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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 3d

Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 3d

This lobster loves America!

(And hates fascism)*

*It’s my wife.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 4d

This government suffers from severe loser stench. Everything they say and do is a barely veiled form of "I'm the BOSS and you have to RESPECT ME!" and nobody does. Millions of people are going outside tomorrow just to say so

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Max’s Dad @djwyszynski.bsky.social · 4d

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 4d

Watching NCCA football on a Friday night (because I have a bug and I'm keeping away from Celeste) and the announcer just called a catch a "Leroy Jenkins" play.

I don't know if Cal will hold on, but the geeks just won.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 12d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 15d

Who had an impeccable reputation, overthrew a fascist coup, was a military genius, and was also… gay? (Checks notes again) Yep. Super gay.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 15d

Not a thread. Just that one post.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 15d

It's super on-brand that people like Hegseth love the Spartans, who were artless, slave-keeping, murderous fascists despised by pretty much EVERYONE, but they never talk about how the Spartans were ultimately defeated by a heroic army of... let me double-check my notes... yep... gay democrats.

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Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 15d

DEEP SPACE NINE "The Wire"
Written by @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 15d

“Frog,” asked Toad, “did this really happen?”

“Maybe it did, and maybe it didn’t,” said Frog.

Toad questions Frog about the veracity of his ghost story, an animated look on his face.

From "Shivers"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19d

We've had fuckups in the White House before, but never a president who seemed so deliberately intent on being a fuckup.

It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 21d

President Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising.

Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 21d

AI: "The premise of the question is subjective and laden with judgment, making it impossible to answer directly. The concepts of "good," "bad," and "dumb" depend heavily on context, perspective, and the specific situation..."

ME: "Trust me. They're really fucking dumb. Their dumb goes to 11."

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · 21d

Hey ChatGPT, is it good or bad that they're so fucking dumb?

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 21d

There we are.

“Secretary Hegseth’s misogynistic lethality screed was disqualifying. His continued railing against women in combat roles shows his deep personal inadequacies,” said the first defense official. “It shocks the conscience to hear the Secretary of Defense — he is no warrior — endorse bullying and hazing of service members. How dare this former National Guard major lecture our military leaders on lethality when he’s focused solely on his own cult of personality.”

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Rob Benson 🇬🇧 🇺🇦🦋 @robnellie.bsky.social · Sep 18

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E. Allyn Bloom 🇺🇳🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 @ericallyn.bsky.social · Sep 18

“Above all else , the devil cannot stand to be mocked.”

C. S. Lewis

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Sean Howe @seanhowe.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · Sep 18

Yay! Rain.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Breach" by Twenty One Pilots is terrific. I kinda prefer the interpretation of "City Walls" that I painted in my head for how the story ends as opposed to the MV, but YMMV. "Drum Show" is a stand-out. "Cottonwood" makes me cry. That's my album review.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · Jul 23

Really enjoyed SUPERMAN. I thought it did a great job capturing the essential goodness of the character while still making him interesting. Some wonderful filmmaking as well. The Mr. Terrific action sequence was a standout but lots of beautiful moments.

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · Jul 21

Malcolm-Jamal Warner did a guest role for us on "The Irrational." It was during the WGA strike, so there was no writer on set, but I later heard from the cast and crew how lovely he was. He turned in a terrific performance and helped make it one of our best episodes. What a horrible tragedy. RIP.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · Jul 18

I hate when someone unearths my pube-autograph to the world's most famous pedophile while I'm dying of cankles

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Robert Hewitt Wolfe @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social · Jul 16

U2? Rem?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · May 27

This is really well described, and since it’s REALLY important these days (trade deficits, tariffs, trade wars and how stupid Trump and his people are about the economy), you should definitely watch it, and definitely share it.

Every single repost does some real good.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · May 26

Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon

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