E. Allyn Bloom 🇺🇳🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
@ericallyn.bsky.social
I make jokes about metahumor.
He/him. Grey-haired white cis-male-adjacent. Devout agnostic.
Black lives matter. LGBT+ lives matter. Immigrant lives matter.
Facts matter. Science matters.
Aka Eric Bloomquist.
He/him. Grey-haired white cis-male-adjacent. Devout agnostic.
Black lives matter. LGBT+ lives matter. Immigrant lives matter.
Facts matter. Science matters.
Aka Eric Bloomquist.
Pinned
"Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists." - Rebecca Solnit, *Hope In the Dark*
Embrace uncertainty.
Embrace uncertainty.
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In keeping w “Kavanaugh Stops,” let’s call these Kennedy Pox.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In keeping w “Kavanaugh Stops,” let’s call these Kennedy Pox.
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omg. Kat Abughazaleh just posted that if she's elected, she'll swear in on a copy of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower.
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
omg. Kat Abughazaleh just posted that if she's elected, she'll swear in on a copy of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower.
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
Accurate.
Dude is the PT Barnum of Adolf Hitlers
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Accurate.
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When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
nah dawg this is petty as shit
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
This.
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
That thing when you're catching up on the email inbox and see an email about how a package had been delivered to our mailbox ... several days ago.
"Honey, did you see a package from A in our mail last week?"
"Nope."
[searches the usual alternate delivery sites. nope.]
Oh hey, was that the day...
"Honey, did you see a package from A in our mail last week?"
"Nope."
[searches the usual alternate delivery sites. nope.]
Oh hey, was that the day...
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
That thing when you're catching up on the email inbox and see an email about how a package had been delivered to our mailbox ... several days ago.
"Honey, did you see a package from A in our mail last week?"
"Nope."
[searches the usual alternate delivery sites. nope.]
Oh hey, was that the day...
"Honey, did you see a package from A in our mail last week?"
"Nope."
[searches the usual alternate delivery sites. nope.]
Oh hey, was that the day...
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“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
There's a huge difference between "they are just as convinced they are correct" and "they are just as correct".
Reality doesn't much care how strongly someone feels about their incorrect opinion.
Generally speaking, neither do I.
Reality doesn't much care how strongly someone feels about their incorrect opinion.
Generally speaking, neither do I.
They are just as convinced they are correct as you are.
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
There's a huge difference between "they are just as convinced they are correct" and "they are just as correct".
Reality doesn't much care how strongly someone feels about their incorrect opinion.
Generally speaking, neither do I.
Reality doesn't much care how strongly someone feels about their incorrect opinion.
Generally speaking, neither do I.
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If they want access to someone who’ll lie and yell at them, I got a whole list of bar denizens they can bring in
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If they want access to someone who’ll lie and yell at them, I got a whole list of bar denizens they can bring in
For most of this stuff, I get stuck at trying to imagine either of them would say/do things like that.
I mean, sure, I get that it's about imagining how different the *response* would be. But Trump et al have taken things so far out of any norm that ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I mean, sure, I get that it's about imagining how different the *response* would be. But Trump et al have taken things so far out of any norm that ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Every day is another "imagine if Biden/Obama" said that.
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
For most of this stuff, I get stuck at trying to imagine either of them would say/do things like that.
I mean, sure, I get that it's about imagining how different the *response* would be. But Trump et al have taken things so far out of any norm that ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I mean, sure, I get that it's about imagining how different the *response* would be. But Trump et al have taken things so far out of any norm that ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Elon is so poor, all he has is money.
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Elon is so poor, all he has is money.
Just the fact that SCOTUS is even willing to *consider* this makes it obvious how shitty the majority is.
They've already hamstrung Section 3, this is Section 1. How soon until they decide that *all* of the Amendments (except the 2nd) can be ignored if Republicans want to?
They've already hamstrung Section 3, this is Section 1. How soon until they decide that *all* of the Amendments (except the 2nd) can be ignored if Republicans want to?
The court will consider the constitutionality of Trump’s attempt to redefine the 14th amendment by executive order.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could End Birthright Citizenship
The court will consider the constitutionality of Trump’s attempt to redefine the 14th amendment by executive order.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just the fact that SCOTUS is even willing to *consider* this makes it obvious how shitty the majority is.
They've already hamstrung Section 3, this is Section 1. How soon until they decide that *all* of the Amendments (except the 2nd) can be ignored if Republicans want to?
They've already hamstrung Section 3, this is Section 1. How soon until they decide that *all* of the Amendments (except the 2nd) can be ignored if Republicans want to?
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
"... a walking representation of the uncanny valley, like a ski suit being operated by ants."
This is perfection. It's not just their visual presentation, it's their personalities. We all have our public personas to a greater or lesser extent, but theirs come across as creepily artificial.
This is perfection. It's not just their visual presentation, it's their personalities. We all have our public personas to a greater or lesser extent, but theirs come across as creepily artificial.
In some ways Johnson feels worse than even Trump and Vance, who are just a narcissistic criminal and a narcissistic striver, respectively. They may be awful people but they still feel human. Johnson feels like a walking representation of the uncanny valley, like a ski suit being operated by ants.
Mike Johnson: "We've had one of the most productive Congresses in the history of the institution."
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"... a walking representation of the uncanny valley, like a ski suit being operated by ants."
This is perfection. It's not just their visual presentation, it's their personalities. We all have our public personas to a greater or lesser extent, but theirs come across as creepily artificial.
This is perfection. It's not just their visual presentation, it's their personalities. We all have our public personas to a greater or lesser extent, but theirs come across as creepily artificial.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
This is necessarily speculative, but still pretty damn cool.
Listening to the audio, it does sound a bit like a french horn. (I played the french horn in high school, and my ears always perk up when I hear that lovely sound.)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Listening to the audio, it does sound a bit like a french horn. (I played the french horn in high school, and my ears always perk up when I hear that lovely sound.)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments
Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcher
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is necessarily speculative, but still pretty damn cool.
Listening to the audio, it does sound a bit like a french horn. (I played the french horn in high school, and my ears always perk up when I hear that lovely sound.)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Listening to the audio, it does sound a bit like a french horn. (I played the french horn in high school, and my ears always perk up when I hear that lovely sound.)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
"The big analytical challenge, however, is to figure out what kind of bubble this is. Is it the kind that will ravage the economy when it bursts? What will it leave of value once it pops?"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be
Will the bubble ravage the economy when it bursts? What will it leave of value once it pops?
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"The big analytical challenge, however, is to figure out what kind of bubble this is. Is it the kind that will ravage the economy when it bursts? What will it leave of value once it pops?"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I suspect that the needed turning point will actually be many separate - if broadly related - turning points.
Turning an oil tanker around isn't a matter of one turn of the helm.
Turning an oil tanker around isn't a matter of one turn of the helm.
I'm shocked but somewhat pleased the mainstream media is going all Watergate on the Hegseth war crimes in the Caribbean. "Morning Joe" (yes, I know, don't @ me) has talked about little else for 2 hours
I'm not 100% convinced that this is the turning point but it might be, with Trump at just 36%
I'm not 100% convinced that this is the turning point but it might be, with Trump at just 36%
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I suspect that the needed turning point will actually be many separate - if broadly related - turning points.
Turning an oil tanker around isn't a matter of one turn of the helm.
Turning an oil tanker around isn't a matter of one turn of the helm.
I'm neither an expert on military law nor in the military at all.
But not only is this illegal, it is immoral and dishonorable.
But not only is this illegal, it is immoral and dishonorable.
Mark Kelly on the Trump/Hegseth boat strikes: "If orders are illegal, not only do they not have to follow them, they are legally required not to follow them."
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm neither an expert on military law nor in the military at all.
But not only is this illegal, it is immoral and dishonorable.
But not only is this illegal, it is immoral and dishonorable.
I'm sure they Black-Friday dumped it, but sharing the news cycle with some of Trump, Inc.'s murders should be extra shameful. If they're capable of shame.
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I'm sure they Black-Friday dumped it, but sharing the news cycle with some of Trump, Inc.'s murders should be extra shameful. If they're capable of shame.
Trump pardoning to former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez is just a matter of professional courtesy.
And I'm not talking about being presidents.
And I'm not talking about being presidents.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Trump pardoning to former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez is just a matter of professional courtesy.
And I'm not talking about being presidents.
And I'm not talking about being presidents.
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Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
If he was talking about *billionaire* culture, I'd be inclined to agree.
But he wasn't, so I don't, and he can fuck all the way off.
(Also, many are *leaving* broken cultures. So not only do they not want to recreate them ... they might have some good ideas about how to fix ours while we can.)
But he wasn't, so I don't, and he can fuck all the way off.
(Also, many are *leaving* broken cultures. So not only do they not want to recreate them ... they might have some good ideas about how to fix ours while we can.)
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If he was talking about *billionaire* culture, I'd be inclined to agree.
But he wasn't, so I don't, and he can fuck all the way off.
(Also, many are *leaving* broken cultures. So not only do they not want to recreate them ... they might have some good ideas about how to fix ours while we can.)
But he wasn't, so I don't, and he can fuck all the way off.
(Also, many are *leaving* broken cultures. So not only do they not want to recreate them ... they might have some good ideas about how to fix ours while we can.)
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✍🏻 I spent much of last week in a freezing cold conference centre, listening & talking to fellow investigative journalists. It was inspiring & exhilarating. Amusing too, whenever I keep hearing a common refrain.
🍝🍜👩🏻🍳🥘🤌🏻 “There’s so much food. They keep feeding us.”
news.thin-ink.net/publish/post...
🍝🍜👩🏻🍳🥘🤌🏻 “There’s so much food. They keep feeding us.”
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Food, Climate, & Where They Meet…
Reflections from Kuala Lumpur and on Belém
news.thin-ink.net
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
✍🏻 I spent much of last week in a freezing cold conference centre, listening & talking to fellow investigative journalists. It was inspiring & exhilarating. Amusing too, whenever I keep hearing a common refrain.
🍝🍜👩🏻🍳🥘🤌🏻 “There’s so much food. They keep feeding us.”
news.thin-ink.net/publish/post...
🍝🍜👩🏻🍳🥘🤌🏻 “There’s so much food. They keep feeding us.”
news.thin-ink.net/publish/post...
""As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
""As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
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This article shares many ways to celebrate and support Native Americans, including Native American businesses you can shop and nonprofits.
Celebrating Native Americans Today and Everyday: Resources for Native American Heritage Month
www.culturalsurvival.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This article shares many ways to celebrate and support Native Americans, including Native American businesses you can shop and nonprofits.