Jesse
@jvanderlaan.bsky.social
There's no secret to balance, you just have to feel the waves.
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The long, theatrical crusade against *imaginary* "human trafficking" was used to justify the funds and legal tools needed for REAL "human trafficking" by the only agency that really could pull it off on the massive scale claimed in the fantasies: The US government.
We are building and financing a corrupt detention/industrial complex. It’s human trafficking, and it has to end.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The long, theatrical crusade against *imaginary* "human trafficking" was used to justify the funds and legal tools needed for REAL "human trafficking" by the only agency that really could pull it off on the massive scale claimed in the fantasies: The US government.
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Skeptical eyebrow at Trump's ability to enforce territorial claims regarding a piece of land agreed to by neither the land's inhabitants nor its colonial administrators.
BRB, going to negotiate a treaty regarding my personal control of Connecticut with a representative of the Harlem Globetrotters.
BRB, going to negotiate a treaty regarding my personal control of Connecticut with a representative of the Harlem Globetrotters.
TRUMP SAYS `I ASSUME' DENMARK HAS WEIGHED IN POSSIBLE DEAL INVOLVING GREENLAND
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Skeptical eyebrow at Trump's ability to enforce territorial claims regarding a piece of land agreed to by neither the land's inhabitants nor its colonial administrators.
BRB, going to negotiate a treaty regarding my personal control of Connecticut with a representative of the Harlem Globetrotters.
BRB, going to negotiate a treaty regarding my personal control of Connecticut with a representative of the Harlem Globetrotters.
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When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.
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Trumpers have a howling void of angry insecurity where a soul should be. Unchecked power tastes like ashes in their mouth because they thought when they got it everyone would be forced to like and admire them even though they’re irredeemable assholes. But people still treat them like assholes.
Trump crony has embarrassing meltdown after more Kennedy Center performers quit www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump crony has embarrassing meltdown after more Kennedy Center performers quit
The Trump administration is lashing out at performers who have chosen to cancel performances at the Kennedy Center following Donald Trump’s recent decision to deface the cultural institution with ...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Trumpers have a howling void of angry insecurity where a soul should be. Unchecked power tastes like ashes in their mouth because they thought when they got it everyone would be forced to like and admire them even though they’re irredeemable assholes. But people still treat them like assholes.
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You're just going about your day when your stapler starts telling you how nice it would feel to staple your mouth shut.
Your coffee cup chimes in, giggling with the voice of a breathless girl, that it would be so sexy if you added bleach to your coffee next time.
Your excel app sieg heils, twice
Your coffee cup chimes in, giggling with the voice of a breathless girl, that it would be so sexy if you added bleach to your coffee next time.
Your excel app sieg heils, twice
Also, this just in -> the latest bizarre AI fever dream is AI-controlled trivets, staplers, and coffee cups on wheels. So we'll be chased around by inanimate wheeled objects clamoring for our attention.
![Real news story headline: "Robot Coffee Cups? Self-Driving Trivets? AI Researchers Made It Happen. [sub-title] Scientists found a way to animate everyday objects and predict your next move, so your stapler is always nearby when you need it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wstpte2vzb4ra2iqtnw2d2ef/bafkreibbhk46utcdzm3qb2u2muehbhrndu6x47k5a4v64ef44xdpbgh42u@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
You're just going about your day when your stapler starts telling you how nice it would feel to staple your mouth shut.
Your coffee cup chimes in, giggling with the voice of a breathless girl, that it would be so sexy if you added bleach to your coffee next time.
Your excel app sieg heils, twice
Your coffee cup chimes in, giggling with the voice of a breathless girl, that it would be so sexy if you added bleach to your coffee next time.
Your excel app sieg heils, twice
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Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.
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"okay, fine. two 4070's and a 5060 Ti. please, i have to feed my family"
the chicken farmer was unimpressed by my midrange offer, but a day of scavenging abandoned data centers didn't yield easy H200s anymore. i would have to rely on his weakness for ray tracing if i wanted to eat meat tonight
the chicken farmer was unimpressed by my midrange offer, but a day of scavenging abandoned data centers didn't yield easy H200s anymore. i would have to rely on his weakness for ray tracing if i wanted to eat meat tonight
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"okay, fine. two 4070's and a 5060 Ti. please, i have to feed my family"
the chicken farmer was unimpressed by my midrange offer, but a day of scavenging abandoned data centers didn't yield easy H200s anymore. i would have to rely on his weakness for ray tracing if i wanted to eat meat tonight
the chicken farmer was unimpressed by my midrange offer, but a day of scavenging abandoned data centers didn't yield easy H200s anymore. i would have to rely on his weakness for ray tracing if i wanted to eat meat tonight
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A lot of Very Serious People will be pretending to be confused about What This All Means as a way to avoid the simple inconvenient reality: Voters like it when candidates are kind sincere non-weirdos who are passionate about big popular ideas that will actually help real people.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A lot of Very Serious People will be pretending to be confused about What This All Means as a way to avoid the simple inconvenient reality: Voters like it when candidates are kind sincere non-weirdos who are passionate about big popular ideas that will actually help real people.
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There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8
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@mmasnick.bsky.social has written a lot of brilliant posts. But I haven’t wanted to frame any of them before now. I’m on my way to the frame shop.
Who Goes MAGA? | Techdirt
Who Goes MAGA? | Techdirt
Who Goes MAGA?
With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to fascism, and who would never go down such …
www.techdirt.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social has written a lot of brilliant posts. But I haven’t wanted to frame any of them before now. I’m on my way to the frame shop.
Who Goes MAGA? | Techdirt
Who Goes MAGA? | Techdirt
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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
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The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.
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A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
July 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
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House Majority Leader Mike Johnson said he could not comment on the letter because he had not read it, and could not read it because his son would receive an accountability alert if he did.
July 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
House Majority Leader Mike Johnson said he could not comment on the letter because he had not read it, and could not read it because his son would receive an accountability alert if he did.
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These Coldplay concerts are getting out of hand.
July 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
These Coldplay concerts are getting out of hand.
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AI boosters, 2024: "AI will replace the need for most creative work within five years."
AI boosters, 2025: "AI will no longer call itself Hitler."
AI boosters, 2025: "AI will no longer call itself Hitler."
Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk’s, promises xAI
Grok will no longer call itself Hitler or base its opinions on Elon Musk’s, promises xAI
Grok’s responses must come from “independent analysis,” not Musk’s stated beliefs.
buff.ly
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
AI boosters, 2024: "AI will replace the need for most creative work within five years."
AI boosters, 2025: "AI will no longer call itself Hitler."
AI boosters, 2025: "AI will no longer call itself Hitler."
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the biggest crew of goddamned idiots you ever saw
June 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
the biggest crew of goddamned idiots you ever saw
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I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm
June 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm
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June 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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nothing could be less useful right now than institutionalists when we don’t have working institutions
June 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
nothing could be less useful right now than institutionalists when we don’t have working institutions
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I feel like all of this is 100% true and probably contributes to the right-wing alternative media domination among The Youth.
I don't see this getting better.
I don't see this getting better.
May 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I feel like all of this is 100% true and probably contributes to the right-wing alternative media domination among The Youth.
I don't see this getting better.
I don't see this getting better.