CartyBoston

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CartyBoston moved to Rockport, Maine, knows from software, social justice is applied love. Born at 316.18 ppm.

I'm gonna fight. Are you gonna fight? If not just keep moving.

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2026-05-03 11:38:36 UTC

If you are a v-blogger with a good JFK Jr. impersonation? I'm sorry, they are dime a dozen.
Do a good Melania, that will make you famous.
"Doonald is a Eww-nifier."

2026-04-30 10:49:52 UTC

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I have, once, but I was distracted. We had fun.

2026-04-30 10:44:18 UTC

Louisiana!
Come for the food and music, immediately leave because they are a bunch of fucking fascists.

2026-04-30 10:08:59 UTC

Imagine meeting Jeff Bezos and having to pretend that Lauren Sánchez is not grotesque.

2026-04-08 08:32:39 UTC

First things first: Trump is done, the people in his admin are done, the Republican party may not be done but now it's a much weaker clown-show.
We just need to rebuild the USA's reputation in the the world, best-case that takes a generation.

2026-04-07 20:05:16 UTC

No word from Marco Rubio, what a festering tumor of a man.

2026-03-31 08:34:25 UTC

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You're angry at terrible things Americans have done, so am I.
If you don't give a shit whether you are being constructive you've given up. It's OK.

2026-03-31 08:19:08 UTC

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I get that it's easier to conceptualize the USA as a single thing, I don't know how insightful or constructive it is.

2026-03-19 12:11:47 UTC

"Where are you from?"
If you say "Boston" they are going to engage, if you say "Pennsylvania" they leave you alone.

2026-03-14 08:15:45 UTC

He is aggressively stupid. Usually the stupid people are a little self-conscious.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/226/531/015/319/423/original/b62a2acc56cfbaba.png

2026-03-07 13:55:18 UTC

OMG, I went almost my whole life before hearing that.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/188/228/035/642/583/original/fd2b0d262dc76ec5.png

2026-02-24 10:35:03 UTC

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I understand, and my God what could be more personal.
Here (I keep saying here) one has to have confidence that someone who can write prescriptions is on board.

2026-02-24 09:40:17 UTC

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Here, when managing end of life care it is *critical* to understand if one's providers have ideological constraints precluding them from delivering proper care.
It's unthinkable that people die in pain in 2026.

2026-02-22 09:31:12 UTC

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We don't care, that is *precisely* the problem.

2026-02-21 11:29:26 UTC

Monster Cat says "It's #Caturday, don't forget to protest."
On it, little dude.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/108/383/527/317/908/original/d3398842afee316c.jpeg

2026-02-13 13:12:11 UTC

American Pharmacist, 1980: Learn all of human physiology so the doctors won't kill your customers.
American Pharmacist, 2026: Explain to poor people why they can't have drugs.

2026-01-28 13:49:34 UTC

Americans:
One dead innocent white person? Cost of doing business.
*Two* dead innocent white people? Everyone is *finally* studying the Civil War.

2026-01-28 13:39:44 UTC

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I am an equal opportunity misanthrope.

2026-01-28 13:38:58 UTC

Yes, but most Americans are too far up their own ass to know what that means.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/115/972/998/366/940/215/original/cf28e612e5ffe1f3.png

2026-01-23 19:58:01 UTC

If he had a large but manageable diamond stud in his left ear I'd fear him more.
(pic: "Getty", I don't think that a person anymore, sorry)
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/115/946/175/533/966/521/original/e737fa2aec27b9a2.png

2026-01-20 10:14:08 UTC

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Is there really no bot that's going to post here "California wines are quite good now."

2026-01-19 11:51:49 UTC

Here, save me a $240 (post tax) session.
It's several years ago, Boston, long story short I am ubering to the animal hospital to put my cat to sleep.
He shows up, explains that the cat carrier has to go in the trunk.
Calmy, you need to understand how calm this was, I thought "Fuck, now I have to hurt this guy."
I said something, I don't remember what, he let the dying cat ride, but I am still that calm guy.

2026-01-19 09:57:14 UTC

I'm out, who will be a dove and give us a gift link for this?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/opinion/renee-good-last-words.html

2026-01-19 09:46:33 UTC

"Carty, you can get on my case for being distracted by #Greenland or by #Bluesky, but not both."
Sure I can.

2026-01-17 18:31:48 UTC

Damariscotta, Maine just now.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/115/911/862/291/938/238/original/21d8a6df788b4b1d.png

2026-01-15 14:46:57 UTC

My plan?
If I kill everyone else I can live indefinitely off lobsters and heat with wood.
I think many others over-invest in their plans.

2026-01-15 11:05:17 UTC

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I have no Trumper neighbors, it was a lot of work.

2026-01-15 11:04:24 UTC

When I post on Facebook (who asked you?) I assume the reader is American.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/115/898/778/568/089/469/original/151af1fb0c7f1241.png

2026-01-13 11:02:57 UTC

"I'm still on #twitter because I care more about my insecure ego than I do my impact on the world."
Why are we even reading what these people type?
Fuck 'em, seriously.

2026-01-12 11:36:23 UTC

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I obsessively watch "Archer" episodes, I can't believe how well it works. I am going to get outside more too.

2026-01-12 10:31:26 UTC

Look, I am a white man and even I get that we were ever only a nation of laws for white men.
We are not going to fix this with "law".

2026-01-09 12:53:54 UTC

I don't know what the fuck we are supposed to do with all this oil.

2026-01-09 09:39:38 UTC

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I'll pile on, we're oblivious to the havoc we're causing to people living here too.
Just a little defensiveness while I am here, for my whole 66 year life I've never seen the rest of the West trying so desperately to appear different.
That's good, I suppose.

2026-01-04 13:26:18 UTC

Don't forget to preface your take with "I am no Maduro lover, but ... " so we know to immediately stop reading.

2025-12-29 12:49:34 UTC

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Some LISP graybeard is going to show up and kick my ass.

2025-12-29 12:26:53 UTC

When I came of age there was "computer programming" but *no* one knew *any*thing about it, and software engineering did not exist.
Things change *fast* my compadre.

2025-12-22 10:10:07 UTC

Being a #twitter user is litertally immoral.
Posting #twitter links here is just stupid and banal.

2025-12-17 10:51:39 UTC

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that wikipedia article could have been written by big fisher.

2025-12-17 10:49:47 UTC

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They eat domestic cats, all cats in Maine of any longevity live inside.
I don't blame the fishers, just want to get the word out.

2025-12-12 12:34:59 UTC

Hey fellow feminists? You know tons of misogynists are women, right?
I only make the point because it fundamentally affects our strategy and tactics.

2025-12-10 08:45:35 UTC

There was never any reason to trust #Bluesky , you just move from one shitty trend to another.
I am honest with you because I love you.

2025-12-07 10:20:26 UTC

I am 66. I am, kind of, for the first time, the person I want to be.
I don't know if it was possible to do faster, it doesn't really matter.

2025-12-02 09:08:52 UTC

If my local paper can write a headline, why can't the fucking New York Times?
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2025-12-01 09:46:20 UTC

I'm on whichever spectrum makes you scream out "that's two words!"
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2025-11-28 08:34:11 UTC

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Vance is a lightweight, I think.
He cares deeply about nothing. I think he'll be more like GWB then get thrown the hell out.

2025-11-24 11:29:25 UTC

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sufficient fat to carry the flavor is key - I use light cream or half and half, and not too much sugar, the chocolate tastes so good!

2025-11-23 09:19:09 UTC

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You may not be happy with the experts they pick.

2025-11-10 10:57:33 UTC

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When that happens, if I am excited I buy a ticket then forget to attend.

2025-11-08 13:14:31 UTC

He's at 37%.
Tired: "Trump takes down the Republican Party."
Wired: "Trump takes down capitalism, worldwide."

2025-10-04 11:02:54 UTC

You guys, update on the #Bluesky controversy:
1. Bluesky never mattered, and
2. Bluesky still doesn't matter.

2025-09-26 09:03:35 UTC

Hillary? Kamala?
I don’t care if you’re Joan of Arc, you get one shot then you make room for someone else.

2025-09-18 12:21:27 UTC

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I get that these are dangerous times, but she sounds like a punk, insecure about her ability to defend herself personally. They are shook up.

2025-08-12 11:46:55 UTC

I think capitalism ended when the middle managers could start messaging each other during meetings using their pagers, what was that, like, 1995.

2025-07-29 10:22:01 UTC

*Somebody* killed 60,000 people in Gaza and as soon as I can figure out who it was I am going to be very, very anti-them.

2025-07-25 12:14:12 UTC

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The American "left" is not immune to childish hero worship.
Bernie, Hillary, Obama, AOC, Mamdani is now trending hard.

2025-07-22 12:32:54 UTC

Your neighbors are the problem, not some amorphous policy thing, not Trump.
It's your neighbors. Do you have the courage to confront them?
No? Maybe tone down the posting here then.

2025-07-21 11:12:24 UTC

With regard to Sam Altman's position on copyright it's important to remember that his sister Annie accuses him of emotional and sexual abuse.

2025-07-20 14:03:00 UTC

Climate change, sure.
But you know who have always built in flood plains? Poor people.
It may be difficult, but it's not complicated.

2025-06-30 10:46:08 UTC

"Dunkin' Donuts Filters My Mastodon Instance"
A post from Carty, brought to you by Carty.
Dunkin' Donuts filters my mastodon instance.

2025-06-13 09:02:12 UTC

Israel is waging peace again, God, we are so fortunate to have them.

2025-06-09 13:39:28 UTC

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""As a vessel flying the British flag, it falls under the jurisdiction and responsibility of the UK Government, which has a legal duty to defend 'Madleen' and the civilians on board"
I get that the flotilla believes that but I'm not sure it's actually true.

2025-06-01 13:42:47 UTC

#Musk had exactly one (1) shot at real power and failed completely, it's not a big story.

2025-06-01 11:01:43 UTC

No one makes you use #Windows, you choose to do that.
No one makes you use #github, you choose to do that.
No one makes you watch #youtube, you choose to do that.
Unfortunately, you are more powerful than you think.

2025-05-18 11:10:34 UTC

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he was convicted in civil court and paid $40K.
Kevin fucking Spacey does not need your advocacy.

2025-04-24 20:12:16 UTC

"Eggs are plentiful" is our "the trains ran on time"

2025-04-21 10:13:32 UTC

All I know is:
a) The pope met with Vance.
b) The pope is dead.

2025-04-03 10:14:04 UTC

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"reducing EU use of US-based tech" sounds like a good idea in any event, I need to do that too 😜 .

2025-03-20 20:51:47 UTC

Remember folks, in the damp spring weather the lithium batteries take a little longer to ignite.

2025-03-19 12:42:56 UTC

The probability that someone runs their own mail server and you won't hear about it constantly is near zero.
It's very difficult, like cutting a new path through the jungle difficult, not tech difficult.

2025-03-15 08:28:52 UTC

Everything was *fine* until Chuck Schumer came along.

2025-03-12 13:55:40 UTC

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that is such either/or thinking

2025-03-08 08:40:36 UTC

"Carty, I'm not a fascist I just really, really like capitalism."

2025-03-07 00:11:05 UTC

I will never be a better person than one who is happy when #SpaceX fails.

2025-03-06 13:39:54 UTC

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yes, absolutely
Yes, with the benefit of having now experienced the future the former field of Dem candidates is proving fundamentally ill suited.
We need a new field of candidates, younger, with better perspective on what matters.
But the Nazis ushered in Trump, to believe anything else is - well - pathological.
Might just be how people organize their rhetoric?

2025-03-06 10:45:44 UTC

It's pathological to blame the Democratic Party.
Sure, that's a strong word.
We can improve party policy, but not being Nazis is enough right now.

2025-03-05 09:42:06 UTC

You know who I am discovering I don't like? I'm not saying it's a good thing, I need more people in my life.
People who are afraid of Trump.
Get angry, fight, look for peace, but I guess I am just really not that fond of submissive.

2025-02-25 11:21:03 UTC

The cars suck, the rockets suck, I don't use the satellites *at* *all*, the tunnels don't matter and even *I*, much less typical people, don't give a flying fuck about his brain implants.
Seriously, WTF is going on? It's the investor class you guys.

2025-02-21 10:47:14 UTC

Almost everyone who thinks they know what Jesus said, including most atheists, are annoyingly wrong.
They made me study it before it was weird.

2025-02-15 12:50:22 UTC

Bob Dylan is much, much more talented than you.
I'm sorry, what were we talking about?

2025-02-15 10:29:21 UTC

I'm not going to tell you how to protest.
But you'd better fucking protest.

2025-02-15 10:19:16 UTC

Also interesting? How clueless many on the right are about why the left is so pissed. It's like they *become* their lack of awareness.
"Wanna grab a beer?"
No, you fucking Nazi.

2025-02-11 00:09:50 UTC

Jesus, #Google sucks, what a bunch of snivelling cowards.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/113/982/343/896/323/650/original/dbb8dccedc33e49d.png

2025-02-04 01:11:26 UTC

And ... it turns out the "founding fathers" had no fucking idea how to form a government.

2025-02-03 09:26:19 UTC

The key to truly enjoying your #Tesla is to have absolutely no self-awareness whatsoever.

2025-02-01 12:14:13 UTC

When you find out he's #Musk curious, you don't try to change his mind, you organize your new life without him.
It's a *lot* of work y'all.

2025-02-01 12:10:22 UTC

It costs $680 to run this ad in the Portland (Maine) Press Herald.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/113/928/553/488/388/885/original/e812f0b6a054f833.png

2025-01-26 00:00:52 UTC

No, this one is the bad fascism.

2025-01-25 10:16:38 UTC

I mean the Nazi salute was it, there is no other *thing* he is going to do to make people "see".
You need a new plan, and the new plan should not consist of you simply sitting on your ass typing.

2025-01-21 11:03:47 UTC

People who refer to "politics" really do believe it is a thing that one can pick up and maybe - maybe not - develop an interest in, like a model train or something.

2025-01-17 10:26:18 UTC

Not to get too technical.
None of the Apollo rockets blew up but that program was not run by by a childlike douche.

2025-01-15 11:28:16 UTC

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I think there are exceptions, here's one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Farmer
He literally inspires me to tolerate the enormous amounts of bullshit in the world.

2025-01-15 10:45:49 UTC

"Your posters will litter the street."
There are currently human beings littering the street.
I practice these.
https://mastodon.roundpond.net/system/media_attachments/files/113/831/967/819/499/873/original/7adfe3f2978f8d2e.png

2025-01-15 10:35:48 UTC

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Alina Habba went to my alma mater, that's pretty bad but for the most part we were privileged but harmless.

2025-01-15 10:34:12 UTC

Pete Hegseth went to Harvard.
Am I the first person to ask? How come Harvard matriculates so many shitty people?

2025-01-12 13:31:28 UTC

Psssssst.
*All* security is through obscurity.

2025-01-12 11:12:36 UTC

Those gym shorts make you look fat and your #Tesla makes you look like a fascist.

2025-01-09 09:11:34 UTC

Greenland must be pretty psyched it will be getting Chuck E. Cheese.

2024-12-31 12:58:59 UTC

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"I don't judge."
- People who judge

2024-12-31 12:58:32 UTC

If you are regularly "in line" at a "drive thru" there is a pretty good chance you have made some fundamentally bad decisions in life.

2024-12-29 09:53:14 UTC

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My parents were teachers, I went to the private schools they taught at, most of my colleagues were wealthy.
I agree completely with your analysis and will only add that in retrospect they were virtually all miserable.