Bob Lied
@boblied.bsky.social
Retired software developer, guitar hobbyist. I roll my eyes at your cheap shots at Perl. Nylon strings and nails all day. I will very much enjoy watching the leopards eat their faces. He/him 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
"wreak of"? Democracy dies in darkness, and proof-reading dies in AI. Decision to unsubscribe to the Post re-confirmed. Also, JD Vance can bite my communion wafer.
Vice President JD Vance drew scrutiny this week by saying he hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity.
Vance said criticisms of his comments “wreak of anti-Christian bigotry.”
Vance said criticisms of his comments “wreak of anti-Christian bigotry.”
Vance defends saying he hopes his wife converts to Christianity
The vice president told students on Wednesday that he hopes his wife, Usha, who is Hindu, converts to Christianity someday.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"wreak of"? Democracy dies in darkness, and proof-reading dies in AI. Decision to unsubscribe to the Post re-confirmed. Also, JD Vance can bite my communion wafer.
Almost EVERYBODY takes Tylenol or acetaminophen. It correlates with almost EVERYTHING. It’s about as suggestive as blaming breathing.
RFK Jr: "The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy in the paranatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive."
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Almost EVERYBODY takes Tylenol or acetaminophen. It correlates with almost EVERYTHING. It’s about as suggestive as blaming breathing.
Remember how Republicans lost their minds that Obama was so classless and unprofessional as to wear a tan suit?
He was so butthurt by millions protesting his authoritarian regime, he posted an AI clip of him in a fighter jet dumping crap on people exercising their constitutional rights.
It’s the kind of reaction you would expect from a mentally unhinged lunatic or a petulant child.
Not a President.
It’s the kind of reaction you would expect from a mentally unhinged lunatic or a petulant child.
Not a President.
October 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Remember how Republicans lost their minds that Obama was so classless and unprofessional as to wear a tan suit?
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The “big beautiful bill” is really a “big beautiful slush fund”.
“The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The “big beautiful bill” is really a “big beautiful slush fund”.
It sounds like the period of “peace in the Middle East” is going to be measured in units of Scaramucchis.
Trump threatens American boots on the ground in Gaza to fight Hamas
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It sounds like the period of “peace in the Middle East” is going to be measured in units of Scaramucchis.
These are not "young boys". They are adult men. One of them has managed to get elected as a state senator. This reaction sounds like projection from someone who no doubt has lots of internet activity he hopes never sees the light of day. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’
The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
These are not "young boys". They are adult men. One of them has managed to get elected as a state senator. This reaction sounds like projection from someone who no doubt has lots of internet activity he hopes never sees the light of day. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Praying for his painful and terrifying death is also less sinful.
A pastor I follow on IG makes a theological argument I’m going to be thinking about for awhile.
www.instagram.com/reel/DOJ2zrv...
www.instagram.com/reel/DOJ2zrv...
September 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Praying for his painful and terrifying death is also less sinful.
If you find that exciting, you should open my third dresser drawer. It’s like a time capsule, but with socks and underwear.
I was literally shaking... www.youtube.com/shorts/27Kxz...
Opening Up a 25-Year-Old Time Capsule
YouTube video by Mr. Beat
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you find that exciting, you should open my third dresser drawer. It’s like a time capsule, but with socks and underwear.
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Imagine if we had a government based on ethics instead of petty tyrants trying to abuse the system through every possible loophole.
Imagine if we had a government based on ethics instead of petty tyrants trying to abuse the system through every possible loophole.
August 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Imagine if we had a government based on ethics instead of petty tyrants trying to abuse the system through every possible loophole.
Imagine if we had a government based on ethics instead of petty tyrants trying to abuse the system through every possible loophole.
I’d like to start tomorrow, please.
We’re going to outlive him.
So that’s one good thing.
So that’s one good thing.
July 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’d like to start tomorrow, please.
I will never not click on this video.
July 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I will never not click on this video.
Coming soon: the Beach Birkenau, the Delta Dachau, and the Oilfield Auschwitz.
South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas are already being vetted to be the next states to implement their own "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration concentration camp. thehill.com/homenews/sta...
thehill.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Coming soon: the Beach Birkenau, the Delta Dachau, and the Oilfield Auschwitz.
Prediction: in 2029, when the Pritzker-Newsom administration renovates the White House to remove the poles as well as the asbestos-coated gold leaf trim, it will be discovered that the poles contain radio transmitters and antennas pointed at the Russian embassy. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Rambles On And On About ‘Beautiful’ Flagpole In Front Of White House
The president claimed, “These are the best poles anywhere in the country, or in the world,” during installation.
www.huffpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Prediction: in 2029, when the Pritzker-Newsom administration renovates the White House to remove the poles as well as the asbestos-coated gold leaf trim, it will be discovered that the poles contain radio transmitters and antennas pointed at the Russian embassy. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Dude's name is Robert. Could have had Pope Bob, but I guess they decided to go a different way.
May 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Dude's name is Robert. Could have had Pope Bob, but I guess they decided to go a different way.
Bribes. He’s taken 200 bribes.
RADDATZ: Trump said he's made 200 deals on tariffs. 200 deals? Who has he made deals with? Is there actually any deal at this point?
BESSENT: I believe that he is referring to subdeals within the negotiations we are doing
BESSENT: I believe that he is referring to subdeals within the negotiations we are doing
April 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bribes. He’s taken 200 bribes.
And they’ll still be billionaires and multimillionaires. Let us know when they start applying to be Walmart greeters.
For the world’s 500 richest people, this would be the biggest two-day loss ever recorded by the Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
April 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
And they’ll still be billionaires and multimillionaires. Let us know when they start applying to be Walmart greeters.
Reposted by Bob Lied
"One thing I would recommend is if you’re going to cancel your subscription to the Washington Post, don’t entirely remove those dollars from the news space. Take that money and at least invest it in an organization or a publication that you think is aligned with your values."
Oliver Darcy on a cowed mainstream press
"It’s highly alarming how news institutions and Big Tech are behaving in response to an autocratic wannabe."
www.publicnotice.co
March 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"One thing I would recommend is if you’re going to cancel your subscription to the Washington Post, don’t entirely remove those dollars from the news space. Take that money and at least invest it in an organization or a publication that you think is aligned with your values."
In this season's performance of "MAGA Presents: Third Reich Revisited", the role of Dachau will be played by Guantanamo, and the role of Poland will be performed by Mexico. www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-...
Mexico's president warns U.S. against invading to fight cartels after Washington designates them as terrorist groups
President Claudia Sheinbaum also said Mexico will expand its legal action against U.S. gun manufacturers following the decision to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
www.cbsnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
In this season's performance of "MAGA Presents: Third Reich Revisited", the role of Dachau will be played by Guantanamo, and the role of Poland will be performed by Mexico. www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-...
Remember that scene in "Handmaid's Tale" where the women in the coffee shop suddenly find that their credit cards no longer work?
NEW: DOGE put a $1 spending limit on government employee credit cards. Employees say overspending and fraud in the program was exceedingly rare. www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards
The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they'll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember that scene in "Handmaid's Tale" where the women in the coffee shop suddenly find that their credit cards no longer work?
Reposted by Bob Lied
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
Reposted by Bob Lied
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Reposted by Bob Lied
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16 #perl Finally. This shouldn't have been that hard.
Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024
adventofcode.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:28 PM
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16 #perl Finally. This shouldn't have been that hard.
It's not that we couldn't satisfy the poor, it's that the rich can never be satisfied.
December 26, 2024 at 11:40 PM
It's not that we couldn't satisfy the poor, it's that the rich can never be satisfied.