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.)
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Andrew S.
@shoutingboy.bsky.social
· Mar 18
im simultaneously impressed and disappointed
this is my brand
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Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
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to be fair “what’s the point of standards” is the motto of the free press
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
to be fair “what’s the point of standards” is the motto of the free press
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People marvel at this, but this is what it’s all about for Trump. He needs this constant lavish praise as deeply and profoundly as you and I need air.
But also: Imagine what a basket case you would have to be psychologically to need this all the time.
But also: Imagine what a basket case you would have to be psychologically to need this all the time.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
People marvel at this, but this is what it’s all about for Trump. He needs this constant lavish praise as deeply and profoundly as you and I need air.
But also: Imagine what a basket case you would have to be psychologically to need this all the time.
But also: Imagine what a basket case you would have to be psychologically to need this all the time.
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
Speaking of which... I do wonder, what's the deal with Article 17-252? To remind you unnecessarily: "A Senior Senator, in the case of emergency, may yield the floor freely, without interruption, to another Senior Senator." This was proposed by the Imperial council. So... why?
”As per da latest Imperial ruling on Senate protocol, mesa wants a invoke Article 17-252.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Speaking of which... I do wonder, what's the deal with Article 17-252? To remind you unnecessarily: "A Senior Senator, in the case of emergency, may yield the floor freely, without interruption, to another Senior Senator." This was proposed by the Imperial council. So... why?
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Reality show where a different member of the Democratic caucus is locked in a room with Bill Kristol for 24 hours
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Reality show where a different member of the Democratic caucus is locked in a room with Bill Kristol for 24 hours
by God, they just found a way to lose Alito’s vote
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
by God, they just found a way to lose Alito’s vote
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I think the reason the "TikTok lady says churches won't help a fictional starving baby when they refer her to a food pantry" discourse pisses me off so bad is that churches are the most reliable and consistent donors to food pantries and homeless services in my area.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I think the reason the "TikTok lady says churches won't help a fictional starving baby when they refer her to a food pantry" discourse pisses me off so bad is that churches are the most reliable and consistent donors to food pantries and homeless services in my area.
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Pelosi: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find Congressional Leadership That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Pelosi: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find Congressional Leadership That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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who up burning they american eagle jeans at socially distanced bonfires
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
who up burning they american eagle jeans at socially distanced bonfires
I kind of love that FIFA is so openly corrupt, they’re out there like “for the right price we will happily proclaim that your idiot kid is the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport”
Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I kind of love that FIFA is so openly corrupt, they’re out there like “for the right price we will happily proclaim that your idiot kid is the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport”
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sidenote but if someone wants to measure the mood on (US politics) Bluesky, they could do worse than tracking usage of the phrase “become the joker”
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
sidenote but if someone wants to measure the mood on (US politics) Bluesky, they could do worse than tracking usage of the phrase “become the joker”
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i can’t quite explain it but “standing up as opposition doesn’t work” doesn’t seem like good optics for an opposition party to have
SENATOR ANGUS KING: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work. It actually gave him more power."
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i can’t quite explain it but “standing up as opposition doesn’t work” doesn’t seem like good optics for an opposition party to have
I thought the most likely outcome of a shutdown was “government gets reopened and healthcare funding isn’t restored” and I was okay with that! but
I stg
These preening senators saying ”I am a hero legislator, I got a PROMISE of a VOTE” are going to make me become the joker
I stg
These preening senators saying ”I am a hero legislator, I got a PROMISE of a VOTE” are going to make me become the joker
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I thought the most likely outcome of a shutdown was “government gets reopened and healthcare funding isn’t restored” and I was okay with that! but
I stg
These preening senators saying ”I am a hero legislator, I got a PROMISE of a VOTE” are going to make me become the joker
I stg
These preening senators saying ”I am a hero legislator, I got a PROMISE of a VOTE” are going to make me become the joker
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I genuinely feel bad for Chuck Schumer, I know what it's like to suck at your job.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I genuinely feel bad for Chuck Schumer, I know what it's like to suck at your job.
there’s that point where you’ve liked enough posts in a thread that you feel the need to go back and like all the others so it doesn’t look like you’re saying “post 4? that one sucked”
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
there’s that point where you’ve liked enough posts in a thread that you feel the need to go back and like all the others so it doesn’t look like you’re saying “post 4? that one sucked”
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I want to be clear I am not speaking from opinion or principle, because we don't do that. It is not our business. Our business is politics, and this is malpractice on the scale of turning left from home plate. The public's standard is low: swing and get knocked down. But you have to keep swinging.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I want to be clear I am not speaking from opinion or principle, because we don't do that. It is not our business. Our business is politics, and this is malpractice on the scale of turning left from home plate. The public's standard is low: swing and get knocked down. But you have to keep swinging.
For at least the next year, wins are either going to be in court, or they’re going to be like last Tuesday – things that show that Trump is unpopular, and he is guaranteed to fail.
Don’t expect legislative wins, not until we get at least one house of Congress.
Don’t expect legislative wins, not until we get at least one house of Congress.
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
For at least the next year, wins are either going to be in court, or they’re going to be like last Tuesday – things that show that Trump is unpopular, and he is guaranteed to fail.
Don’t expect legislative wins, not until we get at least one house of Congress.
Don’t expect legislative wins, not until we get at least one house of Congress.
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The line needs to be, consistently, “Donald Trump said that he was willing to make every soldier’s kid go hungry rather than restore people’s healthcare. It was a hostage situation, and we know that Donald Trump is willing to shoot the hostage.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The line needs to be, consistently, “Donald Trump said that he was willing to make every soldier’s kid go hungry rather than restore people’s healthcare. It was a hostage situation, and we know that Donald Trump is willing to shoot the hostage.”
Seriously, for their own good, Dems who voted for this need to not be saying “we did a good thing, this is why.”
The line needs to be “we fought like hell to get healthcare back, but Donald Trump was willing to burn the country to the ground.”
The line needs to be “we fought like hell to get healthcare back, but Donald Trump was willing to burn the country to the ground.”
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Seriously, for their own good, Dems who voted for this need to not be saying “we did a good thing, this is why.”
The line needs to be “we fought like hell to get healthcare back, but Donald Trump was willing to burn the country to the ground.”
The line needs to be “we fought like hell to get healthcare back, but Donald Trump was willing to burn the country to the ground.”
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I think I'm settling on something like this thread's view. Republicans didn't get what they really wanted AND they own the consequences of it anyway.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
Doubt itll ever sink in w most of the ppl on this site but I'm seeing a tremendous amount of rage at Rs getting a "political win" & like...are ppl just not having attention? Ds were trying to prevent a thing that, if Rs had agreed, would have been politically beneficial *to Rs*. They rejected that.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I think I'm settling on something like this thread's view. Republicans didn't get what they really wanted AND they own the consequences of it anyway.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
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Mad about this reported deal on the shutdown and I’m terrified to think how mad the real BlueSky super users are
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mad about this reported deal on the shutdown and I’m terrified to think how mad the real BlueSky super users are