Jon Ficke
@jonficke.bsky.social
Husband, Writer, Woodworker, SFWA Member.
Stories in Cossmass Infinities, Flame Tree Fiction Amazing Science Fiction, Dread Space (Vols. 1 and 2), and WotF.
https://jonficke.com
Stories in Cossmass Infinities, Flame Tree Fiction Amazing Science Fiction, Dread Space (Vols. 1 and 2), and WotF.
https://jonficke.com
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this is it. this is the most bluesky post ever
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
this is it. this is the most bluesky post ever
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(Whisper.) "Are vaccines bourgeois?"
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
(Whisper.) "Are vaccines bourgeois?"
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Lord, please never let me be hated by someone as skilled as that Vanity Fair photographer. Let all my haters be incompetent.
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lord, please never let me be hated by someone as skilled as that Vanity Fair photographer. Let all my haters be incompetent.
man, it's pretty bleak that open antisemitism is like generally inside the overton window now
On a livestream yesterday, Puka both:
- Said that the Refs throw flags that they know are bad to brag to their friends in group chats, and
- Told Adin Ross that he'd do a "covetous jew" celebration on his next TD score
Suspend him tbh
- Said that the Refs throw flags that they know are bad to brag to their friends in group chats, and
- Told Adin Ross that he'd do a "covetous jew" celebration on his next TD score
Suspend him tbh
December 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
man, it's pretty bleak that open antisemitism is like generally inside the overton window now
good god.
he also kind of gets everyone's asses again in this follow up with the washington post
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
good god.
There's a real "collective action would break the system" problem at play in almost any court system.
If *every* small claims collection defendant contested their case with even a rudimentary defense that forced hearings, the system would collapse. There's simply insufficient judicial capacity.
If *every* small claims collection defendant contested their case with even a rudimentary defense that forced hearings, the system would collapse. There's simply insufficient judicial capacity.
How much of this is "the court system is the same size as it was in 1974"
Extremely blackpilling fact is that apparently, as recently as the 1970s, something like 20% of all cases actually went to trial. Today, it's like 1-3%, depending on which state or federal system we're talking about.
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There's a real "collective action would break the system" problem at play in almost any court system.
If *every* small claims collection defendant contested their case with even a rudimentary defense that forced hearings, the system would collapse. There's simply insufficient judicial capacity.
If *every* small claims collection defendant contested their case with even a rudimentary defense that forced hearings, the system would collapse. There's simply insufficient judicial capacity.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Just declare war already, this is taking forever.”
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“Just declare war already, this is taking forever.”
wtf man
the January 6th pipe bomb guy was a brony who faved over 300 pictures of a nazi my little pony character on Derpibooru, the fandom's largest image site.
@derpibooru.bsky.social
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December 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
wtf man
There was a post imagining some kind of chicken-based nightmare plague sweeping France that was stopped only by the heroic self-sacrifice of Gaston meeting that plague with an egg holocaust that was pretty funny.
Not sure it supports a whole dang movie though.
Not sure it supports a whole dang movie though.
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There was a post imagining some kind of chicken-based nightmare plague sweeping France that was stopped only by the heroic self-sacrifice of Gaston meeting that plague with an egg holocaust that was pretty funny.
Not sure it supports a whole dang movie though.
Not sure it supports a whole dang movie though.
I hate this, but on some tiny level I find this a bit like I found people wearing "Let's go Brandon" shirts or putting decals like that on their cars. If someone is going to great lengths to identify as a soulless monster, I see no reason not to avoid them at least or treat them as such at worst.
Our local news recently reported that a nonprofit is collecting toys for kids whose parents were deported. FB commenters were overwhelmingly negative. Many suggested ICE raid the toy drive and arrest the kids, too.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I hate this, but on some tiny level I find this a bit like I found people wearing "Let's go Brandon" shirts or putting decals like that on their cars. If someone is going to great lengths to identify as a soulless monster, I see no reason not to avoid them at least or treat them as such at worst.
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I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Whoa
December 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Whoa
Fwiw perhaps the one mantra from my youth raised as a righty that has never been betrayed is basically “Chomsky sucks”
Granted it’s weird that *why* he suxks has changed over the years, but dang if he doesn’t suck
Granted it’s weird that *why* he suxks has changed over the years, but dang if he doesn’t suck
Noam Chomsky loves the taste of boot, as long as it's edgy and contrarian enough.
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Fwiw perhaps the one mantra from my youth raised as a righty that has never been betrayed is basically “Chomsky sucks”
Granted it’s weird that *why* he suxks has changed over the years, but dang if he doesn’t suck
Granted it’s weird that *why* he suxks has changed over the years, but dang if he doesn’t suck
I'm not an expert on dry needling, but I suspect this isn't one of the things one expects might happen if it's done correctly:
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Steelers' Watt has surgery for collapsed lung
Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung, his brother J.J. Watt posted on social media.
www.espn.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm not an expert on dry needling, but I suspect this isn't one of the things one expects might happen if it's done correctly:
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Art. 3 judges have *immense* power and at times nearly limitless discretion. I cannot stress enough how unwise it is to get in a pissing match with one.
Among the questions I've had over the past yearish is when/how one of these judges was going to rock up to the fight and start swinging.
Among the questions I've had over the past yearish is when/how one of these judges was going to rock up to the fight and start swinging.
The thing about a pissed off federal judge is that unless you have a majority in an appellate court to override him or 2/3 of the US Senate to remove him - the judge will tell you to fuck off and do as you are told and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Art. 3 judges have *immense* power and at times nearly limitless discretion. I cannot stress enough how unwise it is to get in a pissing match with one.
Among the questions I've had over the past yearish is when/how one of these judges was going to rock up to the fight and start swinging.
Among the questions I've had over the past yearish is when/how one of these judges was going to rock up to the fight and start swinging.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Play with strangers on the internet? Have you ever met a stranger on the internet?
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Play with strangers on the internet? Have you ever met a stranger on the internet?
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*Slams this skeet on the Cabinet table*: this is what we believe!
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
*Slams this skeet on the Cabinet table*: this is what we believe!
When it comes down to it, our “I told you so”s in the camps are really gonna slap.
Conservatives being shocked at the logical endpoint of their ideological commitments would be funny if it wasn't so costly to everyone who cares about democracy, equal rights, common decency, etc.
The Heritage Foundation is cracking
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When it comes down to it, our “I told you so”s in the camps are really gonna slap.
I'll be cold in my grave before I accept a future where this is acceptable. I'll be voiceless from screaming long after they steal the words from every writer, the ink from every artist.
I will be a version of Boo Radley that never god damn shuts up about how much better it used to be.
I will be a version of Boo Radley that never god damn shuts up about how much better it used to be.
look call me a Luddite but this sentence is an afront to God and man
I am biased I guess, I have friends in the industry who are making incredible stuff by treating AI as a collaborator and friend, part of a team that has multiple human and nonhuman members
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I'll be cold in my grave before I accept a future where this is acceptable. I'll be voiceless from screaming long after they steal the words from every writer, the ink from every artist.
I will be a version of Boo Radley that never god damn shuts up about how much better it used to be.
I will be a version of Boo Radley that never god damn shuts up about how much better it used to be.
It's kind of a side note, but this style of pure ad hominem response is so infuriating that I'd favor a Sullan Proscription just to ensure nobody ever does it again.
Q: "Has Hegseth told you why he hasn't released the video of the second strike?"
Trump: "No, he hasn't told me. I thought that issue was dead, I'm surprised you bring it up. You must be CNN…You know you work for the Democrats? You're basically an arm of the Democrat Party."
Trump: "No, he hasn't told me. I thought that issue was dead, I'm surprised you bring it up. You must be CNN…You know you work for the Democrats? You're basically an arm of the Democrat Party."
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's kind of a side note, but this style of pure ad hominem response is so infuriating that I'd favor a Sullan Proscription just to ensure nobody ever does it again.
Counterpoint: the devaluation of a "degree" has hyperinflated the value of a "degree" from a "brand-name" institution.
This is the effect we're going to see in everything once AI-slop becomes the ubiquitous infoenvironment. Hyperinflation of a speaker with trust; Hyperdisinflation for everyone else
This is the effect we're going to see in everything once AI-slop becomes the ubiquitous infoenvironment. Hyperinflation of a speaker with trust; Hyperdisinflation for everyone else
See also: degrees have been commodified and devalued to such an extent that their value in the job hunt is no longer equal to or greater than the effort required to obtain one.
I'm going to float this nuclear take: maybe students are increasingly turning to ShitGPT and other deskilling devices because the structure of the modern university has made it impossible for them to acquire skill in a deep way.
Let me paint a picture for you.
Let me paint a picture for you.
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Counterpoint: the devaluation of a "degree" has hyperinflated the value of a "degree" from a "brand-name" institution.
This is the effect we're going to see in everything once AI-slop becomes the ubiquitous infoenvironment. Hyperinflation of a speaker with trust; Hyperdisinflation for everyone else
This is the effect we're going to see in everything once AI-slop becomes the ubiquitous infoenvironment. Hyperinflation of a speaker with trust; Hyperdisinflation for everyone else
I'm increasingly thinking that Rubio and Miller are turning a dial labeled "kinetic interventions in Venezuela," waiting for America to do a Rally 'Round the Flag, seeing no such response, and ticking it one notch further.
Guess we'll see how far their willing to turn!
(Seems Bad!)
Guess we'll see how far their willing to turn!
(Seems Bad!)
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm increasingly thinking that Rubio and Miller are turning a dial labeled "kinetic interventions in Venezuela," waiting for America to do a Rally 'Round the Flag, seeing no such response, and ticking it one notch further.
Guess we'll see how far their willing to turn!
(Seems Bad!)
Guess we'll see how far their willing to turn!
(Seems Bad!)