Chris Larsen
@chrislarsen.bsky.social
Full Stack Web Developer. Main languages are Crystal, Ruby, and JavaScript.
Known to tell jokes to make anyone groan.
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Known to tell jokes to make anyone groan.
He/him
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On this day in 1779, Native Hawaiians stabbed British colonizer Captain James Cook in the neck.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
On this day in 1779, Native Hawaiians stabbed British colonizer Captain James Cook in the neck.
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It's not very helpful to send Covid cautious folks links to coffee shops, travel, and indoor restaurants with a message that says "old you would love this." We know those places exist.
A better idea? Share activities that include airborne precautions - they do exist!
A better idea? Share activities that include airborne precautions - they do exist!
February 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It's not very helpful to send Covid cautious folks links to coffee shops, travel, and indoor restaurants with a message that says "old you would love this." We know those places exist.
A better idea? Share activities that include airborne precautions - they do exist!
A better idea? Share activities that include airborne precautions - they do exist!
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I posted this on instagram last year for Valentine’s Day but it’s only become more obvious so I’m reusing it this year🫠
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I posted this on instagram last year for Valentine’s Day but it’s only become more obvious so I’m reusing it this year🫠
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
It's true that Trump will be gone in a few years, but Trump was never the problem. American Imperialism is the problem. It was the problem before Trump, it created Trump, and it will be a problem after Trump.
“.. Donald Trump is temporary,” the California governor and likely presidential candidate said during a panel about climate change Friday at the Munich Security Conference. “He’ll be gone in three years.”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It's true that Trump will be gone in a few years, but Trump was never the problem. American Imperialism is the problem. It was the problem before Trump, it created Trump, and it will be a problem after Trump.
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A Tel Aviv-based group that describes its mission as going on the "legal offensive against Israel’s enemies" says it is trying to "shut down" Canadian news organization @readthemaple.com
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
A Tel Aviv-based group that describes its mission as going on the "legal offensive against Israel’s enemies" says it is trying to "shut down" Canadian news organization @readthemaple.com
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
Make no mistake. This is the highly predictable and inevitable result of ever trusting Americans to make medicine. We should have never allowed those war-mongering white supremacists to insert themselves into any important place in global healthcare.
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Make no mistake. This is the highly predictable and inevitable result of ever trusting Americans to make medicine. We should have never allowed those war-mongering white supremacists to insert themselves into any important place in global healthcare.
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For many, Gaza is yesterday’s news.
For us, it is still today’s reality.
Don’t forget us.
For us, it is still today’s reality.
Don’t forget us.
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
For many, Gaza is yesterday’s news.
For us, it is still today’s reality.
Don’t forget us.
For us, it is still today’s reality.
Don’t forget us.
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Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for James Van Der Beek's Family, organized by Jason K
James Van Der Beek was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of … Jason K needs your support for Support for James Van Der Beek's Family
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February 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Philosophy majors going around telling everything they have better critical thinking skills, meanwhile:
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Philosophy majors going around telling everything they have better critical thinking skills, meanwhile:
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past time to leave Google
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:48 AM
past time to leave Google
Yeah, that really doesn't sound good.
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Yeah, that really doesn't sound good.
I'm totally nerding out right now over this.
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Learning by Association in Plants
In complex and ever-changing environments, resources such as food are often scarce and unevenly distributed in space and time. Therefore, utilizing external cues to locate and remember high-quality sources allows more efficient foraging, thus ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I'm totally nerding out right now over this.
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Plants respond to Pavlovian conditioning.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
"But Trump is 80% bluster."
More people really need to recognize this.
More people really need to recognize this.
Here is my latest at Substack! Canada's refusal to defend and support China shows that Carney's Davos speech was nothing but talk.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...
Canada must support Cuba
"You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”
noraloreto.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"But Trump is 80% bluster."
More people really need to recognize this.
More people really need to recognize this.
Some interesting responses here.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
Not to be relentlessly negative, but let’s enjoy ourselves a bit.
Who is the Dumbest Guy That Has A Reputation For Being Smart?
Musk seems the clear winner, so let’s say: who else might be in the Top 10?
I’ll start the proceedings with Ezra Klein, the Abundance boy. Not impressive!
Who is the Dumbest Guy That Has A Reputation For Being Smart?
Musk seems the clear winner, so let’s say: who else might be in the Top 10?
I’ll start the proceedings with Ezra Klein, the Abundance boy. Not impressive!
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Some interesting responses here.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
Although I find it odd that people are listing Peterson, as he really doesn't have a reputation for intelligence.
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NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
Top-Paid CEOs Made More In 33 Hours Than Workers Will In 2026
A new CCPA report found Canada is increasingly a country of exorbitant wealth alongside persistent poverty.
www.readthemaple.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
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