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Broadcast Engineer in the American Midwest.
Broadcast Engineer in the American Midwest.
Pinned
The two types of museum on any of the Great Lakes:
- Lighthouse Museum (featuring Shipwrecks)
- Shipwreck Museum (featuring Lighthouses)
- Lighthouse Museum (featuring Shipwrecks)
- Shipwreck Museum (featuring Lighthouses)
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This is Brad Lander doing pulltabs in the Uptown VFW. He’s one of us now
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This is Brad Lander doing pulltabs in the Uptown VFW. He’s one of us now
I can't wait until a future civilization discovers a shitpost I made about how stupid my cats are and declares it a Wisconsonian proverb.
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I can't wait until a future civilization discovers a shitpost I made about how stupid my cats are and declares it a Wisconsonian proverb.
Every once in a while, speech-to-text makes me smile.
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Every once in a while, speech-to-text makes me smile.
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DC comrades, vigil for Alex Pretti at the VA headquarters on Vermont Ave at 5:30. I don't blame anyone who doesn't want to go out in this but just in case.
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
DC comrades, vigil for Alex Pretti at the VA headquarters on Vermont Ave at 5:30. I don't blame anyone who doesn't want to go out in this but just in case.
Look I get it, no one likes what appears to be a flip answer, but if he's legitimately unsure about the legality surrounding administrative warrants, it's equally bad (if not worse) for him to say something that might be untrue! Why is a reporter asking a Senator that question and not a lawyer?
"Ask someone else, I am just a U.S. Senator." — Chuck Grassley
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Look I get it, no one likes what appears to be a flip answer, but if he's legitimately unsure about the legality surrounding administrative warrants, it's equally bad (if not worse) for him to say something that might be untrue! Why is a reporter asking a Senator that question and not a lawyer?
Renee Good didn't "die for" anything! She was a victim, and the Online Left invoking her name against people they deem unfit is the most disrespectful, ghoulish thing I can imagine. Shut the fuck up.
January 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Renee Good didn't "die for" anything! She was a victim, and the Online Left invoking her name against people they deem unfit is the most disrespectful, ghoulish thing I can imagine. Shut the fuck up.
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I feel a lot of people are so intent on the end goal that they lose all context.
Dems are demanding real improvements. Are they wholly sufficient? Of course not! Senate Dems will probably be the first to admit that.
But the alternative is nothing. Abolish ice is not an actual possible outcome here
Dems are demanding real improvements. Are they wholly sufficient? Of course not! Senate Dems will probably be the first to admit that.
But the alternative is nothing. Abolish ice is not an actual possible outcome here
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I feel a lot of people are so intent on the end goal that they lose all context.
Dems are demanding real improvements. Are they wholly sufficient? Of course not! Senate Dems will probably be the first to admit that.
But the alternative is nothing. Abolish ice is not an actual possible outcome here
Dems are demanding real improvements. Are they wholly sufficient? Of course not! Senate Dems will probably be the first to admit that.
But the alternative is nothing. Abolish ice is not an actual possible outcome here
Me when I'm Brian Cranston in an episode of X-Files
the things happening in my ear r crazy
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Me when I'm Brian Cranston in an episode of X-Files
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This is the main thing "progressives" refuse to understand or accept.
Real progress, that sticks, takes a long time. There are huge setbacks & incremental wins. You may not & probaboy wont see your goal achieved 💯 in your lifetime. It's a generational battle.
Real progress, that sticks, takes a long time. There are huge setbacks & incremental wins. You may not & probaboy wont see your goal achieved 💯 in your lifetime. It's a generational battle.
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
This is the main thing "progressives" refuse to understand or accept.
Real progress, that sticks, takes a long time. There are huge setbacks & incremental wins. You may not & probaboy wont see your goal achieved 💯 in your lifetime. It's a generational battle.
Real progress, that sticks, takes a long time. There are huge setbacks & incremental wins. You may not & probaboy wont see your goal achieved 💯 in your lifetime. It's a generational battle.
If you think that clear new restrictions on ICE agents that even the GOP is now forced to agree upon are insufficient, I'd like to ask that you log off rather than engage in wrecker behavior. This is a massive win, and ICE won't be abolished in a single day. It's death by a thousand cuts.
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
If you think that clear new restrictions on ICE agents that even the GOP is now forced to agree upon are insufficient, I'd like to ask that you log off rather than engage in wrecker behavior. This is a massive win, and ICE won't be abolished in a single day. It's death by a thousand cuts.
If the NFL even considers taking away the championship game from the team that earns homefield advantage, they can go fuck themselves sideways. Why should all that revenue go to a neutral city? Why should the fans OF BOTH TEAMS be forced to travel cross-country to watch their teams compete?
Everyone hates the idea of neutral-site conference championship games. Until the fourth quarter of Patriots-Broncos, which was unplayable -- and unwatchable.
Should conference championships be played at neutral sites?
Patriots-Broncos snowstorm could dust off an old debate.
www.nbcsports.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
If the NFL even considers taking away the championship game from the team that earns homefield advantage, they can go fuck themselves sideways. Why should all that revenue go to a neutral city? Why should the fans OF BOTH TEAMS be forced to travel cross-country to watch their teams compete?
"They didn't want fascism!" he yells about the people who voted for the fascist.
Seriously, folks, people did NOT vote for murder on the streets. A majority of those who voted went for Trump, and to win power, those against Trump will have to win many of them over, not reject them all as people who want fascism.
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"They didn't want fascism!" he yells about the people who voted for the fascist.
The answer is "yes of course they did, didn't you see the 'Mass Deportations Now' signs at the RNC?"
They're not sorry they voted for him, they're angry they can't ignore the pain they caused. How come their apologies always come with an excuse or blame for someone other than their own stupid self?
They're not sorry they voted for him, they're angry they can't ignore the pain they caused. How come their apologies always come with an excuse or blame for someone other than their own stupid self?
Did anyone actually vote to have masked Federal agents hold US citizens down and shoot them in the back?
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The answer is "yes of course they did, didn't you see the 'Mass Deportations Now' signs at the RNC?"
They're not sorry they voted for him, they're angry they can't ignore the pain they caused. How come their apologies always come with an excuse or blame for someone other than their own stupid self?
They're not sorry they voted for him, they're angry they can't ignore the pain they caused. How come their apologies always come with an excuse or blame for someone other than their own stupid self?
No one is afraid of the man, is his problem. So of course, he makes it *our* problem.
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
No one is afraid of the man, is his problem. So of course, he makes it *our* problem.
We did it. Bluesky is a sports app.
Also sorry to anyone who feels overwhelmed, there's only one NFL game left but it's a doozy.
Also sorry to anyone who feels overwhelmed, there's only one NFL game left but it's a doozy.
Me: Ok so I guess I like art, table top games, warhammer, helldiv-
Blsk: And SPORTS!!?
Me: oh, erm not really, but I'm a fan of Sci-fi.
Blsk: MURICAN FOOTBALL!? 🏈
Me: what, no I don't-
Blsk: ✨🇺🇸 SUPER BOWL!!!!!!! 🇺🇸✨
Me: Please stop this
Blsk: 🏈🏈🏈 USA-USA-USA-USA-USA-TOUCHDOOOON! 🏈🏈🏈
Blsk: And SPORTS!!?
Me: oh, erm not really, but I'm a fan of Sci-fi.
Blsk: MURICAN FOOTBALL!? 🏈
Me: what, no I don't-
Blsk: ✨🇺🇸 SUPER BOWL!!!!!!! 🇺🇸✨
Me: Please stop this
Blsk: 🏈🏈🏈 USA-USA-USA-USA-USA-TOUCHDOOOON! 🏈🏈🏈
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We did it. Bluesky is a sports app.
Also sorry to anyone who feels overwhelmed, there's only one NFL game left but it's a doozy.
Also sorry to anyone who feels overwhelmed, there's only one NFL game left but it's a doozy.
All I'm saying is the trials better be televised. I want to watch Greg Bovino piss himself as he takes the stand.
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
All I'm saying is the trials better be televised. I want to watch Greg Bovino piss himself as he takes the stand.
Even the 2nd amendment will not protect you.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Even the 2nd amendment will not protect you.
I'm gonna need to know your alternative to elections...
Americans should review the D&D Alignment Chart—it helps to understand what we're up against.
LAWFUL EVIL: Mike Johnson
NEUTRAL EVIL: Lindsay Graham
CHAOTIC EVIL: Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, and the orc army that attacked Gondor
Now tell me how elections will fix this.
LAWFUL EVIL: Mike Johnson
NEUTRAL EVIL: Lindsay Graham
CHAOTIC EVIL: Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, and the orc army that attacked Gondor
Now tell me how elections will fix this.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I'm gonna need to know your alternative to elections...
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To repeat: Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
Welp time to log off for a while again. While I'm gone, could some of you brush up on how our government works? I'd like to be able to spend time talking rather than explaining.
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Welp time to log off for a while again. While I'm gone, could some of you brush up on how our government works? I'd like to be able to spend time talking rather than explaining.
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I realize now, though, that we are going have to hear these people blaming Pelosi for him the WHOLE time, every time he's not good enough, which will be all the time. Why'd that bitch Mom stick us with the lame Black guy?
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I realize now, though, that we are going have to hear these people blaming Pelosi for him the WHOLE time, every time he's not good enough, which will be all the time. Why'd that bitch Mom stick us with the lame Black guy?
Muppet an R Rated Movie:
Gonzo Baby Gonzo.
Gonzo Baby Gonzo.
Muppet an R Rated Movie:
The Big Birdowski
The Big Birdowski
Muppet an R Rated Movie:
Sweetums the Barbarian
Sweetums the Barbarian
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Muppet an R Rated Movie:
Gonzo Baby Gonzo.
Gonzo Baby Gonzo.
Y'all thought "Minnesota Nice" was just a cute slogan. We take care of our own.
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Y'all thought "Minnesota Nice" was just a cute slogan. We take care of our own.
Put slightly differently, if 90% of the population lived within a 3-hour drive of one major city, the footage of No Kings protests from June and October would look *radically* different. And they already looked huge!
Folks just don’t understand the scales involved, too. The longest drive in France from end to end is something like 600 miles, where in the US it is something like 2800 miles. Much more difficult to get a bunch of people in one place, logistically.
'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
January 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Put slightly differently, if 90% of the population lived within a 3-hour drive of one major city, the footage of No Kings protests from June and October would look *radically* different. And they already looked huge!