Festive Christmastide Andrew S.
@shoutingboy.bsky.social
I write boring things for big companies that don't use my name. I write other things here and use my first name. I have two sweet dogs that wish the UPS man wouldn't ring the doorbell.
(Same handle on Dead Bird site--account now dormant--and on Threads.)
(Same handle on Dead Bird site--account now dormant--and on Threads.)
Pinned
im simultaneously impressed and disappointed
this is my brand
Buried lede: Apparently Bari Weiss is doing some job she is highly skilled at, which is impressive considering she’s also running CBS News
What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome
December 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Buried lede: Apparently Bari Weiss is doing some job she is highly skilled at, which is impressive considering she’s also running CBS News
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[if wokeness returns]
Math professor: Odd numbers are girls. Even numbers are boys
Conservative student: That's not true, according to the bible
Prof: You are under arrest for life
Is this the future we want?
Math professor: Odd numbers are girls. Even numbers are boys
Conservative student: That's not true, according to the bible
Prof: You are under arrest for life
Is this the future we want?
December 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
[if wokeness returns]
Math professor: Odd numbers are girls. Even numbers are boys
Conservative student: That's not true, according to the bible
Prof: You are under arrest for life
Is this the future we want?
Math professor: Odd numbers are girls. Even numbers are boys
Conservative student: That's not true, according to the bible
Prof: You are under arrest for life
Is this the future we want?
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I think that "obesity" gave a lot school yard bullies and classist assholes cover to pretend they were actually public health heroes, and they are devastated that an actual treatment for obesity takes that away from them.
I cannot stand the repeated hit pieces on GLP-1s in mainstream media. NYT almost daily: GLP-1s wrecked this couple’s sex life! Or this woman’s emotional life! Or her cooking! NYMag today: Celebrities are so thin their bones are jutting out of their hips! Me: Anyone else remember the 90s?
December 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I think that "obesity" gave a lot school yard bullies and classist assholes cover to pretend they were actually public health heroes, and they are devastated that an actual treatment for obesity takes that away from them.
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I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
God rest ye merry, ladies and gentlemen
December 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
God rest ye merry, ladies and gentlemen
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The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
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DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD THINGS ARE WHEN JAZZ MUSICIANS DECIDE *NOT* TO SHOW UP FOR A GIG?
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added reut.rs/3NfgBky
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled, with the host of the longtime annual performance attributing the decision to the addition of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's name to the institution in Washington.
reut.rs
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
DO YOU KNOW HOW BAD THINGS ARE WHEN JAZZ MUSICIANS DECIDE *NOT* TO SHOW UP FOR A GIG?
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, was like "Oh my God!" but I'm just gonna shake
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, had the time of his life, no, he never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's the truth, and he owes it all to Scrooge
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
December 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, was like "Oh my God!" but I'm just gonna shake
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*at a christmas party* oh Rudolph is your favorite reindeer? That’s cool yeah yeah he’s pretty great
*in reindeer chat*
BlitzenBoy92: at the work thinh. take a guess
DonnerTime: buncha dolphies?
VixenLover: fuckin lame bro just keep ur cool change the subject
The Dasher Enjoyer: thinh
*in reindeer chat*
BlitzenBoy92: at the work thinh. take a guess
DonnerTime: buncha dolphies?
VixenLover: fuckin lame bro just keep ur cool change the subject
The Dasher Enjoyer: thinh
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
*at a christmas party* oh Rudolph is your favorite reindeer? That’s cool yeah yeah he’s pretty great
*in reindeer chat*
BlitzenBoy92: at the work thinh. take a guess
DonnerTime: buncha dolphies?
VixenLover: fuckin lame bro just keep ur cool change the subject
The Dasher Enjoyer: thinh
*in reindeer chat*
BlitzenBoy92: at the work thinh. take a guess
DonnerTime: buncha dolphies?
VixenLover: fuckin lame bro just keep ur cool change the subject
The Dasher Enjoyer: thinh
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Ya'll the footnotes. I have never seen anything like this.
![2 In its public-facing statements, the DOJ appears determined to project two images: it, the great protector of culture and children, see discussions supra; and it, the champion of the faithfuloppressed (mostly, Christians, although sometimes with the slightest pinch of “Judeo-”). See, e.g., DOJ press release of Apr. 22, 2025 (celebrating “the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government,” where the AG “was joined by peaceful Christian Americans who were unfairly targeted by the [prior a]dministration”; discussions included “efforts to push radical and anti-Christian gender ideology on kids in classrooms, foster care, sports, and healthcare”). These perceived imperatives have formed an unholy alliance, from the perspective of transgender people, who find themselves in an increasingly inhospitable environment. Justice Alito has acknowledged “the discrimination” and “disadvantage[]” facing the transgender community today. Skrmetti at 577. It also is of great concern, for those who value the separation of church and state, to see the Department of Justice cavalierly blurring the lines. See also, e.g., press releases dated Sept. 9, and Sept. 30, 2025 (second and third hearings regarding “threats to religious liberty in education,” which ‒ of course ‒ included matters of gender transition).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreifolehrzbx4tqud53zwep5fps47jbuvsea7gvprwey7m2mlju42ha@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Ya'll the footnotes. I have never seen anything like this.
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Our first lamé duck president
"About a third of the walls are now covered in gold — appliqués, frames or other decorations, a Times analysis showed."
A 3-D Look Inside Trump’s Revamped Oval Office (Gift Article)
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered more than a third of wall space with gold.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our first lamé duck president
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Whatever you think of it, the conservatism of the pre-Trump GOP required beliefs. Trump said “You need not believe anything. Luxuriate in your basest hatreds and resentments forever. No thinking required, just the endless catharsis of grievance, as long as you also celebrate my name, my person.”
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Whatever you think of it, the conservatism of the pre-Trump GOP required beliefs. Trump said “You need not believe anything. Luxuriate in your basest hatreds and resentments forever. No thinking required, just the endless catharsis of grievance, as long as you also celebrate my name, my person.”
spoiler alert: the line was “It’s plurbin’ time”
Pluribus finale: great final line of a season, or greatest final line of a season?
December 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
spoiler alert: the line was “It’s plurbin’ time”
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Again, the simplest explanation here is VERY simple:
1. Epstein kills himself because molester
2. Big news
3. Some anti-MAGA person notes the double standard with Epstein, Nassar, Trump
4. Spends 5 minutes writing a prank letter, for a weird kick
5. Wrong address, bounces back
6. DOJ now has letter
1. Epstein kills himself because molester
2. Big news
3. Some anti-MAGA person notes the double standard with Epstein, Nassar, Trump
4. Spends 5 minutes writing a prank letter, for a weird kick
5. Wrong address, bounces back
6. DOJ now has letter
There are those other factors though, like the timing. And isn't the claim Epstein wrote it in prison, not where he lived?
If it wasn't him, then it almost seems like it was someone trying to make his death look like suicide, when it wasn't. How else can you explain the timeframe?
If it wasn't him, then it almost seems like it was someone trying to make his death look like suicide, when it wasn't. How else can you explain the timeframe?
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Again, the simplest explanation here is VERY simple:
1. Epstein kills himself because molester
2. Big news
3. Some anti-MAGA person notes the double standard with Epstein, Nassar, Trump
4. Spends 5 minutes writing a prank letter, for a weird kick
5. Wrong address, bounces back
6. DOJ now has letter
1. Epstein kills himself because molester
2. Big news
3. Some anti-MAGA person notes the double standard with Epstein, Nassar, Trump
4. Spends 5 minutes writing a prank letter, for a weird kick
5. Wrong address, bounces back
6. DOJ now has letter
if Trump can pardon Arizona state crimes, I see no reason why he can’t pardon British crimes too
British prosecutors on Tuesday charged Russell Brand with two counts of sexual assault, including one of rape.
Russell Brand Is Charged With Additional Counts of Rape and Sexual Assault
The actor, comedian and YouTuber now faces seven counts of rape and sexual assault in Britain.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
if Trump can pardon Arizona state crimes, I see no reason why he can’t pardon British crimes too
looking forward to becoming enlightened so I can finally stop chopping wood and carrying water
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
looking forward to becoming enlightened so I can finally stop chopping wood and carrying water
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Even 5 years ago if you had told me CBS News would go this way whereas the WSJ wouldn’t it would have surprised me — ultimately I think purveyors of business news are the only ones insulated from these dynamics because when rich people are paying you for market-moving news you can’t mess around.
December 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Even 5 years ago if you had told me CBS News would go this way whereas the WSJ wouldn’t it would have surprised me — ultimately I think purveyors of business news are the only ones insulated from these dynamics because when rich people are paying you for market-moving news you can’t mess around.
Be aware that if you do that, there is a real chance that they’ll try to indict you for hacking, and I am mostly not even kidding
So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Be aware that if you do that, there is a real chance that they’ll try to indict you for hacking, and I am mostly not even kidding
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When I didn't know who Mrs. Kirk was I thought she could exploit being the widow. Then I saw her speak and thought twice. I think now it's safe to say I was right to think twice.
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
When I didn't know who Mrs. Kirk was I thought she could exploit being the widow. Then I saw her speak and thought twice. I think now it's safe to say I was right to think twice.
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if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
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Weiss has only been on the job two months and already has all of Bluesky raptly watching "60 Minutes"
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Weiss has only been on the job two months and already has all of Bluesky raptly watching "60 Minutes"
At this moment, I want to send my best wishes and convey my lifelong appreciation to Barry Manilow. So, as per the rules, I unreservedly condemn the Trail of Tears.
(Saving one moment of white pride for later.)
(Saving one moment of white pride for later.)
you can be proud of two white things for every one white thing you apologize for. I have said that the KKK is bad, and am thus am allowed pride in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ultimate frisbee.
December 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
At this moment, I want to send my best wishes and convey my lifelong appreciation to Barry Manilow. So, as per the rules, I unreservedly condemn the Trail of Tears.
(Saving one moment of white pride for later.)
(Saving one moment of white pride for later.)
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you can be proud of two white things for every one white thing you apologize for. I have said that the KKK is bad, and am thus am allowed pride in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ultimate frisbee.
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
you can be proud of two white things for every one white thing you apologize for. I have said that the KKK is bad, and am thus am allowed pride in the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ultimate frisbee.
Hypothesis: Some time in 2017 Trump wanted to do some event on the deck of a battleship and someone awkwardly said to him “sir the US Navy doesn’t have battleships any more” and he’s been embarrassed and angry about it ever since
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hypothesis: Some time in 2017 Trump wanted to do some event on the deck of a battleship and someone awkwardly said to him “sir the US Navy doesn’t have battleships any more” and he’s been embarrassed and angry about it ever since