Selfsimilar
@selfsimilar.bsky.social
Software Dev in EdTech; Father; Musician/Music lover; Bibliophile; Onomatopedian; SciFi and Humanity's Great Potential
Wife was just looking for her phone and I asked her "who took your phone? You'll find your phone. Him name is Hopkin Green Phone."
One of my all-time memes.
One of my all-time memes.
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wife was just looking for her phone and I asked her "who took your phone? You'll find your phone. Him name is Hopkin Green Phone."
One of my all-time memes.
One of my all-time memes.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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So @vulture.com named my comedy special, Night Thoughts, the BEST COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR! Thrilled to be in this company. Night Thoughts is out Dec 19th on Hulu.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best Comedy Specials of 2025
Existentialism was so hot this year.
www.vulture.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So @vulture.com named my comedy special, Night Thoughts, the BEST COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR! Thrilled to be in this company. Night Thoughts is out Dec 19th on Hulu.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
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Just once I'd like to be a danger
To something in this world,
Be hunted by cops
And forced into hiding in the mountains,
..
But I've lived so long a quiet life,
In a world I've made small,
That even my own mind changes slowly. I'm a danger only to myself,
-C.G.Hanzlicek
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
To something in this world,
Be hunted by cops
And forced into hiding in the mountains,
..
But I've lived so long a quiet life,
In a world I've made small,
That even my own mind changes slowly. I'm a danger only to myself,
-C.G.Hanzlicek
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Just once I'd like to be a danger
To something in this world,
Be hunted by cops
And forced into hiding in the mountains,
..
But I've lived so long a quiet life,
In a world I've made small,
That even my own mind changes slowly. I'm a danger only to myself,
-C.G.Hanzlicek
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
To something in this world,
Be hunted by cops
And forced into hiding in the mountains,
..
But I've lived so long a quiet life,
In a world I've made small,
That even my own mind changes slowly. I'm a danger only to myself,
-C.G.Hanzlicek
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
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So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
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“The Visitor”. I want the title to be ambiguous. Whenever I see coyotes in the ravine I feel an invisible membrane of territory.
Coloured pencil on cotton paper. #SciArt
Coloured pencil on cotton paper. #SciArt
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“The Visitor”. I want the title to be ambiguous. Whenever I see coyotes in the ravine I feel an invisible membrane of territory.
Coloured pencil on cotton paper. #SciArt
Coloured pencil on cotton paper. #SciArt
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Pete Hagueseth
Not sure who needs to hear this but a US President can not pardon someone being charged for war crimes at The Hague.
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Pete Hagueseth
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"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
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"Pete Hegseth Targets Scouts for Pettiest Reason Possible. Trump’s defense secretary is secretly planning to cut all support for the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts."
Boy Scouts trying to do right thing after years of scandals. Now being punished. WTF.
newrepublic.com/post/203653/...
Boy Scouts trying to do right thing after years of scandals. Now being punished. WTF.
newrepublic.com/post/203653/...
Pete Hegseth Targets Scouts for Pettiest Reason Possible
Trump’s defense secretary is secretly planning to cut all support for the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Pete Hegseth Targets Scouts for Pettiest Reason Possible. Trump’s defense secretary is secretly planning to cut all support for the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts."
Boy Scouts trying to do right thing after years of scandals. Now being punished. WTF.
newrepublic.com/post/203653/...
Boy Scouts trying to do right thing after years of scandals. Now being punished. WTF.
newrepublic.com/post/203653/...
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In Minnesota police set up a sting operation to catch child sex traffickers.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In Minnesota police set up a sting operation to catch child sex traffickers.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
What's in the box? WHAT'S IN THE FUCKING BOX, CHARLIE BROWN?
And now, Charlie Brown, I give the watch to you.
Ah, you think darkness is your ally, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What's in the box? WHAT'S IN THE FUCKING BOX, CHARLIE BROWN?
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Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three!
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three!
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She was wonderful. She literally escaped from a concentration camp before the age of ten. She was a good writer, had a pilot's license, and a black belt in karate.
#BOTD: Ingrid Pitt, regarded by many as the sexiest and most beautiful of Hammer Studios's legendary team of gorgeous actresses.
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
She was wonderful. She literally escaped from a concentration camp before the age of ten. She was a good writer, had a pilot's license, and a black belt in karate.
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A member of Congress just filled out a threat report with the Capitol Police naming the President of the United States as the person making the threat.
Think of where we were on January 7, 2021 when the country overwhelmingly repudiated what had happened.
And think of where we are now.
Think of where we were on January 7, 2021 when the country overwhelmingly repudiated what had happened.
And think of where we are now.
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A member of Congress just filled out a threat report with the Capitol Police naming the President of the United States as the person making the threat.
Think of where we were on January 7, 2021 when the country overwhelmingly repudiated what had happened.
And think of where we are now.
Think of where we were on January 7, 2021 when the country overwhelmingly repudiated what had happened.
And think of where we are now.
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When Evanston found out that Flock was breaking the terms of the contract, & was sharing data with other departments, that then shared the data with ICE, Evanston immediately put covers over the cameras & left them covered while they cancelled the contract & they were removed
Atlanta is assisting ICE and other federal law enforcement in abductions by giving them access to the city’s Flock traffic cameras.
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
When Evanston found out that Flock was breaking the terms of the contract, & was sharing data with other departments, that then shared the data with ICE, Evanston immediately put covers over the cameras & left them covered while they cancelled the contract & they were removed
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Attention all Evanstonians!
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Attention all Evanstonians!
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
Thinking she has the ear of Trump. “thoughts and prayers” for that woman to get back on her meds.
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Thinking she has the ear of Trump. “thoughts and prayers” for that woman to get back on her meds.
Linus does not, historically, suffer fools
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Linus does not, historically, suffer fools
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.