amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 1hPopeye, the Sailor Man—one tough gazookas that hates all palookas that ain’t on the up and square.static.klipy.comBrutus Knocks Down PopeyeAlt: Popeye, givin’ it back to Brutus. 372
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 03/10/2026They’re laughing at you, this was deliberate 440064
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oh, I see. They’re going to shoot the moon. “A loss this big could only be cheating!” 000
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialMom for Ghoulberty👻 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is like an expirement to see how few of the GOP's supposed values they actually hold. 84714
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is there a Congressional Truancy Office? The president didn’t show up for work again. 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The banana blouse is so, so period. I love it. 110
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Patriarchy Is Not Your Friend Lesson #1,583,657: Deporting men is not good for men. 000
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026kneejerk guess is that deportation is killing construction 5386694
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trying to think of some other policy areas where we should expect similar moves. *ever-more-brutal immigration enforcement *crackdown on nonprofit status of left groups *more press bans and FCC actions against news outlets *another round of tariffs *bogus charges in "grand conspiracy" case 26658119
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20061832847
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When I get down about what has become of journalism, of speaking the truth, I think of Jamal. I lost my Washington Post job. Jamal lost his life. Both of us — all we wanted to do was write and help people. 122104245
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 164179674470
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here” Angie Nixon’s got fire and she’s got poetry. 000
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialVikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Remember when the WSJ published the “Trump drew a signed cartoon for Jeffrey Epstein” and then JD Vance said “oh yeah? Then publish it” and then the WSJ actually published it? 222029
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026we need to take the Times out of the hands of the Sulzbergers 19913
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Saving this but hoping I won’t need it by Christmas. 020
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialFred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is not submitting to God's will and being sent on a futile mission of prophecy. This is ordering God to endorse the aggression the speaker has already decided on. 1459
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialCarolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bruh, you literally JUST SAID "no fatties" and "no weirdos" 933397529
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialFine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In case anyone wasn't clear that all the AI apocalypticism was a smokescreen to cover for wanting to delay their IPOs, here's your most recent proof. Not a gift link because the headline says it all.ft.comSam Altman says OpenAI will delay its IPO until it overcomes safety concernsChatGPT maker launches new AI personal assistant as it faces challenge from Meta’s Muse 48831
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They are the Just-don’t-call-Iran-a-war Department 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Heresy! Posting is already covered under Vanity. 110
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the goal: to take the humans out of society’s institutions so that truth and meaning can be decided centrally. There are many Sci-fi stories about the obvious inhumanity of such a project: That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis; We by Yevgeny Zamiatin. 032
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks. 331889306
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The most amazing thing is that this is like a page 29 story across the US 23858234
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialTexas Chainsaw Massakim @kimtillman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Really exciting time to not remain neutral 072
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026IIRC you are referring to the time when 77 year-old Ronald Reagan was President. 010
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026run this as an ad right now 211048213
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026People say I’m incompetent, but the joke’s on them. I’m evil! 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There’s nothing in the rules that says an Elk can’t play basketball. 🤷♂️ 010
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward had a shitty kitchen and still managed to be more stylish—unlike us modern slobs. 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026GOP thought leaders:static.klipy.comSpaceballs: Do Something!Alt: Spaceballs: Do Something! 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Republican pundits who correctly recognize the party is headed to electoral disaster, are arguing the Party needs to enable Trump, not resist his agenda. Even as he drags them down, they can’t quit him. 030
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359792004
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I believe this and I believe most people believe this. I also believe the NYTimes has been in decline for over 40 years. 010
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Talarico is being a total prick about Paxton dodging the debates. I love it! 021
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialbuvezcocacola @buvezcocacola.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Seen in Virginia 493172738
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Of course their anti-fraud action will undermine trust in government and make ACA health insurance funding less sound. Did you also think Betsy Devos was nominated because she would strengthen the Department of Education? 000
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialRobert Mahon @bedform.org · 22/09/2026there's no "well, he's just..." or "I mean it's probably..." about any of this. This is an authoritarian dictatorship. Like all the ones we sanction, led by those megalomaniacs who also are sexual predators who also enrich themselves who also turn the military and secret police on their people... 113325
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Narrator: That’s not all who was in the crowd. 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Obviously, the NJ education system has come a long way in the last thirty years. 🙂 000
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If Democrats take back the House, not allowing trump to give the State of the Union personally would be a powerful, symbolic act. (The Constitution says a representative of the president must address both houses, it doesn’t require the a president themselves.) 010
Reposted by @amerthkj1.bsky.socialAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well done to the picture editor who captioned this delightful snap of a black pig swimming off the west coast of Greece “swine-dark sea” www.theguardian.com/environment/... 72546501
amerthkj1.bsky.social @amerthkj1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Is use of LLMs private? If you share your patentable ID with an LLM, does the LLM tell its creator? 000
