Workers' rights, social justice, all that jazz. If I've blocked you despite not knowing you, it's probably because you were aggressively stupid somewhere.https://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mv2dyyp7l22zThis is so, so, so dumb. (But Canadian Club is awful and should be banned on that basis alone.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2dyyp7l22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3muz6aqnvzs2zSomething negative happened in the 2010-2015 period that would have nothing whatsoever to do with COVID-19. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6aqnvzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3muz5uqypw22zSo this "school" is teaching wage theft and child labor violations? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz5uqypw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mud44xc7hk2rTruer words have never been written. I have often wondered why otherwise smart people feel compelled to reply to the latest dumb thing written by a vaunted mediocrity like Yglesias. Just don't read that dreck. There is literally no need to pollute your reading diet like that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud44xc7hk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mtzhlhevqk2zIn a lot of the albums in her long middle period, Dolly turned in some terrific vocal performances that were murdered by awful production (e.g., her 1980 "House of the Rising Sun," backed by tinny synth rock dreck). I hope some of them get rescued in loving remixes.26 Aug 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzhlhevqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mtm75yob6s26STUDY: Although laundering substantially reduced contaminant levels, residues of carcinogenic compounds from exposure during controlled burns remained significantly detectable in firefighters' PPE. http://acs.digitellinc.com/p/s/non-target-analysis-of-the-chemical-exposome-of-wildland-firefighter-gear-insight-into-occupational-exposure-and-health-implications-66414221 Aug 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm75yob6s26https://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mtbzcnr5rc27What the actual what? https://www.404media.co/show-how-3m-is-0-at-fault-expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-write-report-defending-company-in-deadly-explosion-lawsuit/17 Aug 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbzcnr5rc27https://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mssup2wgok22Do we really need to make agencies more responsive to presidential orders? Seems like they're stupidly responsive now to stupid orders. https://www.notus.org/agencies/ex-biden-officials-are-planning-how-to-build-back-the-government-post-doge11 Aug 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssup2wgok22https://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3msqh4b2bwc2mGonna need food types to stop already with the term “frizzled.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqh4b2bwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3msiv7vvepk22It's too bad "performative" is used so often these days to mean inauthentic, because J.L. Austin's version of the term would be very useful for discussing the contemporary vogue for demanding disavowals, condemnations, and other speech acts in response to others' speech.07 Aug 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiv7vvepk22https://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3mseb7dgw5222New study: Veteran coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from black lung at the highest rates in nearly 50 years. ONE IN THREE tested in the last 5 years showed black lung. https://publichealthwatch.org/2026/08/05/black-lung-disease-coal-miners-appalachia/05 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseb7dgw5222https://bsky.app/profile/bobhasathought.bsky.social/post/3ms7icpnzk222The "What's New on @netflix.com" list that just updated is a giant wall of crapola and content recycled from YouTube.03 Aug 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:xesh2ongq5ft2oql6fvx52vp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7icpnzk222