Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 8hYou Can See Everything is a rich text! self-deception so complete, fully believing our own lies, that we invite outsiders to witness it like a magic trick and they buy it so we believe it even more 000 0
Reposted by Thaddeus A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 22hIf you would try to win by abandoning trans people (or any targeted group) you can save this “we need to win” talk; there is no “we.” I am about solidarity, and you have chosen anti-solidarity. You are not any “we” I recognize. You are the enemy I’m trying to defeat. Beating you is how my “we” wins. 373409939 1
Reposted by Thaddeus Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/10/2026More rap songs should end with the rapper going to bed 1028013 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 13/10/2026this kind of thing is so hard to get past! I'm sorry, evil baby 020 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 11/10/2026a haunted house, but it's just the endowment ceremony 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026my hot take is the AIs are conscious but so are bugs it's not that special 010 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comViolet Willy Wonka BlueberryAlt: Violet Beauregard, after becoming a gigantic blueberry, is rolled around the floor by oompa loompas in Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory 010 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026corporations salivating at the chance to replace their human employees with AI agents is a real signal that an entity doesn't need sentience to do us harm 010 0
Reposted by Thaddeus Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In honor of engagement bait awareness month: what is the first piece of engagement bait you remember falling for? 10072376 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wouldn't call it friendship, really. they live in hierarchy, on a ladder—fellows clinging to the same rung they exist in camaraderie when planning their next attempt on the rung above, but they are rivals first. in delicious competition laughing together never feeling safe never feeling seen 1100 0
Reposted by Thaddeus Corduroy Cheddar @corduroycheddar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I've decided to age naturally, which means I will complain about it 115652 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026at the end of the day, a prediction engine of any kind is going to forecast a predictable future 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026if you're looking at bizarre political or financial or business decisions by people in high positions, I've found that "they are in the Epstein files and are panicky" is an illuminating explanation most of the time 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It's hard to even think of examples where the normal primogenture rules were followed, as prescribed. 001 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026... Ishmael, Jacob over Esau, Ephraim over Manasseh, etc.) Should these stories be understood as narrative propaganda to prop up an otherwise illegitimate inheritance & regime? Like, the *reason* they needed to exist at all was to convince the people to obey the new ruler? 100 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@maklelan.bsky.social The early parts of the Bible take place in a very patrilinear culture, where the rule was for the first-born son to inherit, right? but i noticed that a lot of Genesis consists of stories where that is excepted and a different son inherits instead (Abel over Cain, Isaac over... 100 0
Reposted by Thaddeus Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I know this is a common belief, but it’s not true. If people went anti-vaxx/MAHA because they were excluded from the medical establishment, we would see sky-high rates among poor people, minorities and the uninsured. We don’t. 1255628899 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 06/09/2026pineapple on pizza is simply goated! a fruit with just the right personality to blend with savory ham, cheese, and tomato sauce. just when you bite into a slice the heated fruit juices scald the inside of your mouth, giving you third degree burns 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026play it in the future whenever you like? or only play it while it's available in the cloud? 010 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026who's someone you'd love to make 30 gb of videos with? 110 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I bet for very hot people, it's just expected that everyone will gag and stare. like they don't even clock it as weird because it's their normal 010 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 25/08/2026countdown to the president co-opting her death and making it about him 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 23/08/2026static.klipy.comApril Kepner: Everything Happens For A ReasonAlt: April Kepner: Everything Happens For A Reason 060 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026engineering has a huge focus on failure modes. every time we rebuild, we absorb the lessons from the previous failure hard to do when the trusses & I-beams are sentient and can scheme (and can bribe the engineers), but still worth trying 060 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Trump could poke their Jesus in the eye and conservatives would call him a lil scamp 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 17/08/2026almost like corporations have no consciences and correct behavior has to be enforced from the outside thru regulation 051 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 15/08/2026when the 1% say "but how will we pay for it?" they secretly mean "but I've done some heinous crimes (like, truly depraved acts of cruelty and violence against innocent people) and I *need* to maintain control of the police state so the people can never put me in prison" 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 13/08/2026static.klipy.comTide Goes In, Tide Goes OutAlt: gif of Bill O'Reilly saying to a guest on his show: "Tide Goes In, Tide Goes Out. you can't explain that." 010 0
Reposted by Thaddeus monarch of ashes @cephalopod.bsky.social · 12/08/2026they called Obama a communist in 2008 and here we are, 18 years later having learned nothing, still shitting our pants over being called communists stop giving a shit what the right wing freaks are going to say about you and gain some principles to stand by 1374921554 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 12/08/2026we carefully guard the line between "person" and "object" because we act horribly when we treat people as objects but what if we started treating all objects as people and got rid of the line altogether? might be good practice 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 08/08/2026enemies of the United States finding out hegseth used up all the ammostatic.klipy.comPatrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePantsAlt: Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants rubbing his arms together and smiling deviously 000 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Feature idea for #bluesky: envelope mode write a post, put it in a sealed envelope, and set a date for it to open. People can see *something* was posted, but can't read the contents until it's opened great for making predictions without tilting the scales 020 0
Thaddeus @mrmcplad.bsky.social · 07/08/2026advanced intellect is actually pretty susceptible to manipulation give em some data with a little ambiguity and prime em with the kind of answer you're looking for and they'll proudly connect the dots for you like raw meat to a wolf 000 0