John
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John
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· Jan 15
I'm moving my comics tweeting (skeeting?) over here to Bsky, with Cyclops and a giant octopus, I guess. This thread will be #5501-5600 of the Complete Marvel Reading Order (cmro.travis-starnes.com). I did the first 5500 (!) comics over on Twitter.
Anyway, Cyclops! Giant Octopus! Let's begin.
Anyway, Cyclops! Giant Octopus! Let's begin.
Okay, starting my thread of comics threads. You can find the older threads (for now) on X/Twitter.
First thread: 5501-5594 is here, with Scott Summers fighting a giant octopus. bsky.app/profile/john...
First thread: 5501-5594 is here, with Scott Summers fighting a giant octopus. bsky.app/profile/john...
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!
I'm not sure there were any great exit strategies but man this is just loser shit.
weirdly honest messaging from the breakaway mod/institutionalist leaders who blew up the party strategy
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm not sure there were any great exit strategies but man this is just loser shit.
For people saying that Democrats were on the verge of winning the shutdown, I'm going to note that last week when Schumer proposed a deal that would have given Democrats what they wanted in exchange for opening up the government, many of the same people were decrying it as a sellout.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For people saying that Democrats were on the verge of winning the shutdown, I'm going to note that last week when Schumer proposed a deal that would have given Democrats what they wanted in exchange for opening up the government, many of the same people were decrying it as a sellout.
Chait and Yglesias are often correct about things (but also often extremely incorrect), but Cillizza is wrong so much that him thinking this was bad absolutely moves me in the direction of "maybe caving *was* the right move."
the Democrats have lost MattY, Chait, even fucking Chris Cilizza on this cave
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
as far as I can tell the entire list of people in or around Democratic politics who think this vote was a good idea consists of the people who took the vote and whoever else in the caucus silently supported them
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Chait and Yglesias are often correct about things (but also often extremely incorrect), but Cillizza is wrong so much that him thinking this was bad absolutely moves me in the direction of "maybe caving *was* the right move."
A lot of people pooh poohing the SNAP funding and anti-RIF measures because Trump may just ignore the law anyway.
But if nothing matters then nothing matters. You should stop paying attention to Congress and certainly not get mad at Dems for not passing laws you like. Laws don't matter, remember?
But if nothing matters then nothing matters. You should stop paying attention to Congress and certainly not get mad at Dems for not passing laws you like. Laws don't matter, remember?
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
A lot of people pooh poohing the SNAP funding and anti-RIF measures because Trump may just ignore the law anyway.
But if nothing matters then nothing matters. You should stop paying attention to Congress and certainly not get mad at Dems for not passing laws you like. Laws don't matter, remember?
But if nothing matters then nothing matters. You should stop paying attention to Congress and certainly not get mad at Dems for not passing laws you like. Laws don't matter, remember?
Would be funny if these jokers scuttle the deal.
Rick Scott, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson have not voted. They appear to be negotiating something with Thune in the back of the Senate chamber.
We are at 56-40
Also waiting on Cornyn
We are at 56-40
Also waiting on Cornyn
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Would be funny if these jokers scuttle the deal.
Anyone from Virginia, Nevada, Illinois should be yelling at your senators (not Duckworth or Warner) to get them to flip to no on the final cloture vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Anyone from Virginia, Nevada, Illinois should be yelling at your senators (not Duckworth or Warner) to get them to flip to no on the final cloture vote.
This is so lame. Thune has been offering this the whole time.
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is so lame. Thune has been offering this the whole time.
Ugh, what the fuck. If you were going to cave for literally what Thune has been offering since October 1, why even shut down in the first place?
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ugh, what the fuck. If you were going to cave for literally what Thune has been offering since October 1, why even shut down in the first place?
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No kings, only this queen
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
No kings, only this queen
Has Vince Gilligan tricked me into watching a show with a ten minute dialogueless sequence of a woman riding a motorcycle and then flying a prop plane?
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Has Vince Gilligan tricked me into watching a show with a ten minute dialogueless sequence of a woman riding a motorcycle and then flying a prop plane?
Philly's hottest club is the valet parking office for Saloon, South Philly's top Italian restaurant for people in for the night from South Jersey, which is *blasting* "I Will Survive" right now
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Philly's hottest club is the valet parking office for Saloon, South Philly's top Italian restaurant for people in for the night from South Jersey, which is *blasting* "I Will Survive" right now
Both of these premises are questionable. (This is a district which has been represented by a Democrat for twenty-six of the last thirty years.)
I mean, yes, misguided progressive criticism of Golden has driven him from office and now Republicans are going to win the seat. According to me, that’s bad.
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Both of these premises are questionable. (This is a district which has been represented by a Democrat for twenty-six of the last thirty years.)
Apparently Matthew MacFadyen is playing Smiley in a series of Le Carré adaptations?!
I assume the MacFadyen version will really lean into the being cuckolded part.
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
I assume the MacFadyen version will really lean into the being cuckolded part.
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Matthew Macfadyen on Death by Lightning and Playing John LeCarré’s George Smiley
www.televisionacademy.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Apparently Matthew MacFadyen is playing Smiley in a series of Le Carré adaptations?!
I assume the MacFadyen version will really lean into the being cuckolded part.
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
I assume the MacFadyen version will really lean into the being cuckolded part.
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Let's just move to pure liberum veto. That would give small states even more ability to exert influence.
Underrated aspect of killing the filibuster is making pundit hacks at Cook Political p-p-p-piss their pants
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Let's just move to pure liberum veto. That would give small states even more ability to exert influence.
Do I have to hand it to Dr. Oz? Like, maybe?
Virtue ethics! It doesn't make Oz a good person overall, but he genuinely behaved admirably in this instance, and he did so because it had been so inculcated in him that that's what he's supposed to do that he did it without thinking.
Virtue ethics! It doesn't make Oz a good person overall, but he genuinely behaved admirably in this instance, and he did so because it had been so inculcated in him that that's what he's supposed to do that he did it without thinking.
Dr. Oz's instincts as a doctor made him immediately go to the guy's assistance. RFK's instincts as a drug-addicted failson made him immediately run away
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Do I have to hand it to Dr. Oz? Like, maybe?
Virtue ethics! It doesn't make Oz a good person overall, but he genuinely behaved admirably in this instance, and he did so because it had been so inculcated in him that that's what he's supposed to do that he did it without thinking.
Virtue ethics! It doesn't make Oz a good person overall, but he genuinely behaved admirably in this instance, and he did so because it had been so inculcated in him that that's what he's supposed to do that he did it without thinking.
Didn't he literally promise to leave New York if he lost this race? Another broken promise from Andrew Cuomo.
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Didn't he literally promise to leave New York if he lost this race? Another broken promise from Andrew Cuomo.
Look guys, if you don't think the Democrats will break, you have two choices, and I don't understand why you haven't chosen one yet.
GOP SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It may be 2026 when we'll come out of the shutdown.
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Look guys, if you don't think the Democrats will break, you have two choices, and I don't understand why you haven't chosen one yet.
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Being called a Republican on Bluesky is the most annoying shit in the world.
It's like someone questioning your heterosexuality when you've shown up at a strip club alone.
It's like someone questioning your heterosexuality when you've shown up at a strip club alone.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Being called a Republican on Bluesky is the most annoying shit in the world.
It's like someone questioning your heterosexuality when you've shown up at a strip club alone.
It's like someone questioning your heterosexuality when you've shown up at a strip club alone.
This is honestly more shameless than I would have expected.
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is honestly more shameless than I would have expected.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Sick story dude. I mean a Muslim democratic socialist just became mayor of NYC but I'm sure they were totally gonna make second rate Yale philosophy professors the number one target. Truly the most persecuted amongst us.
God I hate this loser shit.
God I hate this loser shit.
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Sick story dude. I mean a Muslim democratic socialist just became mayor of NYC but I'm sure they were totally gonna make second rate Yale philosophy professors the number one target. Truly the most persecuted amongst us.
God I hate this loser shit.
God I hate this loser shit.
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the Fascism Knowers all fleeing the country to whine from foreign lands was just another type of elite capitulation. i hope they enjoy their employment elsewhere because i am disinclined to offer it back to them should they return.
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
the Fascism Knowers all fleeing the country to whine from foreign lands was just another type of elite capitulation. i hope they enjoy their employment elsewhere because i am disinclined to offer it back to them should they return.
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