Joe Friday I'm In Love
@ultramod2.bsky.social
Ain't where I'm from (Bronx); I'm where I'm at (Midwest). But not mad about it. Middle-aged, out of shape, hate Nazis and anarchists.
This is what drove the fury over paying an extra buck for a burrito when Chipotle was struggling to hire staff and had to pay them sixteen an hour.
February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is what drove the fury over paying an extra buck for a burrito when Chipotle was struggling to hire staff and had to pay them sixteen an hour.
I mean, they think the Spartan aesthetic in the movie is sexy. There isn’t much more than that.
February 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I mean, they think the Spartan aesthetic in the movie is sexy. There isn’t much more than that.
There’s less emotional payoff to drama queening a gubernatorial or senatorial vote than a presidential vote.
February 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There’s less emotional payoff to drama queening a gubernatorial or senatorial vote than a presidential vote.
Like, if people can establish preferences between Pepsi and Coke or Oreo and Hydrox, they can discern which of two or three candidates is the most acceptable. Even if they aren't wholly acceptable. I'm gonna scowl at Little Caesar's, but it's probably better than Domino's and I won't be left hungry.
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Like, if people can establish preferences between Pepsi and Coke or Oreo and Hydrox, they can discern which of two or three candidates is the most acceptable. Even if they aren't wholly acceptable. I'm gonna scowl at Little Caesar's, but it's probably better than Domino's and I won't be left hungry.
For sure. It's just that, given how well Trump in particular seems to perform with the only occasional voters, I am increasingly ... leery of that demographic.
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For sure. It's just that, given how well Trump in particular seems to perform with the only occasional voters, I am increasingly ... leery of that demographic.
Depends if you can trust those four dopes to not vote based on something incredibly foolish and do something detrimental.
February 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Depends if you can trust those four dopes to not vote based on something incredibly foolish and do something detrimental.
They're dumbasses at heart, mostly.
February 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
They're dumbasses at heart, mostly.
Vote for the least bad candidate who could plausibly win any given election. Sometimes, you'll be choosing between only attractive options, which is nice. Sometimes, it'll be clear that only one option is acceptable. Sometimes, you're picking between bad choices. It's your responsibility to discern.
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Vote for the least bad candidate who could plausibly win any given election. Sometimes, you'll be choosing between only attractive options, which is nice. Sometimes, it'll be clear that only one option is acceptable. Sometimes, you're picking between bad choices. It's your responsibility to discern.
You shouldn't call yourself "Dort" when you're this much of a dork. It's just asking to be jeered.
February 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
You shouldn't call yourself "Dort" when you're this much of a dork. It's just asking to be jeered.
It's the emotional support polity for armchair tough guys who have seen a movie and pretended to read a book.
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It's the emotional support polity for armchair tough guys who have seen a movie and pretended to read a book.
Somebody tell this dork about the Sacred Band of Thebes and how Sparta stacked up against them.
February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Somebody tell this dork about the Sacred Band of Thebes and how Sparta stacked up against them.
Maybe this is offensive, but that one feels like a Pritzker.
February 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Maybe this is offensive, but that one feels like a Pritzker.
I mean, I think Ol' Chuckles might pack it in. He can't possibly be enjoying himself right now.
February 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I mean, I think Ol' Chuckles might pack it in. He can't possibly be enjoying himself right now.
You don't even need to get dirty. You just have to drive a truck. Even if it's to an office where you sit and assign people to do the work.
February 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
You don't even need to get dirty. You just have to drive a truck. Even if it's to an office where you sit and assign people to do the work.
Because she had already flung cutlery at so many of them. Those bridges were burned.
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Because she had already flung cutlery at so many of them. Those bridges were burned.
Robert Curthose erasure!
February 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Robert Curthose erasure!
Berry teats!
February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Berry teats!
Those are also, not coincidentally, the "Oh, I remember that guy!" names.
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Those are also, not coincidentally, the "Oh, I remember that guy!" names.
That is correct. We have a large part of the electorate who are, fundamentally, scum. And another good-sized chunk who are too dumb/lazy/selfish/willfully ignorant (the royal sampler!) to consistently refuse to vote along with the scum.
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
That is correct. We have a large part of the electorate who are, fundamentally, scum. And another good-sized chunk who are too dumb/lazy/selfish/willfully ignorant (the royal sampler!) to consistently refuse to vote along with the scum.
Individual voters often seem not to think of themselves as representing much more than barely considered grievance. Voting for them is more an irritable gesture than an effort to effect tangible change, much less to advance a coherent ideological agenda.
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Individual voters often seem not to think of themselves as representing much more than barely considered grievance. Voting for them is more an irritable gesture than an effort to effect tangible change, much less to advance a coherent ideological agenda.
The "Fuck this guy in particular" theory of political behavior.
February 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The "Fuck this guy in particular" theory of political behavior.
The American cinema has been in decline for years.
February 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The American cinema has been in decline for years.
Compromised, maybe. He also just fundamentally believes that Russia, which is bigger and stronger, should win because that is the proper order of things. Primitive predator logic.
February 16, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Compromised, maybe. He also just fundamentally believes that Russia, which is bigger and stronger, should win because that is the proper order of things. Primitive predator logic.
These are people for whom the Unmarked Category is like water to fish. No more vulnerable feeling for them than being perceived and identified.
February 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
These are people for whom the Unmarked Category is like water to fish. No more vulnerable feeling for them than being perceived and identified.
I know who we oughtta be turning into ghosts and it's not people like this poor bastard.
February 16, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I know who we oughtta be turning into ghosts and it's not people like this poor bastard.