The Whale Zebulon
@rzebulon.bsky.social
Posting about Writing, Reading, and Life. And Whale Stuff, because I’m a Whale. Writing from an abyss. No, not that one.
Santa Claus, A Schlub on a modern diet, and a Paleo Man who never got sick/had perfect teeth/and all natural mega muscles are all standing around
a Big Mac, starving.
Who grabs the burger first?
Yes, the Schlub. But do you know why?
Because the other 2 are figments of our fucking imaginations.
a Big Mac, starving.
Who grabs the burger first?
Yes, the Schlub. But do you know why?
Because the other 2 are figments of our fucking imaginations.
May 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Santa Claus, A Schlub on a modern diet, and a Paleo Man who never got sick/had perfect teeth/and all natural mega muscles are all standing around
a Big Mac, starving.
Who grabs the burger first?
Yes, the Schlub. But do you know why?
Because the other 2 are figments of our fucking imaginations.
a Big Mac, starving.
Who grabs the burger first?
Yes, the Schlub. But do you know why?
Because the other 2 are figments of our fucking imaginations.
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Out of the darkness you hear a scream.
And that scream ROCKS.
and the darkness doesn’t seem so dark anymore…
youtu.be/pccffwLPRSw?...
And that scream ROCKS.
and the darkness doesn’t seem so dark anymore…
youtu.be/pccffwLPRSw?...
CRUISING TO SELF SOOTHE (Official Video)
YouTube video by Ecca Vandal
youtu.be
March 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Out of the darkness you hear a scream.
And that scream ROCKS.
and the darkness doesn’t seem so dark anymore…
youtu.be/pccffwLPRSw?...
And that scream ROCKS.
and the darkness doesn’t seem so dark anymore…
youtu.be/pccffwLPRSw?...
BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott is one of those books that is on every list of books on writing that writers should read (including Stephen King’s On Writing).
But I have to say, what is never made clear in these lists is that Anne Lamott is really fucking funny.
bookshop.org/p/books/bird...
But I have to say, what is never made clear in these lists is that Anne Lamott is really fucking funny.
bookshop.org/p/books/bird...
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
bookshop.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott is one of those books that is on every list of books on writing that writers should read (including Stephen King’s On Writing).
But I have to say, what is never made clear in these lists is that Anne Lamott is really fucking funny.
bookshop.org/p/books/bird...
But I have to say, what is never made clear in these lists is that Anne Lamott is really fucking funny.
bookshop.org/p/books/bird...
Can we all start talking about safeguarding our elections systems?
In two years if Tweedle Delon and Tweedle Dump are still buddy buddy and their approval ratings are in the toilet they may decide that elections still aren’t trustworthy and it all should be run through Grok or some other nonsense.
In two years if Tweedle Delon and Tweedle Dump are still buddy buddy and their approval ratings are in the toilet they may decide that elections still aren’t trustworthy and it all should be run through Grok or some other nonsense.
February 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Can we all start talking about safeguarding our elections systems?
In two years if Tweedle Delon and Tweedle Dump are still buddy buddy and their approval ratings are in the toilet they may decide that elections still aren’t trustworthy and it all should be run through Grok or some other nonsense.
In two years if Tweedle Delon and Tweedle Dump are still buddy buddy and their approval ratings are in the toilet they may decide that elections still aren’t trustworthy and it all should be run through Grok or some other nonsense.
Yeah Bessent was the “business as usual” Treasury secretary pick, right?
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yeah Bessent was the “business as usual” Treasury secretary pick, right?
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
From “Techno Vampiric Oligarch Theater”:
Altman: I would like to thank Emperor Trump for A.I.
Reporter: For what exactly?
Altman: Thank Trump. A. I.
*His voice slows. Face Contorts.*
Suddenly his face opens like the false head in Total recall and he throws the fake head to the reporter.
Altman: I would like to thank Emperor Trump for A.I.
Reporter: For what exactly?
Altman: Thank Trump. A. I.
*His voice slows. Face Contorts.*
Suddenly his face opens like the false head in Total recall and he throws the fake head to the reporter.
January 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
From “Techno Vampiric Oligarch Theater”:
Altman: I would like to thank Emperor Trump for A.I.
Reporter: For what exactly?
Altman: Thank Trump. A. I.
*His voice slows. Face Contorts.*
Suddenly his face opens like the false head in Total recall and he throws the fake head to the reporter.
Altman: I would like to thank Emperor Trump for A.I.
Reporter: For what exactly?
Altman: Thank Trump. A. I.
*His voice slows. Face Contorts.*
Suddenly his face opens like the false head in Total recall and he throws the fake head to the reporter.
X is a trash heap
Also Altman and Musk should upload their consciousnesses to the web and ddos attack each other into oblivion
Also Altman and Musk should upload their consciousnesses to the web and ddos attack each other into oblivion
January 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
X is a trash heap
Also Altman and Musk should upload their consciousnesses to the web and ddos attack each other into oblivion
Also Altman and Musk should upload their consciousnesses to the web and ddos attack each other into oblivion
“Would you like seconds, unregretted user seconds?”
“No thank you, I’m full from sucking marrow from these rage-baiting plebe stans. So hard to find non bot marrow nowadays.”
“That’s what the algorithm is for.”
[they cackle knowingly]
- From my play “The Vampiric Oligarchs of Techstantinople”
“No thank you, I’m full from sucking marrow from these rage-baiting plebe stans. So hard to find non bot marrow nowadays.”
“That’s what the algorithm is for.”
[they cackle knowingly]
- From my play “The Vampiric Oligarchs of Techstantinople”
January 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“Would you like seconds, unregretted user seconds?”
“No thank you, I’m full from sucking marrow from these rage-baiting plebe stans. So hard to find non bot marrow nowadays.”
“That’s what the algorithm is for.”
[they cackle knowingly]
- From my play “The Vampiric Oligarchs of Techstantinople”
“No thank you, I’m full from sucking marrow from these rage-baiting plebe stans. So hard to find non bot marrow nowadays.”
“That’s what the algorithm is for.”
[they cackle knowingly]
- From my play “The Vampiric Oligarchs of Techstantinople”
Here’s my review of the first 15 minutes of “Red One”:
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The fuck?
Oh, I bet that strangely Star Wars looking getaway-kidnap-mobile is a decoy.
Yep.
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The fuck?
Oh, I bet that strangely Star Wars looking getaway-kidnap-mobile is a decoy.
Yep.
December 25, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Here’s my review of the first 15 minutes of “Red One”:
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…
The fuck?
Oh, I bet that strangely Star Wars looking getaway-kidnap-mobile is a decoy.
Yep.
…
…
…
The fuck?
Oh, I bet that strangely Star Wars looking getaway-kidnap-mobile is a decoy.
Yep.
Is the “Carry On” on Netflix the new Die Hard?
No.
Is “Carry On” the new Die Hard 2?
Also, no.
Is “Carry On” the new…
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…
Is “Carry On” the new “A Good Day to Die Hard”?
Alas, still no.
No.
Is “Carry On” the new Die Hard 2?
Also, no.
Is “Carry On” the new…
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…
Is “Carry On” the new “A Good Day to Die Hard”?
Alas, still no.
December 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Is the “Carry On” on Netflix the new Die Hard?
No.
Is “Carry On” the new Die Hard 2?
Also, no.
Is “Carry On” the new…
…
…
Is “Carry On” the new “A Good Day to Die Hard”?
Alas, still no.
No.
Is “Carry On” the new Die Hard 2?
Also, no.
Is “Carry On” the new…
…
…
Is “Carry On” the new “A Good Day to Die Hard”?
Alas, still no.
My youngest wanted to watch the Jim Carrey “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, which I have never seen, and I swear the baby Grinch in it is one derivation away from C.H.U.D.
December 22, 2024 at 9:57 PM
My youngest wanted to watch the Jim Carrey “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, which I have never seen, and I swear the baby Grinch in it is one derivation away from C.H.U.D.
Still convinced this is now at least 75% of X
December 22, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Still convinced this is now at least 75% of X
Reddit: “A form of mental illness”
Is true AND offensive to mental illness
*yes it says forum, but I like form better in this context
Is true AND offensive to mental illness
*yes it says forum, but I like form better in this context
December 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Reddit: “A form of mental illness”
Is true AND offensive to mental illness
*yes it says forum, but I like form better in this context
Is true AND offensive to mental illness
*yes it says forum, but I like form better in this context
"Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.”
- Ishmael, “Moby Dick”
www.newsweek.com/everything-p...
Everything Pete Hegseth has said about his alcohol use
The TV presenter, who has faced allegations of excessive drinking, has pledged to quit alcohol if he is confirmed as secretary of defense.
www.newsweek.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:42 AM
"Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.”
- Ishmael, “Moby Dick”
www.newsweek.com/everything-p...
I mean RFK is definitely on testosterone, right?
If he makes it to the confirmation hearings and no one asks about steroid use…
If he makes it to the confirmation hearings and no one asks about steroid use…
December 15, 2024 at 10:58 PM
I mean RFK is definitely on testosterone, right?
If he makes it to the confirmation hearings and no one asks about steroid use…
If he makes it to the confirmation hearings and no one asks about steroid use…
“…public opinion is not to be regarded as a neutral instrument: political developments result from human actions and since political actors are impassioned beings, **public opinion can be corrupted and misused, just as it can function as a powerful tool for liberty and progress**.”
November 29, 2024 at 1:43 AM
“…public opinion is not to be regarded as a neutral instrument: political developments result from human actions and since political actors are impassioned beings, **public opinion can be corrupted and misused, just as it can function as a powerful tool for liberty and progress**.”
These are bot accounts, right? How much of X is just bot accounts talking to each other about the power of social media for small business. Truly, what hath we wrought?
November 27, 2024 at 12:21 AM
These are bot accounts, right? How much of X is just bot accounts talking to each other about the power of social media for small business. Truly, what hath we wrought?