öx45tallboy
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@ox45tallboy.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hello BlueSky! Follow me for random Gen X crap and the Fark Weird News Quiz every Friday.
How at this point are the farmers of Tennessee still thinking Republicans have their best interests at heart?
Do they really think trans immigrants are the reason they can't find people to pick their vegetables or why soy is selling so low?
Do they really think trans immigrants are the reason they can't find people to pick their vegetables or why soy is selling so low?
The good news:
1) Aftyn Behn moved a ruby red district 12 points more blue.
2) She can and should run again in the midterm election.
3) With real investment and good candidates, every R+ 7 or less seat is now in play.
The bad news:
Rural white voters are still the absolute worst.
1) Aftyn Behn moved a ruby red district 12 points more blue.
2) She can and should run again in the midterm election.
3) With real investment and good candidates, every R+ 7 or less seat is now in play.
The bad news:
Rural white voters are still the absolute worst.
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
How at this point are the farmers of Tennessee still thinking Republicans have their best interests at heart?
Do they really think trans immigrants are the reason they can't find people to pick their vegetables or why soy is selling so low?
Do they really think trans immigrants are the reason they can't find people to pick their vegetables or why soy is selling so low?
This is compounded by the fact that SteamOS appears to be our best hope right now against Microsoft and their data-harvesting, vibe-coded, forced-AI Windows 11. No one wants the shit Microsoft is forcing on us, but they're not banning the game.
One of the many things worth thinking about re: Steam's ban on Horses is how it highlights is the centralization problem caused by having such a monolithic (and maybe mono-something-else) retail giant.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This is compounded by the fact that SteamOS appears to be our best hope right now against Microsoft and their data-harvesting, vibe-coded, forced-AI Windows 11. No one wants the shit Microsoft is forcing on us, but they're not banning the game.
yay capitalism
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
yay capitalism
I looked up the menu of the Amish restaurant I saw today and their special this week is enchiladas.
I don't know what to think about that.
I don't know what to think about that.
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I looked up the menu of the Amish restaurant I saw today and their special this week is enchiladas.
I don't know what to think about that.
I don't know what to think about that.
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Even if we were actually at war, the whole "fog of war" crap falls apart because the only reason to send another missile is if the survivors of the first were able to be seen.
That's kind of the opposite of "fog of war".
That's kind of the opposite of "fog of war".
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Even if we were actually at war, the whole "fog of war" crap falls apart because the only reason to send another missile is if the survivors of the first were able to be seen.
That's kind of the opposite of "fog of war".
That's kind of the opposite of "fog of war".
Where are his shoulders
Junior is melting down tonight about the special election tomorrow in TN, which should be a cakewalk for Republicans. But it isn’t, thanks to his dad’s unpopularity.
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Where are his shoulders
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My thoughts on the “male loneliness” epidemic:
There are many high profile examples of what women are looking for in a partner:
Tom Holland
Travis Kelce
Prince Harry
George Clooney
Klay Thompson
Benny Blanco
Jason Kelce
Russel Wilson
They all have the same thing in common:
There are many high profile examples of what women are looking for in a partner:
Tom Holland
Travis Kelce
Prince Harry
George Clooney
Klay Thompson
Benny Blanco
Jason Kelce
Russel Wilson
They all have the same thing in common:
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My thoughts on the “male loneliness” epidemic:
There are many high profile examples of what women are looking for in a partner:
Tom Holland
Travis Kelce
Prince Harry
George Clooney
Klay Thompson
Benny Blanco
Jason Kelce
Russel Wilson
They all have the same thing in common:
There are many high profile examples of what women are looking for in a partner:
Tom Holland
Travis Kelce
Prince Harry
George Clooney
Klay Thompson
Benny Blanco
Jason Kelce
Russel Wilson
They all have the same thing in common:
My area got a "Winter Weather Advisory" last night and I was supposed to wake up to snow and I am disappointed.
it feels like snow out there
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My area got a "Winter Weather Advisory" last night and I was supposed to wake up to snow and I am disappointed.
I really like Dispatch but can we agree that there's something weird about an office sim that pushes you into dating either your boss or your subordinate?
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I really like Dispatch but can we agree that there's something weird about an office sim that pushes you into dating either your boss or your subordinate?
I'm really not sure bringing Sarah Pain back into today's political discourse would be a net positive regardless of her opinions.
My periodic reminder that Sarah Palin (quite correctly) called for Rahm Emmanuel to be fired when he used the "R" word.
And my periodic reminder that maybe a political reporter wants to ask her what should happen when Trump uses it.
Like any reporter.
And my periodic reminder that maybe a political reporter wants to ask her what should happen when Trump uses it.
Like any reporter.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm really not sure bringing Sarah Pain back into today's political discourse would be a net positive regardless of her opinions.
You're. In. My. Seat.
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
You're. In. My. Seat.
My takeaway is that the NG is not trained to respond to urban violence like a police officer. They don't belong there.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
D.C. police to begin patrolling with National Guard after fatal attack
If enacted on a long-term basis, the change would significantly shift the way National Guard troops have worked with law enforcement in the District since their arrival.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
My takeaway is that the NG is not trained to respond to urban violence like a police officer. They don't belong there.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In other news, someone bought a buttload of Trump-backed Liberty Financial's latest meme coin this week.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ye...
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In other news, someone bought a buttload of Trump-backed Liberty Financial's latest meme coin this week.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Anyone else remember when you got a free indestructible yellow plastic cup in your bag of dog food?
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Anyone else remember when you got a free indestructible yellow plastic cup in your bag of dog food?
If data centers are getting this ridiculous amount of investment, they can use some of this money to expand power grids. This whole "socialize the cost while privatizing the profits" thing is unworkable.
The main reason any state needs energy is because data centers are hogging it …🔻
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If data centers are getting this ridiculous amount of investment, they can use some of this money to expand power grids. This whole "socialize the cost while privatizing the profits" thing is unworkable.
There's a word for an attempted coup with no repercussions for the participants.
Practice.
Practice.
The 2020 Georgia election case is going to be dismissed in its entirety, with the prosecutor offering less-than-persuasive reasoning. A miscarriage of justice that weakens our democracy.
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
There's a word for an attempted coup with no repercussions for the participants.
Practice.
Practice.
After two assassination attempts on Trump by white guys born in the US, why is he not doing a "full review" of white guys who like guns?
So now they’re going to be doing individualized re-review of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees’ cases on TOP of the re-review of 200,000+ refugees who entered under Biden?
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
After two assassination attempts on Trump by white guys born in the US, why is he not doing a "full review" of white guys who like guns?
I'm beginning to think it wasn't the best random crap
we evolved from random crap
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'm beginning to think it wasn't the best random crap
I don't like calling this a "technicality". The fact is that the cases were so weak that the only person Trump could find to prosecute them was so incompetent she couldn't even see how bad they were, much less do her job effectively.
"The government and Halligan here got off on a technicality.
And yet, in the rough and tumble world of criminal litigation, a win is a win."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the dismissal of the Letitia James and James Comey indictments in The Situation.
And yet, in the rough and tumble world of criminal litigation, a win is a win."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the dismissal of the Letitia James and James Comey indictments in The Situation.
The Situation: Not The Way I Wanted This to End
But I’ll take it.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I don't like calling this a "technicality". The fact is that the cases were so weak that the only person Trump could find to prosecute them was so incompetent she couldn't even see how bad they were, much less do her job effectively.
These are the people who for years heard the worst propaganda imaginable about Obama and how evil he was. They knew it was BS, but they repeated it anyway because he wasn't on their team. Now when they hear this about Trump, they think the left is doing the same thing they did.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
These are the people who for years heard the worst propaganda imaginable about Obama and how evil he was. They knew it was BS, but they repeated it anyway because he wasn't on their team. Now when they hear this about Trump, they think the left is doing the same thing they did.
Then the only people who would run for office would be independently wealthy people who don't need the money and would be far less likely to implement programs that benefit the poor.
Hey so what if I said politicians shouldn't be able to make millions of dollars in office and that they should be subjected to earn the same minimum wage of their state?
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Then the only people who would run for office would be independently wealthy people who don't need the money and would be far less likely to implement programs that benefit the poor.
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fark.com/13887156 --Fark headline: Mountains, calculators, video game promotions, and stuff you really shouldn't bring to Thanksgiving this year are all on the Fark Weird News Quiz, Nov 14-20 19th Century Journalism Edition
Mountains, calculators, video game promotions, and stuff you really shouldn't bring to Thanksgiving this year are all on the Fark Weird News Quiz, Nov 14-20 19th Century Journalism Edition
Mountains, calculators, video game promotions, and stuff you really shouldn't bring to Thanksgiving this year are all on the Fark Weird News Quiz, Nov 14-20 19th Century Journalism Edition
fark.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
fark.com/13887156 --Fark headline: Mountains, calculators, video game promotions, and stuff you really shouldn't bring to Thanksgiving this year are all on the Fark Weird News Quiz, Nov 14-20 19th Century Journalism Edition
He's in the corner, eating some small furry thing he found in the tunnels under the White House.
I'd give him some space for a bit.
I'd give him some space for a bit.
Has anyone checked on Stephen Miller since the Mamdani meeting?
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
He's in the corner, eating some small furry thing he found in the tunnels under the White House.
I'd give him some space for a bit.
I'd give him some space for a bit.