Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m so sorry! That happened to my dad a couple years ago and he got through it, but it was unpleasant. I hope they can resolve this for you with limited fuss. 010
Reposted by Scott PurdyDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In two years we've gone from a standard where the President's budget proposal was a set of suggestions Congress would ignore to where Congressional appropriations are now a set of suggestions the President ignores. 471295372
Reposted by Scott PurdyDeb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Some news: I’m (officially!) writing another book, tentatively titled TACTILE: MATTER, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE WORLD WE MAKE, working again my brilliant editor @armadilloproxy.bsky.social at @riverheadbooks.bsky.social. I wrote a bit more about it at my newsletter: buttondown.com/metafoundry/... 1113225
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Happy birthday Bryan Ferry and also I hope everyone is enjoying their nor’easter m.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHb...m.youtube.comA Hard Rain's A-Gonna FallYouTube video by Bryan Ferry - Topic 020
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just trying to make sure I understand the boundaries of the rule. Am I allowed to bring this to a job interview? drinksollys.com/products/kd-...drinksollys.comKD Cream SodaPERFECT FOR KD FANS & FLAVOUR ADVENTURERS! Enjoy chilled on its own or paired with a bowl of KD. A conversation-starting soda designed for those who love nostalgic flavours and unexpected food exp... 010
Reposted by Scott PurdyAaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I got a call from the [redacted] government asking us to make mushroom ice cream for their [redacted] Awards event and I said yes because I’m a fungi. We’ve got some extra that will be available as scoops really soon. 8477
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That suicide scene was probably one of the top five most traumatic movie moments of my youth. I had to leave the room to stop shaking and while I’ve watched it as an adult and been fine, I still sometimes shudder at the memory of the visceral emotions that first time. 010
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What the fuck is this sentence? “So, the Defense Department intends to continue funding that relationship until near the expected season finale of the Trump administration.” AI? A reporter trying to be cute? 000
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you’d asked me “If you visit Philadelphia and ask for information about Ertz, what are you going to hear about?” I absolutely would have answered “a convenience store.” 010
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Taking a mandatory IT training and it can’t possibly be healthy that I’m vibrating with rage. 020
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As we begin to head into Spooky Season, let this serve as your annual reminder that Zombie by The Cranberries is not a Halloween song, but Can’t Fight the Moonlight by Leann Rimes is. 012
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My four-year-old demanded five songs at bedtime tonight and, after looking them up because I was curious, it turns out they’re roughly equally spaced over a ~180 year period. 1805-1989 050
Reposted by Scott PurdyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026It's important to remind readers that while there are a few anti-trans dems, many are doing great work. Spanberger in VA did not flinch at anti-trans attacks. Now, she just ended Governor Youngkin's infamous rule that would ban trans students from bathrooms. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comVA Gov. Spanberger Kills Youngkin-Era Rule That Would Have Banned Trans Students From Bathrooms“Spanberger showed how Democrats win amidst Republican attacks.” 313233685
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026static.klipy.comSteve from Multiplicity Drinks SodaAlt: Steve from Multiplicity Drinks Soda 000
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Tim’s last sentence is the experience closest to mine. I was working IT in Chicago and after news site traffic got clogged, I was tasked with getting an old CRT TV that was mostly used to play VHS tapes to connect to broadcast. Almost certainly the last time in my life I fiddled with rabbit ears. 010
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Just going to pretend this is a tribute to my recently-deceased history professor friend who celebrated Silverware Sex Cult Day every year in her class. 010
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Resisting the urge to shout “Senator Ed Markey” at the airport Chik-Fil-A I’m passing. 000
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Should really be asleep but have instead discovered that Malört uses the slogan “Do not enjoy, responsibly.” 020
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026On the one hand, I just landed in DC after a delay longer than the flight and have important meetings tomorrow and need to sleep. On the other hand, Bluesky is roasting Seth Moulton. 050
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Oh, except for 🩵. That will always and forever represent Troy McClure’s amorous feelings for fish. 120
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Katherine Clark primary may also be instructive here: -Progressivism: meh -Incumbency: not a dealbreaker -Age: meh -Making sure voters know prior to late August that there’s someone running against the incumbent: good 120
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If I’ve learned one thing about youth culture and iconography, it’s that whatever I may have at one time learned some of those colors mean, they don’t any more. 110
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I will admit I was not expecting a series of America 250 billboards promoting AbilityOne at National. 000
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It’s been two weeks and I just, in a burst of whatever the word for completely unnecessary inspiration is, realized that the joke ending here should have been House of Wax Cylinders: Can’t Stop the Music. 010
Reposted by Scott PurdyK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 01/09/2026I'm a Disney Adult in that I'm a dirty little fiend for infrastructure and the processes required to manage humans. Seriously cannot get enough of that shit. Rides? No. Mouse? Fuck off. Systematic analysis of moving thousands of tons of garbage without showing your hand? HOOK IT TO MY VEINS!!! 47126892
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Me at Bunker Hill Monument: “Goddamnit! Why won’t this work?!? [smears a third bloody handprint across the stone] I have a meeting to get to in DC tomorrow!” 000
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Just said “for the back of a letter word” and am surprised and a little impressed at how nearly-meaningful that spoonerism is. 030
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In 1994 or ‘95, a friend of a friend was going to see a classmate’s band play in one of the common rooms at an adjoining college, but it was all the way across campus and I wasn’t up for meeting new people. In retrospect, I think it’s highly likely it was a proto-Mountain Goats performance. 030
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026At a kid play place and have so far heard soft piano versions of “Just Like Heaven” and “Sweet Caroline.” 000
Reposted by Scott PurdyDoctor Who Production News @doctorwhopn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Watch 2005-2022 Doctor Who for free with your library card on Kanopy. Weekly drops starting with Series 1 on September 4. youtu.be/4ibIXliL9DY?...youtu.beDoctor Who: Kanopy TeaserYouTube video by Kanopy 03322
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Look, obviously I’ve known about Disney adults for some time, but when the fuck did Goonies adults become a thing? 000
Reposted by Scott PurdyJonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Gotta say: Republicans could not be emphasizing anti-trans bigotry more over the last two years and if this turns out to be even a moderate Dem win - and even more so if it's a Dem blowout - everyone should interpret it as strong support for trans people and repudiation of this crap. 1283
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A lonely Coke Zero in the refrigerator at Galley House: 110
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026defensescoop.com/2026/08/20/g...defensescoop.comGAO warns information gaps could hinder Army’s battlefield network modernization plansA new Government Accountability Office report highlights issues with the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) project. 000
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.gao.gov/products/gao...gao.govU.S. GAO - Army Modernization: Better Schedule and Cost Information Needed to Support Scaling Battlefield NetworkThe Army has two efforts underway to modernize its mobile battlefield communication technologies, making them more reliable and secure for modern... 010
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It’s also a thing that, like obeying stop signs and red lights, is hugely important to teach and model for young kids whose judgment and skill are still improving. 010
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“Can’t Stop the Music” as a horror movie subtitle Saw: Can’t Stop the Music The Tell-Tale Heart: Can’t Stop the Music House of Wax: Can’t Stop the Music 110
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It’s not my most recent, but my god is The Incident at Galley House unfair to the question. 010
Reposted by Scott PurdyLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Reading about tank genders. 1211714
Scott Purdy @scottpurdy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026For reasons adjacent to the phrase “America 250,” I’ve been looking up words with an alphanumeric total value of 250. The shortest I found is NONTRUSTWORTHY but the most striking in the context of why I picked that number are CITIZENSHIPLESSNESS and QUASIGOVERNMENTALLY. 010
