Hal 10000
@hal10000.bsky.social
Pennsylvania Astronomer, writer at Ordinary Times, maker of YouTube videos, caretaker of two kids and two dogs.
My Novel: https://www.amazon.com/Water-Lily-Pond-Michael-Siegel-ebook/dp/B01BBFWYI8/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelSiegel14
My Novel: https://www.amazon.com/Water-Lily-Pond-Michael-Siegel-ebook/dp/B01BBFWYI8/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelSiegel14
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Hal 10000
@hal10000.bsky.social
· Nov 16
The main side effect vaccines have on children is that they live to be adults.
My Aussie wife is very much of the opinion that we should bring back the smoke-filled room (or, I guess these days, aromatherapy-filled room). Parties shouldn't be airing out their dirty laundry and appealing to the lowest common denominator in the primaries. That's what the general election is for.
Not only that, but Trump leveraged small wins in sparse primaries to gain the coveted front-runner status. A smoky room would have prevented all of that, but here we are.
There’s no reason he would have been. And Tom is right—anyone who would have suggested him would have been laughed out of the room—as indeed did all sane people when he came down that escalator.
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 AM
My Aussie wife is very much of the opinion that we should bring back the smoke-filled room (or, I guess these days, aromatherapy-filled room). Parties shouldn't be airing out their dirty laundry and appealing to the lowest common denominator in the primaries. That's what the general election is for.
Milton Freedman famously responded to the claim that Sweden has a low rate of poverty by pointing out that Swedish-Americans also have a low rate of poverty.
It's not snark.
It's based on what I believe to be true about political culture being more important than institutional design, a longstanding issue in the study of political science. Sweden is the way it is because it's full of Swedes; Swedes aren't the way they are because of their system.
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It's based on what I believe to be true about political culture being more important than institutional design, a longstanding issue in the study of political science. Sweden is the way it is because it's full of Swedes; Swedes aren't the way they are because of their system.
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"We *could* have a more Swedish-like system, but we don't have 350 million Swedes handy"
Nice, snarky remark. Unfortunately, missing an actual argument.
Nice, snarky remark. Unfortunately, missing an actual argument.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Milton Freedman famously responded to the claim that Sweden has a low rate of poverty by pointing out that Swedish-Americans also have a low rate of poverty.
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In a country where the right to bear arms is constitutionally guaranteed, "he had a gun" is NOT a legitimate excuse for summary execution by armed agents of the state. Stop letting them use it as one.
Republicans: everyone must be able to carry any gun at all times,
up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny
also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street
up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny
also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
In a country where the right to bear arms is constitutionally guaranteed, "he had a gun" is NOT a legitimate excuse for summary execution by armed agents of the state. Stop letting them use it as one.
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When I saw that ice agent say “fuckin bitch” after shooting Renee I knew *exactly* what sort of men they have unleashed and armed all over America - in fact I felt it deeply somewhere and I know that so many women understand what I mean.
January 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
When I saw that ice agent say “fuckin bitch” after shooting Renee I knew *exactly* what sort of men they have unleashed and armed all over America - in fact I felt it deeply somewhere and I know that so many women understand what I mean.
It really is amateur hour at the DOJ.
Apologies, wrong link in the first post (there are two letters).
Correct link here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I suggest reading in full…it’s really something. The judge, by the way, is a Bush appointee and two-time Scalia clerk.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Correct link here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I suggest reading in full…it’s really something. The judge, by the way, is a Bush appointee and two-time Scalia clerk.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
It really is amateur hour at the DOJ.
If your response to these events it that "they shouldn't be blocking ICE from doing its job", please read "Letters from a Birmingham Jail". It's specifically addressed to people who think change can be brought about by obedience.
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If your response to these events it that "they shouldn't be blocking ICE from doing its job", please read "Letters from a Birmingham Jail". It's specifically addressed to people who think change can be brought about by obedience.
The most generous interpretation is that one of the unqualified untrained thugs Miller has been filling ICE with saw a gun, panicked and opened fire.
The chaos is intentional.
The chaos is intentional.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The most generous interpretation is that one of the unqualified untrained thugs Miller has been filling ICE with saw a gun, panicked and opened fire.
The chaos is intentional.
The chaos is intentional.
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/3 In this moment of horror, look at the people of MN. They’re not an army. Few are trained for urban combat, through there are many veterans. They are young and old and rich and poor. They are standing up at great personal danger, defying a despicable Gestapo government and its vile apologists.
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
/3 In this moment of horror, look at the people of MN. They’re not an army. Few are trained for urban combat, through there are many veterans. They are young and old and rich and poor. They are standing up at great personal danger, defying a despicable Gestapo government and its vile apologists.
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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They claimed Martinez rammed their car. It was a lie.
They claimed Good ran over their agent. It was a lie.
They're claiming Pretti attacked them. It's a lie.
All DHS does is lie.
They claimed Good ran over their agent. It was a lie.
They're claiming Pretti attacked them. It's a lie.
All DHS does is lie.
DHS released a statement claiming that “an agent fired defensive shots” after an individual approached CBP agents with a gun and “violently resisted” when they attempted to disarm him. DHS claims that he “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” x.com/DHSgov/statu...
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
They claimed Martinez rammed their car. It was a lie.
They claimed Good ran over their agent. It was a lie.
They're claiming Pretti attacked them. It's a lie.
All DHS does is lie.
They claimed Good ran over their agent. It was a lie.
They're claiming Pretti attacked them. It's a lie.
All DHS does is lie.
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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Don Knotts was a great man, served his country as an entertainer during WW2, and real life ladies man.
Dont slander him with a comp to this power tripping sawed off evil dweeb
Dont slander him with a comp to this power tripping sawed off evil dweeb
no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Don Knotts was a great man, served his country as an entertainer during WW2, and real life ladies man.
Dont slander him with a comp to this power tripping sawed off evil dweeb
Dont slander him with a comp to this power tripping sawed off evil dweeb
Yep. The video is clear on what happened. And they are all over on Twixxer, lying their asses off.
It has been clear since the Garrett Foster case that MAGA regards anyone non-MAGA carrying a legal weapon as grounds for summary execution.
It has been clear since the Garrett Foster case that MAGA regards anyone non-MAGA carrying a legal weapon as grounds for summary execution.
Prepare for a wave of Administration lies.
They will claim he attacked agents
They will claim he went for a gun
They will claim he's Antifa
They will blame this on the protesters
One of the few principles they stick to is that they will burn the country down before admitting to being wrong.
They will claim he attacked agents
They will claim he went for a gun
They will claim he's Antifa
They will blame this on the protesters
One of the few principles they stick to is that they will burn the country down before admitting to being wrong.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Yep. The video is clear on what happened. And they are all over on Twixxer, lying their asses off.
It has been clear since the Garrett Foster case that MAGA regards anyone non-MAGA carrying a legal weapon as grounds for summary execution.
It has been clear since the Garrett Foster case that MAGA regards anyone non-MAGA carrying a legal weapon as grounds for summary execution.
Brown shirt scum.
The AP reports that an ICE officer responded to those protesting the cold blood murder this morning by mockingly saying, “‘Boo hoo.’”
“Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.”
apnews.com/article/immi...
“Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.”
apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Brown shirt scum.
Dawgs are ready to ride out the storm.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Dawgs are ready to ride out the storm.
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Kavanaugh Witness Tampering
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Kavanaugh Witness Tampering
Prepare for a wave of Administration lies.
They will claim he attacked agents
They will claim he went for a gun
They will claim he's Antifa
They will blame this on the protesters
One of the few principles they stick to is that they will burn the country down before admitting to being wrong.
They will claim he attacked agents
They will claim he went for a gun
They will claim he's Antifa
They will blame this on the protesters
One of the few principles they stick to is that they will burn the country down before admitting to being wrong.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Prepare for a wave of Administration lies.
They will claim he attacked agents
They will claim he went for a gun
They will claim he's Antifa
They will blame this on the protesters
One of the few principles they stick to is that they will burn the country down before admitting to being wrong.
They will claim he attacked agents
They will claim he went for a gun
They will claim he's Antifa
They will blame this on the protesters
One of the few principles they stick to is that they will burn the country down before admitting to being wrong.
Trump will probably give the officer a medal.
Fox News is defending feds killing another Minnesotan: "They are literally enforcing the law. These are targeted interactions, these are targeted operations. They are simply doing their jobs."
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Trump will probably give the officer a medal.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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I didn't realize that when MAGA said "Today is 1776", they meant that they were on the side of King George.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I didn't realize that when MAGA said "Today is 1776", they meant that they were on the side of King George.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Yiddish has TONS of these, which range from someone who is unlucky and clumsy (schlemiel) to someone who is contemptible (putz).
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
I'm trying to collect more epithets that aren't ablelist or profane. Haven't heard "dingdong" in a while - might put it into the rotation! Thanks, @anjalikdayal.bsky.social!
this preening little dingdong
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Yiddish has TONS of these, which range from someone who is unlucky and clumsy (schlemiel) to someone who is contemptible (putz).
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
True, but that joke is genuinely hilarious.
On Threads, it is not enough to tell a joke. For your joke to be understood, you must tell it, explain its premise, and draw an arrow pointing to the joke part. Otherwise most people won’t get it
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 AM
True, but that joke is genuinely hilarious.
I quote that a LOT.
/7 Dave Barry says “a person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”. It’s one of my favorite moral compass sayings. Marc’s would be “if a person is nice to me, it’s hilarious when they are rude to the waiter.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I quote that a LOT.
I'm working on a post on this but I think part of the legal framework of AI is that AI-altered images should carry a digital watermark.
No White House should use AI to mislead the public with propaganda about Americans.
It’s crucial for public safety & a national security: The White House must keep credibility & retain public trust in case of war or disaster or pandemic.
It’s crucial for public safety & a national security: The White House must keep credibility & retain public trust in case of war or disaster or pandemic.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I'm working on a post on this but I think part of the legal framework of AI is that AI-altered images should carry a digital watermark.