TheSickness
@thesickness.bsky.social
Movies, tacos, Richard Kind enthusiast. Protect trans lives. Black Lives Matter. Just like on the bird app but hopefully better. (He/him)
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Elon not being happy despite having all the money is like someone losing at a game in tutorial mode, which he also does
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Elon not being happy despite having all the money is like someone losing at a game in tutorial mode, which he also does
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Somewhere somehow, we need to start from scratch when it comes to media. Powerful owners might sometimes make the right call (e.g. that scene in Spielberg’s THE POST). But often, they won’t. And so the future of news should *never* be at the mercy of the rich, ever. A brand-new start is needed.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Somewhere somehow, we need to start from scratch when it comes to media. Powerful owners might sometimes make the right call (e.g. that scene in Spielberg’s THE POST). But often, they won’t. And so the future of news should *never* be at the mercy of the rich, ever. A brand-new start is needed.
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Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not.
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not.
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
Holy shit stay off threads. Good lord.
fell victim to one of the classic blunders (opening threads) and was immediately subjected to whatever the fuck this is
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Holy shit stay off threads. Good lord.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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Kiddies who made it out of the ICE dungeon report sighting a schoolmate. Before this, the school district had no information on their whereabouts. The family has now been connected with a lawyer.
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
The two children who returned to MN today say they saw one of their Valley View schoolmates at a detention center in TX. This is a child whose family was last in contact with the school on January 9. No one has known where they were until now.
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Kiddies who made it out of the ICE dungeon report sighting a schoolmate. Before this, the school district had no information on their whereabouts. The family has now been connected with a lawyer.
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
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"Really hard criminals"
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"Really hard criminals"
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Truly remarkable coincidence that the quality of the Post's reporting declined at the exact same time Bezos and Lewis decided that their core mission was to alienate the paper's core readers as frequently and aggressively as possible. What are the odds www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/pivo...
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Truly remarkable coincidence that the quality of the Post's reporting declined at the exact same time Bezos and Lewis decided that their core mission was to alienate the paper's core readers as frequently and aggressively as possible. What are the odds www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/pivo...
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New wild-ass, untested hunch: the GOP will have lawsuits ready to go in every red-mirage district, and file them at midnight on Election Day, hoping to draw enough scummy judges to get vote counting stopped in at least some districts where R candidates “lead,” so they can get in front of SCOTUS.
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
New wild-ass, untested hunch: the GOP will have lawsuits ready to go in every red-mirage district, and file them at midnight on Election Day, hoping to draw enough scummy judges to get vote counting stopped in at least some districts where R candidates “lead,” so they can get in front of SCOTUS.
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This pales in effectiveness to my strategy, "hope Supreme Court justice simply dies at the right time"
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This pales in effectiveness to my strategy, "hope Supreme Court justice simply dies at the right time"
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a pedophile nazi is trying to take away your right to have a say in how you are governed
February 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
a pedophile nazi is trying to take away your right to have a say in how you are governed
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
Some real Charlie Brown had hoes stuff here. Like, what are you talking about man? Maybe the people YOU are following aren't talking about it that seems like a YOU thing.
I had to stop following this guy because, as best as I can tell, this is not true
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Some real Charlie Brown had hoes stuff here. Like, what are you talking about man? Maybe the people YOU are following aren't talking about it that seems like a YOU thing.
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Jeffrey Epstein to Bob Iger: "what if you took the MCU and made like a hundred streaming shows out of them that never actually advanced a plot"
It’s gotten to the point where you’ll be surprised if something terrible in the world wasn’t planned out in the Epstein emails. You’ll be searching for Wendy’s Spicy Chicken not hitting the way it used to and be like “wow I guess he didn’t have anything to do with that one”
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Jeffrey Epstein to Bob Iger: "what if you took the MCU and made like a hundred streaming shows out of them that never actually advanced a plot"
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
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No one is upset by someone being mentioned in a conversation between two other people.
People are side-eyeing people offering or asking favors from a guy who they knew at the time to be a sex criminal, and they should be.
People are side-eyeing people offering or asking favors from a guy who they knew at the time to be a sex criminal, and they should be.
Nobody who's been incidentally mentioned or revealed to have had only trivial interactions with Epstein has suffered any consequence worse than being mildly embarrassed, at most, and they have been the focus of little if any media coverage.
Free Press bravely fighting the Woke War on Pedophilia
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
No one is upset by someone being mentioned in a conversation between two other people.
People are side-eyeing people offering or asking favors from a guy who they knew at the time to be a sex criminal, and they should be.
People are side-eyeing people offering or asking favors from a guy who they knew at the time to be a sex criminal, and they should be.
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Firing on the ground reporters currently in war zones but keeping Megan McArsle is what you could consider a tell.
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Firing on the ground reporters currently in war zones but keeping Megan McArsle is what you could consider a tell.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop the use of California's new congressional maps in this year's midterm elections.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop the use of California's new congressional maps in this year's midterm elections.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
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No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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One way to prevent another Watergate story - sack all the reporters.
The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.
February 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
One way to prevent another Watergate story - sack all the reporters.
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As I wrote about this recently reflecting on my decade in journalism:
"We are losing an information war because we want to fight it with a volunteer effort."
The propagandists are very well paid. The real journalists have to fight for scraps.
"We are losing an information war because we want to fight it with a volunteer effort."
The propagandists are very well paid. The real journalists have to fight for scraps.
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
As I wrote about this recently reflecting on my decade in journalism:
"We are losing an information war because we want to fight it with a volunteer effort."
The propagandists are very well paid. The real journalists have to fight for scraps.
"We are losing an information war because we want to fight it with a volunteer effort."
The propagandists are very well paid. The real journalists have to fight for scraps.