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RandomAnt

@agnosaur.bsky.social

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Agnostic, believe in the scientific method, good art/music/writing, political compromise, and keeping an open mind. Let's get back to getting along.

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · Dec 12

Heard a guy in a Ted Talk a few years ago who said within an ant colony, most ants would be completely at a loss if they came upon a log in their path. Only, there are usually one or more ants with genetic mutations that cause them to try to go around the log. IDK but maybe that's me - a Random Ant.

RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 17h

Undeniably catchy tune tho

RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 17h

I REALLY didn’t like this song - seemed to be a shallow song about a bit of shallow conversation. Like, if the movie is all they have in common, maybe a breakup is in order…

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 1d

Figured out what this picture reminded me of...

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 18h

It must be said and addressed: Republicans are cheating, and they intend to keep cheating. Democrats may not want this dirty fight, but they are damned if they don’t fight dirty as well.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 18h

Happy Halloween!

Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 1d

Even the animals aren’t safe….

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 1d

Folks on the left get this wrong all the time, while folks on the right consolidate more and more power - Weiss and her benefactors know EXACTLY what they’re doing- their faulty logic gives them all the cover they need to clean house!

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 1d

When you slickly argue right wing positions time and time again under the guise of “free speech” while enjoying the patronage of multiple billionaires, you have NO BUSINESS running a major, purportedly objective news network like cbs. We got your number #cbs #bariweiss

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 2d

I knew she was an asshole. I didn't how big of an asshole she was.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 2d

Here’s last night’s story about Bari Weiss, CBS News, Paramount Skydance, and why the Upper West Side is a lot more than just “Seinfeld territory.” youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity is the only way

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

This Is Fascism

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 4d

To paraphrase Cormac McCarthy, if there was a God, he would have interfered with the degeneracy of Man by now. #atheist

RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 4d

I’m a retired federal worker, and a PT library staffer. Public Libraries offer multiple resources both on site and online & we are glad to support our fellow public servants!

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 5d

Federal workers, we’ve got you. Trump’s shutdown has now concluded its second week but we’re standing strong together! Check out & share these resources for federal workers as we defend public services & our communities: www.federalunionists.net/shutdown-2025 #supportfederalworkers #unionstrong

Federal Unionists Network - Shutdown 2025

Federal workers are fighting to save our services during this shut down because federal workers serve the public, not billionaires or politicians. But we know it involves sacrifice, and it is a compli...

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Richard @ricrus77.bsky.social · 4d

Today is National Coming Out Day. Almost 30 years to the day I came out to my family - just before I went to university.

I remember telling my parents - who gave me that “yeah…” look - thought you wanted to tell us something. I JUST DID!

They already knew. And remained ridiculously supportive!

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Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.bsky.social · 6d

I just signed a release form allowing @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social to air one of my #ShowMeYourHellhole videos of #Portland!

Here’s hoping @jimmykimmel.com
uses it because it’s just SO Portland ❤️

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Blair Palese @blairpalese.bsky.social · 7d

Love you #Portlandia! #resist #iceicebaby

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 7d

Time to rise above it all! An unstoppable peppy song for your day!
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Talking Heads - And She Was (Official Video) [HD]

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 7d

Mockery, I think, is how we get thru this - it's so patently ridiculous. Muster the resistance in their best frog apparel!

Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 7d

🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 8d

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

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RandomAnt @agnosaur.bsky.social · 8d

Figure I'll miss #CNN when my Hulu+ subscription expires, but watching it here lately, I am continuously pissed off - at the programming choices (2:1 talking heads are GOP) and the feckless performances of Dems when they ARE permitted to speak. These Bondi hearings are a sick joke! 😡 #Hulu