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@zenwithapen.bsky.social

Artist, Environmentalist, Music Lover, Amateur Historian, Consummate Nerd, and approximate knower of most things. They/Them

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Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · yesterday

It should be standard practice by reporters to ask politicians if any given position on a topic is their own position or the position of a lobby that is supporting them. They'll never answer truthfully, but it will put a focus on the groups and individuals who are purchasing our government.

Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's become common in politics to convince yourself that you're playing 3d chess when you're just lazy and risk averse. You can achieve a lot with effort, good communication and, yes, a little risk. It's good to reward politicians who try, instead of pretending the ones who don't are secret geniuses

Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is the most hallowed secular place in the US. Tomb sentinel is one of the most respected and prestigious stations in our armed forces. The landmark serves as a grave for all the unclaimed fallen service members throughout our nations history. Not a prop for a photo-op

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d ago

Pete Hegseth and his group were loudly reprimanded for laughing while visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · last mo.

In the 2010 film, Robin Hood, which is set just after the third crusade, around 1200 ad, there are several characters who wear armor that wouldn't exist until the early 1400's. It would be like seeing a modern soldier at the battle of Waterloo.

Daniel@deargodwhaat.bsky.social · last mo.

Prompts a fun question: whats the most niche historical inaccuracy in a piece of work that annoys you Not like 'oh they were referring to the wrong king' , more 'they had the wrong king on a banknote in one scene'

Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm still kinda mourning the fact that almost every educational tv channel has devolved into a cesspool of brain rotting filth. Every time I see a commercial for something on TLC I get this pang of profound sadness for what's been lost to greed and misanthropy.

Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I just really need Youtube to have a far more responsive algo. We shouldn't have to resort to a binary block/pass to nudge it in SOME direction, because the 'Not Interested' button does next to nothing. We should not have to carefully curate a temperamental feed!

Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Is there a way to filter the topics in the trending window? I like the feature but if could never see anything about Big Brother or Pro Wrestling again that would be fantastic.

Zen@zenwithapen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Alternate headline: "Meta, after having made scores of critical errors in product design, management, marketing, and investment, turns to gambling"

rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · 5mo ago

more news: Mark Zuckerberg is telling lieutenants to pursue partnerships with Polymarket and Kalshi with Meta's new prediction market app called Arena, per sources Meta is targeting 18-34 year old users with a goal of 100 million regular "predictors" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/t...

Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · 5mo ago

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