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@rmoore31415926.bsky.social

Committing the sin of empathy every chance I get. We are the Universe trying to figure itself out. Some parts are more curious than others.

created January 19, 2025

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Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

These people wake up every morning, look in the mirror, and say "what bad decision can I make today?"

3/9/2025, 6:27:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

They have a difficult time when someone moves their food bowl.

3/9/2025, 3:49:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

You also get a boost the closer you are to the equator. Maybe they should move them to Mara Lago?

3/9/2025, 2:41:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow, he must be in there A LOT.

3/9/2025, 2:17:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Next up: shooting planes out of the sky.

3/9/2025, 6:24:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

And yet, if he is around, who will remove him from the WH? Anyone with the authority to do that works for him. The Supreme Court only has power to the extent that people follow the law. They really have no ability to enforce their judgements.

2/9/2025, 9:19:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

And yet, no matter how bad he gets, he'll NEVER give up the office. Even after the next presidential election.

2/9/2025, 8:02:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

No cup holders for drinks and popcorn? Hard pass.

2/9/2025, 8:00:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I was hoping he had surpassed his usual drivel, but that may not be possible at this point.

2/9/2025, 7:50:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

C'mon, they'll at least have a yard sale.

2/9/2025, 7:46:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I didn't see. What happened?

2/9/2025, 7:43:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Did the flat earthers tell them that Alabama was closer to space?

2/9/2025, 7:40:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

They heard it was closer to space.

2/9/2025, 7:09:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

In my mind, I said this in his voice.

2/9/2025, 7:08:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

They have to negotiate at least a continuing resolution this month.

2/9/2025, 6:35:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I think you've been hacked.

2/9/2025, 4:49:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

What, he suddenly stopped doing it?

2/9/2025, 12:38:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Waiting for the poorly done AI image of him holding up a copy of today's newspaper.

2/9/2025, 12:36:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

That thing will fit right into the Dunning Kruger reality we're currently in.

2/9/2025, 12:35:31 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Alright, we'll call it a draw!

1/9/2025, 11:06:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

They are also pronounced completely differently.

1/9/2025, 11:01:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Would someone please explain to him that his Dad can't legally run again?

1/9/2025, 8:39:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

At this point, it's like winning the Kim Jong Un human rights award.

1/9/2025, 8:36:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

HE'S too stupid, but the people manipulating him aren't.

1/9/2025, 7:58:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Just wait. He's on his way to declaring not being MAGA illegal.

1/9/2025, 7:57:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Henry Kissinger got one.

1/9/2025, 7:44:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Representative Becca Balint (@balint.house.gov) reposted

When you go to work, you should receive a livable wage. You should have health care and workplace protections. You should be able to join a union without fear of retaliation. These are the common sense demands of the labor movement. It is essential. Happy Labor Day!

1/9/2025, 5:13:49 PM | 189 39 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Inside OR outside the hospital.

1/9/2025, 7:37:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

And of course, wouldn't call himself a Colonel.

1/9/2025, 5:15:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

There's a MARINE!

1/9/2025, 5:04:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Deniz Opal (@selzero.bsky.social) reposted

Fuck social media read books
1/9/2025, 10:45:00 AM | 14721 2291 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

The ghost of Bea Arthur could not be reached for comment.

1/9/2025, 4:36:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

First responder was heard to say: " relax, that's not blood running down his head."

1/9/2025, 4:33:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture womensartbluesky.bsky.social (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) reposted

Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor, artist who combines tiny pieces of ankara fabric to create portraits of Nigerian women #WomensArt

Collage artwork featuring a standing Black woman leaning on a wall in an interior reading a book
1/9/2025, 6:28:41 AM | 1775 270 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michele Clamp Art (@micheleclamp.com) reposted

I originally intended this to be a preliminary sketch for a larger piece. But after living with it for a few days I actually like it as is - scrappiness and everything #watercolor #watercolorsketch #watercolorpainting #watercolorcityscape #cityscape

watercolor painting of New York rainy streets
31/8/2025, 8:11:15 PM | 8239 589 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

It's difficult to lose something you never had.

1/9/2025, 1:31:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Isn't it the charging time that's the problem?

1/9/2025, 1:27:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe? We're into full Dunning Kruger Capture.

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

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

But will there be any consequences from that crash? He insulated himself from most of them, for now.

31/8/2025, 3:29:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, birds aren't real,..so ..

31/8/2025, 3:00:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture womensartbluesky.bsky.social (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) reposted

Trees in a meadow with poppies in bloom, c.1905 by Juliette Wytsman, Belgian impressionist painter #WomensArt #August #UnlockingWomensArt

Painting of a late summer meadow with long yellow grasses, orange flowers and a few small trees
31/8/2025, 2:14:30 PM | 1611 229 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

"We need to stop listening to people who have spent their lives studying this stuff."

31/8/2025, 2:57:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 (@apod.shinyakato.dev) reposted

🔭 NGC 7027: The Pillow Planetary Nebula Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Delio Tolivia Cadrecha apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25083...

A starfield surrounds a bright nebula. The nebula is somewhat rectangular like a pillow and is mostly white with brown filaments inside and blue shells surrounding. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
31/8/2025, 8:00:12 AM | 131 39 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

They. Don't. Care.

31/8/2025, 2:16:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

We'll see.

30/8/2025, 10:35:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I was there at low tide once, waiting for another family to finish taking photos in front of the flower pot rocks so that we could. They turned out to be a former roommate/office mate from grad school and his family.

30/8/2025, 10:01:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

52 feet. Nothing like 100 meters, but it's not something you want to get caught in.

30/8/2025, 9:55:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Only 2 people. Wow .

30/8/2025, 8:50:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Go to New Brunswick to see the tides.

30/8/2025, 8:39:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

When I was a kid, the concert of "owning a copy" hadn't been invented yet .

30/8/2025, 5:04:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Something you often hear from people who have absolutely no idea what scientists do .

30/8/2025, 1:19:40 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Next up: "Ungewoch". Many opportunities to use this with the current administration.

30/8/2025, 1:14:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Does he know what ' literally ' means?

30/8/2025, 12:03:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

The only good thing about this is that when the sock puppets in the new fed fire up inflation, it will affect the members of the Scourt as well.

29/8/2025, 9:09:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

As I like to call it: "Dunning Kruger Capture".

29/8/2025, 9:01:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

We should call it something else, since we've all learned that the Constitution is a pretty weak document.

29/8/2025, 8:57:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

He should just keep not believing in polls.

29/8/2025, 6:40:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Representative Becca Balint (@balint.house.gov) reposted

Young people are losing hope for the future. Prices are high and going up. Buying a home is out of reach. College is expensive and there's no student debt relief. Climate change is destroying the planet. Rights and freedoms are being stripped away. This is not sustainable.

29/8/2025, 4:58:24 PM | 98 21 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

When does the federal debt limit come up for renewal? This seems to be the only thing the Democrats have with regard to negotiating power.

29/8/2025, 5:31:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Uhm, they ARE being used. Do you know how kidneys work?

28/8/2025, 11:59:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

No thanks.

28/8/2025, 8:29:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture womensartbluesky.bsky.social (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) reposted

Bessie Coleman (1892 – 1926) pioneering aviator. As US flying schools denied entry to her as a Black woman, she taught herself French and moved to France earning her license there. She specialised as a stunt pilot. #womensart

image
28/8/2025, 2:43:50 PM | 269 62 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

This AI sounds a lot like the human coders I used to work with. You'd give them a problem, and they'd end up solving a different, more elegant problem.

28/8/2025, 2:33:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Michael Busch (@michael-w-busch.bsky.social) reposted

As always: More people should have paid attention to Octavia Butler's "Parables". www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

28/8/2025, 12:12:09 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere.bsky.social) reposted

Libraries are nice because sometimes we just need to go somewhere organized, but preferably not someone’s home so we don’t have to feel like giant disaster people for not having it all together like they do

28/8/2025, 1:59:34 PM | 505 41 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Notice that the spectrum goes the opposite way on the secondary compared to the primary.

28/8/2025, 2:21:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Another step toward Dunning Kruger Capture.

27/8/2025, 10:02:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

The next president of what?

27/8/2025, 5:07:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

You also have to make them a perfect conductor.

27/8/2025, 5:03:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

The Dunning Kruger Capture is nearly complete.

27/8/2025, 3:13:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

It's just commercials, and any respectable boomer learned to tune those out as a kid .

27/8/2025, 3:02:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Let's hope it's not the last fair election we ever see .

27/8/2025, 2:59:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I LOVE mustard on egg salad, so lots of that.

27/8/2025, 2:52:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

ESPECIALLY if the dogs are bigger than the ponies!

27/8/2025, 2:50:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Linda Tirado (@killermartinis.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Whatever you're doing today is fine, so long as it makes things slightly less bad for you or someone else. That's it. That's the trick. And you're doing fine. I hope your today is better than that but it doesn't have to be. Just so long as somehow, it is a net good in some way.

23/8/2025, 3:10:49 PM | 78 19 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Just make sure you order extra mayo and you'll be fine .

27/8/2025, 2:46:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, well, it's what plants crave, OK?

27/8/2025, 2:45:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Right, the fearing for their lives shouldn't start earlier than the second week.

27/8/2025, 2:44:47 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social)

Once Trump gets his drones into the fed, the Dunning Kruger Capture will be complete.

27/8/2025, 1:55:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

That was the story anyway. Back then they couldn't mention any other kind of drug

27/8/2025, 1:54:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Must have had lots of codeine.

27/8/2025, 1:00:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Great, just what we need. A police/military standoff. That should really work out well.

27/8/2025, 12:57:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

No one commenting on the irony of those vests over camo?

27/8/2025, 12:53:19 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

You mean those Democratic leaders who were picked in FREE and FAIR elections?

27/8/2025, 12:23:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Gee, I wonder why?

26/8/2025, 4:34:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Not sure if this is more or less ironic than her campaign against online bullying.

26/8/2025, 4:02:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Every repressed group has its Kapos.

26/8/2025, 4:00:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Numbers are already capitalized. We need lower case for when values are just not as important.

26/8/2025, 3:53:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks!

26/8/2025, 3:06:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert McNees (@mcnees.bsky.social) reposted

Mathematician Katherine Johnson was born #OTD in 1918. Her orbital mechanics computations played a vital role in many early NASA missions. Astronaut John Glenn trusted her calculations more than those of his onboard flight computer. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 Image: NASA

A black and white photo of Katherine Johnson sitting at her desk. She is wearing glasses and white or light dress with short sleeves and a collar. Johnson is looking to the right of the photographer. An analog adding machine sits on the desk in front of her, along with several papers and a translucent globe with multiple axes used for orbital calculations. She is holding a pen or pencil in her right hand, and wearing a bracelet or watch on her left wrist.
26/8/2025, 2:48:55 PM | 355 128 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

What part of this is the actual planet? The black dot at the center?

26/8/2025, 3:00:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

"If you give up, we'll stop bombing the crap out of you" is, in some sense, a negotiation.

26/8/2025, 2:57:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Is there ANYONE with economic chops that would argue that politicizing the fed is a good idea? You don't have to even go back far to see the consequences of that (Turkyie).

26/8/2025, 2:48:47 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted

I celebrate every victory for voting rights, but this one is particularly special. No issue has been more hotly contested or more important to PA voters than this one. The DSCC and DCCC fought hard and it is great to see them prevail. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

26/8/2025, 2:24:37 PM | 13344 3528 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

Flat earthers would say that the curvature you see is due to the lens they're using.

26/8/2025, 12:28:16 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

And at some point, religious minorities.

26/8/2025, 12:25:44 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm sure there are plenty of nefarious organizations out there with plans to attack the US in some way. The only thing holding them back at this point is that the longer they wait, the easier it will get .

26/8/2025, 12:24:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

I guess it looks like cheating on every spouse you ever had.

25/8/2025, 11:55:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

A site that will choose between 2 lovers? Try TornHub

25/8/2025, 11:36:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oldrunner (@rmoore31415926.bsky.social) reply parent

He never fails to be an embarrassment.

25/8/2025, 9:20:55 PM | 9 2 | View on Bluesky | view