Jesse Mac
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A bolt of lightning, on a night unlooked for, smote the ancient oak and split it in twain. Long had it stood, a seemingly permanent witness to ages. The sudden fire revealed truth within: hidden rot, a hollow heart, and slow decay beneath its bark.
Looking forward to a Democratic president leveling the Supreme Court building
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 20h agoThe precedent here, that the president can simply level federal buildings at will without judicial interference, will come in handy on January 21st, 2029.
Last night I dreamt I was watching a Cary Grant movie, and woke up disappointed that it wasn’t a real movie and I won’t be able to finish it
Person who has seen 100 movies: The best movie ever made is Citizen Kane Person who has seen 1000 movies: The best movie ever made is 8 1/2 Person who has seen 10,000 movies: The best movie ever made is Crank 2: High Voltage
It’s surreal discussing career choices with your kids that, a few decades ago, would have seemed like perfectly viable paths. “Academia? You need to hope a dead man leaves a chair.” “Graphic design? AI is eating it alive.” “Sciences? The money evaporated.” It’s a hell of a labor market to inherit.
they put up a dada center just outside of town and life has been unbearable ever since. thing looks like a fucking fish
it was a generational fumble for the dems to pull back on letting coach tim, our gentle midwestern uncle, stand in front of a mic and express disgust and bewilderment at what an absolute grab bag of misfit freaks this admin is. this is weird! these people are fucking weirdos!!! it’s yucky!
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 5d agoTrump aide Natalie Harp spent a summer sleeping in the locker room at Trump's Bedminster golf club to remain close to him after she was denied a room.
Is autocorrect on iOS im decline? I spelled “ice” and it keeps trying to connect with “Ive”… yeah without the apostrophe. There are many such baffling mistakes
“One you might find surprising. Herr Goebbels & members of his team have been extremely helpful in responding to questions I raise. Regardless of public facing commentary, privately they are willing to engage and address questions. And I have appreciated that. Thank you”
Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · last wk.One you might find surprising. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt & members of her team have been extremely helpful in responding to questions I raise. Regardless of public facing commentary, privately they are willing to engage and address questions. And I have appreciated that. Thank you
Can you imagine the kind of tyranny this man would wield if he wasn’t so easily distracted by his own vainglorious superficiality?
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · last wk."The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name." Oh my god www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/a...
2025–26 is so replete with evocative visual metaphors that, if it were a work of fiction about a decaying civilization, I’d accuse the author of overwriting. But it isn’t fiction, so apparently reality has decided subtlety is for cowards.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last wk.This might take longer to get resolved than the Iran War.
"Bluesky is dying" bro you're talking about a website full of 38 year olds who have fringe political beliefs and listen to black metal bands with >1000 listeners on spotify, nobody here cares about popularity
Today’s win: my 7th grader is still willing to hold hands with me when we walk around downtown
Dealing with a lot of insurance bullshit this month.
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There being a train arriving at La Ciotat was improvised. The Lumiere brothers saw the train doing that between takes and loved it and decided to keep it in.
“this was a vote on parental rights”
Christopher Wiggins@cwnewser.bsky.social · last wk.SCOOP: He was one of a handful of Democrats who joined Republicans in May to pass an anti-trans bill through the House. Last night, instead of listening to trans constituents at a meeting that I attended, Eugene Vindman got angry. It went downhill from there. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Okay I couldn't stop figuring how this would have worked until I drew it out, so here's how I think the Trump Cart works. The Trojan Horse for our times.
the fact that a billionaire can randomly throw $100,000,000 into a campaign against taxing the rich seems like the best argument yet they can afford it
Now's as good of a time as any to reiterate that I have never seen anyone in a mainstream newspaper or magazine write about how Mamdani, El Sayed and Hamawy are representing positive masculinity.
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 2w agoDon't get me wrong, I lift every morning. But being a man is not really about how you show up in the gym. It's how you show up for your family. It's about how you show up for your community.
one Californian generational divide is older folks who idolize Italy, esp the wine regions, as the pinnacle of culture, grace, and tradition and the younger folks who post stuff like this imo
Marco Chitti@chittimarco.bsky.social · 2w agoI'm sure it's a cursed place.
Every six months a writer goes on parental leave, is driven insane by watching 10,000 hours of Paw Patrol, and writes another one of these articles, and they're always great.
Jim Swift@jimswift.bsky.social · 2w ago
I’m going to take a stand in favor of this. Harry Potter fans have finally united to save the nation’s last gender-neutral bathroom from closure.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2w agoHarry Potter fans force power link diversion to avoid Dobby's grave
The thing about declining empires run by demented pedophile failsons immolating themselves militarily is you can hardly pick a year in history without finding a direct analogue
it’s like my dad always used to say, [extremely loud beer can opening sound]
