Bart King
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“Arguably one of Oregon’s top 73 Barts.” -Barts Weekly🧃 Choose Your Own Adventure, Disney-Hyperion, Oregon State University Press, McSweeney’s, etc. https://bartking.net/ 🦔 🐢 🐞
The sunset didn’t have to go this hard.
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The sunset didn’t have to go this hard.
With Thanksgiving now behind us, it’s time to cue up Christmas music! 🎷
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
With Thanksgiving now behind us, it’s time to cue up Christmas music! 🎷
PHOTOGRAPHER: Let's try one more. Remember, the book's title is "Marked for *Terror*."
DAVID CASSIDY (interior monologue): 🎤 "C'mon, get happy!"
PHOTOGRAPHER (sighs): That's a wrap.
DAVID CASSIDY (interior monologue): 🎤 "C'mon, get happy!"
PHOTOGRAPHER (sighs): That's a wrap.
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
PHOTOGRAPHER: Let's try one more. Remember, the book's title is "Marked for *Terror*."
DAVID CASSIDY (interior monologue): 🎤 "C'mon, get happy!"
PHOTOGRAPHER (sighs): That's a wrap.
DAVID CASSIDY (interior monologue): 🎤 "C'mon, get happy!"
PHOTOGRAPHER (sighs): That's a wrap.
“Are you freaking nuts?”
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“Are you freaking nuts?”
This is going to make the "Battleship" movie look like "Das Boot."
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is going to make the "Battleship" movie look like "Das Boot."
It’s another bullshit day in suck city.
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s another bullshit day in suck city.
DETECTIVE (at crime scene): This is the work of the Boston stringler.
November 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
DETECTIVE (at crime scene): This is the work of the Boston stringler.
In news I missed this week: “Miss Norway Leonora Lysglimt-Rødland stunned the audience and instantly broke the internet when she stepped onto the runway dressed as a giant Norwegian salmon, paying homage to her country’s deep maritime heritage and long-standing fishing traditions.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In news I missed this week: “Miss Norway Leonora Lysglimt-Rødland stunned the audience and instantly broke the internet when she stepped onto the runway dressed as a giant Norwegian salmon, paying homage to her country’s deep maritime heritage and long-standing fishing traditions.”
"Hey guys, did I tell you that I got a cherry and a mike stand for our next battle? That's right: Bought a bing, bought a boom!"
<collective groan, angry muttering>
"Lol, but seriously, I've decided to enact a new Continental Army policy about cherry trees: Don't axe, don't tell!"
<crew mutinies>
<collective groan, angry muttering>
"Lol, but seriously, I've decided to enact a new Continental Army policy about cherry trees: Don't axe, don't tell!"
<crew mutinies>
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Hey guys, did I tell you that I got a cherry and a mike stand for our next battle? That's right: Bought a bing, bought a boom!"
<collective groan, angry muttering>
"Lol, but seriously, I've decided to enact a new Continental Army policy about cherry trees: Don't axe, don't tell!"
<crew mutinies>
<collective groan, angry muttering>
"Lol, but seriously, I've decided to enact a new Continental Army policy about cherry trees: Don't axe, don't tell!"
<crew mutinies>
“What’re you doing right now?”
“Research. Historical research.”
“Research. Historical research.”
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“What’re you doing right now?”
“Research. Historical research.”
“Research. Historical research.”
This West Oakland mural by Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith honors the women of the Black Panther Party. (Fun Fact: Women outnumbered men in the party.)
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This West Oakland mural by Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith honors the women of the Black Panther Party. (Fun Fact: Women outnumbered men in the party.)
Whoa, becoming Muad'Dib has really aged Paul Atreides.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Whoa, becoming Muad'Dib has really aged Paul Atreides.
Good to know that the 15-drink daily limit is being strictly enforced on cruise ships. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Good to know that the 15-drink daily limit is being strictly enforced on cruise ships. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Shoutout to Isabella for being an encourager.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Shoutout to Isabella for being an encourager.
"Want to play Candy Land?"
"Sure, kid—but you should know there is no fair play in battle."
"Sure, kid—but you should know there is no fair play in battle."
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Want to play Candy Land?"
"Sure, kid—but you should know there is no fair play in battle."
"Sure, kid—but you should know there is no fair play in battle."
We *are* lucky! It’s a golden age for civics education: Americans have learned about the Hatch Act, cognitive testing, the Emoluments Clause, blind trusts, the 25th Amendment, how grand juries work, the Logan Act, how checks and balances don’t work, the hallmarks of authoritarianism, etc., etc.
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
We *are* lucky! It’s a golden age for civics education: Americans have learned about the Hatch Act, cognitive testing, the Emoluments Clause, blind trusts, the 25th Amendment, how grand juries work, the Logan Act, how checks and balances don’t work, the hallmarks of authoritarianism, etc., etc.
During missions, astronauts are hooked up to biomonitoring systems to track their health, and during a launch, their heart rates usually spike to 110 to 120 b.p.m.
Yet the commander of Apollo 16 (1972) was astronaut John W. Young, and during the launch, his heart rate never got above ... 70?!
Yet the commander of Apollo 16 (1972) was astronaut John W. Young, and during the launch, his heart rate never got above ... 70?!
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
During missions, astronauts are hooked up to biomonitoring systems to track their health, and during a launch, their heart rates usually spike to 110 to 120 b.p.m.
Yet the commander of Apollo 16 (1972) was astronaut John W. Young, and during the launch, his heart rate never got above ... 70?!
Yet the commander of Apollo 16 (1972) was astronaut John W. Young, and during the launch, his heart rate never got above ... 70?!
Titles for a bootlegger starting a podcast:
• “Love You Still”
• “Holler Hooch”
• “Blue Moon(shine)”
• “Ruckus Juice”
• “Love You Still”
• “Holler Hooch”
• “Blue Moon(shine)”
• “Ruckus Juice”
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Titles for a bootlegger starting a podcast:
• “Love You Still”
• “Holler Hooch”
• “Blue Moon(shine)”
• “Ruckus Juice”
• “Love You Still”
• “Holler Hooch”
• “Blue Moon(shine)”
• “Ruckus Juice”
Now that I’ve learned of this usage, I am also going through a painful unaliving.
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Now that I’ve learned of this usage, I am also going through a painful unaliving.
It’s an excellent beech day.
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s an excellent beech day.
This post is not for the feuilleton of heart.
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This post is not for the feuilleton of heart.
![“[The Sierra Club’s] hardest-core supporters have also dwindled: The number of dues-paying members has fallen by 27 percent from its level at the start of 2021.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3milynjpsw37e64pbfze6rhy/bafkreicxl7pisemgwff5vlltq5sxkevfwoxuntr66ea2ul6zo5ipmrduzy@jpeg)
You mean THIS diagram of white supremacy?
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You mean THIS diagram of white supremacy?