Paul 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇦🇺🇦

@rickter.bsky.social

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I write code, listen to music, and participate in my local government. People pay me to do only one of these.

Three costumed .dinosaurs ask to make fascism extinct
Video of Ceddanne Rafaela hitting a game winning triple at Fenway Park on September 26, 2025
No Kings rally in Belmont Mass with a “Crush ICE” sign.
Whether in chains or in laurels, Liberty knows nothing but victories. —Wendell Phillips (1811-1884)
Chuck Schumer gets the death stare
A variety of fountain pen cliches, including ink stained hands, Rhodia & Leuchtturm notebooks, iroshizuku ink, cursive handwriting, empty wallet
A photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a quote stating that he left the White House today as the Leader of the Free World.
“Meaningful reform is needed, and Mr. Musk certainly has the background and experience to help accomplish these goals.”
The three panel bicycle fall meme. In the first panel, Trump is riding a bicycle. In the second panel, Trump puts a stick into the spokes of the bicycle, causing the bicycle to fall. In the third panel, an injured Trump complains about DEI.
Screen capture of Bloomberg notification: “From yogurt store operator to tunneling executive, a longtime Elon Musk employee is bringing his unusual talents to the US government.”
TWSBI ECO fountain pen in dark sapphire having just written “TWSBI ECO extra fine” in black ink on lined paper.
Screenshot from blueskyroast.com: Paul Rickter: The Political Pundit Who Can't Pick a Fountain Pen A mix of insightful socio-political commentary and a hint of quirky pen obsession. Imagine a library where the books take jabs at each other while drinking artisanal lattes.
The exterior of the Parmenter Elementary School in Arlington, Massachusetts. Above the door, “Dedicated to Good Citizenship” is inscribed in stone.
A blue Lamy Safari fountain pen with cap off, having just written “Lamy Safari Fine Nib” in blue ink on a green index card
Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen with a sample of writing with it
Waterman fountain pen lying on lined paper
A shallow brook under a bridge on a fall day in Eastern Massachusetts.