Sign in

wombative.bsky.social

@wombative.bsky.social
120 followers 80 following 1.1K posts

Lucky enough to have lived at the intersection of economics, TCP/IP networking, and mathematical modeling. It's interesting and helps stave off the ennui. Firmly believe that the modern conservative movement is best understood via grifting and short cons.

PostsRepliesMedia
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@diane.dianeduane.com Tomato garum. Triple concentrated tomato paste, shio koji, water, salt. Cooked it for three days at 140. Now separating the liquid from the solids. I might break down and toss in some pectinase and centrifuge it. But we’ll see what the yield is like tomorrow.
110
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@seananmcguire.bsky.social @kikidoodle.bsky.social New cat joining my household on Sunday
291
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wandered out in the pouring rain to vote for an 80 year old for the Senate. That's how much I dislike Seth Moulton.
0142
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Found a really good source of fresh tempeh (@bostempeh) so my cooking experiments are expanding into Indonesian. So far, my favorite has been dailycookingquest.com/tempe-tumis-... which seems right up my alley. Going to do a v2.0 with more habanero
000
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
277161184988
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social Donald Trump is doing the Marshall Plan the right way by Ezra Klein
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I want a remake of "The Breakfast Club" set at a Jedi academy. Ally Sheedy's character is a rookie. Molly Ringwald's is a Sith.
000
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
The Times Of America @timesofamerica.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Who Died And Made The Pope The Boss Of The Catholic Church, Anyway?
24997108
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
@diane.dianeduane.com My heron is almost done!
110
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
So, looking like they are trying to bring back #Firefly! Fillion posted it this AM on Instagram...
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
@podsaveamerica.crooked.com I'd really like to see Pod Save the World engage more directly with "What Happens when the World decides that the US needs to be treated like a rogue state and constrained?" What does this look like? When do they shift to the Euro as the reserve currency? Nukes?
010
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"America First" was misinterpreted as isolationism.
912427
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Experimenting with cioppino for the next dinner party. Happy with the base recipe, however, I am going to tweak it substantially.
000
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 10/12/2025
This is very cool. The manipulation-busters of the future will be hacks like this one: reengineering the system to expose the algorithms beneath and how they trick us...
921381
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
@seananmcguire.bsky.social Is it wrong that my thoughts went immediately to "Animal House"?
010
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
ICYMI: Part One of my thoughts on how the “free speech culture” movement contributed to the moment of historical censorship www.popehat.com/p/how-free-s...
popehat.com
How "Free Speech Culture" Is Killing Free Speech: Part One
Blurring The Lines Between Official Censorship And Individual Criticism Built The Intellectual Foundation For Trump's Assault On Free Expression
17445127
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
On any given day, there's 125+ fatal shootings in the US. 50% of those are suicides. A bunch more are accidents. But that still leaves 25+ homicides. Charlie Kirk was but one of those. Which is, in part, the reaction to Kirk's assassination feels more like performative histrionics than actual grief
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
@seananmcguire.bsky.social The raven's in Edinburgh are quite friendly (at least they are if you bring along some kibble).
000
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
If you think Ezra's blindness to Kirk's violent rhetoric is a problem, then perhaps reconsider the value of Ezra's advice about the shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
4748381
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
This is THE tweet of all time
katie
@katefeetie
put a fried egg on my croque monsieur to make it a croque madame and now jk rowling is outside my house yelling
3798112633
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/07/2025
the basic message of the republican party is “fuck you, you’re on your own.”
458108032190
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
@naomiduguid.bsky.social Spinach borani
120
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”
384223414859
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
@radiofreetom.bsky.social “Powdered Garlic is terrible and we pretend that it isn’t.”
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
@seananmcguire.bsky.social @kikidoodle.bsky.social You will believe a Maine Coon can dunk!
130
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Katie Cook @katiecandraw.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
There it is. How I feel about it put perfectly.
683568756
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
This feels like good news. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Germany votes for historic boost to defence and infrastructure spending
The move alters the German constitution, allowing the country to increase its military spending.
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social. As we heap well deserved opprobrium on the WaPo's new "opinion" page, let's make share to share some love for the NYT which just decided that "Matter of Opinion" will be all Ross Douthat, all of time. (I do wonder whether the other hosts are refusing to appear with him)
010
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
In the last election, one candidate was proposing coercive restrictions on personal liberty and replacing free trade and free markets with heavy tariffs and authoritarian favoritism. The other was Kamala Harris. Bezos personally killed an endorsement of Harris and celebrated at Trump’s inauguration.
16249061298
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
@esquiver.bsky.social I'm assuming that you saw this, but just in case
020
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia. Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist. Extraordinary.
242104242413
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Trying to figure out if these are necessary in 1. The US (why?) 2. The EU (why and they are illegal). 3. Other parts of the world (Of dubious utility even before charging concerns). The naked corruption / idiocy is mind blowing.
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
So, turns out that Biden and Trump are NOT the same with respect to Israel / Palestine.   Though I never figured that the US would be the ones annexing Gaza. Wonder how long before Israel seized the West Bank...
010
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Trying to recall the details of how President Garfield passed away. Cancer, wasn't it?
100
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
@thebulwark.bsky.social I was just listening to Tommy Veitor and Tim Miller discussing their regrets about missing out on a generational wealth opportunity when they didn't invest in crypto. Slavery... That made a bunch of fortunes. As did Tobacco. The Sackler's achieved generational wealth.
030
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 29/01/2025
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
1259
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Erik Nygren @erik.nygren.org · 27/01/2025
Antisemitism is also surging again in parts of the world, including here in the US. We must stay vigilant both to protect those vulnerable and marginalized groups, but to also to prevent the slippery slope that could lead to another holocaust. 4/4
011
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Erik Nygren @erik.nygren.org · 27/01/2025
An important part of "never again" is not forgetting and seeing recurring reminders of what happens of what happens when we let people create division and dehumanize groups of people. 2/4
111
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Erik Nygren @erik.nygren.org · 27/01/2025
What starts with people who are transgender, have disabilities, are immigrants, or in other vulnerable and marginalized groups and will expand over time to more people and with worse outcomes once "othering" people has become normalized. 3/4
111
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Erik Nygren @erik.nygren.org · 27/01/2025
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I strongly encourage following @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social, as hard as it is to see their recurring reminders of humanity's failure. 1/4
111
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
So, yeah... I knew that Trump 2.0 was going to be bad, but I didn't think it was going to be this bad. And if feels like we're really going to invade Greenland
010
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
If anything, the Begun Pora seems better after a couple days in the fridge.
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Made "Begun Pora" this AM. Charred eggplant and tomatoes, raw red onion, garlic, green chilis, lime juice, green stuff. Quite good
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Hey there. Don't suppose that you can guess the frying time / temperature for the eggplant in the following dish. I'm quite sure that this makes all the difference and I'd prefer not to screw it up multiple time). I checked the "Persia" cookbook but didn't see a good match
100
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
@naomiduguid.bsky.social Partying in Lisbon and some ended up in a Georgian restaurant tonight. Enjoyed a bunch of lovely food, but for me the highlites were a lovely assortment of pkhali (the green bean one was especially good), some fermented pickle, a fried eggplant salad, and pork cheeks.
010
Reposted by @wombative.bsky.social
Dan @rdsmth.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
This has been brewing for a long time though, and I do think there might be something deeper to it than negative polarization — in a sense NRO may be right that the social consequences of suburbanism and car dependence are compatible with conservative goals, and those of walkable urbanism opposed.
1428024
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
@jamesgunn.bsky.social Quite enjoying Create Commandos. Was Dr Magnus intentionally meant to look like JR "Bob" Dobbs?
000
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
@seananmcguire.bsky.social Visited the Lawrence winter crow roost last night. We say one of the smaller roosts (they're split into a couple groups this year). Still impressive. I failed miserably at feeding the crows. I am guessing that roosting time isn't when they're interested in food.
200
wombative.bsky.social @wombative.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
@jamellebouie.net A wee but different from your normal bakes, me thinks.
000