The Dark Optimist
@handmethesoma.bsky.social
Omnivorous reader, lover of good cigars and strong coffee, open to discourse but allergic to ignorance.
1/20/2025 - Welcome to Thunderdome
1/20/2025 - Welcome to Thunderdome
Unless that socialism is putting cash in the Talking Yam's pocket
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Unless that socialism is putting cash in the Talking Yam's pocket
It's the only reason Lindsey is in the Senate - graft a palooza
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It's the only reason Lindsey is in the Senate - graft a palooza
Is "hard labor" still a sentencing option in the US?
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Is "hard labor" still a sentencing option in the US?
Fox News is totally DEI!! They had a segment with two deranged individuals.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Fox News is totally DEI!! They had a segment with two deranged individuals.
Rogan may be "getting it" but only because he smells blood in the water.
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Rogan may be "getting it" but only because he smells blood in the water.
Snowball's chance in Hades the coffee companies lower prices even with tariffs removed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Snowball's chance in Hades the coffee companies lower prices even with tariffs removed.
Mace wins the Verbal Contortionist of the Week Award
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Mace wins the Verbal Contortionist of the Week Award
The ones who mattered have been replaced with TrumpScouts
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The ones who mattered have been replaced with TrumpScouts
And to think she campaigned on her ability to remove testicles form pigs! Irony is alive and well.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
And to think she campaigned on her ability to remove testicles form pigs! Irony is alive and well.
Hope 47 lives long enough to spend his last years in Guantanamo
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hope 47 lives long enough to spend his last years in Guantanamo
George should retire. He's afraid of a a direct lawsuit from the Talking Yam and can't be relied on for fact finding
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
George should retire. He's afraid of a a direct lawsuit from the Talking Yam and can't be relied on for fact finding
More spittle from the Stable Genius with the bigly IQ
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
More spittle from the Stable Genius with the bigly IQ
Cue the next Carl Hiaasen novel
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Cue the next Carl Hiaasen novel
Dems as always: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Dems as always: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Greatest economy for who?
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Greatest economy for who?
The Fox Bobblehead giving SOP media training nods to a madman
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Fox Bobblehead giving SOP media training nods to a madman
The average American household can expect to pay about $2,400 more this year due to the latest tariffs, according to the Yale Budget Lab.
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The average American household can expect to pay about $2,400 more this year due to the latest tariffs, according to the Yale Budget Lab.
He has a Catholic (and other) education and has wasted it on being a shill for 1st, Josh (Hold my beer while I make a break for it) Hawley, and now the convicted felon occupying the oval office.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
He has a Catholic (and other) education and has wasted it on being a shill for 1st, Josh (Hold my beer while I make a break for it) Hawley, and now the convicted felon occupying the oval office.
Shecky Greene of Argentina
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Shecky Greene of Argentina
His name is "Rod" after all
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
His name is "Rod" after all
Uhhh ...smoking crack?
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Uhhh ...smoking crack?
Camera Courtesan
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Camera Courtesan
Why aren't they pregnant? I thought we needed more MAGA babies?
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Why aren't they pregnant? I thought we needed more MAGA babies?
Tone wise, I get the feeling Ross thinks of himself as an objective voice in a sea of partisanship.
Its a delusion the Times' Op-Ed continues to believe is important to keeping up appearances of giving column inches to both sides.
Its a delusion the Times' Op-Ed continues to believe is important to keeping up appearances of giving column inches to both sides.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tone wise, I get the feeling Ross thinks of himself as an objective voice in a sea of partisanship.
Its a delusion the Times' Op-Ed continues to believe is important to keeping up appearances of giving column inches to both sides.
Its a delusion the Times' Op-Ed continues to believe is important to keeping up appearances of giving column inches to both sides.
Douthat is as predictable as Nick Fuentes
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Douthat is as predictable as Nick Fuentes