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Ryan Bishop-d'Plume (aka Ryan Waggoner)
46, bi (more like pan, but old enough that "bi" was the only term I knew for a while) (he/him, comfortable with they/them)
Writer, gamer, worrier
Essays and more found at:
https://bishopdplume.wordpress.com/
46, bi (more like pan, but old enough that "bi" was the only term I knew for a while) (he/him, comfortable with they/them)
Writer, gamer, worrier
Essays and more found at:
https://bishopdplume.wordpress.com/
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Thread. This is a crucial thing for non-Christian Americans to understand. Most Christian Nationalists think it’s an act of kindness on their part to tell you that you will be going to hell if you don’t convert. It’s incomprehensible to most of them that they’re being bigots.
I'm going to tell my favorite story again about reflecting the certainty of beliefs back at people who don't expect it.
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thread. This is a crucial thing for non-Christian Americans to understand. Most Christian Nationalists think it’s an act of kindness on their part to tell you that you will be going to hell if you don’t convert. It’s incomprehensible to most of them that they’re being bigots.
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This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
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"You there, boy! [slurpy inhale sound] What day is it?"
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
"You there, boy! [slurpy inhale sound] What day is it?"
Can't stop marveling at how calm, peaceful, and (most importantly) JOYFUL this Christmas season has been for me this year.
And I got here by valuing myself instead of all of that energy going to people who didn't show me my worth.
I've said it before, but this is the most "me" I've felt in YEARS.
And I got here by valuing myself instead of all of that energy going to people who didn't show me my worth.
I've said it before, but this is the most "me" I've felt in YEARS.
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Can't stop marveling at how calm, peaceful, and (most importantly) JOYFUL this Christmas season has been for me this year.
And I got here by valuing myself instead of all of that energy going to people who didn't show me my worth.
I've said it before, but this is the most "me" I've felt in YEARS.
And I got here by valuing myself instead of all of that energy going to people who didn't show me my worth.
I've said it before, but this is the most "me" I've felt in YEARS.
Capitalism is over. (If you want it.)
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Capitalism is over. (If you want it.)
Fascism is over. (If you want it.)
December 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Fascism is over. (If you want it.)
Today we sing the praises of December 23rd, 'cause if we don't, nobody ever will....
paulandstorm.bandcamp.com/album/it-mig...
paulandstorm.bandcamp.com/album/it-mig...
It Might Be Xmas, by Paul and Storm
8 track album
paulandstorm.bandcamp.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Today we sing the praises of December 23rd, 'cause if we don't, nobody ever will....
paulandstorm.bandcamp.com/album/it-mig...
paulandstorm.bandcamp.com/album/it-mig...
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If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
Metaphorically speaking, just because I don't want someone sitting at my table doesn't mean I want them to starve.
Empathy for all. Even those who see you as their enemy. ESPECIALLY those who see you as their enemy. It's hard to do. That's all the more reason why you should.
Empathy for all. Even those who see you as their enemy. ESPECIALLY those who see you as their enemy. It's hard to do. That's all the more reason why you should.
Perform empathy. Please. Perform the fuck out of it. It's so good to act with kindness. I hope it penetrates to a place where you feel it, too, but if you must act some way, act the right way. I'm not here to judge your authenticity, I just want you to be kind, thoughtful, and mortified by meanness.
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Metaphorically speaking, just because I don't want someone sitting at my table doesn't mean I want them to starve.
Empathy for all. Even those who see you as their enemy. ESPECIALLY those who see you as their enemy. It's hard to do. That's all the more reason why you should.
Empathy for all. Even those who see you as their enemy. ESPECIALLY those who see you as their enemy. It's hard to do. That's all the more reason why you should.
I pretty much assume the plan is to really start pushing this narrative in the summer: that MAGA Republicans really want to give everyone $2000, but the Dems are holding it up, so if you want that money you need to make sure to vote MAGA in the midterms.
And they will convince MAGA that it's the Democrats in Congress who won't allow the $2,000.00 checks to be distributed.
#USDemocracy
www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-h...
#USDemocracy
www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-h...
Top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says $2,000 tariff checks for Americans will depend on Congress
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue will "depend on what happens with Congress."
www.cbsnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I pretty much assume the plan is to really start pushing this narrative in the summer: that MAGA Republicans really want to give everyone $2000, but the Dems are holding it up, so if you want that money you need to make sure to vote MAGA in the midterms.
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File 468.
Purposely removed from the yesterday’s release of Epstein Files.
Who do you think is seen in file 468?
Purposely removed from the yesterday’s release of Epstein Files.
Who do you think is seen in file 468?
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
File 468.
Purposely removed from the yesterday’s release of Epstein Files.
Who do you think is seen in file 468?
Purposely removed from the yesterday’s release of Epstein Files.
Who do you think is seen in file 468?
Presently reminding myself that even though I've grieved something, I'm still allowed to be upset by it.
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Presently reminding myself that even though I've grieved something, I'm still allowed to be upset by it.
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New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
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If AI development mirrors the Manhattan Project, we risk prioritizing speed over ethics, leading to unintended consequences. A balanced approach is vital for a safe future. #futurism
If AI were The Manhattan Project, all of these tech bros would be trying to convince us they were Oppenheimer concerned for the future, when really they're Eisenhower saying "I don't care if they're ready to surrender, use the other bomb".
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If AI development mirrors the Manhattan Project, we risk prioritizing speed over ethics, leading to unintended consequences. A balanced approach is vital for a safe future. #futurism
If AI were The Manhattan Project, all of these tech bros would be trying to convince us they were Oppenheimer concerned for the future, when really they're Eisenhower saying "I don't care if they're ready to surrender, use the other bomb".
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If AI were The Manhattan Project, all of these tech bros would be trying to convince us they were Oppenheimer concerned for the future, when really they're Eisenhower saying "I don't care if they're ready to surrender, use the other bomb".
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They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
How many times in the last 12 months has he announced that America has finally fully come back?
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
How many times in the last 12 months has he announced that America has finally fully come back?
*sigh* is this Two Minutes Hate just about over?
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
*sigh* is this Two Minutes Hate just about over?
Nothing more Presidential than a man screaming into a microphone "IT'S THE DEMOCRATS FAULT! IT'S NOT THE REPUBLICANS FAULT! IT'S THE DEMOCRATS!"
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Nothing more Presidential than a man screaming into a microphone "IT'S THE DEMOCRATS FAULT! IT'S NOT THE REPUBLICANS FAULT! IT'S THE DEMOCRATS!"
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I think President Crazy Eddie is doing a great job with this speech. Very presidential. youtu.be/aTIfUnfZSrM?...
Crazy Eddie 'Insane!' Commercial (NY, 1978)
YouTube video by Bionic Disco
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think President Crazy Eddie is doing a great job with this speech. Very presidential. youtu.be/aTIfUnfZSrM?...
Well, I'll give him this: "nobody can believe what's going on".
Yup. I've been in disbelief every moment of the past year.
Yup. I've been in disbelief every moment of the past year.
December 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Well, I'll give him this: "nobody can believe what's going on".
Yup. I've been in disbelief every moment of the past year.
Yup. I've been in disbelief every moment of the past year.
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Transgender for everybody!!!
a black and white cat sitting on a turntable with other cats dancing in the background
ALT: a black and white cat sitting on a turntable with other cats dancing in the background
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Transgender for everybody!!!
Somehow, despite the current, burning state of the world, I am more in the Christmas spirit than I have been for the last several years.
It does feel good to be back.
It does feel good to be back.
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Somehow, despite the current, burning state of the world, I am more in the Christmas spirit than I have been for the last several years.
It does feel good to be back.
It does feel good to be back.