Ben Rosengart
@fivetonsflax.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy
They call me Mr. Literal. I mean, not actually
[bridged from https://tilde.zone/@fivetonsflax on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
[bridged from https://tilde.zone/@fivetonsflax on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
@NaClKnight The average number of skeletons in a person is slightly more than one.
January 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
@NaClKnight The average number of skeletons in a person is slightly more than one.
@kangaroo5383 I'm all for it, but it's worth noting that there's no obvious mechanism for doing so. It's not like California collects federal taxes from CA residents and forwards them to the feds.
Maybe someone cleverer than me has ideas about how this could be coordinated.
Maybe someone cleverer than me has ideas about how this could be coordinated.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
@kangaroo5383 I'm all for it, but it's worth noting that there's no obvious mechanism for doing so. It's not like California collects federal taxes from CA residents and forwards them to the feds.
Maybe someone cleverer than me has ideas about how this could be coordinated.
Maybe someone cleverer than me has ideas about how this could be coordinated.
@dashdsrdash @jik I have the same question.
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
@dashdsrdash @jik I have the same question.
[US Pol crypto]
@futurebird I am breaking my rule of "never recommend anything that's illustrated with images from so-called AI", because the writing is good and the knowledge, scarce.
@futurebird I am breaking my rule of "never recommend anything that's illustrated with images from so-called AI", because the writing is good and the knowledge, scarce.
January 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
[US Pol crypto]
@futurebird I am breaking my rule of "never recommend anything that's illustrated with images from so-called AI", because the writing is good and the knowledge, scarce.
@futurebird I am breaking my rule of "never recommend anything that's illustrated with images from so-called AI", because the writing is good and the knowledge, scarce.
[US Pol crypto]
@futurebird bitsaboutmoney.com has at least one good essay about fake banks
and it's all very systems-y, I imagine you'll like it
@futurebird bitsaboutmoney.com has at least one good essay about fake banks
and it's all very systems-y, I imagine you'll like it
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[US Pol crypto]
@futurebird bitsaboutmoney.com has at least one good essay about fake banks
and it's all very systems-y, I imagine you'll like it
@futurebird bitsaboutmoney.com has at least one good essay about fake banks
and it's all very systems-y, I imagine you'll like it
Reposted by Ben Rosengart
Here's my list of actions (which I frame carefully by saying "when I hear a depressing talk, I want a list of things I can do myself immediately. If you are like that, pick one or two of these and run with it! If not, no guilt!")
Giant, powerful corporations like SpaceX will respond to only 2 […]
Giant, powerful corporations like SpaceX will respond to only 2 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Here's my list of actions (which I frame carefully by saying "when I hear a depressing talk, I want a list of things I can do myself immediately. If you are like that, pick one or two of these and run with it! If not, no guilt!")
Giant, powerful corporations like SpaceX will respond to only 2 […]
Giant, powerful corporations like SpaceX will respond to only 2 […]
@futurebird I think this is a slight misread, based on what Dr. Cottom says about it.
Really high-end “work” is subtle, and people may wonder. The MAGA look is intentionally unsubtle. Cottom says it signifies submission. “I’m so all-in for Trump that I’ll go under the knife to look the way he […]
Really high-end “work” is subtle, and people may wonder. The MAGA look is intentionally unsubtle. Cottom says it signifies submission. “I’m so all-in for Trump that I’ll go under the knife to look the way he […]
Original post on tilde.zone
tilde.zone
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
@futurebird I think this is a slight misread, based on what Dr. Cottom says about it.
Really high-end “work” is subtle, and people may wonder. The MAGA look is intentionally unsubtle. Cottom says it signifies submission. “I’m so all-in for Trump that I’ll go under the knife to look the way he […]
Really high-end “work” is subtle, and people may wonder. The MAGA look is intentionally unsubtle. Cottom says it signifies submission. “I’m so all-in for Trump that I’ll go under the knife to look the way he […]
Reposted by Ben Rosengart
we need to be demanding that Ds take action when they have power. demanding they change electoral strategies is not helpful. first because they are winning lots of elections without much trouble right now. and 2nd bec. they're already hyper focused on elections.
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
we need to be demanding that Ds take action when they have power. demanding they change electoral strategies is not helpful. first because they are winning lots of elections without much trouble right now. and 2nd bec. they're already hyper focused on elections.
Reposted by Ben Rosengart
full rights for all immigrants is an existential imperative if our democracy is going to ever exist again.
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
full rights for all immigrants is an existential imperative if our democracy is going to ever exist again.
@futurebird "Emotional malnutrition" is pretty good IMO.
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
@futurebird "Emotional malnutrition" is pretty good IMO.
@evanurquhart.bsky.social If either one gives you the opportunity to do some reporting, I'd focus on that.
Like: can you get anyone on record or on background confirming Billie Sweeney's claims?
(I am a member.)
Like: can you get anyone on record or on background confirming Billie Sweeney's claims?
(I am a member.)
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
@evanurquhart.bsky.social If either one gives you the opportunity to do some reporting, I'd focus on that.
Like: can you get anyone on record or on background confirming Billie Sweeney's claims?
(I am a member.)
Like: can you get anyone on record or on background confirming Billie Sweeney's claims?
(I am a member.)
@evanurquhart.bsky.social Are we doing "Horrible Transphobes Whose Names Start With J"?!
January 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
@evanurquhart.bsky.social Are we doing "Horrible Transphobes Whose Names Start With J"?!
@nberlat.bsky.social I noticed this around 2002 — when the reasons keep changing, it means they aren't the reasons
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
@nberlat.bsky.social I noticed this around 2002 — when the reasons keep changing, it means they aren't the reasons
@nberlat.bsky.social Term limits might seem more attractive because it has not been politicized like those.
But if term limiting would help, then it would have been politicized like those!
But if term limiting would help, then it would have been politicized like those!
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
@nberlat.bsky.social Term limits might seem more attractive because it has not been politicized like those.
But if term limiting would help, then it would have been politicized like those!
But if term limiting would help, then it would have been politicized like those!
[Christianity Adjacent Chaotic Musings]
@futurebird Walter Benjamin muses interestingly on this in “Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction”. There’s PDFs kicking around out there if you’re curious.
@futurebird Walter Benjamin muses interestingly on this in “Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction”. There’s PDFs kicking around out there if you’re curious.
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 AM
[Christianity Adjacent Chaotic Musings]
@futurebird Walter Benjamin muses interestingly on this in “Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction”. There’s PDFs kicking around out there if you’re curious.
@futurebird Walter Benjamin muses interestingly on this in “Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction”. There’s PDFs kicking around out there if you’re curious.
@skinnylatte I have Superior Mature black vinegar and I’ve always imagined it looks down on me
January 2, 2026 at 11:31 PM
@skinnylatte I have Superior Mature black vinegar and I’ve always imagined it looks down on me
@NaClKnight @AllKeysGDS Barbecue is one of a small minority of English words that originates in the western hemisphere. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=barbecue
Search 'barbecue' on etymonline
Search results for 'barbecue' on etymonline
www.etymonline.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
@NaClKnight @AllKeysGDS Barbecue is one of a small minority of English words that originates in the western hemisphere. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=barbecue