Patrick S. Noonan's Avatar

Patrick S. Noonan

@patricknoonan

management prof emeritus, decision scientist, armchair astronaut, writer, traveler, lead guitarist (Outer Park & Laurasia) Music: https://linktr.ee/patricksnoonan

1,254
Followers
882
Following
1,210
Posts
06.10.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan

Preview
Why Isn’t Trump (Even) Less Popular? There are two reasons.

Trump's got about 39% support right now. How is that possible?

two things:
1. fascism has a constituency
2. partisanship is powerful

I talk about both at some length here. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/why-isnt-t...

10.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7
Preview
a cartoon of winnie the pooh talking to tigger about eating recursion Alt: a cartoon of winnie the pooh talking to tigger about eating recursion

Do people on Twitter then post those BlueSky posts?

10.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Make the pie higher This poem is composed entirely of actual quotes from George Bush. Circulating on the internet for some time, it was reportedly compiled by Washington Post writer Richard Thompson. Here we reproduce it...

Source: www.theguardian.com/world/2002/o...

10.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Families is where our nation finds hope, where our
wings take dream. Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher! Make the pie higher!

10.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Will the highways of the internet become more few?
How many hands have I shaked? They misunderestimate me.

I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish can coexist.

10.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

But he did say everything in this classic collage of a poem:

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
and potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?

10.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sovereign Cereal is my new 1968-nostalgia band name.

09.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Defined by… Trump’s determined ignorance, narcissistic sociopathy, and worsening dementia.

09.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHello, Netflix? Look, I’ve got this idea for a new sci-fi thriller and I’d like a shot at pitching it to ya…”

07.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper Alt: old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper

Un anciano le grita a una nube

07.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

… who need one more class to hit full time, and who don’t know any biology.

07.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Put another way: Teaching β€œmilitary [anything]” would be catnip for gung ho vets and armchair warriors.

07.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but my first high school biology class was taught by the wrestling coach. That is, may be overestimating the degree to which classes are staffed by experts.

07.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man with glasses and a mustache says we 've had some great times . Alt: Arrested Development character says "we've had some great times" followed by graphic that says "footage not found"

Oh come on, this Administration is not that bad, is it? Is it???

07.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there's a thing I like to call "load-bearing assumptions", that you don't notice until they're suddenly gone (e.g the air you breath has oxygen in it).

the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 3373 πŸ” 850 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 36
Preview
a woman wearing headphones and a microphone has the word oopsie on her face . Alt: a woman wearing headphones and a microphone has the word oopsie on her face .
06.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

… and THEN some.

06.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man wearing glasses and a tie looks serious Alt: a man wearing glasses and a tie looks serious

Assistant to the Special Envoy

06.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes let’s please skip over the starving in the rubble of our cities while mourning our dead phase, and get right to the trials.

06.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and that β€œdumb, politically correct war” in Iraq still killed what… over 100,000 civilians?

05.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Interesting graphic from Pew Research.

05.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

They have a storefront where I can stuff envelopes or something?

05.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m in!

05.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Their sophomore release, β€œLove at Second Bite,” was a banger.

05.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They share a WeWork with Vegetarians Against the Klan.

05.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If there was video of a Senate Dem giving a compound fracture to a Marine while wearing his dress blues, that guy would've been burned at the stake by close of business

05.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 2475 πŸ” 537 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 7

Let’s get #GraphicDesignSky working on this in time for the upcoming #NoKings on March 28!

05.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

03.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 3966 πŸ” 1280 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 131

Trump is throwing away a billion taxpayer dollars a day on another war in the Middle East.

All while cutting funding for health care, SNAP, and children’s cancer research.

04.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

You know, β€œurban.”

04.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0