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henkepotamus.bsky.social
Phil™
@henkepotamus.bsky.social
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The inspiration for the 1987 TV movie 'Not Quite Human'.

Chicagoan living in San Diego.
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Thanks, I hate it.
Article headline from The Independent: "Waymo co-CEO says society will accept a death caused by one of her company’s robotaxis"
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Simpsons screencap: JD Vance's face on the body of an old sheep. Sheep Vance being shoved out of the picture, Homer is saying "Out of the way, you" Zohran Mamdani's face on a cute baby sheep. Trump's face on Homer's body as the Simpson family looks on with joy, saying "Aw..."
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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2 quotes stick in my head:

"How do you have patience for people who claim they love America, but clearly can't stand Americans?"

and (cheating to get around the character limit):
"We have serious problems to solve, and we need serious people to solve them. And whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, Bob Rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections."
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Excited to go through this again.
New York Times Magazine article with the title "Glenn Beck Is Sorry About All That". There's a picture of Glenn faux-apologetically shrugging.
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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"They're protecting our protestors" - @govpritzker.illinois.gov
Bluesky post by Colin Boyle ‪@colinbphoto.bsky.social‬ on November 11, 2025, at 10:09 am: "“This is my ward! This is my ward!” Rodriguez (22nd) chirps back as Sigcho-Lopez (25th) grills Gov., saying, “the State Police are arresting protesters.” “They’re protecting our protesters,” Gov. JB Pritzker responds."
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Simpsons screencap: Bart leaning in front of Lisa saying "And I'll take up smoking and give that up" Homer with his arm around Bart saying "Good for you, son. Giving up smoking is one of the hardest things you'll ever have to do." Homer handing Bart some money, saying "Have a dollar"
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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When everything is going great.
Older white guy in a crowd; behind the crowd is big "Cuomo: Ready on Day One" signs above a stage. The guy is looking disheveled with an untucked shirt and unbuttoned blazer over a white shirt and red tie. He's facing the camera with his arms raised; his left hand is pointing up and his right hand is holding up a sign saying "Curtis Sliwa is the spoiler!" Another older white guy is trying to grab his right arm to stop him from holding up the sign.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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If you don't understand this, you need to retire from politics.
The Office meme. First panel: "Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture" - one picture is "the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, public safety" and the other is "climate change, democracy, abortion, identity and cultural issues" Second panel is Pam saying "They're the same picture."
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Screencap from the show Loki, where Loki is talking with Mobius at a table. Three panels. First - Loki saying "I'd never lie about the construction of my ballroom"; second - Mobius saying "You literally lied when you said it wouldn't affect the east wing"; third - Loki saying "Well, I'd never do it again"
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Great quote from the below story which signifies how we got here. Trump has always been a giant obnoxious asshole & everyone was too polite to say anything so he has never been told no.

“Just sing past it” should be on our nation's tombstone.
“Frank Gifford turned to me and said, ‘Why is he here?’ ” Buchenholz recalled recently. By then, the ceremony had begun. There was nothing to do. Article content “Just sing past it,” she recalled Gifford telling her.
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Privately funded, no oversight from Congress, and ground breaking in a matter of months, all adds up to a plywood shack filled with thousands of listening devices.
Simpsons screencap of Ned Flanders in a shoddily made house built by the townsfolk after his house was blown down by a hurricane. He's crouching down in a hallway that gets narrower and narrower.
October 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Simpsons screenshot: Lunch Lady Doris putting a gym mat in a meat grinder. She's saying "There's very little meat in these gym mats."
October 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I know nothing matters but
Stephen Miller tweet from 2022 saying "Biden has descended into raving authoritarian madness. 25th amendment"
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I used AI to enhance the photo of the person of interest. What do you notice?
Cover of an Animorphs book showing a teenager turning into a dog.
September 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Simpsons screencap: the military school Commandant speaking to the graduates. "The wars of the future will not be fought on a battlefield or at sea." Simpsons screencap: the military school Commandant speaking to the graduates. "They will be fought in space -- or possible on top of a very tall mountain."
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Simpsons screencap: A hand being waved out of the back of a limo. The caption "The Leader's coming. I see the leader. Oh, boy, we get to see the leader pass by."
September 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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It's bonkers how great Northerly Island is. Especially considering it used to be a private airfield.
View of grassy field with some bronze (?) sculptures, sporadic trees, Adler Planetarium on the left, Lake Michigan in the distance. Lagoon on the right, natural grassy hill on the left, skyline of Chicago in the distance. Rolling natural grassy hills with a bike lane winding through it; Lake Michigan in the distance, and the rising sun coming over a hill on the left. A stream with rocky shores connecting a lagoon to Lake Michigan, south side of Chicago in the distance.
August 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Hurry! Only 3 months to finish all your Thanksgiving card shopping!
An aisle in CVS filled with rows and rows of Thanksgiving greeting cards. It is August 18th.
August 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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It's happening again.
Arrested Development meme of Linsey and Tobias sitting on a bed: Panel 1: Tobias: "Politicians and organizations have pledged fealty to trump in order to avoid his wrath and gain his support" Panel 2: Linsey: "Well did it work for those people?" Panel 3: Tobias: "No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but..." Panel 4: Tobias: "...but it might work for us."
July 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It's happening again.
Drawing from The Simpsons, drawn by Lyle Lanley, showing a stick figure wearing a boater hat and smiling big, holding wads of cash, with a label pointing to him saying "ME" Another drawing of a monorail under a smiling sun. The passengers are on fire and screaming out the windows. They're labeled as "SUCKERS." Homer is drawn stupefied in the cockpit.
July 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I truly love the Skydeck Cam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQxL...
View from the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower in Chicago looking east over the city towards Lake Michigan. The sky is slightly cloudy with sun coming through, and there's a low layer of clouds covering buildings on the left side of the picture with a couple barely poking though. The right side is mostly clear, but there are some low clouds along the lakefront.
July 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Terribly stitched together Onion headline: Donald Trump Now Going Door-To-Door Trying To Get People To Forget About Epstein
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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They called her "the self-appointed First Parent of the United States" and called her "arrogant" for saying kids should have healthier food.
Headline from The Heritage Foundation: Why Michelle Obama Is Wrong on School Lunches. Dated: June 24, 2014 First paragraph from the article: Michelle Obama thinks she knows what your children should eat. She’s adamant about promoting her nutrition policies for kids, even the new and disastrous school meal standards implementing the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.” More from this article: But attending Ivy-League schools doesn’t magically make someone better parent material than an individual who attended a public university, or, dare it be said, someone who didn’t attend college. It also doesn’t mean that she should be a co-parent to your children. Make no mistake; the underlying assumption is that federal technocrats and educated individuals such as her need to act on your behalf to meet the best interests of your children. This arrogance is on display in the current controversy over the new and restrictive federal school meal standards.
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Tyrion in Game of Thrones yelling Lord Janos: "I'm not questioning your honor, I'm denying its existence"
July 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM