Simon
@simonpk.bsky.social
Introverted philanthrope. Preoccupied with software engineering. Struggling to cope with my children’s recent adulthood.
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Trump is so proud of his performance, I bet he could be goaded into taking the test on live TV. That would absolutely silence all his critics.
He’s doing “I aced it” on the “very advanced mental acuity” test again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump is so proud of his performance, I bet he could be goaded into taking the test on live TV. That would absolutely silence all his critics.
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ANYWAY, if you're in ATL and near the A gates, you can get a signed copy of When the Moon Hits Your Eye here.
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
ANYWAY, if you're in ATL and near the A gates, you can get a signed copy of When the Moon Hits Your Eye here.
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Horses and humans share a special bond because we are both half centaurs
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Horses and humans share a special bond because we are both half centaurs
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trying to imagine the person that goes, "man, it's really important that i vote, i gotta keep steve bannon out of prison"
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
trying to imagine the person that goes, "man, it's really important that i vote, i gotta keep steve bannon out of prison"
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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
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What’s the problem? We’re just displaying a historical fact that this person is a Jew by forcing them to wear a yellow star.
I spit on the reputation of the U.S. Supreme Court, not that it can get much more degraded than it has already become by the repulsive actions of its disgusting GOP members.
You can hear the transphobic sneer in these words.
You can hear the transphobic sneer in these words.
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What’s the problem? We’re just displaying a historical fact that this person is a Jew by forcing them to wear a yellow star.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. | Opinion
As Norman Rockwell's family, we know he'd be devastated to see the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized misuse of his work.
www.usatoday.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Pentagon Press Association: "Make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom"
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Pentagon Press Association: "Make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom"
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Actually @governor.ca.gov has until Friday to sign the bills.
Call his office and demand he sign them.
(916) 445-2841
The hold times were long— they offer a VM option if you can't stay on. Let him know the political price he'll pay if he fails to stand up for a community under attack.
Call his office and demand he sign them.
(916) 445-2841
The hold times were long— they offer a VM option if you can't stay on. Let him know the political price he'll pay if he fails to stand up for a community under attack.
Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Actually @governor.ca.gov has until Friday to sign the bills.
Call his office and demand he sign them.
(916) 445-2841
The hold times were long— they offer a VM option if you can't stay on. Let him know the political price he'll pay if he fails to stand up for a community under attack.
Call his office and demand he sign them.
(916) 445-2841
The hold times were long— they offer a VM option if you can't stay on. Let him know the political price he'll pay if he fails to stand up for a community under attack.
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. The Grateful Dead
2. Massive-scale distributed logging and monitoring
3. My dog
1. The Grateful Dead
2. Massive-scale distributed logging and monitoring
3. My dog
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. HIV/AIDS
2. US prisons & policing
3. The Golden Girls
1. HIV/AIDS
2. US prisons & policing
3. The Golden Girls
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. Anakin Skywalker
2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
3. Robotech 2: The Sentinels
1. Anakin Skywalker
2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
3. Robotech 2: The Sentinels
September 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. The Grateful Dead
2. Massive-scale distributed logging and monitoring
3. My dog
1. The Grateful Dead
2. Massive-scale distributed logging and monitoring
3. My dog
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I have never seen a festival of hate like what is happening in Arizona today
Every speaker sounds like they want to genocide more than half of America
Every speaker sounds like they want to genocide more than half of America
September 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I have never seen a festival of hate like what is happening in Arizona today
Every speaker sounds like they want to genocide more than half of America
Every speaker sounds like they want to genocide more than half of America
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Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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More than a dozen elected officials were arrested in or around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where ICE detains people in what courts have ruled are unsanitary conditions.
These Are the 15 New York Officials ICE and NYPD Arrested in Manhattan
More than a dozen elected officials were arrested in or around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where ICE detains people in what courts have ruled are unsanitary conditions.
www.wired.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
More than a dozen elected officials were arrested in or around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where ICE detains people in what courts have ruled are unsanitary conditions.
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Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
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This is what I said to my wife and three kids who use Hulu and Disney+
September 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is what I said to my wife and three kids who use Hulu and Disney+
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Brian Kilmeade can keep his job after saying we should kill the homeless, but Jimmy Kimmel gets suspended for this?
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Brian Kilmeade can keep his job after saying we should kill the homeless, but Jimmy Kimmel gets suspended for this?
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These deaths are a real feather in the cap of Brian Kilmeade and Fox News.
FOX news host suggests we euthanize the homeless, someone goes into two encampments and starts shooting.
13 people shot and Jacob Frey and the media are just talking about it as the new best reason to clear the encampments
13 people shot and Jacob Frey and the media are just talking about it as the new best reason to clear the encampments
'We're shutting this thing down': 8 shot at Minneapolis homeless encampment hosted by landlord, Frey pledges action
That shooting came less than 12 hours after another shooting just two miles away that left five others injured.
kstp.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
These deaths are a real feather in the cap of Brian Kilmeade and Fox News.
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The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.
Why do all the silliest seasons - gourd, spooky, pumpkin spice - coincide? Is it to compensate for autumn being the most emotionally impactful? We need to make it ridiculous in some way to cope with the wistfulness inherent in everything dying?
It's decorative gourd season, motherfuckers
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why do all the silliest seasons - gourd, spooky, pumpkin spice - coincide? Is it to compensate for autumn being the most emotionally impactful? We need to make it ridiculous in some way to cope with the wistfulness inherent in everything dying?
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While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this:
Democrats are amplifying pressure on the Trump administration to produce evidence that last week’s military strike in the Caribbean Sea killed 11 drug smugglers, as lawmakers from both parties question the legal basis for the surprise use of force.
Democrats pressure Trump to show proof deadly boat strike was legal
The incident has frustrated lawmakers from both parties who’ve questioned why the administration has not publicly disclosed evidence to back up its claims.
wapo.st
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this: