Mr. Scrub Jay 🐦
@yuckygoop.bsky.social
He/Him. Phillies/Eagles. F.I.T. alum.
Happily married, father of three.
Former GWOT D.A.T. (Clank, Clank)
B.S. Ecology & Aspiring Engineer.
Ball Knower (derogatory).
Fantasy Football Office Champ 2023.
Read Vonnegut.
My opinions don't really matter.
Happily married, father of three.
Former GWOT D.A.T. (Clank, Clank)
B.S. Ecology & Aspiring Engineer.
Ball Knower (derogatory).
Fantasy Football Office Champ 2023.
Read Vonnegut.
My opinions don't really matter.
Suddenly feeling nostalgic about the old school collapsible RFF antenna on the original.
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Suddenly feeling nostalgic about the old school collapsible RFF antenna on the original.
We are all private senators on the floor of our own lives. Think about it.
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
We are all private senators on the floor of our own lives. Think about it.
This is mint. Very Trench Crusade.
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This is mint. Very Trench Crusade.
I'm real torn up about this too. Community involvement is often more viscerally impactful both to the volunteer and those who are aided. Community activism 2 - avg MN citizens are our Lexington and Concord in this moment. The idea that the activism stops before or after the ballot box is hurting ppl
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I'm real torn up about this too. Community involvement is often more viscerally impactful both to the volunteer and those who are aided. Community activism 2 - avg MN citizens are our Lexington and Concord in this moment. The idea that the activism stops before or after the ballot box is hurting ppl
Actually Jesus loved nuclear arms races.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Actually Jesus loved nuclear arms races.
Is it written in an underground zine somewhere in a shitty bar in portland that says "if you vote the anarchy police will hereby rescind your punk license"?
I'm pretty sure we can all vote for whoever isn't Trump and still have enough street cred to be throw bricks through a Starbucks window.
I'm pretty sure we can all vote for whoever isn't Trump and still have enough street cred to be throw bricks through a Starbucks window.
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Is it written in an underground zine somewhere in a shitty bar in portland that says "if you vote the anarchy police will hereby rescind your punk license"?
I'm pretty sure we can all vote for whoever isn't Trump and still have enough street cred to be throw bricks through a Starbucks window.
I'm pretty sure we can all vote for whoever isn't Trump and still have enough street cred to be throw bricks through a Starbucks window.
And yeah I'm painfully aware of how shitty things are - but the solution isn't refusing to eat my vegetables. We can vote for the non openly fascist candidate AND do these other things concurrently as opposed to doing neither.
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
And yeah I'm painfully aware of how shitty things are - but the solution isn't refusing to eat my vegetables. We can vote for the non openly fascist candidate AND do these other things concurrently as opposed to doing neither.
God, I'm so fucking tired of this shit. This "voting doesn't result in meaningful change" or "incrementalism is actually bad" does nothing to further progressive policies . What it *actually* does is increase voter nihilism from demographics that would otherwise vote blue - hence Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
God, I'm so fucking tired of this shit. This "voting doesn't result in meaningful change" or "incrementalism is actually bad" does nothing to further progressive policies . What it *actually* does is increase voter nihilism from demographics that would otherwise vote blue - hence Trump.
Federal employee here, I work routinely with USFWS, EPA, NOAA, NMFS, and FEMA peeps... Or the ones who still remain. There are good people doing good things for the fed, and it's becoming harder and harder to do them. It's bleak.
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Federal employee here, I work routinely with USFWS, EPA, NOAA, NMFS, and FEMA peeps... Or the ones who still remain. There are good people doing good things for the fed, and it's becoming harder and harder to do them. It's bleak.
Yeah, big brain fart. Yet, the *sentiment* that Dems fail to act decisively (when in a majority) persists. It's rough out on these streets.
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Yeah, big brain fart. Yet, the *sentiment* that Dems fail to act decisively (when in a majority) persists. It's rough out on these streets.
Robespierre: you said BILLIONAIRES?! With a B?!
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Robespierre: you said BILLIONAIRES?! With a B?!
My point precisely, subversion is an aspiration, making a mess of, challenging local results, and undermining voter confidence is a much more achievable goal, and one they have the power to do with lickspittles heading the DOJ, FBI, DHS, among others.
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
My point precisely, subversion is an aspiration, making a mess of, challenging local results, and undermining voter confidence is a much more achievable goal, and one they have the power to do with lickspittles heading the DOJ, FBI, DHS, among others.
But realistically, I think it's niave to think we can look ahead to the 2026 midterms and assume that the will of the people will be accepted without a fair amount of screaming and kicking on behalf of the current admin.
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
But realistically, I think it's niave to think we can look ahead to the 2026 midterms and assume that the will of the people will be accepted without a fair amount of screaming and kicking on behalf of the current admin.
Which, optimistically - could backfire as public opinion turns further from the current admin and from this mess we get better. Alternatively, it sets the stage for further corruption and power consolidation in the hands of the wrong people. Or both? Hard to say.
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Which, optimistically - could backfire as public opinion turns further from the current admin and from this mess we get better. Alternatively, it sets the stage for further corruption and power consolidation in the hands of the wrong people. Or both? Hard to say.
What concerns me is federal government interference, stalling, investigating, challenging local results in contested races and we go weeks-months without seating elected members. Making a litigious mess of elections will undermine voter confidence and embolden complicit state government fuckery.
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
What concerns me is federal government interference, stalling, investigating, challenging local results in contested races and we go weeks-months without seating elected members. Making a litigious mess of elections will undermine voter confidence and embolden complicit state government fuckery.
Idk, you mom sounds pretty chill. What's her casserole game like?
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Idk, you mom sounds pretty chill. What's her casserole game like?
"Imagine if we, your representatives, had to follow the law?"
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
"Imagine if we, your representatives, had to follow the law?"