Reposted by Chris Shabsinpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy 165116392492
Reposted by Chris ShabsinCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If ashli babbitt's family can get $5 million after she literally broke into the Capitol to overturn an election, Renee Good's family should get at least triple that for ICE agents murdering her in the damn street. 13161141607
Reposted by Chris ShabsinRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6584020811821
Reposted by Chris ShabsinThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026Dolly Parton Day declared in various cities and states across the US on 9/25theguardian.comDolly Parton Day declared in various cities and states across the US on 9/25Late Queen of Country and philanthropist celebrated with parades, karaoke and live music across the country 417430
Reposted by Chris ShabsinSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy. 12748751145
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 21/09/2026We have got to keep this guy away from the Democratic nomination for the presidency. 010
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comAlec Baldwin & Tina Fey in 30 Rock: Shut It DownAlt: Alec Baldwin 30 Rock saying "Shut It Down," while Tina Fey looks on in disgust 001
Reposted by Chris ShabsinNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140716477
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 14/09/2026If the media is gonna flip and start telling the truth, they better time it right. Too early and they'll get smacked down by corporate and the message will revert to the state-line propaganda early enough for the undecided voters to forget what's important. 100
Reposted by Chris ShabsinBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/202625 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government. 7258111130
Reposted by Chris ShabsinDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/06/2026On Damnatio Memoriae and de-Trumpification. (Gift link) Been waiting for this one to go up. Please read and share.startribune.comPerry: How should the U.S. remember its would-be autocrat once he leaves the White House?"When some emperors died," David M. Perry writes, "successors condemned their memory, ordering statues smashed, their faces scrubbed from portraits, their names erased from inscriptions and their lega... 751444543
Reposted by Chris ShabsinMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Your annual reminder of what REALLY happened: Donald Trump went on WWOR Radio on 9/11/01--yes, that very day--to say that with the collapse of the Twin Towers, he now had the tallest building in New York. Which was a good preview of things to come, in that it was both disgusting and a lie. 412127600
Reposted by Chris ShabsinJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026so are we gonna get a bunch of political analysis thumbsucker pieces about the cautionary tale of a promising youngish politico who torpedoed his career by latching on to the biological gender extremists who are attempting to drag the Democratic Party into hugely unpopular political waters or nah 263108576
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 31/08/2026Trump's next trick: declaring that the Moon will henceforth be known as Uncle Sam. 000
Reposted by Chris ShabsinAn Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026There are only two stories that won a Hugo whose screen adaptation also won a Hugo. “All Systems Red” is the second one. The other is “Dune” Congratulations @marthawells.com. 51229216
Reposted by Chris ShabsinColin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 30/08/2026minnesota should rename the Mall of America to the Mall of Ontario 1406
Reposted by Chris ShabsinJason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Having bought two EVs and a hybrid, I think a big part of America’s sloth in adopt adopting EVs is car dealerships’ management being heavily Republican, and having a business model that relies on repairs that EV‘s don’t need. 391140157
Reposted by Chris ShabsinAbeja Melifera @melrup.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Art is a mirror of our experiences - both individual and collective. This year's MN State Fair Fine Arts exhibit is a reminder that we've all been through some shit this year. Powerful stuff. 417556
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 26/08/2026There's only one piece of news that can turn this week around now. 050
Reposted by Chris ShabsinSebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 06/09/2024"Is this lens better, or this one?" - Optometrist "Is this lens worse, or this one?" - Pessimetrist 11893264
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 18/08/2026Gryffindor - Bravery, courage, transphobia Hufflepuff - Loyalty, dedication, hard work, and transphobia Ravenclaw - Intelligence, learning, wit and transphobia Slytherin - Ambition, cunning, resourcefulness and transphobia 020
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 15/08/2026I've never had a brioche bun worth choosing over a store brand white bread bun. It's an especially bad idea on a greasy medium rare home grilled burger, which makes the bun disintegrate. Prove me wrong, what bun should I try in America? 000
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 15/08/2026So, can a jury do jury nullification after a guilty plea? 110
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 15/08/2026Loving the narrative implications of this card from the game "Innovation". 000
Reposted by Chris ShabsinJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I remember when Bill Clinton—a FORMER president—met Obama’s sitting AG on an airplane and it was a massive scandal. Now, here’s Trump’s new AG just doing Trump political rallies like it’s NBD. 14245701426
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 14/08/2026Oh sure Taylor Swift is applauded for her ingenuity in being smuggled onto stage in a janitor cart, but our president does it while leaving jouranlists hanging in the wind and he's called a coward? 020
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 14/08/2026The next resident of the White House should prominently display Trump's presidential portrait, but with a New Yorker cartoon caption underneath. www.modernarthur.com/blog/christw...modernarthur.comHow "Christ, What an Asshole!" is the Answer to the New Yorker Magazine Caption Contest 111
Reposted by Chris ShabsinSarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Worth reposting with alt text 0189
Reposted by Chris ShabsinJoshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Working on an A.I. policy for my calculus classes. Decided to be upfront about the current situation with LLMs and to give a heartfelt explanation for why the course still matters. 441924546
Reposted by Chris ShabsinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Thank you, NBC, for noting this is in fact an American city. Too many people here pretend it isn't. 7345371187
Reposted by Chris ShabsinMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/08/2026They openly admit their election crimes & are actively doing everything they can to undermine & outright steal the Midterm Elections. Any surprise he fired the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission? He knows if he loses he's headed for a 3rd Impeachment & an orange jumpsuit. 🤞 👍 942219687357
Reposted by Chris ShabsinMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛ 1078266507690
Reposted by Chris ShabsinAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026If Mitch McConnell could talk, he would have recorded a video message by now. 794183152928
Reposted by Chris ShabsinElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We can hardly wait. Our Congress passed a bill demanding that this happen, but they seem too corrupt/intimidated to follow up on it. We're hoping to replace most of them soon, but whatever you can do will be helpful & much appreciated. #ProudBlue 903152284095
Reposted by Chris ShabsinJustine Larbalestier @larbalestier.bsky.social · 03/08/2026This is what we mean when we say #transrightsarehumanrights. Laws like this affect EVERYONE. They don't want any women playing sport. They want women trapped in the home. 7346120
Reposted by Chris Shabsinoak blanco @abomination.computer · 30/03/2025‘I bought this before he went crazy’ sticker on a 1938 VW Beetle 21643346
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 31/07/2026I played Dune: Imperium at a convention today and had some intrusive thoughts. Shai-Hulud, doot doot, doo doot, doo-doo and Gurney, Gurney Halleck, king of the wild frontier 040
Reposted by Chris ShabsinCoda @codahale.com · 27/07/2026Ok but I’m concerned we’re moving really quickly here and potentially destroying a unique neighborhood with a long and rich history of me parking my car for free 02610
Reposted by Chris ShabsinThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/07/2026Tim Bakken, West Point's longest-serving law professor, says officials never tried to silence him — until Trump’s second presidency, when the military academy revised its faculty speech rules. In September, he sued West Point in federal court. washingtonpost.comAfter Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.Tim Bakken argues that the Pentagon's attempt to stifle what teachers can say and write makes the military more susceptible to bad decisions. 1014957
Reposted by Chris ShabsinCAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 22/07/2026What if hostile foreign governments were able to control social network algorithms in the United States, suppressing information vital to our survival as a democracy? That would be weird. 1170132216694
Chris Shabsin @c.shabsin.com · 22/07/2026Congrats Taco Bell, you're now food for woke people. See you tomorrow at lunch. 010
Reposted by Chris ShabsinPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 21/07/2026My room temp and correct take on tipping is that if you make a comfortable living you tip servers always and you tip them well because who the fuck do you think you are 176141225