Plain, Simple Skeptic
@sgarthffrind.bsky.social
"Unhinged fervor" - Linda T.
Note:
If you're out to replace one of the most respected members of Congress, regardless of whether their own bills ever make it to POTUS' desk or not, hanging your hat on the fact that they worked with Chuck Schumer (as CoS) during the shutdown's kabuki theater "fight" is intellectual bankruptcy.
If you're out to replace one of the most respected members of Congress, regardless of whether their own bills ever make it to POTUS' desk or not, hanging your hat on the fact that they worked with Chuck Schumer (as CoS) during the shutdown's kabuki theater "fight" is intellectual bankruptcy.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Note:
If you're out to replace one of the most respected members of Congress, regardless of whether their own bills ever make it to POTUS' desk or not, hanging your hat on the fact that they worked with Chuck Schumer (as CoS) during the shutdown's kabuki theater "fight" is intellectual bankruptcy.
If you're out to replace one of the most respected members of Congress, regardless of whether their own bills ever make it to POTUS' desk or not, hanging your hat on the fact that they worked with Chuck Schumer (as CoS) during the shutdown's kabuki theater "fight" is intellectual bankruptcy.
Smokescreen
Wiles has been a political viper for decades, this isn't her going rogue.
This is to blunt 47 being in Epstein Files. The nod to Left that WJC wasn't there at all earned buy-in.
Vanity Fair isn't treating this like a hit piece; they helped publish Art of the Deal.
It's going to work too
Wiles has been a political viper for decades, this isn't her going rogue.
This is to blunt 47 being in Epstein Files. The nod to Left that WJC wasn't there at all earned buy-in.
Vanity Fair isn't treating this like a hit piece; they helped publish Art of the Deal.
It's going to work too
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Smokescreen
Wiles has been a political viper for decades, this isn't her going rogue.
This is to blunt 47 being in Epstein Files. The nod to Left that WJC wasn't there at all earned buy-in.
Vanity Fair isn't treating this like a hit piece; they helped publish Art of the Deal.
It's going to work too
Wiles has been a political viper for decades, this isn't her going rogue.
This is to blunt 47 being in Epstein Files. The nod to Left that WJC wasn't there at all earned buy-in.
Vanity Fair isn't treating this like a hit piece; they helped publish Art of the Deal.
It's going to work too
You can't promote anti-intellectualism and come around later and say "no not like that, reason more"
Pick a lane; either you can believe in spooky ghosts or you can chase the Scooby-Doo villain
Pick a lane; either you can believe in spooky ghosts or you can chase the Scooby-Doo villain
*Chris Rufo* warns X is making the right too conspiratorial:
"Americans can stick to...empirical reality or...follow conspiracy theories... For the Right, the danger is that an increasingly large fraction of our political coalition is choosing the second path"
christopherrufo.com/p/how-the-me...
"Americans can stick to...empirical reality or...follow conspiracy theories... For the Right, the danger is that an increasingly large fraction of our political coalition is choosing the second path"
christopherrufo.com/p/how-the-me...
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You can't promote anti-intellectualism and come around later and say "no not like that, reason more"
Pick a lane; either you can believe in spooky ghosts or you can chase the Scooby-Doo villain
Pick a lane; either you can believe in spooky ghosts or you can chase the Scooby-Doo villain
me: So the name of The Weapon was revealed: Joyeuse.
Halo fan: I fucking hate when they assign a quality as a name. EWWW, I'M SO HAPPY.
me: No. "Joyeuse." Cortana, Joyeuse, and Durandal. Three legendary French swords.
H.F.: I don't read.
me: No shit.
Halo fan: I fucking hate when they assign a quality as a name. EWWW, I'M SO HAPPY.
me: No. "Joyeuse." Cortana, Joyeuse, and Durandal. Three legendary French swords.
H.F.: I don't read.
me: No shit.
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
me: So the name of The Weapon was revealed: Joyeuse.
Halo fan: I fucking hate when they assign a quality as a name. EWWW, I'M SO HAPPY.
me: No. "Joyeuse." Cortana, Joyeuse, and Durandal. Three legendary French swords.
H.F.: I don't read.
me: No shit.
Halo fan: I fucking hate when they assign a quality as a name. EWWW, I'M SO HAPPY.
me: No. "Joyeuse." Cortana, Joyeuse, and Durandal. Three legendary French swords.
H.F.: I don't read.
me: No shit.
You turned comments off, so I couldn't reply that this looks hella good.
December 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
You turned comments off, so I couldn't reply that this looks hella good.
There are few things that rub me the wrong way like kayfabe independence...except when it's astroturfed kayfabe independence.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
There are few things that rub me the wrong way like kayfabe independence...except when it's astroturfed kayfabe independence.
I worked in Crisis PR. My cousin works for a midwest ad firm.
If "Madison Avenue" is directly referenced; that's the flag you should be looking at that this is bad.
However bad you think this is, it's much worse than that. IDK who Weiss pissed off, but it's someone unafraid of Ellison/Thiel money.
If "Madison Avenue" is directly referenced; that's the flag you should be looking at that this is bad.
However bad you think this is, it's much worse than that. IDK who Weiss pissed off, but it's someone unafraid of Ellison/Thiel money.
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I worked in Crisis PR. My cousin works for a midwest ad firm.
If "Madison Avenue" is directly referenced; that's the flag you should be looking at that this is bad.
However bad you think this is, it's much worse than that. IDK who Weiss pissed off, but it's someone unafraid of Ellison/Thiel money.
If "Madison Avenue" is directly referenced; that's the flag you should be looking at that this is bad.
However bad you think this is, it's much worse than that. IDK who Weiss pissed off, but it's someone unafraid of Ellison/Thiel money.
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
while you are making your best-SFF-books of the year lists you COULD, I'm just saying, think about which of those books are relevant to the aims of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, and which ones you might wanna nominate for the prize when nominations open in March
just saying
just saying
Ursula K. Le Guin — The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
www.ursulakleguin.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Not dunking on the OP of this
Questions include: was this class avoidable? Was it mentioned in the course catalog that poetry would be covered?
If this is the only four weeks of academic instruction you'll ever receive on poetry, you actually NEED IT for rhetoric, among many other reasons.
Questions include: was this class avoidable? Was it mentioned in the course catalog that poetry would be covered?
If this is the only four weeks of academic instruction you'll ever receive on poetry, you actually NEED IT for rhetoric, among many other reasons.
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Not dunking on the OP of this
Questions include: was this class avoidable? Was it mentioned in the course catalog that poetry would be covered?
If this is the only four weeks of academic instruction you'll ever receive on poetry, you actually NEED IT for rhetoric, among many other reasons.
Questions include: was this class avoidable? Was it mentioned in the course catalog that poetry would be covered?
If this is the only four weeks of academic instruction you'll ever receive on poetry, you actually NEED IT for rhetoric, among many other reasons.
The Other Sister (Yelling: The Movie)
Silence of the Lambs (good! but I'm not okay)
Kids (Everyone who says this film is good is wrong. Also, was I supposed to *LIKE* any character in this? Because every character made me incandescent...and I WAS THE TARGET AUDIENCE)
Silence of the Lambs (good! but I'm not okay)
Kids (Everyone who says this film is good is wrong. Also, was I supposed to *LIKE* any character in this? Because every character made me incandescent...and I WAS THE TARGET AUDIENCE)
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Other Sister (Yelling: The Movie)
Silence of the Lambs (good! but I'm not okay)
Kids (Everyone who says this film is good is wrong. Also, was I supposed to *LIKE* any character in this? Because every character made me incandescent...and I WAS THE TARGET AUDIENCE)
Silence of the Lambs (good! but I'm not okay)
Kids (Everyone who says this film is good is wrong. Also, was I supposed to *LIKE* any character in this? Because every character made me incandescent...and I WAS THE TARGET AUDIENCE)
I live in DC. You think “official Washington” didn’t care what Trump administration 2 was likely to do?
Talk to someone who works at NIH. Or State. Or CFPB. Or DOJ. They all knew what was at stake. They were all scared + furious.
And reporters like Nuzzi saw none of it because they didn’t care.
Talk to someone who works at NIH. Or State. Or CFPB. Or DOJ. They all knew what was at stake. They were all scared + furious.
And reporters like Nuzzi saw none of it because they didn’t care.
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Being poor is expensive. No one realizes this.
1/ Not true. It's hard to be poor here, but a lot of folks sacrifice a lot to get access to this school system. Also: a Brookline firefighter & teacher together would earn in this range. If two vital such members of our community can't live here, there's something very wrong.
Last...
Last...
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Being poor is expensive. No one realizes this.
wait, why am I getting follows?
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
wait, why am I getting follows?
I'm going to get this out of my system.
Crisis PR Situation Brief
Analyst. S.G.A.
Client is a segment-specific celeb in a cottage entertainment niche.
Media Training: N/A, but acts like they have little or no training
Objectivity: D+ (F?)
Risk of Reharm: Moderate
/1
Crisis PR Situation Brief
Analyst. S.G.A.
Client is a segment-specific celeb in a cottage entertainment niche.
Media Training: N/A, but acts like they have little or no training
Objectivity: D+ (F?)
Risk of Reharm: Moderate
/1
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'm going to get this out of my system.
Crisis PR Situation Brief
Analyst. S.G.A.
Client is a segment-specific celeb in a cottage entertainment niche.
Media Training: N/A, but acts like they have little or no training
Objectivity: D+ (F?)
Risk of Reharm: Moderate
/1
Crisis PR Situation Brief
Analyst. S.G.A.
Client is a segment-specific celeb in a cottage entertainment niche.
Media Training: N/A, but acts like they have little or no training
Objectivity: D+ (F?)
Risk of Reharm: Moderate
/1
Okay my hand has been forced. I have to say something nice about @americanuniversity.bsky.social
When I sought disability services and had my paperwork, I got everything I asked for, and their team jumped in and said "you also need XYZ"
I have many complaints about AU; DSS isn't one of them.
When I sought disability services and had my paperwork, I got everything I asked for, and their team jumped in and said "you also need XYZ"
I have many complaints about AU; DSS isn't one of them.
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Okay my hand has been forced. I have to say something nice about @americanuniversity.bsky.social
When I sought disability services and had my paperwork, I got everything I asked for, and their team jumped in and said "you also need XYZ"
I have many complaints about AU; DSS isn't one of them.
When I sought disability services and had my paperwork, I got everything I asked for, and their team jumped in and said "you also need XYZ"
I have many complaints about AU; DSS isn't one of them.
Cybersecurity and Privacy
The more I learn, the more I hate it.
However much you hate Facebook, you don't hate it enough.
The more I learn, the more I hate it.
However much you hate Facebook, you don't hate it enough.
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cybersecurity and Privacy
The more I learn, the more I hate it.
However much you hate Facebook, you don't hate it enough.
The more I learn, the more I hate it.
However much you hate Facebook, you don't hate it enough.
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Would anyone like to learn Crisis Communications and Crisis PR from a 10-year burnout?
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Would anyone like to learn Crisis Communications and Crisis PR from a 10-year burnout?
I wish I had never worked in Crisis PR.
The ppl that can afford it don't deserve it
The ppl that need it don't understand it
The ppl that understand it typically won't need it
The ppl that can afford it don't deserve it
The ppl that need it don't understand it
The ppl that understand it typically won't need it
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I wish I had never worked in Crisis PR.
The ppl that can afford it don't deserve it
The ppl that need it don't understand it
The ppl that understand it typically won't need it
The ppl that can afford it don't deserve it
The ppl that need it don't understand it
The ppl that understand it typically won't need it
Reposted by Plain, Simple Skeptic
A new haptic device described in #ScienceAdvances uses skin-conformal actuators to allow users to feel lifelike touch in virtual interactions. https://scim.ag/4oOiq61
Toward human-resolution haptics: A high-bandwidth, high-density, wearable tactile display
Human-resolution haptic display uses skin-conformal actuators to deliver lifelike touch for virtual and real-world interactions.
scim.ag
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A new haptic device described in #ScienceAdvances uses skin-conformal actuators to allow users to feel lifelike touch in virtual interactions. https://scim.ag/4oOiq61
Nature is healing
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Nature is healing
In before Will Stancil STILL finds a way to argue "um, actually" @whstancil.bsky.social
“.. Every consumer sentiment gauge is saying the same thing ..
“.. the middle class is feeling squeezed. .. Lower-income households are basically in a recession.
“.. It's hard to get a job .. The cost of living is up .. Real incomes are trending down ..”
- @byheatherlong.bsky.social
“.. the middle class is feeling squeezed. .. Lower-income households are basically in a recession.
“.. It's hard to get a job .. The cost of living is up .. Real incomes are trending down ..”
- @byheatherlong.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In before Will Stancil STILL finds a way to argue "um, actually" @whstancil.bsky.social
I miss Egyptian Pizza
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I miss Egyptian Pizza