John Clark
@renbear67.bsky.social
Refugee from the Elno disaster. I try to reskeet responsibly, not flooding people's feeds. Let me know if it's a problem before unfollowing me.
created October 5, 2023
848 followers 1,261 following 315 posts
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Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) reposted
The amount of shit I got for this segment at the time was astronomical, and it was all from people who now stalk CVS employees to get them fired for insufficient online sadness. Cheering on political violence is both evil and not new, an outgrowth of an internet intentionally dismantled years ago.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social)
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow.bsky.social) reposted
I would like to speak to the manager of the past ten years because honestly I am pretty dissatisfied.
Sebin Nyshkim (@sebin-nyshkim.net) reposted
Guys, seriously, since when did we collectively become this computer illiterate? I'm being told about more and more people losing their accounts to the DM scam I've seen people warn about for WEEKS NOBODY REPORTED YOU ACCIDENTALLY THIS STUFF IS NOT RESOLVED THROUGH DISCORD BLOCK ON SIGHT
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Please be sure to report the post itself, using the "report" mechanic, in addition to raising hell. The New York Post does not belong on this platform.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
💯
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Ya both are so goddamn hot!
Jay Rosen (@jayrosen.bsky.social) reposted
From something I wrote in September 2020... "The big national news providers should have threat modeling teams, just as they all have pollsters." pressthink.org/2020/09/the-...
GOON FAGtory Guardians of BUSSuma (@sodomymcscurvylegs.bsky.social) reposted
"Which countries have lost respect for America since Trump got reelected?"
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know what it's like now, but twenty years ago the Colorado USAPL was incredibly welcoming, and some of the strongest lifters helped with the Gay Games. In the strongman world, there's Rob Kearney, of course. I also get straight-but-not-narrow sense from the Stoltman brothers.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
This is also true of Highland Games athletes, unfortunately, confirmed from first-hand in-person experience. It's sad. Now, having said that, there are still good people in all three sports. And some regional communities, at least in powerlifting, encourage acceptance.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
What? Oh, no. I thought he was one of the few non-douchenozzles.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm a strange mix of introvert and extrovert, but I use my phone when my introvert side asserts itself and makes me want to flee screaming. I hadn't thought of it in the sense of recharging my social battery. My take was always "distract myself from the social awkwardness," but I think you're right.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
That sounds exactly right. Executive Dysfunction is a huge part of my ADHD. Thanks for that insight!
🎀FANCY🎀 (@fancysplace.bsky.social) reposted
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John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Almost never, yeah.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social)
Seems like now is a good time to tap the sign: Tolerance is a Peace Treaty Not a Moral Precept If they don't practice tolerance, you are under no obligation to tolerate them.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Abso-fucking-lutely
Sporks Pantalones (@sporks.bsky.social) reposted
On Sunday, Dorian Johnson, 33, who was with Michael Brown when he was murdered by a white cop, became the latest activist and witness to be murdered in Ferguson, MO. One person was taken into custody and released without charges.
Hunter (@hunterub.bsky.social) reposted
Jeebus, it's bad he was killed but his sole contribution to America was being a racist conspiracy asshole who celebrated violence against others and who did tremendous damage to all those around him. If you're honoring him MORE THAN the victims of violence he mocked you have lost the fking plot.
ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) reposted
It is entirely possible to be respectful about the death of a person you disagreed with without “honoring” him by vowing to continue his disagreeable, hateful “work.”
Brendel (@brendelbored.bsky.social) reposted
Glenn Beck’s media outlet The Blaze just gave an interview last month to the person who killed the politicians in Minnesota
Unholy Moses (@unholymoses.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Lmao they don't an excuse. They posted essentially the same shit about a Cracker Barrel logo while ignoring MN lawmakers being killed in their homes. They will advocate for this regardless.
driftglass (@driftglass.bsky.social) reposted
Tonight, Charlie Kirk is with his God. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2o8...
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
You can really "hear" this sketch. Great work.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Not what you intended, I'm sure, but I already hear this music whenever I read Thunk. bsky.app/profile/thun...
THUNK DA PEON (@thunkdapeon.bsky.social) reposted
((“I asked chatGPT” “I asked Grok” oh yeah, well I asked a ninja, and he looks forward to killing you soon.)
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
"ROFLMAO" "doot dooo doo doo doot"
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
... and they didn't immediately implode into a black hole of shame and sophistry?
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
I’m sorry, “the vice president’s mother was a drug addict so we’re allowed to just extrajudicially murder anyone we vaguely handwave as being part of a cartel” is a real argument people are making? in public? under their own names?
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
"i'm what" BWAHAHAHAHA So good
Jo (@thebedroompunk.bsky.social) reposted
I wrote a poem about the humiliation of selling your labour. I'm feeling many complicated feelings about my place in the arts world after I got fired last week. Enjoy my angst.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
This is not a video about Impostor Syndrome specifically, but it does address it getting in the way of a task. I'm still processing it, honestly, but it might help you. youtu.be/IHOieCU4WQs
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Y'know, one thing that worked for me to put that first little crack in IS was someone pointing out, "How DARE you accuse them of lying? Are they your friend, or not? Do you not trust them? Don't you look up to them? Or are you 'merely' impugning their judgement? How dare you!"
Oliver Darkshire (@deathbybadger.bsky.social) reposted
I suppose what we're really learning is that comrades need to get incredibly, unbelievably jacked, not only because they'll be really strong when the revolution comes but because they'd be SUPER heavy and basically each occupy 5 or 6 officers at a time
TeddyBearishLostBoy I❤️🇨🇦 (@cubby250.bsky.social) reposted
Explain to me how this makes America great again? Seems like this is in the same hopper as reversing the requirement for airlines to reimburse passengers for flight issues. I guess it's great if you're a corporate CEO Noncompete ban abandoned by Trump's FTC : NPR share.google/N3qFzDCesYkJ...
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
BearAZ05 (@bearaz.bsky.social) reposted
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Yum...
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Nah. 2016. David Bowie was the only thing holding the universe together. When he passed, everything fell apart.
Evan Sutton (@evansutton.bsky.social) reposted
Trump and his goons are re-fighting the Civil War in slow motion. It's that simple.
I’ve Had It Podcast (@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social) reposted
The Democratic Party needs to WAKE UP 📣
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm surprised they're not allowing pre-loading. Maybe they don't do that anymore? The functionality certainly used to be there on Steam.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Heya! Lurking as Renbear. No speakers at the moment, so I'll just be watching.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social)
This cannot possibly come back to bite Axios in any way whatsoever, or prove to future generations just how stupid our current moment is.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
This cannot possibly come back to bite Axios in any way whatsoever, or prove to future generations just how stupid our current moment is.
Jay (@envinyon.bsky.social) reposted
very direct evidence that video game piracy is important in the preservation of video games
Adam Ellis (@adamtots.bsky.social) reposted
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
It's the most pompous man in MAGA, Sebaaastian GOOOrkaah. That man should not be on any sane network.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Achievement unlocked!
29 U.S.C. § 157 (@organizingpower.bsky.social) reposted
If you had told me in 2012 that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign manager would be posting like this 13 years later i would not have believed you
MeteorBlades (@meteorblades.bsky.social) reposted
Independent commissions are the fairest way to redistrict states, and EVERY state shd do it. But the messaging from the GOP foes of Calif. temporarily returning to partisan districting is like calling out Ukraine for fighting Russia. CA Democrats didn’t start this fight; TX Republicans did.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
"Those who know, don't say, and those who say, don't know." Old saying in spiritual circles.
James Endicott (@o76923.bsky.social) reposted
We really need an equivalent of common carrier laws for all infrastructure. Payment processors should be obligated to process all legal transactions. They shouldn't have any more say in it than my electric company can decide what I'm allowed to plug in.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Grats, big guy! That's awesome!
Hunter (@hunterub.bsky.social) reposted
We literally ended up in fascism because people with op-ed bylines didn't want to distance themselves from friends who told lies and promoted war crimes: it would've made cocktail parties awkward. So they decided the real problem was that YOU were judging them for that.
Bree Lundberg (@breelundberg.com) reposted
Just a periodic reminder that it's a good idea to bookmark your favorite artists' sites, sign up for their newsletters, and follow them everywhere you can. (My links are in my profile & pinned post!). Because of the current climate of censorship you never know where we'll get kicked off of next.
BearAZ05 (@bearaz.bsky.social) reposted
This amused me.
BearAZ05 (@bearaz.bsky.social) reposted
Trick Weekes (@trickweekes.bsky.social) reposted
The United States is what you get if you actively try to make Omelas happen.
Hank Hoffman (@hankhoffmanct.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I'm not a Newsom fan—I think his attacks on trans kids & homeless people are reprehensible—but I'm glad he's doing what he's doing. Another Dem who seems to take joy in politics—w/o the down sides of Newsom—is Zohran Mamdani.
Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler.bsky.social) reposted
Newsom ditched the supine/olive branch thing, adopted an aggressive posture, and instantly got a second look from millions of skeptical voters. Good conversation here about the lesson for other Democrats.
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
stop calling everything a distraction youtube.com/shorts/yyFjN...
amy brown (@amybrown.xyz) reposted
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Oof, I was right, and wow, that's lame. Weird timing for Square to be doing this given the fading playerbase, but oh well...
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh dear. I'm afraid to ask, but... what's going on? I'm assuming you're talking about Mare Synchronos
Mel Buer (@melbuer.bsky.social) reposted
Just spitballin' here...how many more times do we have to see the absolutely concrete evidence that an infusion of cash assistance--be it UBI, rental assistance, or some other scheme--lowers homelessness rates, raises productivity and overall health, etc., before we just...do the thing
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Nicely done, big guy! Thanks for sharing it with us!
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social)
This is how it's done.
🌙Sonny Ross🌞 (@sonnyross.bsky.social) reposted
There are 20 left and then they’re retired and I get taken off a checklist for travelling to the states 🤙 www.sonnyross.com/shop/together
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Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) reposted
This a great read.
Targrus (@cigar-orc.us) reposted
Requiring someone to sign up in order to opt out makes this sound like mob tactics. If someone hasn't opted in they haven't licensed you their work and assuming otherwise is IP theft. Plain and simple.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
... while he does his "accordion hands" thing. I can totally see it. Oh, and it's always "two weeks" or "a short period of time," remember!
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Ye gods and bottles of EEK, this is bad. I mean, the first 2/3 of it are pretty accurate, but what the last 1/3 says about their business model is horrific. Holy crap, but this is awful for creators.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
BearAZ05 (@bearaz.bsky.social) reposted
THIS
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social)
Ye gods and bottles of EEK, this is bad. I mean, the first 2/3 of it are pretty accurate, but what the last 1/3 says about their business model is horrific. Holy crap, but this is awful for creators.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
That's... actually really insightful, and probably exactly what's going on here. LLM "AI" doesn't think, it just repeats what it's been fed.
Meg Syv (@megsyv.bsky.social) reposted
Read my comic Daughter of the Lilies, it's got peak Millennial escapism: strong unions and good management. Also they fight a giant frog demon and stuff. www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/part-1-... Content Warning for implied adult language, violence, and gore.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Compared to others, you are fine. And we all like seeing your work! It is why we follow you.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social)
Give this a read. Deeply snarky, utterly hilarious. The Nobel incident is only a starting point for Hunter.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Both of you look beefy as fuck, but damn, @bulkingcanuck.bsky.social's thighs are just
Seán Ferrick (@seanferrick.bsky.social) reposted
To whom it may concern at @bsky.app @jessiegender has received more hatred and vitriol in her career simply for being a trans person daring to exist in a public space. People like J.K.Rowling and her cronies have organised dog piles to ruin her life - please dont be part of that Reinstate her.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, man, I can only imagine. Keep hydrated. I originally wanted to say, "Pics or it didn't happen," but no one should put you through that, heh.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously?! Delisting means it doesn't show up in search results. For example, it shows up on a search for the word "brixen". The search autocomplete stuff does not include all games. Did it appear in autocomplete before the alleged delisting? I suspect no one checked.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, and? I suspect you think the lack of appearance in search suggestions is somehow a sign of being delisted? IT ISN'T. Stop attacking your allies. moxieloaf.itch.io/dibs-tentacl...
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
this performance should exempt this man from electric bills forever give him several awards while we're at it
Sacramento Radical Education (@sac-rad-edu.bsky.social) reposted
Clean up your links before you share them with others. It's a small and simple piece of operational security that anyone can integrate into their practice.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Ugly LYING bitch, don't forget that. to ya both
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Someone should have put Madonna's "Vogue" on a speaker system, blasting across this show of posing. Appropriate and hilarious.
Amadi Lovelace (@amaditalks.bsky.social) reposted
This is not a massive decision or any kind of change. Costco has never carried mifepristone in its pharmacies. An anti-abortion group is taking credit for something that didn't happen, possibly to generate disingenuous left-wing ire against one of the few corporations that hasn't gone MAGA.
John Clark (@renbear67.bsky.social) reply parent
Can confirm. I was a *novice* and I was welcomed by my group. Don't settle. You're awesome.
Micah (@rincewind.run) reposted
I love that this dude is regularly going viral for being a mensch, this is what hobbies should be all about sharing excitement, no judgment, generosity and kindness pure dudes rock
Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) reposted
Every federal law enforcement agency involved needs its budget zeroed and all employee benefits revoked. They obviously don't have real work to do. If they did, they'd be complaining, individually or through their unions, about being tasked to harass minorities on the street. But they aren't.
Ben (@benfields.net) reposted reply parent
Taps sign bsky.app/profile/benf...