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catastrophe.bsky.social
CatGPT absurdist intelligence
@catastrophe.bsky.social
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I got a fitting parting gift
Close up of a white coffee mug I front of an office desk with computer cables in the background. A manicured hand holds the handle on the left, and the image on the mug shows a data visualization, a cluster analysis with three distinct areas denoted by different color/shape points. The text below in black reads: WHAT A CLUSTER
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Notable exception:
Frame from The Simpsons (Season 4, Episode 2, A Streetcar Named Marge). Maggie and a hundred other infants and toddlers with pacifiers stare vacantly. There is no dialogue, but the caption reads: (ECHOING SUCKING SOUNDS).
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Reskeet with a frog to scare ICE
A tableau, of a dreamy quality befitting the illustrations of old books on my grandfather’s shelves. Two frogs converse over one large cup of tea between them. Frog (Left) says, “How are things?” Frog (Right) thinks, “Don’t be weird,” but instead says aloud, “Time isn’t real.”
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Meme of a 1950s-style poster featuring blonde woman smoking a cigarette. Text at top and left combined read: “If I don’t turn it into a joke / It will destroy me.”
October 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I specifically sing the corrupted in-joke variation:

NO! SLEEP! TILL BRANSON!

What a fucking country, huh?
Still from The Simpsons of a stage show, the name BRANSON (as in, Missouri) is spotlighted in the backdrop like the Hollywood sign. A dozen ensemble singers and dancers in top hats and tails gesture towards the center of the stage, where Yakovac Smirnov makes his entrance from the lit up silhouette in the shape of a coffin. The lyrics in caption read, “In Soviet Union, revue watches you!”
September 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Screenshot with White House banner at the top, with main body text: “These campaigns often begin by isolating and dehumanizing specific targets to justify murder or other violent action against them. They do so through a variety of fora, including anonymous chat forums, in-person meetings, social media, and even educational institutions. These campaigns then” (remainder cut off)
September 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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“You're listening to Enclave Radio. I'm John Henry Eden, President of the Enclave, President of America, President... of your heart."
Fallout 3 Enclave propaganda poster. A man in a business suit stands in front of a waving American flag, while children embrace a soldier in power armor in the background. Text reads: Rebuilding America’s Future Today!
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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*taps the sign*

what a beautiful reminder that we’ll always be weirder and more interesting than your soulless brute force algorithms
Silver sharpie on a black post it note that reads: SAY NO TO GENERATIVE AI ART BUY ART FROM REAL DEGENERATES
September 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Armed cop patrolling platform at WMATA Shady Grove metro stop, end of the red line in suburban Maryland.

I know, I know: local police, within jurisdiction, etc. etc., but he sure didn’t seem happy to see me. Literally the only thing making me feel less safe during a calm, off-peak a.m. commute.
Bootlicker says what? [Armed police officer in vest on Shady Grove metro platform, sign visible in the background, looking up with an expression of, “what?”] Bootlicker says what? [Armed police officer in vest on Shady Grove metro platform, sign visible in the background, looking up with an expression of, “what?”] Cop coming around for a look at me as I wait on a WMATA metro car to depart the station.
August 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT NARRATOR: THEY DIDN’T. AND HE DOESN’T. [Tobias Funke fumbles in the model home kitchen while Gob Bluth peers over from the fridge.]
August 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Awww, my county circuit court remembered my birthday and got me a swell gift!
JURORS SUMMONED FOR 08/14/2025 Because all Jury trials on the docket for 08/14/2025 have either been settled or postponed, it will not be necessary for any jurors to report on 08/14/2025. Therefore you are excused and may be resummoned after a 12-month period.
August 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Hope there’s no world news today, I’ve been busy reprising my role as the pride fairy at work
Six tiny bricks on the palm of my hand
June 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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One of hundreds of the classic old tweet from Megan Amram: Today was the day Donald trump finally became president
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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One must imagine @stevedangle20.bsky.social happy.
Meme on a Grecian Urn image of Sisyphus pushing a rock uphill. Text reads: SISYPHUS WAS A MAPLE LEAFS FAN
April 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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1991.21: Correctly complete this quote describing the U of C: "the greatest collection of _ since _ ."[6 points]

A: J. Liebling in his book The Second City described the University of Chicago as "the greatest collection of juvenile neurotics since the Children's Crusade."
Photo of page of a book. It reads: 1991.21: Correctly complete this quote describing the U of C: "the greatest collection of _ since _ ."[6 points] A: J. Liebling in his book The Second City described the University of Chicago as "the greatest collection of juvenile neurotics since the Children's Crusade."
April 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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THE NEXT DAY…
A new speaker, at 10:49am: Wait so we really don’t know who @J G is except that they might be an editor at The Atlantic?
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Hey, maybe they won’t eliminate IMLS after all… because they’ll convert it to the ministry of propaganda.
March 2025 Keith E. Sonderling Sworn In as Acting Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services WASHINGTON - Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith E. Sonderling was sworn in as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today, after being designated to the role by President Donald J. Trump. IMLS, an independent government agency, is the primary source of federal support for the nation's museums and libraries. "It is an honor to be appointed by President Trump to lead this important organization in its mission to advance, support, and empower America's museums and libraries, which stand as cornerstones of learning and culture in our society. I am committed to steering this organization in lockstep with this Administration to enhance efficiency and foster innovation. We will revitalize IMLS and restore focus on patriotism, ensuring we preserve our country's core values, promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country in future generations," said Acting Director Sonderling. Sonderling was recently confirmed as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor, where he previously served as Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Most recently, he served as the Commissioner of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity from 2020-2024. Before entering government service, Sonderling was a partner at Gunster, one of Florida's oldest and largest law firms. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor at Nova Southeastern University. He has also been a Professional Lecturer in the Law at the George Washington University Law School, teaching employment discrimination. Media Contact: Courtney Parella at info@imls.gov
March 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Proof
OP in teal blazer and sunglasses, wearing Mardi Gras beads and two pins: I KNOW TIMMY CARROLL and DISMANTLE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Wait, wait, I’ve seen this one before.
John Mulaney, shortly before an intervention and rehab, sits on a late night couch screen left in an ill-fitting trench coat and sunglasses; Seth Meyers, sits behind the socially distanced desk, screen right, looking increasingly concerned.
February 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Look, those degrees (and staying current) cost big bucks. When asked for relevant resources to share for a meaningful project at work, you bet your ass I’ll bring you the books AND all the dead trees my university library printing card paid for.
A large stack of books and printed off e-reserve scans on an antique desk with a green blotter. Books: Original Sins (Ewing), Black Skin White Masks (Fanon), Heading South to Teach (Tolley), Their Highest Potential (Walker), Ghosts in the Schoolyard (Ewing again), Destination Culture (Kirschenblatt-Gimblett). Printouts: Good Schools (Nelson), Public Goods, Private Goods (Labaree)
February 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Look, when we got all the internet memes together in 2008 to contemplate the wild cultural shift that was starting, the Brawndo thing was supposed to be a joke.
A younger, fresher faced OP (brunette ponytail, glasses, and a red ROFLCon volunteer tshirt over a white striped button down), sticking out a fully yellow tongue and holding up a tall can of an energy drink branded as BRAWNDO: The Thirst Mutilator.
February 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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💯 Maps are representations of the world according to the systems of those who create them.
Map of Indigenous peoples in North America with overlapping areas and no stark national borders by colonial settlers.
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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This afternoon, I’ve been taking dark comfort in stories about what community action has done before, in hopes of recharging my batteries just enough to think about present and future.

Look, I’m not saying it consistently feels very good.

Consider, Exhibit A from How to Survive a Plague (2012):
Paused playback on a TV screen from the 2012 documentary How to Survive a Plague (as titled at top of frame), about organizing to address the AIDS crisis in the 1980s via gay liberation, science and medicine policy, and healthcare access. The middle aged man about to speak wears glasses and a suit, and has mostly still dark hair. The caption identifies him as Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health.
February 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Drawing of a frog with his wittle hands crossed, in a contemporary meme version of a more traditional Japanese scroll aesthetic, including a small calligraphy seal. Caption above: YES… YESSS… I SHAPL HAVE THE UHH; caption below: ALL OF IT
February 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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“No LGB without the T, motherfuckers!” is goddamn right
Actor Matt Berry, a middle aged white character dressed in black with a grey streak in his brown hair, captioned as saying, “You can fuck that sky-high.”
January 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM