the mjl (michael j leblanc)
@themjl.bsky.social
Engineer. Musician. Wily Chaote. Full-Stack Acerbic Humanist.
Bandcamp: https://thebellmechanical.bandcamp.com/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the_bell_mechanical
Musings: https://nopeanutsinchurch.com/
Middle of Massachusetts. USENET refugee.
Bandcamp: https://thebellmechanical.bandcamp.com/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the_bell_mechanical
Musings: https://nopeanutsinchurch.com/
Middle of Massachusetts. USENET refugee.
Pinned
Spock: "Captain, would you like to see my latest modular synth rack setup?"
Jim: "Damn, Spock. Now I know where most of your pay is going.."
Jim: "Damn, Spock. Now I know where most of your pay is going.."
Post your favorite LOTR character(s). Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Post your favorite LOTR character(s). Wrong answers only.
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RIP Tom Stoppard. Not for me to say my turn as Maj Muldoon in the Edinburgh University Theatre Society's production of The Real Inspector Hound was definitive, but it was.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard. Not for me to say my turn as Maj Muldoon in the Edinburgh University Theatre Society's production of The Real Inspector Hound was definitive, but it was.
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While not a medical doctor, Dr Pepper does hold a PhD in neoclassical literary theory and thus deserves our respect
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While not a medical doctor, Dr Pepper does hold a PhD in neoclassical literary theory and thus deserves our respect
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November 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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New track by Soundcloud account user18081971, aka Aphex Twin.
Zahl am1 live track 1
ambient mix
soundcloud.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
New track by Soundcloud account user18081971, aka Aphex Twin.
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I said a few days ago that RFK Jr. was advancing a stealth campaign to ban vaccination in the US.
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I said a few days ago that RFK Jr. was advancing a stealth campaign to ban vaccination in the US.
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
That campaign is accelerating, & it ain't that stealthy.
I'll have more to say about this soon, but for now, just take this in: the US under RFK Jr.'s reign of error is about to kill a lot of kids. 1/
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The diehards are starting to decide after much prayerful consideration with their beautiful brides that being in the minority next year sounds like a shit sandwich.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The diehards are starting to decide after much prayerful consideration with their beautiful brides that being in the minority next year sounds like a shit sandwich.
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This is, I think, correct. This is the heart and soul of this sort of politics, this is exactly what it's all about for them. And it makes me despair of being able to share a society with them.
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is, I think, correct. This is the heart and soul of this sort of politics, this is exactly what it's all about for them. And it makes me despair of being able to share a society with them.
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these guys love a lab leak theory because they hate science
While Makary spreads bullshit about the origin of HIV.
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
these guys love a lab leak theory because they hate science
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This.
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
it's very plausible that the fractures in the right will, short term, lead to a loss in the 2026 elections. i think i believe that will happen. however whether that leads to *any good results* is different and depends very much on what the democrats do after taking one or more chambers of congress.
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This.
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
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Now that most Black Friday shopping is done online, stores should add fighting games to their websites where you have to defeat other real-life shoppers to add a sale item to your cart.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Now that most Black Friday shopping is done online, stores should add fighting games to their websites where you have to defeat other real-life shoppers to add a sale item to your cart.
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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Imagine overdosing on your farts and posting this without realizing that your own words make you a pimp at best, if not a slaver.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Imagine overdosing on your farts and posting this without realizing that your own words make you a pimp at best, if not a slaver.
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Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
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Between this & Quayle/Pence in 2020/21, Indiana Republicans have unaccountably distinguished themselves as a primary locus of intraparty opposition to Trump. I hope that as his approval continues to crater, more state Republicans find their nerve
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Between this & Quayle/Pence in 2020/21, Indiana Republicans have unaccountably distinguished themselves as a primary locus of intraparty opposition to Trump. I hope that as his approval continues to crater, more state Republicans find their nerve
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I can't believe Jessica Fletcher got away with framing all those people with murder.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I can't believe Jessica Fletcher got away with framing all those people with murder.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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George Conway is absolutely right: Pete Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order is straight-up murder. That second strike on survivors violates every legal and moral code.
1/2
1/2
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
George Conway is absolutely right: Pete Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order is straight-up murder. That second strike on survivors violates every legal and moral code.
1/2
1/2
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Literally this bodycam video lmao youtu.be/oItA4HE0cT0?...
Bodycam Shows Police in Low-Speed Chase of ‘Drunk Amish Guy’ Driving Horse and Buggy
YouTube video by Law&Crime Network
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Literally this bodycam video lmao youtu.be/oItA4HE0cT0?...
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What the world must think off is…
DENATURALIZATION
Cancels out the very creation of the United States
Kick out people who were not born here and anyone born to them, and on down.
Our ancestors and many elders were not born here.
They were naturalized.
So all of us must be deported?
The end of the U.S. has always been the plan
Cancels out the very creation of the United States
Kick out people who were not born here and anyone born to them, and on down.
Our ancestors and many elders were not born here.
They were naturalized.
So all of us must be deported?
The end of the U.S. has always been the plan
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
What the world must think off is…
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Fucking Seth Moulton figuring this out before anyone else...
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Fucking Seth Moulton figuring this out before anyone else...
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Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Probably the craziest part of Star Trek was how they have a machine that just makes food when they ask for it and not a single person is just sitting there eating endless chicken wings or 85 deviled eggs.
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Probably the craziest part of Star Trek was how they have a machine that just makes food when they ask for it and not a single person is just sitting there eating endless chicken wings or 85 deviled eggs.
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Cleek’s Law, all the way down
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Cleek’s Law, all the way down