ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Apple pie isn’t especially “American.” Which adds a twist to the saying: “As American as apple pie.” 100
Reposted by ThisSideOpRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 03/04/2026Few are brave enough to acknowledge the truth. 111318428
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Check out this burly parsley that was part of the bunch I bought. #Passover 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 01/04/2026@ninatotenberg.bsky.social could you talk more about the change in SCOTUS procedures/practices implemented due to President Trump being present 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 01/04/2026podcast.app/where-inside... Interesting episode with @pkrugman.bsky.social about potential insider trading/treason.podcast.appWhere Insider Trading Becomes Treason - What Next | Daily News and Analysis<p>A flurry of activity in the oil-futures market, minutes before Donald Trump made a big announcement about not striking at Iranian infrastructure, has all the appearance of someone using classified ... 100
Reposted by ThisSideOpRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 13/03/2026More photos from the Monte Vista crane festival. Cranes are just big goofy guys 1253293
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 11/03/2026@merriam-webster.com How many of the head words in your dictionary have a single definition? 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 11/03/2026@merriam-webster.com I have a dictionary question that I hope you can find an answer to. In the Merriam-Webster dictionary how many (total number, and %) of the definitions don’t include the word “or”? 000
Reposted by ThisSideOpMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/01/2026Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go. 18735008896
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Although not the most important at least celebrating American athletes took up some of the time away from Trump’s more destructive impulses 010
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026After the State of the Union Address partisan spin doctors will work their hardest to convince viewers to ignore our lying eyes and ears, while they tell you what the President actually did 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Will tonight’s State of the Union Address be a train wreck or sh*t show? 000
Reposted by ThisSideOpA Way with Words @waywordradio.org · 26/01/2026Hurry and scurry and flurry and worry until you're feeling poosly, or don't do that — instead listen to the new "A Way with Words" episode: waywordradio.org/use-your-noodle 151
Reposted by ThisSideOpDaniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 19/01/2026COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLStheguardian.comBack-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cowsBrown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees 212180675018
Reposted by ThisSideOpbob barker 🍸 @insortediaboli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Look at this absolute queen 18214235308
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Seems like we might have a better idea why Admiral Alvin Holsey suddenly resigned. www.reuters.com/world/americ...reuters.comUS admiral leading US troops in Latin America steps downAlvin Holsey retired two years early and shortly after the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker and more than 20 deadly strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats. 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 30/12/2025A big problem is that what we have are chatbots, but we think they are “answerbots”. And as one should expect from something trained by the internet it will confidently give a false answer before admitting it doesn’t know. 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 06/12/2025“It’s warm. Why is it warm?” #WithoutContext #TaskmasterAustraila 000
Reposted by ThisSideOpKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/12/2025Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure. 10079632075
Reposted by ThisSideOpGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/10/2025This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will. 1410237037301
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 25/09/2025@thebugle.bsky.social Once The Bugle turns 18 will it still be a “family show”? 110
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Factrobatics: the manipulation of facts to support your position 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 19/09/2025If you replied with “LOL” without an exclamation mark, then I’ll assume you were lying. 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 26/08/2025I wonder if the timing of Trump’s executive order to punish flag desecration was to distract from his other EOs released the same day regarding ending cashless bail? #PoorJustice www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 010
Reposted by ThisSideOpTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/08/20252. There's a special election for state legislative seats in Iowa and California — and I'm eying the one in Iowa specifically: That's been the site of some big swings toward Democrats earlier this year, including a flipped seat. (boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...) 19935
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 13/08/2025I wouldn’t be surprised if Ghislaine suddenly took credit for “forging” Trump’s message in Epstein’s birthday book 030
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Meteors matter ☄️ ☄️☄️ www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...npr.orgBlame it on the moon. This year's Perseids meteors won't be as visible at their peakThe Perseids meteor shower is the most popular one of the year. The meteors during this time are characterized by bright fireballs and long "wakes," the streak of light and color that follow behind. 000
Reposted by ThisSideOpSteven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 06/08/2025As an em-dash aficionado, I loved this so much—maybe too much www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...mcsweeneys.netThe Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is... 1125
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 13/07/2025I hope Glory Burger advertises as “your favorite hole in the wall.” 000
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 07/07/2025@jackbern.bsky.social I’m looking forward to the @taskmasterpepod.bsky.social series 19 stats roundup. Could you find out how much extra expense Jason Mantzoukas cost @taskmaster.tv production due to his “destroy, dismantle, and engulf in flames” strategy? 010
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 05/07/2025“You're a high-flying flag” feels like someone who has run out of things to praise the flag for 010
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 03/07/2025A burdensome work requirement for Medicaid will do less to help people find employment and more to cause those people to be both unemployed and unmedicated/sicker 020
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 03/07/2025We know in the story Indiana Jones was took his nickname from his dog, which was named after George Lucas’s dog, but why was his Alaskan Malamute (which was also the inspiration for Chewbacca) named Indiana in the first place? 000
Reposted by ThisSideOpSteven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025SCOTUS CLOSING DAY Opinions at 10 AM Here’s what’s coming. Follow me here for all the details. 14459108
Reposted by ThisSideOpSteven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 05/06/2025NEW at SCOTUS: first opinion is Ames v Ohio Dept of Youth Services. It's unanimous. No extra showing is necessary to prove "reverse discrimination" under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...supremecourt.gov 21312
ThisSideOp @thissideop.bsky.social · 27/05/2025A lot of people conflate knowing a few talking points with actual understanding. 000
Reposted by ThisSideOpRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 27/05/2025In case you missed it, I've got a new book called THE BIRDING DICTIONARY. It's out wherever you buy books, and it's funny yet educational, plus it's gift sized and has dozens of original cartoons. Thank you to the folks who've bought it and sent me pics of them/their kids laughing while reading! 1036269
