Ethric T. S.
@ethric-t-s.bsky.social
Ambi-to-introverted, melancholic, laconic, somber-hued, radically progressive, pro-human, anti-fascist, old-school nerdy, advocate of open source, amateur writer of fitful output driven by aesthetic appreciation of shadows, dusk, and beautiful decay.
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No agency insignia at all on their uniforms, so this is likely not DEA or ATF or FBI or Border Patrol. So probably it’s DHS, most likely ICE.
And yeah, the comment about “liberal” is really telling. These guys are wildly unprofessional.
And yeah, the comment about “liberal” is really telling. These guys are wildly unprofessional.
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
No agency insignia at all on their uniforms, so this is likely not DEA or ATF or FBI or Border Patrol. So probably it’s DHS, most likely ICE.
And yeah, the comment about “liberal” is really telling. These guys are wildly unprofessional.
And yeah, the comment about “liberal” is really telling. These guys are wildly unprofessional.
Sometimes, I seize the day like one might seize a car's transmission.
June 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sometimes, I seize the day like one might seize a car's transmission.
The modern motel lobby -- grey and sharp-edged, spare clean furniture to allude to the image of hospitality, but hard and subtly angled to discourage lingering long. A grand screen playing the same single commercial for the motel chain, looping over and over.
May 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The modern motel lobby -- grey and sharp-edged, spare clean furniture to allude to the image of hospitality, but hard and subtly angled to discourage lingering long. A grand screen playing the same single commercial for the motel chain, looping over and over.
A strange thing about the MAGAts: unlike other authoritarian right-wing movements, there's no call to action in it, no grand plan for the masses to follow. Just a regressive narrative and false re-validation of old privilege. It's bizarre how so much pomp is put into telling "patriots" to do nothing
April 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A strange thing about the MAGAts: unlike other authoritarian right-wing movements, there's no call to action in it, no grand plan for the masses to follow. Just a regressive narrative and false re-validation of old privilege. It's bizarre how so much pomp is put into telling "patriots" to do nothing
Headline says,"Judge Issues Stern Rebuke to President." The progressives clap. "Oh, that'll show 'em, that'll give what for to his shenanigans." Brother, how can you think that? It just feeds the regime's narrative, gives them another standard to kick over and crow about their strength for doing so.
April 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Headline says,"Judge Issues Stern Rebuke to President." The progressives clap. "Oh, that'll show 'em, that'll give what for to his shenanigans." Brother, how can you think that? It just feeds the regime's narrative, gives them another standard to kick over and crow about their strength for doing so.
The second priority of the Democrats is to oppose the Republican agenda, but the first is to suppress the reform wing of their own party.
April 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The second priority of the Democrats is to oppose the Republican agenda, but the first is to suppress the reform wing of their own party.
Okay, so ... while I lived in New York, buildings exploded at least four times, including a previously innocuous french-fry shop. My metric for what rates as a "remarkable event" in a city may be a bit skewed.
April 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Okay, so ... while I lived in New York, buildings exploded at least four times, including a previously innocuous french-fry shop. My metric for what rates as a "remarkable event" in a city may be a bit skewed.
It's not that I'm angry, I'm disappointed ... and angry.
April 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
It's not that I'm angry, I'm disappointed ... and angry.
I've yet to encounter a fandom of any kind of any subject that, past a certain critical mass, didn't fall to infighting over who got to define what that fandom was.
April 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I've yet to encounter a fandom of any kind of any subject that, past a certain critical mass, didn't fall to infighting over who got to define what that fandom was.
Gotta wonder if so many retail chains have adopted bland minimalist interior decor because they realize customers aren't going to experience the space, they'll still be staring at their phones most of the time.
April 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Gotta wonder if so many retail chains have adopted bland minimalist interior decor because they realize customers aren't going to experience the space, they'll still be staring at their phones most of the time.
Mr Barkey weighing how much more of this tomfoolery he'll tolerate before giving the camera a well-earned swat
March 31, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Mr Barkey weighing how much more of this tomfoolery he'll tolerate before giving the camera a well-earned swat
First time I've seen CNN's "Fear-Greed" economic scale, and I find it hilarious -- its so much the opposite of the demure insinuation that used to define the tone of financial reporting.
March 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
First time I've seen CNN's "Fear-Greed" economic scale, and I find it hilarious -- its so much the opposite of the demure insinuation that used to define the tone of financial reporting.
I've a bad habit of packing for every trip out of town like it's a months-long expedition into uncharted territory, no matter how brief or proximate. Every possibility needs to be anticipated, with backups, until my "overnight" bag is two suitcases and a backpack.
March 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I've a bad habit of packing for every trip out of town like it's a months-long expedition into uncharted territory, no matter how brief or proximate. Every possibility needs to be anticipated, with backups, until my "overnight" bag is two suitcases and a backpack.
Me, a person who adores diner breakfasts. Also me, a person who regularly sleeps past noon, when diners stop serving breakfast. ☹️
March 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Me, a person who adores diner breakfasts. Also me, a person who regularly sleeps past noon, when diners stop serving breakfast. ☹️
My self-evaluation of my ability to create -- I'm not much of an artist, but I'm a pretty good scavenger.
March 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My self-evaluation of my ability to create -- I'm not much of an artist, but I'm a pretty good scavenger.
Seeing an emergency contact phone stand in the middle of heavily trafficked parking lot prompts thoughts about the narratives imposed on spaces by the articlfacts built there -- "this should be here because it's *this* kind of space."
March 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Seeing an emergency contact phone stand in the middle of heavily trafficked parking lot prompts thoughts about the narratives imposed on spaces by the articlfacts built there -- "this should be here because it's *this* kind of space."
The Perfect is the enemy of the "can we just get this over with and go home already?'
March 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Perfect is the enemy of the "can we just get this over with and go home already?'
I take a lot of pictures, but rarely remember to share them. Which is odd because many, like this one, involve some bother to set up.
February 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I take a lot of pictures, but rarely remember to share them. Which is odd because many, like this one, involve some bother to set up.
That moment of concerned reflection whenever I see one of those brightly colored Nerf shooters. Yeah, it's a toy ... but it's still a gun built for child-sized hands.
February 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
That moment of concerned reflection whenever I see one of those brightly colored Nerf shooters. Yeah, it's a toy ... but it's still a gun built for child-sized hands.
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ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
February 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
Something many fail to grasp when (justifiably) criticizing Elon Musk -- it isn't simply a matter of him arrogantly ignoring the ocean of skepticism rising up around him -- No, he isn't even aware of it. His wealth and privilege have bought a illusion where "facts" he dislikes don't even exist.
February 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Something many fail to grasp when (justifiably) criticizing Elon Musk -- it isn't simply a matter of him arrogantly ignoring the ocean of skepticism rising up around him -- No, he isn't even aware of it. His wealth and privilege have bought a illusion where "facts" he dislikes don't even exist.
That the rich and powerful are demonstrably just as likely as anyone else to get their brains turned to mush by the internet is both terrifying and reassuring.
February 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
That the rich and powerful are demonstrably just as likely as anyone else to get their brains turned to mush by the internet is both terrifying and reassuring.
My survival strategy for this strange age into which we've fallen is to carefully avoid becoming a billionaire so as not to end up among the purged when the revolution inevitably comes.
February 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My survival strategy for this strange age into which we've fallen is to carefully avoid becoming a billionaire so as not to end up among the purged when the revolution inevitably comes.
I'm ... not sure how to present myself in this space. So here's a little dance -- *tappity tappity tappity tappity tappity tappity* *dip* *jump* *Big Finish*
February 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I'm ... not sure how to present myself in this space. So here's a little dance -- *tappity tappity tappity tappity tappity tappity* *dip* *jump* *Big Finish*
Just discovered an archaic word to work into conversation: Beknowledge. As in "Friends, do please beknowledge that the dish of salsa on the port-side is mild, whilst the dish to starboard is extra spicy."
February 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Just discovered an archaic word to work into conversation: Beknowledge. As in "Friends, do please beknowledge that the dish of salsa on the port-side is mild, whilst the dish to starboard is extra spicy."