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James Butler
@minestronecowboy.bsky.social
FKA @j20r
This is true, but it's not going to change the answer my son and I give when asked about AI
O fuck yes. Worth ten times the price of entry* just for this par

*(literally the whole thing is free, go and read it)
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Finally got the vague blur I’ve been waiting for
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It is possible I already had some presentiment of my future. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.
why is sentence two in every story not "congress has not authorized the use of military force"
October 3, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Reposted by James Butler
Little TikTok discussing the US and its ongoing political disintegration:

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S8o6jB/
What’s happening in the US right now? In a word, the collapse of the last version of the American republic and its replacement by something else. #history #politics #america
TikTok video by Patrick Wyman
www.tiktok.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Always enjoy arguing that GIVE WAY means what it says, even if it means you might have to give way to a bike
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Trans Sharia, what do you want from me, wa-ant from me?
we're seeing parallel thinking for "trans sharia" for both My Sharona and Santeria. chat, do we think we can come up with even more songs. can we flesh out a whole tracklist
June 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Interview with my 95-year-old granddad on Seven Sharp last night - I love that he's still up for taking a swipe at the neolibs
May 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
With MMP we can do something way better and funnier than compulsory voting: fill parliament according to the proportion of eligible voters instead of votes cast. Only 60% turnout? That means 72/120 seats filled. Try passing any legislation now dipshits.
May 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I, too, would rather wind up and archive my website than migrate to Google Analytics 4. But my boss says that's "overreacting" and "not a decision my role is empowered to make".
I think this is the key paragraph from my column in the new Listener, about gracefully winding up Public Address. Thanks for all the kind words people have said here about the site. It's been lovely to read.
April 24, 2024 at 12:24 AM