Thankful Potato
@sentientpotato.bsky.social
• pronouns they/them
• spouse @zomduckie.bsky.social
• former poli sci prof (courts & methods)
• (now in med research)
• posts politics, theology, & bad jokes
• be nice & do what you can to help others
• older than you, shake my fist at clouds often
• spouse @zomduckie.bsky.social
• former poli sci prof (courts & methods)
• (now in med research)
• posts politics, theology, & bad jokes
• be nice & do what you can to help others
• older than you, shake my fist at clouds often
Pinned
very sorry to all my new academic followers, I mostly post Unhinged shit about politics, being bipolar, and also just general faggotry (well, and talking about how awesome my spouse @dedduckie.bsky.social is, but that's likely to be less objectionable to you)
you have been warned
you have been warned
I see a lot of people feeling decent about themselves breaking bread with scum and traitors
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I see a lot of people feeling decent about themselves breaking bread with scum and traitors
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The reactionary nature of the current left is deeply depressing. Partially because it cedes control of technology to the right, and partially because its a rejection of Roddenberry's dream where humanity is both more advanced socially and technologically in the future.
I was promised fully automated luxury gay space communism dammit!
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The reactionary nature of the current left is deeply depressing. Partially because it cedes control of technology to the right, and partially because its a rejection of Roddenberry's dream where humanity is both more advanced socially and technologically in the future.
putting on my Thanksgiving dinner shirt
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
putting on my Thanksgiving dinner shirt
I was promised fully automated luxury gay space communism dammit!
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I was promised fully automated luxury gay space communism dammit!
Damn straight
There is no reason for there to be a human being who goes without food, shelter, medical care, none
There is no reason for there to be a human being who goes without food, shelter, medical care, none
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Damn straight
There is no reason for there to be a human being who goes without food, shelter, medical care, none
There is no reason for there to be a human being who goes without food, shelter, medical care, none
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"the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool... [is] Biden filth and incompetence"
Trump’s next target for destruction is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. I can only imagine what sort of white trash gold coated monstrosity Trump will replace the Reflecting Pool with. #ProudBlue
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool... [is] Biden filth and incompetence"
Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays
Giving thanks is important!
IMO, even more important in hard times
I'm incredibly thankful for my spouse and my kids, I'm thankful for you all, and I'm thankful for the certainty in my heart that we will crush the evil fucks destroying our country
Giving thanks is important!
IMO, even more important in hard times
I'm incredibly thankful for my spouse and my kids, I'm thankful for you all, and I'm thankful for the certainty in my heart that we will crush the evil fucks destroying our country
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays
Giving thanks is important!
IMO, even more important in hard times
I'm incredibly thankful for my spouse and my kids, I'm thankful for you all, and I'm thankful for the certainty in my heart that we will crush the evil fucks destroying our country
Giving thanks is important!
IMO, even more important in hard times
I'm incredibly thankful for my spouse and my kids, I'm thankful for you all, and I'm thankful for the certainty in my heart that we will crush the evil fucks destroying our country
Sorry but this is a bad take lol
I mean, WaPo IS a fed, but not for this reason. Do you really think the people who are parents today didn't take cousin walks when they were younger?
Every generation thinks their parents were born yesterday LMAO
I mean, WaPo IS a fed, but not for this reason. Do you really think the people who are parents today didn't take cousin walks when they were younger?
Every generation thinks their parents were born yesterday LMAO
WaPo is a fed. All the same parents who lose their mind over 6-7 are just now learning what a cousin walk is thanks the The Narc Times here
Taking a ‘cousin walk’ this Thanksgiving? As cannabis has become less stigmatized and more readily available in the U.S., industry experts say ‘Green Wednesday’ has begun to rival 4/20 for the most weed sales.
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sorry but this is a bad take lol
I mean, WaPo IS a fed, but not for this reason. Do you really think the people who are parents today didn't take cousin walks when they were younger?
Every generation thinks their parents were born yesterday LMAO
I mean, WaPo IS a fed, but not for this reason. Do you really think the people who are parents today didn't take cousin walks when they were younger?
Every generation thinks their parents were born yesterday LMAO
Sorry for going back to this but it's the fuckin Vice President of the United States saying these things, it's so fucked
I mean, obviously, not new in our history, but it is lately! But like there's just not gonna be the outcry about this that there should be and that's really fuckin sad to me
I mean, obviously, not new in our history, but it is lately! But like there's just not gonna be the outcry about this that there should be and that's really fuckin sad to me
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sorry for going back to this but it's the fuckin Vice President of the United States saying these things, it's so fucked
I mean, obviously, not new in our history, but it is lately! But like there's just not gonna be the outcry about this that there should be and that's really fuckin sad to me
I mean, obviously, not new in our history, but it is lately! But like there's just not gonna be the outcry about this that there should be and that's really fuckin sad to me
I often cannot control how fast I think, and sometimes I think faster than most other people and sometimes I think very slowly, so video (or even audio) is just not the optimal format for me to absorb info
I have a high rate of recall on audio, so it does work, but it's not as pleasant or effective
I have a high rate of recall on audio, so it does work, but it's not as pleasant or effective
who has time for all the podcasts, videos & clips? let me read transcripts please. i kinda cannot deal with the vanity aspect of all things needing to be on camera some days.
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I often cannot control how fast I think, and sometimes I think faster than most other people and sometimes I think very slowly, so video (or even audio) is just not the optimal format for me to absorb info
I have a high rate of recall on audio, so it does work, but it's not as pleasant or effective
I have a high rate of recall on audio, so it does work, but it's not as pleasant or effective
I can unfortunately give a guess based on the RW Christian craziness I grew up with
Obviously it's part of their "western civilization" BS, white Christians taming the red savages, but also likely tying it into child sacrifice to Moloch to strengthen the through-line for a certain kind of Christian
Obviously it's part of their "western civilization" BS, white Christians taming the red savages, but also likely tying it into child sacrifice to Moloch to strengthen the through-line for a certain kind of Christian
What is Vance’s obsession with this? He’s talked about it multiple times?
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I can unfortunately give a guess based on the RW Christian craziness I grew up with
Obviously it's part of their "western civilization" BS, white Christians taming the red savages, but also likely tying it into child sacrifice to Moloch to strengthen the through-line for a certain kind of Christian
Obviously it's part of their "western civilization" BS, white Christians taming the red savages, but also likely tying it into child sacrifice to Moloch to strengthen the through-line for a certain kind of Christian
The best time was months ago, the next best time is today, etc
In fairness there are a few Dems who have been dipping their toes in the water, but it's time to jump in
In fairness there are a few Dems who have been dipping their toes in the water, but it's time to jump in
If they want to slow down the Trump administration, Democrats should begin promising this *now*
We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The best time was months ago, the next best time is today, etc
In fairness there are a few Dems who have been dipping their toes in the water, but it's time to jump in
In fairness there are a few Dems who have been dipping their toes in the water, but it's time to jump in
fuck all these people man
I cannot wait until we crush these evil fucks
I cannot wait until we crush these evil fucks
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
fuck all these people man
I cannot wait until we crush these evil fucks
I cannot wait until we crush these evil fucks
I'm not doing an annoying Bluesky thing I swear, I mean this as funny even though it's both dark and real, but legitimately was confused for a second because where my brain went first was the times when I literally had to hide in bathrooms or cabinets from my parents lol
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone hiding in a bathroom as long as possible to escape family who you can hear asking where you are.
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm not doing an annoying Bluesky thing I swear, I mean this as funny even though it's both dark and real, but legitimately was confused for a second because where my brain went first was the times when I literally had to hide in bathrooms or cabinets from my parents lol
🙋 I don't think that's true
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🙋 I don't think that's true
Zaller (1991):
NO ONE FORMS POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY SEE IN THE WORLD.
THEY FORM POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
There are many, many, many important implications of this!!
THEY FORM POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
There are many, many, many important implications of this!!
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Zaller (1991):
fuck you james
i hope you enjoy your nights with the couch for now,
they don't have nice couches in the prison we're gonna send you to when this administration answers for their crimes
i hope you enjoy your nights with the couch for now,
they don't have nice couches in the prison we're gonna send you to when this administration answers for their crimes
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
fuck you james
i hope you enjoy your nights with the couch for now,
they don't have nice couches in the prison we're gonna send you to when this administration answers for their crimes
i hope you enjoy your nights with the couch for now,
they don't have nice couches in the prison we're gonna send you to when this administration answers for their crimes
This guy: "We evacuated at least least some of the people who helped us?? They should never have been allowed to come here!" wtf
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This guy: "We evacuated at least least some of the people who helped us?? They should never have been allowed to come here!" wtf
Just saw that there even was a video
Now seeing people are saying it might be AI
I have roughly zero confidence in my ability to gauge; what caused people to be suspicious?
Now seeing people are saying it might be AI
I have roughly zero confidence in my ability to gauge; what caused people to be suspicious?
White House pooler S.V. Daté releases a statement about President Trump's video on the DC shooting not NOT saying it was AI-generated
(VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcj...)
(VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvcj...)
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just saw that there even was a video
Now seeing people are saying it might be AI
I have roughly zero confidence in my ability to gauge; what caused people to be suspicious?
Now seeing people are saying it might be AI
I have roughly zero confidence in my ability to gauge; what caused people to be suspicious?
Something that put a smile on my face and I hope it does yours too
I don't agree with all of Mamdani's policies now that I've looked into them more (tho I do with most), but centering *everyone* matters and "that we have a responsibility to help each other", that's a soapbox I stand on *constantly*
I don't agree with all of Mamdani's policies now that I've looked into them more (tho I do with most), but centering *everyone* matters and "that we have a responsibility to help each other", that's a soapbox I stand on *constantly*
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Something that put a smile on my face and I hope it does yours too
I don't agree with all of Mamdani's policies now that I've looked into them more (tho I do with most), but centering *everyone* matters and "that we have a responsibility to help each other", that's a soapbox I stand on *constantly*
I don't agree with all of Mamdani's policies now that I've looked into them more (tho I do with most), but centering *everyone* matters and "that we have a responsibility to help each other", that's a soapbox I stand on *constantly*
me when I take thirst traps:
This is elegance made digital.
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
me when I take thirst traps:
I agree, and he's right to say it, but also IMO it's good if there's low-level noise about it
i’m seeing talk that the national guard shooting was a false flag and folks, it’s almost never a false flag. it would be more likely that god himself directly commanded the man to shoot them
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I agree, and he's right to say it, but also IMO it's good if there's low-level noise about it
(from a very highly regarded person in the field): "you're clearly a careful researcher"
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
(from a very highly regarded person in the field): "you're clearly a careful researcher"