is how you know that this decision is just capitulation:
The folders are flailing around looking for an excuse that doesn't make them look like the abject cowards that they are instead of pointing to some backing principle
The folders are flailing around looking for an excuse that doesn't make them look like the abject cowards that they are instead of pointing to some backing principle
i think the argument the cavers should’ve made/should make is “i couldn’t let people starve - we made a run thinking they would fold on aca, but trump really is that psychotic”
that’s an argument i think people could respect, but the won’t even make it
that’s an argument i think people could respect, but the won’t even make it
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
And this is how you know that this decision is just capitulation:
The folders are flailing around looking for an excuse that doesn't make them look like the abject cowards that they are instead of pointing to some backing principle
The folders are flailing around looking for an excuse that doesn't make them look like the abject cowards that they are instead of pointing to some backing principle
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I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
I've seen toddlers caught in the middle of some BS come up with better justifications for their actions than this
And you had time to prepare
And you had time to prepare
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I've seen toddlers caught in the middle of some BS come up with better justifications for their actions than this
And you had time to prepare
And you had time to prepare
We already fucking knew this
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We already fucking knew this
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Durbin: “We have brought this issue as a major national issue from zero to a major factor. Everyone now knows just how important it is and that we are now giving up on it."
Oh @durbin.senate.gov is out on this surrender publicly and he is openly being contemptuous of the base - sounding like the coward he has always been.
Via @notus.com
Via @notus.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Durbin: “We have brought this issue as a major national issue from zero to a major factor. Everyone now knows just how important it is and that we are now giving up on it."
A puppy? An actual godsdamned puppy?!
😂😂😂😂
Oh, fuuuuuuck this shit
😂😂😂😂
Oh, fuuuuuuck this shit
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A puppy? An actual godsdamned puppy?!
😂😂😂😂
Oh, fuuuuuuck this shit
😂😂😂😂
Oh, fuuuuuuck this shit
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it's all fun and games until someone threatens our moderate senators' precious vacation travel
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
it's all fun and games until someone threatens our moderate senators' precious vacation travel
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fondly recalling when Chris Coons stopped witness testimony during Trump's impeachment trial for Jan 6 because he wanted to get home for Valentine's Day www.yahoo.com/news/biden-a...
Biden ally advised against calling witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial because many senators wanted to get home for Valentine's Day, says report
Sen. Chris Coons told colleagues that GOP senators wanted to go home so witnesses should not be called, reported The Washington Post.
www.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
fondly recalling when Chris Coons stopped witness testimony during Trump's impeachment trial for Jan 6 because he wanted to get home for Valentine's Day www.yahoo.com/news/biden-a...
These credulous fucks could be convinced the sun rises in the west
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
These credulous fucks could be convinced the sun rises in the west
The thing that makes me angry about this whole mess is that I can logic my way into the deal being decent!—Ds are the minority party so the actual goal is to cut the Rs and bleed them until midterms—but they always end up looking like cowards running and not a fighting retreat
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The thing that makes me angry about this whole mess is that I can logic my way into the deal being decent!—Ds are the minority party so the actual goal is to cut the Rs and bleed them until midterms—but they always end up looking like cowards running and not a fighting retreat
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LITERALLY HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED HOURS.
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
LITERALLY HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED HOURS.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
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Cant think of a statement that more epitomizes just how broken of an institution the senate actually is
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Cant think of a statement that more epitomizes just how broken of an institution the senate actually is
Bullshit-ass thing about ADHD is even though I love doing nothing, it's still a thing I'm doing because I always have to be doing something
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Bullshit-ass thing about ADHD is even though I love doing nothing, it's still a thing I'm doing because I always have to be doing something
We're getting the absolute most predictable results of all of this
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We're getting the absolute most predictable results of all of this
Well.
This has been an interesting start to this Grand Prix
This has been an interesting start to this Grand Prix
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Well.
This has been an interesting start to this Grand Prix
This has been an interesting start to this Grand Prix
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November 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Dude just won't accept "No"
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Dude just won't accept "No"