Ryan Fleming

What the hell, Duolingo?

So just to clarify... McConnell isn't dead, but he's been bed ridden and medically confinded to a hospital, and this is the "good" option according to his team?

I just deleted nearly 30K emails from my inbox, going back 15+years. For one moment I saw through the universe, it was glorious.

I have to say, after hearing some of Justice Thomas' 14th arguments, he seems like an interesting guy. Interesting in the same way that ebola or a gas station egg sandwich is interesting, but still.

Oh noes, my Neettflix!

You know the worst thing about job hunting right now? Is having all this extra time to read the news.

Can we stop acting like David Ellison pulled off some genius business maneuver? He bitched for months, then badly overpaid for a company that's been hemorrhaging money.

Historically, it's always a good sign when an organization sends out a press release telling people not to panic.

Hey, just a quick question for clarification: what the fuck?

It kind of sucks looking for a job in PR and comms right now. On the one hand, I don't want to lose a job because of something dumb I said on social media, but on the other, if that type of company cared I would never want to work for them anyway.

I'm not all that surprised Trump would lead us to the brink of WW3, I just didn't think it would be this dumb

Thoughts and prayers

Is it too late to return 2026 and get a different model?

Oh man, I bet the Democrats are working on a STRONGLY worded letter right now. Just blistering. Feelings may even be slightly hurt.

If Google is going to act like we're BFFs and wish me a happy birthday when I log onto gmail, it's only right they should send me a present of some kind too. Cuz you know what, faceless software? I aint your buddy, guy.

Just discovered that my Reddit account -- which I've had for 10+ years -- was connected to my email and so I can't access it anymore. Countless posts and comments, just gone. The weirdest part is that I'm not sure I care. It's like leaving a piece of myself behind. But maybe that's a good thing.

I don't know why people think Trump will be satiated with this. He doesn't do "gratitude." He's been bribed and flattered many times in the past, and he then promptly turned and screwed over the people that "honored" him. He's done it a million times and will do it again.

Show of hands, does anyone believe Trump's bullshit about Portland? As someone that live in Portland, I feel like I'm having an aneurysm every time he comes up with some new lie about us.

Somerwhere, JD Vance is crying into the arms of a loving couch after hearing the "no beardos" speech

Have we gotten to the point yet where the right accuses anyone that connects Trump and Epstein of treason? Maybe pencil that in for next Wednesday?

Did even ONE member of the press try a follow-up? Just one? I get that doing that might get them booted, but why bother staying if you're just covering bullshit anyway?

Sooner or later someone is going to suggest bringing back intermissions to run commercials. And I hope someone else is there to poke them in the eye on behalf of everyone.

The thing that really breaks my fucking heart isn't America's descent into fascism, it's how many people don't seem to give a shit about it.

So what exactly constitutes a film being "produced outside of the United States?"

The Petrova story is messing with me more than most. It's not (just) ICE trying to deport her off to jail and possible death for a misdemeanor, it's the "I'm not MAGA, but..." people that are rationalizing ignoring the Constitution because she had lab samples on her. It ends with a whimper.

Any chance the next Pope won't be a far-right conservative reactionary?

For the next election, instead of a debate how about we have both candidates on stage surrounded a bunch of adorable puppies. The person the dogs like most wins.

This should probably be getting a wee bit more attention. Like, fucking all of it.

Dudes are spening $44,000 to see if anyone minds them being just a wee bit evil

Somewhere on the Disney lot, a group of accountants in charge of managing actors' salaries are curled up under their desks gently weeping

Could someone add me to the White House Slack channels so I can keep up to date on the plans to invade Greenland? Cheers.

I think they would call this sub-optimal

The one thing Schumer has been really good at over the years is convincing people that he's been really good over the years

How far is too far for 77M Americans?

It's like the Dems are firefighters watching a house burn because they are worried about messing up the fire hydrant.

Excited to tell my kids that they can grow up to be anything they want to be, even an indentured servant in some dystopian corporate city-state. Dream big, kids. Dream big.

Anyone had any experience with @quantumfiber.bsky.social internet? Is it just a new gloss on CenturyLink? My @xfinityx.bsky.social bill jumped $50 in a month, so looking for alternatives in Portland.

Just looked at Twitter for the first time in a while and it's mind blowing how many Russian bots are all over the comments. Sure, could just be a lot of horrible, vapid, weird people, but they stink of bots and fake profiles.

Dems in Congress should be organizing mass protests in and out of Chambers every day, while screaming bloody murder. "Deeply concerned" tweets/posts and strongly worded panels aint gonna cut it.