Bob S H
@bobshill98.bsky.social
In Hagar the Horrible, his daughter's boyfriend is named Lute. I have news for you, Lute is short for Luther, as in Martin Luther (d. 1546) and nothing to do with the musical instrument, which was introduced into Europe via in the Medieval era, also too late for Vikings.
December 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In Hagar the Horrible, his daughter's boyfriend is named Lute. I have news for you, Lute is short for Luther, as in Martin Luther (d. 1546) and nothing to do with the musical instrument, which was introduced into Europe via in the Medieval era, also too late for Vikings.
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Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
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One of the most important American artists who ever lived, his influence up there with the great jazz & bluesmen - I mean what he did was totally new & unique to where he came from
“All I wanted to do was make people laugh.”—Charles M. Schulz
🎂 Today, we celebrate the birthday of Charles M. Schulz, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922.
Thank you, Mr. Schulz, for all the happiness and laughter.
Photo by Michael Myers, c. 1954 © Schulz Museum.
🎂 Today, we celebrate the birthday of Charles M. Schulz, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922.
Thank you, Mr. Schulz, for all the happiness and laughter.
Photo by Michael Myers, c. 1954 © Schulz Museum.
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One of the most important American artists who ever lived, his influence up there with the great jazz & bluesmen - I mean what he did was totally new & unique to where he came from
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
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Agree. This by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is much more worth reading than 99% of the "future of Dems" stuff spewing out these days.
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Agree. This by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is much more worth reading than 99% of the "future of Dems" stuff spewing out these days.
So now that Gregg Allman is dead I hear his voice on TV. A booze ad of all things.
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
So now that Gregg Allman is dead I hear his voice on TV. A booze ad of all things.
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We have to figure out how to operate within "here's what they want to do and what they're trying to do" and "here's what we can still do right now and we need to do MORE of it." That's why these No Kings protests have been important. Trump and the Republicans tried to scare people off, but...
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We have to figure out how to operate within "here's what they want to do and what they're trying to do" and "here's what we can still do right now and we need to do MORE of it." That's why these No Kings protests have been important. Trump and the Republicans tried to scare people off, but...
I hate in-game interviews.
October 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I hate in-game interviews.
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The times where everything was available to anyone because it was supported by a third party have passed. That was a yesterday we thought would last forever without realizing we had a responsibility to maintain it. We must now be mindful stewards instead of passive consumers.
Sometimes we receive complaints from people who'd like to read Flytrap content for free. We understand the frustration around paywalls in an increasingly dire financial landscape for many folks, so we also want to be honest about our financials. Let's talk about what it costs to run the Flytrap.
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The times where everything was available to anyone because it was supported by a third party have passed. That was a yesterday we thought would last forever without realizing we had a responsibility to maintain it. We must now be mindful stewards instead of passive consumers.
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Instead of complaining about the media treating dems and the left as the only political agents with any agency, start treating the media as political agents with agency—and then remember to do it tomorrow, and the day after
October 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Instead of complaining about the media treating dems and the left as the only political agents with any agency, start treating the media as political agents with agency—and then remember to do it tomorrow, and the day after
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I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth."
A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth."
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And fighting against the growth of an authoritarian government takes a certain amount of stoicism and levelheadedness and discipline. Freaking out about fascism is defeatist.
The point of contention is whether or not we live in a fascist state. That has a definition. If I recall, Tom has acknowledged that we have fascists in govt, and doing some fascist things. But individual actions are a far cry from saying we live under fascism. Seems a reasonable distinction to me.
September 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And fighting against the growth of an authoritarian government takes a certain amount of stoicism and levelheadedness and discipline. Freaking out about fascism is defeatist.
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Claiming that routine immunization requirements for school are an issue of parental rights dehumanizes children. Kids have intrinsic rights just as anyone, and parents are obligated to provide the best care possible for them. That includes providing them with indicated medical interventions.
September 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Claiming that routine immunization requirements for school are an issue of parental rights dehumanizes children. Kids have intrinsic rights just as anyone, and parents are obligated to provide the best care possible for them. That includes providing them with indicated medical interventions.
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Every Minnesotan* has similar posts attempting to say something that might persuade. I haven’t found it yet.
*well me, anyway
*well me, anyway
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
September 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Every Minnesotan* has similar posts attempting to say something that might persuade. I haven’t found it yet.
*well me, anyway
*well me, anyway
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‘Don’t let them take your humanity’ is a valuable warning & you should keep it in sight. But it cuts both ways. On one hand it means don’t become a monster but on the other it means don’t become soft to people who *literally* mean to take your humanity.
September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
‘Don’t let them take your humanity’ is a valuable warning & you should keep it in sight. But it cuts both ways. On one hand it means don’t become a monster but on the other it means don’t become soft to people who *literally* mean to take your humanity.
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The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better.
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better.
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When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
"Everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't know how anything works." The quoted post is part of an excellent and upsetting thread.
mRNA, zoonotic spillover, these aren't things that the average person understands well enough to know if they're being lied to. That's why it works. Everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works.
7/9
7/9
August 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
"Everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't know how anything works." The quoted post is part of an excellent and upsetting thread.
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The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
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We're going to need journalists to stop talking about synthetic text extruding machines as if they have *thoughts* or *stances* that they are *trying* to *communicate*. ChatGPT can't *admit* anything, nor *self-report*. Gah.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
August 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We're going to need journalists to stop talking about synthetic text extruding machines as if they have *thoughts* or *stances* that they are *trying* to *communicate*. ChatGPT can't *admit* anything, nor *self-report*. Gah.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
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"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week."
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
August 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week."
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
--Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless
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How many times must we do this?
The left put kitty litter in school bathrooms!
(No they didn’t)
Big cities are crime-ridden (they’re not)
Every college class is race and gender studies (they’re not)
If anyone expresses a traditional opinion they get totally destroyed (no they don’t)
etc.
The left put kitty litter in school bathrooms!
(No they didn’t)
Big cities are crime-ridden (they’re not)
Every college class is race and gender studies (they’re not)
If anyone expresses a traditional opinion they get totally destroyed (no they don’t)
etc.
July 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How many times must we do this?
The left put kitty litter in school bathrooms!
(No they didn’t)
Big cities are crime-ridden (they’re not)
Every college class is race and gender studies (they’re not)
If anyone expresses a traditional opinion they get totally destroyed (no they don’t)
etc.
The left put kitty litter in school bathrooms!
(No they didn’t)
Big cities are crime-ridden (they’re not)
Every college class is race and gender studies (they’re not)
If anyone expresses a traditional opinion they get totally destroyed (no they don’t)
etc.
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It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire