Scott Cimarusti
@theatomicpunk.bsky.social
Twitter/X emigrant. Relocated Chicago suburbanite, Bears fan, Illini, mediocre golfer, film buff, avid reader, hobbyist writer, wisdom seeker.
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We’re going to have to get used to this. 2026 and 2028 are likely to look very similar.
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, attempts to prevent US citizens from voting should be a red line for you.
We can’t allow terroristic threats to keep us from the polls.
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, attempts to prevent US citizens from voting should be a red line for you.
We can’t allow terroristic threats to keep us from the polls.
Breaking from NJ AG Platkin:
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We’re going to have to get used to this. 2026 and 2028 are likely to look very similar.
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, attempts to prevent US citizens from voting should be a red line for you.
We can’t allow terroristic threats to keep us from the polls.
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, attempts to prevent US citizens from voting should be a red line for you.
We can’t allow terroristic threats to keep us from the polls.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Anecdotal evidence of touch-the-stove success.
This voter took benefits for granted, dismissed every warning about Trump, bought into lies that he wants to help regular people, and only now, seeing Trump take away benefits she personally values, is reconsidering.
Sucks that it had to be this way.
This voter took benefits for granted, dismissed every warning about Trump, bought into lies that he wants to help regular people, and only now, seeing Trump take away benefits she personally values, is reconsidering.
Sucks that it had to be this way.
Longtime Trump supporter: “I think deep down he wants to help the country with things like food insecurity.”
(Trump enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history a few months ago)
Now says she regrets voting for Trump and wishes a Democrat were president to “protect benefits [Trump] wants to cut.”
(Trump enacted the largest cuts to SNAP in history a few months ago)
Now says she regrets voting for Trump and wishes a Democrat were president to “protect benefits [Trump] wants to cut.”
![Hannah's mom, Betty, a 63-year-old recent retiree who is a caretaker for her daughter and a longtime Trump supporter, said she is losing confidence in the president she once supported amid the shutdown fight.
"I think deep down he wants to help the country with things like food insecurity," she said. "But now he is busy out of the country and demolishing the White House. I know that is being paid for with private funds, but those could be used to help people."
"It all seems very selfish," she added.
Betty Szretter said she now regrets voting for Trump in 2024 and would prefer a Democrat in the White House to "protect benefits he [Trump] wants to cut."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drfb2pdjlnsqkfgsoellcahm/bafkreihyvn3jjcjcdv2c2a7hvwbvmjmtapemihu3dbvlijsep5eeeqjh7a@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Anecdotal evidence of touch-the-stove success.
This voter took benefits for granted, dismissed every warning about Trump, bought into lies that he wants to help regular people, and only now, seeing Trump take away benefits she personally values, is reconsidering.
Sucks that it had to be this way.
This voter took benefits for granted, dismissed every warning about Trump, bought into lies that he wants to help regular people, and only now, seeing Trump take away benefits she personally values, is reconsidering.
Sucks that it had to be this way.
Calvin had this figured out a while ago.
July 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Calvin had this figured out a while ago.
Just rewatched ROGUE ONE…. It *does* hit a little harder now after ANDOR.
May 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just rewatched ROGUE ONE…. It *does* hit a little harder now after ANDOR.
ANDOR season 2, and the finale... Perfection.
May 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
ANDOR season 2, and the finale... Perfection.
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
Just finished this week's episodes of ANDOR. It's really some the best STAR WARS content and some of the best TV I've ever watched. Mon Mothma's speech to the Imperial Senate was a little too relevant:
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Just finished this week's episodes of ANDOR. It's really some the best STAR WARS content and some of the best TV I've ever watched. Mon Mothma's speech to the Imperial Senate was a little too relevant:
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
April 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Without saying your age, who was your first animated crush?
Watched the season finale of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. New York City could be a metaphor for our country, and Mayor Fisk a representation of you-know-who. Powerful closing message about strength in numbers and the power of resistance at any and all levels--a recent example being Harvard.
April 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Watched the season finale of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. New York City could be a metaphor for our country, and Mayor Fisk a representation of you-know-who. Powerful closing message about strength in numbers and the power of resistance at any and all levels--a recent example being Harvard.
Discouraging, but probably true.
April 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Discouraging, but probably true.
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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Lawyers for Harvard University said the school will not comply with a new list of demands sent by the Trump administration on Friday.
Harvard says it will not yield to Trump’s demands - The Boston Globe
Lawyers for Harvard University said Monday the school will not comply with a list of expanded demands from the Trump administration.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lawyers for Harvard University said the school will not comply with a new list of demands sent by the Trump administration on Friday.
BLACK MIRROR season 7, episode 5, "eulogy." wiped me out. Paul Giamatti: Wow. The show at its absolute best.
April 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BLACK MIRROR season 7, episode 5, "eulogy." wiped me out. Paul Giamatti: Wow. The show at its absolute best.
…Qualifying him for a position in the Trump administration.
Social media influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate has been accused of holding a gun to a woman’s head and threatening “there’ll be hell to pay,” according to UK court documents , Britain’s PA Media news agency reported.
Andrew Tate threatened and pointed gun at woman’s face, UK lawsuit alleges | CNN
The social media influencer and self-proclaimed misogynist is accused of holding a gun to a woman’s head and threatening “there’ll be hell to pay,” according to UK court documents, Britain’s PA Media ...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
…Qualifying him for a position in the Trump administration.
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Download it for free at the link in our bio!
April 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thanks, @esraye.bsky.social ! You were a pleasure to work with—
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April 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Expected more from him"?
April 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"Expected more from him"?
R.I.P. Val Kilmer, whose portrayal as Chris Knight in REAL GENIUS was an inspiration, providing me with a quote I still somehow manage to use regularly:
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
R.I.P. Val Kilmer, whose portrayal as Chris Knight in REAL GENIUS was an inspiration, providing me with a quote I still somehow manage to use regularly:
Book recommendation: A really fun read for fans of the 1980 comedy film, AIRPLANE!. Written by the filmmakers, it chronicles their journey toward making the film, as well as their adventures making the movie.
April 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Book recommendation: A really fun read for fans of the 1980 comedy film, AIRPLANE!. Written by the filmmakers, it chronicles their journey toward making the film, as well as their adventures making the movie.
Honored and humbled to be included in this publication. Thanks, @perseidprophecies.bsky.social !
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Featuring stories from:
@theatomicpunk.bsky.social
@bobgielow.bsky.social
Get it for free at the link below! ⏬
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Honored and humbled to be included in this publication. Thanks, @perseidprophecies.bsky.social !
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
A quote from season 1 of ANDOR that seems especially relevant in the context of recent events:
"The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident."
"The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident."
March 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A quote from season 1 of ANDOR that seems especially relevant in the context of recent events:
"The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident."
"The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it, and that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident."