Bolt Upright
@avidviewer.bsky.social
Reading of posts, rarely if ever a poster.
"The Republican party exists to make sure the rich get everything they want. The Democratic party exists to make sure nothing interferes with that"
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"The Republican party exists to make sure the rich get everything they want. The Democratic party exists to make sure nothing interferes with that"
(Let me know if you know the author)
Getting domain registered for a sporting event with "Classic" in the name. GoDaddy's AI immediately created a 'coming soon' page for it, showing antique cars and talking about the excitement of classic cars.
The event is a bowling tournament.
Meanwhile a men's retreat event organizer received...
The event is a bowling tournament.
Meanwhile a men's retreat event organizer received...
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Getting domain registered for a sporting event with "Classic" in the name. GoDaddy's AI immediately created a 'coming soon' page for it, showing antique cars and talking about the excitement of classic cars.
The event is a bowling tournament.
Meanwhile a men's retreat event organizer received...
The event is a bowling tournament.
Meanwhile a men's retreat event organizer received...
All I know about that series is suddenly a lot more gay men are into hockey (many were before) and straight people are talking about bottoms and tops and they're not talking clothing.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
All I know about that series is suddenly a lot more gay men are into hockey (many were before) and straight people are talking about bottoms and tops and they're not talking clothing.
Quote of the age
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Quote of the age
Thank you GoDaddy tech support 'Ai' for trying to help me with an issue but after "Please allow me a few minutes to check" turned into fifteen minutes I'll try a crystal ball or tea leaves instead.
January 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Thank you GoDaddy tech support 'Ai' for trying to help me with an issue but after "Please allow me a few minutes to check" turned into fifteen minutes I'll try a crystal ball or tea leaves instead.
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
To sum up the United States of God Bless America in 2025:
"Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia"
(George Orwell, 1984)
"Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia"
(George Orwell, 1984)
December 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
To sum up the United States of God Bless America in 2025:
"Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia"
(George Orwell, 1984)
"Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia"
(George Orwell, 1984)
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Do I have this right?
A Wall Street financier is shaping opinions for a newspaper owned by hedge funds to manufacture consent for technology built on intellectual theft to consolidate wealth and power into the hands of narcissistic billionaires while pouring gasoline on a climate crisis? 🤔
A Wall Street financier is shaping opinions for a newspaper owned by hedge funds to manufacture consent for technology built on intellectual theft to consolidate wealth and power into the hands of narcissistic billionaires while pouring gasoline on a climate crisis? 🤔
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do I have this right?
A Wall Street financier is shaping opinions for a newspaper owned by hedge funds to manufacture consent for technology built on intellectual theft to consolidate wealth and power into the hands of narcissistic billionaires while pouring gasoline on a climate crisis? 🤔
A Wall Street financier is shaping opinions for a newspaper owned by hedge funds to manufacture consent for technology built on intellectual theft to consolidate wealth and power into the hands of narcissistic billionaires while pouring gasoline on a climate crisis? 🤔
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You aren’t “Democracy Defenders”.
You’re duopoly defenders.
There’s a difference.
…wtf.
You’re duopoly defenders.
There’s a difference.
…wtf.
December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You aren’t “Democracy Defenders”.
You’re duopoly defenders.
There’s a difference.
…wtf.
You’re duopoly defenders.
There’s a difference.
…wtf.
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Francesca Albanese—
"The international community is made of 193 states. This is the time to give the USA what it has been looking for—isolation."
"The international community is made of 193 states. This is the time to give the USA what it has been looking for—isolation."
December 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Francesca Albanese—
"The international community is made of 193 states. This is the time to give the USA what it has been looking for—isolation."
"The international community is made of 193 states. This is the time to give the USA what it has been looking for—isolation."
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It's easy to be confused by Bondi hashtags until you realize one is an Australian beach and site of a mass killing and the other is a botoxed official of the U S government and not a beach.
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's easy to be confused by Bondi hashtags until you realize one is an Australian beach and site of a mass killing and the other is a botoxed official of the U S government and not a beach.
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the venn diagram of people who "welcome aboard" republicans running as democrats in 2025 and people who said "bernie isn't even a real democrat" in 2016 is one circle
So what, he’s not a purist. He knows his way around the block, hates trump.
Welcome aboard and good luck. @gtconway.bsky.social
Welcome aboard and good luck. @gtconway.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
the venn diagram of people who "welcome aboard" republicans running as democrats in 2025 and people who said "bernie isn't even a real democrat" in 2016 is one circle
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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This quote elides the portion where Petro openly declares that any Colombian who collaborates with the United States in its imperial ambitions in Latin America would be cursed and forsaken for generations as a traitor of their blood and peoples.
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen and threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.”
— President of Colombia Gustavo Petro
— President of Colombia Gustavo Petro
December 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This quote elides the portion where Petro openly declares that any Colombian who collaborates with the United States in its imperial ambitions in Latin America would be cursed and forsaken for generations as a traitor of their blood and peoples.
Watching La Revolution: sort of The Strain meets the French revolution. Set in the 1700's there's lots of candles and torches. So many torches with massive flames. Big flames. How do they avoid setting the sets with low ceilings aflame?
December 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Watching La Revolution: sort of The Strain meets the French revolution. Set in the 1700's there's lots of candles and torches. So many torches with massive flames. Big flames. How do they avoid setting the sets with low ceilings aflame?
I don't know if this is real but it reminded me of dog chew toys I saw at Macy's years ago. They were life sized replicas of women's shoes and men's loafers, rubber, for dogs to chew on.
"Why would you teach your dog to chew shoes?" I thought.
Now, "Hey let's teach the Rottweiler to gnaw on jocks"
"Why would you teach your dog to chew shoes?" I thought.
Now, "Hey let's teach the Rottweiler to gnaw on jocks"
December 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't know if this is real but it reminded me of dog chew toys I saw at Macy's years ago. They were life sized replicas of women's shoes and men's loafers, rubber, for dogs to chew on.
"Why would you teach your dog to chew shoes?" I thought.
Now, "Hey let's teach the Rottweiler to gnaw on jocks"
"Why would you teach your dog to chew shoes?" I thought.
Now, "Hey let's teach the Rottweiler to gnaw on jocks"
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The Ds' aren't fighting Fascism, they are fighting for control over a System already steeped in Fascism, the Ds' are just as much Corporate Fascists as the Rs' are. The Ds' are just Quiet about their Fascism, Schumer's Family Business and Pelosi's Insider Trading are a Fascist activities #Corruption
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Ds' aren't fighting Fascism, they are fighting for control over a System already steeped in Fascism, the Ds' are just as much Corporate Fascists as the Rs' are. The Ds' are just Quiet about their Fascism, Schumer's Family Business and Pelosi's Insider Trading are a Fascist activities #Corruption
The movie Soylent Green is mainly remembered for the titular crackers and Charleton Heston's gritted teeth, but it also had tall luxurious high security buildings where the wealthy lived, guarded from the poors, and people living in parked cars covering all the streets.
December 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The movie Soylent Green is mainly remembered for the titular crackers and Charleton Heston's gritted teeth, but it also had tall luxurious high security buildings where the wealthy lived, guarded from the poors, and people living in parked cars covering all the streets.
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After increasing both profits and prices by 4% this year. So a bunch of people in Montréal dressed up as elves and Santa Clauses and looted $3K of groceries from a major chain, which they left under a public square Christmas tree with a note that said saying they're redistributing food in
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
After increasing both profits and prices by 4% this year. So a bunch of people in Montréal dressed up as elves and Santa Clauses and looted $3K of groceries from a major chain, which they left under a public square Christmas tree with a note that said saying they're redistributing food in
Helping a group with their website and got an email with a few questions as well as paragraphs of 'AI' generated marketing suggestions.
I replied, answered the questions, and said the marketing advice is good but basic, the program misunderstood the purpose of the event and that I never use 'AI' ...
I replied, answered the questions, and said the marketing advice is good but basic, the program misunderstood the purpose of the event and that I never use 'AI' ...
December 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Helping a group with their website and got an email with a few questions as well as paragraphs of 'AI' generated marketing suggestions.
I replied, answered the questions, and said the marketing advice is good but basic, the program misunderstood the purpose of the event and that I never use 'AI' ...
I replied, answered the questions, and said the marketing advice is good but basic, the program misunderstood the purpose of the event and that I never use 'AI' ...
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This is the sort of shit people mean when they say the two parties are the same
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is the sort of shit people mean when they say the two parties are the same
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It's 7 degrees F outside right now. In the St Louis area we fluctuate between sub-zero freezing in the winter to weeks over 100 degrees F in the summer.
My theory of Midwestern bad drivers is summer bakes memory of driving in snow out of our heads, winter freezes any memory of driving in rain.
My theory of Midwestern bad drivers is summer bakes memory of driving in snow out of our heads, winter freezes any memory of driving in rain.
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
It's 7 degrees F outside right now. In the St Louis area we fluctuate between sub-zero freezing in the winter to weeks over 100 degrees F in the summer.
My theory of Midwestern bad drivers is summer bakes memory of driving in snow out of our heads, winter freezes any memory of driving in rain.
My theory of Midwestern bad drivers is summer bakes memory of driving in snow out of our heads, winter freezes any memory of driving in rain.