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Torberg M. Tonnessen ("Tor") (he/him/his) Got tired of using "Antisocial Misanthrope" as my display name; sorry for any confusion. NYC origin; Baltimore resident Husband of @lynbelzer.bsky.social

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Yeah, kiddo and friends have shared their locations with each other, but kiddo and I don't share with each other.

Though we will sometimes temp share to help with a "meet me / pick me up here" kinda thing.

I don't feel the need to scry on demand.

14.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the last two weeks, since getting my ADHD meds back, I have been more productive and motivated to actually do things around the house than I have in YEARS.

And honestly? It absolutely pisses me off.

I HAD this at one point a number of years ago, and it was taken from me.

13.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Defense secretary openly states that a pro-Trump billionaire taking over a news network (following regulatory help from the administration) will result in coverage more favorable for the administration.

13.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 4035 πŸ” 1318 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 39

So if anybody -- state attorneys general, Democratic politicians, sentient beings -- doesn't understand why Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros./CNN is a huge problem, Pete Hegseth is here to explain it to you.

Stop the propaganda. Block this merger.

13.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 1237 πŸ” 382 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 8

Two things here.

One, you don't sit there and whine about media coverage and headlines if things are going well.

Two, the administration is just outright saying that they fully expect Ellison to use CNN to be a Trumpist propaganda organ.

13.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 3442 πŸ” 917 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 28

"[H]ydration app connected water bottle" feels like a phrase that shouldn't exist outside the context of caring for someone with very specific fluid retention concerns (like when the cardiologist and nephrologist are fighting over the patient's diuretic dosages).

13.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't often get up on my soapbox, but here goes. This is why I, as a middle-aged, middle-class, cis white hetero married male US citizen, I despise voter ID laws. (1/20)

13.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, that's absolutely not a branch-specific issue. My wife came home, after doing follow-up care for a young officer who had an encounter with a monkey on a TDY, still laughing.

Apparently the conversation during the follow-up appointment went like this:

12.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
overlooking a series of circular water filled tanks of a sewage treatment plant at night. 

lights line a long brick building on the horizon as a blue-black sky is stark behind a veil of thin puffy clouds in the distance.

overlooking a series of circular water filled tanks of a sewage treatment plant at night. lights line a long brick building on the horizon as a blue-black sky is stark behind a veil of thin puffy clouds in the distance.

good night, sewers.
good night, streams.
good night, operations and maintenance teams.
good night, settling tanks.
good night, stream banks.
good night, engineers, scientists, crews, managers, inspectors, analysts too.
a good night for us means serving with care.

good night, sewers, everywhere.

12.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 1725 πŸ” 324 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 24

Displacer Stink Beasts smell like they're about five feet away from where they actually are.

12.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if I had a nickel for every time someone got in deep shit with a judge for having an LLM fabricate legal citations, I’d… well I’m starting to think I might rack up some real money here

11.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 585 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

Cat is the Hat on the Hat

11.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do I know anyone in Idaho who can tell their state legislature to shove this up their asses?

10.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

No no not listening to him. I'll read other people about what he said later cuz I'm just not listening.

09.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

rt if u hate nazis and love boobs

02.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 3344 πŸ” 2579 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 27

That is an amazing shot!

09.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

oh just a thought if your plan for overthrowing the Iranian government depends on the Iranian public rising up, you likely shouldn't have defunded the American government run news agency that speaks in Farsi.

09.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 2616 πŸ” 507 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 18

Poor guy just wanted to ride a horse but ended up in "Die Hard...on a spaceship!"

08.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
07.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I give up, Claude is conscious. Ergo AI developers must face imprisonment or execution for performing medical experiments on their living slave.

07.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 3812 πŸ” 659 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 16

Excellent! I hate it!

07.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pessimal: "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Your Grace."
Vimes: "I know that one. 'Who watches the watchmen?' Me, Mr. Pessimal."
Pessimal: "Ah, but who watches you, Your Grace?"
Vimes: "I do that, too. All the time. Believe me."

ACAB
Yes, including Sam Vimes
No one is more aware of this than Vimes

07.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a four-panel stick-figure cartoon

panel one:
three standing figures. from left to right, a guy wearing a necktie looking at his phone, an angry MAGA guy yelling FUCK YOUR FUCKIN POST FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU, and a rando just standing there like an NPC. 

panel two:
the guy looking at his phone shows MAGA guy his hand, causing MAGA to vanish. the word Block hangs in the air where fuckface once was. a green-bordered in-game message appears, reading "+2 Mental Health." now the rando is suddenly interested.

panel three:
as our man continues doom-scrolling, a sly grin on his face, the rando on the right puts on a punch-me face and snarls: "Typical lefty, blocking everyone who disagrees with-"

panel four
phone guy shows the hand to punch-me face, causing the rando to vanish. the word Block hangs in the air where that dickhead was. a green-bordered in-game message appears again, reading "+2 Mental Health."

a four-panel stick-figure cartoon panel one: three standing figures. from left to right, a guy wearing a necktie looking at his phone, an angry MAGA guy yelling FUCK YOUR FUCKIN POST FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU, and a rando just standing there like an NPC. panel two: the guy looking at his phone shows MAGA guy his hand, causing MAGA to vanish. the word Block hangs in the air where fuckface once was. a green-bordered in-game message appears, reading "+2 Mental Health." now the rando is suddenly interested. panel three: as our man continues doom-scrolling, a sly grin on his face, the rando on the right puts on a punch-me face and snarls: "Typical lefty, blocking everyone who disagrees with-" panel four phone guy shows the hand to punch-me face, causing the rando to vanish. the word Block hangs in the air where that dickhead was. a green-bordered in-game message appears again, reading "+2 Mental Health."

07.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 7302 πŸ” 2276 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 94

Thick-soled sneakers?

06.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He can put one foot up Killer Croc's ass. Who's on the other foot?

06.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The downfall of so many libertarian efforts - cyber- and otherwise - can be summed up by their failure to understand the fundamental truth of the first line of a John Donne poem:

No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe

05.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

I actually rode the Metro for the first time today and got flummoxed at first and didn't think I could use the app because I didn't spot the one gate that had the barcode reader.

06.03.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

correct

there is no reason for a single one of them to vote for Mullin (yes, Mr. Fetterman, that means you) and they should make this as embarrassing as possible - which, given Mullin’s extensive track record of putting his foot in his mouth, shouldn’t even be that hard

05.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 2593 πŸ” 514 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 13

I don't regret leaving NYC, but I really do miss the subway system.

05.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And I'm only going one stop today. I could walk it, but the Metro (including wait) will be a little faster.

05.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0