Charlie
@reanderthal.bsky.social
Hotelier by marriage, permaculture by night. Unclogger of toilets. Learning trades one crisis at a time. Dad. Mainer. Once a videographer, 合気道 & paleo blogger. Socialist libertarian?
Nat'l news re-skeets & occasional peak oil takes & garden/chicken moments
Nat'l news re-skeets & occasional peak oil takes & garden/chicken moments
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Charlie
@reanderthal.bsky.social
· Jul 9
I found a great book on root cellaring (called Root Cellaring) by Bubel at the dump. Highly recommend if it is available at your dump.
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Donald Trump is like the Blade of pedophiles. He walks among them, he shares their strengths and cravings but none of their weaknesses, and sometimes he kills them. And he doesn’t pay his taxes.
February 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Donald Trump is like the Blade of pedophiles. He walks among them, he shares their strengths and cravings but none of their weaknesses, and sometimes he kills them. And he doesn’t pay his taxes.
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Reminder when you watch the Intuit Super Bowl ads, they have Super Bowl ad money because they are a successful rent seekers who have worked for decades to kill free, quality, public tax preparation services donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Direct File
Tech for good not welcome in the Trump administration
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Reminder when you watch the Intuit Super Bowl ads, they have Super Bowl ad money because they are a successful rent seekers who have worked for decades to kill free, quality, public tax preparation services donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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If you're a business owner who fires someone you have assigned to an overseas job and you don't buy them a plane ticket home you should actually go to prison
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
If you're a business owner who fires someone you have assigned to an overseas job and you don't buy them a plane ticket home you should actually go to prison
BIW in the news.
Speech is tomorrow. Hope it is a debacle in front of an empty room.
Or we get to see some crowd shots like the audience to the second orchestral performance in Death of Stalin...
Speech is tomorrow. Hope it is a debacle in front of an empty room.
Or we get to see some crowd shots like the audience to the second orchestral performance in Death of Stalin...
Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech
theintercept.com/2026/02/07/p...
theintercept.com/2026/02/07/p...
Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech
Workers at Bath Iron Works, a shipbuilding company, showed no interest in hearing Pete Hegseth speak. So they were offered overtime.
theintercept.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
BIW in the news.
Speech is tomorrow. Hope it is a debacle in front of an empty room.
Or we get to see some crowd shots like the audience to the second orchestral performance in Death of Stalin...
Speech is tomorrow. Hope it is a debacle in front of an empty room.
Or we get to see some crowd shots like the audience to the second orchestral performance in Death of Stalin...
"The first dildo flew through the air like a rubber prophecy and skidded to a stop directly at the boots of a state trooper.
And that’s when the United States government lost its entire fucking mind."
And that’s when the United States government lost its entire fucking mind."
February 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
"The first dildo flew through the air like a rubber prophecy and skidded to a stop directly at the boots of a state trooper.
And that’s when the United States government lost its entire fucking mind."
And that’s when the United States government lost its entire fucking mind."
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2/4 Maine radio host lets slip on the air that Senator Collins's staffer told him to ask a specific question during interview last week #maine #MEpolitics
February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
2/4 Maine radio host lets slip on the air that Senator Collins's staffer told him to ask a specific question during interview last week #maine #MEpolitics
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“Anti-woke” is a convenient label because it obscures what the movement is actually against: accountability."
Lots to dig into here
Lots to dig into here
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
“Anti-woke” is a convenient label because it obscures what the movement is actually against: accountability."
Lots to dig into here
Lots to dig into here
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Donald Trump is:
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Donald Trump is:
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
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Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
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It seems to me like one thing AI would be terrible at is absolutely everything the Civilian Conservation Corps did.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
It seems to me like one thing AI would be terrible at is absolutely everything the Civilian Conservation Corps did.
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Tit-for-tat is one of the commonly accepted winning strategies for the Prisoner’s Dilemma
February 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Tit-for-tat is one of the commonly accepted winning strategies for the Prisoner’s Dilemma
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like i love this story and I think it reveals something important. the atari is encoding a ton of information about the rules of chess explicitly in a very small amount of data, and the associational model, despite a much larger amount of data & computation, does not effectively model the game
ChatGPT "Absolutely Wrecked" at Chess by Atari 2600 Console From 1977
Despite all its advances, ChatGPT still, seemingly, is less smart than an Atari simulator on beginner mode.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
like i love this story and I think it reveals something important. the atari is encoding a ton of information about the rules of chess explicitly in a very small amount of data, and the associational model, despite a much larger amount of data & computation, does not effectively model the game
Just finished listening to Janet Mills on Pod Save.
I really resisted the 1-on-1 framing of this race (we have RCV!) but since @jordanwood.bsky.social and @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social have dropped out, a few thoughts:
1. Mills speaks with conviction & FWIW has a much stronger Maine accent
I really resisted the 1-on-1 framing of this race (we have RCV!) but since @jordanwood.bsky.social and @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social have dropped out, a few thoughts:
1. Mills speaks with conviction & FWIW has a much stronger Maine accent
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Just finished listening to Janet Mills on Pod Save.
I really resisted the 1-on-1 framing of this race (we have RCV!) but since @jordanwood.bsky.social and @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social have dropped out, a few thoughts:
1. Mills speaks with conviction & FWIW has a much stronger Maine accent
I really resisted the 1-on-1 framing of this race (we have RCV!) but since @jordanwood.bsky.social and @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social have dropped out, a few thoughts:
1. Mills speaks with conviction & FWIW has a much stronger Maine accent
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
Back when I was making videos, a huge portion of my time was slogging through footage. That's also where all my creative ideas came from.
The creativity could not be unlinked from the slogging.
The creativity could not be unlinked from the slogging.
it seems like a lot of people don’t understand that creating art is usually pretty intensely process-based; the process is part of the art.
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Back when I was making videos, a huge portion of my time was slogging through footage. That's also where all my creative ideas came from.
The creativity could not be unlinked from the slogging.
The creativity could not be unlinked from the slogging.
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Pedocon theory is a theory like gravity.
These were the lyrics for a KIDS movie soundtrack.
These were the lyrics for a KIDS movie soundtrack.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Pedocon theory is a theory like gravity.
These were the lyrics for a KIDS movie soundtrack.
These were the lyrics for a KIDS movie soundtrack.
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Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Reviewing video from Fulton County elections raid.
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
Taken aback by the dismissive & sneering attitude from FBI agents toward the cop politely asking to see the warrant.
Looked him up: He's an immigrant w/ a doctorate in philosophy. His thesis? "Force by police officers toward African Americans."
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No one has yet talked in depth about Mamdani's play- as in, a childlike wonder and ceaseless fun and joy. That is rooted in what he learned from his mom about acting, which is pure play. Everything he does is rooted in encouraging US to be more playful, too. It's wonderful.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
No one has yet talked in depth about Mamdani's play- as in, a childlike wonder and ceaseless fun and joy. That is rooted in what he learned from his mom about acting, which is pure play. Everything he does is rooted in encouraging US to be more playful, too. It's wonderful.
Chomsky picks up where prince Andrew ducks out.
Puts another meaning to Manufacturing Consent
Puts another meaning to Manufacturing Consent
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Chomsky picks up where prince Andrew ducks out.
Puts another meaning to Manufacturing Consent
Puts another meaning to Manufacturing Consent
A lot of lobster fishermen in town. Some liberal. Many conservative. Many rail against regulators, but I imagine most have not thought, (as I had not) about how the license structure insulates them from consolidation.
They could probably cut trap limit 50% and catch the same amount though.
They could probably cut trap limit 50% and catch the same amount though.
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A lot of lobster fishermen in town. Some liberal. Many conservative. Many rail against regulators, but I imagine most have not thought, (as I had not) about how the license structure insulates them from consolidation.
They could probably cut trap limit 50% and catch the same amount though.
They could probably cut trap limit 50% and catch the same amount though.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Nonviolent tactics are the right choice to confront the state.
I'll give these teens a pass to defend themselves against this private citizen who got out of his truck to assault them.
Very satisfying to watch him slink away tail between legs.
I'll give these teens a pass to defend themselves against this private citizen who got out of his truck to assault them.
Very satisfying to watch him slink away tail between legs.
It’s a rather apt metaphor for MAGA. This dude sitting in his truck thinking, yeah, I can alpha male a group of long-hairs on the side of the road. Then getting absolutely annihilated by a modest swarm of 100-pound teenagers.
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Nonviolent tactics are the right choice to confront the state.
I'll give these teens a pass to defend themselves against this private citizen who got out of his truck to assault them.
Very satisfying to watch him slink away tail between legs.
I'll give these teens a pass to defend themselves against this private citizen who got out of his truck to assault them.
Very satisfying to watch him slink away tail between legs.
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The comms rep just had no ability to comprehend that AI takes in the information that already exists in the world and repackages it. Our reporting had yet to be published and therefore wasn't out in the world hadn't been ingested by any chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
February 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The comms rep just had no ability to comprehend that AI takes in the information that already exists in the world and repackages it. Our reporting had yet to be published and therefore wasn't out in the world hadn't been ingested by any chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.