Gauche Douglas
@douglasboberg.bsky.social
Patented software dork grumbling about US politics, the Tampa Bay Lightning, indie developer woes, and sometimes memes.
Welcome to the future y’all.
Welcome to the future y’all.
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She's coming for that Palin vote.
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
She's coming for that Palin vote.
I log off for a few hours to watch Dark (which is really good btw) and I come back to Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning. Because of course 🤷🏻♂️
Nothing is unbelievable anymore
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/22/m...
Nothing is unbelievable anymore
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/22/m...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress
She was initially one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, but Trump cut ties with her last week.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I log off for a few hours to watch Dark (which is really good btw) and I come back to Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning. Because of course 🤷🏻♂️
Nothing is unbelievable anymore
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/22/m...
Nothing is unbelievable anymore
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/22/m...
Trump is very easily influenced, and Mamdani is very persuasive.
Live: 'We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,' Trump says after meeting Mamdani
The US president congratulates the NYC mayor-elect on his recent win, while the pair say they hope to work together on affordability in the city.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Trump is very easily influenced, and Mamdani is very persuasive.
Mamdani has the chance to do the funniest thing
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Mamdani has the chance to do the funniest thing
Just arrived at my father’s and he’s watching Mamdani visiting Trump.
I did not know this was going to happen and I have no idea what’s going on
I did not know this was going to happen and I have no idea what’s going on
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just arrived at my father’s and he’s watching Mamdani visiting Trump.
I did not know this was going to happen and I have no idea what’s going on
I did not know this was going to happen and I have no idea what’s going on
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A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
I don’t understand why people cut the ears off of dogs. It looks terrible like the dog has an open wound on its head.
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I don’t understand why people cut the ears off of dogs. It looks terrible like the dog has an open wound on its head.
Karoline is asking all of us to call her “piggy” every time we see her in public.
It’s respectful and honest. 😌
It’s respectful and honest. 😌
Karoline Leavitt Tells Reporter Trump's 'Piggy' Insult Shows He's 'Respectful' by Being 'Honest to Your Faces'
Donald Trump's 'Piggy' insult was proof of his 'frankness,' says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
people.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Karoline is asking all of us to call her “piggy” every time we see her in public.
It’s respectful and honest. 😌
It’s respectful and honest. 😌
He’s just vile.
And we’ll never be rid of him.
This isn’t even a subtweet, you know exactly who I’m talking about
And we’ll never be rid of him.
This isn’t even a subtweet, you know exactly who I’m talking about
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
He’s just vile.
And we’ll never be rid of him.
This isn’t even a subtweet, you know exactly who I’m talking about
And we’ll never be rid of him.
This isn’t even a subtweet, you know exactly who I’m talking about
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I mean.
It's just.
"Quiet, piggy."
How. How does.
The president. Of the United States of America.
It's just.
"Quiet, piggy."
How. How does.
The president. Of the United States of America.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I mean.
It's just.
"Quiet, piggy."
How. How does.
The president. Of the United States of America.
It's just.
"Quiet, piggy."
How. How does.
The president. Of the United States of America.
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I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
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Trump: We’re going to make the American Dream a word that—two words that you didn’t have. Remember when Biden said it’s all about three words: The American Dream. You don’t ever want to get in that situation.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Trump: We’re going to make the American Dream a word that—two words that you didn’t have. Remember when Biden said it’s all about three words: The American Dream. You don’t ever want to get in that situation.
“It’s for LMMs 😩”
So llms can’t parse json, or they can’t deal with the minuscule size of gzipped plain text?
Bring back fully valid EDI!!
So llms can’t parse json, or they can’t deal with the minuscule size of gzipped plain text?
Bring back fully valid EDI!!
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“It’s for LMMs 😩”
So llms can’t parse json, or they can’t deal with the minuscule size of gzipped plain text?
Bring back fully valid EDI!!
So llms can’t parse json, or they can’t deal with the minuscule size of gzipped plain text?
Bring back fully valid EDI!!
Jess Glynne should be a bigger star in the US. We saw her concert in St Pete years ago and she was great.
youtu.be/jUjDcqdvCrk
youtu.be/jUjDcqdvCrk
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (Lyrics) feat. Jess Glynne
YouTube video by 7clouds
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Jess Glynne should be a bigger star in the US. We saw her concert in St Pete years ago and she was great.
youtu.be/jUjDcqdvCrk
youtu.be/jUjDcqdvCrk
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
Tonight on r/AskReddit:
What’s something wild happening now that people from 2010 wouldn’t believe?
What’s something wild happening now that people from 2010 wouldn’t believe?
Real tweets from the White House are indistinguishable from anti-Trump AI slop.
Or, in this case, 1990s Adbusters parodies.
Or, in this case, 1990s Adbusters parodies.
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Tonight on r/AskReddit:
What’s something wild happening now that people from 2010 wouldn’t believe?
What’s something wild happening now that people from 2010 wouldn’t believe?
A mother and her adult son are bickering in the booth next to us;
I think it’s about his new ‘stepdad’.
His major complaint seems to be the firmness of new-dad’s handshake.
“Did you shake his hand!?”
“Did you notice how soft his hands were!?”
“He had soft hands!!”
“Tell me how his handshake was!”
I think it’s about his new ‘stepdad’.
His major complaint seems to be the firmness of new-dad’s handshake.
“Did you shake his hand!?”
“Did you notice how soft his hands were!?”
“He had soft hands!!”
“Tell me how his handshake was!”
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A mother and her adult son are bickering in the booth next to us;
I think it’s about his new ‘stepdad’.
His major complaint seems to be the firmness of new-dad’s handshake.
“Did you shake his hand!?”
“Did you notice how soft his hands were!?”
“He had soft hands!!”
“Tell me how his handshake was!”
I think it’s about his new ‘stepdad’.
His major complaint seems to be the firmness of new-dad’s handshake.
“Did you shake his hand!?”
“Did you notice how soft his hands were!?”
“He had soft hands!!”
“Tell me how his handshake was!”
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To Kat's point, I have always said that the easiest thing to do in the face of reports of gendered violence is nothing. People desperately want to do nothing. And pushing them to do literally anything is seen as an attack.
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
To Kat's point, I have always said that the easiest thing to do in the face of reports of gendered violence is nothing. People desperately want to do nothing. And pushing them to do literally anything is seen as an attack.
I don’t know why people are saying Larry Summers was asking Jeffrey Epstein for “romantic” advice.
Are we too scared to say he was asking for advice on grooming his students into sexual relationships? Asking for advice on effective lechery?
Definitely wasn’t “romance”.
Are we too scared to say he was asking for advice on grooming his students into sexual relationships? Asking for advice on effective lechery?
Definitely wasn’t “romance”.
November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I don’t know why people are saying Larry Summers was asking Jeffrey Epstein for “romantic” advice.
Are we too scared to say he was asking for advice on grooming his students into sexual relationships? Asking for advice on effective lechery?
Definitely wasn’t “romance”.
Are we too scared to say he was asking for advice on grooming his students into sexual relationships? Asking for advice on effective lechery?
Definitely wasn’t “romance”.
No. Not until she *at least* apologizes to David Hogg.
And removes her harassment videos from her own YouTube channel.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not in a redemption arc. This is just another day of self serving performances to get her way.
youtu.be/GM05FwyhHPA
And removes her harassment videos from her own YouTube channel.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not in a redemption arc. This is just another day of self serving performances to get her way.
youtu.be/GM05FwyhHPA
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
No. Not until she *at least* apologizes to David Hogg.
And removes her harassment videos from her own YouTube channel.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not in a redemption arc. This is just another day of self serving performances to get her way.
youtu.be/GM05FwyhHPA
And removes her harassment videos from her own YouTube channel.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not in a redemption arc. This is just another day of self serving performances to get her way.
youtu.be/GM05FwyhHPA
Quote copied from elsewhere:
“MTG was an enemy of the left for years, and never feared for her life. She turned against MAGA for one day and needed to get security”
www.newsweek.com/marjorie-tay...
“MTG was an enemy of the left for years, and never feared for her life. She turned against MAGA for one day and needed to get security”
www.newsweek.com/marjorie-tay...
Marjorie Taylor Greene has received assassination threats: police
Rome Police Department has said it has received two "email assassination threats toward MTG and her family."
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Quote copied from elsewhere:
“MTG was an enemy of the left for years, and never feared for her life. She turned against MAGA for one day and needed to get security”
www.newsweek.com/marjorie-tay...
“MTG was an enemy of the left for years, and never feared for her life. She turned against MAGA for one day and needed to get security”
www.newsweek.com/marjorie-tay...
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AOC has a better shot at 2028 than Newsom does, that prick already threw in his lot with the rightwing podcasters and the transphobes.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
2028 watch: The most effective ad for Prop 50 came not from Gavin Newsom. It came from AOC.
-Super PAC Future Forward found that Ocasio-Cortez's direct-to-camera ad did better than ads featuring Newsom — Prop 50's chief cheerleader — and Barack Obama.
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/a...
-Super PAC Future Forward found that Ocasio-Cortez's direct-to-camera ad did better than ads featuring Newsom — Prop 50's chief cheerleader — and Barack Obama.
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/a...
Scoop: AOC's ad outscores Newsom's in California redistricting campaign
The report is a sign the progressive star could be a formidable opponent against Newsom — even in his home state — in a presidential primary.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
AOC has a better shot at 2028 than Newsom does, that prick already threw in his lot with the rightwing podcasters and the transphobes.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
Reactionary centrists can whine about "purity tests," but fact is Dem contenders now must have spine & principles. Candidates without that will struggle in 2028.
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Does this mean Trump is the first bisexual president.
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Does this mean Trump is the first bisexual president.