patrick mcmahon
@patrickmcmahon.bsky.social
copywriter, painter 📌 washington dc
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finally a bear that can tell my son to kill himself
Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in a child’s imagination — they talk through built-in AI chatbots. https://cnn.it/4pvld4F
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
finally a bear that can tell my son to kill himself
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You will one day cherish the naive ambition behind the early work you didn’t know how to make well. That old crap rocked
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
You will one day cherish the naive ambition behind the early work you didn’t know how to make well. That old crap rocked
i didn't get into georgetown prep because in the interview i described the campus as "expansive" and the interviewer did not know that word and assumed i said "expensive" and got mad
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i didn't get into georgetown prep because in the interview i described the campus as "expansive" and the interviewer did not know that word and assumed i said "expensive" and got mad
would like to read a single encouraging headline about my chosen career, thanks
Omnicom to axe historic ad agencies and cut 4,000 jobs in IPG takeover on.ft.com/3XopTNd
Omnicom to axe historic ad agencies and cut 4,000 jobs in IPG takeover
John Wren enacts swift restructuring and says cost savings from $13bn deal will surpass previous estimates
on.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
would like to read a single encouraging headline about my chosen career, thanks
redshift riser handlebars understand a 35+ man's need: i have cut my fork steerer low for a cool aero position and am nowhere near flexible enough to make it work on any regular basis
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
redshift riser handlebars understand a 35+ man's need: i have cut my fork steerer low for a cool aero position and am nowhere near flexible enough to make it work on any regular basis
ah. art direction
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
ah. art direction
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
Ok
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Ok
what am i supposed to do with this
Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six years. https://cnn.it/4rlWctI
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
what am i supposed to do with this
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By 30 every man should have a hobby that will kill him someday, an ex who internet stalks them, briefly considered moving to Philadelphia, multiple baristas who know details about their lives their own mothers don’t know, and a blood feud with a local politician
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
By 30 every man should have a hobby that will kill him someday, an ex who internet stalks them, briefly considered moving to Philadelphia, multiple baristas who know details about their lives their own mothers don’t know, and a blood feud with a local politician
unchecked manifestation of evil named person of the year
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
unchecked manifestation of evil named person of the year
we need to come with something more descriptive and more accurate than "business friendly"
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
we need to come with something more descriptive and more accurate than "business friendly"
👍👍👍
CREDIT-CARD ACCOUNTS 90+ DAYS PAST DUE ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST POINT IN 14 YEARS, PER BLOOMBERG.
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
👍👍👍
this and the market for "guaranteed human" is right there. it will become something you pay for.
One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
this and the market for "guaranteed human" is right there. it will become something you pay for.
boring. do airbags if you're really real
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
boring. do airbags if you're really real
never learn anything about anyone or anything ever again :) true freedom is never thinking :)
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
never learn anything about anyone or anything ever again :) true freedom is never thinking :)
need a bluesky list of State Property fans
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
need a bluesky list of State Property fans
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when people start dooming just play that and this on repeat, we can't lose youtu.be/6Icb-GJWCr8?...
Freeway - What We Do (Remastered)
YouTube video by Vevo Music Group
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
when people start dooming just play that and this on repeat, we can't lose youtu.be/6Icb-GJWCr8?...
it was gonna be this or "thankful for police." have some gratitude!
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
it was gonna be this or "thankful for police." have some gratitude!
you have to disclose this in the interview right
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
you have to disclose this in the interview right
forgot about wework for a second there
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
forgot about wework for a second there
Charlie Brown trending for hoes reasons I assume
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Charlie Brown trending for hoes reasons I assume
met a curator this weekend that i have been trying to talk to for two full years and sent The Follow Up Email and think i'm gonna throw up
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
met a curator this weekend that i have been trying to talk to for two full years and sent The Follow Up Email and think i'm gonna throw up
what is the urbanist solution to 48x60" paintings
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
what is the urbanist solution to 48x60" paintings