chbarts
@chbarts.bsky.social
Pronouns he/him
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Style for use with Stylus to get Bsky to use a serif font (at least on desktop), so you can tell Weird Al from Weird AI:
https://userstyles.world/style/18544
This profile is funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Inanities.
Style for use with Stylus to get Bsky to use a serif font (at least on desktop), so you can tell Weird Al from Weird AI:
https://userstyles.world/style/18544
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February 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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“made to piss you off specifically” seems to be the general story of the last year or so
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
“made to piss you off specifically” seems to be the general story of the last year or so
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Oren Cass on Jon Stewart this shit was made in a lab to piss me off specifically
“We noticed some anger from doctors last week. That’s why we invited RFK Jr. to talk about vaccines”
February 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Oren Cass on Jon Stewart this shit was made in a lab to piss me off specifically
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Everything has been gender for a really long time
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Everything has been gender for a really long time
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I am actually starting to believe that a simple majority of Americans are basically socially liberal, but there's about 15-20 million people in the middle who are absolutely and completely dogshit at recognizing what racism looks like unless it screams slurs directly into their face, spit and all.
the whole Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar the year before thing really shows how disconnected culture is from where the American public is? like the biggest music/culture event of the year two years running as been a loud celebration of multiculturalism and the spirt of a particular ethnic minority
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I am actually starting to believe that a simple majority of Americans are basically socially liberal, but there's about 15-20 million people in the middle who are absolutely and completely dogshit at recognizing what racism looks like unless it screams slurs directly into their face, spit and all.
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Toddler has started answering her phone saying
'Hi can you hear me are you there?'
Because her toy phone must have trouble connecting to bluetooth too
'Hi can you hear me are you there?'
Because her toy phone must have trouble connecting to bluetooth too
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Toddler has started answering her phone saying
'Hi can you hear me are you there?'
Because her toy phone must have trouble connecting to bluetooth too
'Hi can you hear me are you there?'
Because her toy phone must have trouble connecting to bluetooth too
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Saw it elsewhere on my phone, but hunted it down here, if you'd like a source: fs.blog/eb-white-hum...
E.B. White's Letter to Someone Who Lost Faith in Humanity
"Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day."
fs.blog
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Saw it elsewhere on my phone, but hunted it down here, if you'd like a source: fs.blog/eb-white-hum...
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I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:
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I think that a lot of the socially libertarian consensus of the 2010s was driven by people who had high executive function and were able to manage moderation and whose social circle was similar.
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I think that a lot of the socially libertarian consensus of the 2010s was driven by people who had high executive function and were able to manage moderation and whose social circle was similar.
The feminine version of "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche" because quiche was the soy of the 1980s
Real Men Don't Eat Quiche
A tongue-in-cheek look at contemporary masculinity and …
www.goodreads.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The feminine version of "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche" because quiche was the soy of the 1980s
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Sounds like somebody is stuck in 1982 in the weirdest possible way www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
Real Women Don't Pump Gas: A Guide to All That is Divin…
A whimsical and humorous look at the differences betwee…
www.goodreads.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Sounds like somebody is stuck in 1982 in the weirdest possible way www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
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A woman at work is loudly talking about how women should not pump their own gas and when she absolutely needs gas and her husband is not around she finds a man to pump her gas....
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A woman at work is loudly talking about how women should not pump their own gas and when she absolutely needs gas and her husband is not around she finds a man to pump her gas....
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Teletron -- What Time? [U.S., Half-Speed Electro-Funk] (1981) One & Done Off Their Only Single
https://redd.it/49fe1v
https://youtu.be/bQ3YtJ5PRfA
https://redd.it/49fe1v
https://youtu.be/bQ3YtJ5PRfA
Teletron -- What Time? [U.S., Half-Speed Electro-Funk] (1981) One & Done Off Their Only Single
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Teletron -- What Time? [U.S., Half-Speed Electro-Funk] (1981) One & Done Off Their Only Single
https://redd.it/49fe1v
https://youtu.be/bQ3YtJ5PRfA
https://redd.it/49fe1v
https://youtu.be/bQ3YtJ5PRfA
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you’re not actually helping anyone if you see a post criticizing republicans for their behavior and use it as a springboard to criticize democrats
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
you’re not actually helping anyone if you see a post criticizing republicans for their behavior and use it as a springboard to criticize democrats
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re: discussion on LLM interfaces and the suitability of chat interfaces, I'm beginning to wonder if part of the issue is UI/UX metaphor creep because of programmer familiarity with shell and REPLs
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
re: discussion on LLM interfaces and the suitability of chat interfaces, I'm beginning to wonder if part of the issue is UI/UX metaphor creep because of programmer familiarity with shell and REPLs
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There was a big essay about it recently I enjoyed, positing her as suspended between two modes of heroism, and how informed that is by his studies and experience of war.
acoup.blog/2026/01/03/n...
acoup.blog/2026/01/03/n...
New Acquisitions: Tolkien and Éowyn Between Two Wars (PPP Moot Keynote)
Hey folks! I am working on finishing up some things this week, so I thought I would post the text of the keynote I gave at the Prancing Pony Podcast Moot earlier this December. I’ve made some…
acoup.blog
February 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
There was a big essay about it recently I enjoyed, positing her as suspended between two modes of heroism, and how informed that is by his studies and experience of war.
acoup.blog/2026/01/03/n...
acoup.blog/2026/01/03/n...
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Harlem Pop Trotters - White Beach [France, Jazz, Funk/Soul] (1975)
https://redd.it/2joosx
https://youtu.be/GhYLHSTs42A
https://redd.it/2joosx
https://youtu.be/GhYLHSTs42A
Harlem Pop Trotters - White Beach [France, Jazz, Funk/Soul] (1975)
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Harlem Pop Trotters - White Beach [France, Jazz, Funk/Soul] (1975)
https://redd.it/2joosx
https://youtu.be/GhYLHSTs42A
https://redd.it/2joosx
https://youtu.be/GhYLHSTs42A
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Leavitt begins the briefing by saying she was just with the president "reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from the FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case." (Trump in fact just posted about his ballroom.)
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Leavitt begins the briefing by saying she was just with the president "reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from the FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case." (Trump in fact just posted about his ballroom.)
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[13:47] Michi-FM - Now Playing: Fireball XL5 - Theme - listen at michifm.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
[13:47] Michi-FM - Now Playing: Fireball XL5 - Theme - listen at michifm.com
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The New Yorker is now giving Jenin Younes a platform to rebrand herself as free speech warrior—as opposed to right-wing operative and COVID crank.
This follows Jon Stewart’s decision to platform her.
Un-fucking-real.
This follows Jon Stewart’s decision to platform her.
Un-fucking-real.
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The New Yorker is now giving Jenin Younes a platform to rebrand herself as free speech warrior—as opposed to right-wing operative and COVID crank.
This follows Jon Stewart’s decision to platform her.
Un-fucking-real.
This follows Jon Stewart’s decision to platform her.
Un-fucking-real.
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1974 Jensen Interceptor Mk III at No Reserve
No Reserve: 1974 Jensen Interceptor Mk III
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February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
1974 Jensen Interceptor Mk III at No Reserve
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A Montana title and a Monterey selling location tells a whole story doesn’t it.
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
A Montana title and a Monterey selling location tells a whole story doesn’t it.
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Oh nooooo you're telling me that in order to secure a better future, you had to (gasp) fill in some circles on a ballot next to the names of people you don't worship? You poor thing, do you need some water or a blanket?
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Oh nooooo you're telling me that in order to secure a better future, you had to (gasp) fill in some circles on a ballot next to the names of people you don't worship? You poor thing, do you need some water or a blanket?
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Ever since November 2024 (hell, November 2016 really) I've been trying and failing to fathom just how privileged, narcissistic and solipsistic you'd have to be to genuinely view voting as a BURDEN.
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Ever since November 2024 (hell, November 2016 really) I've been trying and failing to fathom just how privileged, narcissistic and solipsistic you'd have to be to genuinely view voting as a BURDEN.
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oh nooooo not the unbearable burden of filling in some circles on a ballot every couple of years anything but that
okay but like the burden is literally on us
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
oh nooooo not the unbearable burden of filling in some circles on a ballot every couple of years anything but that