Mr. Spookytime Grift
@djdunclive.bsky.social
Always and forever a cheerful misanthrope. he/him
Oh Jerry, this just isn't true.
Advent calendars come to an end eventually.
Advent calendars come to an end eventually.
ⓘ This account is like if you had an advent calendar for cringe
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Oh Jerry, this just isn't true.
Advent calendars come to an end eventually.
Advent calendars come to an end eventually.
As is my tendency, I won't be listening to whatever crap's going on here but wtf is this "calling a cell phone to stick it on a mic" level of nonsense? Could they really not arrange a video call?
This, of course, leads into the question: "Is there a reason that they really couldn't arrange one?"
This, of course, leads into the question: "Is there a reason that they really couldn't arrange one?"
"She hates Christianity" -- Trump rants on Mike Johnson's phone at a Van Epps rally
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As is my tendency, I won't be listening to whatever crap's going on here but wtf is this "calling a cell phone to stick it on a mic" level of nonsense? Could they really not arrange a video call?
This, of course, leads into the question: "Is there a reason that they really couldn't arrange one?"
This, of course, leads into the question: "Is there a reason that they really couldn't arrange one?"
At last the time has come for the Millennials to pass the torch of "Industry Butchers" to the next generation. Slaughter well, Z. Slaughter well.
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
At last the time has come for the Millennials to pass the torch of "Industry Butchers" to the next generation. Slaughter well, Z. Slaughter well.
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I confess that I (like anyone else whos being honest) dont have the solution to Fix Politics™️ but I continually come back to the fact that the past decades been marked by ppl simultaneously voting on firm beliefs as well as for politicians that promise to do the opposite of what they say they want.
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I confess that I (like anyone else whos being honest) dont have the solution to Fix Politics™️ but I continually come back to the fact that the past decades been marked by ppl simultaneously voting on firm beliefs as well as for politicians that promise to do the opposite of what they say they want.
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I wondered why replies chastised me for calling the boat strikes war crimes, saying I'm helping Trump when I do, as if "war crime" is positive.
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I wondered why replies chastised me for calling the boat strikes war crimes, saying I'm helping Trump when I do, as if "war crime" is positive.
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
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This year has made it so blindingly obvious that news medias "the presidency is too important to be left in the hands of an elderly elected official" crusade wasnt about any sort of actual merits and was instead entirely about aesthetics and furthering personal vendettas
Still funny the trump presidency is exactly what republicans and the press claimed the Biden presidency was
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This year has made it so blindingly obvious that news medias "the presidency is too important to be left in the hands of an elderly elected official" crusade wasnt about any sort of actual merits and was instead entirely about aesthetics and furthering personal vendettas
Ignoring the fact that caring about such a detail is weird as fuck, AI can't be a virgin, this thing they're calling Tilly Norwood isn't AI, and that this whole thing is dumb as hell... I'd bet decent money that the model they used to create 'her' used plenty of porn to generate 'her'.
I know we still have a month left, but this is my nominee for weirdest headline of the year
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ignoring the fact that caring about such a detail is weird as fuck, AI can't be a virgin, this thing they're calling Tilly Norwood isn't AI, and that this whole thing is dumb as hell... I'd bet decent money that the model they used to create 'her' used plenty of porn to generate 'her'.
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this is at least the second time he’s claimed he doesn’t know anything about a pardon he has ostensibly signed, and i feel like that’s two times too many without a follow up question from the press corpse
talking to reporters last night, Trump claimed of Hegseth's double tap strike that "I don't know anything about it," then moments later claimed "I don't who you're talking about" when asked his plan to pardon the former Honduran president
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
this is at least the second time he’s claimed he doesn’t know anything about a pardon he has ostensibly signed, and i feel like that’s two times too many without a follow up question from the press corpse
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A basic and intuitive understanding of the law is that punishments should not be retroactive upon a policy change.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A basic and intuitive understanding of the law is that punishments should not be retroactive upon a policy change.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
This is even worse. There is no formal policy change, they are simply penalizing couples for following common practice - explicitly allowed by Congress - for decades.
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unfortunately among the fantasy among the liberal intelligentsia is that with the right words you could get the people in these places to care about what happens to their communities
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
unfortunately among the fantasy among the liberal intelligentsia is that with the right words you could get the people in these places to care about what happens to their communities
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"Independent" lol
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Independent" lol
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One point that may have been lost: I’ve never seen this ad before.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
Listening to Mexican folk music on Youtube and they're running this horrible ad urging people to self-deport.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One point that may have been lost: I’ve never seen this ad before.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
It’s only when I searched for Mexican folk music tonight that YouTube started running it.
Google’s surveillance technology has enabled the government to selectively terrorize specific groups in service of white supremacy.
All I want for Christmas is <redacted>
Alright last month of the year, let’s finish on a high note
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
All I want for Christmas is <redacted>
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My autistic son no longer needs in-class support, is thriving in school and is doing well socially. This is because of the support and saint-like people who provided it in elementary school. You want autistic kids to be part of society? Give them the support they need.
Important story here westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/01/r...
Families worry as cost of autism therapy comes under state scrutiny • West Virginia Watch
State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for therapy for children with autism and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse.
westvirginiawatch.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My autistic son no longer needs in-class support, is thriving in school and is doing well socially. This is because of the support and saint-like people who provided it in elementary school. You want autistic kids to be part of society? Give them the support they need.
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Broke: "I want justice."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Broke: "I want justice."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
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The even worse part is that if you try and apply this to any situation other than politics people will rightly laugh at you and call you a fool.
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
All joking aside, the fundamental flaw with some people's view of politics is that no bad result is ever the fault of the bad actor who did it. It's always the fault of every other actor who "failed to stop them". The obvious drawbacks to this way of thinking are somehow obscured to its adherents.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The even worse part is that if you try and apply this to any situation other than politics people will rightly laugh at you and call you a fool.
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
"It's not the drunk driver's fault I lost my kids in that car accident, I blame the paramedics who couldn't save them at the scene!"
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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This is why, when banks like JP Morgan complain that they're being made to hold too much capital in reserve in case of the next financial crisis, you should not take them seriously.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Exxon-Mobil (current market cap): $488B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This is why, when banks like JP Morgan complain that they're being made to hold too much capital in reserve in case of the next financial crisis, you should not take them seriously.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Conservatives also don’t believe in the real First Amendment. Of course the student had the right to believe and say what she wants to — as the instructor correctly observed. But that’s not what they demand. They demand the “right” to have *other people be prevented from disagreeing them*.
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Conservatives also don’t believe in the real First Amendment. Of course the student had the right to believe and say what she wants to — as the instructor correctly observed. But that’s not what they demand. They demand the “right” to have *other people be prevented from disagreeing them*.
I, only semi-sarcastically, choose to blame the Prosperity Gospel con.
i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I, only semi-sarcastically, choose to blame the Prosperity Gospel con.
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Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
Time magazine quotes Canadian satirical website The Beaverton
A recent Time magazine article used a quote from Canadian satire site, the Beaverton, as a fact in reference to U.S. relationships with other countries.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
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They should do a Law & Order episode that represents the nobility of modern journalism: a year after a serial cannibal is acquitted, a star journalist comes out with a hit book that features evidence and a full sneering confession.
"I am a huge fan of the classic TV series 'Law & Order.' And yet I cannot think of a single episode — among hundreds — in which a journalist is depicted as honorable." www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Why I’m begging TV showrunners to stop writing journalists as villains - Poynter
I will stop shouting at the TV screen when journalists are portrayed with all their virtues and vices — not as caricatures
www.poynter.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
They should do a Law & Order episode that represents the nobility of modern journalism: a year after a serial cannibal is acquitted, a star journalist comes out with a hit book that features evidence and a full sneering confession.
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For everyone who remembers “The Emperor Has No Clothes,” it just took one kid refusing to play along.
my point is that even *saying* they are going to investigate is quite consequential and important.
of course they need to do much more. but we shouldn't downplay ground gained.
of course they need to do much more. but we shouldn't downplay ground gained.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
For everyone who remembers “The Emperor Has No Clothes,” it just took one kid refusing to play along.