Pat Shaughnessy
@pbshaughnessy.bsky.social
Whatever this is, it’s Not Good. This is a drastic step and obviously not meant to alert CIA Director Ratcliffe, rather to alert us. Given Wyden’s interest in privacy and surveillance and what’s going on around the country, I’d wager a bit of money that the CIA has been doing domestic things.
I don’t like this
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
They’ve committed hundreds of billions of dollars to products that lose money and that very few people want.
At Davos, the tech oligarchs seem to have given up on people organically adopting their technology, and are instead asking what government can do to “make diffusion occur.” open.substack.com/pub/theameri...
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
They’ve committed hundreds of billions of dollars to products that lose money and that very few people want.
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Begging for index inclusion has more than a whiff of desperation to it, it's what companies do when they know their own performance can't justify their high valuations. (Which is precisely why MSTR was so desperate for it at the Bitcoin peak; it's down 63% over the past year.)
WSJ: SpaceX trying to push the bag onto index investors ASAP.
Can’t describe how predatory this is and if index providers carve out an exception for them or other large IPOs it’ll be a huge hit to their credibility IMO.
Can’t describe how predatory this is and if index providers carve out an exception for them or other large IPOs it’ll be a huge hit to their credibility IMO.
Exclusive | SpaceX Seeks Early Index Entry as It Prepares Massive IPO
Advisers to company CEO Elon Musk have reached out to major index providers seeking ways to secure earlier inclusion in market benchmarks to lift shares
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Begging for index inclusion has more than a whiff of desperation to it, it's what companies do when they know their own performance can't justify their high valuations. (Which is precisely why MSTR was so desperate for it at the Bitcoin peak; it's down 63% over the past year.)
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The Future of Media is a $250 million national newspaper devoted solely to the debate over cooking at home vs delivery.
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The Future of Media is a $250 million national newspaper devoted solely to the debate over cooking at home vs delivery.
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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friedrich engels on “social murder” in his book condition of the working class (1845)
July 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
friedrich engels on “social murder” in his book condition of the working class (1845)
If you know anything about Ron Wyden, this is really ominous.
February 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
If you know anything about Ron Wyden, this is really ominous.
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"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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Every time you use an app or website that has a shitty new feature that doesn’t work, like adding your bank, microtransactions, gambling etc, you can just blame a pedophile for it and you’re gonna be right
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Every time you use an app or website that has a shitty new feature that doesn’t work, like adding your bank, microtransactions, gambling etc, you can just blame a pedophile for it and you’re gonna be right
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Flaming Hydra is such a phenomenal group of writers.
For the value, it is hands down the best $36 I've spent over the last year.
For the value, it is hands down the best $36 I've spent over the last year.
i love working for FH!! i’ll put some of the pieces i’ve written for my beloved scrappy little cooperative in this thread, starting with this one about how guy ritchie sucks now
flaminghydra.com/guy-ritchie-...
flaminghydra.com/guy-ritchie-...
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Flaming Hydra is such a phenomenal group of writers.
For the value, it is hands down the best $36 I've spent over the last year.
For the value, it is hands down the best $36 I've spent over the last year.
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Lmao they’re dunzo.
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Lmao they’re dunzo.
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The cringe Boomer-posting authoritarianism is so nauseating. "This reich runs on Disney and Starbucks" ass administration.
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The cringe Boomer-posting authoritarianism is so nauseating. "This reich runs on Disney and Starbucks" ass administration.
I hate it when my friends fight.
😂😂 Lindsey melting down. Blames Mike Johnson for a UNANIMOUS House vote to strip out the provision allowing Lindsey to sue the taxpayers because DOJ got his phone records and vows revenge.
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I hate it when my friends fight.
Love being a regular guy with a normal circadian rhythm.
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Love being a regular guy with a normal circadian rhythm.
There are no words to convey the boundlessness of my contempt for Barack Obama.
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
There are no words to convey the boundlessness of my contempt for Barack Obama.