Reposted by Bill"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 09/10/2026One of the lessons of Athens must be that democracies can inflict atrocities just as well as autocracies. Our democracy does not make us moral; we must make moral our democracy. 05811
Reposted by BillJoe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If your belief system is against the concept of equal rights, your belief system can fuck off. 1240049
Reposted by BillBlue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I am so very, very tired of all these tech assholes and their Very Special Boy Syndrome. The only known cure is poverty. We must confiscate and redistribute all of their assets. For their own good, and for the good of society. 627246
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Why isn’t this an #emoji yet?static.klipy.comPredator Iconic Handshake SceneALT: Predator Iconic Handshake Scene 000
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone talks about how prescient Idiocracy was but I want to point out that president Camacho, while a buffoon, was a better, nicer, person than Trump is. Sad. 000
Reposted by Billryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 12253041366
Reposted by BillCapt. Kandy Franklin ⚓️🍬 @captkandy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"I can feel the air under my feet." Uppies by your Samoan wife is crazy work. 37922
Reposted by BillRob is reading The Professional Soldier🧭 @robisreading.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Okay, Duffelblog's wardog of the week is particularly good today. 217118
Reposted by BillAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Baudrillard: "It is no longer a question of imitation, nor of reduplication, nor even of parody. It is rather a question of substituting signs of the real for the real itself... Never again will the real have to be produced: this is the vital function of the model in a system of death" 14812218
Reposted by BillGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026I'm curious about why we're not hearing about the victims of these attacks (Hugging Face, for example) suing OpenAI or otherwise demanding restitution. 🤷 940089
Reposted by BillThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Starbucks employees beginning to hear the approaching pumpkin spice latte drinkers as if they're in the Mines of Moria 1622919
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I remember chuckling to myself at people joining the Corps after 9/11: “The counter operations will all be done before they get out of boot camp.” Yes, I am very smart. 000
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As a #Royals fan, I find it unfair that the #Sox got a #Pope to help out 000
Reposted by BillSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wendell Berry is gone after a long life. I dare you to read or listen to this and not be overwhelmed by somethingonbeing.orgThe Peace of Wild ThingsA poem by Wendell Berry. 30990283
Reposted by BillFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/08/2026I really need to carve out some time to sit down and review more 20th century cultural criticism of TV - as a kid in the 90s, I recall getting this message most vividly from Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin would, of course, be addicted to YouTube gamer/mascot horror slop if the strip was made today. 1241744
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Gotta tell you, a company selling a product, that when added to the shopping cart also adds $4.95 to get hassle free returns has lost my business to the one that has a fair return policy. 000
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think it’s important to point out amazing people while they’re still alive too. Mackenzie Scott is doing the work! 010
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026These days when you call the VA they are ALWAYS experiencing a higher than usual call volume. They now tell you how long the wait will be but it’s usually 15-20 minutes versus the 5-6 before. The enshittification under Republicans continues. 010
Reposted by BillG @gpatrick.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Hey. Hey! HEY! Can we talk to you about Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Treats? 293
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I wonder if he ever whispers it to himself: taking the overfull trash out, the bag breaks spills trash everywhere, he looks down, hands on hips… “Thanks, Obama.” 000
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A theater full of kids and my girlfriend at the time asks loudly “Are you crying?” As the lights come up at the end of the”The Iron Giant” 000
Reposted by BillBonnie Adamson @bonnieadamson.com · 25/07/2026Funniest thing I've read in a long time. Seriously. You need to read this. 15616
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Sometimes, on really good days, my hatred of Trump abates enough that I can feel sorry for the scared little boy he is on the inside. 000
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I love that I’m seeing this called “vandalism” instead of art. 010
Reposted by BillSickosFC @sickosfc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Erling Halaand returns to Norway with a stuffed raccoon. 622671376
Reposted by BillBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I think the problem with the Rock is that the Rock still thinks he’s really cool while John Cena realized that he’s a ridiculous human being and did interesting things with that and Batista realized he was a ridiculous human being and decided to become Daniel Day Louis 14698131436
Reposted by BillFriendly Pumpkin @pumpkinpal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026So mitch suddenly shows signs of life the exact same day a different senator unexpectedly dies? They aren't even hiding the necromancy anymore 48317
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Chicago style. I was in my 40s when I first had one, and I weep for the years I lost not having them this way. 010
Reposted by BillElephant Mastodon @emath.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Mike D: I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell Ad Rock: about IRAN MCA: UKRAINE Mike D: the unfolding situation all 3: in MAINE 624544
Reposted by BillPatrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Watch this video to grasp how big modern container ships are. This blocked the horizon as it entered Savannah 1828635
Reposted by Billin the stripped club, straight up morgin’ it @apoapsis.bsky.social · 19/07/2025GO! MY LABUBU MISSILE! KILL! 3182824311165
Reposted by BillDEF-G @scriban.bsky.social · 04/07/2026FIFA was right: football *does* bring the world together. 020540
Reposted by BillJason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving. 8883364112527
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 02/07/2026My friend let her 10 y/o watch Sixth Sense, and I asked him how it was. “Most boring horror movie ever” 000
Bill @oldpine.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I’m “The Skeptic” and that feels accurate. No idea who Ed Zitron is though. 000
