Get this ugly guy out of here. Back under your bridge, demon
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoFetterman: "I own mirrors. I know I'm an ugly guy."
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bookseller, book buyer, book scout, bookstore owner, horror & rare book collector. I don't read; it's my terrible secret, please don't tell anybody I used to be famous for being trans, like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee. Psalms 109:8
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoI know that "drivers from [X] are terrible" is mostly confirmation bias, but it really is incredible how much driving not just badly, but like an asshole in my area is accompanied by New Hampshire plates. I know they love Live Free or Die, but Fuck You, Out of my Way would be way more appropriate
To commemorate today’s official book release of “The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn” I wrote the following column for @thenation.com “Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again” thenation.com/article/soci...
Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again
Zinn saw firsthand what happened when liberals did more to fight the left than the right—they sabotaged their own power.
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"Why is every woman perimenopausal?? It must be the vaccines!" - a 54 year old
kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · 2d agoCat Power is antivax
They made the trans woman disappear from this story like it was a magic trick. Incredible work, everybody
Karrid 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️@karrid.myatproto.social · 2d agoWell, it appears that, sometime in the last 17 hours, Gwen Pepperoni was suspended for the crime of pointing out Ken Jennings' transphobia.
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
i cannot get over how funny the moderation tag on this is
USSR Pictures@ussrpictures.bsky.social · 2d ago"Prudery is the enemy of art" - Soviet poster, 1980s
More like Jack Offsbourne. *drowns in a sea of roses*
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d agoSo, Jack Osbourne has yet to delete or clarify his videos that falsely claim I used AI to write an article. Lots of people have encouraged me to sue him, which as I explain here, isn’t realistic. But I greatly appreciate the support for me and @spitfirenews.com. spitfirenews.com/p/jack-osbou...
Why did conservatives think he agreed with them? Did he do something? Was there a reason? Why did they think that? Hey, where are you going??
Them@them.us · 3d agoThe ‘Jeopardy!’ host made it absolutely clear where he stands once again.
When no child wants to go through this and no parent wants to put them through it, when interest in participating in girls/women's sports dries up so completely that there simply aren't enough athletes to sustain a program anywhere at last, it won't be an accident. It will be a goal fulfilled.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Something that is being talked about more and more, but still not enough, is that the automotive industry is a world historic conspiracy that has made almost every single aspect of society worse for its existence.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d agoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
Silksong Update: I'm deep in the guts of Act 3 now and making a real effort to fight & find (not necessarily in that order) everything. I have liked this game a lot more than I was expecting to. A few things have struck me as real low points, but overall I've enjoyed my time with it.
Red Durkin@daedsider.bsky.social · last wk.Update: in the name of saying nice things, I've really liked most of this game. Lace is cool. Phantom's cool. First sinner? cool. Mount Faye was grueling, but rewarding. Even Raging Conchfly was fun! Fuck Groal. More specifically fuck everything they glued onto him instead of making him interesting
Trying to decide if I should go see the Od movie tonight even though it would mean I, a 42 year old, would not be leaving the theater until after 10:30. PM. In the night time.
There are more people who've parlayed middling athletic prospects into profitable careers decrying the inclusion of trans women in sports than there are trans women in sports.
really loving all the protests against and support for trans women happening in and around the WNBA, a league that has never had a trans woman play in it. we’re just THAT interesting to talk about! for everyone! how fun!!!!
Delighting my friend's 9 & 12 year old kids by doing an impression of the sound modems used to make when connecting to the internet. Horrifying them by telling them about how no one could use the phone while you were online.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams has to go the way his blood beats@wolven.blacksky.app · 2mo ago…Are you kidding me? This country's treatment of voice actors is fucking abysmal. Aqua Teen Hunger Force essentially built Adult Swim, & if there were any justice, Carey Means shouldn't have to work another day in his life. Between this & Andy Merrill's trouble, i just… what the fuck. What the fuck.
I miss a lot of things about Oakland, but going past Marcus Books every day is right up there
My employee was running a bit behind this morning. A woman was looking in the windows when she arrived. "Sorry, we'll be open in just a moment!" my employee said. The woman responded with disdain, "oh, don't worry. I won't be patronizing this bookstore." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Red Durkin@daedsider.bsky.social · 4w agoMy bookstore is unapologetically leftist. I work very hard to curate our inventory. We often get compliments from customers. We also, sometimes, get people who wander around for a bit with a look of abject disgust on their face before quietly leaving. This, too, feels like a compliment.
Some great new reaction images to use when people are obtuse on BlueSky.
You know, I'm something of an ex male myself
Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2y agoElon Musk says they're working on a Gmail rival called Xmail 📩
Date: I'd like to try reverse cowgirl Me: okay. uh, lrig... woc?
people will post anything on the internet “not reeking like hot garbage in the summer and having rats crawling all over your feet as you stroll the sidewalks is gentrification” no it’s not, that isn’t trueb
brent sewer socialist🚰🌹@therealbrent.bsky.social · 4d agoFound maybe the worst take in history
And today I came across the first 100% for sure one I've seen on Edelweiss (the website where publishers put their catalogs for ordering.) It's not like it makes my job *harder* because they are universally trash on top of being slop, but man I don't wanna do this.
Red Durkin@daedsider.bsky.social · 6d agoI have now had the second children's book "author" ask me to carry their book which is 100% AI generated garbage. I swear to god, if I can get my fingernails into the seams of this reality, I'm going to tear it to pieces.
Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.