oom_rl
@outofmemory.bsky.social
would prefer to be shitposting rather than whining.
pining for the fjords.
used to run a nuclear reactor underwater.
following based on {funny/articulate} posts.
if you're not posting I'm likely not following back.
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📍 USA
pining for the fjords.
used to run a nuclear reactor underwater.
following based on {funny/articulate} posts.
if you're not posting I'm likely not following back.
pixelart avatar by @mona2.bsky
📍 USA
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oom_rl
@outofmemory.bsky.social
· Oct 10
but I wish it were that simple.
It's not just war around the globe, but current-gen policing in America, and basic "how do we treat each other".
Best way I can put it is how Patrick Skinner (@SkinnerPm) who is a cop but ex-USCG+CIA puts it on Twitter: "All of us matter, or none of us do."
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It's not just war around the globe, but current-gen policing in America, and basic "how do we treat each other".
Best way I can put it is how Patrick Skinner (@SkinnerPm) who is a cop but ex-USCG+CIA puts it on Twitter: "All of us matter, or none of us do."
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A generation of glassy-eyed gamblers stare vacantly at towering electric facsimiles of slots.
Silently pressing one button over and over until the screen reads zero. The air is 30% cigarette smoke and every second person seems to have a persistent cough.
"The Heat is On" plays at a mocking volume.
Silently pressing one button over and over until the screen reads zero. The air is 30% cigarette smoke and every second person seems to have a persistent cough.
"The Heat is On" plays at a mocking volume.
Walking the floor of an Oklahoma/Texas border casino on a Monday night.
Vibes don't get much more dire than this.
Vibes don't get much more dire than this.
February 3, 2026 at 2:19 AM
A generation of glassy-eyed gamblers stare vacantly at towering electric facsimiles of slots.
Silently pressing one button over and over until the screen reads zero. The air is 30% cigarette smoke and every second person seems to have a persistent cough.
"The Heat is On" plays at a mocking volume.
Silently pressing one button over and over until the screen reads zero. The air is 30% cigarette smoke and every second person seems to have a persistent cough.
"The Heat is On" plays at a mocking volume.
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"A classic Poncy is identified by its distinctive wheeze, hemophilia, cognitive impairment, incontinence, and limbs that ideally should be too short for actual locomotion. This is Queen Victoria Poncy Spaniel number three, Sir Popsicle Dribbling Quisling Mallard Oligarch."
Here Are the Leading Contenders in This Year’s Westminster Dog Show
“Active, curious, and exquisitely intelligent, Highland Herding Collies have delighted generations of apartment dwellers with their slow descent in...
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"A classic Poncy is identified by its distinctive wheeze, hemophilia, cognitive impairment, incontinence, and limbs that ideally should be too short for actual locomotion. This is Queen Victoria Poncy Spaniel number three, Sir Popsicle Dribbling Quisling Mallard Oligarch."
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4) the alarms clanging for about 5 minutes before the lead tech comes and finds me, turns out the alarms went off because someone overcooked a bag of popcorn in the breakroom microwave.
I took a long break to dump the adrenaline in my system and recover after that.
I took a long break to dump the adrenaline in my system and recover after that.
February 3, 2026 at 2:22 AM
4) the alarms clanging for about 5 minutes before the lead tech comes and finds me, turns out the alarms went off because someone overcooked a bag of popcorn in the breakroom microwave.
I took a long break to dump the adrenaline in my system and recover after that.
I took a long break to dump the adrenaline in my system and recover after that.
Thomas Massie is an MIT grad and much like Rand Paul is one of those folks where I think I understand where their brains and patterns started.
The problem is that none of those folks actually graduated to a full adulthood - so they might show flashes of bravery but it's in a pot of dark black soup.
The problem is that none of those folks actually graduated to a full adulthood - so they might show flashes of bravery but it's in a pot of dark black soup.
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Thomas Massie is an MIT grad and much like Rand Paul is one of those folks where I think I understand where their brains and patterns started.
The problem is that none of those folks actually graduated to a full adulthood - so they might show flashes of bravery but it's in a pot of dark black soup.
The problem is that none of those folks actually graduated to a full adulthood - so they might show flashes of bravery but it's in a pot of dark black soup.
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Members of Congress are not supposed to be loyal to a President or a party. They swear an oath to the Constitution and the only people to whom they owe any loyalty are the constituents they represent.
Trump: "People are saying that Thomas Massie became a Liberal because his new wife, blessed be their marriage, is supposedly a Radical Left “flamethrower.” This new union all went so fast that maybe he didn’t know what he was getting into but, nevertheless ... "
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Members of Congress are not supposed to be loyal to a President or a party. They swear an oath to the Constitution and the only people to whom they owe any loyalty are the constituents they represent.
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Apropos of nothing, of course.
In 1946, cartoonist & illustrator Noel Sickles was sent by Life magazine to sketch the Nuremberg trials. Here is his sketch of the execution of Joachim Von Ribbentrop, who claimed at trial that his boss had made all of the important decisions, & that he was only following orders.
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Apropos of nothing, of course.
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Motherhood costs Danish women an average of $120,000 in earnings over two decades, according to a sociologist who researches family and economics. Generous government benefits like paid leave, childcare and child allowances recovered about $100,000 of that loss. buff.ly/pAtuCS0
Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
Two researchers found that Danish government benefits do not fully offset moms’ lost earnings. But they do help offset lost income for working women with kids.
theconversation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Motherhood costs Danish women an average of $120,000 in earnings over two decades, according to a sociologist who researches family and economics. Generous government benefits like paid leave, childcare and child allowances recovered about $100,000 of that loss. buff.ly/pAtuCS0
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Cartoon: I have accepted today is a 'gettin' fuck all done day' so here is a Betty Boop :)
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Cartoon: I have accepted today is a 'gettin' fuck all done day' so here is a Betty Boop :)
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today is tu b’shevat, and i just wanna shout out to all the trees
happy birthday, trees! you’re all real ones!
happy birthday, trees! you’re all real ones!
February 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
today is tu b’shevat, and i just wanna shout out to all the trees
happy birthday, trees! you’re all real ones!
happy birthday, trees! you’re all real ones!
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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CLAIM: It's not a crime to party with mr. epstein
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
CLAIM: It's not a crime to party with mr. epstein
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
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I need a legislator to write a bill halting all “gender check bills” citing the inability to separate them from supporters of child abuse
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I need a legislator to write a bill halting all “gender check bills” citing the inability to separate them from supporters of child abuse
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Perhaps Adam Tooze should have not explored this
Economics columnist Adam Tooze explores Xi Jinping’s military modernization campaign and Beijing’s yearslong purge of the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/30/c...
China Is Building a Better, More Modern Military
Xi’s purges are part of a generational reshuffling of generals.
foreignpolicy.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Perhaps Adam Tooze should have not explored this
It's almost as though folks with a particular background and a contract with a {magazine,publisher} suddenly think that they are experts on areas well outside their backgrounds and -they- should get paid to let the rest of us read their crap.
F.
F.
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
It's almost as though folks with a particular background and a contract with a {magazine,publisher} suddenly think that they are experts on areas well outside their backgrounds and -they- should get paid to let the rest of us read their crap.
F.
F.
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A woman (50s?) is waiting in line for coffee when she says to a friend, "Do you ever have days when it feels like it's raining in your head?"
Her friend wraps an arm around her shoulders and gives her a very big hug. (3)
Her friend wraps an arm around her shoulders and gives her a very big hug. (3)
February 3, 2026 at 12:53 AM
A woman (50s?) is waiting in line for coffee when she says to a friend, "Do you ever have days when it feels like it's raining in your head?"
Her friend wraps an arm around her shoulders and gives her a very big hug. (3)
Her friend wraps an arm around her shoulders and gives her a very big hug. (3)
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🧵Spotted at a cafe in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (3?) declares to Grandad, "Grandad did you know I'm a bug?!"
Grandad nods thoughtfully. "Oh yeah? What type? A fluffy bum*"
"No a BIG SPIDER!"
"You sure? Because you look more like a fluffy bum."
"Noo! A SPIDER!" (1)
A small human (3?) declares to Grandad, "Grandad did you know I'm a bug?!"
Grandad nods thoughtfully. "Oh yeah? What type? A fluffy bum*"
"No a BIG SPIDER!"
"You sure? Because you look more like a fluffy bum."
"Noo! A SPIDER!" (1)
February 3, 2026 at 12:53 AM
🧵Spotted at a cafe in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A small human (3?) declares to Grandad, "Grandad did you know I'm a bug?!"
Grandad nods thoughtfully. "Oh yeah? What type? A fluffy bum*"
"No a BIG SPIDER!"
"You sure? Because you look more like a fluffy bum."
"Noo! A SPIDER!" (1)
A small human (3?) declares to Grandad, "Grandad did you know I'm a bug?!"
Grandad nods thoughtfully. "Oh yeah? What type? A fluffy bum*"
"No a BIG SPIDER!"
"You sure? Because you look more like a fluffy bum."
"Noo! A SPIDER!" (1)
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I have friends who are from Kosovo and Bosnian. They live in the aftermath of the Yugoslav wars.
I cannot give justice to the level of anger they feel towards Chomsky.
I cannot give justice to the level of anger they feel towards Chomsky.
we’ve known Chomsky was a piece of shit since he tried to downplay and deny the Khmer Rouge genocide back in the 70s, but I’m glad more people are *finally* figuring this out
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I have friends who are from Kosovo and Bosnian. They live in the aftermath of the Yugoslav wars.
I cannot give justice to the level of anger they feel towards Chomsky.
I cannot give justice to the level of anger they feel towards Chomsky.
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the cask of thomantillado
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
the cask of thomantillado
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we're getting a gritty down-to-earth Thomas who can't stop drinking after his wife was killed in a bank robbery gone wrong
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 AM
we're getting a gritty down-to-earth Thomas who can't stop drinking after his wife was killed in a bank robbery gone wrong
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Measles can literally erase lots of your other immunities, so if you get measles thanks to not being vaccinated, congratulations, you can proudly be freshly unvaccinated for everything else, too.
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Measles can literally erase lots of your other immunities, so if you get measles thanks to not being vaccinated, congratulations, you can proudly be freshly unvaccinated for everything else, too.
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This 👇
You have to win using the existing system to put a new system in place.
The nutcases understood that in the 1970s. They dedicated themselves to building ground up, running in primaries, but win or lose that, always voting in the general, and always GOP.
Now they're putting their new system in.
The nutcases understood that in the 1970s. They dedicated themselves to building ground up, running in primaries, but win or lose that, always voting in the general, and always GOP.
Now they're putting their new system in.
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 AM
This 👇
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He’s been a genocide apologist consistently on Russia’s side for decades—Bosnia too—and in 2014 he suddenly remarried a mysterious younger woman from South America, supposedly an academic translator BUT with zero publication history prior to their marriage… 😒
www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08...
Socialite, Widow, Jeweller, Spy: How a GRU Agent Charmed Her Way Into NATO Circles in Italy - bellingcat
A Russian spy with an unconventional Peruvian backstory, and a chaotic private life, managed to befriend and engage numerous staff and officers at a NATO base in Italy, a Bellingcat investigation has ...
www.bellingcat.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 AM
He’s been a genocide apologist consistently on Russia’s side for decades—Bosnia too—and in 2014 he suddenly remarried a mysterious younger woman from South America, supposedly an academic translator BUT with zero publication history prior to their marriage… 😒
www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08...
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We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world