iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 12h

I think we're dealing here with religious fanatics… As a friend of mine once said, "I prefer criminals to idiots. Because criminals take a rest every once in a while… But idiots, never!" - Dario Fo "The Pope and the Witch" translated Ed Emery

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 13h

Over 75,000 Palestinians dead, but somehow that's not "horrific." Over 200 journalists & media workers, over 100 academics, over 500 humanitarian aid workers - also not "horrific." But what's a few lives here and there compared to the importance of your AIPAC paycheck?

042

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The thing to avoid is not a foolish death. It is a foolish life." - Charles Bowden in "Jericho"

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sometimes, it's if I'll get to eat at all.

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mr. Schumer, I applaud the sentiment, but it will never ever happen that the surveillance will stop. The regime sees us, each and every one, as a criminal.

010

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Those who protested Have been beaten to death But those who didn’t defend themselves Have also been beaten to death. - Bertolt Brecht - the german war primer complex from the Beginning of War: Kuhn and Constantine, translators

010

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you want to make real money, don't waste time robbing banks. Start a bank.

000

Reposted by Charlie

RepJackKimble @repjackkimble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sacrificing my own back to not drop the baby was one of the scariest moments of my political career, but I never stopped fighting.

2112416

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a reason that they were called 'pigs' in the 1960's. Expecting police to be helpful or neutral is a mistake. Maybe worse than expecting the press to report instead of fawning over the regime, or the Democratic Party giving more than lip service.

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In war many things will increase. These things will get bigger The possessions of the haves And the misery of the have-nots The speeches of the Führer And the silence of his followers. - Bertolt Brecht - the german war primer complex from the Beginning of War: Kuhn and Constantine, translators

000

Reposted by Charlie

jar jar binks enthusiást @shrimpmeatmom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And why would they give you 5 if they could take 10?

031

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The only way the regime would give anyone $5000.00 is if they took $10,000.00 first.

152

Reposted by Charlie

David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Firstly, I love the title of this poem Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain ‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’ #poetry #poemoftheday

Poem - 'What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why' by Edna St Vincent Millay

37639139

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An SF book from the late 60's updated the space requirement somewhat; "Stand On Zanzibar" by John Brunner

010

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Are they still blaming it on Joe Biden?

010

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I drank there in the late 1960's. Dark and dirty, and the joke was they pumped the tap beer from Northport Harbor.

010

Reposted by Charlie

Charlotte Mandell @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Robert Kelly turns 91 tomorrow! (Flowers from poet & former student Tom Meyer)

3202

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We will see this more and more. Local police and sheriffs departments have longed to be able to behave like masked thugs for a long time.

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here in Saratoga the State Police are working in tandem on 87N (the Northway); the first tailgates someone to get them to speed up and then pull them over for speeding while a second pulls the next car over for not being able to change lanes fast enough.

100

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Franklin Pierce Adams from "Overset"

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Possibly, the wavelengths of the light refraction for one color or another might be accurately measured by instrumental analysis, but the eyes of people each see colors differently no matter what the measurement, giving birth to poetry and art.

020

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Who is going to hold him accountable? Mr. Jeffries? Not a chance.

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What goes on inside a squash flower

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's their paycheck, and it's an easy gig. They stand there like lapdogs, and let the regime say stupid stuff, and then report the stupid stuff. Plus the men get to snicker at the women who get berated and maligned. Then they get paid. Who goes against their paycheck?

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Portable Urinals for their delivery drivers?

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I often hear people say that everything - life itself - is a prison, but I have noticed that most of them have never done time.

010

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A statue is good, but wouldn't it be nice if more people read his works!

020

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I don't really see a down side to that.

010

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

from: "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" - Bertolt Brecht translated by Jennifer Wise

000

Reposted by Charlie

Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Vintage ad (Peanuts for Millbrook bread):

0235

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I was never partial to #7, Andrew Jackson, the guy who I think set the precedent for presidents defying the Supreme Court. Sometimes I think my favorite was William Henry Harrison, but he unfortunately led to Tyler.

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#smallpoemsunday The Red-faced Tyrant after WCW so much depends upon a red-faced tyrant glazed with self- righteousness placating angry white men. -Ann Howells

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Terrorist Day Sales! Save big on furniture, appliances, and Charlie Kirk bobble head dolls.

110

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#smallpoemsunday The Red-faced Tyrant after WCW so much depends upon a red-faced tyrant glazed with self- righteousness placating angry white men. -Ann Howells

000

Charlie @abstrusination.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If you have to have an 'ism,' Luddism is one of the best. Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.

000