John Richter
@johenius.bsky.social
Just a guy who makes things, sometimes out of code, sometimes out of wood, sometimes out of words. Trying his best, mostly getting it wrong and trying to get better at learning and changing. He/him.
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Is the MTA making merch with the F M Swap icon cause they should be
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Is the MTA making merch with the F M Swap icon cause they should be
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An underappreciated aspect of Democratic leaders' 'age problem' is the shame of aging in a society that equates worth with productivity. That shame is shaping who stays, who steps aside, and who steps up, and it’s already altering the political landscape ahead of 2026.
Democrats Have an Age Problem Because America Has a Shame Problem
The psychology behind aging politicians' reluctance to step aside
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
An underappreciated aspect of Democratic leaders' 'age problem' is the shame of aging in a society that equates worth with productivity. That shame is shaping who stays, who steps aside, and who steps up, and it’s already altering the political landscape ahead of 2026.
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I just bookmarked the Cheetah Cub Cam, this is the fucking cutest
Cheetah Cub Cam
The Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
nationalzoo.si.edu
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I just bookmarked the Cheetah Cub Cam, this is the fucking cutest
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Remember that if the Democrats take power again, they will go into great detail telling you why they can't do things.
You will tell them that Trump did those things, and they will say he broke the law.
You will then ask why he hasn't been arrested, and they will be very quiet.
You will tell them that Trump did those things, and they will say he broke the law.
You will then ask why he hasn't been arrested, and they will be very quiet.
October 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Remember that if the Democrats take power again, they will go into great detail telling you why they can't do things.
You will tell them that Trump did those things, and they will say he broke the law.
You will then ask why he hasn't been arrested, and they will be very quiet.
You will tell them that Trump did those things, and they will say he broke the law.
You will then ask why he hasn't been arrested, and they will be very quiet.
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Kaleb Horton, again: "It's sad how many RTs you get by saying the world is ending instead of admitting the scary truth that it's not and there's work to do in it."
September 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Kaleb Horton, again: "It's sad how many RTs you get by saying the world is ending instead of admitting the scary truth that it's not and there's work to do in it."
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Can’t even laugh at this. The idea of these meatheads skulking around my beautiful, glittering jewel box of a city, looking to tackle every non-white person they see, makes me sick to my stomach. This is the real domestic terrorism.
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Can’t even laugh at this. The idea of these meatheads skulking around my beautiful, glittering jewel box of a city, looking to tackle every non-white person they see, makes me sick to my stomach. This is the real domestic terrorism.
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Under normal circumstances, we need leaders who are good at politicking and building bipartisan support for legislation. Under the current circumstances, we need leaders who are good at fighting fascists. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME PEOPLE.
August 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Under normal circumstances, we need leaders who are good at politicking and building bipartisan support for legislation. Under the current circumstances, we need leaders who are good at fighting fascists. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME PEOPLE.
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It was the omg what now of times, it was the seriously wtf is happening of times
August 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It was the omg what now of times, it was the seriously wtf is happening of times
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I was watching Project Runway last night (don't judge 😄), and this particular season's dysfunction-for-entertainment aligns closely with the problems of many (certainly not all) software shops. Let's discuss.
1/11
1/11
August 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I was watching Project Runway last night (don't judge 😄), and this particular season's dysfunction-for-entertainment aligns closely with the problems of many (certainly not all) software shops. Let's discuss.
1/11
1/11
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The classics are classics for a reason
July 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The classics are classics for a reason
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"'What punishments of God are not gifts?' Colbert knocked his knuckles on the table. 'What punishments of God are not gifts?' he said again. His eyes were filled with tears." I know preaching when I hear it described! Preach, Stephen!
when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
July 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"'What punishments of God are not gifts?' Colbert knocked his knuckles on the table. 'What punishments of God are not gifts?' he said again. His eyes were filled with tears." I know preaching when I hear it described! Preach, Stephen!
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I didn’t realize that the “hi hungry, I’m dad” dad joke has a deeper meaning, which is “please politely ask me for what you actually want instead of just announcing a problem to me.”
“Dad, I’m hungry.”
“Hi hungry, I’m Dad.”
“🙄 Could you please make me something to eat?”
“And how hard was that??”
“Dad, I’m hungry.”
“Hi hungry, I’m Dad.”
“🙄 Could you please make me something to eat?”
“And how hard was that??”
July 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I didn’t realize that the “hi hungry, I’m dad” dad joke has a deeper meaning, which is “please politely ask me for what you actually want instead of just announcing a problem to me.”
“Dad, I’m hungry.”
“Hi hungry, I’m Dad.”
“🙄 Could you please make me something to eat?”
“And how hard was that??”
“Dad, I’m hungry.”
“Hi hungry, I’m Dad.”
“🙄 Could you please make me something to eat?”
“And how hard was that??”
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'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
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When I teach South African history, students will ask me how South Africans of European descent or South Asian descent can call themselves African.
I reply by asking them — mostly white & Black — how they can call themselves American.
I reply by asking them — mostly white & Black — how they can call themselves American.
July 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
When I teach South African history, students will ask me how South Africans of European descent or South Asian descent can call themselves African.
I reply by asking them — mostly white & Black — how they can call themselves American.
I reply by asking them — mostly white & Black — how they can call themselves American.
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we have an elite impunity problem and a lot of the people and institutions that nominally oppose Trump will burn down their own before admitting that this helped produce him
I've said it many times before and Andrew Cuomo is making me say it again: we don't have a cancellation problem. We have never had a cancellation problem. To the contrary, we have a problem that "disgrace" is a very temporary embarrassment— an brief entr'acte more than an intermission.
June 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
we have an elite impunity problem and a lot of the people and institutions that nominally oppose Trump will burn down their own before admitting that this helped produce him
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Trans kids: please, if you possibly can, outlive all of these &@$#% £#%. I want very badly to live in the world enriched by you and the possibilities that only you contain.
You are bigger than this moment and more beautiful than these tiny cruel creatures can imagine.
(Always, but re today's news.)
You are bigger than this moment and more beautiful than these tiny cruel creatures can imagine.
(Always, but re today's news.)
June 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trans kids: please, if you possibly can, outlive all of these &@$#% £#%. I want very badly to live in the world enriched by you and the possibilities that only you contain.
You are bigger than this moment and more beautiful than these tiny cruel creatures can imagine.
(Always, but re today's news.)
You are bigger than this moment and more beautiful than these tiny cruel creatures can imagine.
(Always, but re today's news.)
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Time lapse of the No Kings protest today in Seattle
June 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Time lapse of the No Kings protest today in Seattle
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My favorite two signs from today's No Kings protest in Charlottesville. Big crowd, fantastic turnout. Lots of positive energy. The mood defiant & determined.
June 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My favorite two signs from today's No Kings protest in Charlottesville. Big crowd, fantastic turnout. Lots of positive energy. The mood defiant & determined.
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I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings