Patrick Damp
@synonymforwet.bsky.social
Writer in Pittsburgh. Co-host of Locked On Penguins. Purveyor of nonsense who speaks only for himself. I yell about sports and WWE too much.
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Online comedians with the most followers are the most nihilistic people I’ve ever heard in my life
They sound like walking SI symptoms, and people love it — because they understand a similar misery
They sound like walking SI symptoms, and people love it — because they understand a similar misery
Genuinely don’t like the fact that one of the most sure fire ways to go viral or get validation in this modern era is to be cynical.
You give up the game before it even starts, you lose.
You don’t have to irrationally optimistic but “lol nothing matters” isn’t better.
You give up the game before it even starts, you lose.
You don’t have to irrationally optimistic but “lol nothing matters” isn’t better.
OOOOHHHHH THREE SIX NINE
DAMN SHE FINE
DAMN SHE FINE
⚠️ Random Stat Alert ⚠️
In four games since shaving his head, Artemi Panarin has:
🚨 3 goals
🍎 6 assists
🗽 9 points
In four games since shaving his head, Artemi Panarin has:
🚨 3 goals
🍎 6 assists
🗽 9 points
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
OOOOHHHHH THREE SIX NINE
DAMN SHE FINE
DAMN SHE FINE
(Handshaking meme)
Sabrina Carpenter & the Leafs playoff runs
Short n Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter & the Leafs playoff runs
Short n Sweet
A hockey crossover has become tradition for Sabrina Carpenter when she's in Toronto. 🍁
(📸: /SabrinaAnnLynn)
(📸: /SabrinaAnnLynn)
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
(Handshaking meme)
Sabrina Carpenter & the Leafs playoff runs
Short n Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter & the Leafs playoff runs
Short n Sweet
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Joe Buck: Welcome to the year 2086, the Steelers should consider trading Tomlin
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
Buck: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
Buck: oh god yes
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
Buck: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
Buck: oh god yes
January 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Joe Buck: Welcome to the year 2086, the Steelers should consider trading Tomlin
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
Buck: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
Buck: oh god yes
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
Buck: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
Buck: oh god yes
THE FUTURE! @kelseysurmacz4.bsky.social is back on Locked On Penguins with me and @hunterhodies.bsky.social, and we're talking about the emergence of Ben Kindel, and the potential of Sergei Murashov and Harrison Brunicke.
Tap in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEH...
Tap in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEH...
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
THE FUTURE! @kelseysurmacz4.bsky.social is back on Locked On Penguins with me and @hunterhodies.bsky.social, and we're talking about the emergence of Ben Kindel, and the potential of Sergei Murashov and Harrison Brunicke.
Tap in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEH...
Tap in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEH...
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Imagine if Dems in the Senate hadn't caved. The House wouldn't be in session rn, the discharge petition wouldn't be signed, people wouldn't have SNAP, govt workers would be RIF'd & the GOP would have some decent talking points. But also online rage addicts would be happier! YMMV!
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Imagine if Dems in the Senate hadn't caved. The House wouldn't be in session rn, the discharge petition wouldn't be signed, people wouldn't have SNAP, govt workers would be RIF'd & the GOP would have some decent talking points. But also online rage addicts would be happier! YMMV!
Current forecast:
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Current forecast:
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Every time we get new Epstein info, I see ppl be like "well why didnt Ds release all this under Biden" & the likely answer is bc it was assumed w Epstein dead & Maxwell in prison, this was done. It was MAGA who insisted something explosive was in them, they were just wrong about who it implicated.
Everybody: just put your Merrick Garland stuff on hold. Y’all talk about message discipline, now’s the time. Do this shit like tomorrow or Friday.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Every time we get new Epstein info, I see ppl be like "well why didnt Ds release all this under Biden" & the likely answer is bc it was assumed w Epstein dead & Maxwell in prison, this was done. It was MAGA who insisted something explosive was in them, they were just wrong about who it implicated.
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1) This sucks
2) Generative AI doesn't "believe" anything. It searches for patterns and autocompletes sentences. It gives you what looks like an answer based on how it was programmed
2) Generative AI doesn't "believe" anything. It searches for patterns and autocompletes sentences. It gives you what looks like an answer based on how it was programmed
Grok believes Trump won the 2020 elections. I’d love to read the technical paper about how xAI researchers taught Grok MAGA conspiracy theories over facts.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
1) This sucks
2) Generative AI doesn't "believe" anything. It searches for patterns and autocompletes sentences. It gives you what looks like an answer based on how it was programmed
2) Generative AI doesn't "believe" anything. It searches for patterns and autocompletes sentences. It gives you what looks like an answer based on how it was programmed
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Weird how at some point the ACA subsidies went from meaningless technocrat babble that it was obviously incredibly stupid for Democrats to try protecting to being incredibly important for helping people avoid suffering.
And Democrats managed to get it wrong both times!! What were the odds?
And Democrats managed to get it wrong both times!! What were the odds?
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Weird how at some point the ACA subsidies went from meaningless technocrat babble that it was obviously incredibly stupid for Democrats to try protecting to being incredibly important for helping people avoid suffering.
And Democrats managed to get it wrong both times!! What were the odds?
And Democrats managed to get it wrong both times!! What were the odds?
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If you're mad at "Democrats" because 8 Democratic Senators wanted millions of children fed and for millions of other workers not to be evicted without paychecks than you are at Republicans WHO ARE THE ONES CAUSING ALL THIS PAIN, then you have some real issues with your ability to prioritize.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you're mad at "Democrats" because 8 Democratic Senators wanted millions of children fed and for millions of other workers not to be evicted without paychecks than you are at Republicans WHO ARE THE ONES CAUSING ALL THIS PAIN, then you have some real issues with your ability to prioritize.
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Folks I'm starting to think that politics and politics posting is not a good replacement for therapy
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Folks I'm starting to think that politics and politics posting is not a good replacement for therapy
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saw a post going around about Daboll having a playoff win the past 8 years when Tomlin doesn’t. are people going to be happy if the Steelers replace Tomlin with Daboll? unless they’re yinzer Pete Hegseth there’s no way
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
saw a post going around about Daboll having a playoff win the past 8 years when Tomlin doesn’t. are people going to be happy if the Steelers replace Tomlin with Daboll? unless they’re yinzer Pete Hegseth there’s no way
Like, I see it cropping up again in an aggressively mid NFL season, “when did mediocrity become the bar?”
Alright, then you loons would’ve wanted Cowher gone in the in the late-90s when he rattled off 7-9, 6-10, 9-7 and no playoffs.
Outside of Philly, there isn’t really any truly great teams!
Alright, then you loons would’ve wanted Cowher gone in the in the late-90s when he rattled off 7-9, 6-10, 9-7 and no playoffs.
Outside of Philly, there isn’t really any truly great teams!
Somehow, according to the chattering class, he’s an overrated coach who just can’t get it done while at the same time there are always teams that want his services.
I just…at this point I almost hope it happens so Steeler Nation finally gets what it wants and understands real pain.
I just…at this point I almost hope it happens so Steeler Nation finally gets what it wants and understands real pain.
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Like, I see it cropping up again in an aggressively mid NFL season, “when did mediocrity become the bar?”
Alright, then you loons would’ve wanted Cowher gone in the in the late-90s when he rattled off 7-9, 6-10, 9-7 and no playoffs.
Outside of Philly, there isn’t really any truly great teams!
Alright, then you loons would’ve wanted Cowher gone in the in the late-90s when he rattled off 7-9, 6-10, 9-7 and no playoffs.
Outside of Philly, there isn’t really any truly great teams!
Sorry guys, the opening scene of the next movie has already been written and leaked.
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sorry guys, the opening scene of the next movie has already been written and leaked.
Gold glove, silver slugger, MLB might as well it keep it going. Bronze finger, copper toe, aluminum hip, Nickelback
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Gold glove, silver slugger, MLB might as well it keep it going. Bronze finger, copper toe, aluminum hip, Nickelback
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cc to blueskyers who feel that the key to achieving a transformational politics is to be the most viscerally unpleasant ppl on earth
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
cc to blueskyers who feel that the key to achieving a transformational politics is to be the most viscerally unpleasant ppl on earth
I’ve said it a million times, I really, really, really do not like that in this day and age, people think cynicism = intelligence. It doesn’t.
That goes for everything, not just current events.
You’re not at a higher level of understanding because of cynicism. You’re miserable prick.
That goes for everything, not just current events.
You’re not at a higher level of understanding because of cynicism. You’re miserable prick.
I think the thing that depresses me the most is watching how many people here look at events and seem to have decided to max out on cynicism and apathy. Deciding they’re smarter than anyone else because they know nothing is going to change and everyone is a villain. Thanks, dipshits. Good work.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve said it a million times, I really, really, really do not like that in this day and age, people think cynicism = intelligence. It doesn’t.
That goes for everything, not just current events.
You’re not at a higher level of understanding because of cynicism. You’re miserable prick.
That goes for everything, not just current events.
You’re not at a higher level of understanding because of cynicism. You’re miserable prick.
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I think the thing that depresses me the most is watching how many people here look at events and seem to have decided to max out on cynicism and apathy. Deciding they’re smarter than anyone else because they know nothing is going to change and everyone is a villain. Thanks, dipshits. Good work.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I think the thing that depresses me the most is watching how many people here look at events and seem to have decided to max out on cynicism and apathy. Deciding they’re smarter than anyone else because they know nothing is going to change and everyone is a villain. Thanks, dipshits. Good work.
Monday Night Football, boy, I dunno…
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Monday Night Football, boy, I dunno…
Hey, quick question, does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hey, quick question, does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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It's funny, the general public understands that Republicans are human beings with agency better than many pundits and people On Here do
If people lose their ACA subsidies because republicans slashed them and refused over and over again to even try to restore them, which of those people is going to look at those increased price tags and say “goddamn I blame democrats for not using their leverage”? Listen to yourselves.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It's funny, the general public understands that Republicans are human beings with agency better than many pundits and people On Here do