Coup Otter
@therealjimsanto.bsky.social
audio artist, noisemaker, writer, poet, web 1.0, neo-old New Yorker, ex-Catholic, science (quantum physics, cosmology, paleontology, archeology) & global history nerd. big fan of comic art online! #OnePiece https://linktr.ee/jimsanto
i DO love goofs and spoo—
They're still out there. The goofs and spoofs. If we can only find them.
Wondermark #1582; Limit Your Scream Time
Wondermark #1582; Limit Your Scream Time
February 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
i DO love goofs and spoo—
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I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
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as a witness to the rise and fall of Rock™ as a cultural phenomenon, i gotta say the difference between a boomer born in late 1958, like me, and early 1947, like my youngest brother, is immense. we shared a foundation — doo wop, NOLA R&B, surf, folk revival — but i was *born* into it. he *lived it."
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
as a witness to the rise and fall of Rock™ as a cultural phenomenon, i gotta say the difference between a boomer born in late 1958, like me, and early 1947, like my youngest brother, is immense. we shared a foundation — doo wop, NOLA R&B, surf, folk revival — but i was *born* into it. he *lived it."
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I’d be lucky to get 5 views, let alone reskeets lol
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I’d be lucky to get 5 views, let alone reskeets lol
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Little Bubby Child
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Little Bubby Child
Memories
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
Panic Buttons Torn From Pressley's Congressional Office Ahead of Riot: Chief of Staff
Panic buttons in the congressional office of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., were removed, without explanation, some time before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol last week, according to her chief of...
www.nbcboston.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Memories
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
big news for some of us. The Sharp Things released two albums on @barnonerecords.bsky.social and we (unexpectedly) performed the longest set by far at their 20-year anniversary show. congrats to Emmy, and wishing Glenn all the best in his retirement from the business side of the music biz.
Bar/None Records’ Glenn Morrow Transfers Label’s Ownership to Emmy Black
Bar/None Records' Glenn Morrow has transferred ownership of the Hoboken, N.J., label to Emmy Black.
www.billboard.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
big news for some of us. The Sharp Things released two albums on @barnonerecords.bsky.social and we (unexpectedly) performed the longest set by far at their 20-year anniversary show. congrats to Emmy, and wishing Glenn all the best in his retirement from the business side of the music biz.
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perhaps my most romantic comic
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
perhaps my most romantic comic
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i wrote about the reuben sandwich (an all time classic), the food feud behind it, and the totally washed and failson life of its namesake, the biblical patriarch reuben: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
i wrote about the reuben sandwich (an all time classic), the food feud behind it, and the totally washed and failson life of its namesake, the biblical patriarch reuben: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
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The Pride Flag is back where it belongs at the National Stonewall Monument. New Yorkers will not sit idly by when our communities are being threatened and their contributions erased. Thanks to Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal for his efforts. My office was proud to join today’s event.
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The Pride Flag is back where it belongs at the National Stonewall Monument. New Yorkers will not sit idly by when our communities are being threatened and their contributions erased. Thanks to Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal for his efforts. My office was proud to join today’s event.
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let them eat belly bombs
February 13, 2026 at 4:41 AM
let them eat belly bombs
we're all narcissists here, right?
February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
we're all narcissists here, right?
come on, man! tuna casserole was *right there*
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
come on, man! tuna casserole was *right there*
i'm doing windmills right now!
Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, part 1: Always Playing Clean
Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — I had a chronic illness flare-up and a frankly awful January. With luck, part two of this story will be up before the end of February. For th…
500songs.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
i'm doing windmills right now!
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This is something I often discuss with my partner. The disconnect between our leaders and the actual American people has never been so dramatic, in my opinion.
A lot of people read the election as a turn towards fascism in the population. But I see it differently....
www.salon.com/2026/02/12/t...
A lot of people read the election as a turn towards fascism in the population. But I see it differently....
www.salon.com/2026/02/12/t...
This isn’t Trump’s
Under Donald Trump’s leadership, Americans are more pessimistic than ever. But there’s reason for hope
www.salon.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This is something I often discuss with my partner. The disconnect between our leaders and the actual American people has never been so dramatic, in my opinion.
A lot of people read the election as a turn towards fascism in the population. But I see it differently....
www.salon.com/2026/02/12/t...
A lot of people read the election as a turn towards fascism in the population. But I see it differently....
www.salon.com/2026/02/12/t...
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Breaking: Judge grants Mark Kelly a preliminary injunction against Hegseth, who is reconsidering his rank: "This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Sen. Kelly's First Amendment freedoms & threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Breaking: Judge grants Mark Kelly a preliminary injunction against Hegseth, who is reconsidering his rank: "This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Sen. Kelly's First Amendment freedoms & threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
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A good way to understand anything the Trump administration does is to ask yourself: what kind of person would masturbate to this, and why?
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A good way to understand anything the Trump administration does is to ask yourself: what kind of person would masturbate to this, and why?
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“Nobody’s earning revenue from people walking, so there’s less business interest around that. There’s an enormous industry behind driving, and therefore, there’s lots and lots of research money and analysis at all levels behind driving.”
The city Department of Transportation may be underestimating the number of pedestrians on outer-borough streets, due to a Manhattan-first bias that may end up putting pedestrians at risk, a new study finds.
Report: Pedestrians Are At Risk ... Where You'd Least Expect It - Streetsblog New York City
The city may be underestimating number of outer borough pedestrians and is biased towards Manhattan, a new report finds.
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
“Nobody’s earning revenue from people walking, so there’s less business interest around that. There’s an enormous industry behind driving, and therefore, there’s lots and lots of research money and analysis at all levels behind driving.”
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🚨 BREAKING: Federal authorities announce an END to the immigration crackdown in #[Minnesota
apnews.com/article/minn...
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Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Federal officials have announced an end to an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Federal authorities announce an END to the immigration crackdown in #[Minnesota
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...