Texty the Bard
@textualdeviance.bsky.social
Democrat & Social Justice Bard. Queer/Enby/Spoonie/Neurospicy. Gen Xer & PNW snob.
I write SFF, sing, cuddle my spouse/kids/cats & swear a lot.
False equivalence, class reductionism, AI slop, GOP/fascist BS = block
WA Rebel Bird pic: Rebecca LaPointe.
I write SFF, sing, cuddle my spouse/kids/cats & swear a lot.
False equivalence, class reductionism, AI slop, GOP/fascist BS = block
WA Rebel Bird pic: Rebecca LaPointe.
This is the post. There are only about 50 million foreign-born people in the US. Second-gen (natural born citizens) is about another 50 million. They want to deport all of those people.
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
This is the post. There are only about 50 million foreign-born people in the US. Second-gen (natural born citizens) is about another 50 million. They want to deport all of those people.
Bsky says otherwise.
So. Trollfarm or just a dipshit?
So. Trollfarm or just a dipshit?
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Bsky says otherwise.
So. Trollfarm or just a dipshit?
So. Trollfarm or just a dipshit?
WTF is this bot shit? Look, I'm enough of a realist that I come off as a doomer, but I would never imply that we shouldn't bother voting at all. That's apathy propaganda, and it's aimed squarely at the people most likely to buy into it.
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM
WTF is this bot shit? Look, I'm enough of a realist that I come off as a doomer, but I would never imply that we shouldn't bother voting at all. That's apathy propaganda, and it's aimed squarely at the people most likely to buy into it.
Speaking of rather shocking FB things.
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Speaking of rather shocking FB things.
2016, FTR. And though it's crystal clear that sexism is a factor, it's also fascinating that a bunch of Latino men who voted for Clinton didn't vote for Harris. And it's not necessarily racism, because their numbers were more or less the same for Obama.
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
2016, FTR. And though it's crystal clear that sexism is a factor, it's also fascinating that a bunch of Latino men who voted for Clinton didn't vote for Harris. And it's not necessarily racism, because their numbers were more or less the same for Obama.
Jesus Christ. Can we please dispense with the endless hot takes about why Trump won twice but lost to Biden? It's the easiest fucking thing in the universe to figure out.
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Jesus Christ. Can we please dispense with the endless hot takes about why Trump won twice but lost to Biden? It's the easiest fucking thing in the universe to figure out.
WTF is that one on the lower left? How do you even get through that without sobbing?
We have some doozies here, too, though, and most of them also involve hills with a 15-20% grade. Absolutely delightful when we get our annual ice storms.
We have some doozies here, too, though, and most of them also involve hills with a 15-20% grade. Absolutely delightful when we get our annual ice storms.
January 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
WTF is that one on the lower left? How do you even get through that without sobbing?
We have some doozies here, too, though, and most of them also involve hills with a 15-20% grade. Absolutely delightful when we get our annual ice storms.
We have some doozies here, too, though, and most of them also involve hills with a 15-20% grade. Absolutely delightful when we get our annual ice storms.
Unfortunately, even those ways wouldn't help.
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Unfortunately, even those ways wouldn't help.
LOL. Probably the first time I've ever heard that facts have a conservative bias.
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
LOL. Probably the first time I've ever heard that facts have a conservative bias.
There's a bit of one, but not as pronounced as the split with women. We're also not a very educated country to begin with. Only 44% of voters have a Bachelor's or more.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
There's a bit of one, but not as pronounced as the split with women. We're also not a very educated country to begin with. Only 44% of voters have a Bachelor's or more.
A clip from an excellent post by Ben Leeds Carson on FB.
January 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
A clip from an excellent post by Ben Leeds Carson on FB.
It's also, however, important to remember that impeachment/removal alone won't save us, because it's evil all the way down. It could even make things worse, because of the (false) perception that Vance isn't as bad, which may make some midterm voters less motivated to get out to the polls.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
It's also, however, important to remember that impeachment/removal alone won't save us, because it's evil all the way down. It could even make things worse, because of the (false) perception that Vance isn't as bad, which may make some midterm voters less motivated to get out to the polls.
Seriously, this is *hysterical.*
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Seriously, this is *hysterical.*
Allow me to crush it again.
January 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Allow me to crush it again.
This is probably closer to the real end result.
December 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is probably closer to the real end result.
This is why we can't have nice things. And by "nice things," I mean a country that isn't run by absolute monsters.
This was a comment on a post about the rise in bullying of queer children, btw. There were also several other comments defending bullying, as a way to "toughen up" "soft" kids. Barf.
This was a comment on a post about the rise in bullying of queer children, btw. There were also several other comments defending bullying, as a way to "toughen up" "soft" kids. Barf.
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is why we can't have nice things. And by "nice things," I mean a country that isn't run by absolute monsters.
This was a comment on a post about the rise in bullying of queer children, btw. There were also several other comments defending bullying, as a way to "toughen up" "soft" kids. Barf.
This was a comment on a post about the rise in bullying of queer children, btw. There were also several other comments defending bullying, as a way to "toughen up" "soft" kids. Barf.
Exhibit A: Big, two-story family room primarily used as a giant toy box/play space for my daughter.
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Exhibit A: Big, two-story family room primarily used as a giant toy box/play space for my daughter.
If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
One of our many bookshelves. No plants because cats and toddler, but pretty much everything else. We also have an entire box of Cat5 cable in our garage. It has a sticker on it that says "Recommended for the INTERNET!"
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
One of our many bookshelves. No plants because cats and toddler, but pretty much everything else. We also have an entire box of Cat5 cable in our garage. It has a sticker on it that says "Recommended for the INTERNET!"
This is me at 15. #ImAChild
Not that that mattered to the men who took advantage of me at that age and earlier. I started developing in 4th grade, and was very socially awkward and effectively feral, thanks to neglectful parents. That made it open season on me.
Not that that mattered to the men who took advantage of me at that age and earlier. I started developing in 4th grade, and was very socially awkward and effectively feral, thanks to neglectful parents. That made it open season on me.
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is me at 15. #ImAChild
Not that that mattered to the men who took advantage of me at that age and earlier. I started developing in 4th grade, and was very socially awkward and effectively feral, thanks to neglectful parents. That made it open season on me.
Not that that mattered to the men who took advantage of me at that age and earlier. I started developing in 4th grade, and was very socially awkward and effectively feral, thanks to neglectful parents. That made it open season on me.
This is a weird chart. Harris lost the most, relative to Biden, among X and Zoomer *women.* The even weirder part is that Hillary lost huge percentages, compared to Obama, among men. So what was different between Harris and Obama that so many women didn't like?
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is a weird chart. Harris lost the most, relative to Biden, among X and Zoomer *women.* The even weirder part is that Hillary lost huge percentages, compared to Obama, among men. So what was different between Harris and Obama that so many women didn't like?
I think there are two things contributing: The loss of a chunk of our generation's share of queer men to AIDS (mostly affected late Boomers, but we lost many, too.) And also a lot of men bitter that their moms worked. The gender gap is pretty huge in both X and Boomers.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I think there are two things contributing: The loss of a chunk of our generation's share of queer men to AIDS (mostly affected late Boomers, but we lost many, too.) And also a lot of men bitter that their moms worked. The gender gap is pretty huge in both X and Boomers.