Douglas Moran
@dougom.bsky.social
Unpublished author; technical writer; web site finagler; auto-didact: computer nerd; Lindy Hopper; D&D player. Full-on progressive. Jewish (despite surname).
What is this “snow” thing of which you speak?
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What is this “snow” thing of which you speak?
Alfred brought me a kernel of popcorn (upper left). I have no idea why; he refuses to say.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Alfred brought me a kernel of popcorn (upper left). I have no idea why; he refuses to say.
@erinbiba.bsky.social I know we disagree on this very important issue, and that’s okay. Intelligent people of goodwill can differ and still get along.
Blueberry pie is fine and I like it, but apple pie I make with my own hands is the best *for me*. And boy is my stomach happy right now.
Blueberry pie is fine and I like it, but apple pie I make with my own hands is the best *for me*. And boy is my stomach happy right now.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
@erinbiba.bsky.social I know we disagree on this very important issue, and that’s okay. Intelligent people of goodwill can differ and still get along.
Blueberry pie is fine and I like it, but apple pie I make with my own hands is the best *for me*. And boy is my stomach happy right now.
Blueberry pie is fine and I like it, but apple pie I make with my own hands is the best *for me*. And boy is my stomach happy right now.
As a rule I don’t like to block willy-nilly. Usually I look at someone’s feed to see if their irksome comment was a one-off, or part of a pattern.
If someone insults me *and* they have a pattern of such, it’s block time. (Copelovich is a professor.) Or insult me multiple times. Not here for abuse.
If someone insults me *and* they have a pattern of such, it’s block time. (Copelovich is a professor.) Or insult me multiple times. Not here for abuse.
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As a rule I don’t like to block willy-nilly. Usually I look at someone’s feed to see if their irksome comment was a one-off, or part of a pattern.
If someone insults me *and* they have a pattern of such, it’s block time. (Copelovich is a professor.) Or insult me multiple times. Not here for abuse.
If someone insults me *and* they have a pattern of such, it’s block time. (Copelovich is a professor.) Or insult me multiple times. Not here for abuse.
I’ve been saying this since Trump started using the military as domestic stormtroopers. I’m actually surprised a naval commander hasn’t questioned orders or even resigned over these Venezuela boat murders. I’ve been half expecting a Seven Days in May scenario for months.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I’ve been saying this since Trump started using the military as domestic stormtroopers. I’m actually surprised a naval commander hasn’t questioned orders or even resigned over these Venezuela boat murders. I’ve been half expecting a Seven Days in May scenario for months.
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“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“You will be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Gee, I’m shocked.
(George Mason named their law school after Scalia? JFC.)
(George Mason named their law school after Scalia? JFC.)
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Gee, I’m shocked.
(George Mason named their law school after Scalia? JFC.)
(George Mason named their law school after Scalia? JFC.)
I just don't understand WHY. Because of the Epstein files? Because his popularity is dropping & the economy is for shit? Because people hate Stephen Miller's ICE kidnappings? And why Venezuela? The oil? I'm baffled.
If you would post about this, I would really a lot appreciate it.
If you would post about this, I would really a lot appreciate it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I just don't understand WHY. Because of the Epstein files? Because his popularity is dropping & the economy is for shit? Because people hate Stephen Miller's ICE kidnappings? And why Venezuela? The oil? I'm baffled.
If you would post about this, I would really a lot appreciate it.
If you would post about this, I would really a lot appreciate it.
For those who aren’t math nerds, this is a fancy way of saying she sold it for nearly $40,000.
It reminds me of this line in Tolkien: “You have a score of scores counted ten times and five.” Which is a pretty wild way of saying, “6000”.
It reminds me of this line in Tolkien: “You have a score of scores counted ten times and five.” Which is a pretty wild way of saying, “6000”.
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
For those who aren’t math nerds, this is a fancy way of saying she sold it for nearly $40,000.
It reminds me of this line in Tolkien: “You have a score of scores counted ten times and five.” Which is a pretty wild way of saying, “6000”.
It reminds me of this line in Tolkien: “You have a score of scores counted ten times and five.” Which is a pretty wild way of saying, “6000”.
The Zohran/Trump thing reminds me of…
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Zohran/Trump thing reminds me of…
This is what I mean by “AI is being forced on us.” I’m working in @atlassian.bsky.social Confluence & *all I want to do* is embolden a word. I double-click the word & this stupid pop-up (left) appears. Get TF out of my face; I just want to make a word bold! Can I disable the pop-up? NOPE (right).
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is what I mean by “AI is being forced on us.” I’m working in @atlassian.bsky.social Confluence & *all I want to do* is embolden a word. I double-click the word & this stupid pop-up (left) appears. Get TF out of my face; I just want to make a word bold! Can I disable the pop-up? NOPE (right).
“Taikonaut”. Not astronaut. 航天员.
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Taikonaut”. Not astronaut. 航天员.
This sure didn’t age well. And someone needs to tell the @nytimes.com “editorial board” that 17 items doesn’t make for a reasonable statistical universe. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This sure didn’t age well. And someone needs to tell the @nytimes.com “editorial board” that 17 items doesn’t make for a reasonable statistical universe. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
The Republican conviction that Dems must also engage in cults of personality around [Clinton | Obama | whoever] never ceases to amaze. If Clinton’s in the Epstein files & did something illegal, prosecute him. Jeez, it’s not that complicated.
Who “JP Morgan, Chase” is I’m not sure. Jamie Dimon?
Who “JP Morgan, Chase” is I’m not sure. Jamie Dimon?
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Republican conviction that Dems must also engage in cults of personality around [Clinton | Obama | whoever] never ceases to amaze. If Clinton’s in the Epstein files & did something illegal, prosecute him. Jeez, it’s not that complicated.
Who “JP Morgan, Chase” is I’m not sure. Jamie Dimon?
Who “JP Morgan, Chase” is I’m not sure. Jamie Dimon?
This is a crucial difference between the left and right. I read this and thought, “Go ahead; investigate them.” If someone on the left commits crimes, they should face the consequences. The right believes their people shouldn’t.
Also: Who on the left would be upset at Larry Summers going to jail?
Also: Who on the left would be upset at Larry Summers going to jail?
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is a crucial difference between the left and right. I read this and thought, “Go ahead; investigate them.” If someone on the left commits crimes, they should face the consequences. The right believes their people shouldn’t.
Also: Who on the left would be upset at Larry Summers going to jail?
Also: Who on the left would be upset at Larry Summers going to jail?
What is he, 14 years old?
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What is he, 14 years old?
WHAT THE AF IS WRONG WITH YOU @petebuttigieg.bsky.social? Don’t you remember this? Do you think you and Chasten are safe? I thought you studied history.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
WHAT THE AF IS WRONG WITH YOU @petebuttigieg.bsky.social? Don’t you remember this? Do you think you and Chasten are safe? I thought you studied history.
I know I sound like a broken record—does GenZ understand that metaphor?—but: These masked, un-ID’d men without warrants snatching people off the streets & taking them to unknown locations in unmarked vehicles *are kidnappers*, @govpritzker.illinois.gov. Arrest them. Charge them. They’re *criminals*.
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I know I sound like a broken record—does GenZ understand that metaphor?—but: These masked, un-ID’d men without warrants snatching people off the streets & taking them to unknown locations in unmarked vehicles *are kidnappers*, @govpritzker.illinois.gov. Arrest them. Charge them. They’re *criminals*.
It *is* kidnapping, Nick. Unidentified masked men in unmarked vehicles are, without warrants or probable cause, taking people off the streets and holding them in undisclosed locations. That’s the *textbook definition* of kidnapping. It’s high time you folks in legacy media pointed it out.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It *is* kidnapping, Nick. Unidentified masked men in unmarked vehicles are, without warrants or probable cause, taking people off the streets and holding them in undisclosed locations. That’s the *textbook definition* of kidnapping. It’s high time you folks in legacy media pointed it out.
@sifill.bsky.social I keep saying this and it feels like nobody else is: If they are masked & refused to ID themselves, *there is no way to know that they are actual law enforcement*. Further, masked anonymous men without warrants or probably cause taking people off the streets *is kidnapping*.
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@sifill.bsky.social I keep saying this and it feels like nobody else is: If they are masked & refused to ID themselves, *there is no way to know that they are actual law enforcement*. Further, masked anonymous men without warrants or probably cause taking people off the streets *is kidnapping*.
Because it’s not happening in the northeast. Anything west of Philly might as well be occurring on the Moon.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Because it’s not happening in the northeast. Anything west of Philly might as well be occurring on the Moon.
For, what, nearly 10 years now, Sanders supporters have been denigrated, marginalized by the Dem establishment, and given insulting, dismissive nicknames like, “Bernie Bros”.
And now even this guy says @sanders.senate.gov was right. File this under “D” for “Duh!”
And now even this guy says @sanders.senate.gov was right. File this under “D” for “Duh!”
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For, what, nearly 10 years now, Sanders supporters have been denigrated, marginalized by the Dem establishment, and given insulting, dismissive nicknames like, “Bernie Bros”.
And now even this guy says @sanders.senate.gov was right. File this under “D” for “Duh!”
And now even this guy says @sanders.senate.gov was right. File this under “D” for “Duh!”
@andizeisler.bsky.social This made me actually laugh out loud. I imagined it accompanied by a harpsichord.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
@andizeisler.bsky.social This made me actually laugh out loud. I imagined it accompanied by a harpsichord.
This reminds me of Robert Davi’s comment to his puppet dictator in the James Bond film License to Kill. (Robert Davi was so good at sounding menacing.)
I had to quote-post myself because @bsky.app doesn’t allow you to have article previews and images on the same post. 🙄
I had to quote-post myself because @bsky.app doesn’t allow you to have article previews and images on the same post. 🙄
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This reminds me of Robert Davi’s comment to his puppet dictator in the James Bond film License to Kill. (Robert Davi was so good at sounding menacing.)
I had to quote-post myself because @bsky.app doesn’t allow you to have article previews and images on the same post. 🙄
I had to quote-post myself because @bsky.app doesn’t allow you to have article previews and images on the same post. 🙄