Neil Snyder
@neilsnyder.bsky.social
I live in Seattle and post stuff related to history, economics, politics, and Indic and East Asian philosophy. Oh and sports. 南無阿弥陀仏
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Neil Snyder
@neilsnyder.bsky.social
· May 21
You want half a Mr. Pibbs?
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you are a grownup now you can watch cool movies unmediated by tel aviv tarantino
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
you are a grownup now you can watch cool movies unmediated by tel aviv tarantino
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I remember when that thing came out on HBO when Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld sat in a room and talked about stand up comedy I was like “hmm. Interesting” and it took me 1 minute to be like “I hate this, I hate these guys and I hate stand up comedy”
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I remember when that thing came out on HBO when Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld sat in a room and talked about stand up comedy I was like “hmm. Interesting” and it took me 1 minute to be like “I hate this, I hate these guys and I hate stand up comedy”
It’s wild that Washington and Oregon briefly had Senators who both looked like each other (Brock Adams and Bob Packwood) and were prolific sexual abusers of women. Interesting fact: Brock Adams was succeeded as Transportation Secretary in the Carter admin by another PNW sex abuser, Neil Goldschmidt.
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s wild that Washington and Oregon briefly had Senators who both looked like each other (Brock Adams and Bob Packwood) and were prolific sexual abusers of women. Interesting fact: Brock Adams was succeeded as Transportation Secretary in the Carter admin by another PNW sex abuser, Neil Goldschmidt.
Interesting that the NYT reporter protesting the idea that the Times’ coverage of Epstein was extremely insufficient used a story from 2019 to defend the paper, which came out after Landon Thomas was canned. What happened before then?
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Interesting that the NYT reporter protesting the idea that the Times’ coverage of Epstein was extremely insufficient used a story from 2019 to defend the paper, which came out after Landon Thomas was canned. What happened before then?
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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terminal Math Brain truly is a cancer that is eating the world
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
terminal Math Brain truly is a cancer that is eating the world
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November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“a mental object ie mobject” “memebrane” “writing is unnatural” “fear is pain in the future”
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“a mental object ie mobject” “memebrane” “writing is unnatural” “fear is pain in the future”
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
My parents named me after Neil Young and I think it’s great they picked someone who hasn’t turned into an embarrassment. Happy 8-0, Shakey. Zuma, On The Beach, and Live Rust got me through a very dark time in college.
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Don't Cry No Tears (Live) (Official Audio)
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My parents named me after Neil Young and I think it’s great they picked someone who hasn’t turned into an embarrassment. Happy 8-0, Shakey. Zuma, On The Beach, and Live Rust got me through a very dark time in college.
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circus circus mini golf entrance sign, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
circus circus mini golf entrance sign, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
Bad day for survivors, please enjoy a photo of Stevie sleeping.
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Bad day for survivors, please enjoy a photo of Stevie sleeping.
The place we buy these amazing maple syrups from is closing and that’s a shame, I need to find another witch that makes fine flavored maple syrups.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The place we buy these amazing maple syrups from is closing and that’s a shame, I need to find another witch that makes fine flavored maple syrups.
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Sweee the swallow is the mascot for Freee accounting software and has an overwhelming desire to help small businesses.
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sweee the swallow is the mascot for Freee accounting software and has an overwhelming desire to help small businesses.
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A few years after their arrival, Governor Elisha Ferry delivered the very first inaugural address in 1889. I’m proud to be the Governor of a place with a rich history of people coming together from diverse backgrounds and working hard to move our state forward.
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A few years after their arrival, Governor Elisha Ferry delivered the very first inaugural address in 1889. I’m proud to be the Governor of a place with a rich history of people coming together from diverse backgrounds and working hard to move our state forward.
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Happy 136th birthday to Washington state. My ancestors homesteaded along the Skagit River. My great-great-great uncle James Watson and his wife Cecelia dedicated themselves to their work at the School for the Deaf in Vancouver when Washington was still a territory.
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Happy 136th birthday to Washington state. My ancestors homesteaded along the Skagit River. My great-great-great uncle James Watson and his wife Cecelia dedicated themselves to their work at the School for the Deaf in Vancouver when Washington was still a territory.
Much early 20th Century militant unionism was based around community-building among workers and their families, with union halls holding events, weddings, funerals, etc. There was a lot of hope and positivity even in the face of suppression and violence by those aligned with the status quo.
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Much early 20th Century militant unionism was based around community-building among workers and their families, with union halls holding events, weddings, funerals, etc. There was a lot of hope and positivity even in the face of suppression and violence by those aligned with the status quo.
An assortment of late bloomers
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
An assortment of late bloomers
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I’ve written about a lot of forensic charlatanism over the years, but this is might be the most laughably stupid garbage I’ve ever seen. Hope this woman sues the pants off of them.
www.theblaze.com/news/former-...
www.theblaze.com/news/former-...
Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say | Blaze Media
A computer program that compared the bomb suspect’s gait to that of Shauni Kerkhoff produced a 94% match.
www.theblaze.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’ve written about a lot of forensic charlatanism over the years, but this is might be the most laughably stupid garbage I’ve ever seen. Hope this woman sues the pants off of them.
www.theblaze.com/news/former-...
www.theblaze.com/news/former-...
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The American people, in my district and across the country, want us to hold the line to protect health care.
Premium notices have gone out, and open enrollment has started. We cannot cave for some future vote down the road. We need to stand up and hold the line NOW.
Premium notices have gone out, and open enrollment has started. We cannot cave for some future vote down the road. We need to stand up and hold the line NOW.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The American people, in my district and across the country, want us to hold the line to protect health care.
Premium notices have gone out, and open enrollment has started. We cannot cave for some future vote down the road. We need to stand up and hold the line NOW.
Premium notices have gone out, and open enrollment has started. We cannot cave for some future vote down the road. We need to stand up and hold the line NOW.
Please enjoy a minute of gentle rain and the hum of a Monday in the city taken from my garden this morning.
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Please enjoy a minute of gentle rain and the hum of a Monday in the city taken from my garden this morning.
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heritage distilling closed down all its tap rooms and it turns out the business is all in on crypto and has decided to become a crypto company with a distillery attached to it www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/c...
Popular Pierce County distillery closed tasting rooms. Is crypto the reason?
The local distillery that created “House of Doge Bourbon” and “Bitcoin Bourbon” has a treasury of hundreds of millions of dollars in digital tokens.
www.thenewstribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
heritage distilling closed down all its tap rooms and it turns out the business is all in on crypto and has decided to become a crypto company with a distillery attached to it www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/c...
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Marrowstone, Washington
Pop: 926
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrowstone,_Washington
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67101857
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32718844
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36396442
Pop: 926
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrowstone,_Washington
Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67101857
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32718844
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36396442
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
In the thick of leaf-peeping season.
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In the thick of leaf-peeping season.