John C. Pumpernickely
@bsfromwis.bsky.social
Mottos of places I've lived: Forward. Equality before the law.
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
Pinned
Everyone should do these two things every day: 1) admit they didn’t know or were wrong about something and 2) make a self-deprecating joke.
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Jeffries could be twice as good at his job than Schumer, but they’re both so far away from what this moment requires that their performance is indistinguishable.
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Jeffries could be twice as good at his job than Schumer, but they’re both so far away from what this moment requires that their performance is indistinguishable.
Abject cruelty.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Abject cruelty.
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It’s really too bad that Trump’s cabinet are all spineless worms or equally crazy because “the President has gone insane and is going to destroy the transatlantic alliance because they didn’t give him a Nobel Peace Prize” is kind of exactly the thing we have a 25th Amendment for
January 19, 2026 at 2:14 PM
It’s really too bad that Trump’s cabinet are all spineless worms or equally crazy because “the President has gone insane and is going to destroy the transatlantic alliance because they didn’t give him a Nobel Peace Prize” is kind of exactly the thing we have a 25th Amendment for
Not the way I wanted to start my week, but there’s no avoiding it.
He will without any exaggeration destroy America, reduce this country to a lawless mafia state, start a civil war, start a world war, kill us all, or all at once.
And the biggest obstacle to preventing this remains not his objective strength but that OUR LEADERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE THREAT.
And the biggest obstacle to preventing this remains not his objective strength but that OUR LEADERS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE THREAT.
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Not the way I wanted to start my week, but there’s no avoiding it.
What a Matt LaFleur-ass play call on 3rd down.
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
What a Matt LaFleur-ass play call on 3rd down.
Bears fans going to collapse into a black hole when they don’t win the Super Bowl this year.
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Bears fans going to collapse into a black hole when they don’t win the Super Bowl this year.
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I will send $20 to the first sitting lawmaker to be detained or arrested for physically standing up to ICE
January 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I will send $20 to the first sitting lawmaker to be detained or arrested for physically standing up to ICE
When you're out wrestling anti-ICE flags away from protesters, Chompsᵗᵐ will keep you going!
h/t to @guru-merc.bsky.social
h/t to @guru-merc.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
When you're out wrestling anti-ICE flags away from protesters, Chompsᵗᵐ will keep you going!
h/t to @guru-merc.bsky.social
h/t to @guru-merc.bsky.social
Salute!
Glorioso's returns with a six-week celebration honoring 80 years of food, family and community:
Glorioso's Italian Market celebrates 80 years with grand reopening festivities
The iconic Brady Street market returns with a six-week celebration honoring 80 years of food, family and community.
onmilwaukee.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Salute!
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When you can have virtually anything you want, does anything have value? This is just another meaningless trinket on the shelf. What a sad existence.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
When you can have virtually anything you want, does anything have value? This is just another meaningless trinket on the shelf. What a sad existence.
So many orgs need our help. If you can't be there in person, donations are the next best option.
One of the orgs is Flourish Placemaking Collective (4-stars on Charity Navigator). They have a Neighbors Helping Neighbors mutual aid fund.
givebutter.com/nhn2026
One of the orgs is Flourish Placemaking Collective (4-stars on Charity Navigator). They have a Neighbors Helping Neighbors mutual aid fund.
givebutter.com/nhn2026
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
So many orgs need our help. If you can't be there in person, donations are the next best option.
One of the orgs is Flourish Placemaking Collective (4-stars on Charity Navigator). They have a Neighbors Helping Neighbors mutual aid fund.
givebutter.com/nhn2026
One of the orgs is Flourish Placemaking Collective (4-stars on Charity Navigator). They have a Neighbors Helping Neighbors mutual aid fund.
givebutter.com/nhn2026
Fuckin’ preach, my man.
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Fuckin’ preach, my man.
Can barely see him over the snack rack.
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Can barely see him over the snack rack.
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I’ve always said that Janesville is the Rio de Janeiro of Wisconsin.
January 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I’ve always said that Janesville is the Rio de Janeiro of Wisconsin.
I live in a blue city in a purple state not yet visited by ICE so naturally I’m spending my Monday night watching football and shopping for protest PPE. I thought this was really helpful…
www.uaw4121.org/wp-content/u...
www.uaw4121.org/wp-content/u...
www.uaw4121.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I live in a blue city in a purple state not yet visited by ICE so naturally I’m spending my Monday night watching football and shopping for protest PPE. I thought this was really helpful…
www.uaw4121.org/wp-content/u...
www.uaw4121.org/wp-content/u...
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Everything sucks and I’m tired.
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Everything sucks and I’m tired.
Receivers dropping absolute dimes from Rodgers is a fundamental truth of the universe.
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Receivers dropping absolute dimes from Rodgers is a fundamental truth of the universe.
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For @the-ringer.bsky.social I wrote about the extraordinary American life (and sure to be afterlife) of Bob Weir.
www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/m...
www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/m...
Bob Weir’s One Last Saturday Night
The legendary musician who embodied the spirit (and the silliness) of the Grateful Dead for six decades died at age 78
www.theringer.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
For @the-ringer.bsky.social I wrote about the extraordinary American life (and sure to be afterlife) of Bob Weir.
www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/m...
www.theringer.com/2026/01/12/m...
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Hard times make strange bedfellows, but if Bill Kristol can support DSA, I can make a tactical alliance with Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
it's incredible how if you put this entire dialog into the Left Behind series, it would basically work, but instead it's just IRL MN
!["Sir! This is a warning!" the agent yelled as he punched the man's vehicle window. "Stop f—king following us! You are impeding operations! This is the United States federal government!"
"I live over here," the driver explained. "I got to get to my house."
"This is your warning!" the officer exclaimed.
"I serve the Lord; go to church," the resident replied.
"I will arrest you!" the officer threatened.
"Don't make a bad decision," another agent warned.
"I serve the Lord," the driver repeated. "Not a draft-dodging coward."
"Let these people go to church," the driver added. "Let these people serve the Lord and worship."
"You're not going to like the outcome of this, sir," the first officer said. "I guarantee that... Did you not learn from what just happened [when Renee Good was killed]?"
"Learn what?" the driver asked. "I serve the Lord, not a draft-dodging coward. I can't believe you'd take orders from a draft dodger."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreibjwvcxk2ptdafgbwfhk4rjalweyoz3d55gl72qhwhiudhu6aywcm@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Hard times make strange bedfellows, but if Bill Kristol can support DSA, I can make a tactical alliance with Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
It’s great to see fellow Wisconsinite Mark Ruffalo using his platform to speak out so clearly.
It’s unfortunate that this is better than what we’re getting from 99% of our elected leaders.
It’s unfortunate that this is better than what we’re getting from 99% of our elected leaders.
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM
It’s great to see fellow Wisconsinite Mark Ruffalo using his platform to speak out so clearly.
It’s unfortunate that this is better than what we’re getting from 99% of our elected leaders.
It’s unfortunate that this is better than what we’re getting from 99% of our elected leaders.
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Am I sad that my beloved NFL team humiliated themselves last night against their arch rival? Of course. But I am MUCH MORE devastated about the 5000+ hectares burning in neighboring Chubut Province, Argentina. Los Alerces National Park, Epuyen, El Hoyo, El Bolsón, all places I love. All burning. 🥵
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Am I sad that my beloved NFL team humiliated themselves last night against their arch rival? Of course. But I am MUCH MORE devastated about the 5000+ hectares burning in neighboring Chubut Province, Argentina. Los Alerces National Park, Epuyen, El Hoyo, El Bolsón, all places I love. All burning. 🥵
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Whenever I see shit like "I love washing his socks and dirty underwear", I just generally assume the owner of that account has a penis, and is crying while typing.
January 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Whenever I see shit like "I love washing his socks and dirty underwear", I just generally assume the owner of that account has a penis, and is crying while typing.
Tony Romo understands single-elimination playoff brackets.
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Tony Romo understands single-elimination playoff brackets.