Karl Fischer
@cyclopstoast.bsky.social
IT guy. Once and future author. Dad bod. PDX. Not from around here.
So much ink has been spilled over white economic anxiety, but future scholars will know that *the* story of our era was mind-shattering, international, intercultural, bigoted reactionism, which overrode all other concerns.
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
So much ink has been spilled over white economic anxiety, but future scholars will know that *the* story of our era was mind-shattering, international, intercultural, bigoted reactionism, which overrode all other concerns.
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it's my daughter's birthday and I ordered her a monster cake from Carvel and this is the picture on the website and this is the picture of it in real life. please note: this is not a complaint. if this had been the picture on the website i would have paid more
October 2, 2024 at 9:56 PM
it's my daughter's birthday and I ordered her a monster cake from Carvel and this is the picture on the website and this is the picture of it in real life. please note: this is not a complaint. if this had been the picture on the website i would have paid more
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Folks, it's not a feudal system. Your state is not a tax collector for its liege lord, the Federal government. They have their own taxes to collect, and they want their money goddammit. Your employer is the tax collector, and the average US business has fewer than 20 employees.
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Folks, it's not a feudal system. Your state is not a tax collector for its liege lord, the Federal government. They have their own taxes to collect, and they want their money goddammit. Your employer is the tax collector, and the average US business has fewer than 20 employees.
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The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color
Messages obtained by the Mercury contain a slew of offensive tropes sent during a council president election
www.portlandmercury.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
Apart from the Captain Planet-esque villainy of ignoring public health when setting air pollution standards, how stupid are you to make long-term capex decisions on something like that?
January 12, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Apart from the Captain Planet-esque villainy of ignoring public health when setting air pollution standards, how stupid are you to make long-term capex decisions on something like that?
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for once, « woman fixing the man she’s dating » gets proper credit
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
for once, « woman fixing the man she’s dating » gets proper credit
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If we do this, here's what we find:
In 1976, $99,900 was at the 99.9th percentile of income
In 1993, $212,300 was at the 99.8th percentile of income
In 2009, $180,900 was at the 95.1th percentile of income
And in 2025, $578,800 was at the 98.7th percentile of income
In 1976, $99,900 was at the 99.9th percentile of income
In 1993, $212,300 was at the 99.8th percentile of income
In 2009, $180,900 was at the 95.1th percentile of income
And in 2025, $578,800 was at the 98.7th percentile of income
January 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
If we do this, here's what we find:
In 1976, $99,900 was at the 99.9th percentile of income
In 1993, $212,300 was at the 99.8th percentile of income
In 2009, $180,900 was at the 95.1th percentile of income
And in 2025, $578,800 was at the 98.7th percentile of income
In 1976, $99,900 was at the 99.9th percentile of income
In 1993, $212,300 was at the 99.8th percentile of income
In 2009, $180,900 was at the 95.1th percentile of income
And in 2025, $578,800 was at the 98.7th percentile of income
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By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
I have either permanently altered my brain chemistry with the gummies, or my extremely low-rent psychonautic efforts have borne immeasurable fruit.
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I have either permanently altered my brain chemistry with the gummies, or my extremely low-rent psychonautic efforts have borne immeasurable fruit.
I'm writing again for real. I don't know what changed.
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 AM
I'm writing again for real. I don't know what changed.
Only 18 days old.
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Only 18 days old.
I have decided that I love the future, because that is the place where we are all going to spend the rest of our lives.
January 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I have decided that I love the future, because that is the place where we are all going to spend the rest of our lives.
It's vogue right now to say that AI inevitability is a rhetorical dodge. They point to past exuberances as evidence that the stuff we call AI can and should fail. Tech exuberance always fails. The hype is always bullshit. But the tech, as it exists, and is propagating wildly, that's here to stay.
December 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's vogue right now to say that AI inevitability is a rhetorical dodge. They point to past exuberances as evidence that the stuff we call AI can and should fail. Tech exuberance always fails. The hype is always bullshit. But the tech, as it exists, and is propagating wildly, that's here to stay.
Love, romantic love in particular, is so terrifying if you don't know what it is, if you're just guessing at it from what stories have told you. So many arbitrary rules, so many unknowns. If it happens, and you can see it for what it is, why it binds people together, you'll never be the same.
December 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Love, romantic love in particular, is so terrifying if you don't know what it is, if you're just guessing at it from what stories have told you. So many arbitrary rules, so many unknowns. If it happens, and you can see it for what it is, why it binds people together, you'll never be the same.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Social media addicts posting round the clock: "Ha ha, this stupid hell site. It's good for a laugh I guess."
December 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Social media addicts posting round the clock: "Ha ha, this stupid hell site. It's good for a laugh I guess."
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Anyway, it's not like there's a recent test case for "America wants to see a Bari Weiss-produced debate where Ross Douthat debates America's need for God" OH WAIT YES THERE IS, IT WAS NINE MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS 32,000 VIEWS.
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Anyway, it's not like there's a recent test case for "America wants to see a Bari Weiss-produced debate where Ross Douthat debates America's need for God" OH WAIT YES THERE IS, IT WAS NINE MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS 32,000 VIEWS.
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I like the phrase "pearls before swine" because it's like "pigs don't understand the inherent value of oyster boogers?! the fools!" Meanwhile pigs busy just eatin' all day and having thirty-minute orgasms like WHAT OINK 🐷
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I like the phrase "pearls before swine" because it's like "pigs don't understand the inherent value of oyster boogers?! the fools!" Meanwhile pigs busy just eatin' all day and having thirty-minute orgasms like WHAT OINK 🐷
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I'm not a scholar, I have no data, but an idea has suddenly gripped me. Everyone is fighting to define the next cultural revolution, but I think we're already in the midst of it, and most of us are too distracted by all the chaos to recognize what's already happening.
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm not a scholar, I have no data, but an idea has suddenly gripped me. Everyone is fighting to define the next cultural revolution, but I think we're already in the midst of it, and most of us are too distracted by all the chaos to recognize what's already happening.
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Fantastic and timeless essay from @jkuznicki.bsky.social at @liberalcurrents.com today. Nationalism (especially ethno-) is a fraud, because in reality history is a sequence of bloody conquests, and we are all the descendants of both victors *and* vanquished.
They Were All Our Ancestors
Nationalism chooses sides in the most awful family drama of all time. It sides with the evildoers, and never with their victims, and teaches you to do the same.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Fantastic and timeless essay from @jkuznicki.bsky.social at @liberalcurrents.com today. Nationalism (especially ethno-) is a fraud, because in reality history is a sequence of bloody conquests, and we are all the descendants of both victors *and* vanquished.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot