Chad Geidel
@lemadchef.bsky.social
He/Him
Gravel cyclist, code monger, mediocre sim racer.
Denver, CO
Gravel cyclist, code monger, mediocre sim racer.
Denver, CO
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At first they fear that the antenna is a probe, but after about thirty minutes they wish it was merely probe day.
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STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
At first they fear that the antenna is a probe, but after about thirty minutes they wish it was merely probe day.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/freque...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/freque...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
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Gonna drop this here since I created it: leavesubstack.com
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
leavesubstack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Gonna drop this here since I created it: leavesubstack.com
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You know, California might just be up for it.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
You know, California might just be up for it.
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Now seems as good of a time as any to reshare my favorite fun fact about Minnesota. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
Minnesota Repeatedly Refuses to Return Captured Confederate Battle Flag to Virginia?
One Reddit user quipped: "Well, what are the rules for capture the flag?"
www.snopes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Now seems as good of a time as any to reshare my favorite fun fact about Minnesota. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
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ICE's budget tripled last year to over $30b, higher than the countries we're threatening to invade (Iran/Venezuela)
And Dems want to give them MORE money.
Look what they did with this massively increased budget and ask yourself what they're going to do with even more money.
And Dems want to give them MORE money.
Look what they did with this massively increased budget and ask yourself what they're going to do with even more money.
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
ICE's budget tripled last year to over $30b, higher than the countries we're threatening to invade (Iran/Venezuela)
And Dems want to give them MORE money.
Look what they did with this massively increased budget and ask yourself what they're going to do with even more money.
And Dems want to give them MORE money.
Look what they did with this massively increased budget and ask yourself what they're going to do with even more money.
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70% of all Harris voters in 2024 and 65% of all self identified Democrats believe Israel has committed genocide
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
70% of all Harris voters in 2024 and 65% of all self identified Democrats believe Israel has committed genocide
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
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NEW: This week, Daily Show host Jon Stewart introduced his audience to Jenin Younes, describing her as a courageous civil rights attorney who had been canceled by both the right and left and therefore “must be doing something right.”
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine and Anti-Lockdown Lawfare
“You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”
www.importantcontext.news
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
NEW: This week, Daily Show host Jon Stewart introduced his audience to Jenin Younes, describing her as a courageous civil rights attorney who had been canceled by both the right and left and therefore “must be doing something right.”
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
Really, she spent years undermining public health—and Democrats.
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ChatGPT has announced that they will begin to roll out ads for free and $8/month tier users. They promise that ads will not influence ChatGPT's answers.
This is the least surprising news of the year and the real question is if this is enough to make a dent in their goal to make $200B/year by 2030?
This is the least surprising news of the year and the real question is if this is enough to make a dent in their goal to make $200B/year by 2030?
Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT
OpenAI plans to test advertising in the U.S. for ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers to expand affordable access to AI worldwide, while protecting privacy, trust, and answer quality.
openai.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
ChatGPT has announced that they will begin to roll out ads for free and $8/month tier users. They promise that ads will not influence ChatGPT's answers.
This is the least surprising news of the year and the real question is if this is enough to make a dent in their goal to make $200B/year by 2030?
This is the least surprising news of the year and the real question is if this is enough to make a dent in their goal to make $200B/year by 2030?
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Babylon 5 was such a great series. It took politics seriously. I had forgotten how much the storyline foreshadowed what we’re living through now — right down to the Karoline Leavitt character. Hard to believe this aired 30 years ago!🎯
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Babylon 5 was such a great series. It took politics seriously. I had forgotten how much the storyline foreshadowed what we’re living through now — right down to the Karoline Leavitt character. Hard to believe this aired 30 years ago!🎯
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Right wingers will be like “Not everyone who disagrees with your opinion is a Nazi!” and the opinion is “Nazis are bad”
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Right wingers will be like “Not everyone who disagrees with your opinion is a Nazi!” and the opinion is “Nazis are bad”
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IT'S ME lol
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
IT'S ME lol
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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i'm just gonna say, only the physics, chemistry, and physiology prizes matter.
the economics one is basically fake and the peace prize is an award for advancing a narrative. insulin is an achievement. peace prizes don't even award peace itself and are actual participation trophies.
the economics one is basically fake and the peace prize is an award for advancing a narrative. insulin is an achievement. peace prizes don't even award peace itself and are actual participation trophies.
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
i'm just gonna say, only the physics, chemistry, and physiology prizes matter.
the economics one is basically fake and the peace prize is an award for advancing a narrative. insulin is an achievement. peace prizes don't even award peace itself and are actual participation trophies.
the economics one is basically fake and the peace prize is an award for advancing a narrative. insulin is an achievement. peace prizes don't even award peace itself and are actual participation trophies.
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Schumer is the human equivalent of an expired jar of bay leaves sitting in the back of your grandma's spice drawer.
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Schumer is the human equivalent of an expired jar of bay leaves sitting in the back of your grandma's spice drawer.
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I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
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Saturation policing / shock and awe / stratcom (CNN effect)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
"Two to three thousand armed agents of the federal government have been deployed to Minnesota.
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Saturation policing / shock and awe / stratcom (CNN effect)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
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joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
Another day… 😭
a werewolf with the words not the one written below him
ALT: a werewolf with the words not the one written below him
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Another day… 😭
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@chriswarcraft.bsky.social’s idea re: these state’s federal taxes being kept in an escrow account is sounding like a good idea right now.
Trump: "Starting February 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities"
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social’s idea re: these state’s federal taxes being kept in an escrow account is sounding like a good idea right now.
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BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
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they believe in their hearts that they were born masters and the rest of us are their slaves
January 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
they believe in their hearts that they were born masters and the rest of us are their slaves
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i have been meaning to write something longer about how the various ideologies of the tech right are just warmed over pro-slavery apologetics
So much of the reactionary tech elite and rationalist movements' views, epitomized in Elon Musk, are indistinguishable from Calhounism. Here is Calhoun's famous 1948 speech arguing that Jefferson's assertion that "all men are created equal" was wrong. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/spe...
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
i have been meaning to write something longer about how the various ideologies of the tech right are just warmed over pro-slavery apologetics
Not sure what it is but I guarantee “billions in corporate subsidies” doesn't count.
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Not sure what it is but I guarantee “billions in corporate subsidies” doesn't count.
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I made a compilation video of ICE slipping on ice and set it to the Benny Hill theme song. Enjoy.
SMITE! ICE Agents Are Slipping On Ice
You're welcome.
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I made a compilation video of ICE slipping on ice and set it to the Benny Hill theme song. Enjoy.
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I'm starting to suspect that 20-30 year long bull markets in specific asset classes may occasionally lead to unworthy individuals becoming very wealthy and powerful.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I'm starting to suspect that 20-30 year long bull markets in specific asset classes may occasionally lead to unworthy individuals becoming very wealthy and powerful.