Captain Obvious
@ocaptmyobvious.bsky.social
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Trust the Process, only to have your heart broken
Fan of seeing the world through evidence
Educator
Passionate about learning over token collection
Trust the Process, only to have your heart broken
Fan of seeing the world through evidence
Educator
Passionate about learning over token collection
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It’s amazing how many people just can’t wrap their heads around the idea that reps voting in the bipartisan way the consultants fetishize make normal dems fucking outraged. Like that can’t be true bc it’s too savvy a move. We won’t forget, MGP!
Thanks so much for voting to send Americans' hard-earned tax dollars to the agency that is currently in the streets of American cities terrorizing, kidnapping, assaulting and murdering us.
I'm sure everyone appreciates your investment in the fascist brute squad. Great work.
I'm sure everyone appreciates your investment in the fascist brute squad. Great work.
I’ll keep plugging away to make sure that Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars are being invested in an effective, durable, and responsible way.
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 AM
It’s amazing how many people just can’t wrap their heads around the idea that reps voting in the bipartisan way the consultants fetishize make normal dems fucking outraged. Like that can’t be true bc it’s too savvy a move. We won’t forget, MGP!
so dark this timeline is
That five-year-old is no angel.
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
so dark this timeline is
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Number of questions John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan received about the electrical substation: 1
Number of questions about Shanahan's history of intense practices: 0
Number of questions about Shanahan's history of intense practices: 0
Lost track of things over this past weekend and forgot to share this blog that came out Sunday morning on an explanation for the Niners injuries that doesn't get hammered enough: Kyle Shanahan's practice philosophy www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
Another 49ers season ends as injuries pile up. Why does this keep happening?
The explanation is simpler than some would want you to believe.
www.sfgate.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Number of questions John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan received about the electrical substation: 1
Number of questions about Shanahan's history of intense practices: 0
Number of questions about Shanahan's history of intense practices: 0
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He means white kids.
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
He means white kids.
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At some point, and maybe it already happened, Trump’s ICE goons will barge into the house of an elderly Holocaust survivor and kidnap their health aide, and the ADL will still pretend the biggest threat to Jewish safety is college students who care about human rights.
January 22, 2026 at 3:52 PM
At some point, and maybe it already happened, Trump’s ICE goons will barge into the house of an elderly Holocaust survivor and kidnap their health aide, and the ADL will still pretend the biggest threat to Jewish safety is college students who care about human rights.
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This is just such an insulting move to make when cutting or skimping on other parts of the budget.
Healey needs to take real action to rein in corporate profiteering, and this is not it. This is using public resources to prop up utility industry profits rather than use regulatory power or legislative action to bring down costs.
#mapoli
www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
#mapoli
www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Healey plans to spend $180M to help reduce electric, gas bills for February and March
Gov. Maura Healey plans to spend $180 million to help temporarily reduce electricity bills by 25%, and gas bills by 10%, for residential utility customers for the months of February and March, her adm...
www.wbur.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is just such an insulting move to make when cutting or skimping on other parts of the budget.
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It’s all been widely reported! They were obsessed with not seeming anti-Trump and thought he was guaranteed to lose again in 2024. So the investigations were not a priority and in fact regarded as a liability, even while those of us who saw what was going to happen shouted at them to push harder.
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
It’s all been widely reported! They were obsessed with not seeming anti-Trump and thought he was guaranteed to lose again in 2024. So the investigations were not a priority and in fact regarded as a liability, even while those of us who saw what was going to happen shouted at them to push harder.
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1. If you’re not following the Lisa Cook saga, the TL;DR is that the Trump administration has been pushing to seize control of independent agencies. SCOTUS has been largely receptive except for the Fed for reasons that have more to do with the fact that they have 401ks than any constitutional logic
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
1. If you’re not following the Lisa Cook saga, the TL;DR is that the Trump administration has been pushing to seize control of independent agencies. SCOTUS has been largely receptive except for the Fed for reasons that have more to do with the fact that they have 401ks than any constitutional logic
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Hakeem Jeffries is more okay with you being shot in the face and murdered in cold blood than he is with risking minor personal inconvenience for himself and his ambition for power
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Hakeem Jeffries is more okay with you being shot in the face and murdered in cold blood than he is with risking minor personal inconvenience for himself and his ambition for power
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Nor, for that matter, is “high-quality instructional materials” the clear category it is presented as.
while I am disputing #MAEdu coverage, allow me also to argue that "evidence-based reading instruction" is not what is being required in the bills before the state legislature.
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Nor, for that matter, is “high-quality instructional materials” the clear category it is presented as.
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Totally agree and the way to stop this from happening is to just bravely say the obvious out loud and name it.
People too often treat Trump voters like babies. People voted for him out of ignorance, racism, sexism, or greed, and if it’s ignorance, they need to reflect on how to do better next time and ensure there will be one.
People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Totally agree and the way to stop this from happening is to just bravely say the obvious out loud and name it.
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
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People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
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Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
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Kavanaugh sounds very solidly prepared to join Dems in Trump v. Cook
coupled with Barrett's question about the brief from economists said there’ll be a recession if they side for Trump, we may have hit the 5 justice threshold, on the strength of the 'don't fuck up our bag' doctrine
coupled with Barrett's question about the brief from economists said there’ll be a recession if they side for Trump, we may have hit the 5 justice threshold, on the strength of the 'don't fuck up our bag' doctrine
Like clockwork: Kavanaugh says Sauer's theory would "weaken if not shatter the independence of the Federal Reserve" and lead all future presidents to purge the Fed upon taking office. He presses Sauer to acknowledge the importance of the Fed's independence. The opinion against Trump is taking shape.
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Kavanaugh sounds very solidly prepared to join Dems in Trump v. Cook
coupled with Barrett's question about the brief from economists said there’ll be a recession if they side for Trump, we may have hit the 5 justice threshold, on the strength of the 'don't fuck up our bag' doctrine
coupled with Barrett's question about the brief from economists said there’ll be a recession if they side for Trump, we may have hit the 5 justice threshold, on the strength of the 'don't fuck up our bag' doctrine
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the thing is that AI is very good at confident bullshit, which becomes more a part of your job toward the top of the ladder
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
the thing is that AI is very good at confident bullshit, which becomes more a part of your job toward the top of the ladder
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A cap is just a way for cheap owners to punish big owners and then try and codify not spending. That said, there is now a $35M gap from 1 to 2 and another $50M gap from 2 to 3 in luxury tax spending, and that is a real problem since those teams are probably not done spending.
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A cap is just a way for cheap owners to punish big owners and then try and codify not spending. That said, there is now a $35M gap from 1 to 2 and another $50M gap from 2 to 3 in luxury tax spending, and that is a real problem since those teams are probably not done spending.
evergreen statement in these dark times
“insane and doesn’t belong at SCOTUS” so there’s a chance that it narrowly loses 5-4
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
evergreen statement in these dark times
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You can picture how it must have felt in there. Four fucking Nazis with their shit-eating grins squeezing their fat asses into a booth at a family-owned Mexican place poisoning the entire room with their smug impunity. Desecrating a place of community www.welcometohellworld.com/we-must-love...
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
You can picture how it must have felt in there. Four fucking Nazis with their shit-eating grins squeezing their fat asses into a booth at a family-owned Mexican place poisoning the entire room with their smug impunity. Desecrating a place of community www.welcometohellworld.com/we-must-love...
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Why I write the list is not about ranking, you all would know who these 5 players are even if I started at the top. I wrote a decent amount about Crawford and Painter, their flaws and strengths, why I have hope and why they might drive you insane.
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Why I write the list is not about ranking, you all would know who these 5 players are even if I started at the top. I wrote a decent amount about Crawford and Painter, their flaws and strengths, why I have hope and why they might drive you insane.
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the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity
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I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
Despite Trump’s promises, grocery prices are still rising fast. Families can’t afford this… when is he going to get serious about lowering costs?
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
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Per multiple sources, this is at least the 3rd unexplained death (of a young person questionably charged) in an ICE facility in the past week. If we pretend it’s not murder, it’s still illegal to operate carceral facilities if you can’t prevent people from dying bc otherwise they’re just death camps
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Per multiple sources, this is at least the 3rd unexplained death (of a young person questionably charged) in an ICE facility in the past week. If we pretend it’s not murder, it’s still illegal to operate carceral facilities if you can’t prevent people from dying bc otherwise they’re just death camps
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“The truth always lies somewhere in the middle” has to be one of my least favorite phrases. Sometimes, one side is actually truthful and one side is actually malicious and lying!
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
“The truth always lies somewhere in the middle” has to be one of my least favorite phrases. Sometimes, one side is actually truthful and one side is actually malicious and lying!