Profile banner
Profile picture

A Farewell to Kings

@bottesini.bsky.social

Master brewer, musician, prospector, cheese maker, bookbinder. I have a job too. My uncle has a country place no one knows about.

created December 8, 2023

217 followers 130 following 1,890 posts

view profile on Bluesky

Posts

Profile picture George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted

image
1/9/2025, 4:13:07 PM | 19953 4527 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Keith Olbermann (@olbermann.bsky.social) reposted

Found the Epstein Files

1/9/2025, 3:58:29 PM | 292 60 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Harry Dunn (@libradunn1.bsky.social) reposted

donald trump has been convicted of more felonies than 99.9% of Washington DC residents.

1/9/2025, 2:31:42 AM | 1725 383 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Victoria Duncan (@duncanvictoria.bsky.social) reposted

image
31/8/2025, 5:50:55 PM | 1156 409 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted

California stepping up.

image
1/9/2025, 12:50:37 AM | 38728 6300 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

It's as bad as us paying Walmart stock holders dividends. We pay taxes. Taxes go to help pay govt programs for poorer workers. Walmart exploits them and doesn't pay them enough but still manages to pay stock holders.

31/8/2025, 7:05:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

2 out of 3 is pretty good too.

31/8/2025, 3:29:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

So, we pay Israel $10m a day, for what,idk, and they have free health care and we don't? Can someone make sense of that for me?

31/8/2025, 3:27:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

29/8/2025, 9:45:09 PM | 32314 10354 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I do like appetizers.

31/8/2025, 3:16:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

Coffee prices spiked 33% since last month.

31/8/2025, 2:20:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

The past 12 hours gave all of us a sense of just how huge the nationwide celebration will be when he finally does kick the bucket. 🎉🥳🎊

30/8/2025, 3:09:47 PM | 11031 1543 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

The best type.

31/8/2025, 11:35:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

I've changed my display name to better reflect the times.

31/8/2025, 12:09:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Nice

31/8/2025, 12:06:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Jones: I want to bring theology into this because you have all these people that want to give thoughts and prayers. But I was a minister, and that is a form of theological malpractice—when you pray for something you have the power to change.

30/8/2025, 8:49:27 PM | 9821 2742 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:

30/8/2025, 2:56:35 PM | 19706 6346 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Honestly, I think mail should be delivered twice a week at most

30/8/2025, 8:39:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture MorbidAnjel (@morbidanjel.bsky.social) reposted

Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"

29/8/2025, 10:59:41 AM | 8562 2344 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I think she is letting you know you forgot a closing curly bracket.

29/8/2025, 7:07:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

This should be a class action suit

29/8/2025, 1:33:11 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe, but there are lots of parties in Brazil and not all of them involve cachaça.

28/8/2025, 8:15:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social) reposted

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

27/8/2025, 6:42:38 PM | 20671 6749 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted

We’ll wait…🤔

image
28/8/2025, 2:52:54 AM | 5921 1682 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait, what? Is that a thing?

26/8/2025, 11:30:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

You know that there will be an attempt to frame this as liberal censorship.

26/8/2025, 11:24:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh shit, sry about that and the whole back story. Here are some puppies to get your mind off all of that.

26/8/2025, 11:19:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Collins (@logicallyjc.bsky.social) reposted

That aged poorly.

image
24/8/2025, 7:39:08 PM | 3683 948 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Holy sh!t, nice

24/8/2025, 6:24:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

But it has to be done. For now they are saying it is temporary. The opposite would be a permanent republican party, that is unacceptable.

24/8/2025, 6:00:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I am too!

24/8/2025, 12:32:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Who?

22/8/2025, 1:51:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm thinking about joining ICE. It pays really well and I'm guessing it would take them at least 3 months to figure out I'm not doing anything or, better, stopping them from doing anything.

22/8/2025, 1:47:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Sry, it was a joke.

22/8/2025, 12:52:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

He's not trying.

22/8/2025, 12:27:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm definitely not sold but I will acknowledge that he is at least beginning to speak as something we want the dem party to sound like. Hopefully more folks will show up as well.

21/8/2025, 1:08:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) reposted

image
20/8/2025, 8:29:34 PM | 5478 1618 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I forget what 8 is for.

21/8/2025, 12:51:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

We're already there.

21/8/2025, 12:48:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

1st pass a law banning any dividend payouts from any comp that has any worker using any govt supplement program. It's a direct pipeline from my pocket, via taxes, to a billionaire's pocket. Why should I pay for bob's insurance when he has a job at walmart and the owner doesn't pay him enough?

21/8/2025, 12:47:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Flip SEVEN not FIVE. They will only understand the situation if they are punished. Join the new democratic " we don't give a f" party.

21/8/2025, 12:13:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

@lisaguerrero.bsky.social just posted a foto from her 1989 Falcon's cheerleading squad. Spoiler, full of men, and lovely ladies.

19/8/2025, 12:46:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Does anyone want a peanut?

19/8/2025, 12:40:17 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

So where is Melania?

19/8/2025, 12:37:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

At one year? I was under the assumption we were talking about a child and not a shark. 😂

19/8/2025, 12:03:12 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait, I forgot there probably aren't teeth involved yet. Maybe next year.

18/8/2025, 3:33:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Brazilian pão de queijo. You'll be instantly hooked! Gluten free

18/8/2025, 3:28:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm still resisting

17/8/2025, 5:38:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

CA send troops to SC immediately!!

17/8/2025, 5:37:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Philip Bump (@pbump.com) reposted

164 years later, South Carolina finally occupies Washington.

17/8/2025, 1:01:59 AM | 5736 1435 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Why doesn't CA deploy troops to Louisiana?

17/8/2025, 5:12:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted

"Greg Gutfeld Brazenly Lies on Air to Claim Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Didn’t Beat the Crap Out of Police’" Why is this allowed on the airwaves? Fox News is a cancer to our nation! www.mediaite.com/opinion/greg...

16/8/2025, 3:57:50 PM | 4986 1519 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 (@kleinekin.bsky.social) reposted

This is a well-known fact to everyone but Magats.

17/8/2025, 1:18:58 AM | 24 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 (@kleinekin.bsky.social) reposted

Religious fraud is a great way for a pedophilic sexual predator to dupe his victims. He asserted that while they weren’t married, God had given them freedom to have sex. It was OK, she recalled him saying, because he had made a vow of “betrothal” before God. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/faith-powe...

16/8/2025, 5:38:34 AM | 7 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) reposted

“Approximately 850 officers and agents were surged across the city. They made a total of 23 arrests," Press Sec. Leavitt told reporters. For reference, the D.C. police average is 58.7 each day. Almost no one has been arrested because D.C. isn’t actually crime-ridden. trib.al/faIeXte

image
16/8/2025, 6:21:40 PM | 187 66 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Is there a beer scene there?

15/8/2025, 3:26:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Where is that from?

15/8/2025, 2:44:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Try a dollar bill. You're welcome. Lol

14/8/2025, 7:54:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

“Let me get my shoes. Let me get my shoes,” Trump says. “I got you sir. I got you sir,” a male agent says. “Let me get my shoes on,” Trump says again. Not the words I would be using seconds after my assassination attempt, unless I knew I was never in danger.

12/8/2025, 1:21:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate a birthday, being one year older is not one of them. Happy birthday either way.

11/8/2025, 11:28:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Why does anyone give crapper one second of our time?

11/8/2025, 11:25:13 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Ffs

11/8/2025, 1:19:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture DemCastDonGA (@donshantajr.bsky.social) reposted

Inquiring minds want to know...

image
10/8/2025, 9:16:40 PM | 17433 5008 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Well?

11/8/2025, 1:01:20 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

So, for Seattle, that's like 84°?

11/8/2025, 1:00:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Why? What are you wearing? 😂

11/8/2025, 12:59:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

This is the correct answer.

10/8/2025, 12:53:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Second best film of the franchise!

10/8/2025, 12:49:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Now AND later. There are people coming to eat your ice cream that don't give a crap about your ice cream needs. They will devour it until it's gone. They are tiny, you won't hardly even notice them until it's too late.

9/8/2025, 9:45:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Amy Siskind (@amysiskind.com) reposted

NEW: shooter at Emory was reportedly targeting the CDC because he believed he was sick from the Covid vaccine. Kennedy and the GOP have done so much damage!

8/8/2025, 11:33:49 PM | 3688 1014 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

LEFT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has a tattoo in honor of a family member. RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.

image image
9/8/2025, 5:46:19 PM | 22632 9080 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

So the Taliban are the republicans of Afghanistan, right?

9/8/2025, 7:36:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

Generic bird.

A beautiful black and white bird searching for tasty morsels on the ground.
9/8/2025, 4:10:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Mini Cooper

9/8/2025, 12:14:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I slogged up a live stream a couple of days ago. I sank in the mud so far I almost lost my shoe. I haven't had that much fun in quite a while. My saving legs don't agree but we can't all be happy all the time.

8/8/2025, 7:49:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Was it fixed?

8/8/2025, 5:43:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

I only learn in analog but only solve problems digitally

8/8/2025, 5:39:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

But, but, racism!

8/8/2025, 5:36:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Awful based

8/8/2025, 12:28:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture CAKE (@thebandcake.bsky.social) reposted

A little math about that prison camp in Florida. $450 million per year for 3,000 people is $150,000/person per year. The cost for one person receiving SNAP for one year is $2256, yet they're telling us that's too expensive. threads.com/@unapologeticallyzae
8/8/2025, 2:26:21 AM | 23253 8833 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

Oh, I forgot to say, if you're able to vote but have decided to sit this one out because of whatever, go f yourself straight away.

7/8/2025, 5:12:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

image
7/8/2025, 12:53:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

*hands

7/8/2025, 12:37:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

If you go to the countryside and no one hand you a free sack of oranges, you're a horrible person.

7/8/2025, 12:37:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

Wth, I thought they had solved the quick sand problem. I almost lost that shoe!

Journeyman ponders his recent decisions and whether he is too old for this lone wolf life.
5/8/2025, 9:13:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

38 million folks on bluesky now.

5/8/2025, 8:16:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Is trump posting on Twitter?

5/8/2025, 10:17:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

So, first of all, please explain before hand that American Eagle is also a clothing company.

4/8/2025, 11:10:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

Bluesky is almost up to 38million. We haven't had an Elon Musk event for quite some time.

4/8/2025, 6:34:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

The man who had his doctor report that he’s 6’3”, 238 lbs fired the person in charge of reporting labor statistics.

3/8/2025, 1:39:03 PM | 21781 5202 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted

image
3/8/2025, 2:56:17 PM | 23307 9157 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

Construction materials review. Bamboo is much easier to cut than I thought. +1. But tied to that, it falls apart when you try to use it. I think I'll find some older stocks to see if those are better. Yes, you can get slivers. Just think of it as free acupuncture.

3/8/2025, 7:15:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social)

So, apparently this one will kill me.

A venomous snake lurking in the shadows contemplating if he has wasted his life terrorizing humans rather than following his passion of transportation safety.
3/8/2025, 4:53:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

We are walking up. It all started with Biden pardoning Hunter. We have moved on. Out with the old.

3/8/2025, 12:42:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

*James

3/8/2025, 12:40:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

It's older but I have watched Janes Acastor's Repertoire 3 times now.

3/8/2025, 12:40:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Farewell to Kings (@bottesini.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh crap lol. Maybe it's a sign?

2/8/2025, 11:06:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) reposted

andrew chen of 3sixteen explaining why you may not feel the tariffs yet IG 3sixteen

2/8/2025, 11:03:45 AM | 8276 2421 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Joe Walsh (@walshfreedom.bsky.social) reposted

Friday night Tequila tweet: Fuck the only candidate for president in American history who lost an election and refused to concede. And fuck the only president in American history who fired a statistician bcuz he didn’t like the jobs numbers. He’s the biggest sore loser in human history. Fuck him.

2/8/2025, 1:32:52 AM | 13122 2481 | View on Bluesky | view