Mary Shurtz
@punkichu.bsky.social
Cranky millennial progressive woman. Things aren't going great.
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I've seen the pendulum really swing against the possibility of alien life, and I just don't understand it. Like I agree intelligent aliens have not visited Earth, but it's a really big universe out there, and to suggest that there is no alien life among the trillions of stars is absurd
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I've seen the pendulum really swing against the possibility of alien life, and I just don't understand it. Like I agree intelligent aliens have not visited Earth, but it's a really big universe out there, and to suggest that there is no alien life among the trillions of stars is absurd
Wait I'm catching up on Stranger Things is Sadie Sink gonna save the day by doing her therapy homework harder than anyone ever has is that what's happening
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Wait I'm catching up on Stranger Things is Sadie Sink gonna save the day by doing her therapy homework harder than anyone ever has is that what's happening
@iwriteok.bsky.social Behind the Bastards episode idea? share.google/Pd64O3UzmcHT...
Lawrence Summers - Wikipedia
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
@iwriteok.bsky.social Behind the Bastards episode idea? share.google/Pd64O3UzmcHT...
Well this post just keeps aging ... Accurately
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Well this post just keeps aging ... Accurately
I just saw The Sound of Music in a theater where it was in sing-along format, and we hissed at the Baroness and booed the Nazis and set off pop rockets when they kissed and I cannot recommend the experience enough. It was like Rocky Horror for old people and kids and it ruled.
December 15, 2024 at 4:10 AM
I just saw The Sound of Music in a theater where it was in sing-along format, and we hissed at the Baroness and booed the Nazis and set off pop rockets when they kissed and I cannot recommend the experience enough. It was like Rocky Horror for old people and kids and it ruled.
One time I was getting food delivered and the delivery guy said "hey, thanks for the additional instructions on how to find your place! So clear!" and that is low-key one of my most cherished compliments
December 14, 2024 at 1:44 AM
One time I was getting food delivered and the delivery guy said "hey, thanks for the additional instructions on how to find your place! So clear!" and that is low-key one of my most cherished compliments
Finally reading up about what Buffalo Springfield was protesting about, can confirm the vibes of the song are good, fuck the Karens
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora...
Pandora's Box (nightclub) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Finally reading up about what Buffalo Springfield was protesting about, can confirm the vibes of the song are good, fuck the Karens
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora...
I'm starting an Alias rewatch and every episode Sydney is infiltrating nuclear silos singlehandedly and Vaughan's big accomplishment is knowing pi to the sixth digit
December 1, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I'm starting an Alias rewatch and every episode Sydney is infiltrating nuclear silos singlehandedly and Vaughan's big accomplishment is knowing pi to the sixth digit
Comrade Sanders, please don't die, we need you
Sen Bernie Sanders: “We have a political system that is increasingly controlled by the billionaire class. In the recent elections, just 150 billionaire families spent nearly $2 billion to get their candidates elected. Our job in the coming months and years is clear. We must defeat the oligarchs”
November 30, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Comrade Sanders, please don't die, we need you
I was halfway through reading @nytimes.com's piece about San Jose State and the co-captain to filed a suit because she didn't like that one of her teammates was trans, and yup, here's the photo of the co-captain and she has the EXACT kind of face i was picturing for someone so hateful
November 30, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I was halfway through reading @nytimes.com's piece about San Jose State and the co-captain to filed a suit because she didn't like that one of her teammates was trans, and yup, here's the photo of the co-captain and she has the EXACT kind of face i was picturing for someone so hateful
I feel like a few people had their days ruined before that sign went up
November 30, 2024 at 4:17 AM
I feel like a few people had their days ruined before that sign went up
Ok but now *I* wanna say this. Only partly because I got a breast reduction surgery a year ago and it would be particularly funny if I said it.
I keep using the phrase "my tits are too nice for my life to be like this" in conversation like it's a common reference but I think it's from an Overheard In New York post like 12 years ago.
November 29, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Ok but now *I* wanna say this. Only partly because I got a breast reduction surgery a year ago and it would be particularly funny if I said it.
Today I learned that my black silk pajamas with the kicky white piping is identical to a pair owned by my father
November 28, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Today I learned that my black silk pajamas with the kicky white piping is identical to a pair owned by my father
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The march of time IS pretty relentless. I mean I'm not a fan, but respect for the commitment.
November 27, 2024 at 4:12 PM
The march of time IS pretty relentless. I mean I'm not a fan, but respect for the commitment.
This perspective is gonna infuriate me
It blows my mind that NASA is able to receive data from 4.67 billion miles away, but I lose Wi-Fi signal in my kitchen.
November 26, 2024 at 7:36 AM
This perspective is gonna infuriate me
I just don't know for sure if I respect or fear the improv troupe member's ability to persevere despite their hobby actively bumming out everyone who hears about it
November 25, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I just don't know for sure if I respect or fear the improv troupe member's ability to persevere despite their hobby actively bumming out everyone who hears about it
✊✊ (does anyone else have a really conservative dad and, even as I near my 40s, be pro-union still feels like the most audacious thing to do? No? Just me? Well fuck me then)
40 percent!
This is why we need labor unions in America.
Employers who refuse to pay a living wage need to be held accountable!! #UnionsForAll
This is why we need labor unions in America.
Employers who refuse to pay a living wage need to be held accountable!! #UnionsForAll
November 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM
✊✊ (does anyone else have a really conservative dad and, even as I near my 40s, be pro-union still feels like the most audacious thing to do? No? Just me? Well fuck me then)
You can all be jealous but I'm the one that gets to have it in her house.
November 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM
You can all be jealous but I'm the one that gets to have it in her house.
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People are like "there are no right wingers on blue sky" and i don't get it there are plenty of liberals on here
November 24, 2024 at 2:20 AM
People are like "there are no right wingers on blue sky" and i don't get it there are plenty of liberals on here
Sob. My favorite account in the world is on here.
November 23, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Sob. My favorite account in the world is on here.
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Don't limit the political perspectives you read, instead have an open mind and read the political perspectives served to you by the algorithm controlled by the billionaire right-hand man of the billionaire president-elect of the United States of America
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Don't limit the political perspectives you read, instead have an open mind and read the political perspectives served to you by the algorithm controlled by the billionaire right-hand man of the billionaire president-elect of the United States of America
I'm rewatching Ad Astra and I just want to give a hug to every space exploration nerd who made sure anyone who has worked in aerospace gets nonstop Easter eggs
November 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
I'm rewatching Ad Astra and I just want to give a hug to every space exploration nerd who made sure anyone who has worked in aerospace gets nonstop Easter eggs