Mere Bear
@mere-bear.bsky.social
Was once told I could suck the fun out of winning the lottery.
Same vibe as Idocracy’s “brought to you by Brawndo”
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Same vibe as Idocracy’s “brought to you by Brawndo”
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Her: "Who's your favourite literary vampire?"
Me: "The one in Sesame Street."
Her: "He doesn't count."
Me: "I can assure you that he does."
--Andy Ryan
Me: "The one in Sesame Street."
Her: "He doesn't count."
Me: "I can assure you that he does."
--Andy Ryan
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Her: "Who's your favourite literary vampire?"
Me: "The one in Sesame Street."
Her: "He doesn't count."
Me: "I can assure you that he does."
--Andy Ryan
Me: "The one in Sesame Street."
Her: "He doesn't count."
Me: "I can assure you that he does."
--Andy Ryan
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If we can’t watch Hocus Pocus together whilst carving jack-o’-lanterns and having hot apple cider by candlelight during a full moon on a cool October night with the sound of wolves in the distance, then what's the point?
October 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If we can’t watch Hocus Pocus together whilst carving jack-o’-lanterns and having hot apple cider by candlelight during a full moon on a cool October night with the sound of wolves in the distance, then what's the point?
Absolutely parasitic
You don't pave over the Rose Garden, gild the Oval, or plan a $200M ballroom if you're planning on moving out anytime soon.
The Mad King is burrowed in like a tick on a hound and just getting fatter on our blood.
The Mad King is burrowed in like a tick on a hound and just getting fatter on our blood.
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Absolutely parasitic
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Chairman Mao touts his state-run economy
August 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Chairman Mao touts his state-run economy
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NARRATOR: The War Powers Resolution does not let Trump do this
appears that the line is going to be that the war powers act lets trump do this. hearing it from a lot of people on tiktok who i am certain have never thought about that law prior to this evening
June 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
NARRATOR: The War Powers Resolution does not let Trump do this
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The political media is obsessively relitigating the issue of Biden being too old and out of touch while the current president babbles incoherently at press conferences and regularly admits he's not the one making decisions on key policy matters.
May 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The political media is obsessively relitigating the issue of Biden being too old and out of touch while the current president babbles incoherently at press conferences and regularly admits he's not the one making decisions on key policy matters.
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1A activists coming out hard against the 1A this morning
Have a wonderful 8647
Have a wonderful 8647
May 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
1A activists coming out hard against the 1A this morning
Have a wonderful 8647
Have a wonderful 8647
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Murphy: "There's no guarantee that we are gonna have a free and fair election in 2026. He's trying to rig our democracy, to destroy dissent, to cripple the opposition, so that even if his approval ratings are in the 30s next year, there isn't the ability for his opposition to muster a real campaign"
May 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Murphy: "There's no guarantee that we are gonna have a free and fair election in 2026. He's trying to rig our democracy, to destroy dissent, to cripple the opposition, so that even if his approval ratings are in the 30s next year, there isn't the ability for his opposition to muster a real campaign"
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Q&A from a talk I gave last week.
Q: "What do you think is the biggest threat in cybersecurity right now? Is it post-quantum computing? Is it AI?"
A: Fascism. It's fascism.
Q: "What do you think is the biggest threat in cybersecurity right now? Is it post-quantum computing? Is it AI?"
A: Fascism. It's fascism.
May 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Q&A from a talk I gave last week.
Q: "What do you think is the biggest threat in cybersecurity right now? Is it post-quantum computing? Is it AI?"
A: Fascism. It's fascism.
Q: "What do you think is the biggest threat in cybersecurity right now? Is it post-quantum computing? Is it AI?"
A: Fascism. It's fascism.
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One of the tough things about covering Trump’s 2nd term is that he is breaking so many laws & norms that when you cover them each on their own, you come off as an anti-Trump Dem pundit w “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” But when you list it all out things indeed look pretty alarming
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of the tough things about covering Trump’s 2nd term is that he is breaking so many laws & norms that when you cover them each on their own, you come off as an anti-Trump Dem pundit w “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” But when you list it all out things indeed look pretty alarming
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Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
May 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
Some days it feels like winning by just saying no to buying more pimento cheese.
April 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Some days it feels like winning by just saying no to buying more pimento cheese.
Due process. Without it, we are not the USA. No matter how heinous the crime or disgusting the person, they get due process. All people in the US (citizen or not) get their day in court to be judged and sentenced. If you don’t get that, if you don’t back that, you are espousing unAmerican ideals.
April 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Due process. Without it, we are not the USA. No matter how heinous the crime or disgusting the person, they get due process. All people in the US (citizen or not) get their day in court to be judged and sentenced. If you don’t get that, if you don’t back that, you are espousing unAmerican ideals.
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Just a reminder that Trump/DOJ continuing to let Abrego Garcia sit in CECOT is *a crime*. Deprivation of rights under color of law is a crime. Was it an "error" at first? Maybe. But once they were aware of the error, and ordered by a judge to return him, and then refusing, it's willful 1/
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Just a reminder that Trump/DOJ continuing to let Abrego Garcia sit in CECOT is *a crime*. Deprivation of rights under color of law is a crime. Was it an "error" at first? Maybe. But once they were aware of the error, and ordered by a judge to return him, and then refusing, it's willful 1/
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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
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I'm 18. The economy enters a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican president is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
April 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm 18. The economy enters a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican president is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 29. There is once-in-a-century pandemic that leads to a once-in-century-recession. A Republican is responsible.
I'm 35. Tarriffs trigger a once-in-a-century recession. A Republican is responsible.
#DuchessvonBonBon What? What’d I do? I’m just sitting here. You got a treat?”
March 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#DuchessvonBonBon What? What’d I do? I’m just sitting here. You got a treat?”
Photo taken at Mariners Lake, Newport News, VA
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Photo taken at Mariners Lake, Newport News, VA
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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18 USC 793(f) makes it a crime to remove national defense information from its proper place through gross negligence. Doesn’t matter whether info was classified. Signal chat is not a proper place.
Signal Chat Disclosure Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.
Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised to administer impartial justice.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
18 USC 793(f) makes it a crime to remove national defense information from its proper place through gross negligence. Doesn’t matter whether info was classified. Signal chat is not a proper place.
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Trump is trying to start a national crypto reserve and Congress is currently advancing a stablecoin bill meant to bolster the industry. Meanwhile, a company effectively led by Trump just announced it’s selling a stablecoin. This reeks of corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/t...
Trump’s Crypto Venture Introduces a Stablecoin
World Liberty Financial, the crypto business created by President Trump and his sons, unveiled a cryptocurrency called a stablecoin, furthering his ties to an industry his administration regulates.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump is trying to start a national crypto reserve and Congress is currently advancing a stablecoin bill meant to bolster the industry. Meanwhile, a company effectively led by Trump just announced it’s selling a stablecoin. This reeks of corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/t...