hoptimus
@hoptimusprime.bsky.social
Software engineer. Freedom and lasers are the right of all sentient beings. Takes on politics, tech, culture. Quality is job 9.
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as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
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Piss tests for every Palantir exec at 1201 on 20 Jan 29, and if any of them fail the company is permanently debarred
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Piss tests for every Palantir exec at 1201 on 20 Jan 29, and if any of them fail the company is permanently debarred
worth noting that while Trump is clearly history’s greatest con man, he is at best a D- entrepreneur
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
worth noting that while Trump is clearly history’s greatest con man, he is at best a D- entrepreneur
worth noting that he fired a lot of minorities, wonder what it is that he wants to call them
Trump: "We fired thousands of people who didn't take care of our great veterans. They were sadists, they were sick people, they were thieves, they were everything you want to name. When Biden came in he hired them back."
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
worth noting that he fired a lot of minorities, wonder what it is that he wants to call them
feel free to ask your area nurse or just @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social if men die without complaining
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
feel free to ask your area nurse or just @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social if men die without complaining
(they’re leaving because cold weather + fat white dudes = heart attacks)
Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and other federal immigration agents could be leaving Chicago this week, reports say. blockclubchi.co/4qT41qx
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
(they’re leaving because cold weather + fat white dudes = heart attacks)
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Friends don't let friends build things they care about with VC
Maybe the biggest fumble of my lifetime lol
Rad Power Bikes faces possible shutdown as it tries to survive ‘significant financial challenges’
A potential closure, detailed in a required state filing, would spell the end of the company and mark a stunning collapse for Rad Power Bikes, which was once Seattle’s highest-profile consumer hardwar...
www.geekwire.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Friends don't let friends build things they care about with VC
as a Charlotte traveler, I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe
rocking chairs gone wild off the shoulder of the United lounge
I watched Bojangles biscuits glitter in the dark near the C gates
All these moments will be lost unless the National Guard is our force multiplier
like tears in rain
rocking chairs gone wild off the shoulder of the United lounge
I watched Bojangles biscuits glitter in the dark near the C gates
All these moments will be lost unless the National Guard is our force multiplier
like tears in rain
Rep. Pat Harrigan: "I have asked Josh Stein, our governor, to consider working with President Trump to allow the National Guard to come into Charlotte ... use the National Guard as a force multiplier and they can a lot of load off the Charlotte PD."
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
as a Charlotte traveler, I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe
rocking chairs gone wild off the shoulder of the United lounge
I watched Bojangles biscuits glitter in the dark near the C gates
All these moments will be lost unless the National Guard is our force multiplier
like tears in rain
rocking chairs gone wild off the shoulder of the United lounge
I watched Bojangles biscuits glitter in the dark near the C gates
All these moments will be lost unless the National Guard is our force multiplier
like tears in rain
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Adam Corolla is the textbook example of why divorce protections are important for nonworking spouses - he used to brag routinely on his show about how his wife didn't have to work because he earned so much. It was a point of pride for him that she quit her job when they got married.
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Adam Corolla is the textbook example of why divorce protections are important for nonworking spouses - he used to brag routinely on his show about how his wife didn't have to work because he earned so much. It was a point of pride for him that she quit her job when they got married.
i too am extremely mad at the eight squishes and schumer's repeated, utter failures of leadership, but stopping trumpism is priority #1 for the next 20 years
anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
i too am extremely mad at the eight squishes and schumer's repeated, utter failures of leadership, but stopping trumpism is priority #1 for the next 20 years
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Many feel betrayal and frustration, and the feelings are hot right now.
I get it. I have my own feelings.
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I get it. I have my own feelings.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Many feel betrayal and frustration, and the feelings are hot right now.
I get it. I have my own feelings.
🧵
I get it. I have my own feelings.
🧵
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
he's definitely not housing eight pints of ice cream and sobbing while demanding that grok tell him that he's the coolest
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
he's definitely not housing eight pints of ice cream and sobbing while demanding that grok tell him that he's the coolest
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It all sucks! But the people who are your enemies are in the WH, not the people who are just trying to fucking survive. There's nothing wrong with a civil servant being desperate to get back to work and get their backpay. Check your fucking fire.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It all sucks! But the people who are your enemies are in the WH, not the people who are just trying to fucking survive. There's nothing wrong with a civil servant being desperate to get back to work and get their backpay. Check your fucking fire.
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Kaine should have told Warner to eat shit. Warner's been a disappointment for some time now, and he's clearly gotten comfy in the job. If he doesn't hang it up, Louise Lucas is going to make him regret it.
11. Jeanne Shaheen. Retiring. Please replace her with someone who doesn't suck, NH.
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Kaine should have told Warner to eat shit. Warner's been a disappointment for some time now, and he's clearly gotten comfy in the job. If he doesn't hang it up, Louise Lucas is going to make him regret it.
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If Josh Harris names the #Commanders stadium after that motherfucker, I am done.
Forever.
Fuck them.
You can #RaiseHail on that shit.
Forever.
Fuck them.
You can #RaiseHail on that shit.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If Josh Harris names the #Commanders stadium after that motherfucker, I am done.
Forever.
Fuck them.
You can #RaiseHail on that shit.
Forever.
Fuck them.
You can #RaiseHail on that shit.
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At the very least, it gives the impression that Schumer simply can't control his caucus, which means I do not want him to be a majority leader, especially in the next Democratic trifecta.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
At the very least, it gives the impression that Schumer simply can't control his caucus, which means I do not want him to be a majority leader, especially in the next Democratic trifecta.
@dicknixon.bsky.social He's letting these people hang their political careers in the public square, sir.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
@dicknixon.bsky.social He's letting these people hang their political careers in the public square, sir.
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Reminder about Axios.
Axios’ editorial comms director who is relentlessly pushing the Axios/Tapper book about Biden was a literal Republican operative who did comms for Ron Johnson, Kevin Cramer, the RNC, the ND Republican Party, and worked on Rand Paul’s 2016 campaign.
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reminder about Axios.
Yep - regular reminder that Axios more or less serves as a GOP PR firm, and that any of their stories operate as PR, not news from reliable sources.
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Yep - regular reminder that Axios more or less serves as a GOP PR firm, and that any of their stories operate as PR, not news from reliable sources.