Aaron Sarka
@asarka.bsky.social
Chicago writer, actor, dad, non-profit project manager
I think in these times it's never been more important to know the difference between the new shiny thing and something real.
January 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I think in these times it's never been more important to know the difference between the new shiny thing and something real.
A return to the good ol' days of quiet, market-tested, White-Christian Nationalist policy that gets a good ol' fashioned vote! Like in Reagan's time!🙄
I’ve seen a bunch of responses to the Draper profile of MTG complaining about her pushing ahead a bill that restricts gender-affirming care for minors. This is a misunderstanding of what she’s doing. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-marjor...
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Gives Me Hope
People don’t change—but they can remember who they are.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A return to the good ol' days of quiet, market-tested, White-Christian Nationalist policy that gets a good ol' fashioned vote! Like in Reagan's time!🙄
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This is MTG'w bill. She personally authored. It's happening now, not in the past.
Spare me her redemption arc.
Spare me her redemption arc.
December 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is MTG'w bill. She personally authored. It's happening now, not in the past.
Spare me her redemption arc.
Spare me her redemption arc.
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Sorry but you do not, under absolutely any circumstances, gotta hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Sorry but you do not, under absolutely any circumstances, gotta hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
Thank goodness David Harbour has burned so much goodwill that we know who's going to die at the end of Stranger Things.
December 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Thank goodness David Harbour has burned so much goodwill that we know who's going to die at the end of Stranger Things.
Mark Cuban thinks he's one of the good guys but the good guys are the ones thinking outside the box and Mark Cuban is just trying to make the box work for everyone.
With all due respect Martha , if you want the community to survive , how will they pay their bills ? How will employees be paid a living wage ? What about their healthcare ?
How is bluesky going to survive ?
How is bluesky going to survive ?
December 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Mark Cuban thinks he's one of the good guys but the good guys are the ones thinking outside the box and Mark Cuban is just trying to make the box work for everyone.
Take a break from being a shithead, Will.
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Take a break from being a shithead, Will.
Pivot To Video 2: Electric Boogaloo
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Pivot To Video 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Katie Holmes Day episode of AP Bio remains one of the best episodes of holiday TV.
December 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The Katie Holmes Day episode of AP Bio remains one of the best episodes of holiday TV.
The penny has been abolished, Mark.
Checkmate.
Merry Christmas.
Checkmate.
Merry Christmas.
If you take every penny every billionaire has, it wouldn’t pay for 1 yr of expenses
The annual interest on the national debt is about 1 trillion dollars.
The annual cost of healthcare is 4T after admin. Then get rid of the military budget.
4T a year in expenses.
Then what ?
The annual interest on the national debt is about 1 trillion dollars.
The annual cost of healthcare is 4T after admin. Then get rid of the military budget.
4T a year in expenses.
Then what ?
I can never understand how heartless billionaires are. All we are asking is you all pay your share to help your fellow man have a better quality of life. "Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction." Erich Fromm
December 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The penny has been abolished, Mark.
Checkmate.
Merry Christmas.
Checkmate.
Merry Christmas.
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Very disappointed by Pluribus. Two episodes in and there has only been one bus, and it was only on screen for a few seconds.
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Very disappointed by Pluribus. Two episodes in and there has only been one bus, and it was only on screen for a few seconds.
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
Barron Trump supporting Andrew Tate makes me regret all of the "dead-eyed future rapist" jokes I chose not to make.
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Barron Trump supporting Andrew Tate makes me regret all of the "dead-eyed future rapist" jokes I chose not to make.
Gosh I wish I had a billion dollars to invest in trendy gimmicks.
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Gosh I wish I had a billion dollars to invest in trendy gimmicks.
In a better world, The Duffer Brothers used "Wuthering Heights" and now there are a bunch of kids in my son's preschool unironically named Cathy and Heathcliff.
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In a better world, The Duffer Brothers used "Wuthering Heights" and now there are a bunch of kids in my son's preschool unironically named Cathy and Heathcliff.
White, Pantone. That color is called "white".
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
White, Pantone. That color is called "white".
Or, hear me out, quick game of Heads-Up Seven-Up.
When Trump nods off in cabinet meetings everyone is else should just put their heads down and pretend it’s in the agenda.
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Or, hear me out, quick game of Heads-Up Seven-Up.
At this point there's literally nothing to lose. It won't cost you your job and if it does you'll get so many more jobs.
This nation would be a better place if just one White House reporter had the courage to ask "what the hell are you rambling about, old man?"
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
At this point there's literally nothing to lose. It won't cost you your job and if it does you'll get so many more jobs.
Pitting Alison Brie against Ellie Kemper as the department store spokespeople feels aggressively targeted—yet strangely validating.
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pitting Alison Brie against Ellie Kemper as the department store spokespeople feels aggressively targeted—yet strangely validating.
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MTG can now go back to being Magic: The Gathering.
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
MTG can now go back to being Magic: The Gathering.
I understand that shame was perverted into a tool to hurt people and punch down, but we really should start embracing the idea of shame as conscious and start getting real Jiminy Cricket in people's faces.
Coming around to the “we need to bring back shame” argument
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I understand that shame was perverted into a tool to hurt people and punch down, but we really should start embracing the idea of shame as conscious and start getting real Jiminy Cricket in people's faces.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Your mistake has been thinking that people need to hear your thought exercise about how we're not truly fascist because "look at all the fun things we get to do"
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Your mistake has been thinking that people need to hear your thought exercise about how we're not truly fascist because "look at all the fun things we get to do"