Starris
@starris.bsky.social
Mostly here to read. On a journey looking for a non-cursed codebase.
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chewing gum is just a mouth fidget
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
chewing gum is just a mouth fidget
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I have thoughts, and they aren’t going to fit neatly into Bluesky posts. Briefly:
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I have thoughts, and they aren’t going to fit neatly into Bluesky posts. Briefly:
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
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yeah there is a 95% chance that each of us Finds Out via shitpost.
which is why the natsec crew can either be upset about sports or cryptic but are not allowed both at the same time
which is why the natsec crew can either be upset about sports or cryptic but are not allowed both at the same time
Idk tbh I feel like if WW3 was popping off for real I would see natsec Bluesky post about it with like the “Not great Bob!” gif
September 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
yeah there is a 95% chance that each of us Finds Out via shitpost.
which is why the natsec crew can either be upset about sports or cryptic but are not allowed both at the same time
which is why the natsec crew can either be upset about sports or cryptic but are not allowed both at the same time
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Now that I'm no longer building the app at all ‒ not managing, not creating releases, not writing features ‒ I can finally ask something that's been bugging me for a while. What's javascript
August 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Now that I'm no longer building the app at all ‒ not managing, not creating releases, not writing features ‒ I can finally ask something that's been bugging me for a while. What's javascript
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My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
April 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
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Imagine being disappeared in one dictatorship, making it to America, and then being disappeared again
July 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Imagine being disappeared in one dictatorship, making it to America, and then being disappeared again
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If you enjoy the SCP universe at all, or just good scifi, I highly recommend qntm's book. This was one of my favorite reads in a while.
July 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you enjoy the SCP universe at all, or just good scifi, I highly recommend qntm's book. This was one of my favorite reads in a while.
There is one political party lining up to oppose Mamdani for blatantly bigoted reasons, and people of good conscience should vote against it at the local, state, and federal level
Really frustrating to see people insist that "the Democratic Party is against Zohran" when every local Dem who endorsed Cuomo is lining up behind him
Thank you Rep. Espaillat for joining this campaign for an affordable NYC and for fighting Trump's authoritarianism in DC.
Adriano and I know that the only way we can protect this city is by standing firm in our values and standing up for working class and immigrant New Yorkers.
Adriano and I know that the only way we can protect this city is by standing firm in our values and standing up for working class and immigrant New Yorkers.
July 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There is one political party lining up to oppose Mamdani for blatantly bigoted reasons, and people of good conscience should vote against it at the local, state, and federal level
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they
June 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they
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Siri, play “Bad Blood”
June 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Siri, play “Bad Blood”
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Curiously, my very deliberate, ponderous method of speaking truth to power seems to have left me speaking truth to the previous set of people in power, which just so happens to align me with the current set of people in power. What an odd confluence of events!
May 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Curiously, my very deliberate, ponderous method of speaking truth to power seems to have left me speaking truth to the previous set of people in power, which just so happens to align me with the current set of people in power. What an odd confluence of events!
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Unfortunately there are no current issues that demand courageous honesty that challenges our leaders. But if there were, you can trust I’ll be there, speaking truth to power (in two to five years).
May 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Unfortunately there are no current issues that demand courageous honesty that challenges our leaders. But if there were, you can trust I’ll be there, speaking truth to power (in two to five years).
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Hey, I’m a prominent national news figure and I’m here to promote my new book, in which I tell you I’m boldly taking a contrarian point of view on an important news issue (of 2022) and standing up to powerful men (who have already retired). If only liberals would have courage like me!
May 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Hey, I’m a prominent national news figure and I’m here to promote my new book, in which I tell you I’m boldly taking a contrarian point of view on an important news issue (of 2022) and standing up to powerful men (who have already retired). If only liberals would have courage like me!
A reckoning will not be postponed indefinitely.
In the spirit of transparency and working in the open, I wanted to share this breakdown of where my time goes at Bluesky
May 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A reckoning will not be postponed indefinitely.
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a big part of the reason i am in favor of accelerating and affordable housing development is that we need more room in the world for fuckups
May 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
a big part of the reason i am in favor of accelerating and affordable housing development is that we need more room in the world for fuckups
I'm her constituent and after seeing the results in South Carolina, I voted for Biden because I cared far more about party unity than any particular candidate
including warren here in particular is bizarre, because, *as a warren supporter who donated money to her campaign* it was obvious to me extremely early on that she had absolutely no chance
The common myth that Jake Tapper repeats about 2020 -- that Democratic voters didn't want Joe Biden but he was forced on them by a back-room party conspiracy -- is transparently wrong and fundamentally misunderstands the problem: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/05/joe-...
May 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm her constituent and after seeing the results in South Carolina, I voted for Biden because I cared far more about party unity than any particular candidate
And Palestinians
By this standard, the new york times has tortured trans teenagers
The killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday cast a harsh spotlight on the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. and the impact even peaceful protests might be having on attitudes against people connected to Israel.
May 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And Palestinians
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Some advice to the doom and gloom crowd who wanna speedrun straight to armed rebellion/dystopic hoarding - if I can’t trust you to show up to city council meetings and give public comment, what the fuck makes you think I’m going to trust you with a weapon at my back?
May 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Some advice to the doom and gloom crowd who wanna speedrun straight to armed rebellion/dystopic hoarding - if I can’t trust you to show up to city council meetings and give public comment, what the fuck makes you think I’m going to trust you with a weapon at my back?
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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
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you'd think that "the man we are giving complete and total power to on every other subject cannot be trusted not to immediately cause a depression if we give him this power over this one last thing" might prompt some introspection, but no
This bespoke exception for the Fed is one of the most brazenly made-up things I've ever seen the Supreme Court do (which is saying something). There is no principled basis to distinguish the Fed from other independent agencies. The conservative justices just don't want Trump to crash the market!
The Supreme Court goes out of its way to say that its order today does NOT allow Trump to remove members of the Federal Reserve because it is "uniquely structured" and has a "distinct history tradition." (I do not think those distinctions hold water.) www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
May 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
you'd think that "the man we are giving complete and total power to on every other subject cannot be trusted not to immediately cause a depression if we give him this power over this one last thing" might prompt some introspection, but no