tammone
@tammone.bsky.social
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public policy / data science by day, marinara enthusiast by night.
CA/fed labor law, priv sec regulation, econ dev, FDI, etc.
I also talk history (esp. Med./MENA/USSR), vintage tech, or anything culinary. bury me in sarajevo.
📍Los Angeles
public policy / data science by day, marinara enthusiast by night.
CA/fed labor law, priv sec regulation, econ dev, FDI, etc.
I also talk history (esp. Med./MENA/USSR), vintage tech, or anything culinary. bury me in sarajevo.
📍Los Angeles
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In this paragraph, we have a heartbreakingly bleak portrait of American society as it actually exists.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In this paragraph, we have a heartbreakingly bleak portrait of American society as it actually exists.
Another important story today:
During the siege of Sarajevo, foreigners paid to travel on "safari" to Sarajevo via Serbia to shoot at besieged civilians from the hills.
Bosnian and Italian intelligence traced these flights to Serbia from Trieste. Justice may be coming.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
During the siege of Sarajevo, foreigners paid to travel on "safari" to Sarajevo via Serbia to shoot at besieged civilians from the hills.
Bosnian and Italian intelligence traced these flights to Serbia from Trieste. Justice may be coming.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Another important story today:
During the siege of Sarajevo, foreigners paid to travel on "safari" to Sarajevo via Serbia to shoot at besieged civilians from the hills.
Bosnian and Italian intelligence traced these flights to Serbia from Trieste. Justice may be coming.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
During the siege of Sarajevo, foreigners paid to travel on "safari" to Sarajevo via Serbia to shoot at besieged civilians from the hills.
Bosnian and Italian intelligence traced these flights to Serbia from Trieste. Justice may be coming.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My "they're just like us" moment came in 2009, I had a gig teaching ESL to Saudis a couple years older than me, all of us early 20s. We played Call of Duty and watched Top Gear, we liked all the same cars, same movies, same games.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”
The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My "they're just like us" moment came in 2009, I had a gig teaching ESL to Saudis a couple years older than me, all of us early 20s. We played Call of Duty and watched Top Gear, we liked all the same cars, same movies, same games.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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A mural of Charlie Kirk in Belgrade lasted less than a day, lmao. The graffiti reads:
Zionism = Nazism
My pussy, my choice
Death to NATO fasciats
I don't get the "Illinois White Eagles" shit but I guess it's a nod to whiteness and of course Serbians all know Illinois
Zionism = Nazism
My pussy, my choice
Death to NATO fasciats
I don't get the "Illinois White Eagles" shit but I guess it's a nod to whiteness and of course Serbians all know Illinois
September 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A mural of Charlie Kirk in Belgrade lasted less than a day, lmao. The graffiti reads:
Zionism = Nazism
My pussy, my choice
Death to NATO fasciats
I don't get the "Illinois White Eagles" shit but I guess it's a nod to whiteness and of course Serbians all know Illinois
Zionism = Nazism
My pussy, my choice
Death to NATO fasciats
I don't get the "Illinois White Eagles" shit but I guess it's a nod to whiteness and of course Serbians all know Illinois
I want to see these *all over* Edison Park. The people out there all drive enormous SUVs and don't even acknowledge stop signs. There's zero traffic enforcement and tons of elderly people, and lots of residents are CPD/cop families with implied immunity. Super shitty situation.
July 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I want to see these *all over* Edison Park. The people out there all drive enormous SUVs and don't even acknowledge stop signs. There's zero traffic enforcement and tons of elderly people, and lots of residents are CPD/cop families with implied immunity. Super shitty situation.
Cheap tequila brands mix corn liquor into their recipes, too! Anything that doesn't advertise "100% agave" is likely to be partially corn swill.
The only valid vodkas are wheat, rye, or potato-based. Anything made with corn - like Tito's, Smirnoff, or UV - is going to have a sweet aftertaste, zero creaminess, and just zero panache whatsoever.
Want to get drunk on corn? Buy some Jack Daniels and walk into the ocean.
Want to get drunk on corn? Buy some Jack Daniels and walk into the ocean.
July 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Cheap tequila brands mix corn liquor into their recipes, too! Anything that doesn't advertise "100% agave" is likely to be partially corn swill.
The only valid vodkas are wheat, rye, or potato-based. Anything made with corn - like Tito's, Smirnoff, or UV - is going to have a sweet aftertaste, zero creaminess, and just zero panache whatsoever.
Want to get drunk on corn? Buy some Jack Daniels and walk into the ocean.
Want to get drunk on corn? Buy some Jack Daniels and walk into the ocean.
July 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The only valid vodkas are wheat, rye, or potato-based. Anything made with corn - like Tito's, Smirnoff, or UV - is going to have a sweet aftertaste, zero creaminess, and just zero panache whatsoever.
Want to get drunk on corn? Buy some Jack Daniels and walk into the ocean.
Want to get drunk on corn? Buy some Jack Daniels and walk into the ocean.
Controversial(?) Chicago opinion: Sultan's Market gets way too much hype and everything they do, Pita Inn does better (and for less money with tahini, hot sauce, and toum included)
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Controversial(?) Chicago opinion: Sultan's Market gets way too much hype and everything they do, Pita Inn does better (and for less money with tahini, hot sauce, and toum included)
The American military brass knows damn well a war with Iran would be bloody and even more embarrassing than Afghanistan and Iraq were.
Could the Americans pull off something that looked like a victory? Sure, but not before their Gulf State outposts were leveled.
Could the Americans pull off something that looked like a victory? Sure, but not before their Gulf State outposts were leveled.
Trump is threatening to bomb Iran if it doesn't make a nuclear deal that Trump previously pulled the US out of in 2018. This is like the tariff war but Trump gets to directly murder civilians as he flip flops and does Israel's bidding in the region.
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump says "there will be bombing" if Iran does not make nuclear deal
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs on Sunday if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.
www.reuters.com
March 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The American military brass knows damn well a war with Iran would be bloody and even more embarrassing than Afghanistan and Iraq were.
Could the Americans pull off something that looked like a victory? Sure, but not before their Gulf State outposts were leveled.
Could the Americans pull off something that looked like a victory? Sure, but not before their Gulf State outposts were leveled.
Alternatively, here's... absolutely everything(?): thepiratebay.org/description....
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Alternatively, here's... absolutely everything(?): thepiratebay.org/description....
There's a cool project listing old BBS' info by area code (some have content backed up) - change the 213 in the url to whatever other area code: bbslist.textfiles.com/213/
March 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
There's a cool project listing old BBS' info by area code (some have content backed up) - change the 213 in the url to whatever other area code: bbslist.textfiles.com/213/
RIP to George Lowe, voice of Space Ghost. What a genius, this era of animation (and of Cartoon Network) was such a gift.
Here's Lowe as Space Ghost interviewing David Byrne of The Talking Heads:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Pj...
Here's Lowe as Space Ghost interviewing David Byrne of The Talking Heads:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Pj...
Deep Conversations with David Byrne | Space Ghost | adult swim
YouTube video by Adult Swim
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
RIP to George Lowe, voice of Space Ghost. What a genius, this era of animation (and of Cartoon Network) was such a gift.
Here's Lowe as Space Ghost interviewing David Byrne of The Talking Heads:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Pj...
Here's Lowe as Space Ghost interviewing David Byrne of The Talking Heads:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Pj...
why the hell am I allergic to the whole state of georgia, who can I talk to about getting my sinuses removed. where can I find a woman who thinks sneezing is mysterious and alluring.
December 1, 2024 at 7:25 AM
why the hell am I allergic to the whole state of georgia, who can I talk to about getting my sinuses removed. where can I find a woman who thinks sneezing is mysterious and alluring.
yeah keep walking big man
November 22, 2024 at 11:22 PM
yeah keep walking big man
The landmines are a desperate Biden admin's last ditch effort to demarcate which parts of Ukraine will be surrendered to Russia, and which will remain Western-aligned or nominally independent before the next administration takes power.
I'd wager the entire border with Belarus is mined.
I'd wager the entire border with Belarus is mined.
I've seen firsthand what leftover landmines can do years after war ends. With this decision, the Biden Admin has abandoned any pretense of being on the side of the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians are cannon fodder for the U.S. and NATO.
Biden's decision to send Ukraine landmines banned by most countries reverses his own decision in 2022 to prohibit their use due to what he said was their "disproportionate impact on civilians, including children, long after fighting has stopped..."
November 21, 2024 at 9:14 PM
The landmines are a desperate Biden admin's last ditch effort to demarcate which parts of Ukraine will be surrendered to Russia, and which will remain Western-aligned or nominally independent before the next administration takes power.
I'd wager the entire border with Belarus is mined.
I'd wager the entire border with Belarus is mined.
Off the top of my head I worry this would play out as Google divesting, but contributing the majority of the codebase for Chrome (and/or Android depending on option chosen) to ensure the software still plugs into its advertising metrics farming system.
Bam. There is it. US Department of Justice has filed - requesting divestiture of Chrome as a remedy for court's finding against Google. Android at risk, too. /1
November 21, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Off the top of my head I worry this would play out as Google divesting, but contributing the majority of the codebase for Chrome (and/or Android depending on option chosen) to ensure the software still plugs into its advertising metrics farming system.
If you see this, post a bird 𓅃𓅃𓅃
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 AM
If you see this, post a bird 𓅃𓅃𓅃
unprompted: very important and beautiful photo of my friend who is a dog.
November 21, 2024 at 5:02 AM
unprompted: very important and beautiful photo of my friend who is a dog.
I've seen firsthand what leftover landmines can do years after war ends. With this decision, the Biden Admin has abandoned any pretense of being on the side of the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians are cannon fodder for the U.S. and NATO.
Biden's decision to send Ukraine landmines banned by most countries reverses his own decision in 2022 to prohibit their use due to what he said was their "disproportionate impact on civilians, including children, long after fighting has stopped..."
Biden Sends Landmines to Ukraine
White House moves to ‘Trump-proof’ U.S. support for Ukraine
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:23 AM
I've seen firsthand what leftover landmines can do years after war ends. With this decision, the Biden Admin has abandoned any pretense of being on the side of the Ukrainian people. Ukrainians are cannon fodder for the U.S. and NATO.
If I believe in the servers, then, somewhere, they must be out there believing in me, too. And if the servers believe in me, then I can believe in me. That's why I believe in the servers.
Is everybody believing in the servers? If you don't believe in the servers they don't work
November 19, 2024 at 1:43 AM
If I believe in the servers, then, somewhere, they must be out there believing in me, too. And if the servers believe in me, then I can believe in me. That's why I believe in the servers.
Stalking the aisles at Tony's Finer Foods with a rigatoni blowdart, shooting tiny burrata balls at hapless aunties buying out the Parachute coconut oil
November 17, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Stalking the aisles at Tony's Finer Foods with a rigatoni blowdart, shooting tiny burrata balls at hapless aunties buying out the Parachute coconut oil
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As promised, a thread on Mesopotamian time demons, cosmic horror, and the Book of Job.
(I’m working on a Mesopotamian rpg, working title "Wolf on the Fold," that’s a cross between Conan, Gilgamesh, and The Exorcist, set in Mesop. circa 670 BCE. This thread comes out of research for the game).
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(I’m working on a Mesopotamian rpg, working title "Wolf on the Fold," that’s a cross between Conan, Gilgamesh, and The Exorcist, set in Mesop. circa 670 BCE. This thread comes out of research for the game).
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November 10, 2023 at 3:57 PM
As promised, a thread on Mesopotamian time demons, cosmic horror, and the Book of Job.
(I’m working on a Mesopotamian rpg, working title "Wolf on the Fold," that’s a cross between Conan, Gilgamesh, and The Exorcist, set in Mesop. circa 670 BCE. This thread comes out of research for the game).
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(I’m working on a Mesopotamian rpg, working title "Wolf on the Fold," that’s a cross between Conan, Gilgamesh, and The Exorcist, set in Mesop. circa 670 BCE. This thread comes out of research for the game).
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Hey the most predictable thing ever happened. I'm having feverdreams missing my old pre-OBD Mazda.
It begins. Expect “an avalanche” of these said David Vladeck, Georgetown law professor and former chief of the FTC’s consumer protection bureau. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/t...
Florida Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data
Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Hey the most predictable thing ever happened. I'm having feverdreams missing my old pre-OBD Mazda.
Culver City wine shop chose an interesting flag for the Polentoni
February 23, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Culver City wine shop chose an interesting flag for the Polentoni
Show me a game that came out when you were 12!
I'm an unabashed GTA fanboy. IV was my fav but III started it all (never liked the top-down entries). I played a lot of Starcraft, Black & White, Diablo, and Unreal back then too.
I'm an unabashed GTA fanboy. IV was my fav but III started it all (never liked the top-down entries). I played a lot of Starcraft, Black & White, Diablo, and Unreal back then too.
February 23, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Show me a game that came out when you were 12!
I'm an unabashed GTA fanboy. IV was my fav but III started it all (never liked the top-down entries). I played a lot of Starcraft, Black & White, Diablo, and Unreal back then too.
I'm an unabashed GTA fanboy. IV was my fav but III started it all (never liked the top-down entries). I played a lot of Starcraft, Black & White, Diablo, and Unreal back then too.