xanderkale
@xanderkale.bsky.social
🏴, Killie fan, Timbers fan, Tolkien reader, Star Wars fan, father (x2), shoegaze and post-rock listener, elder millennial, ally, cat co-habitor (x2), tea drinker, occasional twitch streamer
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xanderkale
@xanderkale.bsky.social
· Jan 2
The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was convincing you that not listening to their ideas was living in an echo chamber and a Very Bad Thing for you.
"As I think to myself", you know as opposed to when I think to other people with my inner monologue run in their heads instead of mine. Very confusing for all.
I find this idiom more annoying than saying they "could care less" when they mean they could NOT care less, i.e. maximum not caring.
I find this idiom more annoying than saying they "could care less" when they mean they could NOT care less, i.e. maximum not caring.
November 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"As I think to myself", you know as opposed to when I think to other people with my inner monologue run in their heads instead of mine. Very confusing for all.
I find this idiom more annoying than saying they "could care less" when they mean they could NOT care less, i.e. maximum not caring.
I find this idiom more annoying than saying they "could care less" when they mean they could NOT care less, i.e. maximum not caring.
Hey, lazy journalists:
if you're posting a story intended to outrage or stir controversy with quotes sourced from social media, then I 100% think you posted those things yourself on an alt account and I don't believe a single word you just spewed.
if you're posting a story intended to outrage or stir controversy with quotes sourced from social media, then I 100% think you posted those things yourself on an alt account and I don't believe a single word you just spewed.
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hey, lazy journalists:
if you're posting a story intended to outrage or stir controversy with quotes sourced from social media, then I 100% think you posted those things yourself on an alt account and I don't believe a single word you just spewed.
if you're posting a story intended to outrage or stir controversy with quotes sourced from social media, then I 100% think you posted those things yourself on an alt account and I don't believe a single word you just spewed.
Any horror that's predicated on theology, like satanic possession or demons etc, just doesn't work for me because my brain always goes to a place where the implications of this being fact are far greater and more interesting than the silly little story i'm being told and I just can't get past that.
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Any horror that's predicated on theology, like satanic possession or demons etc, just doesn't work for me because my brain always goes to a place where the implications of this being fact are far greater and more interesting than the silly little story i'm being told and I just can't get past that.
Once again begging the Killie Chronicle to offer a way to subscribe and pay outside of Substack.
I WANT to give you my money to read original writing about Killie, but not if even a fraction of a percent of a penny of that money is going to Substack.
I WANT to give you my money to read original writing about Killie, but not if even a fraction of a percent of a penny of that money is going to Substack.
Eww, finding out someone you followed is hawking a substack 🤮
Your nazi bar is not for me.
Your nazi bar is not for me.
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Once again begging the Killie Chronicle to offer a way to subscribe and pay outside of Substack.
I WANT to give you my money to read original writing about Killie, but not if even a fraction of a percent of a penny of that money is going to Substack.
I WANT to give you my money to read original writing about Killie, but not if even a fraction of a percent of a penny of that money is going to Substack.
I have to thank Football Manager 26
I was this > < close to preordering/buying a video game on day 1 for the first time and becoming part of the problem.
Thankfully SI spent the last 5 yrs breaking their game apart and, unable to put it back together, they clearly turned to AI to vibe code the UI.
I was this > < close to preordering/buying a video game on day 1 for the first time and becoming part of the problem.
Thankfully SI spent the last 5 yrs breaking their game apart and, unable to put it back together, they clearly turned to AI to vibe code the UI.
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have to thank Football Manager 26
I was this > < close to preordering/buying a video game on day 1 for the first time and becoming part of the problem.
Thankfully SI spent the last 5 yrs breaking their game apart and, unable to put it back together, they clearly turned to AI to vibe code the UI.
I was this > < close to preordering/buying a video game on day 1 for the first time and becoming part of the problem.
Thankfully SI spent the last 5 yrs breaking their game apart and, unable to put it back together, they clearly turned to AI to vibe code the UI.
Eww, finding out someone you followed is hawking a substack 🤮
Your nazi bar is not for me.
Your nazi bar is not for me.
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Eww, finding out someone you followed is hawking a substack 🤮
Your nazi bar is not for me.
Your nazi bar is not for me.
Derek McInnes saying the right things coming in the door, his team getting off to a good start before shitting the bed then, ultimately, falling short of potential and disappointing the fans?
Psshht.
Noooo, surely not.
Not Del.
Psshht.
Noooo, surely not.
Not Del.
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Derek McInnes saying the right things coming in the door, his team getting off to a good start before shitting the bed then, ultimately, falling short of potential and disappointing the fans?
Psshht.
Noooo, surely not.
Not Del.
Psshht.
Noooo, surely not.
Not Del.
Sounds like the premise of a pixelcore indie game that I would conservatively pour 274 hours into
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sounds like the premise of a pixelcore indie game that I would conservatively pour 274 hours into
Me, getting ready for the binge when i hear the news that FROM is filming their final season and answering all the questions.
a cartoon character named goku is doing a squat in front of a body of water .
ALT: a cartoon character named goku is doing a squat in front of a body of water .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Me, getting ready for the binge when i hear the news that FROM is filming their final season and answering all the questions.
Reposted by xanderkale
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
Reposted by xanderkale
ATTN ALL KIND-HEARTED & GENEROUS FOLKS! 🎉❤️
Gloria and I will once again be trying to raise $ to buy as many $25 Target & Fred Meyer gift cards as possible for teens & kids in foster care in our area. They get distributed by the case workers the week before Christmas ++
Gloria and I will once again be trying to raise $ to buy as many $25 Target & Fred Meyer gift cards as possible for teens & kids in foster care in our area. They get distributed by the case workers the week before Christmas ++
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
ATTN ALL KIND-HEARTED & GENEROUS FOLKS! 🎉❤️
Gloria and I will once again be trying to raise $ to buy as many $25 Target & Fred Meyer gift cards as possible for teens & kids in foster care in our area. They get distributed by the case workers the week before Christmas ++
Gloria and I will once again be trying to raise $ to buy as many $25 Target & Fred Meyer gift cards as possible for teens & kids in foster care in our area. They get distributed by the case workers the week before Christmas ++
Alison Hammond, and I will accept no other.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Alison Hammond, and I will accept no other.
up to episode 3 of Pluribus and I feel like I'm walking on a knife edge where this could end up as a really tight, interesting short story, or an absolute up-its-own-arse disaster, with no in-between.
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
up to episode 3 of Pluribus and I feel like I'm walking on a knife edge where this could end up as a really tight, interesting short story, or an absolute up-its-own-arse disaster, with no in-between.
In terms of the level of fame vs wealth I'd like, I'd say i would be my happiest if I could be the male bassist/co-writer in a multi-platinum selling female-led rock band.
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In terms of the level of fame vs wealth I'd like, I'd say i would be my happiest if I could be the male bassist/co-writer in a multi-platinum selling female-led rock band.
People read things online and then repeat w/out engaging any critical insight.
"Dutch regulators have given approval for people to murder Italians but only the Dutch are allowed to kill Italians - this will make it harder for the EU to stop everyone killing Italians."
Do you see how silly it is?
"Dutch regulators have given approval for people to murder Italians but only the Dutch are allowed to kill Italians - this will make it harder for the EU to stop everyone killing Italians."
Do you see how silly it is?
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
People read things online and then repeat w/out engaging any critical insight.
"Dutch regulators have given approval for people to murder Italians but only the Dutch are allowed to kill Italians - this will make it harder for the EU to stop everyone killing Italians."
Do you see how silly it is?
"Dutch regulators have given approval for people to murder Italians but only the Dutch are allowed to kill Italians - this will make it harder for the EU to stop everyone killing Italians."
Do you see how silly it is?
I'm not having this Rob Mac nonsense btw
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I'm not having this Rob Mac nonsense btw
1. Don't opt in to the face value resale system
2. Wait for resale ticket prices to soar
3. Farm outrage
4. Ticketmaster, an outrage sponge that soaks this stuff up as part of their service, turns on the face value resale system you opted not to at step 1
2. Wait for resale ticket prices to soar
3. Farm outrage
4. Ticketmaster, an outrage sponge that soaks this stuff up as part of their service, turns on the face value resale system you opted not to at step 1
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
1. Don't opt in to the face value resale system
2. Wait for resale ticket prices to soar
3. Farm outrage
4. Ticketmaster, an outrage sponge that soaks this stuff up as part of their service, turns on the face value resale system you opted not to at step 1
2. Wait for resale ticket prices to soar
3. Farm outrage
4. Ticketmaster, an outrage sponge that soaks this stuff up as part of their service, turns on the face value resale system you opted not to at step 1
Billionaires wake up every day and make the choice NOT to do stuff like this.
Yes, even your favorite "good" billionaire.
Yes, even your favorite "good" billionaire.
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Billionaires wake up every day and make the choice NOT to do stuff like this.
Yes, even your favorite "good" billionaire.
Yes, even your favorite "good" billionaire.
Bills need paying
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Bills need paying
Narcissist deploys reverse psychology.
It was... surprisingly effective.
It was... surprisingly effective.
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Narcissist deploys reverse psychology.
It was... surprisingly effective.
It was... surprisingly effective.
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sure, and is this free press in the room with you now? Is it the same free press that is owned by, like, 3 right-wing billionaires or is it a different free press?
Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
Despicable
The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sure, and is this free press in the room with you now? Is it the same free press that is owned by, like, 3 right-wing billionaires or is it a different free press?
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every time a community tests ubi or free housing for the homeless the result is always "holy fuck this works incredibly well and costs less than existing solutions!" and then every politician alive does this
April 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM
every time a community tests ubi or free housing for the homeless the result is always "holy fuck this works incredibly well and costs less than existing solutions!" and then every politician alive does this
Reposted by xanderkale
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.