Buckley
@buckley19608.bsky.social
I used to think I was clever and cool. Now I know only that I don't know
all great world historic wars appear, so to speak, twice
Very weird feeling waiting for the president to announce an illegal war based on total bullshit that they made up right in front of our faces on TV, almost like I've lived through this moment before
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
all great world historic wars appear, so to speak, twice
can I say something without everyone getting mad at me
you get one guess as to who came up with this thought experiment and considered it to be a useful way to think about abortion
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
can I say something without everyone getting mad at me
s/o to John Bingham, my favorite founding father
On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
s/o to John Bingham, my favorite founding father
I'm reminded of this gem. If you're trying to decode the plot like a puzzle box, you have missed the point the art was actually making
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I'm reminded of this gem. If you're trying to decode the plot like a puzzle box, you have missed the point the art was actually making
gotta hang on to this one
For scale: I spent eleven days in the maximum security wing of a local county lockup before a judge heard my case and moved me to min. I had one hour out of the cell a day. The cell was small. There was a speaker in the ceiling. By the end I was talking to the speaker and spending hours each day
Rejon Taylor was one of 37 people on federal death row whose death sentence was commuted by then-President Biden. This year, he learned the Trump administration was sending him to a supermax prison once called a “clean version of hell.”
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
gotta hang on to this one
is the cure for male loneliness in joining a union?
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
is the cure for male loneliness in joining a union?
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Now this is not We're So Back. It is not even We're Back. But it is, perhaps, the end of It's So Over.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Now this is not We're So Back. It is not even We're Back. But it is, perhaps, the end of It's So Over.
I am learning so much about baseball fans tonight
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I am learning so much about baseball fans tonight
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My actual hottest take is that it's easier to understand maga indoctrination through the lens of spirit possession than any other paradigm
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My actual hottest take is that it's easier to understand maga indoctrination through the lens of spirit possession than any other paradigm
Can I say something without everybody getting mad at me
READ THEORY (academic history books from Cambridge University Press)
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Can I say something without everybody getting mad at me
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
who had that thread "a poli sci course in ten tweets" gotta add this one
working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
who had that thread "a poli sci course in ten tweets" gotta add this one
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On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.
hitting the acceptance stage of political grief. like I'm still gonna protest and donate and phone bank and participate, but I dunno man, "hope for a brighter future" just isn't with me these days
October 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
hitting the acceptance stage of political grief. like I'm still gonna protest and donate and phone bank and participate, but I dunno man, "hope for a brighter future" just isn't with me these days
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skeets
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
skeets
realizing I have no idea how video game music gets made these days. did christopher larkin contract a string quartet for this soundtrack? or can software just make those sounds now?
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
realizing I have no idea how video game music gets made these days. did christopher larkin contract a string quartet for this soundtrack? or can software just make those sounds now?
I'm gonna become a 'git gud' replyguy about silksong. Bilewater is the best zone, come at me
October 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm gonna become a 'git gud' replyguy about silksong. Bilewater is the best zone, come at me
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Gonna have to teach everyone from scratch that the president isn't your boss, he's your employee
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Gonna have to teach everyone from scratch that the president isn't your boss, he's your employee
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"The eugenics twink spent the summer with a nazbol femboy after Ael-"
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage.
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage.
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"The eugenics twink spent the summer with a nazbol femboy after Ael-"
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage.
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage.
always appreciate a history lesson
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
always appreciate a history lesson
has Kenvue (the maker of Tylenol) filed a lawsuit yet?
September 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
has Kenvue (the maker of Tylenol) filed a lawsuit yet?
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It's not hard to speak this way about trans rights. Just lean hard into the patriotism element: trans people represent the American ideal of self-determination and freedom of expression through their courageous and dogged fight to be who they are
September 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's not hard to speak this way about trans rights. Just lean hard into the patriotism element: trans people represent the American ideal of self-determination and freedom of expression through their courageous and dogged fight to be who they are
I know it's hack to say "idiocracy is so true" but like
A preview of your sestercentennial cage match.
September 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I know it's hack to say "idiocracy is so true" but like
awe inspiring
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
awe inspiring