Mop Bucket
@mopbucket.bsky.social
I smell like this so you don't have to.
I'm reading the show as an allegory rather than a character study. Carol's selfishness would need more nuance as an individual, but doesn't as The Individual
Put another way, I still think I'm watching a camp 1950s "the virus from outer space is Communism" sci-fi story turned on its head
Put another way, I still think I'm watching a camp 1950s "the virus from outer space is Communism" sci-fi story turned on its head
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I'm reading the show as an allegory rather than a character study. Carol's selfishness would need more nuance as an individual, but doesn't as The Individual
Put another way, I still think I'm watching a camp 1950s "the virus from outer space is Communism" sci-fi story turned on its head
Put another way, I still think I'm watching a camp 1950s "the virus from outer space is Communism" sci-fi story turned on its head
When a T-shirt is inexplicably available in a grey that isn't heathered
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
When a T-shirt is inexplicably available in a grey that isn't heathered
Blocking is easier than quote-posting
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Blocking is easier than quote-posting
I don't scrutinize photos for signs of AI but I do see them with an asterisk now when I have a strong emotional response to them
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I don't scrutinize photos for signs of AI but I do see them with an asterisk now when I have a strong emotional response to them
Changing zoning doesn't force landlords to sell or redevelop; yes it's necessary long-term but we have a housing crisis *now*, change on generational time scales doesn't fix it
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Changing zoning doesn't force landlords to sell or redevelop; yes it's necessary long-term but we have a housing crisis *now*, change on generational time scales doesn't fix it
"build housing," often as not, means "tear down cheap, old housing and build new, expensive housing"
Increasing the housing supply isn't just a matter of handing out subsidies to property developers; it will need regulation, and the spine to stand up to landlords who inevitably fight it
Increasing the housing supply isn't just a matter of handing out subsidies to property developers; it will need regulation, and the spine to stand up to landlords who inevitably fight it
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"build housing," often as not, means "tear down cheap, old housing and build new, expensive housing"
Increasing the housing supply isn't just a matter of handing out subsidies to property developers; it will need regulation, and the spine to stand up to landlords who inevitably fight it
Increasing the housing supply isn't just a matter of handing out subsidies to property developers; it will need regulation, and the spine to stand up to landlords who inevitably fight it
We also kinda need to acknowledge that like any society, we've got people who are old or infirm who can't get money by working for it. And that those people deserve a warm, dry, private, and safe place to live just like the rest of us.
The market can't house people who can't access the market.
The market can't house people who can't access the market.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We also kinda need to acknowledge that like any society, we've got people who are old or infirm who can't get money by working for it. And that those people deserve a warm, dry, private, and safe place to live just like the rest of us.
The market can't house people who can't access the market.
The market can't house people who can't access the market.
Reading this to mean Ryan checked the definition of "nemesis" and feels good about it
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reading this to mean Ryan checked the definition of "nemesis" and feels good about it
Does a real estate promotional project count as a non-profit, quite a few of those have been successful
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Does a real estate promotional project count as a non-profit, quite a few of those have been successful
Which kinda illustrates my point-- most large US cities had an alt weekly with a music section, and they had their own critics too, they weren't just running licensed columns
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Which kinda illustrates my point-- most large US cities had an alt weekly with a music section, and they had their own critics too, they weren't just running licensed columns
By whom?
How much of the music press is still left, compared to 1999?
How much of the music press is still left, compared to 1999?
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
By whom?
How much of the music press is still left, compared to 1999?
How much of the music press is still left, compared to 1999?
Albums particularly and pop music broadly don't have the cultural significance or economic benefit to artists that they had in the '90s
The world changed! Quite a lot, in this particular area!
The world changed! Quite a lot, in this particular area!
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Albums particularly and pop music broadly don't have the cultural significance or economic benefit to artists that they had in the '90s
The world changed! Quite a lot, in this particular area!
The world changed! Quite a lot, in this particular area!
It's also great when you're one of the reply guys who isn't doing this, and maybe even made a decent case, but it gets buried because, well, people come to The Website to grind axes, not to follow instructions
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It's also great when you're one of the reply guys who isn't doing this, and maybe even made a decent case, but it gets buried because, well, people come to The Website to grind axes, not to follow instructions
you're not going to let me do it privately either are you
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
you're not going to let me do it privately either are you
But Goon is already a movie. Good one, too
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
But Goon is already a movie. Good one, too
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
You referenced artists from the 60s and 70s releasing new material in the 90s, not just from the 60s
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You referenced artists from the 60s and 70s releasing new material in the 90s, not just from the 60s
Like half of @themountaingoats.bsky.social's posts are imploring me to listen to an amazing new record from artists who've been around for 25 years
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Like half of @themountaingoats.bsky.social's posts are imploring me to listen to an amazing new record from artists who've been around for 25 years
Beyoncé, Renaissance and Cowboy Carter
Tyler The Creator, Chromacopia and Don't Tap the Glass
Lady Gaga, Mayhem
Taylor frickin' Swift started releasing records 20 years ago
Pearl Jam has released 2 albums in the 2020s. So has Coldplay. Queens of the Stone Age released a record in 2023
Tyler The Creator, Chromacopia and Don't Tap the Glass
Lady Gaga, Mayhem
Taylor frickin' Swift started releasing records 20 years ago
Pearl Jam has released 2 albums in the 2020s. So has Coldplay. Queens of the Stone Age released a record in 2023
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Beyoncé, Renaissance and Cowboy Carter
Tyler The Creator, Chromacopia and Don't Tap the Glass
Lady Gaga, Mayhem
Taylor frickin' Swift started releasing records 20 years ago
Pearl Jam has released 2 albums in the 2020s. So has Coldplay. Queens of the Stone Age released a record in 2023
Tyler The Creator, Chromacopia and Don't Tap the Glass
Lady Gaga, Mayhem
Taylor frickin' Swift started releasing records 20 years ago
Pearl Jam has released 2 albums in the 2020s. So has Coldplay. Queens of the Stone Age released a record in 2023
Albums?
What are "albums?"
What are "albums?"
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Albums?
What are "albums?"
What are "albums?"
[archeologist in 7,238CE, carefully brushing sediment from an exquisitely preserved mesh office chair]
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
[archeologist in 7,238CE, carefully brushing sediment from an exquisitely preserved mesh office chair]
The question with Trump and Epstein isn't how many people get it, but whether the media are ready to say what everyone knows yet
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The question with Trump and Epstein isn't how many people get it, but whether the media are ready to say what everyone knows yet
Got a bonus mental image here that I would have missed if you'd used "segue", thanks for that
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Got a bonus mental image here that I would have missed if you'd used "segue", thanks for that
Not sure what "call it" means in a race this close?
Local media are running stories saying Wilson is "likely" the next mayor. There are still some uncounted ballots and there could well be a mandatory machine recount before it's certified, but Wilson's lead appears unsurmountable at present
Local media are running stories saying Wilson is "likely" the next mayor. There are still some uncounted ballots and there could well be a mandatory machine recount before it's certified, but Wilson's lead appears unsurmountable at present
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Not sure what "call it" means in a race this close?
Local media are running stories saying Wilson is "likely" the next mayor. There are still some uncounted ballots and there could well be a mandatory machine recount before it's certified, but Wilson's lead appears unsurmountable at present
Local media are running stories saying Wilson is "likely" the next mayor. There are still some uncounted ballots and there could well be a mandatory machine recount before it's certified, but Wilson's lead appears unsurmountable at present