Chaparral Fortress of Boditude
@fictionalmuse.bsky.social
Current-former social media expat via CA/WA; a simple word farmer tending to this plot of ether, hoping to swirl some thoughts w/ the non-IRLs.
IRL I provide intraday liquidity for /es & /gc from my recliner cum home office+cats.
Screw θ, Trade Futures.
IRL I provide intraday liquidity for /es & /gc from my recliner cum home office+cats.
Screw θ, Trade Futures.
Pinned
Early aughts,
London
Internet Cafe
My first, sheepish, blogarithmic wave to the rest of the world.
A score'n a'skosh later,
South Motherboard, CA
From the recliner cum home office
Um, hi. 👋
(Again.)
London
Internet Cafe
My first, sheepish, blogarithmic wave to the rest of the world.
A score'n a'skosh later,
South Motherboard, CA
From the recliner cum home office
Um, hi. 👋
(Again.)
I like world music in an it's still 1993 in my heart, I'm wearing overalls with men's boxers and a short tank top, sucking on peach rings from Sweet Factory, and looking at all the cool shit in the Nature Company, kind of way.
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I like world music in an it's still 1993 in my heart, I'm wearing overalls with men's boxers and a short tank top, sucking on peach rings from Sweet Factory, and looking at all the cool shit in the Nature Company, kind of way.
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This is not the country we should be.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is not the country we should be.
Today's neurological oddity is pleasant (for once).
Ah, the phantom smell of sweet, salty ocean.
I'm at the recliner cum beach today. Thanks, faulty wiring!
Ah, the phantom smell of sweet, salty ocean.
I'm at the recliner cum beach today. Thanks, faulty wiring!
August 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Today's neurological oddity is pleasant (for once).
Ah, the phantom smell of sweet, salty ocean.
I'm at the recliner cum beach today. Thanks, faulty wiring!
Ah, the phantom smell of sweet, salty ocean.
I'm at the recliner cum beach today. Thanks, faulty wiring!
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
I'm ready to throw my mostly incapable ass in front of some fascist thugs. Fuuuuuuck these assholes so hard.
The administration gets closer to using the military to crush civilian dissent. Expect deaths, disappearances, and lawless detentions.
Tom Homan: We are making Los Angeles safer. Mayor Bass should be thanking us. She says they are going to mobilize—guess what? We are already mobilizing. We are going to bring the National Guard in tonight
June 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I'm ready to throw my mostly incapable ass in front of some fascist thugs. Fuuuuuuck these assholes so hard.
What can we do? Can we literally go there and bring comfort items, food and drink?
🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
June 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What can we do? Can we literally go there and bring comfort items, food and drink?
This is both grotesque and embarrassing.
Humanity is failinggggggg
Humanity is failinggggggg
The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy.
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
April 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This is both grotesque and embarrassing.
Humanity is failinggggggg
Humanity is failinggggggg
I hope this finds you well
Where well=eat a dick
Where well=eat a dick
April 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I hope this finds you well
Where well=eat a dick
Where well=eat a dick
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If you're heading out to a protest, there are a number of concepts to keep in mind to keep yourself—and your data—safe.
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download).
Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountab...
ssd.eff.org
April 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you're heading out to a protest, there are a number of concepts to keep in mind to keep yourself—and your data—safe.
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“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” another said.
The flight attendants who spoke with ProPublica believed those lives were not worthless. That, many of them told me, is why they no longer fly for ICE Air. It’s also why they decided to share their stories: tinyurl.com/bdz5dc5f 10/
The flight attendants who spoke with ProPublica believed those lives were not worthless. That, many of them told me, is why they no longer fly for ICE Air. It’s also why they decided to share their stories: tinyurl.com/bdz5dc5f 10/
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
www.propublica.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” another said.
The flight attendants who spoke with ProPublica believed those lives were not worthless. That, many of them told me, is why they no longer fly for ICE Air. It’s also why they decided to share their stories: tinyurl.com/bdz5dc5f 10/
The flight attendants who spoke with ProPublica believed those lives were not worthless. That, many of them told me, is why they no longer fly for ICE Air. It’s also why they decided to share their stories: tinyurl.com/bdz5dc5f 10/
The insult to injury of chronic illness is that I have all the words swirling around in my head, but too little cognitive energy to express them at length, the way my noggin *wants* to work.
If only! my creative brain meats were capable (of brevity).
If only! my creative brain meats were capable (of brevity).
March 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The insult to injury of chronic illness is that I have all the words swirling around in my head, but too little cognitive energy to express them at length, the way my noggin *wants* to work.
If only! my creative brain meats were capable (of brevity).
If only! my creative brain meats were capable (of brevity).
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i think about this a lot: Is this the future?
No will get degrees in philosophy, humanities, journalism, or any other profession that deals with questions.
We will graduate digital intellectual share croppers whose job it is to tend to the fields of AI training.
No will get degrees in philosophy, humanities, journalism, or any other profession that deals with questions.
We will graduate digital intellectual share croppers whose job it is to tend to the fields of AI training.
March 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
i think about this a lot: Is this the future?
No will get degrees in philosophy, humanities, journalism, or any other profession that deals with questions.
We will graduate digital intellectual share croppers whose job it is to tend to the fields of AI training.
No will get degrees in philosophy, humanities, journalism, or any other profession that deals with questions.
We will graduate digital intellectual share croppers whose job it is to tend to the fields of AI training.
I miss having friends, work, and a social life. Chronic illness is my life as a wool sweater thrown into the dryer. My grandest escape that remains is within. When I collapse into myself at the end, I'll finally sleep well.
March 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I miss having friends, work, and a social life. Chronic illness is my life as a wool sweater thrown into the dryer. My grandest escape that remains is within. When I collapse into myself at the end, I'll finally sleep well.
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A quick post-cruise refresher from me before I do any serious delving into any particular current events:
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A quick post-cruise refresher from me before I do any serious delving into any particular current events:
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
Fuck fascists
Fuck -phobes
Fuck wealthy sociopaths
Fuck immigrant-haters
Fuck sexists
Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico
Fuck vaccine deniers
Fuck this administration
Etc, etc
Billionaireism is immoral.
Who among us would hoard wealth without feeling a moral obligation to flood the world with our financial excess?
How are we on the cusp of trillionaireism?
It's grotesque.
Who among us would hoard wealth without feeling a moral obligation to flood the world with our financial excess?
How are we on the cusp of trillionaireism?
It's grotesque.
March 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Billionaireism is immoral.
Who among us would hoard wealth without feeling a moral obligation to flood the world with our financial excess?
How are we on the cusp of trillionaireism?
It's grotesque.
Who among us would hoard wealth without feeling a moral obligation to flood the world with our financial excess?
How are we on the cusp of trillionaireism?
It's grotesque.
I'm in a pretty bad place, really, but am oddly at peace about it. I didn't want to be here, but it was a better choice than the alternative.
And all things considered, I have the love of my life and the unbending support of loving family nearby. I'd/we'd have been homeless awhile ago, probably...
And all things considered, I have the love of my life and the unbending support of loving family nearby. I'd/we'd have been homeless awhile ago, probably...
February 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm in a pretty bad place, really, but am oddly at peace about it. I didn't want to be here, but it was a better choice than the alternative.
And all things considered, I have the love of my life and the unbending support of loving family nearby. I'd/we'd have been homeless awhile ago, probably...
And all things considered, I have the love of my life and the unbending support of loving family nearby. I'd/we'd have been homeless awhile ago, probably...
Eddie Vedder is leading the call & response:
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."
I once served him a cup of vegetable-ish soup & a Cobb salad w/o egg. Except I did bring it with the egg, pretty sure, & he was either almost gracious or was gracious enough-I can't remember-to not send it back.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."
I once served him a cup of vegetable-ish soup & a Cobb salad w/o egg. Except I did bring it with the egg, pretty sure, & he was either almost gracious or was gracious enough-I can't remember-to not send it back.
January 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Eddie Vedder is leading the call & response:
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."
I once served him a cup of vegetable-ish soup & a Cobb salad w/o egg. Except I did bring it with the egg, pretty sure, & he was either almost gracious or was gracious enough-I can't remember-to not send it back.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay..."
I once served him a cup of vegetable-ish soup & a Cobb salad w/o egg. Except I did bring it with the egg, pretty sure, & he was either almost gracious or was gracious enough-I can't remember-to not send it back.
I miss being completely anonymous online without much effort. I loved unspooling my innards, serving them in Styrofoam for the unamassed few.
"Powered by vodka" comes to mind. A cheeto-dust rim. Chum for breakfast and a nap for dessert.
You know: college.
"Powered by vodka" comes to mind. A cheeto-dust rim. Chum for breakfast and a nap for dessert.
You know: college.
January 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I miss being completely anonymous online without much effort. I loved unspooling my innards, serving them in Styrofoam for the unamassed few.
"Powered by vodka" comes to mind. A cheeto-dust rim. Chum for breakfast and a nap for dessert.
You know: college.
"Powered by vodka" comes to mind. A cheeto-dust rim. Chum for breakfast and a nap for dessert.
You know: college.
This may not actually be obsolete, I just don't know, but my 1st grade version of a fidget spinner was turning my Ticonderoga round and round and round in the little metal pencil holder at the top of the flip-top desk.
The hexagonal edges made pleasing little clicks at each turn.
The hexagonal edges made pleasing little clicks at each turn.
what’s your favorite instance of haptic nostalgia—the poignant memory of the physicality of an obsolete thing—like dialing a rotary phone, shifting gears in a manual transmission, opening a soda can with a pull ring?
January 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This may not actually be obsolete, I just don't know, but my 1st grade version of a fidget spinner was turning my Ticonderoga round and round and round in the little metal pencil holder at the top of the flip-top desk.
The hexagonal edges made pleasing little clicks at each turn.
The hexagonal edges made pleasing little clicks at each turn.
Because if there's one thing the corporate world is currently lacking, it's obviously men!
I would absolutely read a 5,000-word deep-dive on whatever high-powered PR agency is charging Mark Zuckerberg tens of millions of dollars to shape his public image as a bootlicking scrub
Zuckerberg Says Most Companies Need More ‘Masculine Energy’
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy,” adding that it’s good if a culture “celebrates the aggression a bi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Because if there's one thing the corporate world is currently lacking, it's obviously men!
Hear me out, fellow creatives: it's the "Everything Is Awesome" song from the LEGO movie, except we change the lyrics to "Everything Is Awful."
January 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hear me out, fellow creatives: it's the "Everything Is Awesome" song from the LEGO movie, except we change the lyrics to "Everything Is Awful."
Billionaireism is immoral.
Between 2014-2018, Elon Musk's wealth grew by $13.9 billion but tax records obtained by @propublica.org show that during those same years he repeatedly paid relatively little (or nothing) in federal income tax:
2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0
(published June 2021)
2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0
(published June 2021)
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Billionaireism is immoral.
I wish Medicine understood & accepted post-viral sequelae.
The stigma of suffering from health problems not widely accepted by doctors is a burden I would not wish on my worst enemy. Living with a chronic illness is bad enough, but being told your literal pain is 🤷 --
Not cool, humanity. Not cool.
The stigma of suffering from health problems not widely accepted by doctors is a burden I would not wish on my worst enemy. Living with a chronic illness is bad enough, but being told your literal pain is 🤷 --
Not cool, humanity. Not cool.
December 22, 2024 at 9:45 AM
I wish Medicine understood & accepted post-viral sequelae.
The stigma of suffering from health problems not widely accepted by doctors is a burden I would not wish on my worst enemy. Living with a chronic illness is bad enough, but being told your literal pain is 🤷 --
Not cool, humanity. Not cool.
The stigma of suffering from health problems not widely accepted by doctors is a burden I would not wish on my worst enemy. Living with a chronic illness is bad enough, but being told your literal pain is 🤷 --
Not cool, humanity. Not cool.
It's ugly, I'm ashamed, and I admit that I made all of these decisions myself. It was this dumpster fire instead of the more permanent one. This is what giving up looks like, in my own way. I'm sorry.
November 22, 2024 at 5:03 PM
It's ugly, I'm ashamed, and I admit that I made all of these decisions myself. It was this dumpster fire instead of the more permanent one. This is what giving up looks like, in my own way. I'm sorry.
Is it "performative nostalgiabation" or is simply "performative nostalbation" colorful enough?
Currently editing some scholarly bits.
Currently editing some scholarly bits.
November 18, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Is it "performative nostalgiabation" or is simply "performative nostalbation" colorful enough?
Currently editing some scholarly bits.
Currently editing some scholarly bits.