Christina Holland
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Firebase JS at Google, wrote for Cracked. Blog posts, stories, and art at mortalwombat.info
I was trying to explain a current event to the kids a while back and I asked if they were familiar with Andrew Tate.
Older son: yeah he's a bad guy
Younger son: yeah, he sucks
Me: whew so you know him and dislike him already
Younger son: yeah he was in 50 First Dates
Older son: That's ADAM SANDLER
Older son: yeah he's a bad guy
Younger son: yeah, he sucks
Me: whew so you know him and dislike him already
Younger son: yeah he was in 50 First Dates
Older son: That's ADAM SANDLER
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I was trying to explain a current event to the kids a while back and I asked if they were familiar with Andrew Tate.
Older son: yeah he's a bad guy
Younger son: yeah, he sucks
Me: whew so you know him and dislike him already
Younger son: yeah he was in 50 First Dates
Older son: That's ADAM SANDLER
Older son: yeah he's a bad guy
Younger son: yeah, he sucks
Me: whew so you know him and dislike him already
Younger son: yeah he was in 50 First Dates
Older son: That's ADAM SANDLER
My "I brought back the same number of children I arrived at Epstein island with" t shirt...
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
My "I brought back the same number of children I arrived at Epstein island with" t shirt...
I think a good idea would be to make fun of the "hey remember this celebrity" ads you know are coming. Do a throwback way too far to someone nobody is excited by. Have teens scream oh my God is that Grover Cleveland with a new Dorito, but it's actually Chester A Arthur who is like eh I'll take it
I wrote today's BW Daily newsletter about last night's crop of Mad Libs-ian nostalgia bait celebrity Super Bowl ads. I am begging the people who buy this ad time to find anything resembling a new or even just moderately clever idea. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Super Bowl Ads Keep Pushing the Past
We’re caught in a nostalgia loop. Maybe Bad Bunny can help.
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I think a good idea would be to make fun of the "hey remember this celebrity" ads you know are coming. Do a throwback way too far to someone nobody is excited by. Have teens scream oh my God is that Grover Cleveland with a new Dorito, but it's actually Chester A Arthur who is like eh I'll take it
I swear I am not trying to deliberately do some kind of cringe "drumpf" kind of clever name-calling but every time I see TPUSA my brain really automatically says "toilet paper USA". That's just what TP is. Toilet paper owns the mindshare on the acronym by a landslide. Pick a less occupied one
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I swear I am not trying to deliberately do some kind of cringe "drumpf" kind of clever name-calling but every time I see TPUSA my brain really automatically says "toilet paper USA". That's just what TP is. Toilet paper owns the mindshare on the acronym by a landslide. Pick a less occupied one
I still think it's really weird that one of the top songs they like to have a soloist sing at evangelical Christian weddings is I Can Only Imagine, because it's about dying and meeting your maker in heaven which is a beautiful thought I guess but not very wedding themed
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I still think it's really weird that one of the top songs they like to have a soloist sing at evangelical Christian weddings is I Can Only Imagine, because it's about dying and meeting your maker in heaven which is a beautiful thought I guess but not very wedding themed
I think it adds some interesting dynamics to a fighting game if all the playable characters have about 1 hp
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I think it adds some interesting dynamics to a fighting game if all the playable characters have about 1 hp
I think it's fine if not everyone likes something but this seems like a bit much
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I think it's fine if not everyone likes something but this seems like a bit much
*standing up and saluting tearfully* god bless you potato chips
I am feeling this weird quasi-gratitude when I see a commercial for something like a car or a food item
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
*standing up and saluting tearfully* god bless you potato chips
The problem with these ads where the big gimmick is revealing a surprise celebrity from the past to tickle your nostalgia is that I'm face blind. I don't know who any of these people are unless they say their names
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The problem with these ads where the big gimmick is revealing a surprise celebrity from the past to tickle your nostalgia is that I'm face blind. I don't know who any of these people are unless they say their names
AI attack ads, that's an intriguing development
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
AI attack ads, that's an intriguing development
The only thing I hesitate on is that he and the people around him don't seem competent enough to pull it off without leaving about 10x as many clues as there already are. The will is absolutely there
lmfao trump 100% had epstein killed
February 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The only thing I hesitate on is that he and the people around him don't seem competent enough to pull it off without leaving about 10x as many clues as there already are. The will is absolutely there
Reposted by Christina Holland
photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭
Oh my god this would be such a good caption contest picture. He's got such a "Mondays, am I right" expression
"Eh, it's going. How bout you"
"Eh, it's going. How bout you"
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Oh my god this would be such a good caption contest picture. He's got such a "Mondays, am I right" expression
"Eh, it's going. How bout you"
"Eh, it's going. How bout you"
*very carefully hitting the microphone mute button* un FUCKING believable
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Sadly, not aliens."
"Sadly, not aliens."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"It's not designed to work that way"
"It's not designed to work that way"
February 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
*very carefully hitting the microphone mute button* un FUCKING believable
I want California to bring home the trophy of course and I think we have championship potential but the few days I spent in DC left such a strong impression on me that 20 years later I still think of it immediately whenever I hear "worst drivers"
coming up with a new idea called "driving like shit olympics". no more bland, unprovable statements like "california drivers are the WORST" allowed. whichever state wins every 4 years gets a moonshot-sized public transit investment to get those fuckers off the road
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I want California to bring home the trophy of course and I think we have championship potential but the few days I spent in DC left such a strong impression on me that 20 years later I still think of it immediately whenever I hear "worst drivers"
Some people are sharing their most treasured paperbacks which are understandably mostly fiction classics but my most well worn books are these compilations of hilarious typos, malapropisms, and translation mistakes, which are the parts of the English language that have always given me the most joy
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Some people are sharing their most treasured paperbacks which are understandably mostly fiction classics but my most well worn books are these compilations of hilarious typos, malapropisms, and translation mistakes, which are the parts of the English language that have always given me the most joy
I told my kids about the Kamala headquarters67 thing and the 10 year old just emitted a long low groan for about 10 seconds
February 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I told my kids about the Kamala headquarters67 thing and the 10 year old just emitted a long low groan for about 10 seconds
Reposted by Christina Holland
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
I think it's bad when AI criticism conflates (1) "does it work" with (2) "is it morally ok" because people get confused like when they use AI to "reveal" the face of a masked ICE goon and you go nooo don't use AI for that (reason 1) and they say I know AI is bad but it's for a good cause (reason 2)
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I think it's bad when AI criticism conflates (1) "does it work" with (2) "is it morally ok" because people get confused like when they use AI to "reveal" the face of a masked ICE goon and you go nooo don't use AI for that (reason 1) and they say I know AI is bad but it's for a good cause (reason 2)
A lot of people are glossing over the fact the child said the golden snake can snap cars and crash cars and they get fired. The very same snake the mayor said was his favorite as well. Ask yourself why they don't want to you to know about Mamdami's plan to destroy and burn all cars
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A lot of people are glossing over the fact the child said the golden snake can snap cars and crash cars and they get fired. The very same snake the mayor said was his favorite as well. Ask yourself why they don't want to you to know about Mamdami's plan to destroy and burn all cars
If I can suggest a compromise, they should be allowed to wear masks if they agree to wear them 100% of the time. Like they have to have them surgically grafted on permanently
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
If I can suggest a compromise, they should be allowed to wear masks if they agree to wear them 100% of the time. Like they have to have them surgically grafted on permanently
Heartbreaking: Watch This Young AI Unable To Accept A Family Member's Death
February 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Heartbreaking: Watch This Young AI Unable To Accept A Family Member's Death
I get the point but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with these jokes
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I get the point but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with these jokes
Reposted by Christina Holland
There’s a huge demand for software that lets you say “the computer said so”
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
There’s a huge demand for software that lets you say “the computer said so”