Jay Batzner
@jaybatzner.bsky.social
I write weird music and read too many comic books. Sometimes I do both at the same time...
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health.
These came to mind immediately
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
These came to mind immediately
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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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The postal service is not a business, measuring it by revenue is the wrong frame for understanding its worth.
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The postal service is not a business, measuring it by revenue is the wrong frame for understanding its worth.
Admit it. A Christmas album by Huey Lewis and the News would have been awesome.
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Admit it. A Christmas album by Huey Lewis and the News would have been awesome.
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue - Detroit Metro Times
Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in East...
www.metrotimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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I lieu of therapy I’m assessing my own mental health solely on the basis of year-end listening stats. Diagnosis: I’m okay
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I lieu of therapy I’m assessing my own mental health solely on the basis of year-end listening stats. Diagnosis: I’m okay
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Rick Riordan continues to be a great example of a white cishet man using his privilege to open doors for marginalized identities.
Great choice for an artist's universe you can support for young readers.
Great choice for an artist's universe you can support for young readers.
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Rick Riordan continues to be a great example of a white cishet man using his privilege to open doors for marginalized identities.
Great choice for an artist's universe you can support for young readers.
Great choice for an artist's universe you can support for young readers.
Just putting this out there: the first year without David Lynch suuuuuuuuuuuucks
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Just putting this out there: the first year without David Lynch suuuuuuuuuuuucks
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So it’s NOT my imagination
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So it’s NOT my imagination
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I’m doing great {{citation needed}}
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I’m doing great {{citation needed}}
Holiday music albums we actually want:
Wu-Tang Clan
Wet Leg
Captain Beefheart
illuminati hotties
Merzbow
SOPHIE
And mark my words, if Lil Nas X and Doechii made a Christmas single, it will be bigger than Mariah's.
Wu-Tang Clan
Wet Leg
Captain Beefheart
illuminati hotties
Merzbow
SOPHIE
And mark my words, if Lil Nas X and Doechii made a Christmas single, it will be bigger than Mariah's.
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Holiday music albums we actually want:
Wu-Tang Clan
Wet Leg
Captain Beefheart
illuminati hotties
Merzbow
SOPHIE
And mark my words, if Lil Nas X and Doechii made a Christmas single, it will be bigger than Mariah's.
Wu-Tang Clan
Wet Leg
Captain Beefheart
illuminati hotties
Merzbow
SOPHIE
And mark my words, if Lil Nas X and Doechii made a Christmas single, it will be bigger than Mariah's.
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"This fall, I presented my paper, 'More of a Comment than a Question, ' at the main conference in my field. Because the college has eliminated travel funding for faculty, I covered the cost by selling off-season Girl Scout cookies to adults having panic attacks over the election."
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"This fall, I presented my paper, 'More of a Comment than a Question, ' at the main conference in my field. Because the college has eliminated travel funding for faculty, I covered the cost by selling off-season Girl Scout cookies to adults having panic attacks over the election."
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if what I did was a "war crime" then how come I'm not in trouble
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
if what I did was a "war crime" then how come I'm not in trouble
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I think it's really telling that there's never been a hot person who's into AI
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I think it's really telling that there's never been a hot person who's into AI
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Let's see if they can evict Yakko, Wakko, and Dot from that tower, where all the previous buyers have failed.
Wait, wait.
Netflix is going to take on massive debt to purchase Warner Bros?
Like did you not see AOL, AT&T and Discovery all step on that exact same rake or were you just not paying attention?
Netflix is going to take on massive debt to purchase Warner Bros?
Like did you not see AOL, AT&T and Discovery all step on that exact same rake or were you just not paying attention?
Warner Bros. Gets Mostly Cash Netflix Offer in New Round of Bids
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. was fielding a second round of bids on Monday, including a mostly cash offer from Netflix Inc., in an auction that could wrap up in the coming days or weeks, according to p...
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Let's see if they can evict Yakko, Wakko, and Dot from that tower, where all the previous buyers have failed.
I can do this, right? This has been a heavy week but it gets better, right?
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I can do this, right? This has been a heavy week but it gets better, right?
Another hilarious thing about Tenet is that the main character is the guy everyone has to explain the plot to.
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Another hilarious thing about Tenet is that the main character is the guy everyone has to explain the plot to.
The most unbelievable thing in the movie Tenet is the saxophone on stage at the opera scene. That was when I lost faith in the movie.
November 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The most unbelievable thing in the movie Tenet is the saxophone on stage at the opera scene. That was when I lost faith in the movie.
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
In this world of legacy sequels we don't want, how about giving us Buckaroo Banzai vs The World Crime League? People actually DO want that.
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In this world of legacy sequels we don't want, how about giving us Buckaroo Banzai vs The World Crime League? People actually DO want that.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
On second thought, maybe starting to watch Succession right now isn't the best thing for my sanity
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On second thought, maybe starting to watch Succession right now isn't the best thing for my sanity
If you need to calm down a Gen-Xer over Thanksgiving, try putting on an album of Mike Post TV themes.
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you need to calm down a Gen-Xer over Thanksgiving, try putting on an album of Mike Post TV themes.