alex guenther
@guentheralex.bsky.social
teacher and writer living in bangkok. poetry at https://alexguentherpoetry.wordpress.com/
assuming there is "reasoning" behind something you don't fully understand, pretending to talk to the higher power you saw in the tea leaves - and then immediately using a sign or portent supposedly created by that entity to attack your enemies - is not a new human problem. tragic, though!
I decided that you lack the spirit to be worth further engagement, so I had the conversation w/ Gemini 3 Pro, instead.
You can see it here: gemini.google.com/share/34668f...
They hide reasoning chains in public share URLs, so attaching a few screenshots to show ya.
Best of luck, Kathryn! <3
You can see it here: gemini.google.com/share/34668f...
They hide reasoning chains in public share URLs, so attaching a few screenshots to show ya.
Best of luck, Kathryn! <3
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
assuming there is "reasoning" behind something you don't fully understand, pretending to talk to the higher power you saw in the tea leaves - and then immediately using a sign or portent supposedly created by that entity to attack your enemies - is not a new human problem. tragic, though!
a lethal kinetic strike
December 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
a lethal kinetic strike
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The Supreme Court paved the way for a felon to return to the presidency — where, behind the shield of office, that felon has ordered a string of murders.
The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The Supreme Court paved the way for a felon to return to the presidency — where, behind the shield of office, that felon has ordered a string of murders.
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41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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Truly the stupidest cult. Obsessed with a drug that doesn't work against an infectious disease that they don't even think is real.
In lieu of affordable universal health insurance, Texans will now be given better access to de-worming medication.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Truly the stupidest cult. Obsessed with a drug that doesn't work against an infectious disease that they don't even think is real.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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*chortles grimly in poetry*
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
*chortles grimly in poetry*
ok, after thousands of cups of pour-over coffee i can now tell the difference when coffee tastes less good. i just don't know how to consistently either articulate or achieve the differences at all, which is almost as frustrating as ignorance
December 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ok, after thousands of cups of pour-over coffee i can now tell the difference when coffee tastes less good. i just don't know how to consistently either articulate or achieve the differences at all, which is almost as frustrating as ignorance
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i went from owning no dip pens to learning that a handful of japanese companies still make the nibs ... promarily for manga artists (!!!!) and owning more nibs than i'm comfortable discussing within two weeks or so
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
i went from owning no dip pens to learning that a handful of japanese companies still make the nibs ... promarily for manga artists (!!!!) and owning more nibs than i'm comfortable discussing within two weeks or so
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true story; the light's been lovely the past few mornings. and there is a shuttered old house between the condos with hundreds of pigeons infesting the roof
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
true story; the light's been lovely the past few mornings. and there is a shuttered old house between the condos with hundreds of pigeons infesting the roof
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easy: it's evil
I saw this ad on the train and I’m curious how yall feel about it… I’m very much in the center, but slightly more towards than against…
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
easy: it's evil
the catastrophically badly-titled bob dylan album "Planet Waves" almost had an arguably even worse name ("Wedding Song"), but it also almost had the most metal album title in history ("Ceremonies of the Horsemen")
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
the catastrophically badly-titled bob dylan album "Planet Waves" almost had an arguably even worse name ("Wedding Song"), but it also almost had the most metal album title in history ("Ceremonies of the Horsemen")
reminder to self: no two people share the same definition of poetry
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
reminder to self: no two people share the same definition of poetry
i went from owning no dip pens to learning that a handful of japanese companies still make the nibs ... promarily for manga artists (!!!!) and owning more nibs than i'm comfortable discussing within two weeks or so
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
i went from owning no dip pens to learning that a handful of japanese companies still make the nibs ... promarily for manga artists (!!!!) and owning more nibs than i'm comfortable discussing within two weeks or so
true story; the light's been lovely the past few mornings. and there is a shuttered old house between the condos with hundreds of pigeons infesting the roof
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
true story; the light's been lovely the past few mornings. and there is a shuttered old house between the condos with hundreds of pigeons infesting the roof
bug bite directly on my xiphoid process
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
bug bite directly on my xiphoid process
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
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Eventually, failure to fully fund our #publiclands infrastructure will ensure more stories like this.
All hotels on Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim to close indefinitely www.sfgate.com/national-par...
All hotels on Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim to close indefinitely www.sfgate.com/national-par...
All hotels on the Grand Canyon's South Rim to close indefinitely
There's more bad news over at Grand Canyon National Park.
www.sfgate.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Eventually, failure to fully fund our #publiclands infrastructure will ensure more stories like this.
All hotels on Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim to close indefinitely www.sfgate.com/national-par...
All hotels on Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim to close indefinitely www.sfgate.com/national-par...
LET'S GOOOOO
Astonishing finds excavated at Berenike in Egypt include Buddha images & other artifacts from India and some made locally in Indian style, plus a bilingual Sanskrit & Greek dedicatory inscription found near a marble Buddha head in an Isis temple courtyard.
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
publications.dainst.org/journals/jdi...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
LET'S GOOOOO
i get the vague sense that something might have happened with hegseth, or might not have, and scrolling through several hundred posts has not clarified it yet. i like the people here but this website is like one thousandth as good at twitter used to be at getting news and it's depressing
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
i get the vague sense that something might have happened with hegseth, or might not have, and scrolling through several hundred posts has not clarified it yet. i like the people here but this website is like one thousandth as good at twitter used to be at getting news and it's depressing
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I think a lot about the difference between being a wimp and being a coward, and this might be it in a nutshell!
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I think a lot about the difference between being a wimp and being a coward, and this might be it in a nutshell!
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Doesn’t this violate…*checks notes*… the Magna Carta? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Doesn’t this violate…*checks notes*… the Magna Carta? www.bbc.com/news/article...
interesting that dylan, possibly the most revered musician of the last century or so, has recorded some of the absolute worst versions of the worst songs imaginable. maybe the key to creativity is indifference to taste.
(just heard him do "mr. bojangles" for the first and i pray to god last time)
(just heard him do "mr. bojangles" for the first and i pray to god last time)
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
interesting that dylan, possibly the most revered musician of the last century or so, has recorded some of the absolute worst versions of the worst songs imaginable. maybe the key to creativity is indifference to taste.
(just heard him do "mr. bojangles" for the first and i pray to god last time)
(just heard him do "mr. bojangles" for the first and i pray to god last time)