Pete Keeley
@petekeeley.bsky.social
Copy editor by day, copy editor by night also. I work at Puck. I use to work at THR. Also: Deep-cleaning enthusiast. Proud dad and Volvo XC70 owner.
Glad I missed whatever this discourse was
Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 3mo agoSo, I saw Backrooms! As an alcoholic recovery with mental health/trauma stuff, I did not experience it as especially triggering. It’s not a COMFORTABLE watch, but it’s not supposed to be. It questions how responsible we are for our own recovery/misery, which could feel like victim-blaming. /1
Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.
from playboy's 2004 interview with "the google guys"
Not every deployment of the can/may distinction is a good deployment of the can/may distinction.
Just went down a weird Only on Bluesky rabbit hole where I discovered several accounts that appear to post about Will Stancil exclusively??
the poster's equivalent to "imagine your audience naked" is "remember the guy you're arguing with is sitting on the toilet"
As an editor who has to read a lot of human-composed text, the only thing more annoying to me than people being fooled by obviously AI-composed text is people who insist that obviously human-composed (or at least ambiguous) text is “definitely AI.”
Sean T. Collins@seantcollins.com · 4mo agoI'm still seeing people saying "em dashes are a dead give away of AI" and i would ask people to use their eyes when they read actual writing by humans sometime
This is extremely common in extremist movements of all kinds, and the main reason people eventually leave. It’s not outside haranguing, it’s people simply realizing that their fellow travelers are dumb as shit and often ugly as well.
Astreia@redoubters.bsky.social · 4mo agoI sometimes find Hanania a fascinating character - though no less repulsive - because the fact that he is actually cognizant of just how stupid and without merit his fellow ideologues are and it clearly drives him nuts which like, suffer bitch, you brought it on yourself, but it's still interesting
Ken Paxton is like the Mag 7 of the Austin Escort Service economy.
Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · 4mo agoA dude with *this much baggage* cruising makes me think the GOP will get worse before it gets better
Are there any content niches as yet unfilled? Seems like literally everything is taken. Guy who eats raw chicken. Lady who defends bestiality. Staring at the sun. Drinking piss as part of a balanced diet. Basically there’s cannibalism and letting babies work at steel mills left?
👇🎯 For years now, the Narrative™️ that cannot fail (it can only be failed) about the Suffering From Inflation & the Anger About The Economy has required ignoring the actual data about both real (inflation adjusted) variables and consumer sentiment.
Matt Darling@besttrousers.bsky.social · 4mo agoYep. There's a weird thing where a lot of the dialog assumes that the "vibecession" is driven by changes in the sentiment in low income households, but the opposite is more true. bsky.app/profile/best...
The corruption of our civic institutions has grown so intense that it's difficult to talk about appropriate remedies while staying within the bounds of propriety.
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4mo agoAnd there it is, folks. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
David getting unfairly smoked for this post could not be proving his point more totally. Oh wait he said that people on here being ignored was a net *negative*?
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4mo agoIt's hard to avoid the conclusion that Bluesky has been a net negative for US politics. They corralled everyone on the left into a little glass fishbowl where they shout at one another & everyone else ignores them. Meanwhile, all the pols & institutions stayed on X & are being dragged farther right.
This is even more insane when you realize that he’s made up every one of these deals
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4mo agoQ: "Do you still believe a diplomatic solution is possible with Iran?" Trump: "I think it's very possible. Look, I've had to deal with them four or five times. They change their mind. They're very dishonorable people."
It's notable that Sen. Ossoff is pressing this attack in a tight re-election fight in a purple state. The rest of the party needs to pay attention.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoOssoff: "How does American politics really work? It's coin operated. Money goes in, favors come out. It's been running on secret money, corporate money, billionaire money ... all of this gave rise to a depraved president who exploits this rot to empower and enrich himself"
GOP is headed toward Orban numbers in 2028. At this point I almost wish Trump COULD run again.
Finally got to the post-Floyd episodes of Brooklyn 99 and oh my god.
If Trump causes a nuclear war, his voters’ wild fantasy about being hunted down or thrown in camps might actually become reality so they’re smart to not make it so easy.
The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6mo agoA Trump merch store has shuttered its doors, with its owner saying business dried up in the wake of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
Not trying to wade too deep into the Plattner discourse. I think Dems are allowed to be critical, but no complaints from the right should be taken seriously. The due has a Nazi tat that he covered up. He does not act like a Nazi in any way, or… certainly less so than like 20 current GOP candidates!
Shades of the career criminal who Trump pardoned in his first term and who is now back in jail for doing yet more crimes, right down to the Adelson connection and the blowing a kiss to his mom in court.
Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 6mo agoHoly (bleep) - this story about a political wired lawyer who successfully lobbied Trump for a pardon for a rich client, then got busted trying to extort and extra $500K from the client and sent a goon (with whom he spoke Russian...um, ok) to his home to collect Check this out
Volvo was pioneering this racket in the aughts! A part that has absolutely nothing to do with any essential function of my 2009 XC70 and cost $50 from the junkyard basically bricked my car, and I had to pay $900 to get a new one “programmed in.”
a man standing in front of a mirror with the words do you think anyone wants a roundhouse kick
Alt: A man standing in front of a mirror wearing US flag pants with the the words "Do you think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys?"
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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6mo agoKash Patel confirms UFC fighters will train FBI agents this week, calling it a "historic opportunity'
A victory for Trump, Putin and Netanyahu. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov: “To be honest, I don’t even understand now how anyone can call on others to follow the norms and principles of international law. In fact, it no longer exists.”
