August J. Pollak
@augustjpollak.bsky.social
Your face is good. I am a Soos.
I’m not trying to be dismissive or cynical but how are there still people going “how is Twitter letting this happen?” anymore, my brother in Christ the man has spent two solid years doing nothing but turning the app into the Divinity trailer, what hope were you still holding onto
January 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I’m not trying to be dismissive or cynical but how are there still people going “how is Twitter letting this happen?” anymore, my brother in Christ the man has spent two solid years doing nothing but turning the app into the Divinity trailer, what hope were you still holding onto
Admittedly 100% anecdotal, but I road tripped to Texas both this and last year for the holidays in EV, and I can honestly say the drastic decline in CyberTruck appearances at all the charging stations I stopped at this year was noticeable. $100,000 Juiceros.
one nice 2025 memory i'll always have is helping my daughter's girl scout troop sell cookies as a cybertruck drove by and they all started mocking it
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Admittedly 100% anecdotal, but I road tripped to Texas both this and last year for the holidays in EV, and I can honestly say the drastic decline in CyberTruck appearances at all the charging stations I stopped at this year was noticeable. $100,000 Juiceros.
For the benefit of the hopefully very few people who don’t already know this, you will immediately feel much better if you go watch Gravity Falls, a show Netflix spent eight years and literally half a billion dollars to make a fundamentally worse version of in every way imaginable
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
For the benefit of the hopefully very few people who don’t already know this, you will immediately feel much better if you go watch Gravity Falls, a show Netflix spent eight years and literally half a billion dollars to make a fundamentally worse version of in every way imaginable
Seems bad there’s apparently a single person on this planet who would be handwaved by both our media and our government for owning a website that now lets anyone just create child pornography on demand since that exact person is, you know, fucking doing that.
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Seems bad there’s apparently a single person on this planet who would be handwaved by both our media and our government for owning a website that now lets anyone just create child pornography on demand since that exact person is, you know, fucking doing that.
A cashier at a barbecue place in Atlanta asked me “do you work at Videodrome (the local independent video store here)? You have the Videodrome employee phenotype.”
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A cashier at a barbecue place in Atlanta asked me “do you work at Videodrome (the local independent video store here)? You have the Videodrome employee phenotype.”
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
“What if Medicare, but harder?”
To each, the healthcare they need, from each , an amount they can afford to pay
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Let’s cut to the chase. Say you’re not a billionaire. What’s the best way to afford healthcare in the US right now? What would you do?
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“What if Medicare, but harder?”
I won’t exactly call this “optimism” because I dread it happening and certainly have no illusions it would be dangerous and deadly for many, but the White House seems to be rapidly escalating its denial that the ACTUAL military and law enforcement in this country won’t rapidly get fed up with this.
If you're a Democrat, you're a sucker if you imagine this agency has anything to do with immigration. It is--and aspires to be!--a fascist paramilitary goon squad. You should start saying so and lay the groundwork for starving it of funding when you take power
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I won’t exactly call this “optimism” because I dread it happening and certainly have no illusions it would be dangerous and deadly for many, but the White House seems to be rapidly escalating its denial that the ACTUAL military and law enforcement in this country won’t rapidly get fed up with this.
This will not happen. Source: I had sentience from 2008-2016.
After Donald has left the stage, I hope Republicans experience a metaphorical 'forty years wandering the desert' in search of their next titular leader. Maybe we can undo the damage caused by Donald and his minions and restore (and reinforce) the guardrails to keep another like him from rising.
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This will not happen. Source: I had sentience from 2008-2016.
The reason “oh, it’s cute you think there will even BE elections in 2028!” shitlibs are so annoying is they’re unwittingly dreaming of an excuse to not face their consequences. The reality of 2028 is much, much worse, which is libs will probably just renominate Kamala Harris and lose again.
Keir Starmer was the model for centrists and popularists who insisted that moving right on issues, especially immigration, is how you win at politics.
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
December 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The reason “oh, it’s cute you think there will even BE elections in 2028!” shitlibs are so annoying is they’re unwittingly dreaming of an excuse to not face their consequences. The reality of 2028 is much, much worse, which is libs will probably just renominate Kamala Harris and lose again.
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when labour started down this path, over 200 uk politics academics singed an open letter warning them it wouldn't work
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
December 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
when labour started down this path, over 200 uk politics academics singed an open letter warning them it wouldn't work
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
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it's genuinely fascinating to me that "you cannot facilitate a genocide against a people and still expect their vote" is too advanced for some analysts to understand.
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Trump: "I'm not concerned about anything that Israel is doing"
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
it's genuinely fascinating to me that "you cannot facilitate a genocide against a people and still expect their vote" is too advanced for some analysts to understand.
In begrudging fairness, Biden thought his reelection would be saved by getting Poland into NATO. This is probably just further confirmation we shouldn’t let octogenarians be president.
Trump's obsession with the trade deficit is really remarkable. It's a non-issue that isn't remotely on the list of things voters ever gave a damn about, but he's so obsessed with "winning" that he thinks it matters to them.
Blah blah blah…
How come I have to take out a home equity loan to buy a pound of beef?
How come I have to take out a home equity loan to buy a pound of beef?
December 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In begrudging fairness, Biden thought his reelection would be saved by getting Poland into NATO. This is probably just further confirmation we shouldn’t let octogenarians be president.
Sorry I’m late everyone it’s just that I learned there’s an entire graveyard for circus performers in Hugo, Oklahoma and so yeah I’ve been in Hugo, Oklahoma all day
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Sorry I’m late everyone it’s just that I learned there’s an entire graveyard for circus performers in Hugo, Oklahoma and so yeah I’ve been in Hugo, Oklahoma all day
I am just sleep-deprived enough to believe this might be the smartest $39.95 I could ever spend at a Paris, Texas Exxon Travel Stop
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I am just sleep-deprived enough to believe this might be the smartest $39.95 I could ever spend at a Paris, Texas Exxon Travel Stop
NANOWAR OF STEEL - Valhalleluja (ft.Thomas Winkler) | Napalm Records
YouTube video by Napalm Records
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December 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
Obvious in retrospect but it continues to marvel how congestion pricing is going down as one of the most wildly successful policy initiatives in modern political history and the handful of people stubbornly trying to insist otherwise are just pathologically incapable of admitting it
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Obvious in retrospect but it continues to marvel how congestion pricing is going down as one of the most wildly successful policy initiatives in modern political history and the handful of people stubbornly trying to insist otherwise are just pathologically incapable of admitting it
My first thought is actually where does his right arm fucking go
My first thought when I see Donald Trump running away from a crowd while holding something of value?
Definitely the idea that he’s selflessly delivering it to someone else.
Definitely the idea that he’s selflessly delivering it to someone else.
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
My first thought is actually where does his right arm fucking go
Goldman’s district voted 82% Democratic in 2024. The only thing “on the line” with a primary challenge is his job and he knows it.
CNN: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Goldman’s district voted 82% Democratic in 2024. The only thing “on the line” with a primary challenge is his job and he knows it.
Obviously much of this is just because they’re racist and feel safe being open about it, but from the cynical electoral perspective do these guys actually think racism is, you know, popular? Congrats to angry white guys and all on your new champion but you’re not actually the swing vote.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Obviously much of this is just because they’re racist and feel safe being open about it, but from the cynical electoral perspective do these guys actually think racism is, you know, popular? Congrats to angry white guys and all on your new champion but you’re not actually the swing vote.
Cannot and will not ever stop pointing out how cursed that thing was
![On January 22, 2020, Planters released a teaser for its Super Bowl LIV commercial featuring Mr. Peanut, Wesley Snipes and Matt Walsh. The trio was shown hanging onto a branch after accidentally driving the Nutmobile off a cliff to avoid an armadillo with Mr. Peanut electing to let go and fall to his death onto the Nutmobile, which then explodes. The company's social media outlets stated that his funeral would be the subject of Planters' Super Bowl ad.[19][20][21]
Planters suspended the campaign shortly after the Calabasas helicopter crash on January 26, which killed all passengers including former NBA player Kobe Bryant.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mt3gidkmizmeyqei5vv2t5ip/bafkreialmvkzxbrzjtz3k5gmb7wmo4yyr5ee2imd74r2mpyrati3gmgpo4@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Cannot and will not ever stop pointing out how cursed that thing was
No one told me they made orange creamsicle flavored Monster and I’m disappointed in all of you
December 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
No one told me they made orange creamsicle flavored Monster and I’m disappointed in all of you