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"He's pretty damned independent," said Jay. "And lazy. That's a bad combination." Freelance writer, editor, and improv teacher https://www.mercuryimprov.com

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Latest posts by ratliff.bsky.social on Bluesky

i genuinely think his standup is smarter than it reads but i don't discount the possibility that I'M the dumb guy in this scenario

17.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

holy shit

17.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

genuinely impressed that someone can work up any vitriol about nate bargatze

(unless you're referring to his character in the movie, in which case agreed, what a knucklehead)

17.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

you may be overthinking this

17.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i don't know you but no

17.02.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i like talarico but i don't love colbert picking candidates in primaries

17.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i love this but am unsure what it means

17.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i think his heart's in the right place and he's done courageous things but it's always been obvious to me that he thinks he's smarter than everybody else and sees himself as tolerantly guiding us toward the true path

17.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and studiously avoided mentioning crockett's name even though the tiktok incident doesn't make sense without it

17.02.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

will do, thanks for the help!

17.02.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(i tried that three times)

17.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hmm, it's unchecked but when i check and uncheck i get this error message and then have to restart

17.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

oh they are

17.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*second and third

17.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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second two posts are accounts i don't follow

17.02.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bluesky, help me out: i get a ton of posts in my following feed from people i'm not following. these are not reposts, they're people i don't know ENTERING MY SPACE UNINVITED.

what obvious thing am i missing here?

17.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

wait are you running for president

17.02.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

also, he went into black churches, his natural base but also historically not a particularly queer-friendly space, and advocated for gay rights and research into aids treatment despite the political cost

again, no relevance whatsoever to where we are now

17.02.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if only they had listened to us!

17.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

jesse jackson was the first candidate i ever worked for because he was the only democrat saying that we needed to UNDO what reagan had done rather than just accept it as the new reality

not that this has any relevance to the current moment

17.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think the powers that be care about these guys in particular, but if they're easily replaceable that might suggest they're not worth all that money they're being paid, and that's an idea they don't want anyone reflecting on.

15.02.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

holy shit that's good, thx for the rec

15.02.2026 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

knowing it'll pass in time doesn't make it any easier now, so sorry

14.02.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this drives me nuts! my parents are blue maga and all their critiques of the dems moving too far left are indistinguishable from fox news talking points

12.02.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

no offense but this is chevy chase and steely dan erasure

11.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post a banger that isn't in English

youtu.be/lp9uZKy6H7Y?...

10.02.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

kid (sic) rock (sic)

09.02.2026 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.

"Okay, but that's an idea, not an emotion."

08.02.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

evoking fond memories of the italian elon musk account

06.02.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

disliking myself for liking this

06.02.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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