Marc Turnes
@turnesfurnace.bsky.social
Devoted Hubbie, Activist, IAM Engineer, Writer, Cunning Linguist, Cartoonist, Improviser, Historian, Economist, Dungeon Master, w/e else.
"Specialization is for Insects" -Heinlein
Sourced, factual debate is fine, but my drama tolerance?
Zero.
"Specialization is for Insects" -Heinlein
Sourced, factual debate is fine, but my drama tolerance?
Zero.
Woot! Got advanced to the final round of interviews at Madison Libraries doing traveling all-the-IT things.
Unfortunately because of the holidays that interview won't be til the 1st week of January but I'm excited about this one
It's all the things I love about what brought me to IT to begin with.
Unfortunately because of the holidays that interview won't be til the 1st week of January but I'm excited about this one
It's all the things I love about what brought me to IT to begin with.
a yellow sign that says fingers crossed
Alt: a yellow sign that says fingers crossed
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Woot! Got advanced to the final round of interviews at Madison Libraries doing traveling all-the-IT things.
Unfortunately because of the holidays that interview won't be til the 1st week of January but I'm excited about this one
It's all the things I love about what brought me to IT to begin with.
Unfortunately because of the holidays that interview won't be til the 1st week of January but I'm excited about this one
It's all the things I love about what brought me to IT to begin with.
Smart move because larger blue states have already been eyeing counter-gerrymandering and the GOP will *NOT* win that fight if it ever came down to it.
Such an act would also almost assuredly end in civil war.
So kudos to you, Indiana GOP.
That's a sentence I did not expect to say.
Such an act would also almost assuredly end in civil war.
So kudos to you, Indiana GOP.
That's a sentence I did not expect to say.
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Smart move because larger blue states have already been eyeing counter-gerrymandering and the GOP will *NOT* win that fight if it ever came down to it.
Such an act would also almost assuredly end in civil war.
So kudos to you, Indiana GOP.
That's a sentence I did not expect to say.
Such an act would also almost assuredly end in civil war.
So kudos to you, Indiana GOP.
That's a sentence I did not expect to say.
Are we great yet?
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Are we great yet?
Reposted by Marc Turnes
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
15y ago I came up with the concept of Copro, the ghost of a pet rock (killed when a piece of paper fell on him) for my Loneliest Tentacle character.
I drew a doodle but forgot to put him in a real cartoon, found it looking for something else.
Copro (2010) looks like Curdis (2018) from @culvers.com
I drew a doodle but forgot to put him in a real cartoon, found it looking for something else.
Copro (2010) looks like Curdis (2018) from @culvers.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
15y ago I came up with the concept of Copro, the ghost of a pet rock (killed when a piece of paper fell on him) for my Loneliest Tentacle character.
I drew a doodle but forgot to put him in a real cartoon, found it looking for something else.
Copro (2010) looks like Curdis (2018) from @culvers.com
I drew a doodle but forgot to put him in a real cartoon, found it looking for something else.
Copro (2010) looks like Curdis (2018) from @culvers.com
Christmas is mostly handled.
The basement is looking less like a mess though there’s going to be a lot of work.
Interviews this week. Hearing back with what I hope is good news from the IAM job last week.
Looking more like actual justice is possible over the Venezuela boat murders.
Outlook OK?
The basement is looking less like a mess though there’s going to be a lot of work.
Interviews this week. Hearing back with what I hope is good news from the IAM job last week.
Looking more like actual justice is possible over the Venezuela boat murders.
Outlook OK?
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Christmas is mostly handled.
The basement is looking less like a mess though there’s going to be a lot of work.
Interviews this week. Hearing back with what I hope is good news from the IAM job last week.
Looking more like actual justice is possible over the Venezuela boat murders.
Outlook OK?
The basement is looking less like a mess though there’s going to be a lot of work.
Interviews this week. Hearing back with what I hope is good news from the IAM job last week.
Looking more like actual justice is possible over the Venezuela boat murders.
Outlook OK?
Uh, yeahhhhh... nepotism, corruption, plus Saudi blood money?
It's looking a lot like I'm going to have to skip anything Paramount.
It's looking a lot like I'm going to have to skip anything Paramount.
Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Uh, yeahhhhh... nepotism, corruption, plus Saudi blood money?
It's looking a lot like I'm going to have to skip anything Paramount.
It's looking a lot like I'm going to have to skip anything Paramount.
I have since cleaned my lens but I'll be damned if this shot on the way home from our weekly grocery pick-up wasn't amazing.
Sadly the rest of the eve was less so as tonight resulted in a cancelled D&D sesh (rescheduled to next week)
We're prob at 60% for session runs.
Yay adulthood!
Sadly the rest of the eve was less so as tonight resulted in a cancelled D&D sesh (rescheduled to next week)
We're prob at 60% for session runs.
Yay adulthood!
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I have since cleaned my lens but I'll be damned if this shot on the way home from our weekly grocery pick-up wasn't amazing.
Sadly the rest of the eve was less so as tonight resulted in a cancelled D&D sesh (rescheduled to next week)
We're prob at 60% for session runs.
Yay adulthood!
Sadly the rest of the eve was less so as tonight resulted in a cancelled D&D sesh (rescheduled to next week)
We're prob at 60% for session runs.
Yay adulthood!
Reposted by Marc Turnes
“The report states that Hegseth should not have used Signal and that senior Defense Department officials need better training on protocols.”
- Inspector General Obvious
- Inspector General Obvious
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“The report states that Hegseth should not have used Signal and that senior Defense Department officials need better training on protocols.”
- Inspector General Obvious
- Inspector General Obvious
Let's assume the FBI agents get paid $50 an hour (for easy math).
That's 20,000 man hours to redact the Epstein Files.
That's insane.
Republicans: Is a spending million of *OUR MONEY* to protect literal pedophiles what you voted for?
That's 20,000 man hours to redact the Epstein Files.
That's insane.
Republicans: Is a spending million of *OUR MONEY* to protect literal pedophiles what you voted for?
FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show
Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.snopes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Let's assume the FBI agents get paid $50 an hour (for easy math).
That's 20,000 man hours to redact the Epstein Files.
That's insane.
Republicans: Is a spending million of *OUR MONEY* to protect literal pedophiles what you voted for?
That's 20,000 man hours to redact the Epstein Files.
That's insane.
Republicans: Is a spending million of *OUR MONEY* to protect literal pedophiles what you voted for?
I just came up with a really fun idea for a Bard subclass that I'm going to write!
Stay tuned #DND fans! #5e
Stay tuned #DND fans! #5e
a man wearing a hard hat is pushing a cart full of red barrels
Alt: GIF: MST3K's Joel Robinson thumbs upping this post.
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If you have to put "blank blank COMEDY" in the description of what you're doing, like "Cedric THE ENTERTAINER":
You may not be doing it well
Someone doing something intentionally (like comedy or entertaining) should not have to explicitly say it, tag every video with it, etc
It should be obvious.
You may not be doing it well
Someone doing something intentionally (like comedy or entertaining) should not have to explicitly say it, tag every video with it, etc
It should be obvious.
a man in a suit and tie says just saying in front of a map
Alt: "Just Saying"
Seriously, though.
If your little skits, sketches, or jokes were REALLY funny, you wouldn't have to continuously remind them that they are COMEDY.
Looking at you, 95% of the content Facebook and Insta's shitty algorithm is serving up.
If I see "blank blank comedy" I can be reasonably assured I'm going to see low effort, unoriginal low hanging fruit that has been tread over by 100 previous *actual* comics.
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have to put "blank blank COMEDY" in the description of what you're doing, like "Cedric THE ENTERTAINER":
You may not be doing it well
Someone doing something intentionally (like comedy or entertaining) should not have to explicitly say it, tag every video with it, etc
It should be obvious.
You may not be doing it well
Someone doing something intentionally (like comedy or entertaining) should not have to explicitly say it, tag every video with it, etc
It should be obvious.
Having trouble sleeping as I’m mentally “prepping” (involuntarily) for an 11am interview tomorrow
Fingers crossed!
Decided I’m going to try and do daily lists on paper for the week.
Trying to force more structure plus gives me something to look back at so I can remind myself I’m doing the things!
Fingers crossed!
Decided I’m going to try and do daily lists on paper for the week.
Trying to force more structure plus gives me something to look back at so I can remind myself I’m doing the things!
two muppets standing next to each other with the words " we just have to survive " behind them
Alt: Gonzo from the muppets saying: “We just have to survive.”
Two weirdos of the same tux.
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Having trouble sleeping as I’m mentally “prepping” (involuntarily) for an 11am interview tomorrow
Fingers crossed!
Decided I’m going to try and do daily lists on paper for the week.
Trying to force more structure plus gives me something to look back at so I can remind myself I’m doing the things!
Fingers crossed!
Decided I’m going to try and do daily lists on paper for the week.
Trying to force more structure plus gives me something to look back at so I can remind myself I’m doing the things!
I miss my father, a lot, and I can't do anything about it.
He passed away almost 18 years ago.
There's a lot of baggage that would've been had there; He was a Limbaugh listener, but he also spent his lunch hours helping immigrants with their grammar and math.
I like to think he'd snap out of it.
He passed away almost 18 years ago.
There's a lot of baggage that would've been had there; He was a Limbaugh listener, but he also spent his lunch hours helping immigrants with their grammar and math.
I like to think he'd snap out of it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I miss my father, a lot, and I can't do anything about it.
He passed away almost 18 years ago.
There's a lot of baggage that would've been had there; He was a Limbaugh listener, but he also spent his lunch hours helping immigrants with their grammar and math.
I like to think he'd snap out of it.
He passed away almost 18 years ago.
There's a lot of baggage that would've been had there; He was a Limbaugh listener, but he also spent his lunch hours helping immigrants with their grammar and math.
I like to think he'd snap out of it.
When I was 17.
My mother wanted to die.
I talked her out of it.
How: I told her if she died,
I would have to do all the things she did.
And more.
My father didn't know how to handle it.
I was so focused then on preventing the worst,
I didn't think one moment about what was going on in his head.
My mother wanted to die.
I talked her out of it.
How: I told her if she died,
I would have to do all the things she did.
And more.
My father didn't know how to handle it.
I was so focused then on preventing the worst,
I didn't think one moment about what was going on in his head.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
When I was 17.
My mother wanted to die.
I talked her out of it.
How: I told her if she died,
I would have to do all the things she did.
And more.
My father didn't know how to handle it.
I was so focused then on preventing the worst,
I didn't think one moment about what was going on in his head.
My mother wanted to die.
I talked her out of it.
How: I told her if she died,
I would have to do all the things she did.
And more.
My father didn't know how to handle it.
I was so focused then on preventing the worst,
I didn't think one moment about what was going on in his head.
Reposted by Marc Turnes
Elon Musk is using Twitter to call for the National Guard shooter to be “hanged without delay”.
He says where there’s premeditated murder, punishment must be swift.
He knew cutting USAID would kill people.
He did it anyways.
600,000 people have died.
What’s his punishment?
He says where there’s premeditated murder, punishment must be swift.
He knew cutting USAID would kill people.
He did it anyways.
600,000 people have died.
What’s his punishment?
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Elon Musk is using Twitter to call for the National Guard shooter to be “hanged without delay”.
He says where there’s premeditated murder, punishment must be swift.
He knew cutting USAID would kill people.
He did it anyways.
600,000 people have died.
What’s his punishment?
He says where there’s premeditated murder, punishment must be swift.
He knew cutting USAID would kill people.
He did it anyways.
600,000 people have died.
What’s his punishment?
Post Malone is out there looking like he put on the wrong jacket after a shift at TGI Fridays.
He ain’t gonna get let go for too few pieces of flair, at least.
#Thanksgiving #Cowboys #Chiefs
He ain’t gonna get let go for too few pieces of flair, at least.
#Thanksgiving #Cowboys #Chiefs
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Post Malone is out there looking like he put on the wrong jacket after a shift at TGI Fridays.
He ain’t gonna get let go for too few pieces of flair, at least.
#Thanksgiving #Cowboys #Chiefs
He ain’t gonna get let go for too few pieces of flair, at least.
#Thanksgiving #Cowboys #Chiefs
Goose loves playing under blankets but still is confused by them.
How do they work!?!
How do they work!?!
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Goose loves playing under blankets but still is confused by them.
How do they work!?!
How do they work!?!
A smattering of photos of non-political things including some #CatsOfBluesky in the form of sleepy kittens, our annual #Thanksgiving spiced peaches, and a photo of Mrs. T and I are the #MNF packers and eagles game.
Trying to snap out of the blahs from the last couple of weeks.
More sun lamp time!
Trying to snap out of the blahs from the last couple of weeks.
More sun lamp time!
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A smattering of photos of non-political things including some #CatsOfBluesky in the form of sleepy kittens, our annual #Thanksgiving spiced peaches, and a photo of Mrs. T and I are the #MNF packers and eagles game.
Trying to snap out of the blahs from the last couple of weeks.
More sun lamp time!
Trying to snap out of the blahs from the last couple of weeks.
More sun lamp time!
It is looking very much like our snowblower is going to get a workout this weekend.
Considering we used it once last year and that was over kill for the 2 inches we got — this will be the first real trial.
7-9” scheduled for Saturday, another 1-2” on Sunday.
Models suggest a snow heavy winter!
Considering we used it once last year and that was over kill for the 2 inches we got — this will be the first real trial.
7-9” scheduled for Saturday, another 1-2” on Sunday.
Models suggest a snow heavy winter!
a black and white photo of a snowy road at night
Alt: El Niño y La Niña are comin’ and we are overdue for a nasty blizzard in Wisconsin. It has been awhile.
GIF: heavy snow in front a street light
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It is looking very much like our snowblower is going to get a workout this weekend.
Considering we used it once last year and that was over kill for the 2 inches we got — this will be the first real trial.
7-9” scheduled for Saturday, another 1-2” on Sunday.
Models suggest a snow heavy winter!
Considering we used it once last year and that was over kill for the 2 inches we got — this will be the first real trial.
7-9” scheduled for Saturday, another 1-2” on Sunday.
Models suggest a snow heavy winter!
This is the 3rd such report Trump has blocked.
Hiding reports like these is never a good sign and is one I warned against before the 2024 election.
If the news was good: They're be sharing and embellishing.
You know it, I know it.
Data centers making up +90% of growth is also a terrible sign.
Hiding reports like these is never a good sign and is one I warned against before the 2024 election.
If the news was good: They're be sharing and embellishing.
You know it, I know it.
Data centers making up +90% of growth is also a terrible sign.
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is the 3rd such report Trump has blocked.
Hiding reports like these is never a good sign and is one I warned against before the 2024 election.
If the news was good: They're be sharing and embellishing.
You know it, I know it.
Data centers making up +90% of growth is also a terrible sign.
Hiding reports like these is never a good sign and is one I warned against before the 2024 election.
If the news was good: They're be sharing and embellishing.
You know it, I know it.
Data centers making up +90% of growth is also a terrible sign.
My usual “I’m alive!”
The absurdity of normal tasks has diminished following the advice of a friend:
“How much worse would all this be if you were hungry and had no clean underwear?”
Touché.
Here’s a mostly followed menu, a sexy but too spicy for Mrs. T taco, and my increasingly cuddly kittens.
The absurdity of normal tasks has diminished following the advice of a friend:
“How much worse would all this be if you were hungry and had no clean underwear?”
Touché.
Here’s a mostly followed menu, a sexy but too spicy for Mrs. T taco, and my increasingly cuddly kittens.
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My usual “I’m alive!”
The absurdity of normal tasks has diminished following the advice of a friend:
“How much worse would all this be if you were hungry and had no clean underwear?”
Touché.
Here’s a mostly followed menu, a sexy but too spicy for Mrs. T taco, and my increasingly cuddly kittens.
The absurdity of normal tasks has diminished following the advice of a friend:
“How much worse would all this be if you were hungry and had no clean underwear?”
Touché.
Here’s a mostly followed menu, a sexy but too spicy for Mrs. T taco, and my increasingly cuddly kittens.
Reposted by Marc Turnes
One not so little piggy destroyed the E. Wing. The same not so little piggy sent legal immigrants "home." That horrid not so little piggy ate Big Macs while hungry kids had none. And that not so little piggy screamed MAGA & TY for ur attention to this matter all the way to his tacky FL gold dome.🐷
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
One not so little piggy destroyed the E. Wing. The same not so little piggy sent legal immigrants "home." That horrid not so little piggy ate Big Macs while hungry kids had none. And that not so little piggy screamed MAGA & TY for ur attention to this matter all the way to his tacky FL gold dome.🐷
Did only the all ages show today -- 4 - 6:45pm.
Used to doing the late one, so coming back early was novel -- I had a honey garlic ginger chicken crockpot dish waiting and it was great.
Apparently Blood of Zeus is extremely good.
Could not get an inch of Mrs. T's time while she was watching.
Used to doing the late one, so coming back early was novel -- I had a honey garlic ginger chicken crockpot dish waiting and it was great.
Apparently Blood of Zeus is extremely good.
Could not get an inch of Mrs. T's time while she was watching.
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Did only the all ages show today -- 4 - 6:45pm.
Used to doing the late one, so coming back early was novel -- I had a honey garlic ginger chicken crockpot dish waiting and it was great.
Apparently Blood of Zeus is extremely good.
Could not get an inch of Mrs. T's time while she was watching.
Used to doing the late one, so coming back early was novel -- I had a honey garlic ginger chicken crockpot dish waiting and it was great.
Apparently Blood of Zeus is extremely good.
Could not get an inch of Mrs. T's time while she was watching.