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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

"Yeah okay your house collapsed, but have you considered that I did almost NO labor to build it? That's pretty impressive, right?"

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

you can tell Claude writes great code because every website in 2026 has an ever-increasing frequency of timeouts, blank pages, weird errors, and downtime. imagine a carpenter telling you "use this or get left behind" and they hand you a hammer that hits your hand instead of the nail 20% of the time

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The problem with basketball is that only two teams play so no one can tie for fifth place.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

It was actually a little funny in 2024 when people around the country started pointing to one of our local towns as proof of electoral fraud because the votes went 99% for Trump and ~95% for Democrats in lower offices, but locals know that's not at all unusual for the Satmar population.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

I do not, for instance, think Conley can buddy up to Mamdani and expect to get the Satmar vote. So she either has to distance herself, or gamble that aligning with Mamdani will swing enough other votes to compensate for that loss. It's far safer to hedge her bets.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

That's not a unique situation--other districts around the country have communities of interest who tend to vote as a bloc--but it's not common, and so for a lot of us who are unfamiliar with the situation it will lead to very strange political stances.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

I don't want to simplify Satmar politics, because I'd risk stereotyping, but what I can tell you is that the Satmar population historically tends to vote as a unit, with VERY few dissenters. They can absolutely swing a close election, so neither candidate can afford to lose them.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

One thing folks outside NY-17 should know and keep in mind is that there is a very large ultra-orthodox Jewish population who constitute a significant voting bloc, and whose blend of left/right political views seems atypical to many Americans. Both candidates will try to navigate that.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

I often wonder how much the messaging in this race is shaped to appeal to the large ultra-orthodox population, who constitute a major voting bloc and whose politics tend toward an atypical blend of left/right planks. It's not unique to this district, but certainly unusual nationally.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Loathe as I am to say this, Catturd2 is not who I'm referring to. He is actually influential, so covering his posts is... sigh... merited. I mean the articles backed up by three tweets from people with a total of 200 followers, which are still very common.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

I'm not clear what this is meant to convey. They go into a high level of detail about varying claims and interpretations. The reader is given enough to see for themselves that Elon is a Nazi. I don't think the platform needs to dictate how that evidence should be interpreted.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Also worth remembering that taking over Wikimedia is a MAJOR strategic plot for the American Right. I have no idea if they've made advances on the board (I don't keep up with that level of detail) but it would not surprise me one bit.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Americans are also brainwashed from our earliest ages to hold anti-union views. Even Americans who consider themselves pro-Union, when put into the role of management, will frequently slip into anti-labor mode without necessarily realizing it.

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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 05/09/2026

My cousin’s shirt took me a second. He said “it’s great because anyone who would be offended by it couldn’t understand it anyway.”

A shirt with the following words in rainbow colors:
Fluorine
Uranium
Carbon
Potassium
Titanium
Rubidium
Uranium
Magnesium
Platinum

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

This graph projects a reduction in foreign-born population by 15.3 million people by the end of Trump's term. What exactly is happening to those 15.3 million people?

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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Even from a purely national pride perspective, this requires you to think that the 100 year period from 1926 was a failure for the United States, instead of the zenith of its power, prosperity, and influence

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

There are indeed major problems with glyphosate and RoundUp Ready GMO crops, but they have nothing to do with safety for human consumption. GMO corn is perfectly safe to eat. The impact of pesticide overuse on other plants, and the anticompetitive business practices, are where we should be focused.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Yeah, I'm sure there are some people furious that this might impact their gambling, but it's still very different from (for example) a transit or nursing strike, where people perceive that something vital to their lives is being threatened.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Love to see it. Casinos are one place union organizing remains quite strong.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

There's this notion you encounter a lot that you can't equate anything to Naziism unless and until the scale of their crimes is equivalent. Which is sort of like suggesting you can't call a tumor cancer until the patient dies from it. The point is to avoid the worst by spotting the problem early.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Not foolproof, of course. An AI thief can put another artists's signature on their slop, and most people won't take the time to follow a link and see if the artist is legit... but it's still helpful.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Artists, it's increasingly important that you sign your work. Every time. It's harder and harder to tell what is AI-generated, but seeing a human signature is at least a clue. Even better, an @ or a URL so we can find you and see you're real.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 06/09/2026

Only if we can impose a ten-year ban for "random nobodies online are objecting to this" articles.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 19/08/2026

Damn, we need Logan in here. Then we'd have Tossed Hammers and Scrambled Brains.

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oh no @ili.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

en esta economía??????

nyt cooking melissa clark seis leches cake january 21, 2020

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 19/08/2026

I swear every position they take is just bad faith rhetoric. The consistency there is wild.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 26/07/2026

I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty sure you have a legal right to destroy your property as long as you aren't under suspicion, and I don't think a general search meets that definition. Have to think this will fail in court, but we'll see.....

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 26/07/2026

Same way all the people constantly repeating how NYC is a crime-ridden communist hellscape... live in NYC.

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 26/07/2026

Americans have more confidence in higher education than in big tech companies, and the gap is growing rather than shrinking. The higher ed-doomsday pundits need to get on board with the real vibe shift in public trust that is happening right now.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 26/07/2026

When you glued on every accessory on the sprue and realize you have to paint them now.

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 21/07/2026

This might have some weight if they hadn't said the same thing about Biden, Harris, Hillary, Bernie, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, etc...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

In a free country, failing to comply with law enforcement does not give the state license to murder you

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 21/07/2026

Honestly I'd have less problem with the litmus tests if they weren't all so inaccurate! This morning I literally saw someone claim "no human even knows how to type an em-dash."

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 21/07/2026

Do the gated communities get sidewalks?

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

"Everything I don't like is the same thing."

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

There are just no pedestrian paths. The only way to reach it is via highways on which it's illegal to walk, because doing so is incredibly dangerous. Most of this part of NJ is designed primarily for cars coming and going to NYC.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

God, especially when you contrast it with similar perspectives of stadiums and arenas in other parts of the world. We live our lives at the mercy of motor vehicles.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

Oh, I just spent wayyy too much money, which made the costume part easy. My big problem is depending on the lighting I look more like Wyatt Russell than Chris Evans. I blame the Irish honker.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

This comes up a lot in my writing group, esp. because we only read and critique 4,000 word chunks. Characters need a desire and a conflict very early on, but it doesn't have to be the core conflict of the story right away. Just something to get the reader engaged and invested.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

Also, he has eyebrows. As a natural blonde, I am lacking in that department.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

His is an especially nice configuration of our one face, though. I've cosplayed as Captain America, and I look passingly enough like him for it to work, but when I tried doing his hairstyle I realized my inability to grow real sideburns is a dealbreaker.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

I think the test of my theory is: How tolerant were the Boomers and early generations, really? My impression, from the people I know, is that Boomers and earlier generations were still annoyed, but responded by keeping it to themselves and trying to tune out the annoyance. But I can't be sure!

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

(At least in most cases. The local Republicans here who put Charlie Kirk and MLK on a poster that describes them both as "Christians who died for their beliefs" knew exactly what they were doing.)

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

I'll meet people with empathy. I think they are trying to be good, but giving in to an instinct that demands control and conformity. I think they see themselves as students carrying forward the lessons of past thinkers, and don't realize they are weaponizing those quotes to their own ends.

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Christopher Keelty (he/him) @christopherkeelty.com · 20/07/2026

It's easier, I think, to define in-groups and out-groups in simple ways, and then to define anyone in the out-group as evil. Easier than showing empathy and engaging with each instance or conversation on its own terms. Especially when social media has us fighting 12+ arguments simultaneously.

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