Guarded Optimist
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classic film fan; news/politics/science/medicine/sports/culture/tech 8th grade Spelling Bee runner up /Occasional #TCMParty posts-feel free to mute
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a big FUCK YOU to Charles Dickens on his birthday for being an absolute piece of monster shit to his wife
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
a big FUCK YOU to Charles Dickens on his birthday for being an absolute piece of monster shit to his wife
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Remember, the shitty jobs numbers you see from this administration are their fake numbers. The real numbers are much, much worse.
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Remember, the shitty jobs numbers you see from this administration are their fake numbers. The real numbers are much, much worse.
So, NBC couldn't dig up a sports guy who didn't have a history of being a sex pest for the #Olympics?
NBC’s Next Headache? New Olympics Host Mike Tirico Has Harassment in His Past
The network is sticking with its Bob Costas replacement, who was suspended at ESPN in the early 1990s: "Mike has repeatedly assured us that this behavior is long in his past, and we have no evidence o...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
So, NBC couldn't dig up a sports guy who didn't have a history of being a sex pest for the #Olympics?
Trying to find particular Olympics events on NBC is a goddam nightmare
February 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Trying to find particular Olympics events on NBC is a goddam nightmare
These people are so petty
Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
These people are so petty
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Akt mit drei Armen, by Georg Baselitz, 1977 (not rotated), 📸 by Andreas Rentz
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Akt mit drei Armen, by Georg Baselitz, 1977 (not rotated), 📸 by Andreas Rentz
Good news for human mathematicians
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These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Good news for human mathematicians
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Solid advice and entertaining metaphors - the stock market is a vomitorium - 👍
Today I reveal the top investing theme of 2026
Repeat after me: Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence.
Why HALO stocks are the key to surviving AI disruption while we sort it all out. Happy Super Bowl Sunday, send this to all your friends, they will thank you.
www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/the-most-i...
Repeat after me: Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence.
Why HALO stocks are the key to surviving AI disruption while we sort it all out. Happy Super Bowl Sunday, send this to all your friends, they will thank you.
www.downtownjoshbrown.com/p/the-most-i...
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Solid advice and entertaining metaphors - the stock market is a vomitorium - 👍
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All of us during the Olympics:
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
All of us during the Olympics:
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Akira Kurosawa loved the films of Charlie Chaplin and John Ford. The Japanese director’s movies often drew on his wide-ranging cinephilia. on.wsj.com/4qpz8Zj
‘Long Take’ Review: A Director’s Dialogue
Akira Kurosawa loved the films of Charlie Chaplin and John Ford. The Japanese director’s movies often drew on his wide-ranging cinephilia.
on.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Akira Kurosawa loved the films of Charlie Chaplin and John Ford. The Japanese director’s movies often drew on his wide-ranging cinephilia. on.wsj.com/4qpz8Zj
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Juleon Cotillon, a Bay Area native who lives in Hayward, is the brains behind the Buck Fifty — a white plastic tray for both the hot dog and soda that fits neatly on the top rack of a Costco shopping cart.
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Juleon Cotillon, a Bay Area native who lives in Hayward, is the brains behind the Buck Fifty — a white plastic tray for both the hot dog and soda that fits neatly on the top rack of a Costco shopping cart.
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There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
I'll be surprised if we don't start to see significant job losses sometime this year due to AI agents development like Claude Code
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Move Over, ChatGPT
You are about to hear a lot more about Claude Code.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I'll be surprised if we don't start to see significant job losses sometime this year due to AI agents development like Claude Code
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Scott “Pass the Grey Poupon” Bessent gets his ass whupped
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Scott “Pass the Grey Poupon” Bessent gets his ass whupped
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Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds
Lung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune system
Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds
www.scientificamerican.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds
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PepsiCo to cut prices of Doritos and Lay’s as consumers rein in snacking ft.trib.al/XIWepZP
PepsiCo to cut prices of Doritos and Lay’s as consumers rein in snacking
Packaged food group lowers snack prices by up to 15% to tempt inflation-weary shoppers
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February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
PepsiCo to cut prices of Doritos and Lay’s as consumers rein in snacking ft.trib.al/XIWepZP
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1. After a federal judge ordered the release of him and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias (who had an active asylum application), Liam Conejo Ramos headed home to Minnesota on a Delta flight, where the pilots offered him a VIP tour of the cockpit.
(ABC News John Quiñones)
(ABC News John Quiñones)
February 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
1. After a federal judge ordered the release of him and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias (who had an active asylum application), Liam Conejo Ramos headed home to Minnesota on a Delta flight, where the pilots offered him a VIP tour of the cockpit.
(ABC News John Quiñones)
(ABC News John Quiñones)
@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social Today’s lineup that included a hunting family and grifter Mel Robbins were clear indications that this storied program hasn’t escaped the Bari Weiss influence. Unchecked “record” - sad to see it go.
I wonder how long Jane Pauley & Ted Koppel will last.
I wonder how long Jane Pauley & Ted Koppel will last.
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
@cbssundaymorning.bsky.social Today’s lineup that included a hunting family and grifter Mel Robbins were clear indications that this storied program hasn’t escaped the Bari Weiss influence. Unchecked “record” - sad to see it go.
I wonder how long Jane Pauley & Ted Koppel will last.
I wonder how long Jane Pauley & Ted Koppel will last.
Yes, indeed! Like many other films not initially well received but earning respect and devotion over the years #TheThing #JohnCarpenter #TCMParty
John Carpenter’s Once Divisive Classic Earns Preservation
The Thing enters the National Film Registry.
officialhomeofhorror.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Yes, indeed! Like many other films not initially well received but earning respect and devotion over the years #TheThing #JohnCarpenter #TCMParty
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I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.