Ned Has Thoughts
@nedhasthoughts.bsky.social
I'm just the guy who does the thing. I've acted, written plays and songs, and can still somewhat carry a tune. Still figuring out how to figure it out.
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I'll do the #promosky thing and list things that are relevant to me.
- John le Carre novels
- ADHD
- DnD
- Factorio
- Outer Wilds
- Star Trek
- BTVS
- BG3
- Politics (left-leaning liberal)
- MGS
- Bent Knee
- Lake Street Dive
- The Beatles
- Board Game Parties
Let's be mutuals!
- John le Carre novels
- ADHD
- DnD
- Factorio
- Outer Wilds
- Star Trek
- BTVS
- BG3
- Politics (left-leaning liberal)
- MGS
- Bent Knee
- Lake Street Dive
- The Beatles
- Board Game Parties
Let's be mutuals!
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Never let a Republican ever dare evoke the idea of “the sanctity of life” ever again.
We’ve had a year to see the kind of regard they have for actual human pain and suffering… and the casual ease with which they inflict death.
We’ve had a year to see the kind of regard they have for actual human pain and suffering… and the casual ease with which they inflict death.
January 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Never let a Republican ever dare evoke the idea of “the sanctity of life” ever again.
We’ve had a year to see the kind of regard they have for actual human pain and suffering… and the casual ease with which they inflict death.
We’ve had a year to see the kind of regard they have for actual human pain and suffering… and the casual ease with which they inflict death.
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back in the day films were well written, were art, they were *about things*
December 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
back in the day films were well written, were art, they were *about things*
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These visits by ghostes koude have been three emayles.
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
These visits by ghostes koude have been three emayles.
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Lighte the laumpe
Not the ratte!
Not the ratte!
December 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Lighte the laumpe
Not the ratte!
Not the ratte!
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The “60 Minutes” scandal neatly encapsulates the triumph of the past decade’s free-speech hypocrisy, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
The Triumph of Free-Speech Hypocrisy
What the 60 Minutes scandal reveals
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The “60 Minutes” scandal neatly encapsulates the triumph of the past decade’s free-speech hypocrisy, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
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The “60 Minutes” scandal neatly encapsulates the triumph of the past decade’s free-speech hypocrisy, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
The Triumph of Free-Speech Hypocrisy
What the 60 Minutes scandal reveals
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The “60 Minutes” scandal neatly encapsulates the triumph of the past decade’s free-speech hypocrisy, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
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The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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"Why is any of this okay with so many of those who once claimed to be free-speech champions or absolutists? Because, quite obviously, they were not."
I endorse. And admittedly feel some frustration it seems @adamserwer.bsky.social and others do too, having seen through this crowd clearly for years.
I endorse. And admittedly feel some frustration it seems @adamserwer.bsky.social and others do too, having seen through this crowd clearly for years.
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Why is any of this okay with so many of those who once claimed to be free-speech champions or absolutists? Because, quite obviously, they were not."
I endorse. And admittedly feel some frustration it seems @adamserwer.bsky.social and others do too, having seen through this crowd clearly for years.
I endorse. And admittedly feel some frustration it seems @adamserwer.bsky.social and others do too, having seen through this crowd clearly for years.
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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-you there boy what day is it
-today why it’s Christmas Day
-wonderful you know that fine fat goose at the butcher
-wot the one’s as big as me
-that’s it now go fetch-
-wot’s fulla them ‘ormones
-what
-wot’s never seen the light o’day
-ok look
-fac’try farmin that is
-jesus never MIND
-today why it’s Christmas Day
-wonderful you know that fine fat goose at the butcher
-wot the one’s as big as me
-that’s it now go fetch-
-wot’s fulla them ‘ormones
-what
-wot’s never seen the light o’day
-ok look
-fac’try farmin that is
-jesus never MIND
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
-you there boy what day is it
-today why it’s Christmas Day
-wonderful you know that fine fat goose at the butcher
-wot the one’s as big as me
-that’s it now go fetch-
-wot’s fulla them ‘ormones
-what
-wot’s never seen the light o’day
-ok look
-fac’try farmin that is
-jesus never MIND
-today why it’s Christmas Day
-wonderful you know that fine fat goose at the butcher
-wot the one’s as big as me
-that’s it now go fetch-
-wot’s fulla them ‘ormones
-what
-wot’s never seen the light o’day
-ok look
-fac’try farmin that is
-jesus never MIND
@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social Say goodbye to ever getting my vote in a primary ever again. We can do better than you. And we need people who will stand up to the GOP and protect the vulnerable among us.
Yet again you abdicate your responsibility. Shameful.
Yet again you abdicate your responsibility. Shameful.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social Say goodbye to ever getting my vote in a primary ever again. We can do better than you. And we need people who will stand up to the GOP and protect the vulnerable among us.
Yet again you abdicate your responsibility. Shameful.
Yet again you abdicate your responsibility. Shameful.
So when I spend about 25 minutes straight at work staring at my inbox with a sense of ennui, angst, and overwhelm… is that working time during which I am working or am I on break?
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So when I spend about 25 minutes straight at work staring at my inbox with a sense of ennui, angst, and overwhelm… is that working time during which I am working or am I on break?
Now that I'm in my metal-head era, some important news:
Humanity Still Producing New Art As Though Megadeth’s ‘Rust In Peace’ Doesn’t Already Exist
WASHINGTON—Saying that any further endeavors of technical skill and imagination were pointless, experts at the Smithsonian Institution reportedly questioned Monday why new art was still being produced...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Now that I'm in my metal-head era, some important news:
I’ve embarked on a journey to familiarize myself better with the history of progressive and heavy metal. This is my listening list for today.
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I’ve embarked on a journey to familiarize myself better with the history of progressive and heavy metal. This is my listening list for today.
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i can’t bestir myself to give a shit about most acts of vandalism but some dipshit just pulled the emergency brake on my F train for a lark and delayed it by like 20 minutes and don’t fuck with the trains man. like are you serious. don’t fuck with people’s trains
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
i can’t bestir myself to give a shit about most acts of vandalism but some dipshit just pulled the emergency brake on my F train for a lark and delayed it by like 20 minutes and don’t fuck with the trains man. like are you serious. don’t fuck with people’s trains
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The combination of fascism covid more fascism genocide capitulation to fascism and the clear goal of AI tech bros to eradicate the workforce and make all jobs and future goals irrelevant as we all slide into poverty while eleven rich people become gods is really doing a number on us.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The combination of fascism covid more fascism genocide capitulation to fascism and the clear goal of AI tech bros to eradicate the workforce and make all jobs and future goals irrelevant as we all slide into poverty while eleven rich people become gods is really doing a number on us.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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tbh you probably COULD religiously persecute me. it’d take me long as hell to say anything. not bc i’m ok with being persecuted. but bc last time i thought i was being persecuted it turned out the bus driver just didnt see me running. i am often wrong. i guess not everyone thinks they’re often wrong
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
tbh you probably COULD religiously persecute me. it’d take me long as hell to say anything. not bc i’m ok with being persecuted. but bc last time i thought i was being persecuted it turned out the bus driver just didnt see me running. i am often wrong. i guess not everyone thinks they’re often wrong
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are people not deeply, existentially embarrassed to do shit like get their professor fired for giving their shitty essay a shitty grade. is there no part of them that kind of wants to die because rather than just let the trans girl win the swim meet they decided to cry no fair to the newspaper
I’m going to get an engineering degree from OU by saying bridges can only be measured in cubits and shekels
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay
www.oudaily.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
are people not deeply, existentially embarrassed to do shit like get their professor fired for giving their shitty essay a shitty grade. is there no part of them that kind of wants to die because rather than just let the trans girl win the swim meet they decided to cry no fair to the newspaper
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Oh my GOD I just beat Outer Wilds and holy shit.
What an ending.
One of the best games I've ever played. One of those times a game rises above being just a game and becomes a story worth remembering.
What an ending.
One of the best games I've ever played. One of those times a game rises above being just a game and becomes a story worth remembering.
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Oh my GOD I just beat Outer Wilds and holy shit.
What an ending.
One of the best games I've ever played. One of those times a game rises above being just a game and becomes a story worth remembering.
What an ending.
One of the best games I've ever played. One of those times a game rises above being just a game and becomes a story worth remembering.
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oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes