The Iron Charioteer
@thecharioteer.bsky.social
Pardon me as I track my AuDHD all over the place. My thumbsticks have suffered from leftward drift my entire life. Something something Cats and Basses!
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WA just cleared its backlog of sexual assault kits, a HUGE win for survivors.
Thank you to our lawmakers and Democratic leaders for passing the legislation and funding that made this possible!
Thank you to our lawmakers and Democratic leaders for passing the legislation and funding that made this possible!
From testing to tracking - Washington clears backlog of Sexual Assault Kits
WASHINGTON - Nearly 10,000 backlogged sexual assault kits (SAKs) now processed as Washington State facilities have received more funding and resources to address these cases.
www.khq.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
WA just cleared its backlog of sexual assault kits, a HUGE win for survivors.
Thank you to our lawmakers and Democratic leaders for passing the legislation and funding that made this possible!
Thank you to our lawmakers and Democratic leaders for passing the legislation and funding that made this possible!
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
Cats. Noir’s toes…!
October 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Cats. Noir’s toes…!
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“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
January 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
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These two things can be true at the same time: 1. Democrats didn’t do enough when in power to force Israel to stop fighting 2. for whatever reason, Gaza or otherwise, abstaining from voting for Democrats and thereby contributing to Trump’s victory was a horrendous idea.
January 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
These two things can be true at the same time: 1. Democrats didn’t do enough when in power to force Israel to stop fighting 2. for whatever reason, Gaza or otherwise, abstaining from voting for Democrats and thereby contributing to Trump’s victory was a horrendous idea.
Not sure how I created a “Bass” feed tab, but I’m amused by how it works. I get plenty of posts about music and bass players, which I want, but I’m also getting a lot of posts about Warwickshire and Wallet Inspectors. Took a bit for me to realize that’s because Warwick and Spector are bass brands! 🤪
January 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Not sure how I created a “Bass” feed tab, but I’m amused by how it works. I get plenty of posts about music and bass players, which I want, but I’m also getting a lot of posts about Warwickshire and Wallet Inspectors. Took a bit for me to realize that’s because Warwick and Spector are bass brands! 🤪
Enter the year you turned 10 into the gif bar to see what was popular back then.
January 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Toshiba PS-7B Desk Shuttle Pencil Sharpener and Cleaner, Japan (1981)
January 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Toshiba PS-7B Desk Shuttle Pencil Sharpener and Cleaner, Japan (1981)
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The fact that the FBI didn’t hold a press conference announcing the largest seizure of self-made explosives in history tells you everything you need to know about race and ideology of the suspect. Wanna guess? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm
Investigators discovered more than 150 devices, mostly pipe bombs, on a property outside Norfolk, court papers say.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The fact that the FBI didn’t hold a press conference announcing the largest seizure of self-made explosives in history tells you everything you need to know about race and ideology of the suspect. Wanna guess? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
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we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
December 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM
we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
Disorder is the whole point. We won’t be able to counteract Russia and China because our entire country (and especially the military and police forces) will be in total disarray for years.
December 26, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Disorder is the whole point. We won’t be able to counteract Russia and China because our entire country (and especially the military and police forces) will be in total disarray for years.
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My nieces asked if I'd run a D&D game over Christmas break and now I must consider how to break the hearts and minds of my in laws via TTRPG.
December 26, 2024 at 6:47 PM
My nieces asked if I'd run a D&D game over Christmas break and now I must consider how to break the hearts and minds of my in laws via TTRPG.
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Spending time with exactly one of your 20 children, the one you view as genetically worthy, as you post wojack after wojack. It is Christmas, a lone dog howls in the distance
World’s richest man was posting this as he was approaching xmas eve.
December 25, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Spending time with exactly one of your 20 children, the one you view as genetically worthy, as you post wojack after wojack. It is Christmas, a lone dog howls in the distance
Noir demonstrating that iPhone portrait mode works on pets! (And taking his scritches like a champ!)
December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Noir demonstrating that iPhone portrait mode works on pets! (And taking his scritches like a champ!)
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Anyone still writing about “the threat of the woke” might as well just say - “I find the far right delicious and am awfully keen on misogyny/anti abortionists/ racists/ homophobes/ transphobes (delete if applicable) - I’d far rather be led by a sexual predator than anyone possessing loving kindness
December 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Anyone still writing about “the threat of the woke” might as well just say - “I find the far right delicious and am awfully keen on misogyny/anti abortionists/ racists/ homophobes/ transphobes (delete if applicable) - I’d far rather be led by a sexual predator than anyone possessing loving kindness
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
December 22, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It also makes it harder for them to ban books.
Noir in a blanket!
December 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Noir in a blanket!
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You know what I like about AOC? She's actually fighting for something like she cares. I don't see many other national elected Ds doing that right now.
December 17, 2024 at 1:23 AM
You know what I like about AOC? She's actually fighting for something like she cares. I don't see many other national elected Ds doing that right now.
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America was a stronger country when the highest marginal tax rate was 91% and TV shows had 39 episode seasons.
December 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
America was a stronger country when the highest marginal tax rate was 91% and TV shows had 39 episode seasons.
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By turning over the Department of Health and Human Services to RFK Jr. and his allies, President-elect Trump is allowing them to kill children with their anti-vaccine extremism. It's that simple.
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:19 PM
By turning over the Department of Health and Human Services to RFK Jr. and his allies, President-elect Trump is allowing them to kill children with their anti-vaccine extremism. It's that simple.