He Hates These Cans
@hehatesthesecans.bsky.social
Elder, midwesterner, lifelong socialist, passable Indian cook. Former literary critic and software developer, interested now in genealogy and small-scale social history. Free Palestine
Int., office. A tuxedoed thirtyish man approaches an older woman seated behind a desk.
Man: Why, hello Q, good to see you again. That was a wild ride, wasn't it?
Q: It certainly was, James Bond! Now here's your next assignment
problem solved
Man: Why, hello Q, good to see you again. That was a wild ride, wasn't it?
Q: It certainly was, James Bond! Now here's your next assignment
problem solved
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Int., office. A tuxedoed thirtyish man approaches an older woman seated behind a desk.
Man: Why, hello Q, good to see you again. That was a wild ride, wasn't it?
Q: It certainly was, James Bond! Now here's your next assignment
problem solved
Man: Why, hello Q, good to see you again. That was a wild ride, wasn't it?
Q: It certainly was, James Bond! Now here's your next assignment
problem solved
while we're on the subject, why on earth (other than completely reasonable Musk-hatred) is everyone praising her for her clumsy, prolix, dashed-off tweets? these aren't well-honed shivs and she's no rhetorical assassin wielding them. just an older, swear-averse David Simon
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
while we're on the subject, why on earth (other than completely reasonable Musk-hatred) is everyone praising her for her clumsy, prolix, dashed-off tweets? these aren't well-honed shivs and she's no rhetorical assassin wielding them. just an older, swear-averse David Simon
when he had a rebuttal right there! he only had to mention all the happy times he spent frolicking with his pals on Little St. James
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
when he had a rebuttal right there! he only had to mention all the happy times he spent frolicking with his pals on Little St. James
well if you're not a cop you're certainly as smug and evasive as one
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
well if you're not a cop you're certainly as smug and evasive as one
btw, on a thread where people are reacting to a *specific and immediate* threat, counseling a general policy of treating corporate journalists as unsafe, and you come in to muddy the waters with this #NotAllJournalists bs? leads me to question how robust your conscience actually is
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
btw, on a thread where people are reacting to a *specific and immediate* threat, counseling a general policy of treating corporate journalists as unsafe, and you come in to muddy the waters with this #NotAllJournalists bs? leads me to question how robust your conscience actually is
and that big act of conscience would help someone damaged by trusting you how, exactly?
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
and that big act of conscience would help someone damaged by trusting you how, exactly?
it's the start of a leaving-NYC pervalanche
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
it's the start of a leaving-NYC pervalanche
whoops, sorry, the small cans of tomato paste are 6 ounces, not 14
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
whoops, sorry, the small cans of tomato paste are 6 ounces, not 14
deep flavor, no work to bring it to sauce consistency, and tomatoes + slow cooking means the stuff will keep in the fridge literally for weeks (float a little oil on top of the remaining tomato paste, store in the fridge and that'll keep for weeks too)
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
deep flavor, no work to bring it to sauce consistency, and tomatoes + slow cooking means the stuff will keep in the fridge literally for weeks (float a little oil on top of the remaining tomato paste, store in the fridge and that'll keep for weeks too)
scoop out about a third of the canned tomato paste and fry it with the garlic till the paste is a deep red. add dollop of fish sauce and fry that in briefly. add can of crushed tomatoes, salt, whisk with fried paste, add water till it's saucy. stick in a 260 oven for ~2 hours
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
scoop out about a third of the canned tomato paste and fry it with the garlic till the paste is a deep red. add dollop of fish sauce and fry that in briefly. add can of crushed tomatoes, salt, whisk with fried paste, add water till it's saucy. stick in a 260 oven for ~2 hours
my variation on this:
5 cloves of garlic, chopped (not minced)
1 small (14oz) can of tomato paste
dollop of fish sauce or worcestershire
pepper flakes
dried rosemary, thyme
pop garlic in heated oil with pepper flakes, rosemary and thyme, to bloom the garlic but not toast it
5 cloves of garlic, chopped (not minced)
1 small (14oz) can of tomato paste
dollop of fish sauce or worcestershire
pepper flakes
dried rosemary, thyme
pop garlic in heated oil with pepper flakes, rosemary and thyme, to bloom the garlic but not toast it
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my variation on this:
5 cloves of garlic, chopped (not minced)
1 small (14oz) can of tomato paste
dollop of fish sauce or worcestershire
pepper flakes
dried rosemary, thyme
pop garlic in heated oil with pepper flakes, rosemary and thyme, to bloom the garlic but not toast it
5 cloves of garlic, chopped (not minced)
1 small (14oz) can of tomato paste
dollop of fish sauce or worcestershire
pepper flakes
dried rosemary, thyme
pop garlic in heated oil with pepper flakes, rosemary and thyme, to bloom the garlic but not toast it
giuliani meanwhile was a thug and a media whore and as an administrator basically just let the cops run the city, so yeah I'd say qualifications only get you so far
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
giuliani meanwhile was a thug and a media whore and as an administrator basically just let the cops run the city, so yeah I'd say qualifications only get you so far
worse, have two and then you've got to answer to a *committee*
November 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
worse, have two and then you've got to answer to a *committee*
I used to have to suffer reading him, so turnabout's fair play
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I used to have to suffer reading him, so turnabout's fair play
Fuentes is a nazi, he's only brave when he's surrounded by a squad of armed thugs
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Fuentes is a nazi, he's only brave when he's surrounded by a squad of armed thugs
the fear in that little girl's heart should hound the people who put it there through seven hells
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
the fear in that little girl's heart should hound the people who put it there through seven hells
"The dead weight of the past lies like a nightmare on the brains of the living" I like that Marx has a gothic mode
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"The dead weight of the past lies like a nightmare on the brains of the living" I like that Marx has a gothic mode
there should be a Jacob Marley's chain a mile long trailing behind anybody who wants to defend capitalism
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
there should be a Jacob Marley's chain a mile long trailing behind anybody who wants to defend capitalism
"Sometimes, confronted with honest, unsparing, intelligent critique, all you can do really is listen and vow to be better. Now without any further preamble, here's Olivia Reingold."
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Sometimes, confronted with honest, unsparing, intelligent critique, all you can do really is listen and vow to be better. Now without any further preamble, here's Olivia Reingold."