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H/him. Tax the rich, like, a lot. I work for a Fortune 500, writing software when they let me
I gotta mute curling so I don’t spoil it and can watch it with my kid tonight
NBC nails the promotional material ahead of the gold medal round.
Its curling time!
(this time with the Alt text)
Its curling time!
(this time with the Alt text)
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I gotta mute curling so I don’t spoil it and can watch it with my kid tonight
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my "i left epstein island with ALL of my children" tshirt is prompting questions already answered by my shirt
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
my "i left epstein island with ALL of my children" tshirt is prompting questions already answered by my shirt
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If you haven’t been keeping up, the overpromising AI vendors are about to bring all their (VC lemming) resources to bear on the only use case that has produced anything near useful results: software development.
Our industry is about to enter a hell of its own making.
Our industry is about to enter a hell of its own making.
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
If you haven’t been keeping up, the overpromising AI vendors are about to bring all their (VC lemming) resources to bear on the only use case that has produced anything near useful results: software development.
Our industry is about to enter a hell of its own making.
Our industry is about to enter a hell of its own making.
I moved into business software 4 years ago, and this is absolutely the thing
Every in house software group is going to have vibe coded rules engines* as far as the eye can see.
* - most business software is just data CRUD with poorly implemented custom rules engines.
* - most business software is just data CRUD with poorly implemented custom rules engines.
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I moved into business software 4 years ago, and this is absolutely the thing
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Note that Massachusetts is by far the bluest state in which a state agency has a contract with ICE: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
That, of course, is up to the governor, not the U.S. Senators, but striking to see that while Ed Markey calls for abolishing ICE.
That, of course, is up to the governor, not the U.S. Senators, but striking to see that while Ed Markey calls for abolishing ICE.
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Note that Massachusetts is by far the bluest state in which a state agency has a contract with ICE: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
That, of course, is up to the governor, not the U.S. Senators, but striking to see that while Ed Markey calls for abolishing ICE.
That, of course, is up to the governor, not the U.S. Senators, but striking to see that while Ed Markey calls for abolishing ICE.
Justice is so far away, but we can at least wreck a couple of companies. No way we’ll engage with Life touch again
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Justice is so far away, but we can at least wreck a couple of companies. No way we’ll engage with Life touch again
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
Not just a hurricane Maria reference, an on going power crisis
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Not just a hurricane Maria reference, an on going power crisis
All my civil engineer nerds love the Bad Bunny halftime show. I’m guessing that was a Hurricane Maria reference
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
All my civil engineer nerds love the Bad Bunny halftime show. I’m guessing that was a Hurricane Maria reference
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That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
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What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
I scored 25/35 on jsonwtf.org and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media
February 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I scored 25/35 on jsonwtf.org and all I got was this lousy text to share on social media
Unhinged
Don’t anyone show this to Susan or I’m never gonna be allowed to get an outdoor wok burner
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Unhinged
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I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
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Between this and Bad Bunny’s statement it’s surprising to me how celebrities’ messaging is on the same back-foot as democratic politicians. He probably didn’t mean it like this, but a lot of people will interpret this as: lefties and dems are welcome to the church.
“Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party…. Jesus is Jesus. Anybody can have a relationship with him.”
#GRAMMYs 🏆 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
#GRAMMYs 🏆 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Between this and Bad Bunny’s statement it’s surprising to me how celebrities’ messaging is on the same back-foot as democratic politicians. He probably didn’t mean it like this, but a lot of people will interpret this as: lefties and dems are welcome to the church.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
That’s my senator!
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
That’s my senator!
Hey Siri, what’s the perfect encapsulation of late stage capitalism? www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Hey Siri, what’s the perfect encapsulation of late stage capitalism? www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Nice layout of the basics. We’re so far from them it’s easy to forget
It’s worth walking people through the logic, because it doesn’t get repeated enough from the top:
1. There is no “immigrant crisis”. This is a panic instigated by racist slurs from a President’s that, even very recently, decent white people would have admitted were shocking and unacceptable.
1. There is no “immigrant crisis”. This is a panic instigated by racist slurs from a President’s that, even very recently, decent white people would have admitted were shocking and unacceptable.
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Nice layout of the basics. We’re so far from them it’s easy to forget
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As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
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Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti