Simpler Times Rememberer
@reedonly.bsky.social
Boston. Dad. Ex-teacher. YIMBY and urban biking liker. Midlevel software engineer. Middle aged. Midwit.
Vincent Brown has a good line in Ken Burn's The American Revolution about Thomas Jefferson: "He clearly didn't take the phrase 'All men are created equal' seriously but I do" and I think that's a good way to for me to reconcile myself to this big dumb country
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Vincent Brown has a good line in Ken Burn's The American Revolution about Thomas Jefferson: "He clearly didn't take the phrase 'All men are created equal' seriously but I do" and I think that's a good way to for me to reconcile myself to this big dumb country
This Ilan Wurman seems bad
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
This Ilan Wurman seems bad
(Robert Frost shoveling snow near woods): fuck this, I’m going to sleep
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
(Robert Frost shoveling snow near woods): fuck this, I’m going to sleep
Square that circle: he’s sleeping in the office and no one wants to wake him
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Square that circle: he’s sleeping in the office and no one wants to wake him
When you eject a scheming vizier from court you gotta pension em off or do the other thing
"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen," Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.""
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
When you eject a scheming vizier from court you gotta pension em off or do the other thing
Can't have your voice break when you make the death threat, work on that
getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Can't have your voice break when you make the death threat, work on that
stop complaining about it and just put the hands on the Doomsday Clock back I swear to God
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
stop complaining about it and just put the hands on the Doomsday Clock back I swear to God
Will Stancil 🤝 Xerxes I
We have very little
in common what
do we talk about
We have very little
in common what
do we talk about
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Will Stancil 🤝 Xerxes I
We have very little
in common what
do we talk about
We have very little
in common what
do we talk about
Work computer unblocked Bluesky, my thoughts can no longer be restrained. Might make a sandwich
January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Work computer unblocked Bluesky, my thoughts can no longer be restrained. Might make a sandwich
There is simply too much snow
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
There is simply too much snow
I could probably beat up Tim Pool
Tim Pool: “I’m not licking the boot. It’s my boot. I voted for it. I’m the one stomping…”
This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
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This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
/1
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I could probably beat up Tim Pool
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Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone employed or represented or by Brad Finstad this morning.
January 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone employed or represented or by Brad Finstad this morning.
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The current position of the Republicans in Congress: They would change nothing that ICE and CBP are doing, and they'd allow massive increases in funding for what they're now doing to go ahead. They're just fine with the current policies, practices, and governance of ICE and CBP.
January 26, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The current position of the Republicans in Congress: They would change nothing that ICE and CBP are doing, and they'd allow massive increases in funding for what they're now doing to go ahead. They're just fine with the current policies, practices, and governance of ICE and CBP.
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The blessed day is upon us once again
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The blessed day is upon us once again
To Have And Have Not (A Snowblower)
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 AM
To Have And Have Not (A Snowblower)
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BOVINO OUT TO PASTURE
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
BOVINO OUT TO PASTURE
@notdred.bsky.social spoke this into being it’s 2015 again we are doomed
January 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
@notdred.bsky.social spoke this into being it’s 2015 again we are doomed
BPS cancelled for Tuesday
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM
BPS cancelled for Tuesday
I’ve found a critical flaw in concentrating power in the hands of dumb old guys
The takeaway here is : 1) Xi is deadly serious about taking Taiwan by force; 2) the PLA is not going to be ready on his timeline.
January 26, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I’ve found a critical flaw in concentrating power in the hands of dumb old guys
Snow shoeing in Franklin Park
January 26, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Snow shoeing in Franklin Park
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![VOLITION [Easy: Failure] – You wake up in your Hilton suite to a cacophony of whistles and horns. Half drunk and half hungover, you hastily throw on your tactical gear. It feels heavier than you remember. You stumble outside. The cold hits you like a brick. What are you doing here in this dismal city? Home is warm. Home is safe. Home is a thousand miles away. Tucking your shotgun between your legs, you fumble with a tear gas canister like a child learning how to tie their shoes. The gun goes off and you shoot yourself in the balls.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqh433fdh2bqhvt455e3tg67/bafkreiahrbfuw4v4so56ikp2pxf5n253bs5pd5gq37l7nqsitkwynw56hy@jpeg)
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The Old South Building is massive and *crazy* beautiful. Turning it into housing would be such a huge achievement for downtown Boston, @wutrain.bsky.social @mayorwu.boston.gov and @boston.gov's office-to-residential conversion program. #more!! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/25/b...
Downtown Crossing office building could soon become hundreds of apartments - The Boston Globe
If you’ve ever fancied living next door to where the Boston Tea Party was organized, you could soon get your chance.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The Old South Building is massive and *crazy* beautiful. Turning it into housing would be such a huge achievement for downtown Boston, @wutrain.bsky.social @mayorwu.boston.gov and @boston.gov's office-to-residential conversion program. #more!! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/25/b...