Stewart McDonald
@walkingonstewshine.bsky.social
Standard-issue crotchety gay New Yorker.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
At my (comparatively non-crazy) urban Dallas evangelical church, we were taught that we were constantly engaged in "spiritual warfare" and that the sinful conduct against which were were fighting constituted literal manifestations of Satan.
Some of those people still voted for Obama.
Some of those people still voted for Obama.
November 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
At my (comparatively non-crazy) urban Dallas evangelical church, we were taught that we were constantly engaged in "spiritual warfare" and that the sinful conduct against which were were fighting constituted literal manifestations of Satan.
Some of those people still voted for Obama.
Some of those people still voted for Obama.
Do you think he has strong views on whether this includes Slovenes or Romanians?
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Do you think he has strong views on whether this includes Slovenes or Romanians?
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Got ‘em there
October 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Got ‘em there
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m curious to see the Duolingo marketing research on passive aggression
October 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I’m curious to see the Duolingo marketing research on passive aggression
Fixed the audio
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Fixed the audio
It’s a tribute to the power of bike-lane advocates that we’re worth scheming against
August 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It’s a tribute to the power of bike-lane advocates that we’re worth scheming against
I mean, this guy is one of the greatest administrators Texas has ever had:
www.texasobserver.org/2657-the-man...
www.texasobserver.org/2657-the-man...
August 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I mean, this guy is one of the greatest administrators Texas has ever had:
www.texasobserver.org/2657-the-man...
www.texasobserver.org/2657-the-man...
June 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Glad he put his middle name in case I get confused
June 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Glad he put his middle name in case I get confused
Not exactly breaking news
June 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not exactly breaking news
I learned to ride a bike a month ago in the hopes that, in Italy, I could ride with my friends along the Appian Way. Today, with a few rocky stretches, a couple of falls, and very patient friends—goal achieved!
June 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I learned to ride a bike a month ago in the hopes that, in Italy, I could ride with my friends along the Appian Way. Today, with a few rocky stretches, a couple of falls, and very patient friends—goal achieved!
I’ll need a death mask when they convert my StuyTown apartment into a shrine.
June 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I’ll need a death mask when they convert my StuyTown apartment into a shrine.
First coat! Goal for tomorrow: Paint the wall, not myself.
May 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
First coat! Goal for tomorrow: Paint the wall, not myself.
Aux armes, citoyens!
May 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Aux armes, citoyens!
Lesson learned: sunscreen also goes on the back of the hand
May 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Lesson learned: sunscreen also goes on the back of the hand
Agreed, except that Cuomo’s an active regression rather than mere stasis:
May 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Agreed, except that Cuomo’s an active regression rather than mere stasis:
ABBONDANZA!!! 💙📚 🍽️ 🚅🏙️
Overbaked: My chicken, by ~3 mins
Underbaked: Ezra's thesis, which avoids the key question—How do we Dems deal (politically, intellectually) with the ppl in our coalition (e.g., unions) unmovably opposed to the kind of reforms necessary to deliver on our promises to voters?
Overbaked: My chicken, by ~3 mins
Underbaked: Ezra's thesis, which avoids the key question—How do we Dems deal (politically, intellectually) with the ppl in our coalition (e.g., unions) unmovably opposed to the kind of reforms necessary to deliver on our promises to voters?
May 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
ABBONDANZA!!! 💙📚 🍽️ 🚅🏙️
Overbaked: My chicken, by ~3 mins
Underbaked: Ezra's thesis, which avoids the key question—How do we Dems deal (politically, intellectually) with the ppl in our coalition (e.g., unions) unmovably opposed to the kind of reforms necessary to deliver on our promises to voters?
Overbaked: My chicken, by ~3 mins
Underbaked: Ezra's thesis, which avoids the key question—How do we Dems deal (politically, intellectually) with the ppl in our coalition (e.g., unions) unmovably opposed to the kind of reforms necessary to deliver on our promises to voters?
My dating life in my mind / my dating life in reality
April 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My dating life in my mind / my dating life in reality
We Blueskyers need to come to grips with the fact that, despite all the chaos, few minds have changed. My theory: Most voters don’t understand due process enough to give a damn, and tariffs won’t be unpopular until they have real-world negative effects outside the stock market.
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We Blueskyers need to come to grips with the fact that, despite all the chaos, few minds have changed. My theory: Most voters don’t understand due process enough to give a damn, and tariffs won’t be unpopular until they have real-world negative effects outside the stock market.