cynical dreamer
@tundrafox907.bsky.social
I'm basically a hermit who is cursed to watch people walk right on by the droids they're looking for.
Talk to me about
Baseball (White Sox)
Football (Colts)
Dogs
Building stuff
Hiking
Going to the gym
Bears 🤎🧡💛🤍🖤
Drag Race💅
EDM
Property rights
Talk to me about
Baseball (White Sox)
Football (Colts)
Dogs
Building stuff
Hiking
Going to the gym
Bears 🤎🧡💛🤍🖤
Drag Race💅
EDM
Property rights
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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me: *googling symptoms*
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
me: *googling symptoms*
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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I regret every joke I’ve made about how our elected officials were so old they didn’t know how to use a computer. I would give anything for another administration that doesn’t know how to use a computer
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I regret every joke I’ve made about how our elected officials were so old they didn’t know how to use a computer. I would give anything for another administration that doesn’t know how to use a computer
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This statement is *Stephen Miller* rejecting assimilation with American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This statement is *Stephen Miller* rejecting assimilation with American culture.
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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Lilith Fair at PNC in Jersey (1997)
Deftones at Paramount in Asbury Park (1998)
Woodstock 99 (1999)
Tool at Sullivan Area in Anchorage (2002)
Avett Brothers at Red Rocks (2014)
Lilith Fair at PNC in Jersey (1997)
Deftones at Paramount in Asbury Park (1998)
Woodstock 99 (1999)
Tool at Sullivan Area in Anchorage (2002)
Avett Brothers at Red Rocks (2014)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
- U2 at Red Rocks (1983)
- John Lee Hooker solo (1986)
- Mike Watt w Vedder, Grohl, Smear (1995)
- Wilco at Camden, Maine Opera House (2000)
- Farm Aid 40 (2025)
- U2 at Red Rocks (1983)
- John Lee Hooker solo (1986)
- Mike Watt w Vedder, Grohl, Smear (1995)
- Wilco at Camden, Maine Opera House (2000)
- Farm Aid 40 (2025)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bob Seger/Molly Hatchet
Pete Seeger
U2 (nightclub)
Prince (Purple Rain debut)
Police/Go-Go's (arena)
Bob Seger/Molly Hatchet
Pete Seeger
U2 (nightclub)
Prince (Purple Rain debut)
Police/Go-Go's (arena)
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Lilith Fair at PNC in Jersey (1997)
Deftones at Paramount in Asbury Park (1998)
Woodstock 99 (1999)
Tool at Sullivan Area in Anchorage (2002)
Avett Brothers at Red Rocks (2014)
Lilith Fair at PNC in Jersey (1997)
Deftones at Paramount in Asbury Park (1998)
Woodstock 99 (1999)
Tool at Sullivan Area in Anchorage (2002)
Avett Brothers at Red Rocks (2014)
Thanksgiving restaurant buffets are the best, I'm painfully full, didn't have to cook, and didn't have to clean. Only drawback is no leftovers.
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Thanksgiving restaurant buffets are the best, I'm painfully full, didn't have to cook, and didn't have to clean. Only drawback is no leftovers.
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
I think what amazes me most is how often they're able to get on television and ultimately say nothing of substance.
It would be so nice if we had a Congress whose members did something besides appear on talk shows.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I think what amazes me most is how often they're able to get on television and ultimately say nothing of substance.
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Gotta love “unafraid of true intellectual diversity” describing people who demand adamant orthodoxy on their main ideology, shunning any disagreement.
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Gotta love “unafraid of true intellectual diversity” describing people who demand adamant orthodoxy on their main ideology, shunning any disagreement.
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The Secretary of Transportation is terrified
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Secretary of Transportation is terrified
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
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“Calling people names should be a jailable offense.”
— Free Speech Absolutist
— Free Speech Absolutist
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“Calling people names should be a jailable offense.”
— Free Speech Absolutist
— Free Speech Absolutist
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Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
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trump thinks it's a concession when the bully agrees to stop hitting you in exchange for your lunch money
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
trump thinks it's a concession when the bully agrees to stop hitting you in exchange for your lunch money
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I really want to know the full story behind this epic hack, and yet I also hope it is never solved.
It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident
YouTube video by andrew867
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I really want to know the full story behind this epic hack, and yet I also hope it is never solved.
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Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
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if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
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It is tragic to see what figures like Mamdani are doing to a once great Democratic Party.
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is tragic to see what figures like Mamdani are doing to a once great Democratic Party.
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
by Andrew Cuomo, Larry Summers, Alan Dershowitz, Bob Menendez, and Rod Blagojevich
I'd be for a ban on questions in headlines.
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'd be for a ban on questions in headlines.
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When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
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