B.J. Porter
@bporter.bsky.social
Sailor rebooting life after 9 years at sea. Full timing in an RV instead of a sailboat is...a change, but still a shiftless drifter.
Fiction & freelance writer. Liberal atheist loudmouth. He/Him.
Also into hiking and learning backpacking.
WHO DEY!
Fiction & freelance writer. Liberal atheist loudmouth. He/Him.
Also into hiking and learning backpacking.
WHO DEY!
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“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
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Thanks to @antifapatriot.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to @antifapatriot.bsky.social
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
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Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
We will give them a finger wagging like they've never seen before. Schumer may even...wait for it...purse his lips.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We will give them a finger wagging like they've never seen before. Schumer may even...wait for it...purse his lips.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
My Senator, #JonOssoff, is up for reelection in ‘26. His seat is considered the most vulnerable. He just voted “No” on the CR bill, perhaps risking his political future.
The kind of courage and selflessness we’d need more of in the Democratic Party.
My Senator, #JonOssoff, is up for reelection in ‘26. His seat is considered the most vulnerable. He just voted “No” on the CR bill, perhaps risking his political future.
The kind of courage and selflessness we’d need more of in the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
My Senator, #JonOssoff, is up for reelection in ‘26. His seat is considered the most vulnerable. He just voted “No” on the CR bill, perhaps risking his political future.
The kind of courage and selflessness we’d need more of in the Democratic Party.
My Senator, #JonOssoff, is up for reelection in ‘26. His seat is considered the most vulnerable. He just voted “No” on the CR bill, perhaps risking his political future.
The kind of courage and selflessness we’d need more of in the Democratic Party.
P.S. my health insurance is increasing by almost $500/month.
Thank you very much, asshats. I guess you think we should all just die, too. Just like your Republican counterparts.
Thank you for selling us out. Every one of you needs to leave office in shame.
Thank you very much, asshats. I guess you think we should all just die, too. Just like your Republican counterparts.
Thank you for selling us out. Every one of you needs to leave office in shame.
@kaine.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@durbin.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
What the hell is the matter with you people? Why are you selling us out for bad faith Republicans? THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.
@rosen.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@durbin.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
What the hell is the matter with you people? Why are you selling us out for bad faith Republicans? THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
P.S. my health insurance is increasing by almost $500/month.
Thank you very much, asshats. I guess you think we should all just die, too. Just like your Republican counterparts.
Thank you for selling us out. Every one of you needs to leave office in shame.
Thank you very much, asshats. I guess you think we should all just die, too. Just like your Republican counterparts.
Thank you for selling us out. Every one of you needs to leave office in shame.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
To reiterate - there will be no legitimate "vote" on ACA subsidies. It will NEVER, EVER happen with the GOP in power.
We have so much evidence of their bad faith. Are you suddenly ...not smart? Or are you answering to someone other than your constituents?
We have so much evidence of their bad faith. Are you suddenly ...not smart? Or are you answering to someone other than your constituents?
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
To reiterate - there will be no legitimate "vote" on ACA subsidies. It will NEVER, EVER happen with the GOP in power.
We have so much evidence of their bad faith. Are you suddenly ...not smart? Or are you answering to someone other than your constituents?
We have so much evidence of their bad faith. Are you suddenly ...not smart? Or are you answering to someone other than your constituents?
@kaine.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@durbin.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
What the hell is the matter with you people? Why are you selling us out for bad faith Republicans? THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.
@rosen.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@durbin.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
What the hell is the matter with you people? Why are you selling us out for bad faith Republicans? THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
@kaine.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@durbin.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
What the hell is the matter with you people? Why are you selling us out for bad faith Republicans? THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.
@rosen.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@durbin.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
What the hell is the matter with you people? Why are you selling us out for bad faith Republicans? THEY ARE LYING TO YOU.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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NO DEAL ON THE SHUTDOWN.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NO DEAL ON THE SHUTDOWN.
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The vigorous leader who nicknamed his opponent “Sleepy.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The vigorous leader who nicknamed his opponent “Sleepy.”
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Yep, I fall in that latter category: I basically am afraid to travel out of the US. The cruelty is the point and the fundie Justices full know it and support that.
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Yep, I fall in that latter category: I basically am afraid to travel out of the US. The cruelty is the point and the fundie Justices full know it and support that.
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🚨 DAILY REMINDER 🚨
I post this every day so Americans never forget Trump’s role in the coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021.
His goons trashed The White House and killed cops. Then he pardoned them. NEVER FORGET. 🇺🇸
#StayWoke #Pinks 🌸
🎥 @mjfree.bsky.social
I post this every day so Americans never forget Trump’s role in the coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021.
His goons trashed The White House and killed cops. Then he pardoned them. NEVER FORGET. 🇺🇸
#StayWoke #Pinks 🌸
🎥 @mjfree.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 DAILY REMINDER 🚨
I post this every day so Americans never forget Trump’s role in the coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021.
His goons trashed The White House and killed cops. Then he pardoned them. NEVER FORGET. 🇺🇸
#StayWoke #Pinks 🌸
🎥 @mjfree.bsky.social
I post this every day so Americans never forget Trump’s role in the coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021.
His goons trashed The White House and killed cops. Then he pardoned them. NEVER FORGET. 🇺🇸
#StayWoke #Pinks 🌸
🎥 @mjfree.bsky.social
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...
Despite Illinois Sanctuary Laws, At Least 17 County Sheriffs Have Contracts to Hold People in ICE Custody
To ascertain if county jails are complying with the state’s TRUST Act, WTTW News sent Freedom of Information Act requests to each of the 90 county jails in Illinois to obtain copies of intergovernment...
news.wttw.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...
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Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
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Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
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Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
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Glad to see this from Brown. Let's hope other universities follow the example set by Brown and MIT. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Glad to see this from Brown. Let's hope other universities follow the example set by Brown and MIT. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"
October 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"
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Stephen Colbert - JD Vance Sombrero Meme
October 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Stephen Colbert - JD Vance Sombrero Meme