Ben from New Mexico
@bluefiddleguy.bsky.social
Former Mathematician, Tech worker, Empty nester dad, concerned observer.
I deleted mine 392 days ago myself. Couldn't be more glad.
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I deleted mine 392 days ago myself. Couldn't be more glad.
Its a Xitter thing; 1000 times as many people liked Carpenter's rebuke in a comment as commented back to her, which is usually taken to mean that engagement on the post favored her by 1000 to 1, even though it's Musk's platform.
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Its a Xitter thing; 1000 times as many people liked Carpenter's rebuke in a comment as commented back to her, which is usually taken to mean that engagement on the post favored her by 1000 to 1, even though it's Musk's platform.
I thought hard about it and now I remember this test case showing both side by side. I'm saying muppet version wins! (with the important Stevie Wonder exception accounted for).
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I thought hard about it and now I remember this test case showing both side by side. I'm saying muppet version wins! (with the important Stevie Wonder exception accounted for).
The Xi/William the Conqueror/BeijingPalmer nexus! Very sinister!
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Xi/William the Conqueror/BeijingPalmer nexus! Very sinister!
I don't know any of them...and it's already scheduled LOL
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I don't know any of them...and it's already scheduled LOL
2/2
60*.95-(1/6)*60 < 38*(60*.05)+.2*38
60*.95-(1/6)*60 < 38*(60*.05)+.2*38
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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60*.95-(1/6)*60 < 38*(60*.05)+.2*38
60*.95-(1/6)*60 < 38*(60*.05)+.2*38
Fiddler on the roof with ënta
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Fiddler on the roof with ënta
Support was 32% on 1/7/21. Disapproval isn't going to 70%. What will happen is that passionate disapproval may go above 40%.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Support was 32% on 1/7/21. Disapproval isn't going to 70%. What will happen is that passionate disapproval may go above 40%.
Some details, and a FANTASTIC picture of the CSOs hammer-dropper cso.org/experience/a...
Dropping the hammer in Mahler’s Sixth | Chicago Symphony Orchestra
In Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, which the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform April 21-24 under Jaap van Zweden, the expression "dropping the hammer" takes on a literal meaning.
cso.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some details, and a FANTASTIC picture of the CSOs hammer-dropper cso.org/experience/a...
2/2 One thing that gives me a lot of pause is that it isn't just about yt people; it's about yt people in yt spaces. And some of the goals (e.g. ending the filibuster to meet other goals, amendments) require 25% of yt people in some suburbs to be against 70% of the others.
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
2/2 One thing that gives me a lot of pause is that it isn't just about yt people; it's about yt people in yt spaces. And some of the goals (e.g. ending the filibuster to meet other goals, amendments) require 25% of yt people in some suburbs to be against 70% of the others.
1/ @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social says 33% is the goal. And you've chosen the perfect example to prove that's the floor. To make lasting changes with that coalition, we're going to need 40% of us 👨🦳🧑🦳 to dismantle things that more than 50% of the others fear losing. It's going to take some backbone.
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
1/ @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social says 33% is the goal. And you've chosen the perfect example to prove that's the floor. To make lasting changes with that coalition, we're going to need 40% of us 👨🦳🧑🦳 to dismantle things that more than 50% of the others fear losing. It's going to take some backbone.
The illegitimate political weapons that Trump is creating and leaving to the next Dem administration
are not effective in Democratic hands; we need to dismantle them, and melt them down into atoms, never to be used again.
are not effective in Democratic hands; we need to dismantle them, and melt them down into atoms, never to be used again.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The illegitimate political weapons that Trump is creating and leaving to the next Dem administration
are not effective in Democratic hands; we need to dismantle them, and melt them down into atoms, never to be used again.
are not effective in Democratic hands; we need to dismantle them, and melt them down into atoms, never to be used again.
A problem is that we need a fair number of Republicans (maybe as many as 20% of the peak registration) inside the rebuild-the-republic tent, and that will have to include people who supported Trump at some time; for example, suppose Murkowski changes parties in 2027. Would she be the same as Miller?
November 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A problem is that we need a fair number of Republicans (maybe as many as 20% of the peak registration) inside the rebuild-the-republic tent, and that will have to include people who supported Trump at some time; for example, suppose Murkowski changes parties in 2027. Would she be the same as Miller?
Oh, no, you're completely aligned with it. That's actually consistent with what I was thinking, and I wasn't very specific; a primary motivation of a ZA white person to move to the post-2016 US is that they can be racist with far less social consequence. In most of Europe, much less true.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh, no, you're completely aligned with it. That's actually consistent with what I was thinking, and I wasn't very specific; a primary motivation of a ZA white person to move to the post-2016 US is that they can be racist with far less social consequence. In most of Europe, much less true.
There are rings of culpability that go with rings of accountability. A ZA style truth-and-reconciliation may be required for people outside the inner circle of the auto-coups of 2021 and 2025-2029.
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There are rings of culpability that go with rings of accountability. A ZA style truth-and-reconciliation may be required for people outside the inner circle of the auto-coups of 2021 and 2025-2029.
Here, I completely agree! Your misreading of my point is understandable -- I didn't make it very well. My point was that we shouldn't be on a revenge tour against Republicans. We should be bringing commensurate legal consequences to serious lawbreakers, as you said.
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Here, I completely agree! Your misreading of my point is understandable -- I didn't make it very well. My point was that we shouldn't be on a revenge tour against Republicans. We should be bringing commensurate legal consequences to serious lawbreakers, as you said.
To be clear, you mean that you find that white ZA expats in Europe are more racist than white US expats in Europe? What populations are you comparing?
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To be clear, you mean that you find that white ZA expats in Europe are more racist than white US expats in Europe? What populations are you comparing?
The problem with Merritt Garland was not that he wasn't seeking revenge. The problem was that he treated crimes committed for the 45 administration as _lighter_ than other crimes. What I'm suggesting is legal accountability starting immediately, and strengthening laws for 20 years.
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The problem with Merritt Garland was not that he wasn't seeking revenge. The problem was that he treated crimes committed for the 45 administration as _lighter_ than other crimes. What I'm suggesting is legal accountability starting immediately, and strengthening laws for 20 years.
Doesn't seem like a counterpoint so much as an illustration that valid statistical averages can go with dramatic counterexamples that are also illustrative, and should be noted. _many_ expat Afrikaners are wildly and dangerously racist; Okereke was pointing out that _a greater portion_ of US 👨🦳 are.
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Doesn't seem like a counterpoint so much as an illustration that valid statistical averages can go with dramatic counterexamples that are also illustrative, and should be noted. _many_ expat Afrikaners are wildly and dangerously racist; Okereke was pointing out that _a greater portion_ of US 👨🦳 are.
Depending on definition of "want", I do also. Given the choice (future will tell what's on the menu), I'd rather have a 20 year accountability system with real legal consequences (think ZA, post-WWII Germany) than a 3 year revenge tour followed by a revanchist gov't (competitive Oligarchies).
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Depending on definition of "want", I do also. Given the choice (future will tell what's on the menu), I'd rather have a 20 year accountability system with real legal consequences (think ZA, post-WWII Germany) than a 3 year revenge tour followed by a revanchist gov't (competitive Oligarchies).
Except that I wouldn't say "revenge tour", Democrats must make it as clear or clearer than Gov. Pritzker did: lawbreaking in the service of POTUS will be treated as lawbreaking, probably no worse but certainly no better than other crime.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Except that I wouldn't say "revenge tour", Democrats must make it as clear or clearer than Gov. Pritzker did: lawbreaking in the service of POTUS will be treated as lawbreaking, probably no worse but certainly no better than other crime.