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Seth Brown
@risingpun.bsky.social
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Freelance writer/humor columnist/sushi enthusiast

National Press Club's 2024 Angele Gingras Humor Award winner

My free semi-monthly newsletter has bad puns, jokes in parentheses, and very rarely, insightful commentary:

https://buttondown.email/RisingPun
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astridoverthere.bsky.social
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
Find the error in the sentence: "We should have shrimp scampi or pizza for dinner."

Answer: the word "or" is incorrect, and should be replaced with "on".

@starfishknits.bsky.social makes a damn fine shrimp scampi pizza.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
risingpun.bsky.social
Money is dumb because I spent ten minutes talking myself out of spending $5 on a video game and then saw the 4-figure medical bill on my desk.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
risingpun.bsky.social
Oh, Ozymandias, you're the one
Even though your reign's now done
Ozymandias, I'm awfully fond of you
(Bo bo bo de oh)
Ozymandias, King of Kings
Passions stamped on lifeless things
Ozymandias, your feet at least made it through
reddite.bsky.social Pete Smith @reddite.bsky.social · 13d
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
scriblit.bsky.social Gabby HC's books make ideal festive presents @scriblit.bsky.social · 13d
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
The Halloween issue of my newsletter has all the stuff I forgot last newsletter, plus terrible vampire puns:

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[Seth Says] Forget-Me-Yep
Q: What do you call appetizers for Dracula?A: Vlad Tapas Okay, so it's a bit of an arcane reference (Jinx!), but most bad Halloween puns are all like,...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
CBS News is dead.

A right-wing content mill is about to take its place.

Paramount deserves to hemorrhage money over this. Cancel Paramount+. Boycott their movies in theaters.

The political Right is waging a war on journalism and truth.

Kick them in the profits.
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
risingpun.bsky.social
Last-minute costume advice to turn that inflatable frog into something UNFROGGETTABLE:

www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
The Pun Also Rises: Repurposed costume advice
Humorist Seth Brown offers a pun-filled guide to transforming overused Halloween costumes into clever, customized creations that are anything but scary-similar.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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violetblue.bsky.social
GDrive > top right gear:

Manage Apps > uncheck Gemini
ALSO
Privacy > Manage Workspace smart feature settings > two Gemini settings, toggle off

(Gemini AI is on by default and it explicity scans and "shares" or "uses" your info and activity across Google products)
lizshannonmiller.com Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 15d
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
It's better to have Louvred and lost than never to have Louvred at all.
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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longcovidcan-co.bsky.social
Long COVID isn’t rare. It’s a complex, chronic condition affecting millions worldwide, often for months or years after infection. Our latest article breaks down 7 key facts everyone should know about long COVID — from how common it is, to why prevention still matters.

whn.global/seven-things...
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
Phones are so high-tech today, it's hard to believe older basic computers took up a whole room -- that shit is Cray!
October 19, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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stephenwolf.bsky.social
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.

Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below: 1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation … 3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people. 4. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners … 5. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice … 6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices … 7. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. 8. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. 9. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 10. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 11. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: 12. For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit … 13. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 14. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 15. For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 16. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 17. For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 18. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. 19. He has … destroyed the lives of our people. 20. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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nicolefoy.bsky.social
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.

I did it because the government isn’t.

This is what I found.
White words on a black background read: 50+ Immigration agents have the authority to detain whom they reasonably suspect are in the country illegally. We found more than 50 Americans who were held after agents questioned their citizenship. They were almost all Latino. ~130 Agents also can arrest citizens who allegedly interfered with or assaulted officers. We compiled cases of about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, accused of assaulting or impeding officers. ~20 Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
I may have burnt a pancake, but I've got an easy recipe for turnip greens and some tales of college stupidity:

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[Seth Says] Use It Or Lose It
Q: Why will lots of teachers be out and about on Saturday?A: Because teachers are pro-test. (I realize this joke is undercut slightly by the fact that many...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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faineg.bsky.social
I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings.

These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate.

Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
With Homecoming in a few weeks, I've been thinking of college memories. Here's some stories from back when I was young and foolish (as opposed to now, old and foolish) - the clown moment, the unloading zone, and the professor who refused to read my paper:

www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
Tales from college
According to a reminder I recently received, next year is my 25th college reunion. Many people celebrate 25th reunions by returning to their college friends with stories of glorious accomplishments
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October 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

Client auto-accepted Grammarly suggestions
starfishknits.bsky.social actively hostile to bigots @starfishknits.bsky.social · Oct 12
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

Patron re-shelved their books.
oldenoughtosay.com madeline odent @oldenoughtosay.com · Oct 12
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

Sir Gilbert Scott restoration.
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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handle.invalid
Still think Antifa isn't violent? Here's bodycam footage of Antifa founder B.J. Blazkowicz shooting a heroic member of ICE who was just trying to protect this great nation. Thank God we have Blazkowicz's girlfriend in custody.
October 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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gbrockell.bsky.social
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
UBI isn't just a moral good, it's also economically sensible.

Meanwhile, if you're an artist in Massachusetts, you've got 3 weeks to get in your MCC grant applications.
mikeachim.bsky.social Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · Oct 6
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
risingpun.bsky.social
This week's column covers the miseries of grade school, RFK Jr.'s anti-autistic crusade, and the joys of living your best life.

If you think these issues deserve to be discussed more in-depth outside a humor column, you could always follow @audhd-psychnp.com

www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/colu...
Revenge on the nerds
Unfortunately, some of those middle-school bullies haven't changed in the past few decades, but they have found their way into government.
www.berkshireeagle.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Just gonna keep tapping the sign*

*𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
October 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
risingpun.bsky.social
ATTENTION SCI-FI READERS:

My friend Katie Saxon commissioned me to write some lyrics for a new song about all her favorite dystopian sci-fi we're living out.

Have a listen, and enjoy YouTube's closed captioning which will let you catch all the fast-paced lyrics:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n9B...
Dear Ursula (The Science Fiction Song)
YouTube video by Katherine Saxon
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October 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
risingpun.bsky.social
‪
S: (after almost burning myself on the oven) "Hey, did you know that ovens are hot?"

D: "Yes I did, because I went to Oven School."

S: "Very popular program, I'm led to believe. They have like 400 degrees."
September 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM