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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

They had to do that cartoon bit in Mary Poppins because of her insatiable hunger for penguin meat.

A news feed card with a picture of actress Julie Andrews smiling, below which reads "Julie Andrews says she still feels 50 at 90 - and credits one lifelong habit"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is just some of the most nihilistic bullshit.

Post by dame.is saying: “you shouldn’t use AI cause the environment”

this is a dumb nonsense rule because we all do things that are bad for environment

“you shouldn’t use AI cause it replaces workers”

this is a dumb nonsense rule because we all use computers and tools that long ago eliminated jobs

Post by dame.is saying: “you shouldn’t use AI cause it’s addicting or designed to keep you engaged”

this is a dumb nonsense rule because you’re quite literally saying this on social media platforms you use daily that are also designed to do that!

Post by dame.is saying: “you shouldn’t use AI cause it will deskill you and make you reliant”

this is a dumb nonsense rule because you have already been deskilled in thousands of unseen ways as a modern human reliant upon vast infrastructure and tools and labor that you yourself cannot and will not do

And response post by Kathryn saying: I would wager that the average person talking about deskilling can't sew on a button or mend a ripped seam, even though that's something that's actually still useful and easy! Heck, the burrito taxi discourse is largely discourse about deskilling.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I think that 10 million rabid DSA members abstained and tanked Harris, but that we can get similar numbers of no-name Liz Cheney knockoffs to actively vote blue. I'm a real brain genius.

A blue sky post from Tara following up on the original quote: "This isn’t the politics of the before times when we got to fight about policy and we got to choose a candidate based on policies we like. We are better coalition allies to Democrats than leftists/DSA are to Democrats. We can’t look at politics the same as we used to."

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

that was the best take they had for…any of that?

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Exclusive screenshot from Platner's phone as he weighs his options.

A Google search bar containing the partially obscured text "can you undo tattoo cover-up"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

tired of this propaganda bullshit infecting every facet of our lives

A news feed tile card with a picture of a woman and a cat, with the partial title visible "Study finds cats see humans…"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

They'll reboot and franchise anything these days.

A news feed card titled "Mel Gibson reveals new Jesus & sequels"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thanks Google and Quora, this is what I was looking for when I searched "he turned to me lyrics"

A Quora question titled: What do guys mean when they say that "she turns me on"? Does it mean they are sexually excited?

Quora answer: When you lie down side by side and suddenly an urge makes you turn towards her in order to convey something then that moment turns you on to express yourself is when she turns you on to make a decisive action that will have consequences in the foreseeable future.

It also doesn't mean anything because he will turn around, see another and say that she too turns him on in order to have an out come.

Some might mean it but it might just be a crush awaiting lonely white nights and there are those rare ones who might ooze a bit but it can be contained.

The weird ones you got to watch out for. They might go to any length to prove their point. They might need medication .

Literally speaking, there are multiple buttons that can turn someone on. Sometimes everything switches on and glows bright. Other times few things. It is mostly physical appearance and demeanor and under some conditions of intellect.

Quora answer: its a subtle way to say that, "she gives me a hard on".
it usually simply means, that the guy finds her or her acts (which may not be sexually provocative) sexually attractive.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

This is the kind of thing that actually gets me interested in your fucking big budget show. Some goddamn restraint.

A news feed card featuring a picture of Homelander from Amazon Series 'The Boys' over text if show runner Eric Kripke saying the finale is about an hour long, because if they did the audience would get bored.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Sweet Jesus, that's not a hamburger!

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Today I'm the @michaelhobbes.bsky.social! I've seen a few of these shared around (the pictured article is the best one because it actually cites the law it's talking about (poorly)). Anyway, this is bullshit. Don't share it! It's easy to figure out, too. None of the laws involved are very complex!

A screengrab of a Yahoo! News article from March 9 2026 titled "Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I'm about to have a real weird death for mostly no reason, then be brought back in a heartstring-tugging flashback four seasons later.

A title card for the cartoon series Adventure Time, showing Finn the Human with sword and shield, riding Jake the Dog like a horse into battle.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I can't believe this shit is real. I refuse to believe I'm not somehow high.

A real White House tweet of an awful, probably AI-generated cartoon picture of JD Vance, Trump, and the character Dilbert standing together in a nondescript location. The tweet's text reads "Rest in peace, Scott Adams"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

lol and perhaps one might say, lmao.

An excerpt from the article: "Root said she contacted a hacker who helped to exfiltrate the data. However, no hacks were required – all it took was a simple URL trick of adding “download-all-users/” to the top-level domain."

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I can excuse facilitating the genocides, but I draw the line at unwarranted optimism for plagiaristic dead-eyed waifu puppets.

A screenshot of Britta from the comedy show Community, specifically the scene where she says "I can excuse the racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty."

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Is this sort of reaction merited by the rest of the article? I'm not bothering to finagle the paywall to make sure myself, but I'm doubtful!

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I'm not bothering to circumvent NYT's paywall to make sure, but I think this is just ragebait. "I was a dumb kid who thought the Beatles sucked, but they don't" doesn't sound worth much reaction.

A New York Times article card titled "Meet the Beatles, Again" with the description "A music reporter revisits the documentary that made him fall in love with the Beatles, ahead of the film's 30th-anniversary rerelease."

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Your health insurance terminates effective November 30th, ha-hyuck!

A news article feed card with the headline "Popular doughnut chain files Chapter 11 bankruptcy" accompanied by a picture of a grinning person holding two donuts up to their face like glasses or googly eyes.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Poor Louis CK only sexually harassed a bunch of women and now he's reduced to putting up with multimillion-dollar luxury trips from evil kings.

Part of an AV Club article about the Riyadh Comedy Festival, specifically the section that reads "Earlier this week, we reported on comics like Marc Maron and Shane Gillis opening up about their concerns about the festival. (Which sees some of the biggest comedy names on the planet, including Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Louis CK, and more, taking the trip out into the desert for what were reportedly very lucrative paychecks.)"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:

Angela Lansbury and Tom Bosley as Murder She Wrote characters Jessica Fletcher and Sheriff Amos.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I love helping my children learn about their favorite stories.

Suggested "Other People Searched for" Google searches on the subject of the Lion Guard zebras, from the animated TV series continuation of the Lion King. One of the results is "Is there LGBTQ in The Lion Guard?"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

If a burger is a sandwich is a hotdog is a taco is a burrito is a quesadilla is a lasagna is pancakes is waffles is a cake is a pie is cereal is soup is ice cream, then when?

Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting depicting a man standing in a crowd to proclaim an idea.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Maybe a public utility should be publicly held and not operated as a revenue generator for a company that bought a bunch of property to slap their name on, maybe

A news feed card about the Kansas energy utility company, entitled "Evergy profited $191 million last quarter as Kansas regulators weigh rate hike"

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I never would've tried to eat a handful of Chick tracts smothered in ranch dressing and nettles, but I guess they're the experts.

A news feed card for an "article" about Papa John's launching a new, unique pizza

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Oh Sabrina look you're so unique and interesting.

A screenshot of Sabrina's website where she briefly pitches her video about why she changed her mind and became anti-abortion.

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Oh no my mid-century podcasts!

A phone screenshot of a podcast feed that is empty, with its last updated time as "55 years ago".

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That Old Tree @thatoldtree.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Hey remember when Shannon Appelcline asked the guy who created OSRIC to help write about its place in RPG history, and the dude's response was "I got a warning on RPGnet five years ago, I'm not giving you shit, *this is my revenge!*"