Brett
@brettkola.bsky.social
Cis hetero ally fellow, aerospace professional
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Please Do Not Release Any More Epstein Files, They Are Not Important, by A Guy In The Epstein Files
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please Do Not Release Any More Epstein Files, They Are Not Important, by A Guy In The Epstein Files
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Generative AI is amazing at tasks where I am not qualified to judge the output.
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Generative AI is amazing at tasks where I am not qualified to judge the output.
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ever wondered about what ranking officers in the us civil war were like? good news. there's not that many types of them. here you go
May 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
ever wondered about what ranking officers in the us civil war were like? good news. there's not that many types of them. here you go
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The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.
Trump has gotten huge numbers of infrequent voters to the polls, twice. He's deeply unpopular but has mobilized a large, unprecedented coalition of Americans motivated by some combination of ignorance, avarice, and cruelty. It is hard to describe what he has as something other than charisma
His charisma is fundamentally incompatible with me (and likely many of the people on Bluesky) but it’s kind of insane to say it doesn’t exist
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.
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We are hurtling toward climate chaos.
The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are here now.
This unfolding emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are here now.
This unfolding emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We are hurtling toward climate chaos.
The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are here now.
This unfolding emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are here now.
This unfolding emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.
(1/n)
(1/n)
August 20, 2023 at 1:55 AM
It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.
(1/n)
(1/n)
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the internet has never been more real life than it is now and tpot's dumbest poster is in charge
September 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
the internet has never been more real life than it is now and tpot's dumbest poster is in charge
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researching a maritime disaster in 2025:
Option A: 350 word article by someone from politics beat
Option B: 60 min netflix docu with 45 min of unsubstantiated vibes
Option C: some rando YTer called Brick Immortar who has a 4 hr breakdown with all court docs & interviews with every survivor
Option A: 350 word article by someone from politics beat
Option B: 60 min netflix docu with 45 min of unsubstantiated vibes
Option C: some rando YTer called Brick Immortar who has a 4 hr breakdown with all court docs & interviews with every survivor
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
researching a maritime disaster in 2025:
Option A: 350 word article by someone from politics beat
Option B: 60 min netflix docu with 45 min of unsubstantiated vibes
Option C: some rando YTer called Brick Immortar who has a 4 hr breakdown with all court docs & interviews with every survivor
Option A: 350 word article by someone from politics beat
Option B: 60 min netflix docu with 45 min of unsubstantiated vibes
Option C: some rando YTer called Brick Immortar who has a 4 hr breakdown with all court docs & interviews with every survivor
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Trump comes out to deliver his autism announcement and it’s literally just this video:
September 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trump comes out to deliver his autism announcement and it’s literally just this video:
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watching kimmel tomorrow
September 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
watching kimmel tomorrow
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One thing that isn’t remarked upon enough is that Gunn making a hit with Superman, and running DC, is a decisive victory against Gamergate-style bad faith attacks from the right. It can be done, and it should be noted, and celebrated as such.
James Gunn, on this week's Peacemaker podcast, talks about how Disney fired him from Guardians 3 after bad-faith right-wing trolls hammered the company. He recalls going through a dark time, realizing he had good friends who loved him, creatively realigning, and now he's running a movie studio.
September 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
One thing that isn’t remarked upon enough is that Gunn making a hit with Superman, and running DC, is a decisive victory against Gamergate-style bad faith attacks from the right. It can be done, and it should be noted, and celebrated as such.
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Last post tonight. We aren't supposed to speculate out loud but you asked. I can't tell you who the Charlie Kirk shooter might be, but I have a guess who it isn't, a lefty. I don't think anyone on the left cared enough about Kirk to do this. He just wasn't that important. Goodnight.
elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall
ALT: elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall
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September 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Last post tonight. We aren't supposed to speculate out loud but you asked. I can't tell you who the Charlie Kirk shooter might be, but I have a guess who it isn't, a lefty. I don't think anyone on the left cared enough about Kirk to do this. He just wasn't that important. Goodnight.
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me, to the judge: “Well if THAT’s what they meant, they should have used punctuation.”
September 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
me, to the judge: “Well if THAT’s what they meant, they should have used punctuation.”
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Watching Disney's Robin hood. "Robin hood and little join walking through the forest"
September 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Watching Disney's Robin hood. "Robin hood and little join walking through the forest"
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watching some episodes of the super mario brothers super show and remembering the summer in college when i got it on DVD having not seen it since i was a kid and me and my buddy james were saying shit like "i could really go for a mozzarella milkshake right now!" for weeks
September 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
watching some episodes of the super mario brothers super show and remembering the summer in college when i got it on DVD having not seen it since i was a kid and me and my buddy james were saying shit like "i could really go for a mozzarella milkshake right now!" for weeks
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Ah fuck my lawyer got drunk & kidnapped a woman & then her husband went to save her but he hit my lawyer’s car from behind when my lawyer slammed on the brakes to pull in to a gas station to buy boner pills 🇺🇸🗽
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ah fuck my lawyer got drunk & kidnapped a woman & then her husband went to save her but he hit my lawyer’s car from behind when my lawyer slammed on the brakes to pull in to a gas station to buy boner pills 🇺🇸🗽
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This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life
August 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life
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I use an uncensored model as a sparring partner and it seriously degrades after only a dozen prompts. When that happens, you have to throw it away and start fresh. OpenAI knew about this problem and chose to just... Sweep it under the rug. And now a kid is dead
Torch the business, jail the CEO, sanction the devs. “Safety training may degrade” what a crock of shit
August 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I use an uncensored model as a sparring partner and it seriously degrades after only a dozen prompts. When that happens, you have to throw it away and start fresh. OpenAI knew about this problem and chose to just... Sweep it under the rug. And now a kid is dead
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I will vote for any candidate that can do these 3 things:
1. Stop the authoritarian takeover of America
2. Restore and revitalize public services
3. Don’t spam my phone
1. Stop the authoritarian takeover of America
2. Restore and revitalize public services
3. Don’t spam my phone
August 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I will vote for any candidate that can do these 3 things:
1. Stop the authoritarian takeover of America
2. Restore and revitalize public services
3. Don’t spam my phone
1. Stop the authoritarian takeover of America
2. Restore and revitalize public services
3. Don’t spam my phone
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they’re going to use AI for this. dark times
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it's reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.
Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations
The Trump administration says it’s reviewing all the more than 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
they’re going to use AI for this. dark times
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When Trump dies the power vacuum left in his wake will suck fillings from teeth.
It's gonna be wonderful watching his entire administration turn into monkey knife fights.
It's gonna be wonderful watching his entire administration turn into monkey knife fights.
August 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
When Trump dies the power vacuum left in his wake will suck fillings from teeth.
It's gonna be wonderful watching his entire administration turn into monkey knife fights.
It's gonna be wonderful watching his entire administration turn into monkey knife fights.
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This week at Fingers, I interviewed @resnikoff.bsky.social on the perverse relationship between parking minimums and drunk-driving, and why it's imperative to integrate bars and restaurants into broader conversation about housing density, zoning, etc.
The "housing theory" of corner bars
The Fingers Interview with Public Comment's Ned Resnikoff on third places, urban policy, and much more
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August 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This week at Fingers, I interviewed @resnikoff.bsky.social on the perverse relationship between parking minimums and drunk-driving, and why it's imperative to integrate bars and restaurants into broader conversation about housing density, zoning, etc.