Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky

@zman1902.bsky.social

Cystic Fibrosis survivor, gamer, paleontology enthusiast, pinup artist-in-training, Twitter ex-pat. I proudly block AI content zealots because they don't have morals, ethics, or souls.

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Prem Thakker ツ
@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

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Peter Sagal
@petersagal.bsky.social

I believe this is the first time I’ve heard a candidate for office attempt a Trump impression.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

"Grapefruit Diet" is better than "Zoot Suit Riot." The Limp Bizkit cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" is better than the original. There's never any reason to play the album version of "Hotel California" if the live version is also available.

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BeshearStan
@beshearstan.bsky.social

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

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BadgerNoonan
@badgernoonan.bsky.social

Republicans love cheating in elections bsky.app/profile/kyle...

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just sent letters to local election officials across California — every county in the state — demanding they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots. Local officials would "risk significant federal scrutiny" if they failed to comply.

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *gasp* HAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

'the price of the [Xbox] Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost' -Game Pass planning major overhaul (a la carte) -next-gen handheld by 2027 holidays, console 2028 holidays fortune.com/2026/10/20/t...

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

I'm kind of the opposite. I don't make enough time for art, so I'm perpetually unhappy with it, and not sure I'll ever get where I want to be. Just not enough time in the day.

Natalia Zaitseva@nataliadraws.bsky.social

Comic from a few years back when I was really struggling with some life choices

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Micah
@rincewind.run

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social

This is a masterclass in effective communication while also not being afraid to point out bigotry for what it is. We should be so lucky to have someone like this in our government.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

the second el-sayed chose to treat tommy as an equal and not a nuisance, tommy was cooked

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.
Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

Drop a film you saw on a first date Ice Age, probably not an ideal first date movie but we're still together so it worked out!

StrikerObi@strikerobi.bsky.social

Drop a film you saw on a first date. Saw Leatherheads on our first date in April 2008. We just hit our ten year wedding anniversary last month.

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

Primary the fuck out of this dude.

Truthout@truthout.org

Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.

truthout.orgChuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan OmarEthics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.

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Leah Gremlinberg ❌👑
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social

One thing you’re seeing in the homestretch in both the Senate and the House is that a bunch of these “safe seat” Rs adapted to compete in an entirely intra-Republican ecosystem and are 100% unprepared to navigate an actual general election

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SULLIVAN: We weren't supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we? MODERATOR: No, neither one of you got questions beforehand PELTOLA: I'm prepared!

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

1) vance has this weird preoccupation with demanding that people show him gratitude 2) this is just another expression of the idea that some americans don’t count and at most should be seen and not heard

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance calls El-Sayed "a little weasel who should shut his mouth and show a little gratitude"

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

So the thing I've realized is that 3/4K, while maybe being marginally better than BR for the majority of us, is actually just a scam to jack the price of physical media back up.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Die Hard Steelbook (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital) up for preorder at Walmart ($44.99) buff.ly/v6k2poB #ad

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

This is quite long but wonderfully written and absolutely fascinating. Kyla gave me so much to think about.

kyla scanlon@kyla.bsky.social

THE SHRUGFLATION TRIANGLE I wrote about what happens when the two biggest borrowers in the economy seemingly stop caring what money costs: (1) oil, AI, and Treasuries feeding into each other (2) who ends up paying for it (people) and (3) why nobody seems to be able to stop it

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

OSSOFF: You didn't answer earlier. Answer now. Did Donald Trump win the 2020 election? MIKE COLLINS: You know, the 2020 election. Everybody has seen my views on that OSSOFF: What are they? COLLINS: There was a lot of doubt in that election OSSOFF: I didn't hear an answer

Darmok & Jalad at BlueSky
@zman1902.bsky.social

When I tried to rebel against taking my pancreatic enzymes when I was like ten. I didn't understand what Cystic Fibrosis was, I didn't like taking all these pills. I quickly discovered that the pills were necessary. And shortly after that I got my first tune-up, which cemented it.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social

QUESTION OF THE DAY: This sounds like a joke question, but it isn’t. If it doesn’t apply to you, fine. But it’s a serious question with different levels of meaning. And I am genuinely curious. When did you first realize you were weird?