"Captain" "Ruck" "Cohlchez"
@captainruck.bsky.social
Ne, ne travaillez jamais
No, never work, that's what they say
Mais ne, ne, ne, nous n'arretons pas
No, don't let's stop until it's done
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No, never work, that's what they say
Mais ne, ne, ne, nous n'arretons pas
No, don't let's stop until it's done
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the main reason to go after the rich is that if you don’t the entire structure of your society is predicated on the whims of people who are entirely disconnected from ordinary life
billionaires are simply too dangerous to exist, and any budgetary stuff that comes out of it is just a bonus
billionaires are simply too dangerous to exist, and any budgetary stuff that comes out of it is just a bonus
It will not work, and is wrong in principle
Don’t go after the rich to fix broken budgets
It will not work, and is wrong in principle
econ.st
February 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
the main reason to go after the rich is that if you don’t the entire structure of your society is predicated on the whims of people who are entirely disconnected from ordinary life
billionaires are simply too dangerous to exist, and any budgetary stuff that comes out of it is just a bonus
billionaires are simply too dangerous to exist, and any budgetary stuff that comes out of it is just a bonus
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If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.
February 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If you ever find yourself wondering how things like the Epstein story happened, consider the mid-level newspaper editor who admitted in a public judicial inquiry that he destroyed a woman’s life and drove her to suicide to try and impress Piers Morgan.
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I sometimes worry I go a bit too hard with my resentment of British newspaper journalists as a class, but then I am reminded of stuff like this and am reaffirmed in my belief that we simply do not loathe them enough.
February 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I sometimes worry I go a bit too hard with my resentment of British newspaper journalists as a class, but then I am reminded of stuff like this and am reaffirmed in my belief that we simply do not loathe them enough.
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Sharing from a friend, a passage from the Leveson Inquiry regarding the British actor Denholm Elliott, who died of AIDS in 1992. Three years after her death, the News of the World journalist Paul McMullan did the following to his daughter—neither a celebrity nor even someone of public interest.
February 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Sharing from a friend, a passage from the Leveson Inquiry regarding the British actor Denholm Elliott, who died of AIDS in 1992. Three years after her death, the News of the World journalist Paul McMullan did the following to his daughter—neither a celebrity nor even someone of public interest.
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This is just really embarrassing for these guys. Your intellectual hero is an amphetamine casualty from the Britpop years. It would be less ridiculous to be queuing up for a lecture by Ginger Spice.
We should be talking a lot more about how the San Francisco tech scene is populated by a strange cult of doom acceleration nerds who fantasize about using computers to destroy humanity.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Silicon Valley’s Favorite Doomsaying Philosopher
Nick Land believes that digital superintelligence is going to kill us all. In San Francisco, his followers ask: What if, instead of trying to stop an A.I. takeover, you work to bring it on as fast as ...
www.newyorker.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This is just really embarrassing for these guys. Your intellectual hero is an amphetamine casualty from the Britpop years. It would be less ridiculous to be queuing up for a lecture by Ginger Spice.
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You cannot ethically do this @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social — not even after 7 days, not even with Dept of Homeless Services leading instead of the NYPD. There is no ethical way to harass and steal from people who have been so failed by society. The only ethical thing you can do is to give them a home.
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
projects.propublica.org
February 20, 2026 at 7:08 AM
You cannot ethically do this @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social — not even after 7 days, not even with Dept of Homeless Services leading instead of the NYPD. There is no ethical way to harass and steal from people who have been so failed by society. The only ethical thing you can do is to give them a home.
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you know what the difference is between a million dollars and a billion dollars?
a billion dollars
a billion dollars
I am very annoyed that people think 'rich' means 'that guy has a mercedes and takes a vacation to italy once a year' and not 'that guy has more money than 40% of the world combined and can decide to start or stop wars based on his personal prejudices'
the sums involved are incomprehensible
the sums involved are incomprehensible
February 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
you know what the difference is between a million dollars and a billion dollars?
a billion dollars
a billion dollars
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Trillion would take you 31,709 years, so you may see why I rebuke the idea that the world's richest Nazi pedophile might be "worth" a trillion dollars
February 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Trillion would take you 31,709 years, so you may see why I rebuke the idea that the world's richest Nazi pedophile might be "worth" a trillion dollars
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If you got one dollar every second from the moment you were born, you would hit one million dollars after 11.5 days.
You would not hit one BILLION dollars until just before your 32nd birthday.
You would not hit one BILLION dollars until just before your 32nd birthday.
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
If you got one dollar every second from the moment you were born, you would hit one million dollars after 11.5 days.
You would not hit one BILLION dollars until just before your 32nd birthday.
You would not hit one BILLION dollars until just before your 32nd birthday.
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I am very annoyed that people think 'rich' means 'that guy has a mercedes and takes a vacation to italy once a year' and not 'that guy has more money than 40% of the world combined and can decide to start or stop wars based on his personal prejudices'
the sums involved are incomprehensible
the sums involved are incomprehensible
February 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I am very annoyed that people think 'rich' means 'that guy has a mercedes and takes a vacation to italy once a year' and not 'that guy has more money than 40% of the world combined and can decide to start or stop wars based on his personal prejudices'
the sums involved are incomprehensible
the sums involved are incomprehensible
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We are ruled by a coalition of six tech billionaires and a Republican White House that does whatever those guys want
a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing
Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long
An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.
www.404media.co
February 20, 2026 at 7:19 AM
We are ruled by a coalition of six tech billionaires and a Republican White House that does whatever those guys want
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it’s so cool everything is either a scam or designed to take away human rights or both now
February 20, 2026 at 4:52 AM
it’s so cool everything is either a scam or designed to take away human rights or both now
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Just saw one of them vague non-denominational Christian commercials that ended with "Being human shouldn't be this hard. What if Jesus showed us a new way?"
And, dog, it's been 2000 years, I don't think you can call it "new" anymore
And, dog, it's been 2000 years, I don't think you can call it "new" anymore
February 20, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Just saw one of them vague non-denominational Christian commercials that ended with "Being human shouldn't be this hard. What if Jesus showed us a new way?"
And, dog, it's been 2000 years, I don't think you can call it "new" anymore
And, dog, it's been 2000 years, I don't think you can call it "new" anymore
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Carlson’s anti-Israeli stance has always had the actual air of anti-semitism about it and if this is true I think you’re about to see that become a bit more pronounced
February 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Carlson’s anti-Israeli stance has always had the actual air of anti-semitism about it and if this is true I think you’re about to see that become a bit more pronounced
Heh, while I had some personal animus motivating me, I figured out that guy was a bozo twelve years ago
happened upon some old news I had missed that Andy Greenwald is working on the Harry Potter show. what a massive disappointment.
February 20, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Heh, while I had some personal animus motivating me, I figured out that guy was a bozo twelve years ago
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all I can add is Epstein apparently knew something about law enforcement and who they really serve
February 20, 2026 at 2:19 AM
all I can add is Epstein apparently knew something about law enforcement and who they really serve
This is the only way to be. The only time I care about ratings or things is in my TV shows, if I think they're really good but the ratings are low enough they might get canceled. Then I try to get more people to watch them so they don't get canceled. That's about it.
One of the things I’ve let go of in enjoying entertainment products is caring about box office returns or how many videogames got sold. I don’t own a media company! Not my problem! I’m a customer! If I get chicken nuggets I don’t ask the McDonalds manager how many units they’re moving! I eat them!
February 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This is the only way to be. The only time I care about ratings or things is in my TV shows, if I think they're really good but the ratings are low enough they might get canceled. Then I try to get more people to watch them so they don't get canceled. That's about it.
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what am i supposed to do with this. how am i supposed to psychologically tolerate this. this is the world i have to live my miserable life in? the one where incestuous panty sniffer Wesley R. Dingus gets elected as mayor as a Republican?
and republicans still can’t figure out why they’re hemorrhaging young voters tiffinohio.net/posts/ohio-g...
Ohio GOP mayor accused of sniffing underage relative's underwear
Butler Mayor Wesley R. Dingus faces two misdemeanor voyeurism charges following a Richland County investigation. The case unfolds as he remains on bond in a separate felony matter.
tiffinohio.net
February 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
what am i supposed to do with this. how am i supposed to psychologically tolerate this. this is the world i have to live my miserable life in? the one where incestuous panty sniffer Wesley R. Dingus gets elected as mayor as a Republican?
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*democrats reading the news today in south korea and england*
if only we could train the ICE agents better and make them take there masks off,,,
if only we could train the ICE agents better and make them take there masks off,,,
February 19, 2026 at 1:11 PM
*democrats reading the news today in south korea and england*
if only we could train the ICE agents better and make them take there masks off,,,
if only we could train the ICE agents better and make them take there masks off,,,
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hahaha seriously though we should charge these people as child sex traffickers
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented.
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
hahaha seriously though we should charge these people as child sex traffickers
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this is the soundbite and we can make it stick
If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President.
February 19, 2026 at 6:46 PM
this is the soundbite and we can make it stick
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Forbes 30 Under 30 remains undefeated
February 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Forbes 30 Under 30 remains undefeated
Nobody in my server got this ChatGPT joke, which is disappointing. This isn't even close to an obscure reference!
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Nobody in my server got this ChatGPT joke, which is disappointing. This isn't even close to an obscure reference!
