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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don't know how but we have to teach people to be better at detecting bullshit. Instead we have this ersatz skepticism where people are suspicious about the wrong things and find their way to conclusions that are worse than if they just blindly accepted conventional wisdom

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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 29/09/2026

if you believe in yourself you can work within the existing constraints imposed upon you to, in some cases, accomplish a subset of your dreams www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

Off panel: If you believe in yourself, you can do anything!
T-Rex: ...I can?

T-Rex: I CAN?!?

T-Rex: Okay Dromiceiomimus, I believe in myself, utterly and completely, and what I want to do with that belief is get boats for hands so I can walk around and say "wow, these boats sure are handy".
T-Rex: HAND-y, Dromiceiomimus.
Dromiceiomimus: I got it, yeah. I guess we COULD make some boat-shaped gloves that -
T-Rex: NO! They have to be REAL.

Utahraptor: You want to cut off your hands and replace them with ACTUAL full-sized boats?
T-Rex: I believe in myself!

T-Rex: BUT: they still have to work as hands too. They must be actual boats that are also flesh and allow me sensation.
Utahraptor: How about this: if you believe in yourself, you can do SOME things, not all things. Perhaps not even MOST things.

Off panel: But you can do approximately as many things - and perhaps even slightly more - than you could if you DIDN'T believe in yourself.
T-Rex: Okay you know what that's actually WAY more reasonable

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18/09/2026

"I dunno man maybe the reasoning behind your argument was faulty and you should reconsider that rather than assuming everyone mad at you is stupid" -Impossible Statements That Could Never Be True

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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 18/09/2026

when you think about it, writers are really mean to people who, on top of everything else, don't even EXIST yet www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

T-Rex: Sherlock Holmes, who was the world's greatest detective but complete rubbish at baking, sighed.

T-Rex: His latest cake was, once again, complete rubbish!

T-Rex: He was BEYOND frustrated. He'd TRIED using his detective skills to deduce why his cakes sucked so bad, but even so, they only ever told him why THIS cake sucked (he accidentally used a cup of baking soda instead of a teaspoon) and not why the NEXT cake would suck.
Dromiceiomimus: They always sucked for a completely new reason?
T-Rex: They ALWAYS sucked for a completely NEW reason!!

Utahraptor: Surely at some point he'd run out of new ways to ruin cakes?
T-Rex: You'd think!

T-Rex: "But sadly there are SO MANY WAYS to ruin a cake," Sherlock sighed, as he put his batter into the oven on the top rack instead of the centre one, which would, 40 minutes later, burn the cake's top while leaving the bottom underdone.
Utahraptor: Sherlock, no!!
T-Rex: He can't hear you! He's fictional!!

T-Rex: And he's having the WORST DAY of his FICTIONAL LIFE - and to make matters EVEN WORSE, the WHOLE WORLD is going to hear about it, because I'm writing it down and publishing it all!!
Off panel: Nooooooo

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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 14/09/2026

though he's known today for them many new words he invented in the course of his writing, shakespeare's career as a sandwich innovator is sadly less well-documented qwantz.com/index.php?co...

T-Rex: People are always like "ooooh boo hoo, you can't have a story without conflict, it doesn't work, it's impossible, boo hoo hoo."

T-Rex: BALONEY!!

T-Rex: To them I say: what about a story about some guy enjoying the best sandwich of his life?
Dromiceiomimus: That doesn't sound THAT interesting.
T-Rex: Ah, but you didn't let me finish: at the end of the story, it includes a surprise recipe for that sandwich, WITH PHOTOS. It's not fictional! THE BEST SANDWICH OF THAT GUY'S LIFE IS REAL!!
Dromiceiomimus: Holy CRAP.

T-Rex: See? DONE.
Utahraptor: Ah, not so fast!

Utahraptor: You've still got conflict: man vs. sandwich expectations (he defeats them), man vs. disappointments in past sandwiches (he defeats them), man vs. his surprise of how good a sandwich can be (the surprise defeats him, BUT: the man is glad to be subsumed in, AND BY, sandwich paradise).

T-Rex: ...Frig, I forgot about the classic "Man Vs. His Surprise Of How Good A Sandwich Can Be" form of conflict in narrative.
Off panel: It features heavily in the original draft of Hamlet!
T-Rex: I know, I know!
T-Rex: I don't know how I forgot!!

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Rise of The Machines (2024)

Fred Flintstone stands, hands on his hips, looking incredulously at Barney Rubble, who is at the corner of the panel barely visible. He appears to wearing tiny sunglasses.
"C'mon Barn, what's with the getup? and what is that on your head?" Fred asks.
"oh this, Fred?"
We now see Barney is also wearing a black trench coat and smoking a cigarette. A small bird is taped to the side of his head. "Just the latest in cybernetic enhancement technology- wired right into my brain."

The background dissolves and Barney stands next to a free floating diagram of a human body with several small birds going into it and says "we're entering a new age, Fred- the synthesis of man and machine as one flesh. This is the future. It's hack or be hacked."
Fred looks incredulous.

The bird pecks Barney.

Barney puts his hands on his head and screams "the machines are turning against us! We have built God only for him to destroy us!" as the bird continues to peck at him.

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Revan @revan.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026

The correct motivation for Thanos killing half the universe is to impress his crush, the anthropomorphic personification of death

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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 02/09/2026

dear diary: Utahraptor dismantled my entire deal with surgical precision earlier today. who taught him this www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

T-Rex: Why is granola the only foodstuff offered in bar form? We should be adding honey to OTHER foods, blending them, pressing them into bar form, cooking them...

T-Rex: ...and wrapping 'em up for convenient snacks on the go!

Dromiceiomimus: I mean - we already do. What are biscuits but portable flour and water? What are onigiri but portable sushi? What is a burrito but a portable meat salad?
T-Rex: "Meat salad" sure is a phrase.
Dromiceiomimus: It sure is!

T-Rex: And meat salads are delicious, even - or ESPECIALLY - in tube form!
Utahraptor: They sure are!

Utahraptor: But to answer your question: there's a whole class of foods in bar form - fruit, chocolate, protein, energy, ration, etc - and as is SO often the case with these "why isn't anyone simply doing x" questions, the answer is that they are, you're just not aware of it.

T-Rex: Wow! Why isn't anyone simply being NICE TO ME, Utahraptor??
Off panel: Because I care more about your commitment to truth and bettering yourself!
T-Rex: Oh yeah!
T-Rex: ...I forgot about that dang ol' commitment

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

lmao

The trolley car problem with Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. The trolley car defies the laws of physics and slams into Wile E. Coyote.

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ceej @ceej.online · 03/06/2024

Unfortunate, but true: the only antidote to poster’s madness is having a rich and fulfilling personal life

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

there are two types of fans of things- those who treat it like a hobby and understand it's ok to laugh at things you enjoy and those who use it to replace church or whatever in their lives and are very vigilant against Blasphemy

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Micah @rincewind.run · 29/07/2026

man I will just never get over the fact that the collective response to the pandemic, and an absolutely miraculous vaccine development, was to destroy public health in this country and smear everyone involved I generally take a positive view of humanity overall but it's so depressing

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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/07/2026

the only Trojan Horse discourse I’m interested in

Trojan horse meme

Friends welcoming me in

The horse is labeled “normal conversation”

Inside is labeled “discworld”

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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/07/2026

it probably works best as a Calvin bit but I believe I speak for many people when I say I would read the shit out of a fully committed Tracer Bullet story from Watterson no question he could pull it off

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Micah @rincewind.run · 24/07/2026

yeah this is basically how I view the Never Trump folks I am genuinely glad they drew that line! we needed more people to draw that line! they can come and help out and vote for us, but they don’t get to run the show

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Apologies if I sound angry, but it is a real problem that the 'smart' commentary on this war is trying hard to avoid the core lesson ("the president is a fucking moron") because it doesn't sound very clever when it is absolutely the most important takeaway from this debacle.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/07/2026

This is a subject that's very much on my mind. As November Kelly says, Trump inherited a poker game rigged in his favor and then flipped the table over because he resented having to pretend to play at all. 4/

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today is the 37th anniversary of the theatrical release of UHF, and to celebrate, we’re announcing the release of John Du Prez’s wonderful score from the movie, available now for the very first time. Info and pre-orders at weirdal.com!

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Mike Sterling, A Halloween Comic Shipping First Week of November @mikester.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Now it is the time for a big budget OEDIPUS movie so that the unfulfilled promise of Tom Lehrer's proposed theme song can finally be realized. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScd...

youtube.com

Tom Lehrer - Oedipus Rex

YouTube video by Fredde21

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 21/07/2026

never forget, centcom is forever

the "born too late/early/just in time to deploy to the middle east"

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My room temp and correct take on tipping is that if you make a comfortable living you tip servers always and you tip them well because who the fuck do you think you are

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The reason to not defund all the pillars of a functioning society to save money is that society collapses and no money is saved. The reason to not spend all the money on police and tax breaks for wealthy pricks is then the wealthy pricks have everything in a police state designed to protect them.

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Valk @einherjarvalk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I really need people to understand regulations are written in blood. Combat aviation is a dangerous profession on good days.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The death of credible government is darkly hilarious in a cosmic sort of way. Obviously, the FDA is useless now. Therefore, we must place our trust in more credible institutions, such as Taco Bell, which has been far more transparent and proactive in handling this parasite business.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Hey man maybe handing dod to a guy whose main skill set is “masculinity influencer for dumb guys having a midlife crisis” was a bad idea bsky.app/profile/mjga...

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 16/07/2026

"i'm from the government and i'm here to help" are not the scariest 9 words in the english language. the scariest 9 words in the english language are "i am a ghost with a big machine gun"

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/07/2026

An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Spaceballs: The New One: The Teaser Poster. In theaters April 2027.

SPACEBALLS: The New One
Coming Soon
Only In Theaters 2027

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026

"When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

theatlantic.com

The Quintessential Politician of This Era

The late South Carolina senator made a mid-career turn to MAGA.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"Every book is a children's book if the kid can read." - Mitch Hedberg

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/07/2026

there is a cohort of men who resent the responsibilities and obligations of adulthood — of the fact that you owe things to other people. it is a fundamentally childish impulse that they have reconfigured as the height of masculinity, and i think it informs the parasocial attraction to platner.

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Scott Aukerman @scottaukerman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Enough turning these animated films into live action movies. I want to see live action classics turned into animation. Gordon Gekko’s cigar exploding, turning his face black. Lawrence of Arabia imagining a sand dune as a roasted ham.

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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's a shame @clickhole.bsky.social doesn't post here any more, because this is the most Bluesky image ever created

Photo of a music festival crowd. Text: Being surrounded by beautiful people living their lives to the fullest while dancing to world class recording artists at the cultural event of the summer? No thanks Lollapalooza, I'll be CONTRIBUTING TO TOXIC CULTURE ONLINE

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

THINK ABOUT IT - dashare.zone ADMIN

A SKLETEAN THINKIN ABOUT THERE WORK "BOSS SAYS YA GOTTA USE A.I HERE" AND TE TEXT "IF AI WAS ACTUALLY USEFUL, THEY WOULDNT HAVE TO FORCE US TO USE IT " - THEY DIDNT HAVE TO FORCE PEOPLE TO USE THE LIGHT BULP WE USED IT CAUSE ITS COOL TO SEE SHIT AT NIGHT SO , IF ITS GOOD WE WILL USE IT, S OTHAT SAYS IT ALL , NUFF SAID - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

THE ONLY DATA CENTERS WE SHOULD BUILD ARE LIBRARIES - A TOTE BAG FOR YOUR LIBRARY BOOK'S NOW AT dashare.zone - ALSO GOT TSHRIT'S OF THE SAME DESIGN - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

A BLACK TOTE BAG ON A REGGAE BACK GROUND "THE ONLY DATA CENTERS WE SHOULD BUILD ARE LIBRARIES " - GET IT AT https://dashare.zone - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 06/07/2026

What kind of sociopath has EVER looked at a PDF document and said to themselves, "This could be a podcast?"

A screenshot from Adobe Acrobat showing the toolbar which includes the following options:
Edit a PDF
Generated Podcast [New]
Create PDF Space
Export a PDF
Create a PDF

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/07/2026

would love to see a hostile audit of Freedom 250. hell, would love to see hostile audits of everything even tangentially related to trump. this will produce endless material. you could conceivably bring the administration to an effective halt!

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Vampi Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ME: So yeah, the Post Office ran great for a long time until this one political faction realized having a wildly successful and popular government agency undermined their goal of hollowing out all Federal agencies. Sorry about that. BEN FRANKLIN: Yes, yes. So this service is only for fans, you say?

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

FEELS LIKE - dashare.zone ADMIN

A ANCIENT SKLETEAN EMBRACE'S THE SUN "IT DOSENT FEELS LIKE, A TEMPRETURE IS A TEMPERATURE, DO NOT LIE TO ME ABOUT THE WATHER" MORE AT patreon.com/dasharez0ne - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It‘s just insane to me that a sitting president has made MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS peddling fucking fairy dust with no intrinsic value beyond his stature and power AS president, and it’s not treated as the biggest corruption scandal in American history.

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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 29/06/2026

how often are you getting pizza pie thrown into your eyes, dean? dean. dean i just wanna know why you assumed that was a universal experience www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

T-Rex: Dean Martin fan? POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT! "Amore" is when...

T-Rex: A) the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie

Dromiceiomimus: B) the moon hits your thigh with a soft gentle sigh

Utahraptor: C) the moon hits your face like an asteroid from space

T-Rex: Or D) the moon hits your bud with a sickening thud

T-Rex: Give up? The correct answer is "none of the above". Amore only TRULY occurs when the moon hits your bladder and it just makes you madder; the Dean Martin song intentionally obscures this truth.
Off panel: Good to know!

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I know the list is endless but I genuinely think trashing the legitimate congressionally chartered org for celebrating the 250th to instead hijack our national assets and taxpayer funds for his personality cult grifter crap should, in and of itself, be fully sufficient to merit removal from office.

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I worked at Smithsonian, specifically raising money for 250th. What I want people to know is we secured millions of private philanthropy to host a month long Folklife Festival on the mall, "The Festival of Festivals". Was going to feature well known festivals, think Burning Man, Farm Aid, Grand Ole Oprey etc. as well as smaller local and regional festivals from across the U.S. and territories. Goal was to feature truly the best and most beautiful creative expression in music, dance, arts and craft traditions, food, community etc. Can't name names but plan was to have headliners every night for free concerts.... Think the types of names who might be affiliated with the aforementioned large festivals. Stars were willing to perform because was under banner of Smithsonian. It had to all be scrapped bc the administration would not release permits to host on the mall. The money went elsewhere, but our nation was robbed of what would have been a once in a generation cultural moment.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

You can rig an election by judicial fiat and make Trump's scandals disappear by manipulating news coverage but you can't clean a fucking pool for him. he's gotta do it himself and he can't handle it

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/06/2026

the entire conservative media apparatus was born out of a conviction that what happened to Nixon should never again happen to a Republican president and it worked and they now feel comfortable enough to admit it

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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It’s grimly hilarious how badly Putin has managed this escalation spiral. The Europeans would be legit mad at the Ukrainians about this if not for the fact that Russia keeps intentionally bombing hospitals, churches, and homes. He gave Ukraine a free hand to engage in unrestrained economic warfare.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/06/2026

One Day on a Desert Island (MAD #215, June 1980) Artist & Writer: Don Martin usualgangofidiots.tumblr.com/post/8203394...

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