Adroitly Absurd
@adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social
🗃️ Historian, interpreter, educator, reenactor, now #Skystorian, etc. born a century or so too late. Randomly purveys wit, wisdom, & waffling. Opinions = mine, R/T ≠ endorsement
Pinned
Since Bluesky apparently deleted my pinned post (hey, wtf?) hi, it’s me, that guy from Twitter w/ the history & weird humor
Yes, not all the tweets made it over cleanly; if you find a broken 🧵, it’s something we all (especially my OCD) have to live with
Anyway… howdy howdy howdy
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Yes, not all the tweets made it over cleanly; if you find a broken 🧵, it’s something we all (especially my OCD) have to live with
Anyway… howdy howdy howdy
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Oh
Swell
Swell
Researchers discovered how bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat which highlights how this gene and others could fuel future pandemics. #RSNA25
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Bird flu’s surprising heat tolerance has scientists worried
Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Oh
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Swell
For no reason whatsoever thinking about this @davidmalki.com Wondermark comic again
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For no reason whatsoever thinking about this @davidmalki.com Wondermark comic again
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the most “everyone groans at my shit” person in human history
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
the most “everyone groans at my shit” person in human history
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Closing the airspace over a foreign country is a de facto declaration of war but we’ve pushed so far into “let’s conspicuously underreact so everyone knows we’re savvy people not overreacting to Trump” that his de facto declaration of war is literally not even being reported on the news
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Closing the airspace over a foreign country is a de facto declaration of war but we’ve pushed so far into “let’s conspicuously underreact so everyone knows we’re savvy people not overreacting to Trump” that his de facto declaration of war is literally not even being reported on the news
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The only silver lining that I can see to any of this is, the status quo is so far gone that there isn't going to be a next chapter that doesn't involve building something new
I feel like the fractures we are seeing in the MAGA coalition have some people hoping the status quo will simply make a roaring comeback, and judicial consequences will simply engulf all of the bad guys. There's really no precedent that supports that expectation.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The only silver lining that I can see to any of this is, the status quo is so far gone that there isn't going to be a next chapter that doesn't involve building something new
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architecture student about to put wood slats on their model:
basically nothing dapples as well as sunlight. unquestionably the GOAT of dappling
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
architecture student about to put wood slats on their model:
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked
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That sound you heard is every federal employee over the past year rolling their eyes so hard the optic nerve snaps
God he’s pathetic
God he’s pathetic
Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
That sound you heard is every federal employee over the past year rolling their eyes so hard the optic nerve snaps
God he’s pathetic
God he’s pathetic
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
Just learned my grandfather is in hospice & likely won’t make it past the weekend, so happy thanksgiving I guess
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November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just learned my grandfather is in hospice & likely won’t make it past the weekend, so happy thanksgiving I guess
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
Always tough being alone for Thanksgiving but thanks to a video chat I could see my family for a bit & pretend, for a moment, that distance doesn’t exist
Say what I will of modern technology, but it has it’s moments
Say what I will of modern technology, but it has it’s moments
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Always tough being alone for Thanksgiving but thanks to a video chat I could see my family for a bit & pretend, for a moment, that distance doesn’t exist
Say what I will of modern technology, but it has it’s moments
Say what I will of modern technology, but it has it’s moments
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You spoke up for us, and stood with us, and reminded us why and what we're fighting for, even when things are darkest.
We have a long road ahead. We've suffered professionally & personally. And serious threats to public lands remain.
But we're not alone. And for that, we are thankful. #altfam
We have a long road ahead. We've suffered professionally & personally. And serious threats to public lands remain.
But we're not alone. And for that, we are thankful. #altfam
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
You spoke up for us, and stood with us, and reminded us why and what we're fighting for, even when things are darkest.
We have a long road ahead. We've suffered professionally & personally. And serious threats to public lands remain.
But we're not alone. And for that, we are thankful. #altfam
We have a long road ahead. We've suffered professionally & personally. And serious threats to public lands remain.
But we're not alone. And for that, we are thankful. #altfam
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If you're on Instagram, the Center for Plants & Culture posted a series on national parks being built on indigenous land and the myth of uninhabited virgin wilderness. "Uninhabited wilderness had to be created before it could be preserved" - Mark David Spence. www.instagram.com/p/DRhw2ebj-FE/
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November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you're on Instagram, the Center for Plants & Culture posted a series on national parks being built on indigenous land and the myth of uninhabited virgin wilderness. "Uninhabited wilderness had to be created before it could be preserved" - Mark David Spence. www.instagram.com/p/DRhw2ebj-FE/
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And some of y’all are STILL afraid of the fucking subway
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
And some of y’all are STILL afraid of the fucking subway
For some, thanksgiving is a day of celebration. For others, a day of mourning
Neither are “wrong,” & both should be recognized & respected
If that’s a “sticking point” for you, I dunno what to tell you; it’s pretty damn simple
Neither are “wrong,” & both should be recognized & respected
If that’s a “sticking point” for you, I dunno what to tell you; it’s pretty damn simple
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For some, thanksgiving is a day of celebration. For others, a day of mourning
Neither are “wrong,” & both should be recognized & respected
If that’s a “sticking point” for you, I dunno what to tell you; it’s pretty damn simple
Neither are “wrong,” & both should be recognized & respected
If that’s a “sticking point” for you, I dunno what to tell you; it’s pretty damn simple
It’s #Thanksgiving - a time of traditions
On Twitter I traditionally re-upped the infamous True First Thanksgiving Feast 🧵. Still working to migrate my stuff over here, but as a dedicated Twitterstorian ( #Skystorian?) I won’t let that stop me
I mean, have you MET me?!?
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On Twitter I traditionally re-upped the infamous True First Thanksgiving Feast 🧵. Still working to migrate my stuff over here, but as a dedicated Twitterstorian ( #Skystorian?) I won’t let that stop me
I mean, have you MET me?!?
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November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Been logged off for several hours & the immediate palpable fear this kicked off as the first thing I saw…
Fucking hell, this world
Fucking hell, this world
Fuck.
Both Guard members shot near the White House have died.
Both Guard members shot near the White House have died.
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Been logged off for several hours & the immediate palpable fear this kicked off as the first thing I saw…
Fucking hell, this world
Fucking hell, this world
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I’m so jealous. Must be nice having a functional high court.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m so jealous. Must be nice having a functional high court.
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Don’t ask me ‘bout the 2026 NPS Park Pass thing I’m currently cracking my phone’s cover from clenching it too hard
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Don’t ask me ‘bout the 2026 NPS Park Pass thing I’m currently cracking my phone’s cover from clenching it too hard