@bagmangood.bsky.social
Cynicism as a Service (65+% uptime, I like to sleep).
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My opinions belong to your employer, unless you work for my employer. In that case they are yours now (sorry).
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Anyway there’s something to be written about why shitty men are obsessed with historical cultures best known for losing battles (Sparta, Crusades, Confederacy)
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Anyway there’s something to be written about why shitty men are obsessed with historical cultures best known for losing battles (Sparta, Crusades, Confederacy)
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Can’t believe someone was singing in Spanish in Santa Clara, California, where San Francisco’s football team plays. Going to have to talk to my old high school and college friends from San Rafael, San Anselmo, Tiburon, Corte Madera, Novato, Sausalito, Alameda, El Cerrito, and Santa Rosa about this.
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Can’t believe someone was singing in Spanish in Santa Clara, California, where San Francisco’s football team plays. Going to have to talk to my old high school and college friends from San Rafael, San Anselmo, Tiburon, Corte Madera, Novato, Sausalito, Alameda, El Cerrito, and Santa Rosa about this.
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this shirt would be hilarious as a bit but aella was there so you know it isn't
February 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
this shirt would be hilarious as a bit but aella was there so you know it isn't
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Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist
grateful to work at a place that always lets me write about how much i love gay women
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Amber Glenn, a queer icon from Texas, is about to make Olympic history
The American figure skater's unapologetic queerness feels more important than ever.
www.chron.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Amber Glenn, a queer Texan who started ice skating at the stonebriar mall in frisco at age 5, who plays magic the gathering, is an olympic gold medalist
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Key distinction number two: journalism vs. the media (vs. the press)
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Key distinction number two: journalism vs. the media (vs. the press)
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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Lately I'm regretting that we didn't talk about space data centers in A City on Mars, but tbh the idea just seemed so transparently silly. Now Musk and apparently the CNA (www.reuters.com/science/chin...) are talking about it.
China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk's SpaceX ambitions
China's main space contractor vowed to construct "digital-intelligence infrastructure" that will enable data from Earth to be processed in space.
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Lately I'm regretting that we didn't talk about space data centers in A City on Mars, but tbh the idea just seemed so transparently silly. Now Musk and apparently the CNA (www.reuters.com/science/chin...) are talking about it.
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I like it when the bad eggs all put themselves in one basket
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I like it when the bad eggs all put themselves in one basket
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it’s not necessarily that all these people in the epstein files participated in the raping of girls it’s that none of them cared and if he hadn’t been arrested and died they’d still be out there trying to be his friend
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
it’s not necessarily that all these people in the epstein files participated in the raping of girls it’s that none of them cared and if he hadn’t been arrested and died they’d still be out there trying to be his friend
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All this news is really completely confirming all my unfair knee-jerk judgments about a certain cadre of rich/famous douchebags, I gotta say
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
All this news is really completely confirming all my unfair knee-jerk judgments about a certain cadre of rich/famous douchebags, I gotta say
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Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
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Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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this whole thread is excellent.
in general: stop telling people not to do things you know they’re going to do!
if you want to be helpful, start by understanding what people are going to do, then give advice on how to do it as safely as possible.
abstinence-only security guidance doesn’t work.
in general: stop telling people not to do things you know they’re going to do!
if you want to be helpful, start by understanding what people are going to do, then give advice on how to do it as safely as possible.
abstinence-only security guidance doesn’t work.
I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
this whole thread is excellent.
in general: stop telling people not to do things you know they’re going to do!
if you want to be helpful, start by understanding what people are going to do, then give advice on how to do it as safely as possible.
abstinence-only security guidance doesn’t work.
in general: stop telling people not to do things you know they’re going to do!
if you want to be helpful, start by understanding what people are going to do, then give advice on how to do it as safely as possible.
abstinence-only security guidance doesn’t work.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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@kenwhite.bsky.social if you are playing Crusader Kings 3 on a nuclear submarine, I assume you as a lawyer recommend bragging about this, posting your location, posting an image of the sub's interior as proof, and then deleting everything to show consciousness of guilt.
a guy currently on a nuclear submarine was playing crusader kings 3, bragged about it on the subreddit for the game, and leaked his location. it may not match the war thunder forums in quantity but it’s up there in quality
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
@kenwhite.bsky.social if you are playing Crusader Kings 3 on a nuclear submarine, I assume you as a lawyer recommend bragging about this, posting your location, posting an image of the sub's interior as proof, and then deleting everything to show consciousness of guilt.
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please pause your doomscrolling for this breaking news re: dogs and fries 👇
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
please pause your doomscrolling for this breaking news re: dogs and fries 👇
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Q: Isn't this literally feudalism
A: Serfdom dot AI is legally distinct from feudalism. For one, peasants were bound to the land and were owed some rights, while SERFs are officially freelancers. So it's closer to the relationship between the Babylonian god-king and his subjects/property!
A: Serfdom dot AI is legally distinct from feudalism. For one, peasants were bound to the land and were owed some rights, while SERFs are officially freelancers. So it's closer to the relationship between the Babylonian god-king and his subjects/property!
January 21, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Q: Isn't this literally feudalism
A: Serfdom dot AI is legally distinct from feudalism. For one, peasants were bound to the land and were owed some rights, while SERFs are officially freelancers. So it's closer to the relationship between the Babylonian god-king and his subjects/property!
A: Serfdom dot AI is legally distinct from feudalism. For one, peasants were bound to the land and were owed some rights, while SERFs are officially freelancers. So it's closer to the relationship between the Babylonian god-king and his subjects/property!
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i'm going to spend the rest of my life figuring out how a small band of elites decided that acting as the global currency and primary military hegemon was gay and feminine coded
BREAKING: Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US, a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, per Bloomberg.
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
i'm going to spend the rest of my life figuring out how a small band of elites decided that acting as the global currency and primary military hegemon was gay and feminine coded
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Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Important perspective from Greenland.
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the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity