The Spirit of the Dingbat
@dingbattitude.bsky.social
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Oh. The pack of criminals did some insider trading along the way.
What a world.
What a world.
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Oh. The pack of criminals did some insider trading along the way.
What a world.
What a world.
No cheating reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
No cheating reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet
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Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes
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If the counterparty is happy with the terms, Trump is unhappy. It has to be nonconsensual
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
If the counterparty is happy with the terms, Trump is unhappy. It has to be nonconsensual
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As they're really the only viable opposition party in local politics, in 2026 I want California's Democratic Socialists to dream bigger than banning Waymos and blocking gondolas.
Mamdani setting up a permitting reform and land inventory task force is some real sickos yes stuff.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As they're really the only viable opposition party in local politics, in 2026 I want California's Democratic Socialists to dream bigger than banning Waymos and blocking gondolas.
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Museums, a subway extension, Measure ULA, and more
Here are 10 L.A. stories to watch in 2026
It's January 2026, which means we're officially entered the second half of the 2020s. Let's forget about how old we're getting for a minute and focus on ten stories we'll be watching in the year ahead, as well as what we saw come to pass int he year that was.
la.urbanize.city
January 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Museums, a subway extension, Measure ULA, and more
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#EarthquakeReport for M 6.5 #Earthquake #Sismo #Terremoto en #Mexico near #Acapulco
Thrust (compressional) earthquake mechanism and depth suggest this is a megathrust subduction zone earthquake
Tectonic setting in '20 report earthjay.com?p=9563
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thrust (compressional) earthquake mechanism and depth suggest this is a megathrust subduction zone earthquake
Tectonic setting in '20 report earthjay.com?p=9563
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
January 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
#EarthquakeReport for M 6.5 #Earthquake #Sismo #Terremoto en #Mexico near #Acapulco
Thrust (compressional) earthquake mechanism and depth suggest this is a megathrust subduction zone earthquake
Tectonic setting in '20 report earthjay.com?p=9563
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Thrust (compressional) earthquake mechanism and depth suggest this is a megathrust subduction zone earthquake
Tectonic setting in '20 report earthjay.com?p=9563
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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right. they're not afraid he's going to be a bad mayor, they're afraid he's going to be a good mayor bsky.app/profile/cv-d...
They will go absolute scortched earth to foil every one of his initiatives and then cry about how it would have been better with Cuomo. Epic gaslighting.
It's not Mamdani they fear. They fear he will set the example for left/liberal success.
It's not Mamdani they fear. They fear he will set the example for left/liberal success.
January 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
right. they're not afraid he's going to be a bad mayor, they're afraid he's going to be a good mayor bsky.app/profile/cv-d...
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While families prepared to celebrate on New Year's in El Paso, ICE hunted construction workers with helicopters and unmarked cars - These are the people building America's homes and schools.
This is one of the many reasons we're building PAXIS: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
kfoxtv.com/news/local/i...
This is one of the many reasons we're building PAXIS: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
kfoxtv.com/news/local/i...
Immigration raid in El Paso neighborhood leaves residents shaken
An apparent immigration raid in Far East El Paso has left residents rattled after witnessing what they described as a chaotic scene involving unmarked ICE vehic
kfoxtv.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
While families prepared to celebrate on New Year's in El Paso, ICE hunted construction workers with helicopters and unmarked cars - These are the people building America's homes and schools.
This is one of the many reasons we're building PAXIS: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
kfoxtv.com/news/local/i...
This is one of the many reasons we're building PAXIS: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
kfoxtv.com/news/local/i...
A very Southeastern Massachusetts thing: Portuguese but not Spanish as a language option
January 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A very Southeastern Massachusetts thing: Portuguese but not Spanish as a language option
If you haven’t listened to the Odd Lots with @briancpotter.bsky.social I would definitely recommend it. They cover a lot of the challenges with prefab buildings. I think we can do better eg with trailer park size units but the issues with larger structures are real.
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
If you haven’t listened to the Odd Lots with @briancpotter.bsky.social I would definitely recommend it. They cover a lot of the challenges with prefab buildings. I think we can do better eg with trailer park size units but the issues with larger structures are real.
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I HOPE YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO. NEVERMIND. I MEAN PANAMA. WAIT. I MEAN GREENLAND. WAIT NO I MEAN TEHRAN. HOLD ON. VENEZUELA. FORGET THAT. NIGERIA. OH WAIT. TEHRAN AGAIN.
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I HOPE YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO. NEVERMIND. I MEAN PANAMA. WAIT. I MEAN GREENLAND. WAIT NO I MEAN TEHRAN. HOLD ON. VENEZUELA. FORGET THAT. NIGERIA. OH WAIT. TEHRAN AGAIN.
Things to consider if you used to be a contributor to Vox on demographics and are now on Twitter doing racist rants about the relative values of different African ethnic groups
Leaving twitter may or may not do anything to Elon Musk but it will definitely be good for *you*
I don't think it's a big ask to boycott Grok and X
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Things to consider if you used to be a contributor to Vox on demographics and are now on Twitter doing racist rants about the relative values of different African ethnic groups
Leaving twitter may or may not do anything to Elon Musk but it will definitely be good for *you*
I don't think it's a big ask to boycott Grok and X
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
"Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this."
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Leaving twitter may or may not do anything to Elon Musk but it will definitely be good for *you*
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I don't think it's a big ask to boycott Grok and X
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
"Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this."
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I don't think it's a big ask to boycott Grok and X
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
or alternatively you can tacitly support this garbage
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But good news, she wants to get involved! I'll send her some info about California YIMBY and YIMBY Action, but are there any local pro-housing groups in Bakersfield or anywhere in the southern Central Valley? I'm not aware of any myself
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
But good news, she wants to get involved! I'll send her some info about California YIMBY and YIMBY Action, but are there any local pro-housing groups in Bakersfield or anywhere in the southern Central Valley? I'm not aware of any myself
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Was at an event today that was unrelated to housing or politics, when a woman came up to me having known about my involvement in the YIMBY movement.
She shared with me the all too familiar story of having no choice but to leave LA because of the rent and move to Bakersfield.
She shared with me the all too familiar story of having no choice but to leave LA because of the rent and move to Bakersfield.
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Was at an event today that was unrelated to housing or politics, when a woman came up to me having known about my involvement in the YIMBY movement.
She shared with me the all too familiar story of having no choice but to leave LA because of the rent and move to Bakersfield.
She shared with me the all too familiar story of having no choice but to leave LA because of the rent and move to Bakersfield.
Hm what state does this sound like (actually much worse than this)
Why is Seattle (and every other municipality) constantly going broke?
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Since January 1, 2020, prices for goods, services, and labor have increased by 26%. But over the same period, #waleg has only allowed each jurisdiction’s property tax revenues to grow about 5% to 6%, plus the value of new construction.
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
January 2, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Hm what state does this sound like (actually much worse than this)
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Zohran is singlehandedly killing left-NIMBYism we love to see it
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Zohran is singlehandedly killing left-NIMBYism we love to see it
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Generally positive sign: saw a lot of California flags on houses in LA city. Imo we should do more to cultivate a Californian identity
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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Tbqh his diet is the most relatable thing about him; every American either is or knows someone who eats like this and continues to live to the astonishment of their close family and friends.
Finally, Trump's diet! Oh my god. The piece closes with RNC Chair Joe Gruters saying he was "shocked" to witness Trump eat "french fries, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger, a Big Mac and a Filet-O-Fish" in one sitting (5/6)
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Tbqh his diet is the most relatable thing about him; every American either is or knows someone who eats like this and continues to live to the astonishment of their close family and friends.
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This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is a brilliant line that should make a lot of folks…in both parties…very uncomfortable. Yes.
Good.
Good.
Brb I’m going to see how I can invest in that sketchy startup that’s doing aerosol dispersal tech
The logic seems incredibly simple to me:
1- we have passed the acceptable limit of impacts of global warming (even if many don’t accept it yet)
2- this is the only solution that is cost effective; CO2 removal schemes will inevitably be energy intensive because they are fighting thermodynamics
1- we have passed the acceptable limit of impacts of global warming (even if many don’t accept it yet)
2- this is the only solution that is cost effective; CO2 removal schemes will inevitably be energy intensive because they are fighting thermodynamics
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Brb I’m going to see how I can invest in that sketchy startup that’s doing aerosol dispersal tech
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It is remarkable how much aerosol emissions (likely largely from burning coal and dirty oil) provided a short-term counterbalance to other GHG emissions. Really makes you think about our options moving forward, given we could replicate this effect for relatively little cost
Just came across this! Its worth noting that CO2 along is a bit of an incomplete picture, as falling halocarbon emissions are counterbalancing rising CO2 emissions in terms of their contribution to the rate of warming. All GHGs give you ~0.2C per decade, with aerosols explaining much of the rest:
January 1, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It is remarkable how much aerosol emissions (likely largely from burning coal and dirty oil) provided a short-term counterbalance to other GHG emissions. Really makes you think about our options moving forward, given we could replicate this effect for relatively little cost