Rufus T. Barleysheath
@pate-ah-choo.bsky.social
Como la flor, con tanto amor
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
Lilith Fair? She sure is!
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lilith Fair? She sure is!
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PHILOMENA CUNK: It was actually illegal in England for The Obese to be employed in the film business until 1983. Why do you think that was?
JIMINY GLICK: [ignoring question, high pitched voice] Have you ever noticed how lesbians and British women dress the same? [sudden low pitch] Why is that?
JIMINY GLICK: [ignoring question, high pitched voice] Have you ever noticed how lesbians and British women dress the same? [sudden low pitch] Why is that?
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
PHILOMENA CUNK: It was actually illegal in England for The Obese to be employed in the film business until 1983. Why do you think that was?
JIMINY GLICK: [ignoring question, high pitched voice] Have you ever noticed how lesbians and British women dress the same? [sudden low pitch] Why is that?
JIMINY GLICK: [ignoring question, high pitched voice] Have you ever noticed how lesbians and British women dress the same? [sudden low pitch] Why is that?
Sunstein is both naive and stupid, and will believe the Supreme Court is a bastion of liberalism even as he's being sent to Adrian Vermuele's lib reeducation camps
![But you believe that all nine of the Justices are committed to liberalism of the sort that you outlined in your book and are trying to uphold it?
Yeah. Oh, yeah. I’m not going to name any names, but there is a conservative judge who did read the first couple of chapters of the book and did say, I agree with all of this.
Wow. I would just say that I find it very hard to believe, especially with Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, who seem to me to be kind of out-and-out partisan Trump supporters.
This is completely fair to question. Alito is an extremely careful lawyer and a very precise judge. He is clearly taken with a certain view of our culture that is shared by many of Trump’s supporters. But is it possible to find an opinion in which he says, I’m going to go this way because the President is the law, or anything that verges on that? I think that’s very hard to find. Is there anything in his opinions that shows disrespect for freedom of speech or freedom of religion? I think that’s impossible to find. Thomas is an originalist. He’s the most committed originalist on the Court, who believes the Constitution should be understood in accordance with its original meaning. I don’t like that view much, but you can hold that view and be a liberal in the sense of believing in the rule of law, believing in freedom of speech. He does want to overrule New York Times v. Sullivan, but he’s not the only one who thinks that and that doesn’t make him illiberal. [That decision, from 1964, raised the standard for defamation lawsuits in a way that is seen as crucial to press freedom.] So I do agree with you. There are concerning things about political connections that appear, but in terms of the liberal tradition I’m not giving up on Justice Thomas.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreigt7atacnu2udxsrdz4v4nesd3ldcu6t7shnawcoqk4krrjn6rz44@jpeg)
September 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sunstein is both naive and stupid, and will believe the Supreme Court is a bastion of liberalism even as he's being sent to Adrian Vermuele's lib reeducation camps
In my day we didn't have Joe Rogan. We had Gene Parmesan, and he filled us with delight with each new disguise. He burned to death in 2008.
September 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In my day we didn't have Joe Rogan. We had Gene Parmesan, and he filled us with delight with each new disguise. He burned to death in 2008.
Any YIMBY who thinks the thoughtful policy wonks in this administration are going to promote infill development and, like, Small Towns urbanism instead of Turbosprawl and paving over Yosemite should be banned from social media for six months until they relearn critical thought.
"We need to reform zoning codes in order to increase housing supply" and "we don't want to step into the business of local government" and "dense cities are dangerous hellholes that we must pacify militarily" are three propositions that don't hang together at all
September 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Any YIMBY who thinks the thoughtful policy wonks in this administration are going to promote infill development and, like, Small Towns urbanism instead of Turbosprawl and paving over Yosemite should be banned from social media for six months until they relearn critical thought.
Hey! This sucks! we need to burn DHS and ICE to the ground, not give them more money. You should be ashamed of yourselves @sethmoulton.bsky.social @trahan.house.gov @billkeating.bsky.social
New Dems just released our Immigration & Border Security framework—a plan for how we can pass commonsense, bipartisan policies that fix our system & address the issues Americans care most about.
Read more about it in @washingtonpost.com ⬇️
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Read more about it in @washingtonpost.com ⬇️
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
These House Democrats seek a new middle ground on immigration
The New Democratic Coalition unveiled a plan to win back voters on immigration but they need the party’s support.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hey! This sucks! we need to burn DHS and ICE to the ground, not give them more money. You should be ashamed of yourselves @sethmoulton.bsky.social @trahan.house.gov @billkeating.bsky.social
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Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
August 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The Times is doing a weekly series on fruit/veggies and their nutrition. They break down vitamins/minerals, always stress how healthy the foods are, and include nice recipes. Naturally people react like they're getting powerful shocks to the groin.
July 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Times is doing a weekly series on fruit/veggies and their nutrition. They break down vitamins/minerals, always stress how healthy the foods are, and include nice recipes. Naturally people react like they're getting powerful shocks to the groin.
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The trolley bus is objectively the finest form of bus before it Pokémon evolves into a kind of train. Battery busses are for cowards put some lines down.
July 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The trolley bus is objectively the finest form of bus before it Pokémon evolves into a kind of train. Battery busses are for cowards put some lines down.
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if you think about it oedipus was the first guy to really comprehensively lose the game we now call fuck marry kill
July 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
if you think about it oedipus was the first guy to really comprehensively lose the game we now call fuck marry kill
@whipkclark.bsky.social booooooo this sucks
The House voted 308 to 122 for the GENIUS Act, the corrupt crypto industry bill to set the stage for the next financial crisis, encourage money laundering, and bless Trump's corruption.
102 Democrats voted yes, including 4 out of the 5 memberships of House Dems's Leadership Team.
102 Democrats voted yes, including 4 out of the 5 memberships of House Dems's Leadership Team.
July 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
@whipkclark.bsky.social booooooo this sucks
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catholic convert STUNS know nothing rioters by speaking in perfect nativism
July 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
catholic convert STUNS know nothing rioters by speaking in perfect nativism
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ME: (became the dalai lama through a looney tunes-esque series of events) you truly cannot stop a bitch who loves a soft cheese
THE PANCHEN LAMA: (loading a revolver) ah. so true bestie
THE PANCHEN LAMA: (loading a revolver) ah. so true bestie
July 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
ME: (became the dalai lama through a looney tunes-esque series of events) you truly cannot stop a bitch who loves a soft cheese
THE PANCHEN LAMA: (loading a revolver) ah. so true bestie
THE PANCHEN LAMA: (loading a revolver) ah. so true bestie
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Heyyyy diva 😜 LOVE your death mask - poignant with a hint of whimsy is like, definitely the move
June 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Heyyyy diva 😜 LOVE your death mask - poignant with a hint of whimsy is like, definitely the move
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at some point this mutated from "funny post" to "personal motto"
April 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM
at some point this mutated from "funny post" to "personal motto"
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Menoeceus after the Bacchae fucked up his dad:
I know posting "the girls are fighting" seems funny, but it's actually insensitive and shitty.
My father died in a girl fight. He tried to break it up and the girls pulled him apart like freshly baked bread. He didn't even scream. One moment he was there, the next just a spray of dad viscera.
My father died in a girl fight. He tried to break it up and the girls pulled him apart like freshly baked bread. He didn't even scream. One moment he was there, the next just a spray of dad viscera.
June 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Menoeceus after the Bacchae fucked up his dad:
[Hercule Poirot voice] ah most unuuuusual case, fiendishly clevér... My pénis 'as been caught in a, 'ow you zay, mouse trap
June 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
[Hercule Poirot voice] ah most unuuuusual case, fiendishly clevér... My pénis 'as been caught in a, 'ow you zay, mouse trap
This is exactly how it feels to visit the arboretum just after peak rhododendron blooms. There's still kalmia, of course, but with the rains this weekend... "it's all diminishing"
The bullfrog in a tweed suit whose land I live on, came by to tell me they were busy planting this year's carrots. He proudly told me he still employs two gardeners, as his father did, though "only one maid." He then observed the rising spring sun and said "it's all diminishing."
June 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is exactly how it feels to visit the arboretum just after peak rhododendron blooms. There's still kalmia, of course, but with the rains this weekend... "it's all diminishing"
As a child I always dreamed of running a failing import-export business
May 31, 2025 at 4:40 AM
As a child I always dreamed of running a failing import-export business
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Every lawyer who voluntarily dismissed cases knowing it'd immediately lead to arrest to circumvent due process should be disbarred.
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
NOW— Mass ICE arrests happened/are happening at the Manhattan immigration court at 290 Broadway on the 20th floor.
I was just outside the building and an observer came out crying, confirmed they witnessed people getting detained outside courtrooms while families watched and wept.
I was just outside the building and an observer came out crying, confirmed they witnessed people getting detained outside courtrooms while families watched and wept.
May 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Every lawyer who voluntarily dismissed cases knowing it'd immediately lead to arrest to circumvent due process should be disbarred.
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
Fenway Park you are on my enemies list now. Fenway Park let's meet outside by the citgo sign. Fenway Park you will pay for cancelling Shakira.
May 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Fenway Park you are on my enemies list now. Fenway Park let's meet outside by the citgo sign. Fenway Park you will pay for cancelling Shakira.