Charles Mead
@charlesmead.bsky.social
Lead singer/driver of the Winnebago. Supporter of common sense.
Star Wars (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Trek II (1982)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Trek II (1982)
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Star Wars (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Trek II (1982)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Trek II (1982)
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I can see the line of lawyers wanting to represent her all the way from here
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I can see the line of lawyers wanting to represent her all the way from here
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Investing $8M into a Super Bowl ad just to watch your business crumble is fucking phenomenal work. This is going to be taught in business classes for a decade.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Investing $8M into a Super Bowl ad just to watch your business crumble is fucking phenomenal work. This is going to be taught in business classes for a decade.
Elections matter.
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Elections matter.
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Pretty fucked up that huge tech companies are waiting for us to be distracted by an even larger event than the events that are currently happening so they can slip in some nefarious shit without us knowing
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Pretty fucked up that huge tech companies are waiting for us to be distracted by an even larger event than the events that are currently happening so they can slip in some nefarious shit without us knowing
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That's funny, #cuethewhining could be the Dodgers' official slogan
Today's advice, to all of those in and around baseball who believe a salary cap is the only way forward: The Dodgers - who spend money and are innovative in other areas - would still have an advantage.
Ah, but cue the whining.
www.ocregister.com/2026/02/13/a...
Ah, but cue the whining.
www.ocregister.com/2026/02/13/a...
Alexander: New baseball season, same old refrain
In what world does it make sense to shut the game down over a salary cap? It didn’t in 1994, and it doesn’t now.
www.ocregister.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
That's funny, #cuethewhining could be the Dodgers' official slogan
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It’s amazing the way things like “clickbait” have just become coded language for “things I don’t like.”
Like “woke.”
Like “woke.”
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It’s amazing the way things like “clickbait” have just become coded language for “things I don’t like.”
Like “woke.”
Like “woke.”
Guessing you could eliminate all play by play/analyst teams and have AI do it in the style/voice of a past duo of your choice. I’d gladly take this, since we’re so bereft of actual broadcasting talent these days.
Adam Silver: "There's no doubt that AI will have the same impact on sports... how we're going to be able to [hyper-personalize] our telecasts... We're about to witness probably the most significant change, certainly in my lifetime, in how sports are presented." 🏀📺🎙️ #NBA
February 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Guessing you could eliminate all play by play/analyst teams and have AI do it in the style/voice of a past duo of your choice. I’d gladly take this, since we’re so bereft of actual broadcasting talent these days.
I mean…
“.. I suppose I could have simply, unilaterally, ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
(via No Lie with BTC)
(via No Lie with BTC)
February 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I mean…
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I cannot express in words my rage and annoyance at conservatives and “normies”
who screamed at the top of their lungs about inflation and high prices all through 2024, and yet, as utility bills and groceries and cost of living are reaching record prices they sit silent as little church mice.
who screamed at the top of their lungs about inflation and high prices all through 2024, and yet, as utility bills and groceries and cost of living are reaching record prices they sit silent as little church mice.
Remember when Kamala Harris in 2024 called tariffs the Trump Tax and the fact checkers had a nervous breakdown and said tariffs are not technically a tax. I remember.
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I cannot express in words my rage and annoyance at conservatives and “normies”
who screamed at the top of their lungs about inflation and high prices all through 2024, and yet, as utility bills and groceries and cost of living are reaching record prices they sit silent as little church mice.
who screamed at the top of their lungs about inflation and high prices all through 2024, and yet, as utility bills and groceries and cost of living are reaching record prices they sit silent as little church mice.
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Use resources like Mobilize to find protests near you. Getting out in the streets is a great way to connect and organize, and it helps the message pierce people's media bubbles.
www.mobilize.us
www.mobilize.us
Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Mobilize
Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and...
www.mobilize.us
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Use resources like Mobilize to find protests near you. Getting out in the streets is a great way to connect and organize, and it helps the message pierce people's media bubbles.
www.mobilize.us
www.mobilize.us
Both should be shot into the sun. One could actually make that happen.
Pound for pound, Mark Zuckerberg is even more amoral than Elon Musk
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Both should be shot into the sun. One could actually make that happen.
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It was one thing when white supremacists playacting scientists were posting their shit in the ugliest corners of the social internet. Now it's in the mainstream thanks to Vance, Musk, and other blackpilled men with enormous power and influence.
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It was one thing when white supremacists playacting scientists were posting their shit in the ugliest corners of the social internet. Now it's in the mainstream thanks to Vance, Musk, and other blackpilled men with enormous power and influence.
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There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Get ready to learn back-breaking pick sixes, buddy…
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Get ready to learn back-breaking pick sixes, buddy…
bro this lady on Jeopardy was deep in third place going into Final Jeopardy, and she didn’t know the answer so she just wrote “i hope they both bet it all” and the other two guys fucking bet it all and got it wrong and she won
February 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
What a load of 💩
Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified at Olympics for helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia's war
"This is price of our dignity," skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wrote on X after the IOC's annoucement of his disqualification.
"This is price of our dignity," skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wrote on X after the IOC's annoucement of his disqualification.
Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified at Olympics for helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia's war
"This is price of our dignity," skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wrote on X after the IOC's annoucement of his disqualification.
kyivindependent.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 AM
What a load of 💩
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Very into this piece from @aselrod.bsky.social about the right's visceral hatred of art that does not bend to their will, or challenges them in any way.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
None More Wonderful Than Man: Art, Artists, and MAGA’s Hollow View of Humanity
MAGA sees art as nothing more than a tool of self-aggrandizement, and artists as less than human.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Very into this piece from @aselrod.bsky.social about the right's visceral hatred of art that does not bend to their will, or challenges them in any way.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
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Keep calling your reps!
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Keep calling your reps!
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i like how the jobs report revisions are always like "actually the economy lost ten millions jobs last month, oh well what can you do"
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
i like how the jobs report revisions are always like "actually the economy lost ten millions jobs last month, oh well what can you do"
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Brace yourselves folks….we’re about to have an atrocious jobs report
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Brace yourselves folks….we’re about to have an atrocious jobs report
“The idea that a huge swath of the United States populace wants and needs the right wing’s unreality – their alternative reality – is a giant farce, a big, fake, neon, festering artifice constructed and maintained by people who need it to be real for financial and political and cultural purposes.”
I wrote about the right-wing Super Bowl halftime show as part of a larger project to create and maintain an unreality in which the American right is culturally and politically dominant.
The worst part: It works.
badfaithtimes.com/nothing-real...
The worst part: It works.
badfaithtimes.com/nothing-real...
Nothing Real Can Emerge From The American Right's Unreality
The idea that the US is split exactly down the middle politically and culturally infiltrates everything
badfaithtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“The idea that a huge swath of the United States populace wants and needs the right wing’s unreality – their alternative reality – is a giant farce, a big, fake, neon, festering artifice constructed and maintained by people who need it to be real for financial and political and cultural purposes.”
Have to laugh anytime I hear someone come on a podcast or other media to explain why Bitcoin has crashed once again.
It’s a scam. It bears no connection to reality. It’s volatile because it’s fake.
Blockchain is a technology and has potential applications. But bitcoin itself is snake oil.
It’s a scam. It bears no connection to reality. It’s volatile because it’s fake.
Blockchain is a technology and has potential applications. But bitcoin itself is snake oil.
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Have to laugh anytime I hear someone come on a podcast or other media to explain why Bitcoin has crashed once again.
It’s a scam. It bears no connection to reality. It’s volatile because it’s fake.
Blockchain is a technology and has potential applications. But bitcoin itself is snake oil.
It’s a scam. It bears no connection to reality. It’s volatile because it’s fake.
Blockchain is a technology and has potential applications. But bitcoin itself is snake oil.