RedForkian
@redforkian.bsky.social
No DMs.
https://freeshell.de/rdfrkian/contact.html
Rural Osage County, OK USA Girl dad. Formerly Ravensburg, BW, DE. Ppl call me Red. Metalhead. Book reader. Redneck. Atheist. Old(er). Schizo. 🏳️🌈 Ally. 🇺🇲🇩🇪 He/Him
I curse. A lot.
https://freeshell.de/rdfrkian/contact.html
Rural Osage County, OK USA Girl dad. Formerly Ravensburg, BW, DE. Ppl call me Red. Metalhead. Book reader. Redneck. Atheist. Old(er). Schizo. 🏳️🌈 Ally. 🇺🇲🇩🇪 He/Him
I curse. A lot.
Reposted by RedForkian
Given that the likely people that would visit the Creationist Museum are also anti-vaxxers, this measles exposure will likely be a major spreading event
www.rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
www.rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
Measles scare hits creationist Ark Encounter as unvaccinated visitor spreads infection
The creationist theme park Ark Encounter was hit with a measles scare after an infected person visited the Kentucky attraction.According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, the infected pers...
www.rawstory.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Given that the likely people that would visit the Creationist Museum are also anti-vaxxers, this measles exposure will likely be a major spreading event
www.rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
www.rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
Reposted by RedForkian
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Reposted by RedForkian
[aims flamethrower at hornet's nest]
Just watched Die Hard for the first time in my life and frankly I don't know what y'all have been debating all this time, this is a goddamn Christmas movie.
Just watched Die Hard for the first time in my life and frankly I don't know what y'all have been debating all this time, this is a goddamn Christmas movie.
December 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
[aims flamethrower at hornet's nest]
Just watched Die Hard for the first time in my life and frankly I don't know what y'all have been debating all this time, this is a goddamn Christmas movie.
Just watched Die Hard for the first time in my life and frankly I don't know what y'all have been debating all this time, this is a goddamn Christmas movie.
Reposted by RedForkian
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
Reposted by RedForkian
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
Reposted by RedForkian
nothing exceeds the mid-century weirdness of local radio advertising in the USA. (Broadcasting, Sept. 22, 1952)
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
nothing exceeds the mid-century weirdness of local radio advertising in the USA. (Broadcasting, Sept. 22, 1952)
Reposted by RedForkian
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Reposted by RedForkian
Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Whatever make it 10 factor authentication.. I don't want to be able to sign into anything ever again
Reposted by RedForkian
My advice: Like what you like and don't worry about anyone who tells you it's cringe. Life's short and the world's on fire, and as long as you're not hurting other people, you're fine. I mean, I still like U2, too! I don't care who knows it. If other people don't like that, that's a them problem.
I love U2. I feel like I could have glided along, enjoying them, if it wasn’t for that damned internet. Now I am on the defensive or lying low with my fandom. That’s happening somewhat now with Taylor Swift. She’s the biggest star in the world but the backlash has begun. “Mom pop”?
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My advice: Like what you like and don't worry about anyone who tells you it's cringe. Life's short and the world's on fire, and as long as you're not hurting other people, you're fine. I mean, I still like U2, too! I don't care who knows it. If other people don't like that, that's a them problem.
Reposted by RedForkian
Reposted by RedForkian
Just once I’d like an athlete to say “hail Satan” at the beginning of a post game interview, is that too much to ask
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just once I’d like an athlete to say “hail Satan” at the beginning of a post game interview, is that too much to ask
Reposted by RedForkian
Reposted by RedForkian
Another huge issue, and I don't think people even know this is a thing, is that just about everything is done with smart phones now. And many (most?) seniors literally cannot work their phones. Signing things, texting, dealing with spam and fraud or even using the basic functions? They're often lost
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Another huge issue, and I don't think people even know this is a thing, is that just about everything is done with smart phones now. And many (most?) seniors literally cannot work their phones. Signing things, texting, dealing with spam and fraud or even using the basic functions? They're often lost
Reposted by RedForkian
pouring a jar of babybels into the coinstar and waiting for it to dispense a giant megabel of equal value
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
pouring a jar of babybels into the coinstar and waiting for it to dispense a giant megabel of equal value
Reposted by RedForkian
The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The true Gen X reaction to being lauded as the "greatest generation" would be to narrow its eyes suspiciously and mutter "whatever" when asked about it
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
(gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Reposted by RedForkian
We want every Oklahoman, regardless of income, to have access to reliable, fact-based journalism. But “free to read” doesn’t mean free to produce. The only way we can maintain this model is through the generosity of people who value journalism.
Oklahoma deserves the truth. Help us fight for it
This Giving Tuesday, you can help The Frontier continue to do the reporting our state deserves.
www.readfrontier.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We want every Oklahoman, regardless of income, to have access to reliable, fact-based journalism. But “free to read” doesn’t mean free to produce. The only way we can maintain this model is through the generosity of people who value journalism.
Reposted by RedForkian
Reposted by RedForkian
September 13, 2026 will be the 20th anniversary, in point of fact. For a brief period of time, my cat Ghlaghghee (pronounced "fluffy") was the most famous cat on the Internet. She took it in stride. One of the great moments of the blog era. We should do something for the anniversary. Suggestions?
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
September 13, 2026 will be the 20th anniversary, in point of fact. For a brief period of time, my cat Ghlaghghee (pronounced "fluffy") was the most famous cat on the Internet. She took it in stride. One of the great moments of the blog era. We should do something for the anniversary. Suggestions?
Reposted by RedForkian
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Reposted by RedForkian
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Reposted by RedForkian
Really interesting thread here 🧪
Just remembering that Dick Cheney secretly intervened in a dispute over the Klamath River in 2001--and caused the biggest fish die-off in US history, with ~77,000 fully grown adult salmon piled on the banks of the river.
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Really interesting thread here 🧪
Reposted by RedForkian
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Reposted by RedForkian
Nice
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Nice
Reposted by RedForkian
VieMed Healthcare Staffing is recruiting healthcare workers for ICE detention facilities. I cropped the following conversation from a local public Facebook post. I redacted most of it because i don't know the OP to ask permission to share on this site. But i think it's fine to make VieMed famous.
![Text message: [redacted] I have a Mental Health Coordinator role in Watonga OK, paying $2,366 gross weekly for 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday. It's a 13-week contract at a correctional facility. If you're licensed (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) and interested, let me know! I'd be happy to share more details.
Espirit Jones, Viemed Healthcare Staffing
For ICE?
(continued in next image)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppwdjupb7qlds7or5y2v4no/bafkreiffey2rs3hxsl7ct5baunnn4biucqs42nh7uu6lkqudlpwsookxqq@jpeg)
![[redacted] yes this position is for ICE and I...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppwdjupb7qlds7or5y2v4no/bafkreicuqlvktbm7m3ggjw6iguzwvbrgel7iznuxjg22uu3envk6ynuaqi@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
VieMed Healthcare Staffing is recruiting healthcare workers for ICE detention facilities. I cropped the following conversation from a local public Facebook post. I redacted most of it because i don't know the OP to ask permission to share on this site. But i think it's fine to make VieMed famous.