Matt Robold (rumdood)
@rumdood.com
Decrepit Cocktail Blogger (https://rumdood.com)
One-Time Bartender
Sometimes I make drinks. Often I make ill-advised statements. I also write code and often fail at parenting good. I also make noise with ukuleles.
One-Time Bartender
Sometimes I make drinks. Often I make ill-advised statements. I also write code and often fail at parenting good. I also make noise with ukuleles.
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if we have proven one thing it is that the median voter does not put all that much thought into who they are replacing the bum with when they throw the bum out
the important point is: there is a bum, and he needs to go
the important point is: there is a bum, and he needs to go
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
if we have proven one thing it is that the median voter does not put all that much thought into who they are replacing the bum with when they throw the bum out
the important point is: there is a bum, and he needs to go
the important point is: there is a bum, and he needs to go
Wait, the guy who wrote this thing thinks that there's nothing wrong with killing innocent people? You're kidding!
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wait, the guy who wrote this thing thinks that there's nothing wrong with killing innocent people? You're kidding!
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We shouldn't have armed and masked men stalking the streets for victims to kidnap even if they did "do something wrong."
One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
Commander Greg Bovino led a group of Border Patrol agents on walk around the French Quarter in New Orleans this afternoon.
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We shouldn't have armed and masked men stalking the streets for victims to kidnap even if they did "do something wrong."
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"We had to murder the defenseless survivors or they would put us in danger" is at least a defense, even if it was laughable. "We had to murder the defenseless survivors because they were calling for help" is just a confession
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
"We had to murder the defenseless survivors or they would put us in danger" is at least a defense, even if it was laughable. "We had to murder the defenseless survivors because they were calling for help" is just a confession
Everyone is saying this is a bad thing but we haven't tested the theory first and I'm just saying we should test it on tech CEOs
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Everyone is saying this is a bad thing but we haven't tested the theory first and I'm just saying we should test it on tech CEOs
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This is what frustrates me so much about these articles: Propagating the narrative that large numbers of kids are faking disabilities is just going to result in a world where disabled people are *even more* scrutinized when they ask for accommodations!
My kids go to a "rich" public school. My daughter is 7 and cannot read; she is a sweet, caring, intelligent child, but if you spend a moment with her it is clear that she has ADHD an order of magnitude more serious than what you think of when you hear "ADHD." Anybody questioning her IEP can fuck off
"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is what frustrates me so much about these articles: Propagating the narrative that large numbers of kids are faking disabilities is just going to result in a world where disabled people are *even more* scrutinized when they ask for accommodations!
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"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
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What do the editors of this magazine think their job is?
"Too many kids are getting extra time on tests!" should immediately be followed by "how many kids are getting extra time on tests?" If you don't know, either find out or write about something you do know.
"Too many kids are getting extra time on tests!" should immediately be followed by "how many kids are getting extra time on tests?" If you don't know, either find out or write about something you do know.
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What do the editors of this magazine think their job is?
"Too many kids are getting extra time on tests!" should immediately be followed by "how many kids are getting extra time on tests?" If you don't know, either find out or write about something you do know.
"Too many kids are getting extra time on tests!" should immediately be followed by "how many kids are getting extra time on tests?" If you don't know, either find out or write about something you do know.
The funniest thing about this idiotic focus on "protecting our culture" is how far out they've had to push the definition of "our culture" to pretend they're maintaining anything.
My great grandfather came here from Germany. Today the Right would celebrate that.
Meanwhile in 1751...
My great grandfather came here from Germany. Today the Right would celebrate that.
Meanwhile in 1751...
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The funniest thing about this idiotic focus on "protecting our culture" is how far out they've had to push the definition of "our culture" to pretend they're maintaining anything.
My great grandfather came here from Germany. Today the Right would celebrate that.
Meanwhile in 1751...
My great grandfather came here from Germany. Today the Right would celebrate that.
Meanwhile in 1751...
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The reason I want to see Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Bradley charged with murder, based on what we know, isn't because I hate the US military. It's because I served in the US military and respect it, and want to see its honor restored.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The reason I want to see Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Bradley charged with murder, based on what we know, isn't because I hate the US military. It's because I served in the US military and respect it, and want to see its honor restored.
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It’s tempting to blame critics for being imprecise with their terminology (they often are!) but remember the waters got muddied by the VCs and founders first, (intentionally) conflating their party tricks (LLMs) with actual use cases (e.g., medical imaging) which are ML by just calling everything AI
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It’s tempting to blame critics for being imprecise with their terminology (they often are!) but remember the waters got muddied by the VCs and founders first, (intentionally) conflating their party tricks (LLMs) with actual use cases (e.g., medical imaging) which are ML by just calling everything AI
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Honestly think a lot of people deserve the indignity of being relieved of command, discharged UOTHC, and then indicted as civilians
i think we have to throw everyone involved in this down to the seal officer in charge in prison for war crimes honestly
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Honestly think a lot of people deserve the indignity of being relieved of command, discharged UOTHC, and then indicted as civilians
One thing I didn't want to be lost in the correct calls for Hagueseth to be prosecuted for war crimes is that everyone in the chain of command below him, starting with this admiral, needs to be court martialed
I don’t know the Geneva Conventions, but this justification doesn’t seem right. It also wouldn’t defend a “no quarter“ order which was given regardless of the circumstances of the survivors.
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
One thing I didn't want to be lost in the correct calls for Hagueseth to be prosecuted for war crimes is that everyone in the chain of command below him, starting with this admiral, needs to be court martialed
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
Introduce yourself with five concepts you've seen multiple times
No Doubt
Rage Against The Machine
Primus
Postmodern Jukebox
Wait...is that it? Having a moment here because I feel like that can't be right.
No Doubt
Rage Against The Machine
Primus
Postmodern Jukebox
Wait...is that it? Having a moment here because I feel like that can't be right.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Coheed & Cambria
Against Me!
Foals
311
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Coheed & Cambria
Against Me!
Foals
311
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times
The Replacements
Tori Amos
Tegan and Sara
Sleater-Kinney
The Hold Steady
The Replacements
Tori Amos
Tegan and Sara
Sleater-Kinney
The Hold Steady
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Introduce yourself with five concepts you've seen multiple times
No Doubt
Rage Against The Machine
Primus
Postmodern Jukebox
Wait...is that it? Having a moment here because I feel like that can't be right.
No Doubt
Rage Against The Machine
Primus
Postmodern Jukebox
Wait...is that it? Having a moment here because I feel like that can't be right.
My kids are watching an episode of some Pokemon show where there's a team of Squirtles wearing uniforms and fighting fires and now everyone is mad at me for asking if those are the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles"
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My kids are watching an episode of some Pokemon show where there's a team of Squirtles wearing uniforms and fighting fires and now everyone is mad at me for asking if those are the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles"
"Testify", Race Against The Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
"People of the Sun", Rage Against The Machine, Evil Empire
"Bombtrack", Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine
Those dudes knew how to grab you on beat one
"People of the Sun", Rage Against The Machine, Evil Empire
"Bombtrack", Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine
Those dudes knew how to grab you on beat one
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Testify", Race Against The Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
"People of the Sun", Rage Against The Machine, Evil Empire
"Bombtrack", Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine
Those dudes knew how to grab you on beat one
"People of the Sun", Rage Against The Machine, Evil Empire
"Bombtrack", Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine
Those dudes knew how to grab you on beat one
According to scripture, we are allowed to stone this person.
The dirty secret of pies is that they have the lowest ceiling potential of all sweets. Your best pie is merely fine. Your median pie is bad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
According to scripture, we are allowed to stone this person.
So many people on here proudly being wrong about turkey being anything but delicious and then they're going to go and eat fucking pumpkin pie, the worst and only bad pie.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
So many people on here proudly being wrong about turkey being anything but delicious and then they're going to go and eat fucking pumpkin pie, the worst and only bad pie.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
"What's it like being married to an English Professor?"
This week my wife had to define two different words she had used in anger in front of our six year old (at different times, not in one sentence).
1. Sartorial
2. Asshole
This week my wife had to define two different words she had used in anger in front of our six year old (at different times, not in one sentence).
1. Sartorial
2. Asshole
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
"What's it like being married to an English Professor?"
This week my wife had to define two different words she had used in anger in front of our six year old (at different times, not in one sentence).
1. Sartorial
2. Asshole
This week my wife had to define two different words she had used in anger in front of our six year old (at different times, not in one sentence).
1. Sartorial
2. Asshole
Buying this should strip you of your right to buy alcohol ever again.
A court should have to appoint a conservator over every decision you ever have to make ever.
You should have to get permission to us anything sharper than a champagne cork
A court should have to appoint a conservator over every decision you ever have to make ever.
You should have to get permission to us anything sharper than a champagne cork
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Buying this should strip you of your right to buy alcohol ever again.
A court should have to appoint a conservator over every decision you ever have to make ever.
You should have to get permission to us anything sharper than a champagne cork
A court should have to appoint a conservator over every decision you ever have to make ever.
You should have to get permission to us anything sharper than a champagne cork
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
My favorite time of day is bedtime for my kids, because without it, when would I ever ask "Can you please brush your teeth" more than a dozen times?
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My favorite time of day is bedtime for my kids, because without it, when would I ever ask "Can you please brush your teeth" more than a dozen times?
Evergreen
What a terrible day to be literate.
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Evergreen