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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Prey? Hm. No? Yes? Yes. Prey.

James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Lemme get this straight. Republicans think a good strategy to mitigate their coming midterm disaster is to <checks notes> relitigate COVID?

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

There is only one true patriot in this photo

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I never ever ever ever ever want to hear another conservative say the word "originalist" or claim that we need to respect the "plain meaning" of the words of the constitution. That there were 3 dissents on birthright citizenship is a travesty.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

He's just gonna bulldoze the Kennedy Center some night before that tarp ever comes down, isn't he?

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Remember that one time Obama put his feet up on his desk in the oval office?

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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ted Chiang is brilliant. He takes the question of AI consciousness to its logical conclusion—really a must-read, right down to the last word: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.  

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Each of the accepted pronunciations of the word "banal" sound more wrong and pretentious than the others, somehow. There's just no way to say this word out loud.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Rereading this little gem of a book in anticipation of my fourth (fifth?) viewing of Stalker. Where are the Tarkovsky nerds on here?

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 artists you've seen live Jethro Tull The Who B.B. King Buddy Guy Nancy Griffith Barenaked Ladies Tracy Chapman Violent Femmes Adrian Belew Bela Fleck

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Slightly diminish a book. The Wizard of Tsp

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

TIL I share a birthday with one of my all-time favorite actors.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only

Ruth Buzzi and Jim Nabors costumed as robots in a still image from the Saturday morning live-action series The Lost Saucer

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Just noting that "I feel like I have closer views with liberals than more conservatives at this point" seems to be an example of an Escher sentence #linguistics

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I kind of pity any Paramount executives who've convinced themselves that the Venn diagram of "Paramount+ subscribers" and "Star Trek fans" isn't a circle

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

He's...bragging about taking the dementia test AGAIN?

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

"Incredibly valuable energy source on which our whole economy depends must be shipped through a single narrow passage directly under the weapons of our enemy", if it were a sci-fi plot, would be a credulity-killing cliche

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

A publicity photo features five men playing Doctor Who and one robot dog

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Cast photo of "Coupling," the UK effort to copy Friends, which was then in turn made into a forgettable US version itself

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Tuning into the POTUS press conf on the tariff decision, in an act of either schadenfreude or masochism, not clear which yet

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Imagine Tig Notaro doing intake at the counter of a guitar repair shop. That's what my brain did last night, in a dream. I'm sorry I can't share it with you, it was hilarious.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

So we got NASCAR, the NFL, Budweiser, the Chamber of Commerce, and apparently the 2nd amendment? And they got ... the Kennedy Center? What is even happening?

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Between AI server farms and these, I foresee a huge opportunity for somebody who comes up with a business model requiring a ton of vacant warehouses in about five years

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.

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the cool s @sophiahelix.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

after exhaustive research I present to you the most Dickensian name on almost every MLB roster (*indicates non-roster)

Arizona Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly
Atlanta Braves: Hurston Waldrep
Baltimore Orioles: Reed Trimble
Boston Red Sox: Garrett Crochet
Chicago Cubs: Dansby Swanson
Chicago White Sox: Wikelman Gonzalez
Cincinnati Reds: Spencer Steer
Cleveland Guardians: Jack Leftwich*
Colorado Rockies: Chase Dollander
Detroit Tigers: Dillon Dingler
Houston Astros: Jax Biggers*
Kansas City Royals: Bailey Falter
Los Angeles Angels: Walbert Urena
Los Angeles Dodgers: Dalton Rushing
Miami Marlins: Fenwick Trimble*

Milwaukee Brewers: Easton McGee
Minnesota Twins: Kody Funderburk
New York Mets: Tyrone Taylor
New York Yankees: Jazz Chisholm Jr
Philadelphia Phillies: Garrett Stubbs
Pittsburgh Pirates: Beau Burrows*
Sacramento A’s: JT Ginn
San Diego Padres: Xander Bogaerts
San Francisco Giants: Hayden Birdsong
Seattle Mariners: Emerson Hancock
St. Louis Cardinals: Tink Hence
Tampa Bay Rays: Cedric Mullins
Texas Rangers: Wyatt Langford
Toronto Blue Jays: Myles Straw
Washington Nationals: Clayton Beeter

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Gotta hand it to the administration--all the murdering and terror aaaaalmost made me forget about the raping and the pedophilia.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026

All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Minneapolis showing us how it's done!

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Slightly diminish a band: Clipper Sisters

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Ben Jacobs @benjacobs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Everybody in the 6% is sitting in a diner in rural Kansas surrounded by Washington Post reporters

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A few weeks ago it was "treason". Now downgraded to "we're cutting your retirement benefits"

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Oh. No. Gail finally found the thing that will trigger me. I'm cooked.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Great to know I'm contributing to GDP growth by sending an extra $800 a month to an insurance company next year! Feels productive!

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

If the Epstein files law accomplishes nothing else, at least it got him to shut up early one time

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Why aren't sun-dried tomatoes called tomaisins? Seems like a missed opportunity

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

My favorite amendment? I mean the 1st is the OG, obvs, and there's always a special place in my heart for the 14th, but I gotta say the 25th is looking better and better to me

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Sounds about right.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I struggle with what to call AI assistants, because we need to stop implying that there's anything intelligent about them. "Bullshit fountains" is the most accurate and evocative name, but you can't use that one just anywhere. "Text extruders" is also accurate but seems unlikely to catch on.

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

"Shaking hands? That's what we're going with? Really? <Heavy sigh> OK, let's do this."

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

BOSS: Okay team, we need to come up with a name for our new descaler product JRR TOLKIEN: I have some thoughts

A gray plastic bottle labeled "durgol universal descaler"

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James Lyle @radgrammar.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Oh no! The face-eating leopards have started to eat each other's faces

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.

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