@pernicioussquid.bsky.social
Dad, husband, software engineer, scifi and horror fan. Tired. Baffled by the current state of things.
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The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
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I don't think you need to think there will be long term shifts in Trump's policies or behavior (there won't be) to enjoy what just happened, sometimes it's good to enjoy things that are funny in the moment
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't think you need to think there will be long term shifts in Trump's policies or behavior (there won't be) to enjoy what just happened, sometimes it's good to enjoy things that are funny in the moment
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the people in charge of the world hate everyone else but at least the earth is dying and soon all of us will also die
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
the people in charge of the world hate everyone else but at least the earth is dying and soon all of us will also die
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November 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
An obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis is exactly what I needed to make this year even better.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
An obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis is exactly what I needed to make this year even better.
At the last minute we got funding, so at least we're not losing both paychecks to the shutdown!
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
At the last minute we got funding, so at least we're not losing both paychecks to the shutdown!
I would happily have abandoned social media for group chats years ago, but alas, that would require me to belong somewhere.
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I would happily have abandoned social media for group chats years ago, but alas, that would require me to belong somewhere.
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This is a really well done—I hope it catches on: A silent roadside protest staged over the weekend in Westerville, Ohio, and posted to the Facebook page of the Westerville Progressive Alliance.
www.youtube.com/shorts/TpZFS...
www.youtube.com/shorts/TpZFS...
Signs of Fascism!
YouTube video by COOLHAND
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is a really well done—I hope it catches on: A silent roadside protest staged over the weekend in Westerville, Ohio, and posted to the Facebook page of the Westerville Progressive Alliance.
www.youtube.com/shorts/TpZFS...
www.youtube.com/shorts/TpZFS...
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slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross
October 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross
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This isn't just about shutting down pro-immigration groups. It's about making regular people afraid to tweet, to talk to their friends, to show up at protests, to say anything at all.
"I'm not famous. I don't have the money to fight back. I'd better keep my mouth shut & let someone else risk it."
"I'm not famous. I don't have the money to fight back. I'd better keep my mouth shut & let someone else risk it."
Stephen Miller tweeted that calling ICE authoritarian "incites violence and terrorism." This wasn't just the usual fascist bluster. It was a signal.
I asked Bannon if Miller will seek to prosecute groups that use this language about ICE
Read our exchange below. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2009...
I asked Bannon if Miller will seek to prosecute groups that use this language about ICE
Read our exchange below. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2009...
September 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This isn't just about shutting down pro-immigration groups. It's about making regular people afraid to tweet, to talk to their friends, to show up at protests, to say anything at all.
"I'm not famous. I don't have the money to fight back. I'd better keep my mouth shut & let someone else risk it."
"I'm not famous. I don't have the money to fight back. I'd better keep my mouth shut & let someone else risk it."
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Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
If I remember correctly, studies tend to talk about the late forties as the time when happiness bottoms out. As someone entering their mid forties, it's interesting to watch this happen. Just disappointed with everybody and everything (myself included). It's so draining.
July 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If I remember correctly, studies tend to talk about the late forties as the time when happiness bottoms out. As someone entering their mid forties, it's interesting to watch this happen. Just disappointed with everybody and everything (myself included). It's so draining.
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Apparently I really did want to be a fly on the wall for this meeting!!!!! Way to go, Senator Warren!!!!! Thank you for holding his feet to the fire!!!!! Thank you, @warren.senate.gov 👏👏👏👏
Warren Secures Key Commitments from Social Security Chief to Protect Americans’ Benefits | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
www.warren.senate.gov
July 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Apparently I really did want to be a fly on the wall for this meeting!!!!! Way to go, Senator Warren!!!!! Thank you for holding his feet to the fire!!!!! Thank you, @warren.senate.gov 👏👏👏👏
Oh hey, something good happened today!
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July 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Oh hey, something good happened today!
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(living in a country where the most successful people are obscenely rich and shameless perverts and psychopaths) Time to teach my children to be honest and study hard in school
December 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
(living in a country where the most successful people are obscenely rich and shameless perverts and psychopaths) Time to teach my children to be honest and study hard in school
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You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.
June 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.
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It’s hard to keep up with all the evil stuff this administration is doing, but if I stay online and keep doomscrolling, I just might do it.
May 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It’s hard to keep up with all the evil stuff this administration is doing, but if I stay online and keep doomscrolling, I just might do it.
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stealing like meme from my hellsite replies because lmao
April 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
stealing like meme from my hellsite replies because lmao
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I have trouble believing this game could possibly be as good as the trailer for it, but goddamn what if it is
www.youtube.com/watch?v=efMg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=efMg...
Low-Budget Repairs Trailer
YouTube video by gray2rgb
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I have trouble believing this game could possibly be as good as the trailer for it, but goddamn what if it is
www.youtube.com/watch?v=efMg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=efMg...
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This is insane, and basically a way to encourage federal workers who support the president to bully those who don’t
My god, Trump admin has altered Hatch Act rules so that it is OK for federal employees to display campaign paraphenalia on the job -- but ONLY for the current President/VP, not for any challengers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Trump Officials Weaken Rules Insulating Government Workers From Politics
A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board’s role in policing violations.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is insane, and basically a way to encourage federal workers who support the president to bully those who don’t
I have that feeling today where I'm just tired of everything and nothing seems interesting. Every book feels like something I've read. Every food is too much like something I've eaten. I'm only in my forties but the world feels like it has run out of novelty.
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I have that feeling today where I'm just tired of everything and nothing seems interesting. Every book feels like something I've read. Every food is too much like something I've eaten. I'm only in my forties but the world feels like it has run out of novelty.
Most things are still terrible, but at least I managed a Switch 2 pre-order to impress my daughter.
April 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Most things are still terrible, but at least I managed a Switch 2 pre-order to impress my daughter.
I decided I didn't need hundreds of random followers, was following too many, and wanted a clean start, so here I am.
April 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I decided I didn't need hundreds of random followers, was following too many, and wanted a clean start, so here I am.