AJ Butterwick
@btrwkart.bsky.social
As Buddy Guy says - Whiskey, Beer, and Wine. Plus a lot of TV and Movies. Some woodworking. Stay-at-home dad to two kids.
Movie you've watched more than 6 times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Star (Wars nor Trek), LotR, Marvel, Disney Animated, or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Movie you've watched more than 6 times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Star (Wars nor Trek), LotR, Marvel, Disney Animated, or Pixar.
He's not even close to the one. If he's the nomination, Dems lose again because it's going to be 5M votes to 4* votes because no one will turn out to vote for this walking Centrist Pundit Wet Dream.
That said, his social media team could win something.
*This may be an exaggeration for effect.
That said, his social media team could win something.
*This may be an exaggeration for effect.
Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
He's not even close to the one. If he's the nomination, Dems lose again because it's going to be 5M votes to 4* votes because no one will turn out to vote for this walking Centrist Pundit Wet Dream.
That said, his social media team could win something.
*This may be an exaggeration for effect.
That said, his social media team could win something.
*This may be an exaggeration for effect.
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
I have had a child's understanding of hate and thought as I matured, that shouldn't be a thing. People are People.
But the idea that people are people seems to have been thrown out by conservatives.
And the idea that conservatives are fully on board with murder? That's concerning.
But the idea that people are people seems to have been thrown out by conservatives.
And the idea that conservatives are fully on board with murder? That's concerning.
Yeah I don't know how to fully express that I feel like my soul is basically damaged by the way I feel about the regime & its agents at this point.
I don't know that I've ever really felt this level of visceral moral CONTEMPT for other humans. It veers into cold hate at times in ways I worry about.
I don't know that I've ever really felt this level of visceral moral CONTEMPT for other humans. It veers into cold hate at times in ways I worry about.
y'know, i never hated a person until i was in my late 40's. ask anyone who knows me, i'm a squish. it still doesn't come naturally to me, but holy hell i *hate* every single person involved in making this DHS/ICE reign of terror possible.
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I have had a child's understanding of hate and thought as I matured, that shouldn't be a thing. People are People.
But the idea that people are people seems to have been thrown out by conservatives.
And the idea that conservatives are fully on board with murder? That's concerning.
But the idea that people are people seems to have been thrown out by conservatives.
And the idea that conservatives are fully on board with murder? That's concerning.
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this is the thing.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is the thing.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
I DONT CARE if *some* students have managed to get accommodations by allegedly "gaming the system" or "doctor shopping"
I DON'T CARE.
Because my experience tells me how hard it is to be disabled in higher ed, as both a disabled student, and disabled faculty member now.
#ThePitt is so tough and charming and difficult and heartwarming.
And then you get throwaway lines like "Dr. Pollack here might want to hit up the scrubs exchange."
And then you get throwaway lines like "Dr. Pollack here might want to hit up the scrubs exchange."
December 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#ThePitt is so tough and charming and difficult and heartwarming.
And then you get throwaway lines like "Dr. Pollack here might want to hit up the scrubs exchange."
And then you get throwaway lines like "Dr. Pollack here might want to hit up the scrubs exchange."
December 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I followed both Munroe's from #TheExpanse VFx team because they were fantastic. Even more than the Cant's flip and burn, we now see the launching of the Navoo at Eros.
@abraham.bsky.social Yeah, I'm in season 2 and one episode away from one of the best episodes of the whole show.
@abraham.bsky.social Yeah, I'm in season 2 and one episode away from one of the best episodes of the whole show.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I followed both Munroe's from #TheExpanse VFx team because they were fantastic. Even more than the Cant's flip and burn, we now see the launching of the Navoo at Eros.
@abraham.bsky.social Yeah, I'm in season 2 and one episode away from one of the best episodes of the whole show.
@abraham.bsky.social Yeah, I'm in season 2 and one episode away from one of the best episodes of the whole show.
Sutton: "W'eve been ordered to Ganymede..."
Bobbie: "Farm duty? Sir... !"
Look, Sutton, I'm with Bobbie here. Bad things happen at Ganymede. But it has to happen.
#TheExpanse S2E3
Bobbie: "Farm duty? Sir... !"
Look, Sutton, I'm with Bobbie here. Bad things happen at Ganymede. But it has to happen.
#TheExpanse S2E3
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Sutton: "W'eve been ordered to Ganymede..."
Bobbie: "Farm duty? Sir... !"
Look, Sutton, I'm with Bobbie here. Bad things happen at Ganymede. But it has to happen.
#TheExpanse S2E3
Bobbie: "Farm duty? Sir... !"
Look, Sutton, I'm with Bobbie here. Bad things happen at Ganymede. But it has to happen.
#TheExpanse S2E3
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
So, the governor, of Ceres gathers all of StarHelix together and asks what are we going to do to catch these nefarious... cheese thieves. Meanwhile, the whole room smells like cheese farts.
#TheExpanse S2E1
#TheExpanse S2E1
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
So, the governor, of Ceres gathers all of StarHelix together and asks what are we going to do to catch these nefarious... cheese thieves. Meanwhile, the whole room smells like cheese farts.
#TheExpanse S2E1
#TheExpanse S2E1
Very well done season 2 of #ManOnTheInside.
@kentremendous.bsky.social
I will have a question later about the Spirit Week episode, but as the season hasn't been out very long, I won't spoil anything yet, even though it's not about the plot.
@kentremendous.bsky.social
I will have a question later about the Spirit Week episode, but as the season hasn't been out very long, I won't spoil anything yet, even though it's not about the plot.
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Very well done season 2 of #ManOnTheInside.
@kentremendous.bsky.social
I will have a question later about the Spirit Week episode, but as the season hasn't been out very long, I won't spoil anything yet, even though it's not about the plot.
@kentremendous.bsky.social
I will have a question later about the Spirit Week episode, but as the season hasn't been out very long, I won't spoil anything yet, even though it's not about the plot.
I have been doing my best not to wish people dead anymore, because that's really kind of evil.
But holy crap am I getting close for the people in this administration.
But holy crap am I getting close for the people in this administration.
To recap—Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of receiving millions in bribes & partnering with cocaine traffickers to flood American streets with drugs, but to protect American streets from being flooded with drugs, he has to mass murder innocent fisherman with impunity.
Got it
Got it
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I have been doing my best not to wish people dead anymore, because that's really kind of evil.
But holy crap am I getting close for the people in this administration.
But holy crap am I getting close for the people in this administration.
Watching #TheExpanse and remembering when my wife made a joke about Miller's player causing the GM headaches by insisting on starting alone and @abraham.bsky.social sheepishly raised his hand.
To be clear, my wife once ran a campaign online with like 4 independent storylines and PCs not together.
To be clear, my wife once ran a campaign online with like 4 independent storylines and PCs not together.
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Watching #TheExpanse and remembering when my wife made a joke about Miller's player causing the GM headaches by insisting on starting alone and @abraham.bsky.social sheepishly raised his hand.
To be clear, my wife once ran a campaign online with like 4 independent storylines and PCs not together.
To be clear, my wife once ran a campaign online with like 4 independent storylines and PCs not together.
I have not seen it, but I hear @chuckwendig.bsky.social did a Manoff Granny Smith review.
My daughter has been waiting for the Granny Smith release at Manoff for like a month.
I am apparently going to Manoff in this coming week.
My daughter has been waiting for the Granny Smith release at Manoff for like a month.
I am apparently going to Manoff in this coming week.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I have not seen it, but I hear @chuckwendig.bsky.social did a Manoff Granny Smith review.
My daughter has been waiting for the Granny Smith release at Manoff for like a month.
I am apparently going to Manoff in this coming week.
My daughter has been waiting for the Granny Smith release at Manoff for like a month.
I am apparently going to Manoff in this coming week.
Take the advice of a Vet.
If you are in the National Guard and fear you may be deployed to violate the rights of US citizens, there is help. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
Visit girightshotline.org for more information
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Take the advice of a Vet.
Here you go.
I am thankful that my wife likes her job enough that I don't have to go back to the hell of a work schedule even though i did like software engineering now that my kids are in their 20s.
I am thankful that my wife likes her job enough that I don't have to go back to the hell of a work schedule even though i did like software engineering now that my kids are in their 20s.
" I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise ." —Abraham Lincoln, 1863
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Here you go.
I am thankful that my wife likes her job enough that I don't have to go back to the hell of a work schedule even though i did like software engineering now that my kids are in their 20s.
I am thankful that my wife likes her job enough that I don't have to go back to the hell of a work schedule even though i did like software engineering now that my kids are in their 20s.
That first flip and burn in #TheExpanse wows me every time.
Yes, we are doing another re-watch, having just finished a #12Monkeys re-watch. There's probably a #Killjoys in our near future, too.
Yes, we are doing another re-watch, having just finished a #12Monkeys re-watch. There's probably a #Killjoys in our near future, too.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
That first flip and burn in #TheExpanse wows me every time.
Yes, we are doing another re-watch, having just finished a #12Monkeys re-watch. There's probably a #Killjoys in our near future, too.
Yes, we are doing another re-watch, having just finished a #12Monkeys re-watch. There's probably a #Killjoys in our near future, too.
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Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
Now re-watching the series finale of #12Monkeys @terrymatalas.bsky.social
And there may be things I will spoil about the show, but I don't think I will ever spoil what the ultimate solution is. Even like 10 years on. That's a thing first time watchers should learn on their own.
And there may be things I will spoil about the show, but I don't think I will ever spoil what the ultimate solution is. Even like 10 years on. That's a thing first time watchers should learn on their own.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Now re-watching the series finale of #12Monkeys @terrymatalas.bsky.social
And there may be things I will spoil about the show, but I don't think I will ever spoil what the ultimate solution is. Even like 10 years on. That's a thing first time watchers should learn on their own.
And there may be things I will spoil about the show, but I don't think I will ever spoil what the ultimate solution is. Even like 10 years on. That's a thing first time watchers should learn on their own.
Once you accept Judge Hodgman's axiom - "People like what they like, and people don't like what they don't like" - you realize arguing about opinions is stupid, but can also be fun if done correctly.
There is no "Best Song" or "Best Movie".
Except for Triumph's Magic Power and My Cousin Vinny.
There is no "Best Song" or "Best Movie".
Except for Triumph's Magic Power and My Cousin Vinny.
my take on Food Discourse is that it's always ridiculous but it's also nice to be fighting about dumb internet shit again instead of dealing with Oppressive Despair all the time so please keep posting your bad takes
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Once you accept Judge Hodgman's axiom - "People like what they like, and people don't like what they don't like" - you realize arguing about opinions is stupid, but can also be fun if done correctly.
There is no "Best Song" or "Best Movie".
Except for Triumph's Magic Power and My Cousin Vinny.
There is no "Best Song" or "Best Movie".
Except for Triumph's Magic Power and My Cousin Vinny.
I am enjoying the show, but I am not sure there is enough Zoe Boehm in this Zoe Boehm Mystery. #DownCemetaryRoad
Not sure if that is just because I want more Emma Thompson or not.
Not sure if that is just because I want more Emma Thompson or not.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I am enjoying the show, but I am not sure there is enough Zoe Boehm in this Zoe Boehm Mystery. #DownCemetaryRoad
Not sure if that is just because I want more Emma Thompson or not.
Not sure if that is just because I want more Emma Thompson or not.
I mean... YAY! People who have sex with kids should be fucking in prison. Let's fucking go!
Thomas Massie says the FBI is sitting on information that implicates 20 other men in Epstein's child sex trafficking operation
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I mean... YAY! People who have sex with kids should be fucking in prison. Let's fucking go!
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Abolish ICE. Deny all those who worked for them any honors or employment in government ever again.
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Abolish ICE. Deny all those who worked for them any honors or employment in government ever again.