Grouchy Old Guy
@grouchyold.bsky.social
New England observer of this absurd existence. Ham radio newbie. He/him.
‘that millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane.’ -Erich Fromm
‘that millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane.’ -Erich Fromm
When an ‘artist’ like Sheeran - who is apparently a multi-millionaire x100- caves to financial pressure, they are no longer selling art. F him.
September 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM
When an ‘artist’ like Sheeran - who is apparently a multi-millionaire x100- caves to financial pressure, they are no longer selling art. F him.
When a celebrity shows you directly who they are, believe them. F Ed Sheeran.
September 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
When a celebrity shows you directly who they are, believe them. F Ed Sheeran.
Now they are going to use domino theory on AI development, saying if we don’t create an AI that can destroy human life then the Chinese will do it first.
September 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Now they are going to use domino theory on AI development, saying if we don’t create an AI that can destroy human life then the Chinese will do it first.
I think Dr Sam Beckett failed the assignment somewhere along the way in this timeline. #quantumleap
September 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I think Dr Sam Beckett failed the assignment somewhere along the way in this timeline. #quantumleap
One of the many things I resent about American media is their forcing betting terminology and ‘analysis’ on the viewer.
September 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
One of the many things I resent about American media is their forcing betting terminology and ‘analysis’ on the viewer.
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Opposing genocide is not a left vs right thing
You either condemn the worst crime in human history or, you're a cunt
You either condemn the worst crime in human history or, you're a cunt
September 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Opposing genocide is not a left vs right thing
You either condemn the worst crime in human history or, you're a cunt
You either condemn the worst crime in human history or, you're a cunt
The Dallas sex workers, esp those catering to closeted gay men, are gonna have a great week. Kudos to them! Soak the bastards!!
September 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The Dallas sex workers, esp those catering to closeted gay men, are gonna have a great week. Kudos to them! Soak the bastards!!
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We spent thousands of years trying to produce enough food, shelter and energy for everyone.
We finally became capable of doing it.
Then we invented shareholders.
We finally became capable of doing it.
Then we invented shareholders.
September 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
We spent thousands of years trying to produce enough food, shelter and energy for everyone.
We finally became capable of doing it.
Then we invented shareholders.
We finally became capable of doing it.
Then we invented shareholders.
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NO media
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
August 30, 2026 at 8:59 PM
NO media
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
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Let’s stop pretending that the US military is out there ‘protecting us’- they are protecting corporate and wealthy interests, while participating in the destruction of other humans’ lives. Deploying the military is harmful to everyone involved.
August 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Let’s stop pretending that the US military is out there ‘protecting us’- they are protecting corporate and wealthy interests, while participating in the destruction of other humans’ lives. Deploying the military is harmful to everyone involved.
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For $15, I got a used DVD player. It was so liberating to watch a movie with no interruptions. No ads! Nobody trying to sell me dubious meds with more side effects than benefits.
I can get DVDs at the library anytime I want! How did anyone ever convince me paid subscriptions WITH ADs were okay?!
I can get DVDs at the library anytime I want! How did anyone ever convince me paid subscriptions WITH ADs were okay?!
August 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
For $15, I got a used DVD player. It was so liberating to watch a movie with no interruptions. No ads! Nobody trying to sell me dubious meds with more side effects than benefits.
I can get DVDs at the library anytime I want! How did anyone ever convince me paid subscriptions WITH ADs were okay?!
I can get DVDs at the library anytime I want! How did anyone ever convince me paid subscriptions WITH ADs were okay?!
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It's funny how Abdul El-Sayed should code as your pretty typical jock-turned-Type A prep-turned politician but because he's brown and supports Palestine he's destabilizing the system
August 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
It's funny how Abdul El-Sayed should code as your pretty typical jock-turned-Type A prep-turned politician but because he's brown and supports Palestine he's destabilizing the system
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If I was a young person being told that the best our economic system can ever offer me is working longer and longer hours to live with more and more roommates and eat worse and worse food, I might start getting this crazy idea that we need a new economic system.
August 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If I was a young person being told that the best our economic system can ever offer me is working longer and longer hours to live with more and more roommates and eat worse and worse food, I might start getting this crazy idea that we need a new economic system.
Expect the GOP to go full Homer Stokes as more progressives win primaries and gen elections.
August 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Expect the GOP to go full Homer Stokes as more progressives win primaries and gen elections.
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE.
#AbolishICE
llustrations by @channeldraw
#AbolishICE
llustrations by @channeldraw
August 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE.
#AbolishICE
llustrations by @channeldraw
#AbolishICE
llustrations by @channeldraw
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It's definitely a silver lining rather than a ray of sunshine, but I do think Americans lucked out that, when fascism came to America, it came in the form of a cartoonishly corrupt, feeble-minded, and self-serving reality TV show star rather than a JD Vance or a Tom Cotton
August 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It's definitely a silver lining rather than a ray of sunshine, but I do think Americans lucked out that, when fascism came to America, it came in the form of a cartoonishly corrupt, feeble-minded, and self-serving reality TV show star rather than a JD Vance or a Tom Cotton
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More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
August 4, 2026 at 11:14 AM
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
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Scarcity of food, housing, medical care, is a political choice. Don’t forget this fact of modern life. Outrage is a proper response to this fact.
July 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Scarcity of food, housing, medical care, is a political choice. Don’t forget this fact of modern life. Outrage is a proper response to this fact.
Grilling in the back yard last evening, enjoying the views.
July 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Grilling in the back yard last evening, enjoying the views.
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this is you in meta’s pervert glasses
BBC engineers built robo-cameras disguised as dung heaps to film wildlife at distances no human crew could ever get close enough to reach.
July 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
this is you in meta’s pervert glasses
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James Cameron's Aliens was released 40 years ago today.
40 years of Burke.
40 years of Burke.
Ripley to Burke: Which Species is Worse?
Alt: Ripley to Burke: Which Species is Worse?
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July 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
James Cameron's Aliens was released 40 years ago today.
40 years of Burke.
40 years of Burke.
We live in a timeline when The Dead Zone book’s main character could have taken a shot in 2015, the candidate could have grabbed a baby as a human shield, and the candidate then goes on to win twice.
July 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
We live in a timeline when The Dead Zone book’s main character could have taken a shot in 2015, the candidate could have grabbed a baby as a human shield, and the candidate then goes on to win twice.
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“I don't get political” translates to “This isn't hurting me yet and I don't care that it's hurting you.”
July 18, 2026 at 3:37 AM
“I don't get political” translates to “This isn't hurting me yet and I don't care that it's hurting you.”