Jeff Schult
@tftb.com
"My son, your ineptitude is so vast, your incompetence so profound, that I am certain you are inhabited by greater power than I have ever known." -- Nikos, to Schmendrick. The Last Unicorn
Author, journalist, techie
Fantasy/scifi, great books
#Connecticut
Author, journalist, techie
Fantasy/scifi, great books
#Connecticut
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Jeff Schult
@tftb.com
· Dec 1
If my mom was here, she'd tell you not to encourage me.
This critique of dealing with the media in general and the New York Times in particular is A. Better written than almost anything the NYT puts out and B. Spot-on and utterly damning.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This critique of dealing with the media in general and the New York Times in particular is A. Better written than almost anything the NYT puts out and B. Spot-on and utterly damning.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
My Fist of Resistance is back at home after three months of lighting the way to the door of Democratic headquarters in Newtown CT.
I offer to loan it to @repjahanahayes.bsky.social for midterms, if she wants!
It is clearly doing its job. We swept on Tuesday, won every race. @ctdems.bsky.social
I offer to loan it to @repjahanahayes.bsky.social for midterms, if she wants!
It is clearly doing its job. We swept on Tuesday, won every race. @ctdems.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My Fist of Resistance is back at home after three months of lighting the way to the door of Democratic headquarters in Newtown CT.
I offer to loan it to @repjahanahayes.bsky.social for midterms, if she wants!
It is clearly doing its job. We swept on Tuesday, won every race. @ctdems.bsky.social
I offer to loan it to @repjahanahayes.bsky.social for midterms, if she wants!
It is clearly doing its job. We swept on Tuesday, won every race. @ctdems.bsky.social
I am reminded today that I once looked at Dick Cheney and thought "Well, that's about as fascist as you can get in America and still get elected."
So naive.
So naive.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I am reminded today that I once looked at Dick Cheney and thought "Well, that's about as fascist as you can get in America and still get elected."
So naive.
So naive.
I saw Bruce Springsteen at the very beginning of his career, before "Born to Run." And I saw him on Broadway a couple of years ago. Nothing in between. Not a fanatic, in other words.
Saw the movie yesterday. It's good, better than the reviews. It's not about the music though.
Saw the movie yesterday. It's good, better than the reviews. It's not about the music though.
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I saw Bruce Springsteen at the very beginning of his career, before "Born to Run." And I saw him on Broadway a couple of years ago. Nothing in between. Not a fanatic, in other words.
Saw the movie yesterday. It's good, better than the reviews. It's not about the music though.
Saw the movie yesterday. It's good, better than the reviews. It's not about the music though.
I always wanted more from Obama.
But being disappointed in a president is so much better than being horrified by one.
But being disappointed in a president is so much better than being horrified by one.
“wife mad at you? DEI”
he’s still got it, folks
I’m not going to lie, there’s a tiny part of me that wants to see them pull this third term shit in a way that lets Trump run against Obama the way he always wanted to and get absolutely obliterated
he’s still got it, folks
I’m not going to lie, there’s a tiny part of me that wants to see them pull this third term shit in a way that lets Trump run against Obama the way he always wanted to and get absolutely obliterated
Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I always wanted more from Obama.
But being disappointed in a president is so much better than being horrified by one.
But being disappointed in a president is so much better than being horrified by one.
BREAKING NEWS
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Donald Trump has agreed to accept the 2025 Darwin Award on behalf of the United States, the first time the coveted prize has been bestowed upon an entire nation.
#TrumpDarwin #DarwinUS
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Donald Trump has agreed to accept the 2025 Darwin Award on behalf of the United States, the first time the coveted prize has been bestowed upon an entire nation.
#TrumpDarwin #DarwinUS
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
BREAKING NEWS
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Donald Trump has agreed to accept the 2025 Darwin Award on behalf of the United States, the first time the coveted prize has been bestowed upon an entire nation.
#TrumpDarwin #DarwinUS
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Donald Trump has agreed to accept the 2025 Darwin Award on behalf of the United States, the first time the coveted prize has been bestowed upon an entire nation.
#TrumpDarwin #DarwinUS
Do people who make more than $1M a year know what they sound like when they complain about maybe having their taxes go up 2 percent?
Mamdani NYC mayor bid: Billionaires spend big to boost Cuomo share.google/KiyNeZpfuzeZ...
Mamdani NYC mayor bid: Billionaires spend big to boost Cuomo share.google/KiyNeZpfuzeZ...
Billionaires are spending big to stop Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral bid
Bill Ackman, Ronald Lauder, William Lauder, Barry Diller and Dan Loeb have all made large donations to stop Mamdani. So have several non-New Yorkers.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Do people who make more than $1M a year know what they sound like when they complain about maybe having their taxes go up 2 percent?
Mamdani NYC mayor bid: Billionaires spend big to boost Cuomo share.google/KiyNeZpfuzeZ...
Mamdani NYC mayor bid: Billionaires spend big to boost Cuomo share.google/KiyNeZpfuzeZ...
I'm going to. Starting now. Vote for Mayor Z!!
Once Mamdani is elected, can we all just call him Mayor Z?
I kinda like it
I kinda like it
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm going to. Starting now. Vote for Mayor Z!!
"Billionaires back Cuomo with huge donations" while government shutdown halts food benefits in NYC probably is not a great closing argument for Andrew.
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Billionaires back Cuomo with huge donations" while government shutdown halts food benefits in NYC probably is not a great closing argument for Andrew.
My anti-FAshion statement.
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My anti-FAshion statement.
Reposted by Jeff Schult
well, my autopsy came back negative. what does that mean
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
well, my autopsy came back negative. what does that mean
Even if this is a false positive -- #AVG and #Avast have some explaining to do.
Because when software starts flagging political/academic material as malicious, it is VERY GODDAMNED SUSPICIOUS.
Because when software starts flagging political/academic material as malicious, it is VERY GODDAMNED SUSPICIOUS.
So TrumpActionTracker.info is a terrific site for documenting the U.S.'s lurch into authoritarianism.
And #AVG antivirus, owned by #Avast, is flagging the site as "malicious," which it is not from any technical standpoint. What gives, AVG and Avast? If you use these programs, please speak up.
And #AVG antivirus, owned by #Avast, is flagging the site as "malicious," which it is not from any technical standpoint. What gives, AVG and Avast? If you use these programs, please speak up.
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Reposted by Jeff Schult
POWERLESS is at last a book! The story of a storekeeper trying to carve out a little freedom in the West Coast People's Democratic Republic, and of the WCPDR trying to carve out a little in a Marxist-Leninist-Stalinist world.
www.amazon.com/Powerless-Ha...
www.amazon.com/Powerless-Ha...
Powerless
Powerless [Turtledove, Harry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Powerless
www.amazon.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
POWERLESS is at last a book! The story of a storekeeper trying to carve out a little freedom in the West Coast People's Democratic Republic, and of the WCPDR trying to carve out a little in a Marxist-Leninist-Stalinist world.
www.amazon.com/Powerless-Ha...
www.amazon.com/Powerless-Ha...
WHY are they putting Trump in 2028 presidential polling? If he's still president then it will NOT be because he won an election.
currently.att.yahoo.com/news/politic...
currently.att.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Poll: Gavin Newsom leads 2028 Democratic primary field, edges out Trump in head-to-head matchup
A new Yahoo/YouGov poll puts Newsom at the front of the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential primary pack, with 21% of registered Democratic voters and registered voters who lean Democratic now pickin...
currently.att.yahoo.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
WHY are they putting Trump in 2028 presidential polling? If he's still president then it will NOT be because he won an election.
currently.att.yahoo.com/news/politic...
currently.att.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Taking photos this morning at the #NewtownCT 63rd Labor Day parade. You may recognize, marching/strolling ...
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas, Treasurer Erick Russell, Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz.
More in the alt text.
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas, Treasurer Erick Russell, Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz.
More in the alt text.
September 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Taking photos this morning at the #NewtownCT 63rd Labor Day parade. You may recognize, marching/strolling ...
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas, Treasurer Erick Russell, Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz.
More in the alt text.
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas, Treasurer Erick Russell, Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz.
More in the alt text.
Ever feel like you're one of just a very few good neurons left in a diseased brain?
And I don't even watch zombie movies.
And I don't even watch zombie movies.
August 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ever feel like you're one of just a very few good neurons left in a diseased brain?
And I don't even watch zombie movies.
And I don't even watch zombie movies.
Sometimes it is, in fact, over before it's over.
August 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Sometimes it is, in fact, over before it's over.
Reading includes a wide range of benefits, Professor Thomsen said, including the promotion of well-being and empathy for different perspectives.
“It’s a problem if people don’t read books,” he said, “because that’s where people are confronted with complex ideas.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...
“It’s a problem if people don’t read books,” he said, “because that’s where people are confronted with complex ideas.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...
Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reading includes a wide range of benefits, Professor Thomsen said, including the promotion of well-being and empathy for different perspectives.
“It’s a problem if people don’t read books,” he said, “because that’s where people are confronted with complex ideas.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...
“It’s a problem if people don’t read books,” he said, “because that’s where people are confronted with complex ideas.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...
Found at a nth-hand store. From a simpler time.
August 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Found at a nth-hand store. From a simpler time.
It was not icy at all. I exercised no caution. But I did, of course, walk like a penguin. Like I need an excuse.
August 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It was not icy at all. I exercised no caution. But I did, of course, walk like a penguin. Like I need an excuse.
When big companies send me notices on how to keep my data safe, they never say that the one sure way is to delete it all and cut them off.
August 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
When big companies send me notices on how to keep my data safe, they never say that the one sure way is to delete it all and cut them off.
I was looking at my latest follows and I want to make it known that you are welcome even if you do not have really big boobs.
August 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I was looking at my latest follows and I want to make it known that you are welcome even if you do not have really big boobs.
RIP Tom Lehrer. I expect they'll play this one at the memorial service.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
www.youtube.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer. I expect they'll play this one at the memorial service.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
I think it is important to remember that scientists laugh at headlines like this, too.
New study reveals Uranus generates its own heat share.google/wgRyD5ah9XW3...
New study reveals Uranus generates its own heat share.google/wgRyD5ah9XW3...
Uranus is warmer than everyone thought
Showing that you shouldn't draw conclusions based on too few facts, new NASA research suggests that a decades-old view of Uranus as an unusually cold planet isn't true, but that it does actually gener...
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July 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think it is important to remember that scientists laugh at headlines like this, too.
New study reveals Uranus generates its own heat share.google/wgRyD5ah9XW3...
New study reveals Uranus generates its own heat share.google/wgRyD5ah9XW3...
It is absurd to think that A.I. can hallucinate as well as humans can.
July 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It is absurd to think that A.I. can hallucinate as well as humans can.