The Gurgling Cod (he/him)
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JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) The Internet's only early Americanist. Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Assistant SID, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts.
JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) The Internet's only early Americanist. Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Assistant SID, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts.
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OK coaches. John Brown Look for the Helpers is back, in stock as a magnet. A handsome accent for your Tahoe, fridge, Escalade, desk or Raskog. Want one?
1) Drop a donation in any amount to a diaper fund.
2) Dm me your address. I don't want screenshot or amount.
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1) Drop a donation in any amount to a diaper fund.
2) Dm me your address. I don't want screenshot or amount.
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I mean sure, it was Bad Bunny and not, like Up With People, but you'd think there was a law that "Super Bowl halftime performer" = "the only music you are allowed to listen to ever." It's 10 minutes, once a year.
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
I mean sure, it was Bad Bunny and not, like Up With People, but you'd think there was a law that "Super Bowl halftime performer" = "the only music you are allowed to listen to ever." It's 10 minutes, once a year.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
1) Sad for my team.
2) Happy for Sam Darnold.
3) Bad Bunny did a good job.
4) The world conjured by the SB commercials AI! Surveillance! More AI! makes me want to crawl into a hole and stay there.
2) Happy for Sam Darnold.
3) Bad Bunny did a good job.
4) The world conjured by the SB commercials AI! Surveillance! More AI! makes me want to crawl into a hole and stay there.
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
1) Sad for my team.
2) Happy for Sam Darnold.
3) Bad Bunny did a good job.
4) The world conjured by the SB commercials AI! Surveillance! More AI! makes me want to crawl into a hole and stay there.
2) Happy for Sam Darnold.
3) Bad Bunny did a good job.
4) The world conjured by the SB commercials AI! Surveillance! More AI! makes me want to crawl into a hole and stay there.
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If you haven't seen the LA Public Library's Bad Bunny explainer, it's a treat.
www.instagram.com/p/DURnsKvgR-T/
www.instagram.com/p/DURnsKvgR-T/
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
If you haven't seen the LA Public Library's Bad Bunny explainer, it's a treat.
www.instagram.com/p/DURnsKvgR-T/
www.instagram.com/p/DURnsKvgR-T/
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Super Bowl pregame fit for Patriots backup QB Tommy DeVito:
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Super Bowl pregame fit for Patriots backup QB Tommy DeVito:
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Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
Getting ready for the big game
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Getting ready for the big game
Obviously saying S——-B—l is a straight red from any Super Bowl party, but so is shushing people during the commercials.
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Obviously saying S——-B—l is a straight red from any Super Bowl party, but so is shushing people during the commercials.
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I just hope both teams have fun tonight and that we, as a collective! dunk on anyone who calls it “sportsball” Or acts like they are better than us because we have a hobby.
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I just hope both teams have fun tonight and that we, as a collective! dunk on anyone who calls it “sportsball” Or acts like they are better than us because we have a hobby.
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Don’t know who needs to hear this but one of the puppies on the Puppy Bowl this year is named Chappell Bone
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Don’t know who needs to hear this but one of the puppies on the Puppy Bowl this year is named Chappell Bone
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judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
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BREAKING: Representative Massie says he will start reading Epstein’s client names publicly if Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice does not release them.
February 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: Representative Massie says he will start reading Epstein’s client names publicly if Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice does not release them.
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As much as I agree that it’s obviously very important right now to put pressure on the admin to release the full Epstein files and prosecute all of the predators involved
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As much as I agree that it’s obviously very important right now to put pressure on the admin to release the full Epstein files and prosecute all of the predators involved
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
This org is anti-sex work, pro-Nordic model, and classifies consensual sex work as exploitation.
Maybe there is a way around it, but I HATE how NBC Peacock treat the Olympics like a single thing they extrude into your eyeballs, instead of showing actual, complete events in real time. If I am watching Clemson W Lax on the ACCN, they do not cut away for 10 minutes to share a Heartwarming Story.
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Maybe there is a way around it, but I HATE how NBC Peacock treat the Olympics like a single thing they extrude into your eyeballs, instead of showing actual, complete events in real time. If I am watching Clemson W Lax on the ACCN, they do not cut away for 10 minutes to share a Heartwarming Story.
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I would pay every dollar I have to watch the President eat shit on a downhill course
What Hess actually said:
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I would pay every dollar I have to watch the President eat shit on a downhill course
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
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If you're a business owner who fires someone you have assigned to an overseas job and you don't buy them a plane ticket home you should actually go to prison
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
If you're a business owner who fires someone you have assigned to an overseas job and you don't buy them a plane ticket home you should actually go to prison
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Women’s hockey players for other countries being bad ass collegiate players means we should have more women’s collegiate teams.
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Women’s hockey players for other countries being bad ass collegiate players means we should have more women’s collegiate teams.
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IF the survivors want to make a commercial to air during the Super Bowl, then let them have the courage to SAY THE NAMES ON TV OF ALL THEIR ABUSERS!!!
Expose the culprits on tv while the world watches!!!
Let’s EXPOSE THEIR IDENTITIES ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
Expose the culprits on tv while the world watches!!!
Let’s EXPOSE THEIR IDENTITIES ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
IF the survivors want to make a commercial to air during the Super Bowl, then let them have the courage to SAY THE NAMES ON TV OF ALL THEIR ABUSERS!!!
Expose the culprits on tv while the world watches!!!
Let’s EXPOSE THEIR IDENTITIES ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
Expose the culprits on tv while the world watches!!!
Let’s EXPOSE THEIR IDENTITIES ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
Today, more than ever, my kingdom for a service that tells me EXACTLY when toe hits leather.
February 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Today, more than ever, my kingdom for a service that tells me EXACTLY when toe hits leather.
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the only thing i’ve ever used an “artificial intelligence” for was using a plant ID app to see if a weed was poison ivy and then after a while i just kinda realized i should treat most vining three-leafed weeds as if they were poison ivy because it couldn’t hurt to just wear gloves.
according to a pediatric ER doctor my wife follows on Instagram they have started to see children coming in sick because their parents are asking ChatGPT what the correct dosage is on over the counter medication instead of just looking at the instructions on the bottle
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
the only thing i’ve ever used an “artificial intelligence” for was using a plant ID app to see if a weed was poison ivy and then after a while i just kinda realized i should treat most vining three-leafed weeds as if they were poison ivy because it couldn’t hurt to just wear gloves.
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they believe in nothing, they love nothing but their own power, and they have no moves that don't involve spamming the hate button
time and time again, MAGA Republicans are more excited to target and root against American athletes who have spoken out against them (or, in this case, merely expressed ambivalence) than they actually are to celebrate winning American athletes
What Hess actually said:
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.”
February 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
they believe in nothing, they love nothing but their own power, and they have no moves that don't involve spamming the hate button