DonQuihobbit de La Mancha
@hobbituscaesar.bsky.social
Archivist and historian. Scifi fan. Not a time traveler or an immortal, I promise. Marylander. Gray-ace. He/him, 46. 🏳️🌈
Husband: @jasperhedgehog.bsky.social
Girlfriend: @shadii.bsky.social
Open, but mostly for cuddles & smooches.
Husband: @jasperhedgehog.bsky.social
Girlfriend: @shadii.bsky.social
Open, but mostly for cuddles & smooches.
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well, on the bright side, it'll be easy to remove without disturbing the original lettering
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
well, on the bright side, it'll be easy to remove without disturbing the original lettering
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Muse, speak to me now
of that drowsy commuter
who wandered far and wide
after departing the sacred sheets of Bed.
of that drowsy commuter
who wandered far and wide
after departing the sacred sheets of Bed.
December 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Muse, speak to me now
of that drowsy commuter
who wandered far and wide
after departing the sacred sheets of Bed.
of that drowsy commuter
who wandered far and wide
after departing the sacred sheets of Bed.
Again, this just reminds me of Commodus being a megalomaniac.
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Again, this just reminds me of Commodus being a megalomaniac.
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"Are we still capable of talking to each other," asks the woman hired by billionaires whose economic model is predicated on fomenting polarization to install an actual criminal who dismantles the regulatory state that kept them from fully extracting what remaining wealth there was from the lower 99%
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Are we still capable of talking to each other," asks the woman hired by billionaires whose economic model is predicated on fomenting polarization to install an actual criminal who dismantles the regulatory state that kept them from fully extracting what remaining wealth there was from the lower 99%
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this has exactly as much scientific basis as their antivax garbage and is somehow even more directly aimed at killing people
fuck this absolute monster
fuck this absolute monster
I’m at HHS headquarters where RFK Jr. is announcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors by spouting pseudoscience and political misinformation that goes against every major medical association.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
this has exactly as much scientific basis as their antivax garbage and is somehow even more directly aimed at killing people
fuck this absolute monster
fuck this absolute monster
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amazing thing to say aloud in front of the press
"I have not lost control of the House"
- Speaker Mike Johnson, in a press gaggle off the House floor a few minutes ago
- Speaker Mike Johnson, in a press gaggle off the House floor a few minutes ago
FOUR REPUBLICANS just signed the House Democratic discharge petition to force a House vote on the Hakeem Jeffries bill to extend health care tax credits for 3 years: Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Mike Lawler (NY), Rob Bresnahan (PA), and Ryan Mackenzie (PA). Gives it the required 218 signatures. Huge news
December 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
amazing thing to say aloud in front of the press
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it really feels like the end is near for Mike Johnson's speakership after a critical mass of House Republicans this morning forced a vote on ACA subsidies over his resistance
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
it really feels like the end is near for Mike Johnson's speakership after a critical mass of House Republicans this morning forced a vote on ACA subsidies over his resistance
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Sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.
Somewhere in the distance, a Handel choir sings its heart out. The Sun shon with halos and rainbows. Birds chirped in higher fidelity. With the tiniest of *ding*s implying silver tracks, lo, was the train on-time.
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Somewhere in the distance, a Handel choir sings its heart out. The Sun shon with halos and rainbows. Birds chirped in higher fidelity. With the tiniest of *ding*s implying silver tracks, lo, was the train on-time.
I know I'm disappointing Thufir Hawat by sitting in this office with my back to the door, but I'm just a gay left-handed hobbit archivist and have neither high nobility nor cosmic destiny and mepresumes he has a soft spot for archivists.
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I know I'm disappointing Thufir Hawat by sitting in this office with my back to the door, but I'm just a gay left-handed hobbit archivist and have neither high nobility nor cosmic destiny and mepresumes he has a soft spot for archivists.
Occasional reminder that the two months renamed—not /added/—Julius and Augustus and the two-month discrepancy between the names and numbers of our last four months have no historical connection.
September became the 7th month of the Roman calendar over 50 years before Julius Caesar was even born.
September became the 7th month of the Roman calendar over 50 years before Julius Caesar was even born.
December 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Occasional reminder that the two months renamed—not /added/—Julius and Augustus and the two-month discrepancy between the names and numbers of our last four months have no historical connection.
September became the 7th month of the Roman calendar over 50 years before Julius Caesar was even born.
September became the 7th month of the Roman calendar over 50 years before Julius Caesar was even born.
I don't think this will fool anyone old enough to remember the whole GOP Repeal and Replace debâcle of 2017.
The whole WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WhatPlan?ShutUpGoAway thing is a Charlie/Lucy gambit.
The whole WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WhatPlan?ShutUpGoAway thing is a Charlie/Lucy gambit.
All of this is so stupid, etc.
But again, I mentioned this during the shutdown, it's fascinating how their tone has shifted here from "lmao fuck u libs, we ain't paying suck it." to "(girls get mad at me) sorry, sorry, I'm trying to fix it."
But again, I mentioned this during the shutdown, it's fascinating how their tone has shifted here from "lmao fuck u libs, we ain't paying suck it." to "(girls get mad at me) sorry, sorry, I'm trying to fix it."
Q: You guys were out for 2 months during the shutdown. Why has it taken until the end of the year to start addressing these healthcare bills? And what's your message to those who are going to see their premiums rise?
MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this
MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don't think this will fool anyone old enough to remember the whole GOP Repeal and Replace debâcle of 2017.
The whole WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WhatPlan?ShutUpGoAway thing is a Charlie/Lucy gambit.
The whole WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WeHaveAPlan, WhatPlan?ShutUpGoAway thing is a Charlie/Lucy gambit.
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Susie Wiles is a canny political operator who knows exactly what she’s doing and bears a ton of responsibility for the way Trump has been normalized by the press
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Susie Wiles is a canny political operator who knows exactly what she’s doing and bears a ton of responsibility for the way Trump has been normalized by the press
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
that she sees the writing on the wall is maybe the clearest sign of where this ends and the coming knife fight to inherit MAGA
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The absolute vacancy of Donald Trump remains, perversely, one of the most compelling things about him
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The absolute vacancy of Donald Trump remains, perversely, one of the most compelling things about him
Yes, I will keep manually saving and you will keep reminding me that you autosave. We are both trapped in this cycle of our mutual programming. Neither of us can stop.
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yes, I will keep manually saving and you will keep reminding me that you autosave. We are both trapped in this cycle of our mutual programming. Neither of us can stop.
While I would confirm further before proceeding, I'm pretty sure my boss just told me I can wear a kigu at work if I want.
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
While I would confirm further before proceeding, I'm pretty sure my boss just told me I can wear a kigu at work if I want.
I missed the 1,000th anniversary of the death of east Roman Emperor Basil II by one day.
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I missed the 1,000th anniversary of the death of east Roman Emperor Basil II by one day.
Twice in two days I'm 45-minutes late because of MARC Penn line delays. Is the 517 cursed or something?
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Twice in two days I'm 45-minutes late because of MARC Penn line delays. Is the 517 cursed or something?
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Did chatGPT write this
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Did chatGPT write this
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disgusting and reprehensible, but also targeted to a dwindling group of frothing racists and trolls on twitter. the median voter doesn’t want DHS tweeting at all, let alone gutter racist shit for christmas. this is miller’s work again.
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
disgusting and reprehensible, but also targeted to a dwindling group of frothing racists and trolls on twitter. the median voter doesn’t want DHS tweeting at all, let alone gutter racist shit for christmas. this is miller’s work again.
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I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
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my best friend and i used to watch MST3K super regularly and over 30 years later, we still constantly quote it in regular conversation, to the bewilderment and annoyance of our friends. there’ll be some middle aged guy saying 6-7 to his buddies in 2058
the 6-7 phenomenon is in no way different from any other catchphrase that kids have yelled out at any point in the last hundred years, there's no daylight between that and when i was in high school, the year straight where every guy kept yelling "i'm rick james bitch"
December 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
my best friend and i used to watch MST3K super regularly and over 30 years later, we still constantly quote it in regular conversation, to the bewilderment and annoyance of our friends. there’ll be some middle aged guy saying 6-7 to his buddies in 2058