Don W
@whitesided.bsky.social
Coder turned FT parent, crank, GenX cliché
They’ll smile and take it. He fucked them over the first term on crab picking and summer tourism workers and they just thanked him and asked for more.
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
They’ll smile and take it. He fucked them over the first term on crab picking and summer tourism workers and they just thanked him and asked for more.
I’m learning to live with a lot of things.
— Darkman
— Darkman
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m learning to live with a lot of things.
— Darkman
— Darkman
Tomorrow ain’t looking so great either
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Tomorrow ain’t looking so great either
He’s attacking me!
[engages solely on the impossible to define electoral victory percentage rather than dozens of paragraphs of energy science and facts]
[engages solely on the impossible to define electoral victory percentage rather than dozens of paragraphs of energy science and facts]
a man with a gun says well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle ..
ALT: a man with a gun says well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle ..
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
He’s attacking me!
[engages solely on the impossible to define electoral victory percentage rather than dozens of paragraphs of energy science and facts]
[engages solely on the impossible to define electoral victory percentage rather than dozens of paragraphs of energy science and facts]
My parents moved to the area a few years ago and they’ve already learned to preempt my dead-eyed stare and “I don’t know where that is” if they mistakenly call it Reagan by correcting themselves.
I did break character once & tell them “look, do you want to seem like an actual Arlingtonian or not?”
I did break character once & tell them “look, do you want to seem like an actual Arlingtonian or not?”
December 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My parents moved to the area a few years ago and they’ve already learned to preempt my dead-eyed stare and “I don’t know where that is” if they mistakenly call it Reagan by correcting themselves.
I did break character once & tell them “look, do you want to seem like an actual Arlingtonian or not?”
I did break character once & tell them “look, do you want to seem like an actual Arlingtonian or not?”
This is close to Ertha Kitt dismissal and I’m making this face in your direction.
a close up of a cartoon chicken with big eyes and a red crest
ALT: a close up of a cartoon chicken with big eyes and a red crest
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is close to Ertha Kitt dismissal and I’m making this face in your direction.
Only if the ground is too slippery to run.
December 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Only if the ground is too slippery to run.
Moderation in all things, including moderation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Moderation in all things, including moderation.
No one ever won an argument with Rita and nobody ever deserved to.
December 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
No one ever won an argument with Rita and nobody ever deserved to.
One of the worst/funniest moments of my life was going to see Dead Ringers with my girlfriend when we were both 18 on the day before her first gynecologist appointment.
December 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
One of the worst/funniest moments of my life was going to see Dead Ringers with my girlfriend when we were both 18 on the day before her first gynecologist appointment.
IMNSHO he’s President again because he showed us what he knew for four years and we didn’t learn it: it’s legal if they let you get away with it.
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
IMNSHO he’s President again because he showed us what he knew for four years and we didn’t learn it: it’s legal if they let you get away with it.
Santa Baby makes me dislike the singer but Wonderful Christmas time makes me dislike my hearing.
I’d forgive the Cheesemaster 3000 organ notes as being of a time but the song blows even without it.
I’d forgive the Cheesemaster 3000 organ notes as being of a time but the song blows even without it.
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Santa Baby makes me dislike the singer but Wonderful Christmas time makes me dislike my hearing.
I’d forgive the Cheesemaster 3000 organ notes as being of a time but the song blows even without it.
I’d forgive the Cheesemaster 3000 organ notes as being of a time but the song blows even without it.
It’s almost enough to make me not want to stick pencils in my ears when the song comes on.
December 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It’s almost enough to make me not want to stick pencils in my ears when the song comes on.
Yeah if my teacher said that paraphrasing a graf from the encyclopedia without attribution was plagiarism I don’t think they’d be receptive to it just because an algo did for me.
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Yeah if my teacher said that paraphrasing a graf from the encyclopedia without attribution was plagiarism I don’t think they’d be receptive to it just because an algo did for me.
At this point “the internet” but I’ve seen claims that it originated with t.co/tOtFvFo8AR
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
At this point “the internet” but I’ve seen claims that it originated with t.co/tOtFvFo8AR
Interesting, scuttlebutt I always hear is that he could be an emergency backup Snoop if we needed one
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Interesting, scuttlebutt I always hear is that he could be an emergency backup Snoop if we needed one
Ugh that should say ‘per watt’ but flaky autocorrect and bad proofing are a rough sheet to sleep on
December 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ugh that should say ‘per watt’ but flaky autocorrect and bad proofing are a rough sheet to sleep on
Just quote post it with this and move on. Good stuff! bsky.app/profile/sean...
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just quote post it with this and move on. Good stuff! bsky.app/profile/sean...
Casten’s ongoing eviscerating of it is informative AND fun!
December 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Casten’s ongoing eviscerating of it is informative AND fun!