Reposted by D. P. LaflammeOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket 10094432966
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 2hThose are Trumped-up charges against Rep. Ilhan Omar. 1251
Reposted by D. P. Laflammepixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 16hSad news for cinephiles: Tilly Norwood has been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike. 10282591414
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeHoarse Whisperer @therealhoarse.bsky.social · 6hToday seems like fitting day to point out that Trump’s great grandfather was a fugitive and his mother overstayed a “vacation” as an immigrant. His grandfather was a crook and so was his father. If we want to clear the country of corrupt immigrant families, he should be first. 1040991
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19hstatic.klipy.comJenny Green: Don't Threaten Me With A Good TimeALT: Jenny Green: Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time 1162876356
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeWinnie Frolik @winniethewitch.bsky.social · 21hWe already tried Look Forward & Be Reasonable with Biden. Look where THAT got us. 31186
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 22hObserving a drop in traffic on a topic that correlates with an event doesn't prove causation ("correlation is not causation," say it with me!), but it's certainly circumstantial evidence. 000
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 22hActually, I'm having second thoughts about the counter-claim that the claim the graphs make, that two Russian data centers are the source of most social media traffic supporting the German far-right party, is unsupported. Proving the origin of posts is difficult, partly due to VPNs. 110
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 23hApparently I'm guilty of this, presumably about the German AfD graph. Sigh. 100
Reposted by D. P. Laflammebree bird 🇨🇦 @goose.ski · 11/10/2026ok i’m kind of miffed that the russian bot farm problem was this easy to mitigate against and i really wish ukraine had done it years ago now 483046418
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"I don't get it. Why are they confessing?" "They're not confessing." "They're bragging." 010
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This thread seems to describe the larger situation rather well: bsky.app/profile/edit... 000
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I still can't believe that we're buying diesel from Russia. WTF?!? 110
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeThe Washington Sun Perspectives @washsunperspect.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Kamala Harris deserves better. And the current wave of disdain says more about us than her, argues Robin Givhan. washingtonsun.comStop Belittling Kamala HarrisShe deserves better. And the current wave of disdain says more about us than her. 111
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Breaking: Pope Leo XIV to be investigated for mortgage fraud. 3738107
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 09/10/2026President Trump, disconsolate over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize yet again, orders the bombing of Cuba. 1224
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026mike collins agreeing to this debate was a bigger mistake than anyone ever made by calling Chotiner back bsky.app/profile/atru... 325035
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The American white collar workforce started working from home three days a week for like six months a year into COVID and executives so thoroughly lost their minds over this that they installed Trump II. If anything, AI will create the 7-day workweek. 14559131123
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Once again I offer a hearty “what the fuck are you doing, moron?” to Jared Polis, who commuted her sentence the last time she pulled this shit 271547243
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'd love to see an independently conducted poll, with anonymity guaranteed, of the crew, both enlisted and officers, to see if they agree with Hegseth's assurances. 030
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And now we all wait for the answer to, "But, why?!?" 000
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 17342791626
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeLola Gayle @lolagaylec.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Oh do please fuck all the way off with your horse shit nonsense. AP - White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing themapnews.comWhite House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing themThe White House is clarifying Donald Trump’s comments at a Monday night rally, explaining that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities but instead wants to prevent ... 131
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026All encounters with federal agents should be recorded and documented if it is safe to do so. Witnesses can reach out to us to share what they see or to seek help. 2/ 16518
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Does he know (and remember) that the Pacific Fleet of the Navy is based in San Diego?!? 100
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1335761334
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 56120203574
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026He wants to spend more time with his Putin us.list-manage.com/ml7WGsWU7qA?...us.list-manage.comAlex Ovechkin announces 2026-27 season will be his last for CapitalsOvechkin has smashed through records, becoming the NHL’s all-time goal scorer after besting Wayne Gretzky’s record in the 2024-2025 season. 77317
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeThe Onion @theonion.com · 05/10/2026Trump Drops Bombshell Evidence Biden Actively Campaigned Against Him theonion.com/trump-drops-bombshell-… 996088
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And as much as I think the other players in that ad (Jeter, Manning, Bush) also shouldn’t be doing it, having a *currently active player* whose performance people can bet on is madness. 01053
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When they say he was "doing his first marathon ever," they ignore two Ironman Triathlons in the past 53 weeks or so that included full 26.2 mile runs as part of them. Other than that.... 000
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Nobody knows more about demonstrating the Dunning–Kruger effect than me.” —Donald Trump 1623825987
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Of course they do; you're a champion amateur horologist! 0120
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Best of Reddit Updates last night had three posts that start eight or more years ago and one with a glaringly unreliable narrator. I miss some of the former contributors so badly! 010
Reposted by D. P. Laflammeben @vtben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Man I'm sick of Liberty Bibberty ads during baseball" (monkey's paw curls) "Oh cool 3 straight political ads" 0171
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint. 307122462243
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If DJT wins a Nobel Peace Prize in the year he starts a gratuitous, unsuccessful war, I'll lose all respect for the Nobel Prizes. I wonder if the reporter really believes it's plausible that DJT might win? 010
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Now there's a word that they'll probably never validate.... 010
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm sure "be" would be valid, but I'm pretty sure that's not the word I'd have used. 😉 120
D. P. Laflamme @dplaflamme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Josh Charles. Peter Krause. Felicity Huffman (and William H. Macy occasionally). Sabrina Lloyd. Joshua Malina. Sports Night still feels like a huge missed opportunity. Yes, yes, West Wing was brilliant, but did Aaron Sorkin really have to let Sports Night wither away and die? 010
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeJorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I “got stuck” behind the drawers today. Everyone had to come help me so I felt awkward telling them I wasn’t stuck, I was just being a little shit 693704275
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sophie Cunningham is -13 in 12 minutes. Please remember that when she is released at the end of the year and claims it was for her political views. 161034144
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeHoarse Whisperer @therealhoarse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This makes my eye twitch. 2530316
Reposted by D. P. LaflammeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Calling Vance "the most ordinary man imaginable" is so softly savage, you have to admire it. 382474363
