Prufrock451
@prufrock451.bsky.social
Wrote Rome Sweet Rome, Acadia, and encyclopedias. Bylines in Wired, Mental Floss, Slate, Boing Boing. Won Jeopardy. Alum of WGA, SFWA, AFSCME. Let’s be pals
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Prufrock451
@prufrock451.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Fuck this hustle-culture bullshit. When I’m a skeleton I’m not doing a goddamn thing
This is the only day of the year I post
On this day 40 years ago, a stream of charged particles was fired at Gordon Lightfoot, splitting him into Chris Pratt and Bryan Cranston
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is the only day of the year I post
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In my sci-fi novel Acadia from 2013:
-A Russia-related scandal leads to a complete overhaul of the US intelligence community
-An anti-Mexican demagogue briefly seizes power
-the richest man in the world rules space in collusion with pro-AI forces that secretly shape US foreign policy
-A Russia-related scandal leads to a complete overhaul of the US intelligence community
-An anti-Mexican demagogue briefly seizes power
-the richest man in the world rules space in collusion with pro-AI forces that secretly shape US foreign policy
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In my sci-fi novel Acadia from 2013:
-A Russia-related scandal leads to a complete overhaul of the US intelligence community
-An anti-Mexican demagogue briefly seizes power
-the richest man in the world rules space in collusion with pro-AI forces that secretly shape US foreign policy
-A Russia-related scandal leads to a complete overhaul of the US intelligence community
-An anti-Mexican demagogue briefly seizes power
-the richest man in the world rules space in collusion with pro-AI forces that secretly shape US foreign policy
Told ya
Imagine having the power and resources of New York’s Democratic Party and consistently offering up the squishiest, most cautious motherfuckers on the planet to accomplish jack shit
Oh boy, there's more. At a presser minutes ago, Jeffries says he's powerless:
JOURNALIST: To what extent will Dems withhold votes in the negotiations?
JEFFRIES: Repubs control trifecta, it’s THEIR govt. What leverage do we have? We’re going to continue to try to find bipartisan common ground...
JOURNALIST: To what extent will Dems withhold votes in the negotiations?
JEFFRIES: Repubs control trifecta, it’s THEIR govt. What leverage do we have? We’re going to continue to try to find bipartisan common ground...
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Told ya
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"The Empire is like America ten years from now".
May 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"The Empire is like America ten years from now".
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three million years ago somebody picked up a rock because it looked like a little face and held onto it
This is older than any god this is who we truly are
This is older than any god this is who we truly are
one of my favorite archaeology terms is "manuport" which just means a thing (rock, animal, stick, etc) that's in a weird place because a prehistoric human picked it up and carried it there. this one is estimated to be 3 million years old
May 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
three million years ago somebody picked up a rock because it looked like a little face and held onto it
This is older than any god this is who we truly are
This is older than any god this is who we truly are
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the pope isn't from chicago unless he works being from chicago into every conversation
May 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
the pope isn't from chicago unless he works being from chicago into every conversation
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Feeling emboldened that perhaps, in my lifetime, we could have a pope that was in The Sea and Cake
May 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Feeling emboldened that perhaps, in my lifetime, we could have a pope that was in The Sea and Cake
Didn’t even need the third F-18 to get a pope from Chicago, it turns out
Once I complete the ritual with the offering of a third F-18 it’s over for you bitches
May 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Didn’t even need the third F-18 to get a pope from Chicago, it turns out
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Associate Director for Research Libraries position at the Smithsonian Institute
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US Smithsonian Institution
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May 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Associate Director for Research Libraries position at the Smithsonian Institute
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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the New Pope says he's from Chicago but he's *actually* from Naperville
May 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
the New Pope says he's from Chicago but he's *actually* from Naperville
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“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration
May 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration
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INTRODUCING YOUR CHICAGO PAPAL BULLS STARTING LINEUP [monophonic Gregorian chanting intensifies]
May 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
INTRODUCING YOUR CHICAGO PAPAL BULLS STARTING LINEUP [monophonic Gregorian chanting intensifies]
The moment Bobby Prevost decided to leave for seminary
May 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The moment Bobby Prevost decided to leave for seminary
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He's gonna be out there turning water into malort
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
He's gonna be out there turning water into malort
A mathematician from Chicago! Get ready to hear a shitload of Wilco blasting across St Peter’s Square
May 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A mathematician from Chicago! Get ready to hear a shitload of Wilco blasting across St Peter’s Square
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i don’t believe in the great man of history theory, but i do kind of believe in a stupid asshole theory of history where one dumb motherfucker ruins things for everyone
May 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
i don’t believe in the great man of history theory, but i do kind of believe in a stupid asshole theory of history where one dumb motherfucker ruins things for everyone
Just want to make this plain: You only have permission to make a weird computer sock puppet of me during the trial of my killer in order to explain my fan theories about Admiral Ozzel from The Empire Strikes Back
I’m seeing a lot of outrage about this story but honestly it’s preferable to the old way of doing this which was both disrespectful of the deceased and traumatising for the puppeteer
May 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Just want to make this plain: You only have permission to make a weird computer sock puppet of me during the trial of my killer in order to explain my fan theories about Admiral Ozzel from The Empire Strikes Back
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okay if i get murdered and someone plays a video of a robot version of me in court FORGIVING MY MURDERER i'm haunting everybody. the judge the jury the lawyers, the bailiff, everybody
I’m seeing a lot of outrage about this story but honestly it’s preferable to the old way of doing this which was both disrespectful of the deceased and traumatising for the puppeteer
May 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
okay if i get murdered and someone plays a video of a robot version of me in court FORGIVING MY MURDERER i'm haunting everybody. the judge the jury the lawyers, the bailiff, everybody
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no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks
May 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to sign an executive order preventing state agencies from obtaining or disclosing data that personally identifies people with autism, unless required for medical care or legal matters.
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
Dem Governor Launches Plan to Counter RFK Jr.’s Autism Registry
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a plan to undermine the autism registry RFK Jr. keeps talking about.
newrepublic.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to sign an executive order preventing state agencies from obtaining or disclosing data that personally identifies people with autism, unless required for medical care or legal matters.
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
“Every Illinoisan deserves ... the freedom to live without fear of surveillance.”
The bodies of the first three cardinals to be defeated in hand-to-hand combat have been wheeled out of the conclave
May 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The bodies of the first three cardinals to be defeated in hand-to-hand combat have been wheeled out of the conclave
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Losing one fighter jet is a tragedy; losing two is just carelessness.--Oscar Wilde
May 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Losing one fighter jet is a tragedy; losing two is just carelessness.--Oscar Wilde
Once I complete the ritual with the offering of a third F-18 it’s over for you bitches
May 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Once I complete the ritual with the offering of a third F-18 it’s over for you bitches