Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him 110292913688
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate after not having a clue what he voted for or where he is. 139169472184
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026July was one of the hottest months in the U.S. on record — even hotter than July during the 1936 Dust Bowl. Meanwhile, Trump is gutting renewable energy projects and fast-tracking dirty fossil fuel production that causes climate change. He’s selling out the future of our planet.futurism.comIt's Official: This Is the Hottest America Has Ever BeenThe contiguous US averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit in July, even hotter than the July 1936 Dust Bowl. 691333552
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 27/07/2026An Alpine ibex perched on the roof of a chalet in the Parc de Merlet near Chamonix, France. They are famous for their extraordinary balance and often climb onto the stone chimneys of chalets in this area to lick minerals or soak up the sun. The background offers a view of the Mont Blanc massif. 14355021049
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I read that someone verified with one of the organizers that this was only the sound check, but I can’t imagine that the actual show was much better attended. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 26/06/2026What could possibly be “worth watching” from Jimmy Fallon? 1100
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialDeana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 10/04/2025🚨CALL TO ACTION 🚨 Please go follow @bauerkahan.bsky.social She”s the author of #AB412 (the AI Copyright Transparency Act bill). Please follow her and tell her how you are impacted and thank her for AB-412. Also, tell all your friends to do the same. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CA FOR THIS. 419789
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Grauman’s Chinese, opening weekend. I was 14. Walked out of the theater with my grandfather, and you were standing there in the courtyard looking at the poster. Lines around the block, but nobody recognized you yet. I got your autograph. 050
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialChris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 10/04/2026Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification 25099883307
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialDC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 03/04/2026@lbc.co.uk “Sometimes there is too much wind for our outdated grid to handle, especially in Scotland & East of England. Rather than paying wind farms to switch off we’re trialling a new system where people who live near these constrained areas get cheaper ,or even free, electricity.” Govt on X. 731869557
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 25/03/2026He was upfront about it and did it to demonstrate how easy it would be. He wasn’t actually trying to vote. The guy’s a fool, but some more context would be helpful here. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 24/03/2026If they lack the courage of their convictions, they should resign. 001
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Definitely sounds like something he would do, but it says “satire” on the watermark. And check the date: Feb. 20, 22026? 0130
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/03/2026There’s one thing stupider than spending 1.5 trillion to lose a war to a middle power in the Middle East, and that is spending 1.7 trillion to do so. 6546571156
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Now that the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs unlawful, how are you planning to spend your government refund? Personally, I'm running kinda low on Corn Nuts & sugarless peanut butter cups. 😋 71388471356
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Love his work on Lobster Johnson, but I am unfamiliar with anything else of his. Can you post the page that you won? 110
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/02/2026Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission." 563301098720
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Good grief. Everyone knows they were just friends. 1545125632145
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 03/02/2026That video is AI. Trump certainly believes himself to be above the law, but that video is not real. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Hey Pete … Remind me again, how many civilian noncombatants were killed when we stormed the beaches at Normandy? 020
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 29/01/2026ICE existed under Obama and Biden, too, but they obeyed the law and were able, somehow, to refrain from murdering people in the streets. 360
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 08/01/2026We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands. Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat 25654112599
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Good time to follow Bellingcat, which has done crucial, dependable evidentiary work for many years 171510428
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 04/10/2025D’oh. Missed that. Reading the synopsis on Wikipedia, it doesn’t sound like a very faithful adaptation. 030
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Just found out today that it was adapted into a film in 1970, starring Joe Namath, and Glen Campbell. Had no idea. 120
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialZachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 6575746545
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 02/08/2025This is 6 sticks. OP’s photo shows price for 4. You’re getting a better price. 110
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Not only is it ethically bankrupt conceptually, but judging by the still, it’s aesthetically absurd. It looks like it was created with zero awareness of what made the original so charming for almost 90 years. 010
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 24/07/2025I found it amusing in a curious sort of way. Not as funny as TG, but weirder. 100
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 23/07/2025That’s a uterus. I have doubts about the competency of your expert. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 21/07/2025To assume that they don’t exist simply because you’ve never met them is naïve, and points to a level of seclusion that suggests your opinions are formed in a vacuum. Real-world experience shows that it’s not uncommon for children to echo their parents’ beliefs and prejudices. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Not convinced we’re hearing the entire truth about the shooting, but that just looks like an assistant to me. The photog is simply circling to get the best angle as the action rapidly unfolds and can’t afford to also watch where he’s walking. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Is “Pondi” a new nickname or something? Haven’t heard that one. 000
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 19/07/2025And such a handsome certificate, too! I love seeing that. Extra-celebratory! 010
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Yes. One case in point: Watchmen. When Alan Moore said that it was unadaptable as a film, he didn’t mean that you couldn’t transfer the imagery and basic plot to the screen. It’s that there’s no way to truly apprehend it - to meet the creators on their terms - without reading it as a comic.readingitas.com 1102
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 10/07/2025I like his work, too. And a funny thing about that interview: you can tell that Noto has no f**ks to give when she throws a bit of shade on Wendy Pini, who has become a well-loved icon and is recognized as a pioneer in independent comics. 020
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 10/07/2025That was a good read. And I’m glad to hear a writer call out the essential contradiction between the character of Sonja and the cheesecake approach. Even as a kid, that mail bikini seemed dumb to me. The Hollywood stuff is interesting, too, and not hard to believe. 120
