Adam Piontek
@73k.us
Hungry angry lonely tired. A creature among creatures.
"Desktop" and "cloud" "engineer" / co-host, Chatter Machine @chattermachine.net with
@katbridges.bsky.social
website, forgotten: https://73k.us
"Desktop" and "cloud" "engineer" / co-host, Chatter Machine @chattermachine.net with
@katbridges.bsky.social
website, forgotten: https://73k.us
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Giving people a little grace isn't a bad thing. Sometimes people don't know things and you can just politely tell them instead of loading a response with snark.
Yes this is me saying this. I haven't been kidnapped.
Yes this is me saying this. I haven't been kidnapped.
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Giving people a little grace isn't a bad thing. Sometimes people don't know things and you can just politely tell them instead of loading a response with snark.
Yes this is me saying this. I haven't been kidnapped.
Yes this is me saying this. I haven't been kidnapped.
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Do you want this to stop?
Or do you want this to stop with the racial, social hierarchy intact ?
Because those are two different goals and only one is attainable
Or do you want this to stop with the racial, social hierarchy intact ?
Because those are two different goals and only one is attainable
January 8, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Do you want this to stop?
Or do you want this to stop with the racial, social hierarchy intact ?
Because those are two different goals and only one is attainable
Or do you want this to stop with the racial, social hierarchy intact ?
Because those are two different goals and only one is attainable
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If you live in NYC, I want to once again encourage you to subscribe to @hellgatenyc.com. They offer good summaries and coverage of what's happening in the city. hellgatenyc.com/governor-hoc... - This is what I read to understand the childcare proposal today.
Governor Hochul Joins the Mamdanissance
The governor backs the mayor on child care, an NYPD demotion commotion, and more.
hellgatenyc.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
If you live in NYC, I want to once again encourage you to subscribe to @hellgatenyc.com. They offer good summaries and coverage of what's happening in the city. hellgatenyc.com/governor-hoc... - This is what I read to understand the childcare proposal today.
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There have been nine ICE shootings. There will be more. I think it may be time to consider these actions in the historical context of the Central American death squads supported by previous iterations of U.S. imperialism. And ICE's hostile incursion into "blue" cities as a form of imperialism, too.
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
There have been nine ICE shootings. There will be more. I think it may be time to consider these actions in the historical context of the Central American death squads supported by previous iterations of U.S. imperialism. And ICE's hostile incursion into "blue" cities as a form of imperialism, too.
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One reason I favor impeaching Noem is because it's a political process for a political problem. No, this will not stop ICE enforcement action but YES it would be an opportunity to educate the public about DHS & perhaps begin to lay a foundation for dismantling it.
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
One reason I favor impeaching Noem is because it's a political process for a political problem. No, this will not stop ICE enforcement action but YES it would be an opportunity to educate the public about DHS & perhaps begin to lay a foundation for dismantling it.
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One of the things that genuinely shocked me as I read through surveillance logs for the police is how much of their energy and attention is dedicated to shutting down vigils and other ceremonies of remembrance.
Anyway ICE was filmed desecrating Renee Nicole Good’s memorial & doing violence to people who found that distasteful. Might be too soon to say if this falls into some kind of pattern of behavior if you’re the stupidest motherfucker on earth.
It would appear that uncritically funding the people that hate us so much that they mint coins commemorating body counts instead of listening to the people who said that the institutional rot within the police is so deeply engrained that they represent a danger to us all has mysteriously backfired.
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
One of the things that genuinely shocked me as I read through surveillance logs for the police is how much of their energy and attention is dedicated to shutting down vigils and other ceremonies of remembrance.
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They keep the trios titles in briefcases and cut promos via Teams.
January 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
They keep the trios titles in briefcases and cut promos via Teams.
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this is my pro wrestling faction btw
January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
this is my pro wrestling faction btw
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Announced ROH card for today's show
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Announced ROH card for today's show
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Thank you, Bandido, for this excellent new meme format!
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Thank you, Bandido, for this excellent new meme format!
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It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
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I'm looking at the data for a column, and "abolish ICE" is both a lot more popular than you probably think, and a lot more popular than it has been in the past, including 2018
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I'm looking at the data for a column, and "abolish ICE" is both a lot more popular than you probably think, and a lot more popular than it has been in the past, including 2018
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I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
January 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
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Ongoing and obvious reminder that firing chemical weapons directly at people's heads like this *is* deadly force.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Ongoing and obvious reminder that firing chemical weapons directly at people's heads like this *is* deadly force.
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Google is forcing more generative AI on Gmail users. I couldn’t think of a better moment to finally drop Gmail (and other Google services)!
I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
January 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Google is forcing more generative AI on Gmail users. I couldn’t think of a better moment to finally drop Gmail (and other Google services)!
I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
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saving this so I can finally make the switch
Google is forcing more generative AI on Gmail users. I couldn’t think of a better moment to finally drop Gmail (and other Google services)!
I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
saving this so I can finally make the switch
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#AEWDynamite MAXIMUM CARNAGE
LIVE, 8/7c, TBS + HBO Max
Wed. 1/14!
Kris Statlander / Willow Nightingale / Harley Cameron vs Thekla / Skye Blue / Julia Hart
The Triangle of Madness called out Stat, Willow + Harley for a fight and they've got one, NEXT WEDNESDAY!
LIVE, 8/7c, TBS + HBO Max
Wed. 1/14!
Kris Statlander / Willow Nightingale / Harley Cameron vs Thekla / Skye Blue / Julia Hart
The Triangle of Madness called out Stat, Willow + Harley for a fight and they've got one, NEXT WEDNESDAY!
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM
#AEWDynamite MAXIMUM CARNAGE
LIVE, 8/7c, TBS + HBO Max
Wed. 1/14!
Kris Statlander / Willow Nightingale / Harley Cameron vs Thekla / Skye Blue / Julia Hart
The Triangle of Madness called out Stat, Willow + Harley for a fight and they've got one, NEXT WEDNESDAY!
LIVE, 8/7c, TBS + HBO Max
Wed. 1/14!
Kris Statlander / Willow Nightingale / Harley Cameron vs Thekla / Skye Blue / Julia Hart
The Triangle of Madness called out Stat, Willow + Harley for a fight and they've got one, NEXT WEDNESDAY!
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Saturday Night #AEWCollision
LIVE at 8/7c, TNT + HBO Max
This Saturday, 1/10
Komander vs El Clon
After El Clon cost Komander a chance at the TNT Championship and attacking him following his match with Hechicero, Komander wants revenge against El Clon, THIS SATURDAY, 1/10!
LIVE at 8/7c, TNT + HBO Max
This Saturday, 1/10
Komander vs El Clon
After El Clon cost Komander a chance at the TNT Championship and attacking him following his match with Hechicero, Komander wants revenge against El Clon, THIS SATURDAY, 1/10!
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Saturday Night #AEWCollision
LIVE at 8/7c, TNT + HBO Max
This Saturday, 1/10
Komander vs El Clon
After El Clon cost Komander a chance at the TNT Championship and attacking him following his match with Hechicero, Komander wants revenge against El Clon, THIS SATURDAY, 1/10!
LIVE at 8/7c, TNT + HBO Max
This Saturday, 1/10
Komander vs El Clon
After El Clon cost Komander a chance at the TNT Championship and attacking him following his match with Hechicero, Komander wants revenge against El Clon, THIS SATURDAY, 1/10!
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Yesterday‘s killing was shocking and horrifying, but let’s not refer to this as a new fracture. Men of often questionable authority have always been permitted to murder citizens in the name of safety, and to be celebrated as heroes afterward by actively evil and morally lazy white supremacists.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Yesterday‘s killing was shocking and horrifying, but let’s not refer to this as a new fracture. Men of often questionable authority have always been permitted to murder citizens in the name of safety, and to be celebrated as heroes afterward by actively evil and morally lazy white supremacists.
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I understand this sentiment but you're not going to get that for the most part from journalists who make it to institutions like the NYT because those institutions filter for compliance.
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I understand this sentiment but you're not going to get that for the most part from journalists who make it to institutions like the NYT because those institutions filter for compliance.
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Once again it's women and trans people on the front lines.
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Once again it's women and trans people on the front lines.
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There is a grave moral consequence to letting this go on. Shut down the government, have a general strike, grind the country to a halt, hit the streets. But not treating a demented administration lying about its thugs committing cold-blooded murder as an emergency? That is an emergency in itself.
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 AM
There is a grave moral consequence to letting this go on. Shut down the government, have a general strike, grind the country to a halt, hit the streets. But not treating a demented administration lying about its thugs committing cold-blooded murder as an emergency? That is an emergency in itself.