Turkey Skull Fisher
@paulfish.bsky.social
Urbanist and Economist who likes Cats and Beta hats. Also writes mysteries for tabletop games.
Site: pauljfisher.com
Hot takes are my own and not employers.
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Site: pauljfisher.com
Hot takes are my own and not employers.
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OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
/1
I got offered BNPL pay in 4 for a bottle of aldi wine.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I got offered BNPL pay in 4 for a bottle of aldi wine.
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In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
– Vet ikke hva jeg er mest imponert over: At de klarte å komme seg inn i situasjonen, eller at de kom seg ut av den
Mandag kveld bød på komiske scener fra Alexander Kiellands plass.
www.ao.no
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In Oslo, four articulated buses trapped themselves in a roundabout yesterday.
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
"I don't know what I'm most impressed with: That they managed to get into the situation, or that they got out of it."
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Right now on reddit there's a guy inventing a new kind of brick to build his home with and it's going about as well as you can imagine
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Right now on reddit there's a guy inventing a new kind of brick to build his home with and it's going about as well as you can imagine
I have 6 gloves, how many match?
Fing zero.
Fing zero.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I have 6 gloves, how many match?
Fing zero.
Fing zero.
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If you have a problem with trans women, trans men, or trans people of any make or gender, then you got a problem with me and I suggest you let that marinate
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you have a problem with trans women, trans men, or trans people of any make or gender, then you got a problem with me and I suggest you let that marinate
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My exception to the more public works clause is: no more road widening, ever, except to add protected bike and pedestrian lanes or bus or rail, thank you.
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My exception to the more public works clause is: no more road widening, ever, except to add protected bike and pedestrian lanes or bus or rail, thank you.
FYI this implies SUVs are fallen angels.
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
FYI this implies SUVs are fallen angels.
Note that the down payment is 20% or the eternal soul of your firstborn.
"Most lenders utilize current technology like DocuSign to streamline paperwork, but the 100-year mortgage requires all disclosures to be signed in person and in blood, in the inner sanctum of a participating satanic temple or abandoned Countrywide Financial building."
FAQ About Our New 100-Year Mortgage Loan
“Trump introduced a new idea to tackle home affordability: a 50-year mortgage loan. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte called the p...
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Note that the down payment is 20% or the eternal soul of your firstborn.
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"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
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the biggest section of the REM (and imo the most important phase) opened today, basically extending a highway-median suburban branch into a full-fledged 50 km north-south metro across the montreal region
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
the biggest section of the REM (and imo the most important phase) opened today, basically extending a highway-median suburban branch into a full-fledged 50 km north-south metro across the montreal region
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
Just saying: "You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above."
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Just saying: "You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above."
Reupping
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reupping
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Note: As I am one of the matchers here, donate if I've annoyed you to make me poorer. If you really hate me, get your friends to donate too.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
➡️ Donor Matchers
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
doctor strange is flying through the air with many hands spread out
Alt: GIF from the Marvel movie Avengers: Infinity War, showing Dr. Strange floating in the air rotating his arms inward before dozens of duplicate Dr. Stranges fly out from behind him
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Note: As I am one of the matchers here, donate if I've annoyed you to make me poorer. If you really hate me, get your friends to donate too.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
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Hey, it's foodraiser time - give early, give often!!
Seriously, y'all - Greg's food drive is a huge success story. Let's keep it going. I believe in this one so much that I agreed to kick in money to increase the impact of some.of the contributions.
Seriously, y'all - Greg's food drive is a huge success story. Let's keep it going. I believe in this one so much that I agreed to kick in money to increase the impact of some.of the contributions.
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hey, it's foodraiser time - give early, give often!!
Seriously, y'all - Greg's food drive is a huge success story. Let's keep it going. I believe in this one so much that I agreed to kick in money to increase the impact of some.of the contributions.
Seriously, y'all - Greg's food drive is a huge success story. Let's keep it going. I believe in this one so much that I agreed to kick in money to increase the impact of some.of the contributions.
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Build baby build!
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Build baby build!
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
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Gonna try to do Foodraiser history but someone wants snugs so it's gonna be a challenge 🤪
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Gonna try to do Foodraiser history but someone wants snugs so it's gonna be a challenge 🤪
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Totally forgot to share what students actually get out of this deal!
Below is a screenshot of this year's Costco order: 1x of most items, then 2x of a few
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Below is a screenshot of this year's Costco order: 1x of most items, then 2x of a few
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Need to fire up a Foodraiser thread soon, but the Costco order is in
Food comes out to $129,606.45 this year, up +2.28% YoY
If you're willing to be one of our per-donor matchers, please let me know!
Food comes out to $129,606.45 this year, up +2.28% YoY
If you're willing to be one of our per-donor matchers, please let me know!
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Totally forgot to share what students actually get out of this deal!
Below is a screenshot of this year's Costco order: 1x of most items, then 2x of a few
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Below is a screenshot of this year's Costco order: 1x of most items, then 2x of a few
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
Note: As I am one of the matchers here, donate if I've annoyed you to make me poorer. If you really hate me, get your friends to donate too.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
➡️ Donor Matchers
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
The highlight of this event each fundraiser, we have folks who have agreed to join me in donating a certain dollar amount for each individual contributor across all these donation methods 🔥
So the more *people* who give, the more money the matchers give!
doctor strange is flying through the air with many hands spread out
Alt: GIF from the Marvel movie Avengers: Infinity War, showing Dr. Strange floating in the air rotating his arms inward before dozens of duplicate Dr. Stranges fly out from behind him
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Note: As I am one of the matchers here, donate if I've annoyed you to make me poorer. If you really hate me, get your friends to donate too.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
I will also provide personally tailored bad takes to annoy you into donating if needed.
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***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
***
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
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To my Chicagoland brethren, enjoy!
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
To my Chicagoland brethren, enjoy!
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all of this is also true for sexism. you tell me you think women are biologically less smart and i’ll suspect that i could probably convince you to drink your own piss
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
all of this is also true for sexism. you tell me you think women are biologically less smart and i’ll suspect that i could probably convince you to drink your own piss