Dave Pomes
@davepomes.bsky.social
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Dave Pomes
@davepomes.bsky.social
· Oct 30
There's a tendency, possibly unavoidable, to assume everyone you run into online is an evil, ignorant ass.
Which is fine. Conditioned responses, whatever.
But if you're gonna make it obvious and run with that assumption through every interaction, look for the ass in your screen's glass.
Which is fine. Conditioned responses, whatever.
But if you're gonna make it obvious and run with that assumption through every interaction, look for the ass in your screen's glass.
qtp with a gif to advertise your bluesky account
December 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
qtp with a gif to advertise your bluesky account
"irony"
Detectives are appealing for help after hundreds of artefacts documenting British colonial history were stolen.
More than 600 British Empire-era artefacts stolen from Bristol Museum
Detectives are appealing for help after hundreds of artefacts documenting British colonial history were stolen.
www.aljazeera.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"irony"
Reposted by Dave Pomes
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
More than half of the Republicans on the roster voted against. This is more than a little unexpected. "Stunning" would be an apt description.
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan
Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
More than half of the Republicans on the roster voted against. This is more than a little unexpected. "Stunning" would be an apt description.
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
Some of y'all have clearly never heard of youtube and it shows.
We have passed a point of no return.
Yesterday I fixed the headlights in my car with ChatGPT. It was one hour of work and $10 for all the parts I needed.
It was faster and cheaper than going to the garage, paying $300, and waiting for ten hours.
Yesterday I fixed the headlights in my car with ChatGPT. It was one hour of work and $10 for all the parts I needed.
It was faster and cheaper than going to the garage, paying $300, and waiting for ten hours.
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Some of y'all have clearly never heard of youtube and it shows.
Nah, they're the Great White Way, come to gentrify the colored masses.
Papyrus. In 3D.
Papyrus. In 3D.
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nah, they're the Great White Way, come to gentrify the colored masses.
Papyrus. In 3D.
Papyrus. In 3D.
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#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
December 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Trump's ideology is secondary, he has to know his direction is unsustainable * so this is no real war of principle on his part. Of course there's agendas he's happy to advance but he knows his clock is ticking.
His 1st goal is avoiding prosecution & 2nd is getting rich. #project2029 🧵
His 1st goal is avoiding prosecution & 2nd is getting rich. #project2029 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Trump's ideology is secondary, he has to know his direction is unsustainable * so this is no real war of principle on his part. Of course there's agendas he's happy to advance but he knows his clock is ticking.
His 1st goal is avoiding prosecution & 2nd is getting rich. #project2029 🧵
His 1st goal is avoiding prosecution & 2nd is getting rich. #project2029 🧵
Reposted by Dave Pomes
Google has a long-standing and well-documented practice of censoring Palestinian content or content critical of the Israeli government. interc.pt/3MMgoVO
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Google has a long-standing and well-documented practice of censoring Palestinian content or content critical of the Israeli government. interc.pt/3MMgoVO
Reposted by Dave Pomes
Video footage shows Israeli bulldozers forcibly uprooting hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in Qaryut, a village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Video footage shows Israeli bulldozers forcibly uprooting hundreds of Palestinian olive trees in Qaryut, a village south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
This guy's local to Spain/Portugal. I joined the remote queue Tues eve & the waitlist was ~7k. My turn didn't come up until Sat night, list was +27k by then!
Have to imagine Iberian players are tired by now of servicing the whole globe & thank you AnnNormal1508! #pokemongo #pokegenie #tauros #olé
Have to imagine Iberian players are tired by now of servicing the whole globe & thank you AnnNormal1508! #pokemongo #pokegenie #tauros #olé
December 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This guy's local to Spain/Portugal. I joined the remote queue Tues eve & the waitlist was ~7k. My turn didn't come up until Sat night, list was +27k by then!
Have to imagine Iberian players are tired by now of servicing the whole globe & thank you AnnNormal1508! #pokemongo #pokegenie #tauros #olé
Have to imagine Iberian players are tired by now of servicing the whole globe & thank you AnnNormal1508! #pokemongo #pokegenie #tauros #olé
"Pockets should be bigger."
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Pockets should be bigger."
#Virtuosity had a few things going for it, though not the laughable 90's cgi. Peter Gabriel's 'Party Man' playing over the credits had me in the room after every show. On slow days I'd tell the usher to skip that house so I could dance around in peace (didn't mind the cleaning) #filmsky #musicsky
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#Virtuosity had a few things going for it, though not the laughable 90's cgi. Peter Gabriel's 'Party Man' playing over the credits had me in the room after every show. On slow days I'd tell the usher to skip that house so I could dance around in peace (didn't mind the cleaning) #filmsky #musicsky
I have no problem whatsoever with recommending a free product that keeps my entire library at my fingertips.
Can't speak for (ew) iOS, but works like a charm on android 👍
Reading books with ReadEra
readera.org
Can't speak for (ew) iOS, but works like a charm on android 👍
Reading books with ReadEra
readera.org
Reading books is easy with ReadEra - an app for reading books, magazines and documents, allows you to read books for free, read scientific journals and magazines for free, read articles and documents ...
readera.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I have no problem whatsoever with recommending a free product that keeps my entire library at my fingertips.
Can't speak for (ew) iOS, but works like a charm on android 👍
Reading books with ReadEra
readera.org
Can't speak for (ew) iOS, but works like a charm on android 👍
Reading books with ReadEra
readera.org
Can we finally then be done with the retroactive hero worship for Joe Biden?
Didn't prosecute a coup d'etat.
Didn't gut ICE.
Didn't reform the Court.
This was ALL preventable..
Didn't prosecute a coup d'etat.
Didn't gut ICE.
Didn't reform the Court.
This was ALL preventable..
It is shameful-and expected-that the Supreme Court has chosen to side with those who seek to undermine our democracy and disenfranchise voters of color.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Can we finally then be done with the retroactive hero worship for Joe Biden?
Didn't prosecute a coup d'etat.
Didn't gut ICE.
Didn't reform the Court.
This was ALL preventable..
Didn't prosecute a coup d'etat.
Didn't gut ICE.
Didn't reform the Court.
This was ALL preventable..
Presumably there's a payoff for him somewhere.
An Admiral who has a lifetime of exemplary service to our country, is allowing his legacy to become trash to protect an incompetent, drunkard Fox News host.
Sad. For him, and our county.
Sad. For him, and our county.
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Presumably there's a payoff for him somewhere.
One of the reasons why Newsom will likely never be president.
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
One of the reasons why Newsom will likely never be president.
Odds on the right three making it thru the first season?
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Odds on the right three making it thru the first season?
Reposted by Dave Pomes
#GVerse #Veterans
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reposted by Dave Pomes
A new study reveals that just one week of reduced social media use can significantly improve mental health among young adults. Anxiety dropped by 16 percent, depression by 24 percent, and insomnia by 14 percent.
READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/reduc...
READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/reduc...
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A new study reveals that just one week of reduced social media use can significantly improve mental health among young adults. Anxiety dropped by 16 percent, depression by 24 percent, and insomnia by 14 percent.
READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/reduc...
READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/reduc...
Ascribing sense or reason to almost anyone in a suit gets dicey, but there has to be(?) an understanding that a Paramount acquisition would be handing post-Trump antitrust lawyers a barrel, some fish, and a shotgun all wrapped in a bow.
www.investors.com/news/warner-...
www.investors.com/news/warner-...
Warner Bros. 'Warming' To Netflix's Offer, Report Says
Warner Bros. Discovery is "warming to" Netflix's offer, according to the New York Post. Netflix's stock sank on the news.
www.investors.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ascribing sense or reason to almost anyone in a suit gets dicey, but there has to be(?) an understanding that a Paramount acquisition would be handing post-Trump antitrust lawyers a barrel, some fish, and a shotgun all wrapped in a bow.
www.investors.com/news/warner-...
www.investors.com/news/warner-...
The more standoffish he is, the more vulnerable he tends to actually be.
He knows his great military might is getting pwned on the daily, he knows his own gas prices are rising, he knows his own people are weary of Vlad the Terrible being so terrible. So he needs a win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
He knows his great military might is getting pwned on the daily, he knows his own gas prices are rising, he knows his own people are weary of Vlad the Terrible being so terrible. So he needs a win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What latest Ukraine talks reveal about Putin's state of mind
Russia's president looks determined to continue his war in Ukraine - even as the country's economic problems grow.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The more standoffish he is, the more vulnerable he tends to actually be.
He knows his great military might is getting pwned on the daily, he knows his own gas prices are rising, he knows his own people are weary of Vlad the Terrible being so terrible. So he needs a win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
He knows his great military might is getting pwned on the daily, he knows his own gas prices are rising, he knows his own people are weary of Vlad the Terrible being so terrible. So he needs a win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mumford. Fuck those guys.
“Assuming you're listening to regular radio in a car, not streaming or your playlist, what group or artist makes you change the station the fastest?” FUNBAG.
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Oh Shit, I’m A Crossword Dork Now | Defector
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December 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Mumford. Fuck those guys.
Reposted by Dave Pomes
Seven years ago Stephen Miller's uncle called him out on his bullshit
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Seven years ago Stephen Miller's uncle called him out on his bullshit
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...