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@bjkeefe.bsky.social
Brendan Keefe
Born at 317 ppm
Cartoon by John Callahan
"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'Wait a minute, this is wrong,' it helps other people to do the same."
Please: post links, not screenshots.
Born at 317 ppm
Cartoon by John Callahan
"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'Wait a minute, this is wrong,' it helps other people to do the same."
Please: post links, not screenshots.
Short post. Good post.
"what's possible within the system", versus "the wider environment in which the system is embedded"
backofmind.substack.com/p/was-the-gr...
backofmind.substack.com/p/was-the-gr...
was the green lantern a good chap?
on having one's head in the game
backofmind.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Short post. Good post.
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 AM
"The 'Trump’s Razor corollary': Whatever your wackiest radical leftist friend thinks Trump is doing is correct."
This is from @wonkette.bsky.social of @wonkettemedia.bsky.social, recommending this @paulwaldman.bsky.social piece:
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
This is from @wonkette.bsky.social of @wonkettemedia.bsky.social, recommending this @paulwaldman.bsky.social piece:
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
Trump Is Proving the Wacky Lefties Right
No blood for oil? Abolish ICE? What used to be far-left ideas are now just sensible responses to this administration.
paulwaldman.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:36 AM
"The 'Trump’s Razor corollary': Whatever your wackiest radical leftist friend thinks Trump is doing is correct."
This is from @wonkette.bsky.social of @wonkettemedia.bsky.social, recommending this @paulwaldman.bsky.social piece:
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
This is from @wonkette.bsky.social of @wonkettemedia.bsky.social, recommending this @paulwaldman.bsky.social piece:
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
What's beyond "blatant"?
Be sure to have a look at the Semafor story. Yeah, I know, but it's worth to see just how clearly the regime is saying, "So who's going to stop us?"
Be sure to have a look at the Semafor story. Yeah, I know, but it's worth to see just how clearly the regime is saying, "So who's going to stop us?"
This is *extraordinary*. Trump is already seeking to stash his plunder in offshore havens beyond the reach of American law *while still president*!
Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 AM
What's beyond "blatant"?
Be sure to have a look at the Semafor story. Yeah, I know, but it's worth to see just how clearly the regime is saying, "So who's going to stop us?"
Be sure to have a look at the Semafor story. Yeah, I know, but it's worth to see just how clearly the regime is saying, "So who's going to stop us?"
It got me elected!
BROOKE ROLLINS: I want to thank our farmers here today. One is from Butler, Pennsylvania--
TRUMP: Where?! I love Butler
TRUMP: Where?! I love Butler
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
It got me elected!
Move over, Dancing Wu Li Masters!
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Move over, Dancing Wu Li Masters!
If self-righteous comments on Bluesky were heavy sour crude, we could give back Venezuela.
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
If self-righteous comments on Bluesky were heavy sour crude, we could give back Venezuela.
It's dangerous, but I am really glad to see some regular people jumping in, not allowing the Gestapo thug to go off.
h/t @radleybalko.bsky.social
h/t @radleybalko.bsky.social
As promised —- empaths, go on an laugh!
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
It's dangerous, but I am really glad to see some regular people jumping in, not allowing the Gestapo thug to go off.
h/t @radleybalko.bsky.social
h/t @radleybalko.bsky.social
Don't tell me The Algorithm doesn't have a sense of humor. How else to explain these two posts, from @tomlevenson.bsky.social and @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social, appearing consecutively?
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Don't tell me The Algorithm doesn't have a sense of humor. How else to explain these two posts, from @tomlevenson.bsky.social and @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social, appearing consecutively?
If you are a beginning programmer, or have friends who are, this is quite good:
New blog post: Two Pieces of Bad Advice for Escaping Tutorial Hell inventwithpython.com/blog/tutoria...
Two Pieces of Bad Advice for Escaping Tutorial Hell
inventwithpython.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
If you are a beginning programmer, or have friends who are, this is quite good:
Sorry, yeah, Scott Adams again. But that great old phrase from Alice, that all of us said for years, just popped into my mind.
Given current circumstances, can't imagine why.
Given current circumstances, can't imagine why.
January 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Sorry, yeah, Scott Adams again. But that great old phrase from Alice, that all of us said for years, just popped into my mind.
Given current circumstances, can't imagine why.
Given current circumstances, can't imagine why.
Absolute banger of a thread
Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
/1
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
/1
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Absolute banger of a thread
I appreciate where your heart is, but your head? Maybe not so much.
As others will have let you know, this seems useless b/c of the danger aspect.
I would like you to start with something smaller: just the mask prohibition.
Unless you're proposing both as a negotiating strategy, I suppose.
As others will have let you know, this seems useless b/c of the danger aspect.
I would like you to start with something smaller: just the mask prohibition.
Unless you're proposing both as a negotiating strategy, I suppose.
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I appreciate where your heart is, but your head? Maybe not so much.
As others will have let you know, this seems useless b/c of the danger aspect.
I would like you to start with something smaller: just the mask prohibition.
Unless you're proposing both as a negotiating strategy, I suppose.
As others will have let you know, this seems useless b/c of the danger aspect.
I would like you to start with something smaller: just the mask prohibition.
Unless you're proposing both as a negotiating strategy, I suppose.
You know it's Full Metal Crazy when the top trending topic on this site is ...
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
You know it's Full Metal Crazy when the top trending topic on this site is ...
And now here it is, a moment of nice
h/t @bitecode.dev
And just in case you haven't ever seen it: xkcd.com/2347/
h/t @bitecode.dev
And just in case you haven't ever seen it: xkcd.com/2347/
When I find myself working in a big pile of metaphorical manure, I can always bring out this email I received on this day, nine years ago...
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
And now here it is, a moment of nice
h/t @bitecode.dev
And just in case you haven't ever seen it: xkcd.com/2347/
h/t @bitecode.dev
And just in case you haven't ever seen it: xkcd.com/2347/
@hannahnatanson.bsky.social I'm just now hearing about the Gestapo taking your stuff. Hoping you're okay. We're all rooting for you.
h/t @paulwaldman.bsky.social @laurenleharper.bsky.social @radleybalko.bsky.social
h/t @paulwaldman.bsky.social @laurenleharper.bsky.social @radleybalko.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
@hannahnatanson.bsky.social I'm just now hearing about the Gestapo taking your stuff. Hoping you're okay. We're all rooting for you.
h/t @paulwaldman.bsky.social @laurenleharper.bsky.social @radleybalko.bsky.social
h/t @paulwaldman.bsky.social @laurenleharper.bsky.social @radleybalko.bsky.social
I can only hope it's not the one Trump sold to them in Idaho.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I can only hope it's not the one Trump sold to them in Idaho.
My Ubuntu is installing updates, and the last eight messages have been, "Processing triggers ..."
I have never felt more politically homeless.
I have never felt more politically homeless.
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
My Ubuntu is installing updates, and the last eight messages have been, "Processing triggers ..."
I have never felt more politically homeless.
I have never felt more politically homeless.
Cool!
And don't miss Leganto's comment underneath. (It's just a two-post thread.)
And don't miss Leganto's comment underneath. (It's just a two-post thread.)
Have you ever watched something disappear while it is still there?
Fix your eyes on a point, and stationary images in your peripheral vision may fade after a few seconds. This illusion, called Troxler’s fading, was first described in 1804 by Swiss physician Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
Fix your eyes on a point, and stationary images in your peripheral vision may fade after a few seconds. This illusion, called Troxler’s fading, was first described in 1804 by Swiss physician Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Cool!
And don't miss Leganto's comment underneath. (It's just a two-post thread.)
And don't miss Leganto's comment underneath. (It's just a two-post thread.)
Line of the (To)Day
This is nice to see, but I have to believe if they were really going for representation the press release should've had a 40,000 word jag about the origin and use of plastics for toys, while never making eye contact. corporate.mattel.com/news/barbie-...
Barbie® Introduces the First Autistic Barbie Doll, Championing Representation for Children through Play
Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, process, and communicate abou...
corporate.mattel.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Line of the (To)Day
Line of the (Yester)Day
"There’s a certain kind of aging provocateur who can’t imagine losing on the merits, so every loss becomes proof of discrimination."
-- @parkermolloy.com
via @adamserwer.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/adam...
"There’s a certain kind of aging provocateur who can’t imagine losing on the merits, so every loss becomes proof of discrimination."
-- @parkermolloy.com
via @adamserwer.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/adam...
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Line of the (Yester)Day
"There’s a certain kind of aging provocateur who can’t imagine losing on the merits, so every loss becomes proof of discrimination."
-- @parkermolloy.com
via @adamserwer.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/adam...
"There’s a certain kind of aging provocateur who can’t imagine losing on the merits, so every loss becomes proof of discrimination."
-- @parkermolloy.com
via @adamserwer.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/adam...
A little bit of dish
I was wondering why I haven't seen Pam Bondi on the TV (i.e., @atrupar.com's clips) lately. Could it be that she has fallen out of favor with Dear Leader?
WE ARE ONLY ASKING QUESTIONS.
archive link: archive.is/1nW7L
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I was wondering why I haven't seen Pam Bondi on the TV (i.e., @atrupar.com's clips) lately. Could it be that she has fallen out of favor with Dear Leader?
WE ARE ONLY ASKING QUESTIONS.
archive link: archive.is/1nW7L
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Has Complained About Pam Bondi Repeatedly to Aides
The president has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks.
www.wsj.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 AM
A little bit of dish
I was wondering why I haven't seen Pam Bondi on the TV (i.e., @atrupar.com's clips) lately. Could it be that she has fallen out of favor with Dear Leader?
WE ARE ONLY ASKING QUESTIONS.
archive link: archive.is/1nW7L
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I was wondering why I haven't seen Pam Bondi on the TV (i.e., @atrupar.com's clips) lately. Could it be that she has fallen out of favor with Dear Leader?
WE ARE ONLY ASKING QUESTIONS.
archive link: archive.is/1nW7L
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A good explainer from @mmasnick.bsky.social.
Really sad. I don't know what we can do to fight back against this kind of problem. Everyone here of course will say "get off X" but that's not going to fix the problem of Elno filling up MAGAt heads with lies.
Really sad. I don't know what we can do to fight back against this kind of problem. Everyone here of course will say "get off X" but that's not going to fix the problem of Elno filling up MAGAt heads with lies.
Elon Musk Plays Disinfo Telephone: How Oregon’s Mundane Voter Roll Cleanup Is Turned Into False Claim Of ‘Fake Voters’
I made the mistake of opening up X yesterday to look something up, and the very first post that appeared in my feed was a perfect, almost pedagogical example of how the game of…
I made the mistake of opening up X yesterday to look something up, and the very first post that appeared in my feed was a perfect, almost pedagogical example of how the game of…
Elon Musk Plays Disinfo Telephone: How Oregon’s Mundane Voter Roll Cleanup Is Turned Into False Claim Of ‘Fake Voters’
I made the mistake of opening up X yesterday to look something up, and the very first post that appeared in my feed was a perfect, almost pedagogical example of how the game of “disinformation telephone” gets played. Let's walk through it, because understanding how this works is important. The game works like this: Someone takes a factual but largely unremarkable story, gives it a slight spin, and passes it along.
www.techdirt.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 AM
A good explainer from @mmasnick.bsky.social.
Really sad. I don't know what we can do to fight back against this kind of problem. Everyone here of course will say "get off X" but that's not going to fix the problem of Elno filling up MAGAt heads with lies.
Really sad. I don't know what we can do to fight back against this kind of problem. Everyone here of course will say "get off X" but that's not going to fix the problem of Elno filling up MAGAt heads with lies.
@pfrazee.com In case you didn't already know, looks like there's a problem with Search not showing recent stuff again.
Also, prob related: if I look at my timeline, and click Replies, the earliest shown is from several weeks ago.
cc @support.bsky.team
Also, prob related: if I look at my timeline, and click Replies, the earliest shown is from several weeks ago.
cc @support.bsky.team
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
@pfrazee.com In case you didn't already know, looks like there's a problem with Search not showing recent stuff again.
Also, prob related: if I look at my timeline, and click Replies, the earliest shown is from several weeks ago.
cc @support.bsky.team
Also, prob related: if I look at my timeline, and click Replies, the earliest shown is from several weeks ago.
cc @support.bsky.team