Bobo Chimpan
@bobochimpan.bsky.social
Chicago petter of cats trapped in a deteriorating shell
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the Comet Ping Pong attack was nine years ago today—weeks after Trump’s 2016 win—and inspired by a conspiracy theory promoted by Jack Posobiec, who was recently invited to the White House, demands antifa be designated a terrorist group, and asked questions as “press” at the Pentagon this week
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
the Comet Ping Pong attack was nine years ago today—weeks after Trump’s 2016 win—and inspired by a conspiracy theory promoted by Jack Posobiec, who was recently invited to the White House, demands antifa be designated a terrorist group, and asked questions as “press” at the Pentagon this week
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Fantasizing about quitting my job to work for a presidential candidate who pledges to put every tech CEO in a zoo
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Fantasizing about quitting my job to work for a presidential candidate who pledges to put every tech CEO in a zoo
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
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if all the people who thought this way disappeared the world would be unequivocally better in every way
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
if all the people who thought this way disappeared the world would be unequivocally better in every way
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I can't listen to the song without thinking of
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I can't listen to the song without thinking of
At the store getting groceries and that "I've got my love to keep me warm" starts playing
The first line: "I can't remember a worse December"
Me neither, buddy!
The first line: "I can't remember a worse December"
Me neither, buddy!
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
At the store getting groceries and that "I've got my love to keep me warm" starts playing
The first line: "I can't remember a worse December"
Me neither, buddy!
The first line: "I can't remember a worse December"
Me neither, buddy!
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the hater's council just vetoed this actually.
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Review: Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi has dazzled the media with scandals, but her prose is less sparkling. Her much-anticipated new memoir is rife with arrogance and thin on sourcing.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
the hater's council just vetoed this actually.
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
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Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
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Chicago’s premier bike lane, @milwaukeeavbike.bsky.social, totally unpassable >24hrs after it finished snowing. @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Chicago’s premier bike lane, @milwaukeeavbike.bsky.social, totally unpassable >24hrs after it finished snowing. @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social
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I see some folks responding to my piece with "fuck Brandon Johnson" type comments, and I fully understand, but also, he still has time to make this right. We need to demand that he become a champion of our public libraries. We need to demand that of every member of the city council. Now is the time!
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I see some folks responding to my piece with "fuck Brandon Johnson" type comments, and I fully understand, but also, he still has time to make this right. We need to demand that he become a champion of our public libraries. We need to demand that of every member of the city council. Now is the time!
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day
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Driving a car creates immense pressure to act selfishly & think in zero-sum terms, while also physically isolating one from the outside world, inhibiting both our ability to empathize with others & our comprehension of speeds and force
It promotes & even rewards reckless, nihilistic individualism
It promotes & even rewards reckless, nihilistic individualism
Human beings interacting on foot have a very different dynamic than when they're interacting behind the wheel of a car stuck in traffic. And guess how suburbanites spend most of their time in public?
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Driving a car creates immense pressure to act selfishly & think in zero-sum terms, while also physically isolating one from the outside world, inhibiting both our ability to empathize with others & our comprehension of speeds and force
It promotes & even rewards reckless, nihilistic individualism
It promotes & even rewards reckless, nihilistic individualism
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new york democrats shouldn't be let anywhere near power. the ideal democratic leader is a guy who won by 2 percent and actually thinks of the GOP, rather than other Democrats, as the enemy.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
new york democrats shouldn't be let anywhere near power. the ideal democratic leader is a guy who won by 2 percent and actually thinks of the GOP, rather than other Democrats, as the enemy.
Olivia Nuzzi is considered attractive? Because she looks like handsome Squidward?
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Olivia Nuzzi is considered attractive? Because she looks like handsome Squidward?
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Salute to Toronto for this pivot:
Ontario premier Doug Ford banned Toronto from building new bike infrastructure that replaces car lanes.
Toronto's response: Narrow but retain existing car lanes, freeing enough space to keep installing bike lanes. (Better yet, narrower traffic lanes are safer.)
Ontario premier Doug Ford banned Toronto from building new bike infrastructure that replaces car lanes.
Toronto's response: Narrow but retain existing car lanes, freeing enough space to keep installing bike lanes. (Better yet, narrower traffic lanes are safer.)
'It's a win-win': How Toronto is planning 20km of new bike lanes without defying Ford
The City of Toronto is also planning $30-million worth of infrastructure upgrades, including bike lanes, cycle tracks, and trails.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Salute to Toronto for this pivot:
Ontario premier Doug Ford banned Toronto from building new bike infrastructure that replaces car lanes.
Toronto's response: Narrow but retain existing car lanes, freeing enough space to keep installing bike lanes. (Better yet, narrower traffic lanes are safer.)
Ontario premier Doug Ford banned Toronto from building new bike infrastructure that replaces car lanes.
Toronto's response: Narrow but retain existing car lanes, freeing enough space to keep installing bike lanes. (Better yet, narrower traffic lanes are safer.)
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Normalizing corruption isn't a partisan project for Trump. The important thing is not whether the Menendezes and Cuellars of the world are on the Trump Train - it's establishing that corruption is no longer a thing that's worth prosecuting.
*CORRECT: TRUMP PARDONS TEXAS CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR, IMELDA
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Normalizing corruption isn't a partisan project for Trump. The important thing is not whether the Menendezes and Cuellars of the world are on the Trump Train - it's establishing that corruption is no longer a thing that's worth prosecuting.
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to reiterate a point from the column trump’s pardons of fraudsters and corrupt politicians should be understood as an expression of his belief that corruption should not be a crime
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
to reiterate a point from the column trump’s pardons of fraudsters and corrupt politicians should be understood as an expression of his belief that corruption should not be a crime
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i think the financial incentive to bait people into engaging with dogshit is a big part of how we got where we are.
Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Review: Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi has dazzled the media with scandals, but her prose is less sparkling. Her much-anticipated new memoir is rife with arrogance and thin on sourcing.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
i think the financial incentive to bait people into engaging with dogshit is a big part of how we got where we are.
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COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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This has been my whole freaking life. Every time Republicans take power people are like goddamit this is awful, they get voted out, then two years later people are like hmmm Republicans again
Cosmically funny that, the American public has had less than a year of uncut republican governance, and they’ve decided that they absolutely hate this shit, spit it out
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This has been my whole freaking life. Every time Republicans take power people are like goddamit this is awful, they get voted out, then two years later people are like hmmm Republicans again
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.