Brandon
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Brandon
@bedubble.bsky.social
· May 27
You’re here for politics, well this is what I’m here for
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just watched the latest episode and i feel like i should make a public service announcement about the nature of barcode scanners
Barcode scanners are just weird looking keyboards where instead of typing you scan things.
barcodes just decode to some numbers and letters
Barcode scanners are just weird looking keyboards where instead of typing you scan things.
barcodes just decode to some numbers and letters
So far Pluribus keeps getting better
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
just watched the latest episode and i feel like i should make a public service announcement about the nature of barcode scanners
Barcode scanners are just weird looking keyboards where instead of typing you scan things.
barcodes just decode to some numbers and letters
Barcode scanners are just weird looking keyboards where instead of typing you scan things.
barcodes just decode to some numbers and letters
All done for the day. Tomorrow I finish up with seals and the addressing. Friday I expect to mail.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
All done for the day. Tomorrow I finish up with seals and the addressing. Friday I expect to mail.
when you bully me this is who you are bullying
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
when you bully me this is who you are bullying
More than half way down and I haven’t even begun to peak
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
More than half way down and I haven’t even begun to peak
Status Check: I’m Cooking
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Status Check: I’m Cooking
In the fight against motonormativity, Rhode Island should be renamed Street Island.
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In the fight against motonormativity, Rhode Island should be renamed Street Island.
Very nice holiday vibes on Broadway last night
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Very nice holiday vibes on Broadway last night
My pre-AI cookbooks will be heirlooms I pass to my grandkittens.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
My pre-AI cookbooks will be heirlooms I pass to my grandkittens.
If it's anything like the J6 pardons this turkey's freedom won't last long
Pardoned Turkey Still Seeking Pardon from Hanging Out with Trump: tinyurl.com/4syd66vj
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
If it's anything like the J6 pardons this turkey's freedom won't last long
Mise en place (Donna Summer playing)
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Mise en place (Donna Summer playing)
Ok cue the music: 🎵 Closing Time by Semisonic 🎵
This is Last Call 🍸 Friendly reminder if you asked for a link, you need to submit the form. Otherwise, 5 spots left. I'll be getting started on the letters at 9:00 am Chicago time.
This is Last Call 🍸 Friendly reminder if you asked for a link, you need to submit the form. Otherwise, 5 spots left. I'll be getting started on the letters at 9:00 am Chicago time.
❄ Performative Mail: Winter Holiday Extravaganza❄
Do you miss getting cards? Are you one of my mutuals? Do you live in the US? Can you fill out a form?
If so, you're qualified to get mailed letter for your winter holiday of choice. Comment before 11/26 and I'll DM you the link. Limit of 50 spots!
Do you miss getting cards? Are you one of my mutuals? Do you live in the US? Can you fill out a form?
If so, you're qualified to get mailed letter for your winter holiday of choice. Comment before 11/26 and I'll DM you the link. Limit of 50 spots!
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Ok cue the music: 🎵 Closing Time by Semisonic 🎵
This is Last Call 🍸 Friendly reminder if you asked for a link, you need to submit the form. Otherwise, 5 spots left. I'll be getting started on the letters at 9:00 am Chicago time.
This is Last Call 🍸 Friendly reminder if you asked for a link, you need to submit the form. Otherwise, 5 spots left. I'll be getting started on the letters at 9:00 am Chicago time.
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I view posting as an ideological project and my ideology is to put off doing the work I need to do.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I view posting as an ideological project and my ideology is to put off doing the work I need to do.
Gingerbread cookie wreaths:
- less burnt edges
- Unique shape
- Non-gendered
- More fun to ice
- less burnt edges
- Unique shape
- Non-gendered
- More fun to ice
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Gingerbread cookie wreaths:
- less burnt edges
- Unique shape
- Non-gendered
- More fun to ice
- less burnt edges
- Unique shape
- Non-gendered
- More fun to ice
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People in pajama pants have shown incredible amount of spine this year
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
People in pajama pants have shown incredible amount of spine this year
Interesting to learn that Zohran washes his ass in the shower.
Washing your ass isn’t very left-coded.
Washing your ass isn’t very left-coded.
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Interesting to learn that Zohran washes his ass in the shower.
Washing your ass isn’t very left-coded.
Washing your ass isn’t very left-coded.
I have received confirmation from the puppies at Sputnik that it is has returned to shelves.
Anyone know why Sputnik coffee is no longer sold at Jewel. I was their most loyal comrade.
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I have received confirmation from the puppies at Sputnik that it is has returned to shelves.
Getting in some practice with some happy little trees
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Getting in some practice with some happy little trees
Where did the Nettelhorst chickens go? I went to go see my girls and they weren’t there.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Where did the Nettelhorst chickens go? I went to go see my girls and they weren’t there.
Master and Commander: Zheng He
I would love a master and commander extended universe across different periods, times, and cultures.
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Master and Commander: Zheng He
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someone has probably already said this but like 5 more Master and Commander movies
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
someone has probably already said this but like 5 more Master and Commander movies
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“Bluesky’s got the juice!”
“Have you considered that juice prevented scurvy in english sailors which allowed them to create and enforce the brutal colonialism of the british empire and kept a quarter of the world’s population under the heel of the hated queen victoria?”
“Have you considered that juice prevented scurvy in english sailors which allowed them to create and enforce the brutal colonialism of the british empire and kept a quarter of the world’s population under the heel of the hated queen victoria?”
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Bluesky’s got the juice!”
“Have you considered that juice prevented scurvy in english sailors which allowed them to create and enforce the brutal colonialism of the british empire and kept a quarter of the world’s population under the heel of the hated queen victoria?”
“Have you considered that juice prevented scurvy in english sailors which allowed them to create and enforce the brutal colonialism of the british empire and kept a quarter of the world’s population under the heel of the hated queen victoria?”
Every cutesy Instagram AliExpress reseller that floods your stories with ads is called something like BlorjAndNerferter
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Every cutesy Instagram AliExpress reseller that floods your stories with ads is called something like BlorjAndNerferter
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Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities!
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Cool $10k journalism award opportunity for those covering immigrants, LTBTQ+ people, disabled people, and other marginalized communities!
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
cronkite.asu.edu/shaufler-prize
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My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
Howard this, Dan Ryan that. Why isn’t there a Red Like train to Brandon.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Howard this, Dan Ryan that. Why isn’t there a Red Like train to Brandon.