John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I don't know how to reconcile this with the fact that many billionaires pay little to no taxes. Maybe Rich Dude meant "income" rather than "taxes"? 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Many (~50) years ago I bought an off-brand comic book with odd characters in the margins; little alien monsters, with bubbles around their heads indicating (probably) drunkenness. One recited a poem: Roses are orange, Violets are pink. 'Cause my color TV's On the blink. Happy Valentine's Day. 020
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 28/12/2025A Culinary Enterprise. (Unisex restrooms labeled "To Boldly Go." 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Then: "We need to bring manufacturing jobs back!" Now: "I am shocked to find those foreign bastards doing manufacturing work here!"media.tenor.coma man in a suit says " your winnings sir oh thank you very much " in a black and white photoAlt: From Casablanca, Claude Rains was "shocked" to find gambling. The an employee says "Your winnings sir." "Oh, thank you very much." 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Post a random picture or everything will go bad in September. 020
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Possible solution to the problem of detecting AI authorship: Require AI to train on nothing more recent than, say, 1935. "Sir Stanley faced the villain defiantly. 'What ho! When my telegram is received to-morrow, any body will be able to see the truth!' he cried." We'll all know it's AI. 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Movie you've seen more than six times with a gif. "Extremely HARD mode" No Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, or Domestic(US) mainstream films. (I assume Princess Bride would be banned even though it really isn't mainstream.)media.tenor.coma group of people are sitting next to each other and one of them is saying well she turned me into a newtAlt: From Monty Python and the Holy Grail: a group of people are standing next to each other and one of them is saying, "Well, she turned me into a newt!" From the witch trial scene where Arthur picks up Sir Bedivere. 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 26/06/2025I know someone who tried to flush a wooden shoe down a toilet so they could say "It's literally clogged!" They were flushed with embarrassment. 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Pessimist: Glass is half-empty. Optimist: Glass is half-full. Optometrist: Which glass is more full, this one <click> or this one? <Click> This one or <click> this one? 000
Reposted by John Georgeᴄ ꜱᴛᴜᴀʀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅᴡɪᴄᴋ🛸 @cstuarthardwick.com · 17/06/2025Baen Books has the winning entry of the Jim Baen Memorial short story contest, Gustavo Bondoni's "Space Monkeys," available for FREE on the website! baen.com/space-monkeysbaen.comSpace Monkeys by Gustavo Bondoni - Baen BooksSpace Monkeys by Gustavo Bondoni - Baen Books 0103
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Lord of the Rings. Earthquake trilogy (the original 3). Have Spacesuit, Will Travel. A Wrinkle in Time. Empire of the East. 130
Reposted by John GeorgeElf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 13/06/2025"The devil tempts you to be kind" is so hideously anti-faith, for any faith, I can't begin to encompass it. crookedtimber.org/2025/06/11/e...crookedtimber.orgEmpathy as a Sin — Crooked Timber 041
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I had a joke about Narcissus, but just gazed lovingly at it and forgot to post it. 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 05/04/2025"Trump's math assumes that only a quarter of the tariffs would be passed onto American consumers in the form of higher prices. But economists who have studied Trump's tariffs in 2018 ... calculate that almost all of those tariffs ended up being passed onto Americans." www.npr.org/2025/04/03/g...npr.orgHow much will tariffs raise prices? Trump's economists just revealed their answerThe administration revealed how they calculated the tariffs. Buried in that math is a straightforward answer to a question Trump has long refused to answer: How much will his tariffs raise prices? 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Truth? Justice? The American Way? Didn't see any threats to any of those here! 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Movies you've watched more than six times, gifs only.media.tenor.coma group of men are standing in a crowd with the words well she turned me into a newtALT: a group of men are standing in a crowd with the words well she turned me into a newt 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 15/02/2025(A day late): One of my favorite Valentine's jokes, from the marginalia of an ancient (1960s) comic book: "Roses are purple//Violets are pink//'Cause my color//TV's on the blink." 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 15/02/2025From Omar Khayyam: "The Moving Finger writes; and having writ, Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it." (Rubaiyat, quatrain 71, 5th ed.) 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 13/02/2025My alt text rating is 100.00% ☺️ 89 posts analyzed, 7 contain images, 7 have alt text... Get your Bluesky alt text rating here: dame.is/ratingalttext (I omitted replies b/c I reply to ppl who don't use alt-text to encourage them to use alt-text.)dame.isBluesky Alt Text Rating ToolHow consistently do you use alt text? 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 06/02/2025The Smithsonian Institution is still giving free pictures and information! Support it and other institutions that need our support. Credit for the picture to Shellie Pick, Smithsonian's National Zoo. 020
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 22/01/2025One of my favorites (not a silent film): www.nfb.ca/film/the-cat...nfb.caThe Cat Came BackThis hilarious animated short is based on the century-old folk song of the same name. Old Mr. Johnson makes increasingly manic attempts to rid himself of a little … 020
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Tell me your favorite movie that not many people know. It's Bruno Bozzeto's _Allegro non troppo_. www.imdb.com/title/tt0074...imdb.comAllegro non troppo (1976) ⭐ 7.4 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy1h 15m | PG 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Lots of very disturbed misinformation about the LA fires. 000
Reposted by John GeorgeJeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 30/12/2024If you ever share / repost anything, please let it be this 5055135262
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Make your own! One of my Christmas gifts: dissentpins.com/collections/...dissentpins.comBigfoot and Chemtrails and UFOs, Oh My! Conspiracy Theory Kit — Dissent PinsMenu iconSearch iconSpinner iconTranslation missing: en.general.icons.icon_search_close iconSearch iconAccount iconCart icon...Tinfoil hat now included! What was Bigfoot doing on the dark side of the moon? Was Buzz Aldrin in on the cover-up? This kit has all the answers and even more questions for inquiring minds like yours! ... 000
Reposted by John GeorgeOuterBoroPrincess @outerbororoyal.bsky.social · 29/12/2024When people say their 60 yo racist aunt is a “product of her time.” So was this 100 yo man. 4574159
Reposted by John GeorgeKen Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 23/12/2024CATT by IKEA. Whoops. Lost the instructions. Either that or the soup is extra fuzzy today. 1350560
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Math major. Honors Seminar in Fine Arts. There are 7 spires on a "standard" Gothic cathedral symbolizing the 7 Sacred Virtues. None were ever completed. Why? Because communities that were supporting a cathedral under construction were exempt from taxes. That explained a lot! 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 17/12/2024I'm glad I'm not the only one who makes an occasional error in calculation. On the other hand, I wish other peoples' errors were caught earlier. 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Ordinarily, I approve of women taking up positions normally held by men. However, in this case... I'm afraid it's only going to get worse. apnews.com/live/madison...apnews.comWisconsin school shooting was reported by a 2nd-grader, police sayA teenage student opened fire at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, killing a teacher and another teenage student in the final week before Christmas break. The shoote... 010
Reposted by John Georgealiii✨✨ @gigixmelo.bsky.social · 15/12/2024if your words can be used against you like this then why are all the stalkers, rapists and abusers not in jail. they make threats every day against their victims and the law claims there’s not enough “evidence”. yet one statement is enough for 15 year charge??? the judicial system is a joke. 772886948
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Aside from social media, I am partway through a collection of Simak short stories, have momentarily put down the third volume in the _Dangerous Visions_ trilogy, and am working (for stress relief) through the "cozy fantasy" of The Weary Dragon Inn (Book 1). 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 03/12/2024#MathSky 🧮question: I know that for n not a power of 10, in the sequence n, n², n³... any string of digits will occur as the beginning of a number in the sequence; e.g., there is a power of 2 beginning with 7799. I read that the same is true of prime numbers; but can't find a source. Help? (1/2) 230
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 02/12/2024That's because those people get their opinions from the same AIs that tell us that glue is a good pizza topping. Garbage in, Glue-pizza out. 000
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 19/11/2024At least half (likely more) of my institution's cleaning folks speak Spanish and little to no English. I am wondering how the local Trump supporters are going to feel on January 21st if/when nobody empties their wastebaskets or cleans the floors. 030
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Guess which of these options I am going to choose? Hint: Block early and often. 1110
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Before Bluesky, I knew of the shotgun meaning. New to me was the ejaculation meaning and the "rinsing out a heroin needle" meaning. 000
Reposted by John GeorgeBilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Support a culture of accessibility by using alt text. If you’re unfamiliar, learn basics via this thread. First, enable “require alt text” in your settings so you can’t forget. If you’re unable, use Alt4Me to request help. (nofeed) If you have fave alt text threads, share in the replies! #AltTalk 22403288
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Bsky academics, let’s get to know each other! Quote & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea you aren’t working on but keep thinking about. 1) An elementary numerical analysis textbook based on Python. 2) A novel I began writing long ago, and occasionally chip away at. 010
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 16/11/2024New theory: The Tangerine Fuehrer's pre-nominations for his administration are designed to be deliberately bad. He's looking to see which GOP senators he needs to bully or abuse into compliance so he doesn't run into another failure like the attempt to gut the ACA in his first term. (1/2) 200
Reposted by John Georgelorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @whiskeynachos.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Yeah you know what else is in the 14th Amendment? That persons who shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the USA after taking an oath of office are barred from Federal office. Yet here we are. 16110
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 03/11/2024So I've been counting. Since October 30th (Halloween to present) no fewer than 16 email messages purporting to be from "President Trump" or "Donald J. Trump" trying to persuade me to vote for them. I haven't gotten any from the Harris end b/c they bothered to check and know I already voted. 100
John George @jcgeorge.bsky.social · 03/11/2024Excellent thread on what does _not_ show election fraud. 011
Reposted by John Georgec0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16/10/2024Remember: Everything about pandas makes more sense if you imagine that they're drunk 24/7. 711114