Nate
@natecook.bsky.social
Once-geologist, recovering rower, current patent litigator. Avid Izzet mage, strategy/rpg enthusiast. Pro-veggies, anti-fruit. He/him, 🏳️🌈.
Kind of want to watch Heated Rivalry but I only barely escaped the clutches of a gay hockey romance webcomic back in college and I just can't risk it again
November 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Kind of want to watch Heated Rivalry but I only barely escaped the clutches of a gay hockey romance webcomic back in college and I just can't risk it again
It is kind of hilarious that the MAGA project is finally collapsing because apparently the WH got too big for its britches and started treating its House reps like shit
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It is kind of hilarious that the MAGA project is finally collapsing because apparently the WH got too big for its britches and started treating its House reps like shit
Going for a cousin walk except I'm alone and also not leaving my apartment
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Going for a cousin walk except I'm alone and also not leaving my apartment
To the tune of "Where Are You Christmas?":
🎶 Where are you Fiyero? // Already dead or bleeding 🎶
🎶 Where are you Fiyero? // Already dead or bleeding 🎶
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
To the tune of "Where Are You Christmas?":
🎶 Where are you Fiyero? // Already dead or bleeding 🎶
🎶 Where are you Fiyero? // Already dead or bleeding 🎶
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RENT is a christmas move
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
RENT is a christmas move
The concept of designer luggage will never not feel kind of icky to me
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The concept of designer luggage will never not feel kind of icky to me
Hole Next Door's hole:
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Hole Next Door's hole:
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Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
What did I miss and why is everyone posting about felching
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What did I miss and why is everyone posting about felching
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you have the dancing plague
bleeding feet, won’t see middle age
dancing plague
reasons for it are still opaque
oh yeah
bleeding feet, won’t see middle age
dancing plague
reasons for it are still opaque
oh yeah
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
you have the dancing plague
bleeding feet, won’t see middle age
dancing plague
reasons for it are still opaque
oh yeah
bleeding feet, won’t see middle age
dancing plague
reasons for it are still opaque
oh yeah
Attention musical oomfs: If I tell you the songs I struggle to hit the note on when I'm singing in my car, can you tell me what voice range I am? I've always been curious but I picked band instead of choir for the music elective in 5th grade because I thought it was "too gay" and I never learned.
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Attention musical oomfs: If I tell you the songs I struggle to hit the note on when I'm singing in my car, can you tell me what voice range I am? I've always been curious but I picked band instead of choir for the music elective in 5th grade because I thought it was "too gay" and I never learned.
It is sort of strange that in terms of a cultural touchpoint the Titanic exists foremost as The Movie™️and secondarily the historical event
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It is sort of strange that in terms of a cultural touchpoint the Titanic exists foremost as The Movie™️and secondarily the historical event
Can we talk about how Bowen Yang sort of feels like America's Token Gay now?
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Can we talk about how Bowen Yang sort of feels like America's Token Gay now?
I feel like there's something insightful to say about queer lingo's journey from drag culture to Millenial Gay culture (via RPDR) to Gen Z to Millenial Straights and inevitable loop back to RPDR but as some pop culture reference being riffed on in an acting challenge but maybe I'm just ****
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I feel like there's something insightful to say about queer lingo's journey from drag culture to Millenial Gay culture (via RPDR) to Gen Z to Millenial Straights and inevitable loop back to RPDR but as some pop culture reference being riffed on in an acting challenge but maybe I'm just ****
She tea on my gag clock til I boots
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
She tea on my gag clock til I boots
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I'm just excited for MTG to go back to being about Magic The Gathering again
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'm just excited for MTG to go back to being about Magic The Gathering again
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As a retiring but still sitting member of the House, MTG has the opportunity to read into the public record documents that otherwise could not be released... and would be protected by the constitution's speech or debate clause from prosecution.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
As a retiring but still sitting member of the House, MTG has the opportunity to read into the public record documents that otherwise could not be released... and would be protected by the constitution's speech or debate clause from prosecution.
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New Bills offensive coordinator incoming... bsky.app/profile/kyle...
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
New Bills offensive coordinator incoming... bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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Breaking: zohran mamdani has converted trump to islam
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Breaking: zohran mamdani has converted trump to islam
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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A federal judge ruled yesterday that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. was unlawful.
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
Federal judge rules Trump’s deployment of National Guard in D.C. is ‘unlawful’
The 2,300 Guardsmen aren’t headed home just yet, though.
51st.news
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A federal judge ruled yesterday that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. was unlawful.
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
Saw a woman compliment a total stranger on her hair, and it made her day, and I think that's something I should do more (receive compliments on my hair from strangers)
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Saw a woman compliment a total stranger on her hair, and it made her day, and I think that's something I should do more (receive compliments on my hair from strangers)
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‘You Think You’re Better Than Me?’ Says Nicki Minaj Interrupting Child Reciting Nursery Rhyme https://theonion.com/you-think-youre-better-than-me-says-nicki-minaj-interrupting-child-reciting-nursery-rhyme/
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
‘You Think You’re Better Than Me?’ Says Nicki Minaj Interrupting Child Reciting Nursery Rhyme https://theonion.com/you-think-youre-better-than-me-says-nicki-minaj-interrupting-child-reciting-nursery-rhyme/