John Woodford
@jbwoodford.bsky.social
He/him. Old safety/QA person at quaint US Federal Laboratory. Emigre from the Bird Site.
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Don't mind me, I'll be over in the corner turning into a little pile of dust.
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don't mind me, I'll be over in the corner turning into a little pile of dust.
My folks and I saw the Edmund Fitzgerald twice (before she went down, obv)--once at the Port of Milwaukee, and again at Sault Ste. Marie. I wouldn't have noticed it, but they both remembered the ship's name and commented on it.
I gotta go look at the lyric again soon.
Perhaps not today - somehow, the amount of time, and all that's happened since then, has turned into an undigestible lump in my throat.
Perhaps not today - somehow, the amount of time, and all that's happened since then, has turned into an undigestible lump in my throat.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My folks and I saw the Edmund Fitzgerald twice (before she went down, obv)--once at the Port of Milwaukee, and again at Sault Ste. Marie. I wouldn't have noticed it, but they both remembered the ship's name and commented on it.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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The jury deliberated for SEVEN hours on the sandwich case, and I will bet money six of them were just talking about different good kinds of sandwiches they’ve had and how they’d throw.
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The jury deliberated for SEVEN hours on the sandwich case, and I will bet money six of them were just talking about different good kinds of sandwiches they’ve had and how they’d throw.
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Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
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twelve hungry men
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
twelve hungry men
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We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
"May be red flags." Gee, ya think?
Complex financial instruments that some AI companies are using to fund growth may be red flags. AI centers are an $800B market for private equity firms, and the article speculates that these private equity firms and highly leveraged hedge funds could be key dominoes in a potential crash.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"May be red flags." Gee, ya think?
Oh look, it's that Frank Wilhoit quote again. The law must protect all equally and bind all equally, and it's a breath of fresh air to hear it from a politician.
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Oh look, it's that Frank Wilhoit quote again. The law must protect all equally and bind all equally, and it's a breath of fresh air to hear it from a politician.
Thread. Now I'm hungry.
(Also too, a little bit of galangal when you add the herbs and such brightens the flavor a lot.)
(Also too, a little bit of galangal when you add the herbs and such brightens the flavor a lot.)
In honor of that poor fucking woman, here is my recipe for chicken soup
I still remember years ago reading a post where a woman was sick with the flu and her boyfriend insisted on making her chicken soup.
After hours toiling in the kitchen, he revealed it: a bowl of leftover chicken wings boiled in water
After hours toiling in the kitchen, he revealed it: a bowl of leftover chicken wings boiled in water
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Thread. Now I'm hungry.
(Also too, a little bit of galangal when you add the herbs and such brightens the flavor a lot.)
(Also too, a little bit of galangal when you add the herbs and such brightens the flavor a lot.)
This reminds me of the way that Lord Julius organized his government in the "High Society" story arc in Cerebus, only there it was funny. Here, not so much.
They relish the absurdity of having an unofficial side channel, it's why half the administration has 4 different nebulously defined roles in as many agencies, why they plan drone strikes in signal, etc.
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This reminds me of the way that Lord Julius organized his government in the "High Society" story arc in Cerebus, only there it was funny. Here, not so much.
This is brilliant and lovely.
I see echoes of it in, of all things, Rudyard Kipling's poem "Natural Theology," though I think Rabbi Waskow put it better. www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_n...
I see echoes of it in, of all things, Rudyard Kipling's poem "Natural Theology," though I think Rabbi Waskow put it better. www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_n...
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is brilliant and lovely.
I see echoes of it in, of all things, Rudyard Kipling's poem "Natural Theology," though I think Rabbi Waskow put it better. www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_n...
I see echoes of it in, of all things, Rudyard Kipling's poem "Natural Theology," though I think Rabbi Waskow put it better. www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_n...
As soon as I saw "archway" I guessed, but second-guessed myself because I didn't think that could possibly be it. Yeah, right.
your starter for ten: work out what happened here from just the apology.
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
As soon as I saw "archway" I guessed, but second-guessed myself because I didn't think that could possibly be it. Yeah, right.
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"Can Donald Trump run for a 3rd term?"
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why Has Trump Been Flirting With a Third Term?
Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can.
www.thenation.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Can Donald Trump run for a 3rd term?"
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The account pictured is already gone, so nice work by someone.
Y’all. AI is an insidious undermining of & disregard for the truth. It warps your brain and your perception of reality. And it destroys the planet.
You really need to block accounts like this, even if they only seem to trade in seemingly innocuous fakeries.
You really need to block accounts like this, even if they only seem to trade in seemingly innocuous fakeries.
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The account pictured is already gone, so nice work by someone.
Without giving CO any credit, because she's drunk a lot of the koolaid, I'm sure that Musk, Altman, and Thiel would love to be transhumanist hybrids.
MAGA has become a vast receptacle for people trying to solve their mental health issues without going to therapy. Candace Owens has just released a video saying Musk, Altman and Thiel are not human but transhumanist hybrids who don’t bleed - dark, demonic presences.
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Without giving CO any credit, because she's drunk a lot of the koolaid, I'm sure that Musk, Altman, and Thiel would love to be transhumanist hybrids.
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Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.
With me so far? 1/x
This, plus wishing more old cishet white dudes like me would realize that *not everything has to be for you*.
there are many filmmakers whom i clearly recognize as major artists while remaining completely untouched and, frankly, annoyed by their work. learning the difference between "i hate", "it's bad", and "it just isn't for me" has been a crucial feature of my maturation as an artist and human being.
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This, plus wishing more old cishet white dudes like me would realize that *not everything has to be for you*.
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Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Quoting this for the phrase "temu Second Life." *chef's kiss*
Imagine being Zuckerberg, willing to burn a $70 billion pile of money on the world's stupidest temu Second Life, and very literally not understanding why you would want to pitch your product as something that benefits people who are not you.
September 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Quoting this for the phrase "temu Second Life." *chef's kiss*
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So, like, imagine your whole identity, self-esteem, and meaning in life is wrapped up in one mortal man who is nearly 80 years old and looking wobbly. You’re dreading something you can’t even allow yourself to articulate as a recognizable thought because it’s just too unbearable, too terrifying.
September 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
So, like, imagine your whole identity, self-esteem, and meaning in life is wrapped up in one mortal man who is nearly 80 years old and looking wobbly. You’re dreading something you can’t even allow yourself to articulate as a recognizable thought because it’s just too unbearable, too terrifying.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.
July 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.
Words to live by.
Namely: every policy and every enforcement action creates harm, both direct AND INDIRECT harm, whether the policy guides you to action or inaction in any specific situation, and all you can do is get as much data as possible to pick the choice you think leads to less harm.
June 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Words to live by.