Moanin’ Obukhov
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Used to be a scientist. Maybe still am. Connoisseur of memes and existential dread. Ephemeral.
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Moanin’ Obukhov
@fivethirds.net
· Jul 11
i was once on a very long walk in 2017 and was reading news on my phone. i looked up to see that a group of goats had gathered and were now following me. they ended up harassing me for a mile.
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A frankly astounding Humble Bundle of about 70 books by women SFF writers, including the Iskryne series by @pennyvixen.bsky.social and me and my first two Karen Memory novels, for $25 for the whole bundle, benefitting youth mental health.
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
Humble Book Bundle: Fierce Women of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror by Open Road Media
Our latest ebook bundle has over 60 of the best sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books written by women! Every purchase supports Active Minds charity!
www.humblebundle.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A frankly astounding Humble Bundle of about 70 books by women SFF writers, including the Iskryne series by @pennyvixen.bsky.social and me and my first two Karen Memory novels, for $25 for the whole bundle, benefitting youth mental health.
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
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Ex-Mississippi welfare chief John Davis confessed to WWE wrestlers Ted DiBiase Jr. and Brett DiBiase that he "tried to buy your love" as he sent millions in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to The Million Dollar Man's sons.
While denying 99% of poor families who applied.
While denying 99% of poor families who applied.
Welfare Scandal Mastermind Sought to Woo DiBiase Brothers as He Directed Millions to Wrestlers
The odd relationship between the mastermind of the Mississippi welfare scandal and two ex-wrestlers was on display in Ted DiBiase Jr.’s trial.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Ex-Mississippi welfare chief John Davis confessed to WWE wrestlers Ted DiBiase Jr. and Brett DiBiase that he "tried to buy your love" as he sent millions in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to The Million Dollar Man's sons.
While denying 99% of poor families who applied.
While denying 99% of poor families who applied.
this is amazing.
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
this is amazing.
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On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
some of these same people were sympathetic to militia and gun-hoarding movements to “protect against federal overreach”. i’m starting to think these cult members are full of shit.
American conservatives will look you right in the eye with a straight face and tell you that complete and utter subservience to masked federal police is patriotism, anything else deserves being executed in the street, and tax dollars for healthcare is tyranny.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
some of these same people were sympathetic to militia and gun-hoarding movements to “protect against federal overreach”. i’m starting to think these cult members are full of shit.
printing out directions before driving someplace.
Night and weekend minutes, baby!
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
printing out directions before driving someplace.
“Sources told ABC News that the FBI is leading the investigation.”
sure.
sure.
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors."
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
“Sources told ABC News that the FBI is leading the investigation.”
sure.
sure.
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
i think the emails dripping in cognitive dissonance that we get are as bad, in different ways, as the realities they ignore.
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
i think the emails dripping in cognitive dissonance that we get are as bad, in different ways, as the realities they ignore.
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…it should break your heart to kill.
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
…it should break your heart to kill.
"life is merely
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there."
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there."
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 AM
"life is merely
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there."
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there."
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current work status
a man in a suit and tie making a face
ALT: a man in a suit and tie making a face
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
current work status
It was winter, just after the new year. I was 32 years old—the birth of my second son was expected soon. There were a lot of cardboard boxes in the garage from the recent holiday. I walked downstairs to perform my duty. As I approached the garage door, the true purpose of my visit was more dire ...
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It was winter, just after the new year. I was 32 years old—the birth of my second son was expected soon. There were a lot of cardboard boxes in the garage from the recent holiday. I walked downstairs to perform my duty. As I approached the garage door, the true purpose of my visit was more dire ...
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Jesus Fucking Christ.
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Jesus Fucking Christ.
as an elder millennial, i can’t see what could possibly go wrong with an illegal, unilateral war motivated by oil and personal grievance.
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
as an elder millennial, i can’t see what could possibly go wrong with an illegal, unilateral war motivated by oil and personal grievance.
imagine if more “leaders” spoke with this clarity and cared more about the practice of propriety from assholes than the theater of propriety from those harmed by the assholes.
December 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
imagine if more “leaders” spoke with this clarity and cared more about the practice of propriety from assholes than the theater of propriety from those harmed by the assholes.
the tool is not designed for the task. that’s fine. but something as simple as time lays bare how much the tool is oversold by snake-oil bros.
As a personal assistant, ChatGPT is remarkably, annoyingly bad at this one basic thing.
Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social:
www.theverge.com/report/82913...
Read more from @elissawelle.bsky.social:
www.theverge.com/report/82913...
December 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the tool is not designed for the task. that’s fine. but something as simple as time lays bare how much the tool is oversold by snake-oil bros.
there should be a pulitzer category for short-form story-telling and this man should win it every time.
I have my coffee
December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
there should be a pulitzer category for short-form story-telling and this man should win it every time.
The younger generations are, on the whole, more generous, accepting,, and adaptable than previous generations. However, based on the kids in this house, one exception is an internet outage.
bane from the dark knight rises is wearing a mask and holding his fist up .
Alt: bane from the dark knight rises is wearing a mask and holding his fist up .
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The younger generations are, on the whole, more generous, accepting,, and adaptable than previous generations. However, based on the kids in this house, one exception is an internet outage.