Steve Hasegawa
@stevehasegawa.bsky.social
Whistleblower lawyer, sawdust production specialist, rubber side down. Save a few for Lefty too.
I wish somebody would run a test: sell a phone as “optimized for AI,” and sell another one for the same price as “AI features disabled.” See which one does better
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I wish somebody would run a test: sell a phone as “optimized for AI,” and sell another one for the same price as “AI features disabled.” See which one does better
I can tell I’m getting old because I understand fewer and fewer of the things people say on social media
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I can tell I’m getting old because I understand fewer and fewer of the things people say on social media
Extremely depressed that R. Crumb succumbed to the conspiracy grift
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Extremely depressed that R. Crumb succumbed to the conspiracy grift
You know, we don’t have to have a country where everybody is fighting all the time. We could just have a few countries where almost everybody agrees with each other
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
You know, we don’t have to have a country where everybody is fighting all the time. We could just have a few countries where almost everybody agrees with each other
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
I don’t mean to defend Tarantino, but I actually don’t think Paul Dano is all that great. I mean, he’s OK?
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I don’t mean to defend Tarantino, but I actually don’t think Paul Dano is all that great. I mean, he’s OK?
This is a man who is very confident in his upcoming pardon
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is a man who is very confident in his upcoming pardon
According to six justices of the Supreme Justices of the Supreme Court, illegal racial gerrymanders may *as a matter of law* escape correction as long as they are implemented no more than two years before an election
just to drive home the point. Texas created this map in August. the lower court rendered its decision November. So three months later, a year before the election in question.
The word "eve" is doing a lot of work here in the Court's 'decision'
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
According to six justices of the Supreme Justices of the Supreme Court, illegal racial gerrymanders may *as a matter of law* escape correction as long as they are implemented no more than two years before an election
What the Supreme Court is saying is that the presumption of regularity is irrebutable. It has only ever applied that rule to the Trump administration
As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
What the Supreme Court is saying is that the presumption of regularity is irrebutable. It has only ever applied that rule to the Trump administration
When lower court judges of *all political backgrounds* rule against Trump and six Supreme Court justices repeatedly overrule them, what that tells you is that lower court judges are following the law as it currently exists and Supreme Court justices are making up new law to fit their ideology
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 order, has put on hold a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
When lower court judges of *all political backgrounds* rule against Trump and six Supreme Court justices repeatedly overrule them, what that tells you is that lower court judges are following the law as it currently exists and Supreme Court justices are making up new law to fit their ideology
Call me crazy, but I think children should have access to life-saving health care where they live, regardless of how much money they have. Adults too, come to think of it. And I don’t think we should deny that to them so that billionaires have low taxes
Her 9 year old son is battling cancer
He’s receiving care at a children’s hospital but her health insurance company says he can’t go there anymore
She pays $800 a month for insurance
A $10,000 deductible
Yet the greedy company wants to force her sick child to start all over somewhere cheaper
He’s receiving care at a children’s hospital but her health insurance company says he can’t go there anymore
She pays $800 a month for insurance
A $10,000 deductible
Yet the greedy company wants to force her sick child to start all over somewhere cheaper
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Call me crazy, but I think children should have access to life-saving health care where they live, regardless of how much money they have. Adults too, come to think of it. And I don’t think we should deny that to them so that billionaires have low taxes
AI-written requests and pitches are increasingly threatening or insulting, like “if you don’t give me your business, I’m certain you will fail” or “this is your final warning that you can save big” which is just proof that AI is being trained on useless junk
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
AI-written requests and pitches are increasingly threatening or insulting, like “if you don’t give me your business, I’m certain you will fail” or “this is your final warning that you can save big” which is just proof that AI is being trained on useless junk
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Uhhhhhhh
Deputy Sec'y of State Chris Landau has a habit of wearing a diagonally striped coordinated tie to an event,
so, he wore an India flag tie for India trade talks, wore a Kosovo flag colored tie when meeting with Kosovo 'spresident,
and wore an Apartheid flag when greeting white S. Africans at Dulles
so, he wore an India flag tie for India trade talks, wore a Kosovo flag colored tie when meeting with Kosovo 'spresident,
and wore an Apartheid flag when greeting white S. Africans at Dulles
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Uhhhhhhh
Reposted by Steve Hasegawa
One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
Commander Greg Bovino led a group of Border Patrol agents on walk around the French Quarter in New Orleans this afternoon.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
One of the most striking things about these ICE/BP raids is not that they’re all kitted out for war while going after people who didn’t do anything wrong and don’t pose a threat, but that they always bring a camera crew.
This really hurts. This man left us such a rich legacy.
Steve Cropper — who played with Booker T. & the MG’s, the Blues Brothers, and Otis Redding — has died at the age of 84. Cropper was the Steve that John Belushi says ‘Play it, Steve’ to on ‘Soul Man.’
Booker T. & the MG’s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dies at 84
Steve Cropper — who played with Booker T. & the MG’s, the Blues Brothers, and Otis Redding — has died at the age of 84. Cropper was the Steve that John Belushi says ‘Play it, Steve’ to on ‘Soul Man.’
www.vulture.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This really hurts. This man left us such a rich legacy.
Infield: grass
Basepaths: dirt
Outfield: sand
Problem: solved
Basepaths: dirt
Outfield: sand
Problem: solved
This is a good dive into something we've been talking about for a while and which many people refuse to admit:
fielders are too good, low BA is not just hitters wanting launch angle or whatever
More hits? Make it harder on fielders.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
fielders are too good, low BA is not just hitters wanting launch angle or whatever
More hits? Make it harder on fielders.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
The gapper is dead: Who killed the double and triple — and what can MLB do about it?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Infield: grass
Basepaths: dirt
Outfield: sand
Problem: solved
Basepaths: dirt
Outfield: sand
Problem: solved
Team-Naming 101 should cover this #1 rule: never name your team after something that could reasonably become the worst moment of a nontrivial number of your fans’ lives. Earthquakes, Avalanche, Tsunami, Hurricanes, Fire/Wildfire. These were terrible choices
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Team-Naming 101 should cover this #1 rule: never name your team after something that could reasonably become the worst moment of a nontrivial number of your fans’ lives. Earthquakes, Avalanche, Tsunami, Hurricanes, Fire/Wildfire. These were terrible choices
The worst car name of all time was the Pontiac Crossfire. Anybody who pitches me “most famously deadly place to be caught” as a brand name is fired on the spot
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The worst car name of all time was the Pontiac Crossfire. Anybody who pitches me “most famously deadly place to be caught” as a brand name is fired on the spot
Just remembering the time my then-stepfather angrily insisted that if you stole money from someone and then went to jail for it, you got to keep the money because you had “paid your debt to society.” If that dumbass were still alive he’d probably be President
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Just remembering the time my then-stepfather angrily insisted that if you stole money from someone and then went to jail for it, you got to keep the money because you had “paid your debt to society.” If that dumbass were still alive he’d probably be President
People shouting egregious but favorable lies about him is his favorite lullaby
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
People shouting egregious but favorable lies about him is his favorite lullaby
I used to think private equity ruined everything it touches but now I think private equity and AI are in a competition to see which can ruin more faster
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I used to think private equity ruined everything it touches but now I think private equity and AI are in a competition to see which can ruin more faster
Not only does AI give people bad information, but it gives them supercharged confidence in their bad information. If you politely point out that what they're saying is based on a verifiable factual error, they act like you just cursed God
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Not only does AI give people bad information, but it gives them supercharged confidence in their bad information. If you politely point out that what they're saying is based on a verifiable factual error, they act like you just cursed God
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You guys wanna see a dead body
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
You guys wanna see a dead body
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this:
It doesn’t get anymore textbook than this: