Greg Tinkle
@jgt1960.bsky.social
A cultocracy—a.k.a. fascism—succeeds by undermining reality with gaslighting, conspiracy, and mythology. Avoid the Sirens calling for Dems to jettison marginalized groups for broader appeal—it's a moral war, not a cultural one.
Without shit, he has nothing:
I'm constantly reminding myself that the MAGA movement is founded on dragging the attention cycle into the gutter of our feral, fight/flight brain stem. Every word either written by or for Trump is an exercise in denying space for the decency and rationality of our higher order thinking.
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Without shit, he has nothing:
I'm constantly reminding myself that the MAGA movement is founded on dragging the attention cycle into the gutter of our feral, fight/flight brain stem. Every word either written by or for Trump is an exercise in denying space for the decency and rationality of our higher order thinking.
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm constantly reminding myself that the MAGA movement is founded on dragging the attention cycle into the gutter of our feral, fight/flight brain stem. Every word either written by or for Trump is an exercise in denying space for the decency and rationality of our higher order thinking.
I made it to about 12 words spoken before I cringed so hard I now have a tic in my left eye.
December 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I made it to about 12 words spoken before I cringed so hard I now have a tic in my left eye.
While the horror of those who rely on their insurance for immediate health issues getting priced out of the market is disturbing enough, most of those opting out will younger, healthier enrollees setting up the death spiral for the ACA the Rs want to use to kill the bill altogether.
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
While the horror of those who rely on their insurance for immediate health issues getting priced out of the market is disturbing enough, most of those opting out will younger, healthier enrollees setting up the death spiral for the ACA the Rs want to use to kill the bill altogether.
I lived in Austin in the 80s and remember Texas having a project to restore old main streets of small towns around the state. Those towns have recovered the cost at least ten times over in tourist dollars. Of course, this was before the state fell to the madness of the Evangelical right.
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I lived in Austin in the 80s and remember Texas having a project to restore old main streets of small towns around the state. Those towns have recovered the cost at least ten times over in tourist dollars. Of course, this was before the state fell to the madness of the Evangelical right.
This one was a real gut punch:
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This one was a real gut punch:
Between the long standing trend of financializing every possible transaction, and the burgeoning AI/SM/app-for-everything dominance of the tech sector, it's hard not to feel like the meat bags in "The Matrix" fueling our hyper-capitalist dystopia (Ow!, My Balls!).
December 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Between the long standing trend of financializing every possible transaction, and the burgeoning AI/SM/app-for-everything dominance of the tech sector, it's hard not to feel like the meat bags in "The Matrix" fueling our hyper-capitalist dystopia (Ow!, My Balls!).
Huzzah! I'm guessing algae has been one of their words, so I could've been quicker on the uptake (although, who has used alga in context).
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Huzzah! I'm guessing algae has been one of their words, so I could've been quicker on the uptake (although, who has used alga in context).
I Googled that, too. I screwed up either way by repeating a letter placement, but I sat there with two tries left thinking, "But that's a plural!"
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I Googled that, too. I screwed up either way by repeating a letter placement, but I sat there with two tries left thinking, "But that's a plural!"
I thought Wordle didn't use plurals.
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I thought Wordle didn't use plurals.
Hard to argue against the efficacy of the tactic when a person like Trump exists:
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hard to argue against the efficacy of the tactic when a person like Trump exists:
One of the tool vs. tool of the devil aspects I've been bemoaning is Google search. AI as a tool could refine and more accurately meet my search criteria. AI as a tool of the devil instead provides its own synopsis instead of a list of links. For now, they usually include links, but...
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
One of the tool vs. tool of the devil aspects I've been bemoaning is Google search. AI as a tool could refine and more accurately meet my search criteria. AI as a tool of the devil instead provides its own synopsis instead of a list of links. For now, they usually include links, but...
* Stevie Ray Vaughan (several times, once sitting in with his brother and the Thunderbirds)
* The Clash (Austin, Combat Rock tour)
* Stones (twice)
* Bowie (Austin, Let's Dance tour)
* Doobie Bros (first concert at Folsom Field in Boulder)
* The Clash (Austin, Combat Rock tour)
* Stones (twice)
* Bowie (Austin, Let's Dance tour)
* Doobie Bros (first concert at Folsom Field in Boulder)
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
* Stevie Ray Vaughan (several times, once sitting in with his brother and the Thunderbirds)
* The Clash (Austin, Combat Rock tour)
* Stones (twice)
* Bowie (Austin, Let's Dance tour)
* Doobie Bros (first concert at Folsom Field in Boulder)
* The Clash (Austin, Combat Rock tour)
* Stones (twice)
* Bowie (Austin, Let's Dance tour)
* Doobie Bros (first concert at Folsom Field in Boulder)
It's foundational to our success. We have always been seen as a nation of the world, and while we've repeatedly failed at embracing the concept, it took root in the reality that our looks/culture can't mask our underlying commonality.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's foundational to our success. We have always been seen as a nation of the world, and while we've repeatedly failed at embracing the concept, it took root in the reality that our looks/culture can't mask our underlying commonality.
I had to Google her role in Handmaid's Tale. Season 2 feels like a different lifetime—and most likely is based on everything that's happened since.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I had to Google her role in Handmaid's Tale. Season 2 feels like a different lifetime—and most likely is based on everything that's happened since.
Brooke Shields—now there's a touch point I can still reach!
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Brooke Shields—now there's a touch point I can still reach!
As I aged, the first cultural touch point I lost was music. Names would fly by where I'd have to Google to tell if the subject was a person, place, or thing. As I continue to age, I'm noticing the same is now true with actors—one short step away from shaking an angry fist at the clouds.
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
As I aged, the first cultural touch point I lost was music. Names would fly by where I'd have to Google to tell if the subject was a person, place, or thing. As I continue to age, I'm noticing the same is now true with actors—one short step away from shaking an angry fist at the clouds.
This is the most insightful article I've read in who knows how many years—clear, concise, and devastating.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is the most insightful article I've read in who knows how many years—clear, concise, and devastating.
All apps, no content. Pretty concise description of our tech environment.
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
All apps, no content. Pretty concise description of our tech environment.
They should also come with all the best content pre-installed. Why am I buying an empty TV?!??!
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
They should also come with all the best content pre-installed. Why am I buying an empty TV?!??!
Unfortunately, they didn't protect against a three branch government becoming a two party one. It appears the protection against that is a parliamentary system.
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Unfortunately, they didn't protect against a three branch government becoming a two party one. It appears the protection against that is a parliamentary system.
Since the start of the Trump madness over a decade ago, it's become clear that the division isn't over policy, it's over how we process the world around us:
It's ultimately a struggle between those who strive to stay human by valuing decency and rationality against those who've been lured into the feral, dark recesses of their lizard brains where fear and anger reign.
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Since the start of the Trump madness over a decade ago, it's become clear that the division isn't over policy, it's over how we process the world around us:
Hard agree on that one:
Dems need to call out the media as well as the Republicans every time they're in front of a camera. Burn the bridges to the kayfabe panel show circus and speak directly to the people. Start a Dem YouTube channel and have rotating speakers give State of the Union addresses weekly.
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hard agree on that one:
Seems noteworthy that the closest we've come to third world thuggery and debasement has come at the hand of a first world billionaire with every door opened to him throughout his life. Narcissism is an equal opportunity madness.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Seems noteworthy that the closest we've come to third world thuggery and debasement has come at the hand of a first world billionaire with every door opened to him throughout his life. Narcissism is an equal opportunity madness.