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A Rational Dichotomist

@dichotomist.bsky.social

Currently wandering the planet. Lover of animals, believer in science, and defender of democratic principles.

created December 1, 2024

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Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Came here for the comments... was not disappointed!

3/9/2025, 5:59:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, absolutely spot on. And fucking sad 😔

3/9/2025, 5:14:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looks like they just got their electricity bills.

2/9/2025, 4:46:27 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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1/9/2025, 11:36:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Assume. Hope. It's a fine line.

1/9/2025, 6:38:03 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Look what I can do! I can jump here! And here! And here! And...

1/9/2025, 6:34:09 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

What the actual fuck?

31/8/2025, 6:10:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I have no words for this. Oh, wait... I do: Ignorant Offensive Misguided Childish Attention-Seeking Stunt

27/8/2025, 8:21:59 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

"E Pluribus Unum" has been replaced with "I've got mine, so you can fuck off."

27/8/2025, 8:08:48 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

...and we all know what THAT'S like, amirite?

27/8/2025, 8:02:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/8/2025, 7:56:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Happy woofles, Gretl!

27/8/2025, 7:47:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

It wasn't painted. It was a strategic deployment of liquidized pigment.

27/8/2025, 7:44:52 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I thought that wine time was ALL the time.

27/8/2025, 7:39:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Look at all the violent criminals filling the streets of Washington! It's like a war zone!

27/8/2025, 7:37:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes... THIS, people. As a two-time brain tumor survivor, I am still flabbergasted that anyone should face financial ruin simply because they have the misfortune of facing a life-threatening medical condition.

27/8/2025, 5:00:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social)

Aside from the usual, general enshittification of everything, has anyone else noticed how absolutely HORRIBLE Amazon's customer service has become? They used to call themselves "Earth's most customer-centric company," but now they seem incapable of making a single delivery on time.

26/8/2025, 6:40:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

When I had cancer, I was given many infusions in that same spot (my arms were a lost cause at that point). I developed the same kind of bruising and discoloration as a result. The question in my mind is: what kind of infusions are they giving him?

26/8/2025, 3:24:50 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I think he's doing the tardigrade hokie-pokey.

24/8/2025, 2:19:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

You must be doing something right!

24/8/2025, 2:15:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, but according to MAGA, those contraptions make Scottish whales turn gay and wear kilts!

24/8/2025, 2:09:28 PM | 20 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Satan's realtor: "It's a great little unit, Jim. The floor is lava!"

22/8/2025, 9:29:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Brilliant... I am definitely Team Billifer!

22/8/2025, 9:26:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

OC = Orange Cat, right? If so, I agree.

21/8/2025, 3:21:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course you're right, Luna, but from where I sit racism is baked into American society at the most basic level. After decades of apparent steady progress, things are being yanked backward in the cruelest way possible.

21/8/2025, 3:16:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

If Cracker Barrel wants to improve how it is perceived by the public, they should start by improving their menu. Worst hash browns on the planet!

21/8/2025, 3:04:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I've had two surgeries to remove pituitary tumors, and to this day I've never met another person who has dealt with the same thing. In my case, the original tumor was pushing my optic nerves up and choking off my vision. Too big to get the whole thing out in one go, apparently.

20/8/2025, 4:53:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Udderly delightful!

19/8/2025, 2:51:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thai-cat Tuesday: This lovely girl works in a local laundry shop, where she is supervisor of drying operations. Fun fact: the Thai word for 'cat' is pronounced MAEowww, with a slightly descending tone.

A cat in Thailand supervises the drying of clothes outside a laundry shop.
19/8/2025, 11:53:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Brilliant.

19/8/2025, 6:54:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Saucy minx!

19/8/2025, 6:54:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What a steaming pile of shit, er, idiocy!

19/8/2025, 2:58:01 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Would cuddle!

19/8/2025, 2:51:03 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Medieval France: I fart in your general direction!

18/8/2025, 5:06:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dastardly! 🫢

18/8/2025, 4:56:06 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Your tax dollars at work!

18/8/2025, 9:57:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

This makes me miss my fur babies so much that it actually hurts. 🥲

18/8/2025, 9:43:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

This photo is phenomenal. I can't stop looking at it.

18/8/2025, 9:37:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Is this real? Please, someone, tell me this is real...

18/8/2025, 9:32:11 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Corny, but true! I'll see myself out...

18/8/2025, 6:12:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Kitty be trippin!

18/8/2025, 6:10:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Snowflakus Whinybabyious!

18/8/2025, 6:06:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Birdie Sanders! Does he like soup?

18/8/2025, 5:30:44 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't think Lauren Bacall would have given two fucks for Trump. She would have seen him for the weak, whiny, self-absorbed man-baby that he is.

18/8/2025, 5:29:10 AM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Today in Thailand: this magnificent floofer greets passers-by outside his shop on Pratumnak Soi 5, Chon Buri.

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16/8/2025, 10:59:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Those toes!

16/8/2025, 10:38:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Incredibly, my stupid phone sometimes inserts an apostrophe where it doesn't belong, even when doing so is clearly wrong.

16/8/2025, 8:33:31 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

What do the Aussies call them? Jigglies? Roo thumps?

16/8/2025, 8:28:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

How do I give this more likes?

16/8/2025, 8:04:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

You gotta love the foot splooshes as they touch down...

16/8/2025, 8:01:04 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Perfect for Tiny Chef's kitchen!

16/8/2025, 7:59:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I need this handsome cat on my lap. Treats and 'nip are on me.

16/8/2025, 7:54:49 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Watch out for that butterfly... he looks mean!

13/8/2025, 5:22:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Mutant, radioactive jellyfish... the mind boggles!

13/8/2025, 5:19:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I hope Zelensky stands firm. Russia was a hostile invader, after all. I say, go ahead and offend the whiny little bitch.

9/8/2025, 11:12:09 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ballrooms don't pay for themselves!

9/8/2025, 6:53:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Tom and Jerry is the John Wick of the cat world.

9/8/2025, 6:51:14 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, me too, except that right now I'm traveling. The traffic cone is indeed the state flower!

9/8/2025, 4:12:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Cuo-who?

9/8/2025, 2:53:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Arizona?

9/8/2025, 2:49:35 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Mr. Reich doesn't need me to tell him he's right, but damn... this is so perfectly succinct. Raise up ALL the people and ALL the people will benefit - even the rich. Apparently, those in power fail to see this.

8/8/2025, 10:48:56 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

If that's the test I'm in big trouble.

8/8/2025, 10:42:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Agree. Would not cross the street to take a piss on him if his hair were on fire.

8/8/2025, 10:39:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, it is now!

8/8/2025, 2:02:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I thought this was a very fancy vibrator for a minute.

8/8/2025, 10:06:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Is "over here" in the U.S.? I wrote my comment from the Wombat & Kiwi on Jomtien Beach in Thailand (I'm in hiding too). They were playing Australian footie on the big screens, and I must confess I didn't understand a bit of that either. The only game I've ever fully understood is baseball.

8/8/2025, 10:03:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I started writing something clever here, but the situation has become so dire that I can't find even a sliver of humor in it. The man flat-out lied. He lied about everything. Drug prices. Ukraine. The Middle East. If it weren't for the good people of BlueSky, there would be no hope left in me.

8/8/2025, 8:31:54 AM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I shouldn't say this, but I hope he suffered.

8/8/2025, 7:56:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is stunning -- I love it!

8/8/2025, 7:54:25 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gonzo es goodboi. Nuff sed.

8/8/2025, 7:50:30 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I literally don't understand a word of this.

8/8/2025, 7:27:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I laughed so hard I almost Shatnered myself too!

8/8/2025, 7:25:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Of course this is a macro shot, AND it's going to give me nightmares!

6/8/2025, 6:42:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Ohio has beaches?

4/8/2025, 6:32:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

From your mouth to, um, your ear!

4/8/2025, 6:30:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm not sure why, Mariana, but I'm in SE Asia right now with a bad case of precipitesticles.

4/8/2025, 6:24:20 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Is that because math works however he wants it to?

4/8/2025, 6:03:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture A Rational Dichotomist (@dichotomist.bsky.social) reply parent

Ooh, ooh, I know! It's because each of them is a piece of shit. Put them all together, and they are the giant turd that is MAGA.

3/8/2025, 10:12:53 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When your dating life gets an actual endorsement from God, it means you're doing something right.

3/8/2025, 3:53:05 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Doggercize!

3/8/2025, 3:48:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Evocative. Mysterious. Lovely.

3/8/2025, 3:47:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Because of course he did.

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1/8/2025, 7:39:46 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As my late Mom used to say, "Kee-rist!" They don't even try to hide it. If some organization releases information unflattering to the Crybaby-in-Chief, defund them, discredit them, fire them, or slap them with a lawsuit.

1/8/2025, 7:19:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I like to imagine the creators of South Park receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor.

27/7/2025, 5:57:07 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was going to say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but fuck it... they're all a bunch of Boeberts, and there's no cure for that.

26/7/2025, 6:11:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, truly nonsensical, like "this song needs more accordian," or "this recipe uses too much garlic."

26/7/2025, 6:05:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A little over $1,200 per person, so that checks out. It's easy to forget that a $1,200 medical debt can be devastating to a lot of people. Go Katie!

26/7/2025, 5:56:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, that IS the best way to look at pictures of naked women, according to most adolescent boys.

26/7/2025, 5:38:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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OMG! That dog has two heads! 😆

26/7/2025, 5:34:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Let's not forget about CBF -- Congestive Brain Failure.

19/7/2025, 11:27:43 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That strikes me as time well spent.

19/7/2025, 11:17:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wow... stunning!

19/7/2025, 11:11:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why start now?

19/7/2025, 10:59:50 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There is no Epstein list. That's why Republicans have been talking about it non-stop for the last six years.

19/7/2025, 10:57:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oof!

31/5/2025, 5:23:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Most precious weiner dog ever!

24/5/2025, 8:17:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is Armando a Pomehuahua?

11/5/2025, 4:56:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I expect nothing less from the Donold.

8/5/2025, 5:55:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Am I the only one who finds the election of a new pope uninspiring, but who wonders what those two seagulls on the roof of the Sistine Chapel are thinking?

8/5/2025, 5:53:18 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/4/2025, 1:58:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view