R. Eric VanNewkirk
@sotsogm.bsky.social
Nerd. Neurotic. Retired public defender. I'm sure these three things have nary a thing to do with one another.
You will be visited by three... no sorry, by TWO spirits, a liqueur, a fortified wine, and two bitters.
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You will be visited by three... no sorry, by TWO spirits, a liqueur, a fortified wine, and two bitters.
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I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
The only reason to exist is to consume. It's your moral obligation to purchase the newest device not because you need it, not because it's better than your old device, not because your old device is broken, but because the market might contract if you don't buy it just to buy it.
You are a cog.
You are a cog.
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The only reason to exist is to consume. It's your moral obligation to purchase the newest device not because you need it, not because it's better than your old device, not because your old device is broken, but because the market might contract if you don't buy it just to buy it.
You are a cog.
You are a cog.
[Google search for "active volcanos in the United States"]
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
[Google search for "active volcanos in the United States"]
It's a better piece of writing than the Nuzzi excerpt, the Lizza blog posts, or the erotic verse of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. There are worse ways to rubberneck the Hindenburg going down at Lakehurst.
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It's a better piece of writing than the Nuzzi excerpt, the Lizza blog posts, or the erotic verse of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. There are worse ways to rubberneck the Hindenburg going down at Lakehurst.
Threatening to sue vendors at the farmer's market is living the American dream.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Threatening to sue vendors at the farmer's market is living the American dream.
The French female assassin is very chic, sexy, pencil skirts and heels; the male Israeli assassin is brooding, chiseled jaw, five o'clock shadow, piercing but haunted eyes, prefers very utilitarian clothing. The sexual tension between them is palpable. I hope Ms. Owens lets us know when they kiss.
the past few days candace owens has been claiming that the french have put out a hit on her & there’s possible conspiring with israel as a result of her spending the last nearly two years transvestigating brigitte macron
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The French female assassin is very chic, sexy, pencil skirts and heels; the male Israeli assassin is brooding, chiseled jaw, five o'clock shadow, piercing but haunted eyes, prefers very utilitarian clothing. The sexual tension between them is palpable. I hope Ms. Owens lets us know when they kiss.
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"Biting into a dish, knowing that it is not cod and rubbing one’s stomach and saying, 'Hmm, this tastes like cod… yes, very much like cod, indeed!' to remind us all that we have but little else to eat but cod."
Jokes That Everyone on the Mayflower Is Getting Sick Of
This document was found in the records of Puritan William Bradford, sometimes referred to as “America’s First Traveler Blogger.” - - -IN THE NAME ...
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Biting into a dish, knowing that it is not cod and rubbing one’s stomach and saying, 'Hmm, this tastes like cod… yes, very much like cod, indeed!' to remind us all that we have but little else to eat but cod."
I think I've come across the worst toy ever invented: a 1915 toy WW1 trench that allowed British children to simulate the mass deaths of their fathers, uncles, brothers, and cousins. Fun!
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think I've come across the worst toy ever invented: a 1915 toy WW1 trench that allowed British children to simulate the mass deaths of their fathers, uncles, brothers, and cousins. Fun!
Also, does it matter if they quit? Are they quitting to fix their hearts? Quitting to fix their party? Quitting to walk the Earth to make amends, serving penance for their sins?
Or are they just bailing a sinking ship in the most chickenshit way possible, hoping to run again once they're forgotten?
Or are they just bailing a sinking ship in the most chickenshit way possible, hoping to run again once they're forgotten?
I really hate all these “many republican representatives told us they’re planning on quitting” hopium articles. I don’t believe any of them, if they wanted to quit they would just fucking quit.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Also, does it matter if they quit? Are they quitting to fix their hearts? Quitting to fix their party? Quitting to walk the Earth to make amends, serving penance for their sins?
Or are they just bailing a sinking ship in the most chickenshit way possible, hoping to run again once they're forgotten?
Or are they just bailing a sinking ship in the most chickenshit way possible, hoping to run again once they're forgotten?
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These guys have never had to do any of that kind of difficult or gross stuff so of course AI is mostly a way to address their own lack of an inner life.
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
These guys have never had to do any of that kind of difficult or gross stuff so of course AI is mostly a way to address their own lack of an inner life.
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It's not social media or supposed attacks on masculinity that are causing the (largely made up) " male loneliness epidemic."
It's that some men choose to be people who nobody in their right mind would want to be around.
It's that some men choose to be people who nobody in their right mind would want to be around.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
It's not social media or supposed attacks on masculinity that are causing the (largely made up) " male loneliness epidemic."
It's that some men choose to be people who nobody in their right mind would want to be around.
It's that some men choose to be people who nobody in their right mind would want to be around.
Tablet. Stylus. Handwriting recognition isn't always perfect (I think of fixing things as I go as a bit like having to dip a quill pen) and it isn't the same tactile experience as pen scratching paper, but I feel like I largely get the best of both worlds.
I write longhand first. I hold out typing for as long as I can
I know a number of writers who draft in pen and I consider them like I would someone who insists on making bread by first planting the wheat
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tablet. Stylus. Handwriting recognition isn't always perfect (I think of fixing things as I go as a bit like having to dip a quill pen) and it isn't the same tactile experience as pen scratching paper, but I feel like I largely get the best of both worlds.
Men Are In Trouble. Let's Take That Assertion At Face Value And Not Even Bother Thinking Of Ways They Can Have More Enriching And Meaningful Lives Without Burdening Other Human Beings.
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Men Are In Trouble. Let's Take That Assertion At Face Value And Not Even Bother Thinking Of Ways They Can Have More Enriching And Meaningful Lives Without Burdening Other Human Beings.
So of course I had to fact-check this and TIL the first Oregon Trail game officially debuted on December 3, 1971 and was played using a teleprinter as the I/O interface. Well, damn. (Oh, and yes, apparently Prince Rogers Nelson playtested it while at Bryant Junior High in Minneapolis.)
The artist formerly known as Prince was a beta tester for the first Oregon Trail (he was in third grade at the school near the developers)
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So of course I had to fact-check this and TIL the first Oregon Trail game officially debuted on December 3, 1971 and was played using a teleprinter as the I/O interface. Well, damn. (Oh, and yes, apparently Prince Rogers Nelson playtested it while at Bryant Junior High in Minneapolis.)
A legend. But I have to confess that of all the movies he did, including some good ones, my personal Maximum Udo Kier moment is "To know death, Otto, you have to fuck life in the gall bladder." (Flesh For Frankenstein.)
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A legend. But I have to confess that of all the movies he did, including some good ones, my personal Maximum Udo Kier moment is "To know death, Otto, you have to fuck life in the gall bladder." (Flesh For Frankenstein.)
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A lot of people condemned Dr. Osborne, but I say it's easy to criticize until you've walked a mile in another man's shoes made out of another man.
December 3, 2024 at 6:55 PM
A lot of people condemned Dr. Osborne, but I say it's easy to criticize until you've walked a mile in another man's shoes made out of another man.
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He got Trump to say that at least for now he won't send the Guard to NYC and when he didn't even have to say Trump wasn't a fascist when a reporter tried to embarrass him in front of Trump.
I think so far the guy is killing this. He's been fantastic.
I think so far the guy is killing this. He's been fantastic.
He's the mayor-elect of America's largest city and financial capital. What kind of a question is this?
November 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He got Trump to say that at least for now he won't send the Guard to NYC and when he didn't even have to say Trump wasn't a fascist when a reporter tried to embarrass him in front of Trump.
I think so far the guy is killing this. He's been fantastic.
I think so far the guy is killing this. He's been fantastic.
There's also an unfunny irony in this that part of what makes the GOP what they are is that they've got a core group of around 13% of the population that turns out en masse for GOP primaries and gets them 1/4 of the way to 50% who are obsessed with "silly little identity issues"--guess which issues?
it's also white people in deep,deep denial about how bad other white people are
"surely you can replace 13% of the population and their silly little identity issues with a message that appeals to the majority of people"is the message racism? is it specifically hating minorities? if not,no you can't
"surely you can replace 13% of the population and their silly little identity issues with a message that appeals to the majority of people"is the message racism? is it specifically hating minorities? if not,no you can't
I just read a lament, re: the laborious, nettlesome burden of keeping Black voters motivated to turn out, that the Dem coalition relies “on placating a group that is 13% of the population.”
Just do the math, it went on — which makes one wonder: doesn’t “the math” involve counting to 50? Hello?
Just do the math, it went on — which makes one wonder: doesn’t “the math” involve counting to 50? Hello?
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
There's also an unfunny irony in this that part of what makes the GOP what they are is that they've got a core group of around 13% of the population that turns out en masse for GOP primaries and gets them 1/4 of the way to 50% who are obsessed with "silly little identity issues"--guess which issues?
As a Gen Xer, let me concur and say the biggest issue re: The Beatles for most of us was whether the later, arty, psychedelic stuff was really "better" than the short, let her rip, occasionally almost proto-punky early stuff.
Also, as a 120 Minutes Gen Xer, I'm obligated to add:
Also, as a 120 Minutes Gen Xer, I'm obligated to add:
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As a Gen Xer, let me concur and say the biggest issue re: The Beatles for most of us was whether the later, arty, psychedelic stuff was really "better" than the short, let her rip, occasionally almost proto-punky early stuff.
Also, as a 120 Minutes Gen Xer, I'm obligated to add:
Also, as a 120 Minutes Gen Xer, I'm obligated to add:
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The thing about Trump saying it’s fine for Mamdani to call him a fascist is that he genuinely thinks all of this is kayfabe, just as he could insult Rubio or Cruz but still work with them. It’s not possible for him to imagine other people being sincere about anything.
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The thing about Trump saying it’s fine for Mamdani to call him a fascist is that he genuinely thinks all of this is kayfabe, just as he could insult Rubio or Cruz but still work with them. It’s not possible for him to imagine other people being sincere about anything.
My body is already stiff and has trouble moving. Wooden puppet may be an improvement overall.
#TTRPGPrompt #ttrpg
Your party sits for an artists painting, at first your all joking & having fun. A few minutes in your body begins to feel stiff & your having trouble moving.
You realize too late that your being cursed & turning into wooden puppets!
What do you do to break free of this curse?
Your party sits for an artists painting, at first your all joking & having fun. A few minutes in your body begins to feel stiff & your having trouble moving.
You realize too late that your being cursed & turning into wooden puppets!
What do you do to break free of this curse?
a cartoon witch is reading a book next to a white dog .
Alt: a cartoon witch is reading a book next to a white dog that they then tap with a wand, the dog then turns into a real piece of wood who has grain patterns that are reminiscent of the dogs face
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My body is already stiff and has trouble moving. Wooden puppet may be an improvement overall.
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somebody won this encounter bigly
if i posted photos of someone like this my partner would be texting me with a link to the tweet accompanied solely with “?”
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
somebody won this encounter bigly
I don't actually have a lot of regrets about not having kids, but one of the few is the lack of opportunities I have to Calvin's Dad a younger generation.
The tricky part was you couldn't just burn *any* CD. You'd never burn an Aerosmith CD if the hex called for Jane's Addiction, just for instance.
The tricky part was you couldn't just burn *any* CD. You'd never burn an Aerosmith CD if the hex called for Jane's Addiction, just for instance.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I don't actually have a lot of regrets about not having kids, but one of the few is the lack of opportunities I have to Calvin's Dad a younger generation.
The tricky part was you couldn't just burn *any* CD. You'd never burn an Aerosmith CD if the hex called for Jane's Addiction, just for instance.
The tricky part was you couldn't just burn *any* CD. You'd never burn an Aerosmith CD if the hex called for Jane's Addiction, just for instance.