The Terrier, Now with Spooky
@jackshawhan.bsky.social
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He/Him. Father. Writer. Absurdist. Opinions Correct. Arm Chair Philosopher. History Nerd but-not-in-that-way. Writing at theskepticalterrier.dog
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jackshawhan.bsky.social
Petition to let Commander back into the White House to finish the job he started.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
The goddamn chair. This motherfucker deserves the goddamn chair.
faineg.bsky.social
“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com
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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-
jackshawhan.bsky.social
I know it’s not the thing I should focus on, but I think we should intensely bully people who unironically say “Epic” in 2025. I don’t think there is a downside to this plan.
paleofuture.bsky.social
I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.
Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic
jackshawhan.bsky.social
If you are in a position to help out Oregon here, please do. They’re great.
oregonthedm.bsky.social
Look I've been holding off from months asking this on Bluesky because of my pride but I need help.

My car needs brakes, my rent is past due and my step kid needs shoes.

I hate having to ask this
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Reminder: this is what makes up most of our economy right now:
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Telling his guests “as a treat, go ahead and take a scoop out of the pill drawer.”
jackshawhan.bsky.social
That’s literally all it is. Roasted chicken on potatoes, I insist saying it the other way because when looking up French Weeknight meals this came up and it made me laugh because it’s so fancy sounding but like, it’s the most basic meal on the planet. Every culture independently has a version.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Well… it IS polite to share. Have you considered that you’re just being rude?
jackshawhan.bsky.social
I don’t know, man. It seems it would be easier to just say “I condemn those chats in the strongest possible terms” than this shit.
A screenshot of a JD Vance Tweet, who I remind you is somehow the Vice President of the United States saying “This is far worse than anything said in a college group chat, and the guy who said it could become the AG of Virginia. I refuse to join the pearl clutching when powerful people call for political violence.” And posts a screenshot of a tweet exchange between two people saying
“Blue: You weren't simply asking questions and you know it
Grey: I genuinely was
I wasn't attacking you, I was trying to understand your logic
“Blue: You weren't trying to understand
You were talking about hopping jennifer Gilbert's children would die
Grey: Yes, l've told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy”
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Jesus Christ these people are a bunch of weird losers. Imagine justs saying “great, I love hitler.” Like what were you going for man? That’s just a weird thing to say.

I would twist the titty off a person who just casually said “great, I love Mao.” Because that’s off putting shit man.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Tubthumping (because you passed out in the shower)
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Cheater tart with orange bitter and chocolate dollop.
A cherry and a blueberry tart
jackshawhan.bsky.social
*beleaguered sigh* ... Pobody's Nerfect...
jackshawhan.bsky.social
might fuck around and make a Poulet Roti aux pomme de terre tonight. Which is the fanciest sounding simple dish I've ever made.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
They think of themselves as smart, because like an academic they are disagreeable, but they lack the rigor and intellectual instincts of an actual academic so often, they're just tedious.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
To them, the idea of believing in something because the evidence says so gets in the way of their self mythologizing as an intellectual rebel. Because of this, their thoughts often come off as half-baked, based more on speculation then any notion of our shared reality.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
The thing about this encounter that will haunt me to my grave is: I have no fucking idea what would have occurred if Julie was dead. I do not know how that would have answered my question. That is because contrarians do not have a theory of truth.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
""You want to know how I do that? Look up what happened to the woman who broke the Epstein story." Referring to Julie K. Brown. By his tone I think he though Julie was dead. When I showed him that she is very much alive and on Twitter. He smiled, thanked me and shook my hand.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
The final conversation I had with this friend, I stopped the conversation and I asked "How can you tell truth from not truth." I recognize interrogating a persons Ontological framework is not a simple question, I was not expecting a coherent answer, but what I was not expecting was:
jackshawhan.bsky.social
I have a different take-away. Weiss is a midwit, yes. But her problem is that she is a contrarian. I have known a Bari Weiss. My best friend for years was like Bari Weiss. She is what happens when you value being contrarian over the truth. When your self image is the image below:
A man standing against a large crowd saying "Yes, You're all wrong."
jackshawhan.bsky.social
To answer her question: yes we would rather her being insane but honest on the other side, then insane and dishonest on ours.
jackshawhan.bsky.social
Precisely how does one “abuse” a constitutionally guaranteed right?
djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.
Image text:

Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street. 

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore. 

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new 
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”
jackshawhan.bsky.social
If she bothered watching the episode, he actually directs that joke partially at himself. She’s making the joke he already du made.
mmasnick.bsky.social
Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.
Olivia Reingold quote tweeting Variety.

The Variety tweet is about John Oliver's piece on Bari Weiss leading CBS News, saying:

John Oliver slams Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News: 

"I wouldn’t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet, not even one that I happened to agree with, to suddenly be running CBS News. But it is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading."

Reingold then quotes it saying:

Why does this sound like John Oliver commenting on……John Oliver
jackshawhan.bsky.social
I’m just gonna have to start posting my recipes on here.