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andrew
@briggs.computer
· Jul 8
the clear winner from my cross-town move is Ludo, who now has an apartment-sized cat tree
there’s comfort in knowing this whole class of chud will have whistle-related PTSD for the rest of their lives
I have been arguing since the great anti Muslim panic under Bush that conservatives are fucking weak ass fuckers. They’re goddamned scared of EVERYTHING. Muslims. Black people. Women. Drag queens. I’ve never seen a more scared ass group in my life. They’re fucking scared of WHISTLES.
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 AM
there’s comfort in knowing this whole class of chud will have whistle-related PTSD for the rest of their lives
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It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
lol they took away his phone
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM
lol they took away his phone
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Snowfall is going to put traffic engineers out of a job. Just replace the snow with sidewalk level concrete and tada you’re done
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Snowfall is going to put traffic engineers out of a job. Just replace the snow with sidewalk level concrete and tada you’re done
I've had "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Battle Cry of Freedom" stuck in my head for like two weeks now as I've been watching Ken Burns' Civil War, basically the entire thing is set to one of those two songs
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I've had "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Battle Cry of Freedom" stuck in my head for like two weeks now as I've been watching Ken Burns' Civil War, basically the entire thing is set to one of those two songs
Saw SINNERS again in a packed theater, it’s so good
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Saw SINNERS again in a packed theater, it’s so good
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
it’s crazy how good 28 Years Later was, and feels like a miracle that 28 Years Later 2 was better
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 AM
it’s crazy how good 28 Years Later was, and feels like a miracle that 28 Years Later 2 was better
Frankenstein is so damn good
I often think about this bc the book is a set of nested frames where each subsequent frame helps you decipher the previous speaker, so, for example, we encounter Victor telling us the creature’s story, which becomes a way to understand Victor (boo! hiss!). The refugee story is the center frame.
At the center of the novel Frankenstein is the story of a refugee family who lost everything to protect others from persecution. It’s from this family that the creature vicariously learns language and begins to consider how it should relate to its maker.
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Frankenstein is so damn good
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you aren't fighting a battle my man, you're entertaining freaks. insane how many libs still have this West Wing fantasy of changing people's minds if they just post good enough. they're either morons or addicts trying to rationalize their addiction to cheap dopamine
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
you aren't fighting a battle my man, you're entertaining freaks. insane how many libs still have this West Wing fantasy of changing people's minds if they just post good enough. they're either morons or addicts trying to rationalize their addiction to cheap dopamine
it's so cool how paying off your student loans lowers your credit score, what a great society we've built
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 PM
it's so cool how paying off your student loans lowers your credit score, what a great society we've built
every Sunday should feel like the Sunday in the middle of a three-day weekend
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
every Sunday should feel like the Sunday in the middle of a three-day weekend
*cough cough* ed zitron *cough cough cough*
I am going to be honest, this guy needs to be putting some of this into therapy instead of into writing. I find most of his stuff thought-terminating existential dread instead of actually working on strategy and structure to make positive change.
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
*cough cough* ed zitron *cough cough cough*
this should be a career-ending clip
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
this should be a career-ending clip
I’m sure Marty Reisman is a crazy dude, but this all gives off the same energy as movies like Catch Me If You Can or Wolf of Wall Street, where the IRL subjects were like “oh yeah I made a ton of that shit up”
The Ping-Pong Hustler Who Inspired ‘Marty Supreme’. “If Chalamet has found, in this role, an all-time character, it is surely in no small part because Reisman was an all-time character.” (Saw the movie; loved it.) [nytimes.com]
The Ping-Pong Hustler Who Inspired ‘Marty Supreme’
Volleying questions with the table tennis champ Marty Reisman, an inspiration for Timothée Chalamet’s new film, showed that he was a character in his own right.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I’m sure Marty Reisman is a crazy dude, but this all gives off the same energy as movies like Catch Me If You Can or Wolf of Wall Street, where the IRL subjects were like “oh yeah I made a ton of that shit up”
Bone Temple absolutely ruled
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Bone Temple absolutely ruled
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I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them
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ramen places should have to tell you on the menu if your bowl only comes with half an egg
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
ramen places should have to tell you on the menu if your bowl only comes with half an egg
This was such a strong attitude early on, Bsky has lot a lot of this ethos and we're all worse off for it
The lesson as always is block more people for less bad behavior and hope Bluesky kicks out more people over stupid bullshit, actually
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This was such a strong attitude early on, Bsky has lot a lot of this ethos and we're all worse off for it
Last week I slurped some very spicy ramen and a noodle whipped directly into my eye. I was flushing my eye at the table with water and napkins
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Last week I slurped some very spicy ramen and a noodle whipped directly into my eye. I was flushing my eye at the table with water and napkins
me every time I navigate the city Costco
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
me every time I navigate the city Costco
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anybody have a reading chair they like
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
anybody have a reading chair they like
it short circuits something in my brain seeing AI-generated assets physically reproduced in real life, this was on the wall in a pub:
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
it short circuits something in my brain seeing AI-generated assets physically reproduced in real life, this was on the wall in a pub:
anybody have a reading chair they like
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
anybody have a reading chair they like
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.