Menzopeptol
@menzopeptol.bsky.social
Sci-fi writer who is ashamed to work in tech (but how else are you going to afford rent?) and loves his dog. Can be found scowling at luxury apartment buildings all over Portland, OR.
Key lesson from Katabasis: Don't work with people from Lubbock.
January 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Key lesson from Katabasis: Don't work with people from Lubbock.
Gold.
BENOIT BLANC: an' you suh, you uh, you had no ANIMUHS with uh the snake mistuh COILY, none of any kind you might say?
Q*BERT: !@#$%?
BLANC: suh we do not say that anymore
Q*BERT: !@#$%?
BLANC: suh we do not say that anymore
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Gold.
I do not like having to warn management about using Grok on the grounds that it is the devil incarnate.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I do not like having to warn management about using Grok on the grounds that it is the devil incarnate.
Enjoy this balm for the soul.
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Enjoy this balm for the soul.
"America (2026)"
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"America (2026)"
My entire life, I've sat there as conservatives said they'd never stand for the government murdering citizens on the street. And yet.
January 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
My entire life, I've sat there as conservatives said they'd never stand for the government murdering citizens on the street. And yet.
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they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
Babylon 5 and DS9 for me.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Babylon 5 and DS9 for me.
The only winning move is not to post. To merely lurk, incessantly, and log off when you are faced with the first thing that makes you ask "What is going on with this person?" Even unalgorithmic social media turns most of its users into ravening psychopaths. Twitter broke us all.
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The only winning move is not to post. To merely lurk, incessantly, and log off when you are faced with the first thing that makes you ask "What is going on with this person?" Even unalgorithmic social media turns most of its users into ravening psychopaths. Twitter broke us all.
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“I do not defend Maduro. I point at him.
But I also refuse to accept that a global power can appoint itself as a moral judge while its history is written in interventions, sanctions, and broken countries.”
But I also refuse to accept that a global power can appoint itself as a moral judge while its history is written in interventions, sanctions, and broken countries.”
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“I do not defend Maduro. I point at him.
But I also refuse to accept that a global power can appoint itself as a moral judge while its history is written in interventions, sanctions, and broken countries.”
But I also refuse to accept that a global power can appoint itself as a moral judge while its history is written in interventions, sanctions, and broken countries.”
Had to deploy emergency firework countermeasures.
January 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Had to deploy emergency firework countermeasures.
Truly nothing like giving yourself a mild foot injury while slightly tipsy. High marks. Definitely recommend this life experience at least once in your life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Truly nothing like giving yourself a mild foot injury while slightly tipsy. High marks. Definitely recommend this life experience at least once in your life.
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Nah this ain’t it
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Nah this ain’t it
make a Bond movie academic
The Living Daylights: Western Support of the Taliban as an Oppositional Move to the USSR Through the Lens of the Arts
The Living Daylights: Western Support of the Taliban as an Oppositional Move to the USSR Through the Lens of the Arts
make a Bond movie academic
License to Kill: How The Constitution Was Never Intended To Protect The Lives Or Dignity of Non-White-People, By Ilan Wurman
License to Kill: How The Constitution Was Never Intended To Protect The Lives Or Dignity of Non-White-People, By Ilan Wurman
make a Bond movie academic
The Spy Who Loved Me: Birthright Citizenship and the Law of Alien Enemies
The Spy Who Loved Me: Birthright Citizenship and the Law of Alien Enemies
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
make a Bond movie academic
The Living Daylights: Western Support of the Taliban as an Oppositional Move to the USSR Through the Lens of the Arts
The Living Daylights: Western Support of the Taliban as an Oppositional Move to the USSR Through the Lens of the Arts
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merry christmas, my gf got us a print sub to @theonion.com and gave it to me like this
December 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
merry christmas, my gf got us a print sub to @theonion.com and gave it to me like this
A madman I went to grad school with told me that I reminded him of his neighbor's scared shih tzu.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A madman I went to grad school with told me that I reminded him of his neighbor's scared shih tzu.
Ever think about how, really, the ghosts are the villains for not letting Scrooge get a full night of sleep?
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Ever think about how, really, the ghosts are the villains for not letting Scrooge get a full night of sleep?
Welp, canceled my Relay paid subscription. (Context: Mozilla's new CEO is shifting Firefox to be a "modern AI browser.") Librewolf, Tor seem to be alternatives that (hopefully) won't pull this.
Hands down the funniest thing anyone has ever typed in mastodon
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Welp, canceled my Relay paid subscription. (Context: Mozilla's new CEO is shifting Firefox to be a "modern AI browser.") Librewolf, Tor seem to be alternatives that (hopefully) won't pull this.
TILF is basically the one of the plots of RRR in real life.
December 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
TILF is basically the one of the plots of RRR in real life.
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Film you've seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Film you've seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR or Marvel.
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Atomfall: Fun, contained post-disaster survival shooter. Great art direction and use of sound. Really liked the setting. It's nice to play one of these games and not, like, wallow in the muck.
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Atomfall: Fun, contained post-disaster survival shooter. Great art direction and use of sound. Really liked the setting. It's nice to play one of these games and not, like, wallow in the muck.
Bloody quantum is at it again.
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Bloody quantum is at it again.