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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

It also took time for me to appreciate Johnny Cash. Specifically, the 47 seconds needed to finish the first chorus of ’Ring of Fire.’

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

This was also the thesis for my statistics minor!
Unlike Ken I did not get a ‘B’.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

/3 The paper was supposed to be about the laws of war but wound up actually being about hating law school and no longer being able to take it seriously and about grades being random so why try.

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

I'm going to tell you what I told my bandmates when our van broke down midway between Phoenix and Tucson: we're going to fuck our way back to a healthy society and I don't want any nonsense about biological reality getting in the way

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

I’m already trying to get it to catch on as a new street drug and/or sex act

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

Lends further credence to my "the 'hair' is a parasite controlling a corpse" theory

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

Every month you meet with your transition case worker. "Did you transition today?" "No." "Did you try to transition today?" "Yes."

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Elon Musk is going to make you his [insert every slur imaginable]

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

Aww he's adorable, I bet he's going to read the entire Wikipedia of the 30 Years' War at me

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

I remember the first time I watched and I thought “am I supposed to know all of these names?” and the theme song was like “I’m telling you everything you need to know right now, pay attention and shut up”

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

Team brain in a vat 4 life

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

What you need to understand is that as soon as AI makes everyone who owns an AI factory rich, you'll have so much money you won't care about healthcare unless you're one of the everyone displaced by AI

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

For a while there you could get an entire story out of "what if Batman got really into carpentry" and I think the movies should be more willing to embrace that

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 7d

When it comes to rating musical acts based on the number of famous imaginary dildos they're associated with, the choice is clear

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 8d

Aaron Sorkin’s thesis has always been “of course liberals and conservatives can get along, provided both of them are democrats.“

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 10d

So, when the democrats inevitably abandon trans people entirely, what are we calling our new party? It’s going to be something lIke “the goblin coalition” isn’t it.

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 10d

Syn-ni-bar! Syn-ni-bar!

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 11d

I am declaring Sam Altman responsible for paying my bills unless he elects to opt out
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

Exclusive | OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the company notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

www.wsj.com

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 11d

Democrats need to compromise with Republicans on dehumanizing trans people so they don't interrupt the important government work of dehumanizing immigrants

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 15d

It's loyalty oath time mothersuckers

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15d

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered virtually all of the U.S. military’s top commanders worldwide to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week.

Here’s what we know:

Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals

The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 16d

Aww man, future me gets to have all the fun

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 18d

Everyone who was pissed at the CDC for getting stuff wrong at the start of Covid was super chill with today’s announcement, right?

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 18d

Definitely both cool and good that every time the man who launches the missiles barks something completely nonsensical we take turns guessing what particular internal spoonerism led us to this, in the hopes we can somehow spin it into something less terrible.

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 18d

I coincidentally timed it so that the worst of it (hours 12-24 for me) hit overnight & I just had a few groggy hours the next morning, and I'm going to pretend that was deliberate and clever of me.

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 18d

boy howdy this most recent version of the Pfizer COVID vaccine hits like a truck. had to take a half day. glad i did it but goddamn, be prepared for a ride.

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 18d

"But Fencing," you say, "Mr. Monkey -- plenty of people live rich full lives despite the challenges of being neurotypical." Sure we can all cherry-pick examples but is that a risk you're willing to take?

Nicholas Peterson @fencingmonkey.bsky.social · 18d

RFK may be a crackpot whose assertions have no basis in reality, but you can never be too careful when it comes to children's health. Parents, make sure to give your kids lots of Tylenol if you want them to grow up to be awesome.

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