Bailey
@madalchemist.bsky.social
My first job in the 1980s was fixing cars. In the 90s, aviation. Then the Navy, engineering. I really enjoyed teaching engineering in the Navy. I also love studying languages, art, and literature. Please join me on my crazy adventures.
Some of us become our own oxygen candles out of necessity. Not everyone can be one but humanity keeps making them.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Some of us become our own oxygen candles out of necessity. Not everyone can be one but humanity keeps making them.
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Those of us who have generational wealth should make payments to our shareholders. Society, every person who builds, cashiers, cooks, waitresses, etc.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Those of us who have generational wealth should make payments to our shareholders. Society, every person who builds, cashiers, cooks, waitresses, etc.
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To those who think they will rule with fear. I once fought with warships, now with a pen. The battlefield changed but the mission didn’t.
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
To those who think they will rule with fear. I once fought with warships, now with a pen. The battlefield changed but the mission didn’t.
Friday, a nail tech I know, was buying essentials and wanted to grab two tins of Pokémon cards. He was short by loose change, so I covered it. He laughed and said, “Santa’s blonde this year.”
Wild how less than a dollar can make another human being that happy.
Wild how less than a dollar can make another human being that happy.
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Friday, a nail tech I know, was buying essentials and wanted to grab two tins of Pokémon cards. He was short by loose change, so I covered it. He laughed and said, “Santa’s blonde this year.”
Wild how less than a dollar can make another human being that happy.
Wild how less than a dollar can make another human being that happy.
Because a revolution that only trades thrones is no revolution at all.
Do not become your opponent.
Too many times the people of a society takes on the traits of the villains they banished.
Do not become your opponent.
Too many times the people of a society takes on the traits of the villains they banished.
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Because a revolution that only trades thrones is no revolution at all.
Do not become your opponent.
Too many times the people of a society takes on the traits of the villains they banished.
Do not become your opponent.
Too many times the people of a society takes on the traits of the villains they banished.
Happy Thanksgiving. The good earth is rich and can provide for us all. I would like to help everyone if possible. That is how humans are. We care for the weak and the sick. We need no Manuel for this.
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. The good earth is rich and can provide for us all. I would like to help everyone if possible. That is how humans are. We care for the weak and the sick. We need no Manuel for this.
Angel Tree is blowing up this year, mostly because Gen Z decided to turn social media into a tool for community instead of performance. Sometimes you realize the cavalry isn’t coming. And then you become it.
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Angel Tree is blowing up this year, mostly because Gen Z decided to turn social media into a tool for community instead of performance. Sometimes you realize the cavalry isn’t coming. And then you become it.
You ever look at the Isle of Man flag?
That is proof that at least one flag commission said,
“Screw it. Let’s do all the drugs at once.”
The Isle of Man:
THREE DISCONNECTED HUMAN LEGS WITH ARMOR ROTATING LIKE A FIDGET SPINNER OF DOOM.
Approved unanimously.
That is proof that at least one flag commission said,
“Screw it. Let’s do all the drugs at once.”
The Isle of Man:
THREE DISCONNECTED HUMAN LEGS WITH ARMOR ROTATING LIKE A FIDGET SPINNER OF DOOM.
Approved unanimously.
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
You ever look at the Isle of Man flag?
That is proof that at least one flag commission said,
“Screw it. Let’s do all the drugs at once.”
The Isle of Man:
THREE DISCONNECTED HUMAN LEGS WITH ARMOR ROTATING LIKE A FIDGET SPINNER OF DOOM.
Approved unanimously.
That is proof that at least one flag commission said,
“Screw it. Let’s do all the drugs at once.”
The Isle of Man:
THREE DISCONNECTED HUMAN LEGS WITH ARMOR ROTATING LIKE A FIDGET SPINNER OF DOOM.
Approved unanimously.
This is a study on how culturally advanced societies function and function well. There are no police among the Pirahã, there are no prisons in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is a study on how culturally advanced societies function and function well. There are no police among the Pirahã, there are no prisons in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
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The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
We fight the same battles again and again — and we keep winning.
Authoritarians are fragile. We are tectonic.
Brace for impact.
We fight the same battles again and again — and we keep winning.
Authoritarians are fragile. We are tectonic.
Brace for impact.
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
We fight the same battles again and again — and we keep winning.
Authoritarians are fragile. We are tectonic.
Brace for impact.
We fight the same battles again and again — and we keep winning.
Authoritarians are fragile. We are tectonic.
Brace for impact.
Sometimes history isn’t a tragedy or a triumph — it’s a cosmic joke.
God said “no more potatoes”, and the Irish said “fine, we’ll grow grapes in Canada.” 😂🍇
When divine agriculture goes off script, you get Newfoundland wine culture and the world’s most confused vineyard.
God said “no more potatoes”, and the Irish said “fine, we’ll grow grapes in Canada.” 😂🍇
When divine agriculture goes off script, you get Newfoundland wine culture and the world’s most confused vineyard.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Sometimes history isn’t a tragedy or a triumph — it’s a cosmic joke.
God said “no more potatoes”, and the Irish said “fine, we’ll grow grapes in Canada.” 😂🍇
When divine agriculture goes off script, you get Newfoundland wine culture and the world’s most confused vineyard.
God said “no more potatoes”, and the Irish said “fine, we’ll grow grapes in Canada.” 😂🍇
When divine agriculture goes off script, you get Newfoundland wine culture and the world’s most confused vineyard.
Art takes time. It lives in the pauses. It remembers the hands that made it.
For those who wanted something made entirely by me. Enjoy your wish.
For those who wanted something made entirely by me. Enjoy your wish.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Art takes time. It lives in the pauses. It remembers the hands that made it.
For those who wanted something made entirely by me. Enjoy your wish.
For those who wanted something made entirely by me. Enjoy your wish.
Lead by example. Don't tell them what to do. Show them what to do.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Lead by example. Don't tell them what to do. Show them what to do.
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This is a parody article I wrote yesterday. I was thinking about this for at least a week I think. Hopefully this makes someone laugh.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is a parody article I wrote yesterday. I was thinking about this for at least a week I think. Hopefully this makes someone laugh.
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Camouflaging a deer blind doesn't hide you from deer — they're colorblind.
It only hides you from other humans and also to the guy with a 30-06 who’s had four beers.
If you actually wanted to avoid being shot, you'd paint it blaze orange.
It only hides you from other humans and also to the guy with a 30-06 who’s had four beers.
If you actually wanted to avoid being shot, you'd paint it blaze orange.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Camouflaging a deer blind doesn't hide you from deer — they're colorblind.
It only hides you from other humans and also to the guy with a 30-06 who’s had four beers.
If you actually wanted to avoid being shot, you'd paint it blaze orange.
It only hides you from other humans and also to the guy with a 30-06 who’s had four beers.
If you actually wanted to avoid being shot, you'd paint it blaze orange.
The difference between want and need. It really comes down to dopamine fixation. I want means, after I finish this and that and that other thing. Need means you can't do this or that until you get it.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The difference between want and need. It really comes down to dopamine fixation. I want means, after I finish this and that and that other thing. Need means you can't do this or that until you get it.
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$2 philanthropist. This is how real and stable advanced societies work. Anyone can start a secret jar at their place of employment.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
$2 philanthropist. This is how real and stable advanced societies work. Anyone can start a secret jar at their place of employment.
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Every society creates its own mythology. Sometimes the characters we create embody the ideals of society, such as Romulas in Rome. Sometimes it is the worst of our nature. We get to decide which to mirror.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Every society creates its own mythology. Sometimes the characters we create embody the ideals of society, such as Romulas in Rome. Sometimes it is the worst of our nature. We get to decide which to mirror.
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This is kind of how I see it going if this should occur. I am not a religious person but I think I will be OK if I'm wrong. I fed the hungry, clothed the needy etc. I think I understood the message.
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This is kind of how I see it going if this should occur. I am not a religious person but I think I will be OK if I'm wrong. I fed the hungry, clothed the needy etc. I think I understood the message.
“Either this person has a very confused ideology…
…or they understand exactly what they’re signaling, and that’s even more unsettling.”
#HistoryHasReceipts
#SymbolsHaveMeaning
#EqualHeightsEqualMessage
#KnowYourFlags
#SpeechCutsBothWays
…or they understand exactly what they’re signaling, and that’s even more unsettling.”
#HistoryHasReceipts
#SymbolsHaveMeaning
#EqualHeightsEqualMessage
#KnowYourFlags
#SpeechCutsBothWays
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Either this person has a very confused ideology…
…or they understand exactly what they’re signaling, and that’s even more unsettling.”
#HistoryHasReceipts
#SymbolsHaveMeaning
#EqualHeightsEqualMessage
#KnowYourFlags
#SpeechCutsBothWays
…or they understand exactly what they’re signaling, and that’s even more unsettling.”
#HistoryHasReceipts
#SymbolsHaveMeaning
#EqualHeightsEqualMessage
#KnowYourFlags
#SpeechCutsBothWays
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Nightfall
I have waited
for twenty years
for nightfall.
I never left the
battlefield.
Just waited in
the shadows
for night to
return.
For the darkness
makes me stronger.
Look for me
beneath the
clouds dark, crows
& ravens,
For they know where
their next
meal lies.
I have waited
for twenty years
for nightfall.
I never left the
battlefield.
Just waited in
the shadows
for night to
return.
For the darkness
makes me stronger.
Look for me
beneath the
clouds dark, crows
& ravens,
For they know where
their next
meal lies.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Nightfall
I have waited
for twenty years
for nightfall.
I never left the
battlefield.
Just waited in
the shadows
for night to
return.
For the darkness
makes me stronger.
Look for me
beneath the
clouds dark, crows
& ravens,
For they know where
their next
meal lies.
I have waited
for twenty years
for nightfall.
I never left the
battlefield.
Just waited in
the shadows
for night to
return.
For the darkness
makes me stronger.
Look for me
beneath the
clouds dark, crows
& ravens,
For they know where
their next
meal lies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When building flood barriers, remember even a few meters per second carries a lot of force. So assume it will fail at some point.
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
When building flood barriers, remember even a few meters per second carries a lot of force. So assume it will fail at some point.
“King Mongkut didn’t win with armies — he won with strategy. Thailand stayed free because wisdom was stronger than empires.”
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
“King Mongkut didn’t win with armies — he won with strategy. Thailand stayed free because wisdom was stronger than empires.”