Davis X. Machina
@ogdavisxmachina.bsky.social
Curmudgeon. Retired pedagogue. Lapsed philologist. Maneiac.
Likes: Sparrows. bridges, cardboard boxes, curtain rods
'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced." W.E.B Dubois
Likes: Sparrows. bridges, cardboard boxes, curtain rods
'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced." W.E.B Dubois
'Hands to work and hearts to God' as my neighbors up the road a piece say.
@shakervillage.bsky.social
@shakervillage.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
'Hands to work and hearts to God' as my neighbors up the road a piece say.
@shakervillage.bsky.social
@shakervillage.bsky.social
Plans kill vibes.
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Plans kill vibes.
The centuries-old tie between the papacy and fare bella figura has been broken...
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The centuries-old tie between the papacy and fare bella figura has been broken...
You6re missing "the shutdown, properly exploited, lets the Senate Dems effectively undo the 2024 elections.
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
You6re missing "the shutdown, properly exploited, lets the Senate Dems effectively undo the 2024 elections.
Stop trying to take my rage from me! I *am* my rage!
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Stop trying to take my rage from me! I *am* my rage!
How much of that low sentiment is economics-based and how much is spiritual, from having to get up every morning in a low, grasping country where 'hurr durr' has replaced e pluribus unum? A lot of 'well, this sucks' out there, of different flavors
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How much of that low sentiment is economics-based and how much is spiritual, from having to get up every morning in a low, grasping country where 'hurr durr' has replaced e pluribus unum? A lot of 'well, this sucks' out there, of different flavors
They didn't do it right, and certainly not the way I would have done it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
They didn't do it right, and certainly not the way I would have done it.
A concept so complex that a ridiculous chunk of UK theater, film, fiction, is given over to its explication.
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A concept so complex that a ridiculous chunk of UK theater, film, fiction, is given over to its explication.
We're going to kick the dog for a year.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We're going to kick the dog for a year.
Displacement activity. After a bad day at work you go home and kick the dog. You can't kick the boss - he's not listening and he can fire you.
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Displacement activity. After a bad day at work you go home and kick the dog. You can't kick the boss - he's not listening and he can fire you.
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
Welcome to The Ratchet.
Microblogging is all, "Can you top this?" The Ratchet turns only one way.
Microblogging is all, "Can you top this?" The Ratchet turns only one way.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Welcome to The Ratchet.
Microblogging is all, "Can you top this?" The Ratchet turns only one way.
Microblogging is all, "Can you top this?" The Ratchet turns only one way.
But what if demotivating people is my brand? Surely there's a carve-out for that
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
But what if demotivating people is my brand? Surely there's a carve-out for that
OSS agent... Had an interesting war.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
OSS agent... Had an interesting war.
You would think more classroom teachers would wash up in politics. Some do - like Governor Walz - but not as many as you would think. They may not be great speakers, but they do a lot of it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
You would think more classroom teachers would wash up in politics. Some do - like Governor Walz - but not as many as you would think. They may not be great speakers, but they do a lot of it.
... We're going to kick the dog for a year.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
... We're going to kick the dog for a year.
Displacement activity. After a bad day at work you go home and kick the dog. You can't kick the boss -he's not listening and he can fire you.
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Displacement activity. After a bad day at work you go home and kick the dog. You can't kick the boss -he's not listening and he can fire you.
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
The dog at least looks like he's listening, probably won't remember you kicked them, and even then he needs you to open the cans....
The list I saw them they was supposed a dozen: reps, various candidates no sitting senators
It's a crowded marketplace, difficult to differentiate yourself in - I'm surprised the number is that low. You rarely get such a good opening to be an opportunist and look respectable doing it.
It's a crowded marketplace, difficult to differentiate yourself in - I'm surprised the number is that low. You rarely get such a good opening to be an opportunist and look respectable doing it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The list I saw them they was supposed a dozen: reps, various candidates no sitting senators
It's a crowded marketplace, difficult to differentiate yourself in - I'm surprised the number is that low. You rarely get such a good opening to be an opportunist and look respectable doing it.
It's a crowded marketplace, difficult to differentiate yourself in - I'm surprised the number is that low. You rarely get such a good opening to be an opportunist and look respectable doing it.
Ditto but James Earl Jones. I'll be thinking of it in June when we have the semiquincennial bum fights on The White House lawn.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Ditto but James Earl Jones. I'll be thinking of it in June when we have the semiquincennial bum fights on The White House lawn.
But Glonzo, if a lifetime of reading the sports page has taught me anything, it taught me that the team that wants it more always wins, and if they're losing? Clearly they don't want it enough.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
But Glonzo, if a lifetime of reading the sports page has taught me anything, it taught me that the team that wants it more always wins, and if they're losing? Clearly they don't want it enough.
If there's still such a thing as a 'Catholic vote', this is it. Not Adrian Vermeule. Not J.D. Vance.
(That grandmother was 5 when Vatican 2 happened - may not even have been born yet. And probably remembers when the altar girls got canned.)
(That grandmother was 5 when Vatican 2 happened - may not even have been born yet. And probably remembers when the altar girls got canned.)
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If there's still such a thing as a 'Catholic vote', this is it. Not Adrian Vermeule. Not J.D. Vance.
(That grandmother was 5 when Vatican 2 happened - may not even have been born yet. And probably remembers when the altar girls got canned.)
(That grandmother was 5 when Vatican 2 happened - may not even have been born yet. And probably remembers when the altar girls got canned.)
A whole new grift emerges... Insurance Sherpas brokers, middle men of every kind skimming from your already inadequate check. I guess 'theft' and 'fraud' are *kinds* of market failures.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A whole new grift emerges... Insurance Sherpas brokers, middle men of every kind skimming from your already inadequate check. I guess 'theft' and 'fraud' are *kinds* of market failures.
Democratic town committee here meets in one booth of the coffee shop.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Democratic town committee here meets in one booth of the coffee shop.
I blame Robert Caro - Caro's "Master of the Senate" came out what, 40 years ago? It was about events 20, 30 years before that.
Mistah Lyndon - he dead.
Mistah Lyndon - he dead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I blame Robert Caro - Caro's "Master of the Senate" came out what, 40 years ago? It was about events 20, 30 years before that.
Mistah Lyndon - he dead.
Mistah Lyndon - he dead.