Chris Bergstresser
@catsclaw.bsky.social
Geek, larper, world traveler when not sleeping late in the mornings
The Republican vision of a "race-neutral" society looks an awful lot like the Jim Crow South.
October 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Republican vision of a "race-neutral" society looks an awful lot like the Jim Crow South.
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The Bluesky Dictionary
Can Bluesky say every word in the English language? Well this is your chance to find out.
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August 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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I can finally watch Oppenheimer as it was meant to be seen: silently on my neighbor's screen with subtitles on during a transatlantic flight.
July 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I can finally watch Oppenheimer as it was meant to be seen: silently on my neighbor's screen with subtitles on during a transatlantic flight.
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i think cuomo did well considering he couldn’t campaign while the sun was up
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
i think cuomo did well considering he couldn’t campaign while the sun was up
If I were Canada I would already have passed a massive amount of funding establishing a flagship biomedical research program based in Toronto and be well into recruiting the absolute top talent from the United States.
Is this already happening? Ditto in Europe? This feels like such a no-brainer.
Is this already happening? Ditto in Europe? This feels like such a no-brainer.
May 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If I were Canada I would already have passed a massive amount of funding establishing a flagship biomedical research program based in Toronto and be well into recruiting the absolute top talent from the United States.
Is this already happening? Ditto in Europe? This feels like such a no-brainer.
Is this already happening? Ditto in Europe? This feels like such a no-brainer.
While I appreciate the presentation this is a sausage roll — vegan in this case — and it's altogether too fancy for my tastes.
May 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
While I appreciate the presentation this is a sausage roll — vegan in this case — and it's altogether too fancy for my tastes.
While Animal Farm is one of my favorite books, I'm not exactly convinced that what this particular historical moment needs is an impassioned argument against a theoretical communist revolution.
April 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
While Animal Farm is one of my favorite books, I'm not exactly convinced that what this particular historical moment needs is an impassioned argument against a theoretical communist revolution.
I feel like Blue Prince is fun for people who like to solve half a crossword puzzle and then get told they aren't allowed to finish it but they can try a different one if they like.
April 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I feel like Blue Prince is fun for people who like to solve half a crossword puzzle and then get told they aren't allowed to finish it but they can try a different one if they like.
I really don't get why it's so hard for people to understand that trans women *are* biologically women. The trans people I know didn't choose to be trans, any more than the gay people I know chose to be gay. There's a lot more to biology than the SRY gene.
April 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I really don't get why it's so hard for people to understand that trans women *are* biologically women. The trans people I know didn't choose to be trans, any more than the gay people I know chose to be gay. There's a lot more to biology than the SRY gene.
People who regret their vote for Trump but blame the Democrats for not presenting a more compelling alternative feel like the kind of people who swallow rat poison then sue because the "DO NOT EAT" label wasn't bigger.
April 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
People who regret their vote for Trump but blame the Democrats for not presenting a more compelling alternative feel like the kind of people who swallow rat poison then sue because the "DO NOT EAT" label wasn't bigger.
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If we do hit the circuit breaker then Fox News is required to start playing Swan Lake
April 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If we do hit the circuit breaker then Fox News is required to start playing Swan Lake
Chase has locked down my accounts for "suspicious activity," and requires me to talk to a fraud specialist to unlock it. Their fraud specialists don't work overnight. So if you need access to your cash overnight, maybe because you're overseas and it's your daytime, you're just fucked.
April 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Chase has locked down my accounts for "suspicious activity," and requires me to talk to a fraud specialist to unlock it. Their fraud specialists don't work overnight. So if you need access to your cash overnight, maybe because you're overseas and it's your daytime, you're just fucked.
I'm not sure the recurring "you should have voted for the smart black lady" posts are doing much. Yes, that would have been much, much better. But you're never going to get an electorate fired up voting for the kind of corporate candidates the Democrats typically find themselves promoting.
April 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I'm not sure the recurring "you should have voted for the smart black lady" posts are doing much. Yes, that would have been much, much better. But you're never going to get an electorate fired up voting for the kind of corporate candidates the Democrats typically find themselves promoting.
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RANDOM TARIFF ENCOUNTER TABLE (D8)
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
April 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
RANDOM TARIFF ENCOUNTER TABLE (D8)
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
1 - 25%
2 - 34%
3 - 10% (but you must buy our chickens)
4 - 49% lovely people but they've been ripping us off
5 - 20% and 2d4 ogres
6 - 31%, roll again on treasure table C
7 - 25% (28% for elves)
8 - Roll again combine both results
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as trans day of visibility fades into night, it's time to build support for a new holiday: trans week of unfettered access to long-range rocket artillery
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
as trans day of visibility fades into night, it's time to build support for a new holiday: trans week of unfettered access to long-range rocket artillery
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Perfect 🤣🎯
March 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Perfect 🤣🎯
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oh this is extremely interesting
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
oh this is extremely interesting
My biggest surprise in the National Security texting scandal is that they weren't using Telegraph.
March 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My biggest surprise in the National Security texting scandal is that they weren't using Telegraph.
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Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
March 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
A Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation of your death, based on US mortality figures.
I find it strangely calming and meditative.
I find it strangely calming and meditative.
When You Will Die
It is impossible to know when it is our last day, but we can guess with probabilities.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation of your death, based on US mortality figures.
I find it strangely calming and meditative.
I find it strangely calming and meditative.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Interesting thought: the Republicans have been operating on outrage for decades. The Democrats haven't. Has that finally changed for the Democratic base, and are the missteps by politicians (Schumer voting for cloture, Newsom interviewing Bannon) a failure to recognize that shift?
March 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Interesting thought: the Republicans have been operating on outrage for decades. The Democrats haven't. Has that finally changed for the Democratic base, and are the missteps by politicians (Schumer voting for cloture, Newsom interviewing Bannon) a failure to recognize that shift?
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Cyberpunke dystopia was a cautionarye tale, but broligarchs thynke of it as an approach to the problems of the worlde.
March 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Cyberpunke dystopia was a cautionarye tale, but broligarchs thynke of it as an approach to the problems of the worlde.
If a right-wing government proposed shooting Jews, blacks, union organizers, and LGBTQ people in the streets, the press would describe a situation where only half of those were shot as a "moderate compromise" and cite it as evidence that liberal democracy was still fully functional.
March 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If a right-wing government proposed shooting Jews, blacks, union organizers, and LGBTQ people in the streets, the press would describe a situation where only half of those were shot as a "moderate compromise" and cite it as evidence that liberal democracy was still fully functional.
The idea behind "World Book Day" is depressing. There's no need to celebrate the commonplace. Books should be so deeply woven into our lives that they're inextricable. It's like having "World Air Day" but I suppose we're well on our way to destroying breathable air, so maybe we need that now, too.
March 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The idea behind "World Book Day" is depressing. There's no need to celebrate the commonplace. Books should be so deeply woven into our lives that they're inextricable. It's like having "World Air Day" but I suppose we're well on our way to destroying breathable air, so maybe we need that now, too.