Ari
@kobaltjew.bsky.social
Queer, Jewish, witchy-adjacent, and obsessed with my little dog. Obviously not speaking for or on behalf of my employer.
Fiber artist that is into WIPs and chains.
Fiber artist that is into WIPs and chains.
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Ari
@kobaltjew.bsky.social
· Oct 29
If you are going to come at me on skeet-threads I start for an internet slap-fight, please do me the courtesy of making sure we actually disagree. Maybe scroll my profile a bit.
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Aid and comfort to the enemy
“.. San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.”
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October 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Aid and comfort to the enemy
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If I could find a way to hibernate in the summer and still keep my job, I think I would.
October 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
If I could find a way to hibernate in the summer and still keep my job, I think I would.
Wait. Chris Olah, one of Anthropic’s cofounders, wanted the Pope to actually entertain the idea that machines have consciousness?
What in the Bladerunner dystopian science-fiction was was he thinking?
What arrogance.
What in the Bladerunner dystopian science-fiction was was he thinking?
What arrogance.
October 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Wait. Chris Olah, one of Anthropic’s cofounders, wanted the Pope to actually entertain the idea that machines have consciousness?
What in the Bladerunner dystopian science-fiction was was he thinking?
What arrogance.
What in the Bladerunner dystopian science-fiction was was he thinking?
What arrogance.
I’d also take the pennies.
Reasoning? They’ve been discontinued. In several years, they’ll be worth more than they’d normally be worth simply because they’d be harder to find as a vast majority of them would be melted down by then.
Reasoning? They’ve been discontinued. In several years, they’ll be worth more than they’d normally be worth simply because they’d be harder to find as a vast majority of them would be melted down by then.
October 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I’d also take the pennies.
Reasoning? They’ve been discontinued. In several years, they’ll be worth more than they’d normally be worth simply because they’d be harder to find as a vast majority of them would be melted down by then.
Reasoning? They’ve been discontinued. In several years, they’ll be worth more than they’d normally be worth simply because they’d be harder to find as a vast majority of them would be melted down by then.
What would you say as a Gen X or Elder Milenial if I said I didn’t like Metallica?
I got the impression when I was in high school that I was /supposed/ to like them. I even bought one of their albums.
They just have so very few songs I ever got into, though.
I got the impression when I was in high school that I was /supposed/ to like them. I even bought one of their albums.
They just have so very few songs I ever got into, though.
October 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
What would you say as a Gen X or Elder Milenial if I said I didn’t like Metallica?
I got the impression when I was in high school that I was /supposed/ to like them. I even bought one of their albums.
They just have so very few songs I ever got into, though.
I got the impression when I was in high school that I was /supposed/ to like them. I even bought one of their albums.
They just have so very few songs I ever got into, though.
Dogs, man.
I love ‘em. This one makes a little “hrumph” sound and lays down when he doesn’t get what he wants.
I’ve never known a dog to let me know when they are so clearly annoyed, but not enough to do anything about it.
I love ‘em. This one makes a little “hrumph” sound and lays down when he doesn’t get what he wants.
I’ve never known a dog to let me know when they are so clearly annoyed, but not enough to do anything about it.
October 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Dogs, man.
I love ‘em. This one makes a little “hrumph” sound and lays down when he doesn’t get what he wants.
I’ve never known a dog to let me know when they are so clearly annoyed, but not enough to do anything about it.
I love ‘em. This one makes a little “hrumph” sound and lays down when he doesn’t get what he wants.
I’ve never known a dog to let me know when they are so clearly annoyed, but not enough to do anything about it.
“I’m sorry, dog, but you are not gonna convince me you’ve never, ever been fed when I put food in your bowl 5 minutes ago.”
Me, to my dog who is now grumping because I won’t give him a bite of my breakfast
Me, to my dog who is now grumping because I won’t give him a bite of my breakfast
October 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“I’m sorry, dog, but you are not gonna convince me you’ve never, ever been fed when I put food in your bowl 5 minutes ago.”
Me, to my dog who is now grumping because I won’t give him a bite of my breakfast
Me, to my dog who is now grumping because I won’t give him a bite of my breakfast
Waiter, there’s fantasy in my Star Trek.
October 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Waiter, there’s fantasy in my Star Trek.
What distinguishes a fraternity from a cult, anyway?
October 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
What distinguishes a fraternity from a cult, anyway?
CAN I FILL OUT THE FORM
WHEN I GET THERE OR NOT?
I don’t want to argue about appointment times, I want my question answered.
WHEN I GET THERE OR NOT?
I don’t want to argue about appointment times, I want my question answered.
October 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
CAN I FILL OUT THE FORM
WHEN I GET THERE OR NOT?
I don’t want to argue about appointment times, I want my question answered.
WHEN I GET THERE OR NOT?
I don’t want to argue about appointment times, I want my question answered.
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And here I thought it was “Schmatt.” Maybe it’s a regional thing.
September 30, 2026 at 7:51 PM
And here I thought it was “Schmatt.” Maybe it’s a regional thing.
I think Sen. Eric Schmitted himself out of a Presidential run.
How embarrassing.
How embarrassing.
September 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I think Sen. Eric Schmitted himself out of a Presidential run.
How embarrassing.
How embarrassing.
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[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you've never met anyone from the David E. Kelly Series THE PRACTICE?
[JACK SMITH]: Correct
[SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Dylan McDermott!
[SMITH]: That is Dermot Mulroney, sir.
[JACK SMITH]: Correct
[SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Dylan McDermott!
[SMITH]: That is Dermot Mulroney, sir.
September 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you've never met anyone from the David E. Kelly Series THE PRACTICE?
[JACK SMITH]: Correct
[SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Dylan McDermott!
[SMITH]: That is Dermot Mulroney, sir.
[JACK SMITH]: Correct
[SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Dylan McDermott!
[SMITH]: That is Dermot Mulroney, sir.
So, how about those Iowa Hawkeyes, anyway?
September 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
So, how about those Iowa Hawkeyes, anyway?
Billionaires beware: when there is an insufficient amount of safe food for the populace to eat, the populace may decide you look like a meal.
September 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Billionaires beware: when there is an insufficient amount of safe food for the populace to eat, the populace may decide you look like a meal.
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For the uninitiated
September 23, 2026 at 2:04 AM
For the uninitiated
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Few people know the Egyptians invented the Gravitron
September 23, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Few people know the Egyptians invented the Gravitron
The Charmed writers seem to have a love/hate relationship with that attic window.
September 24, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The Charmed writers seem to have a love/hate relationship with that attic window.
“Where’d you get those noodles?”
“At the Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
“Where?”
“You heard me.”
“At the Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
“Where?”
“You heard me.”
There is a place nearby called “Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
I snicker every time I see the name.
I’m sure the owners knew exactly what they were doing.
I snicker every time I see the name.
I’m sure the owners knew exactly what they were doing.
September 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
“Where’d you get those noodles?”
“At the Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
“Where?”
“You heard me.”
“At the Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
“Where?”
“You heard me.”
There is a place nearby called “Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
I snicker every time I see the name.
I’m sure the owners knew exactly what they were doing.
I snicker every time I see the name.
I’m sure the owners knew exactly what they were doing.
September 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
There is a place nearby called “Pho King Noodle Restaurant.”
I snicker every time I see the name.
I’m sure the owners knew exactly what they were doing.
I snicker every time I see the name.
I’m sure the owners knew exactly what they were doing.
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This “noticing” talking point comes out of white nationalist/neo-Nazi circles. Typically part of antisemitic conspiracy theories.
JD Vance: "We were tired of being called racists for noticing that our country was becoming dirtier and poorer"
September 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
This “noticing” talking point comes out of white nationalist/neo-Nazi circles. Typically part of antisemitic conspiracy theories.
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Fact check: true, we are not ready for this take
September 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Fact check: true, we are not ready for this take