Ted Bunn
@tedbunn.bsky.social
This is amazing. I'm no lawyer, but as I understand it judges don't say this kind of thing in court orders. Good for this judge!
Order to release Adrian and Liam Arias is a real barn burner storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is amazing. I'm no lawyer, but as I understand it judges don't say this kind of thing in court orders. Good for this judge!
Talking about Roald Dahl with @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @bobwieman.bsky.social reminded me of this audio clip of Dahl reading "The Magic Finger". I still laugh every time I hear it.
(File is a video file because I don't think you can upload audio files to Bluesky.)
(File is a video file because I don't think you can upload audio files to Bluesky.)
January 31, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Talking about Roald Dahl with @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @bobwieman.bsky.social reminded me of this audio clip of Dahl reading "The Magic Finger". I still laugh every time I hear it.
(File is a video file because I don't think you can upload audio files to Bluesky.)
(File is a video file because I don't think you can upload audio files to Bluesky.)
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“Doctors won’t tell you this, but you don’t need medication for a tapeworm—all you need is the natural power of friction,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said as he dropped to the floor, lifted his legs high, and dragged his ass along the White House carpet during a press conference.
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet
WASHINGTON—In an address touting the practice as a completely drug-free method to relieve the common affliction, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonstrated Thursday how ...
theonion.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“Doctors won’t tell you this, but you don’t need medication for a tapeworm—all you need is the natural power of friction,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said as he dropped to the floor, lifted his legs high, and dragged his ass along the White House carpet during a press conference.
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I find @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's take on Roald Dahl fascinatingly strange. To me, the nastiness is central to what Dahl was all about. It's like Ned Flanders's opinion of Woody Allen: "I like his movies, except for that one little nervous guy who's always in them."
So the 11-year-old and I share workspace, and we've been listening to Roald Dahl lately. I like him a lot, but there's a note in much of his work of a kind of... nasty viciousness that I find really off-putting. Like, I just can't get into Matilda (sorry!)
January 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I find @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's take on Roald Dahl fascinatingly strange. To me, the nastiness is central to what Dahl was all about. It's like Ned Flanders's opinion of Woody Allen: "I like his movies, except for that one little nervous guy who's always in them."
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JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
I hope Schumer has a viable primary opponent next time around. I will support the hell out of that person.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I hope Schumer has a viable primary opponent next time around. I will support the hell out of that person.
I wish this were a realistic expectation ...
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I wish this were a realistic expectation ...
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It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
Among other things, Major General Stanley "knows the scientific names of beings animalculous". I always assumed that the last word was a concoction of WS Gilbert, but it turns out to be an actual word. OED citations:
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Among other things, Major General Stanley "knows the scientific names of beings animalculous". I always assumed that the last word was a concoction of WS Gilbert, but it turns out to be an actual word. OED citations:
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This could have been the lead story from every news organization in the country if any of them cared that the president is deeply racist.
Trump: "Somalia -- they turned out to be higher IQ than we thought. I always say, 'These are low IQ people.' How did they go into Minnesota and steal all that money?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This could have been the lead story from every news organization in the country if any of them cared that the president is deeply racist.
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
We have a rule in our household that the word "pedantic" is not to be used pejoratively.
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
We have a rule in our household that the word "pedantic" is not to be used pejoratively.
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Sounds like a you problem, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Sounds like a you problem, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
This is pretty much the episode of Black Mirror I just saw
This is gonna be way funnier in 2035
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January 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This is pretty much the episode of Black Mirror I just saw
This is insane. Miami Beach police went to a woman’s house to question her about a comment on Facebook that was critical of the mayor but was obviously protected speech under the first amendment.
‘Offensive to the First Amendment’: Free speech group blasts Miami Beach PD
The organization FIRE accused the department of “an egregious abuse of power” that “chills the exercise of First Amendment rights.”
www.miamiherald.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This is insane. Miami Beach police went to a woman’s house to question her about a comment on Facebook that was critical of the mayor but was obviously protected speech under the first amendment.
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Today's SMBC from @zachweinersmith.bsky.social is so goddamn funny in so few words. I tip my hat. Hope @chuckwendig.bsky.social sees it! www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fuzz
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Fuzz
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Fuzz
www.smbc-comics.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Today's SMBC from @zachweinersmith.bsky.social is so goddamn funny in so few words. I tip my hat. Hope @chuckwendig.bsky.social sees it! www.smbc-comics.com/comic/fuzz
As a former Minnesota resident, I strongly confirm point #3. You really have to make an effort to get Minnesotans to be openly hostile to you (as opposed to silently scorning you behind your back), but ICE proved they were up to the challenge.
I've heard rumors that Philadelphia is next for the ICE invasion after Minneapolis.
Maybe I'm wrong, but
1) More than 11% of all ICE agents are in Minneapolis, and they've utterly failed to pacify the city.
2) Philly is 5x the size of Minneapolis.
3) "Minnesota nice" is a thing. We don't have that.
Maybe I'm wrong, but
1) More than 11% of all ICE agents are in Minneapolis, and they've utterly failed to pacify the city.
2) Philly is 5x the size of Minneapolis.
3) "Minnesota nice" is a thing. We don't have that.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
As a former Minnesota resident, I strongly confirm point #3. You really have to make an effort to get Minnesotans to be openly hostile to you (as opposed to silently scorning you behind your back), but ICE proved they were up to the challenge.
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BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
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Schumer needs to be defeated as leader in January 2027.
There is real rancor in the caucus with him; this is an achievable goal.
Call your senators, ask your candidates - do not support Schumer for leader.
There is real rancor in the caucus with him; this is an achievable goal.
Call your senators, ask your candidates - do not support Schumer for leader.
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Schumer needs to be defeated as leader in January 2027.
There is real rancor in the caucus with him; this is an achievable goal.
Call your senators, ask your candidates - do not support Schumer for leader.
There is real rancor in the caucus with him; this is an achievable goal.
Call your senators, ask your candidates - do not support Schumer for leader.
I had a 3:45 doctor's appointment today, and it was done by 3:41. I recommend going to a superluminal doctor.
January 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I had a 3:45 doctor's appointment today, and it was done by 3:41. I recommend going to a superluminal doctor.
I really wonder what'll happen with Christopher Nolan's film of the Odyssey. Given that everything he makes is enormously overlong, what'll happen if he starts with an actual epic?
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I really wonder what'll happen with Christopher Nolan's film of the Odyssey. Given that everything he makes is enormously overlong, what'll happen if he starts with an actual epic?
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Rowling hasn't said a word about grok producing nonconsentual porn photos of women or CSAM. She doesn't actually give a damn about women and children. She just hates trans people.
January 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Rowling hasn't said a word about grok producing nonconsentual porn photos of women or CSAM. She doesn't actually give a damn about women and children. She just hates trans people.