lakes
@somearelakes.bsky.social
boston, ma
waiting for the sun
waiting for the sun
gently closing this app before i say something bannable
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
gently closing this app before i say something bannable
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senators should be required to do in-district town halls twice a month and then small round tables selected by lottery with interested constituents the other two weeks. in contact with normal people at least once a week. maybe more.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
senators should be required to do in-district town halls twice a month and then small round tables selected by lottery with interested constituents the other two weeks. in contact with normal people at least once a week. maybe more.
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The secret to getting banned is posting something like this when you come back and not acting like they threw you in that prison with Bane and Batman
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The secret to getting banned is posting something like this when you come back and not acting like they threw you in that prison with Bane and Batman
if you want a picture of the future, imagine Dave Portnay nailing a piece of wood into a human face (it takes forever)
True comedy is watching Dave Portnay trying to use a hammer
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
if you want a picture of the future, imagine Dave Portnay nailing a piece of wood into a human face (it takes forever)
hey at least those kids had fun
oh. well that's that, then! www.theverge.com/column/82066...
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
hey at least those kids had fun
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Art for sale! It’s Christmas soon more or less
These puffins and kings have also just been added to the following gallery/shop. Lots of interesting resonant ghosty kinda stuff there, if you’re interested. And you should be dammit
www.chloecumming.com/monoprintdra...
www.chloecumming.com/monoprintdra...
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Art for sale! It’s Christmas soon more or less
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A really fun time: I talked to Alex Horne and Greg Davies about 20! seasons! of Taskmaster, their thoughts on cast chemistry, designing tasks, their own bond, and what comes next. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
The Taskmaster Guys Know What You’re Watching For
Alex Horne and Greg Davies break down season 20’s most ludicrous tasks and their undeniable chemistry.
www.vulture.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A really fun time: I talked to Alex Horne and Greg Davies about 20! seasons! of Taskmaster, their thoughts on cast chemistry, designing tasks, their own bond, and what comes next. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
it’s this
if people felt like Bluesky's moderation policy was applied evenly, I doubt anyone would actually be that upset about Patton Oswalt getting kicked; the thing is, everyone already sees it as heavyhanded and capricious, so of course they're going to be upset
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
it’s this
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Disappeared? People talking like this about social fucking media? Touch grass is cliche but I'm guessing some people need more than a 72 hour break for their own well being. There are people in this country actually being disappeared every day.
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Disappeared? People talking like this about social fucking media? Touch grass is cliche but I'm guessing some people need more than a 72 hour break for their own well being. There are people in this country actually being disappeared every day.
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for example: we just watched Joyce Carol Oates break Elon Musk’s psyche into 20,000 wriggling maggot-like pieces, and she said nothing anyone could ever construe as a bannable threat in the process
also the self-censorship people on here just sound Iike naive children to me
you can in fact viciously and highly effective criticize evil people without giving them needless points of vulnerability to get you back with
you can in fact viciously and highly effective criticize evil people without giving them needless points of vulnerability to get you back with
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
for example: we just watched Joyce Carol Oates break Elon Musk’s psyche into 20,000 wriggling maggot-like pieces, and she said nothing anyone could ever construe as a bannable threat in the process
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the astonishing thing about this wave of denialism is that we have more or less decidedly hit the point where clean energy is the *cheaper* option by some distance
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the astonishing thing about this wave of denialism is that we have more or less decidedly hit the point where clean energy is the *cheaper* option by some distance
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me when I don’t want to do my job anymore: I should primary Fetterman
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
me when I don’t want to do my job anymore: I should primary Fetterman
this app is free
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
this app is free
vBulletin isn't dead; vBulletin isn't even past
BlueSky is a bad site used by good people. That describes most social media sites. But BlueSky is egregiously unethical. Any of you can be disappeared for baseless reasons. I've been on social media for 17 years and never been suspended. BlueSky is the first place to do so – over Johnny Cash lyrics.
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
vBulletin isn't dead; vBulletin isn't even past
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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Think of it as trickle-up humanity
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Think of it as trickle-up humanity
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[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.]
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
THIRD SENATOR
Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files
As full as thy report?
i like the little yard signs now. nadie es ilegal is praxis
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
i like the little yard signs now. nadie es ilegal is praxis
to coerce one victim whose mom had cancer, Epstein says to her: “I will decide which anesthesiologist is in the room”
what we also know: “Donald Trump spent hours with victims and knew what was going on.”
what we also know: “Donald Trump spent hours with victims and knew what was going on.”
Trump is demanding that GOP side with him over Epstein's victims, Rep Ansari tells me. She had a harrowing exchange with one victim who recounts how her mom had cancer and he exploited that.
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
to coerce one victim whose mom had cancer, Epstein says to her: “I will decide which anesthesiologist is in the room”
what we also know: “Donald Trump spent hours with victims and knew what was going on.”
what we also know: “Donald Trump spent hours with victims and knew what was going on.”
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Been in a bad mood ever since I was reminded about Hey Soul Sister by Train this morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Been in a bad mood ever since I was reminded about Hey Soul Sister by Train this morning
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I think the "you can't deliver the Eucharist to people in detention" is what caused this unity. Not even the most conservative American clerics can swallow that affront to God.
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I think the "you can't deliver the Eucharist to people in detention" is what caused this unity. Not even the most conservative American clerics can swallow that affront to God.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
sora could do a better facsimile of a human conversation than this
JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
sora could do a better facsimile of a human conversation than this