Robert Simmons
@wyscan.bsky.social
I'm thinking of starting a religion.
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
Reposted by Robert Simmons
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
Prediction: Trump's Mideast peace plan will fall apart. Trump will blame the lack of recognition from the Nobel committee as the reason.
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Prediction: Trump's Mideast peace plan will fall apart. Trump will blame the lack of recognition from the Nobel committee as the reason.
Much to my surprise, another telephone area code has covered my area for the past 12 years. You would think I would have noticed before now. Not that it matters. I know more IP addresses than phone numbers at this point. I can't remember the last time I talked on the phone.
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Much to my surprise, another telephone area code has covered my area for the past 12 years. You would think I would have noticed before now. Not that it matters. I know more IP addresses than phone numbers at this point. I can't remember the last time I talked on the phone.
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OPINION: "If interpretation is selective—focusing on opulence while minimizing suffering—tourism then becomes a force of historical distortion," Betsy Pudliner writes.
Opinion | The Uneasy Economics of Heritage in the American South
Betsy Pudliner writes on the ethics of monetizing history during a time when plantation tourism has become popular.
buff.ly
August 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
OPINION: "If interpretation is selective—focusing on opulence while minimizing suffering—tourism then becomes a force of historical distortion," Betsy Pudliner writes.
Pro tip: If you're ever facing rabbit starvation, consider becoming a maggot rancher.
Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
New research highlights the prevalence of maggots as an easily obtained, nutrient-rich supplement of ancient hominin diets.
theconversation.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Pro tip: If you're ever facing rabbit starvation, consider becoming a maggot rancher.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I think a Venn diagram is the wrong visualization of this. It probably doesn't matter since most people will immediately get the joke. Perhaps a flowchart / decision tree? Never forget to always second guess yourself when considering including a Venn diagram
July 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Maybe I'm missing something, but I think a Venn diagram is the wrong visualization of this. It probably doesn't matter since most people will immediately get the joke. Perhaps a flowchart / decision tree? Never forget to always second guess yourself when considering including a Venn diagram
Fingers crossed, I'll be able to stand up this Thanksgiving and say, "I'm thankful that him being a pedophile was finally too much for some people."
July 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Fingers crossed, I'll be able to stand up this Thanksgiving and say, "I'm thankful that him being a pedophile was finally too much for some people."
Can you imagine the feeling someone will get fifty years from now when they find a roll of pennies? It's almost your duty to hide at least one roll somewhere, e.g. in your attic, buried in your yard, inside of one of your patients...
July 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Can you imagine the feeling someone will get fifty years from now when they find a roll of pennies? It's almost your duty to hide at least one roll somewhere, e.g. in your attic, buried in your yard, inside of one of your patients...
Party platform ideas: ban consumer fireworks.
July 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Party platform ideas: ban consumer fireworks.
Sitcom idea: the new ICE-stapo positions are filled by Medicaid recipients trying to meet their new work requirements. Hilarity ensues.
July 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Sitcom idea: the new ICE-stapo positions are filled by Medicaid recipients trying to meet their new work requirements. Hilarity ensues.
Product idea: in the event of a parent's death, deploy a bot to like all of their children's posts on social media.
July 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Product idea: in the event of a parent's death, deploy a bot to like all of their children's posts on social media.
The death of Fakespot may hurt more than the end of Google Reader.
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The death of Fakespot may hurt more than the end of Google Reader.
Prediction: Trump's addition of a 51st U.S. state will require a flag redesign. DJT will handle it personally because he's always been a great lover of flags.
June 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Prediction: Trump's addition of a 51st U.S. state will require a flag redesign. DJT will handle it personally because he's always been a great lover of flags.
The AI prompt that rendered the movie "The Alto Knights" probably went something like this: Deniro and Pesci together again as 1950s New York crime bosses, like Casino, but I want Deniro to play both roles. You fill in the rest with some mob stuff.
June 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The AI prompt that rendered the movie "The Alto Knights" probably went something like this: Deniro and Pesci together again as 1950s New York crime bosses, like Casino, but I want Deniro to play both roles. You fill in the rest with some mob stuff.
I'm finally done filling out my fantasy papal conclave bracket. I'm all in on Pizzaballa becoming Pope Sixtus VI. I'm going to be rich, baby!
May 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I'm finally done filling out my fantasy papal conclave bracket. I'm all in on Pizzaballa becoming Pope Sixtus VI. I'm going to be rich, baby!
Prediction: Jake Paul is this timeline's Dwayne Camacho.
April 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Prediction: Jake Paul is this timeline's Dwayne Camacho.
Gemini derailed our little word game today by briefly insisting that "brainstorm" has 12 letters. But AI is notoriously 6 fingered to our 5-ish. Was this an AI jibe, implying I need my fingers to count so I couldn't possibly verify anything over 10!? This may be how the war starts.
Gemini - Word Length: "Aspirational" Count
Created with Gemini
gemini.google.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gemini derailed our little word game today by briefly insisting that "brainstorm" has 12 letters. But AI is notoriously 6 fingered to our 5-ish. Was this an AI jibe, implying I need my fingers to count so I couldn't possibly verify anything over 10!? This may be how the war starts.
Pete Hegseth looks like he owns a Cobra Kai franchise.
April 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Pete Hegseth looks like he owns a Cobra Kai franchise.
Prediction: Elon Musk will be the only human inhabitant of Mars after the entire crew of the Memeflower (his super cool spaceship) died under mysterious circumstances. Stranded on Mars, Musk tries to connect with the children he left behind on Earth by producing his own educational children's show.
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Prediction: Elon Musk will be the only human inhabitant of Mars after the entire crew of the Memeflower (his super cool spaceship) died under mysterious circumstances. Stranded on Mars, Musk tries to connect with the children he left behind on Earth by producing his own educational children's show.
Prediction: Musk will expand "cash for progeny" programs & surpass Genghis Khan's genetic legacy. "Musk mouth" will be the new Habsburg jaw. The 13/37th compromise included in the new constitution allows parents to proxy vote for children age fetus to 17. Musk singlehandedly picks the next POTUS.
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Prediction: Musk will expand "cash for progeny" programs & surpass Genghis Khan's genetic legacy. "Musk mouth" will be the new Habsburg jaw. The 13/37th compromise included in the new constitution allows parents to proxy vote for children age fetus to 17. Musk singlehandedly picks the next POTUS.
Prediction: DJT will be the first co-president to exercise the pre-pardon no-backsies with double super undo protection for life or longer. The pre-pardon will be issued for clone emperor DJT who is scheduled to win the next presidential election, brought to you by Brawndo, the thirst mutilator.
March 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Prediction: DJT will be the first co-president to exercise the pre-pardon no-backsies with double super undo protection for life or longer. The pre-pardon will be issued for clone emperor DJT who is scheduled to win the next presidential election, brought to you by Brawndo, the thirst mutilator.
Prediction: stuff (including "things") will no longer be sealed for your protection. That's for pussies.
March 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Prediction: stuff (including "things") will no longer be sealed for your protection. That's for pussies.
It's hard to deny the irresistible allure of Greenland.
March 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It's hard to deny the irresistible allure of Greenland.
The world just feels like we're living the backstory of a new Bond movie. Will SpaceX be launching rockets from the inside of a volcano or mine shaft to Musk's orbital HQ any time soon? That seems like a finale type of setting. It's all coming together.
March 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The world just feels like we're living the backstory of a new Bond movie. Will SpaceX be launching rockets from the inside of a volcano or mine shaft to Musk's orbital HQ any time soon? That seems like a finale type of setting. It's all coming together.