Eric Valinsky
@ekvalinskyy.bsky.social
I am a composer, pianist, Web developer, data expert, cook, and crossword puzzle enthusiast.
I’m glad they are finding employment for otherwise unemployed AI bots. We always talk about human rights, but never about silicon-based rights.
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m glad they are finding employment for otherwise unemployed AI bots. We always talk about human rights, but never about silicon-based rights.
You are truly a beacon in today’s times!
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
You are truly a beacon in today’s times!
Tell that to the crazies with guns that don’t get the joke.
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tell that to the crazies with guns that don’t get the joke.
I think that in today’s climate, publicly posting a death threat could be fatal and at least BlueSky gets that.
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I think that in today’s climate, publicly posting a death threat could be fatal and at least BlueSky gets that.
They WEREN’T lyrics from a song. They were a PARAPHRASE of the lyrics used in what could be perceived as a death threat. In today’s climate, suggesting someone’s assassination even as a joke is potentially fatal to the target.
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
They WEREN’T lyrics from a song. They were a PARAPHRASE of the lyrics used in what could be perceived as a death threat. In today’s climate, suggesting someone’s assassination even as a joke is potentially fatal to the target.
First of all, this is not a direct quote from a Johnny Cash song and it wasn’t identified as such. Secondly, I don’t think the recipient of this post would have seen the overt death threat as a joke. Thanks BlueSky for keeping our community civil!
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
First of all, this is not a direct quote from a Johnny Cash song and it wasn’t identified as such. Secondly, I don’t think the recipient of this post would have seen the overt death threat as a joke. Thanks BlueSky for keeping our community civil!
I just remember the time as mayor of Braddock where he pulled a gun on an innocent black man and it makes me wonder why anyone expected better of him.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I just remember the time as mayor of Braddock where he pulled a gun on an innocent black man and it makes me wonder why anyone expected better of him.
In this case, they smashed them more.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In this case, they smashed them more.
Hey! Lucy said she might hold the football this time!
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Hey! Lucy said she might hold the football this time!
No, Charlie Brown. Lucy will never, ever hold that football.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
No, Charlie Brown. Lucy will never, ever hold that football.
The purity test is: if you are willing to throw marginalized people under the bus to gain a few white male voted, then you don’t deserve ANY public office.
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The purity test is: if you are willing to throw marginalized people under the bus to gain a few white male voted, then you don’t deserve ANY public office.
Not a personal thought, but as an outsider: our son transitioned and he’s exactly the same person he’s always been, just happier.
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Not a personal thought, but as an outsider: our son transitioned and he’s exactly the same person he’s always been, just happier.
Because they are fascists, of course.
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Because they are fascists, of course.
It wasn’t the force. It was the smell. Meanwhile, is Subway selling exploding sandwiches? Is there an extra charge for that?
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It wasn’t the force. It was the smell. Meanwhile, is Subway selling exploding sandwiches? Is there an extra charge for that?
Bernie gets it wrong as usual!
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Bernie gets it wrong as usual!
The current ballroom doesn’t fulfill his need for narcissistic supply.
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The current ballroom doesn’t fulfill his need for narcissistic supply.
We may need the ballroom as an area to stage the tribunals.
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We may need the ballroom as an area to stage the tribunals.
When I read this, I assumed a Winklevoss was a Gen-X online name for a creepy guy. I see that I wasn’t far wrong.
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
When I read this, I assumed a Winklevoss was a Gen-X online name for a creepy guy. I see that I wasn’t far wrong.
This is on you, @govpritzker.illinois.gov
October 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is on you, @govpritzker.illinois.gov
Alienating our allies is a classic malignant narcissist tactic.
October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Alienating our allies is a classic malignant narcissist tactic.
Hey hey ho ho ISP has got to go!
October 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hey hey ho ho ISP has got to go!