It's Dave!
@daridgely.bsky.social
Peripatetic Raconteur, Semi-Public Quasi-Intellectual, Philosopher Prince, Snappy Dresser.
Long-form blathering at Facebook as D.A. Ridgely.
Long-form blathering at Facebook as D.A. Ridgely.
"Don't get on that ship! The rest of the book ... it's a cookbook!"
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Don't get on that ship! The rest of the book ... it's a cookbook!"
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Does it not occur to them how weird and offputting this is to people? And I don’t even mean in the sense of being appalled by the transphobia; in the much more banal sense of “… why is this the one thing you insist on talking about?”
57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Does it not occur to them how weird and offputting this is to people? And I don’t even mean in the sense of being appalled by the transphobia; in the much more banal sense of “… why is this the one thing you insist on talking about?”
Most bullet wounds are brief encounters, I believe.
Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Most bullet wounds are brief encounters, I believe.
"An escalator has never stopped working mid-escalation." - Greg Kelly
Pretty sure that's the only way they can stop.
Pretty sure that's the only way they can stop.
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"An escalator has never stopped working mid-escalation." - Greg Kelly
Pretty sure that's the only way they can stop.
Pretty sure that's the only way they can stop.
I don't care about Cracker Barrel, but it does remind me of an old Ron White joke: "I'm not a member of the Mile High Club but I do belong to the Mile Ahead Club after getting laid behind a Cracker Barrel billboard."
August 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I don't care about Cracker Barrel, but it does remind me of an old Ron White joke: "I'm not a member of the Mile High Club but I do belong to the Mile Ahead Club after getting laid behind a Cracker Barrel billboard."
Say what you will about Donald Trump, he's never been accused of Assault with a Footlong.
August 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Say what you will about Donald Trump, he's never been accused of Assault with a Footlong.
Rumor has it if Ghislaine Maxwell does well in her new low security prison, she'll be moved next to a middle-school girl's detention hall.
August 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Rumor has it if Ghislaine Maxwell does well in her new low security prison, she'll be moved next to a middle-school girl's detention hall.
I, for one, think it was irresponsible for James Comey to reveal JD Vance's pin number like that!
May 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I, for one, think it was irresponsible for James Comey to reveal JD Vance's pin number like that!
We can't confirm Pope Leo's first pontifical act will be to introduce deep-dish communion wafers.
May 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We can't confirm Pope Leo's first pontifical act will be to introduce deep-dish communion wafers.
Say, here's a thought: maybe Trump could tell some of those big law firms he's been shaking down for hundreds of millions of dollars in pro bono work they should be representing these children!
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent'
The Trump administration cut funding for lawyers aiding unaccompanied minors in court.
gothamist.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Say, here's a thought: maybe Trump could tell some of those big law firms he's been shaking down for hundreds of millions of dollars in pro bono work they should be representing these children!
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
So we ordered a Heard Island penguin for Easter Dinner just like we do every year and now I discover it will cost 10% more! Unfair!
April 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
So we ordered a Heard Island penguin for Easter Dinner just like we do every year and now I discover it will cost 10% more! Unfair!
The reason we can't tell if the Signal chat was classified is because no copy has been found yet in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.
March 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The reason we can't tell if the Signal chat was classified is because no copy has been found yet in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.
Just got the weirdest text from Pete Hegseth titled "Launch Code." Guess I'll give it a try.
March 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just got the weirdest text from Pete Hegseth titled "Launch Code." Guess I'll give it a try.
Pro tip to ICE agents: check the houses with Trump and MAGA lawn signs first. Immigrants put those out to throw you off the track!
March 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Pro tip to ICE agents: check the houses with Trump and MAGA lawn signs first. Immigrants put those out to throw you off the track!
If Trump really wanted to shut down the Department of Education, shouldn't he have nominated whoever ran his casino?
March 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If Trump really wanted to shut down the Department of Education, shouldn't he have nominated whoever ran his casino?
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Demi Moore losing to Mikey Madison should be a post-credits scene to The Substance.
March 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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This, in a nutshell, is also why you draft young men to fight wars. Tell an 18 year old guy to "Take that hill!" and he'll charge up the hill like an idiot. Tell a 35 year old and he'll say "I don't know, Sarge. Looks kinda dangerous!"
Relistening to our last WatchCats episode, I’ve been mulling over why exactly DOGE appears to be a children’s crusade. Surely tech billionaire Elon Musk can find competent techies with right-wing politics whose voices have changed. And maybe even have experience in govtech.
February 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This, in a nutshell, is also why you draft young men to fight wars. Tell an 18 year old guy to "Take that hill!" and he'll charge up the hill like an idiot. Tell a 35 year old and he'll say "I don't know, Sarge. Looks kinda dangerous!"
I can't say for a fact Donald Trump is a Russian asset, but I'm certain he isn't a Russian liability.
February 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I can't say for a fact Donald Trump is a Russian asset, but I'm certain he isn't a Russian liability.