BetterBert
@betterbert.bsky.social
Improved, convalesced, slightly less unpleasant
... featuring the lovely Gina #DogsOfBluesky
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... featuring the lovely Gina #DogsOfBluesky
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George Conway is George III.
No joke, it's how he signs his journalism.
"No, kings!"
The Never Trumpers are a varied lot, but running for office as a Democrat may not be part of the skillset. The primary is for one of the safest congressional districts in the country.
No joke, it's how he signs his journalism.
"No, kings!"
The Never Trumpers are a varied lot, but running for office as a Democrat may not be part of the skillset. The primary is for one of the safest congressional districts in the country.
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
George Conway is George III.
No joke, it's how he signs his journalism.
"No, kings!"
The Never Trumpers are a varied lot, but running for office as a Democrat may not be part of the skillset. The primary is for one of the safest congressional districts in the country.
No joke, it's how he signs his journalism.
"No, kings!"
The Never Trumpers are a varied lot, but running for office as a Democrat may not be part of the skillset. The primary is for one of the safest congressional districts in the country.
Rodriguez' cabinet meets under a massive artificial reconstruction of the face of Simon Bolivar, created in 2012. They 3D-scanned his skeleton to create a polygon model. The cognitive blight of AI in the decade or so since makes the image read as bogus in a way that was far less glaring at the time.
January 19, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Rodriguez' cabinet meets under a massive artificial reconstruction of the face of Simon Bolivar, created in 2012. They 3D-scanned his skeleton to create a polygon model. The cognitive blight of AI in the decade or so since makes the image read as bogus in a way that was far less glaring at the time.
The French response
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The French response
Remember that we vote via FPTP - this journo's headline is perfectly fine
expressing no view on other possible reasons to dislike him
expressing no view on other possible reasons to dislike him
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Remember that we vote via FPTP - this journo's headline is perfectly fine
expressing no view on other possible reasons to dislike him
expressing no view on other possible reasons to dislike him
I love you David never doubt that but those teeth were a betrayal
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I love you David never doubt that but those teeth were a betrayal
"Come to shithole country, where the flavor is."
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
"Come to shithole country, where the flavor is."
"Private. Gated. Limited.
Exactly as it should be."
Exactly as it should be."
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
"Private. Gated. Limited.
Exactly as it should be."
Exactly as it should be."
Essential stop on your Rijksmuseum visit.
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Essential stop on your Rijksmuseum visit.
Just went and read some of this at the links provided and fuck me he was diseased.
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Just went and read some of this at the links provided and fuck me he was diseased.
A crowd of people turned away/
But I just had to look/
Having read the book
But I just had to look/
Having read the book
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
A crowd of people turned away/
But I just had to look/
Having read the book
But I just had to look/
Having read the book
Yeah, not great.
Nothing for residents here.
Nothing for residents here.
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Yeah, not great.
Nothing for residents here.
Nothing for residents here.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the opening cannonade of the Battle of Austerlitz"
January 11, 2026 at 12:06 PM
"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the opening cannonade of the Battle of Austerlitz"
Daniel Immerwahr means Daniel AlwaysTrue *NOT* Daniel ForeverWar. One of those faux amis you need to watch out for.
#NewYorker
#NewYorker
January 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Daniel Immerwahr means Daniel AlwaysTrue *NOT* Daniel ForeverWar. One of those faux amis you need to watch out for.
#NewYorker
#NewYorker
Nina workin', Nina busy.
January 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Nina workin', Nina busy.
Also, causing needless envious discontent between three people while spelling one of them wrong. Unforgivable.
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Also, causing needless envious discontent between three people while spelling one of them wrong. Unforgivable.
Snyder the history professor calling this right; private sector geopolitical consultants getting it shamingly wrong.
January 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Snyder the history professor calling this right; private sector geopolitical consultants getting it shamingly wrong.
It's unlikely he even read that "Western Europe's current governments are now our cultural and political enemies" National Security Strategy document.
But this statement of Trump Macroeconomic Policy is entirely his, every word.
But this statement of Trump Macroeconomic Policy is entirely his, every word.
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's unlikely he even read that "Western Europe's current governments are now our cultural and political enemies" National Security Strategy document.
But this statement of Trump Macroeconomic Policy is entirely his, every word.
But this statement of Trump Macroeconomic Policy is entirely his, every word.
#DogsOfBluesky
Gina in Regent's Park today
Gina in Regent's Park today
December 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#DogsOfBluesky
Gina in Regent's Park today
Gina in Regent's Park today
"France and Italy led calls for an alternative proposal using the bloc’s shared budget"
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"France and Italy led calls for an alternative proposal using the bloc’s shared budget"
Fishback, head of mackerel.
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Fishback, head of mackerel.