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Retired public broadcaster. Sixtysomethig nerd. Not related to that *other* Thiel.
I will block any “followers” who are following more than 1,000 people.
I will block any “followers” who are following more than 1,000 people.
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January 6 in History
Wrote this two years ago: “If the insurrectionist-in-chief returns to power without ever facing any real consequences and while explicitly declaring his intent to establish a vindictive autocracy, then January 6 will have been successful.”
And here we are.
Wrote this two years ago: “If the insurrectionist-in-chief returns to power without ever facing any real consequences and while explicitly declaring his intent to establish a vindictive autocracy, then January 6 will have been successful.”
And here we are.
January 6 in History
Was it a key moment in the republic’s eventual demise or a milestone on the road to democracy’s ultimate triumph? The meaning of January 6 is yet to be determined
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January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
January 6 in History
Wrote this two years ago: “If the insurrectionist-in-chief returns to power without ever facing any real consequences and while explicitly declaring his intent to establish a vindictive autocracy, then January 6 will have been successful.”
And here we are.
Wrote this two years ago: “If the insurrectionist-in-chief returns to power without ever facing any real consequences and while explicitly declaring his intent to establish a vindictive autocracy, then January 6 will have been successful.”
And here we are.
She concludes with “We can do better than this.” It would be nice if I could believe that.
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
She concludes with “We can do better than this.” It would be nice if I could believe that.
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And Schrödinger’s Tiny Tim, who both DID and did NOT die,
December 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
And Schrödinger’s Tiny Tim, who both DID and did NOT die,
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"...And Tiny Tim, who started to get...tinier, somehow, after being exposed to that weird mist? Well, now he's fighting a spider with a straight pin and anyway this is turning out to be one weird Christmas."
December 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"...And Tiny Tim, who started to get...tinier, somehow, after being exposed to that weird mist? Well, now he's fighting a spider with a straight pin and anyway this is turning out to be one weird Christmas."
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My friend just rescued a cat who had been in a hoarder’s house and then in a shelter’s cage for five months. Came home today.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My friend just rescued a cat who had been in a hoarder’s house and then in a shelter’s cage for five months. Came home today.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
I haven’t wanted to hug something more in my entire life than I want to hug Bob.
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I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
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“.. We have shattered the halo that has existed around the United States for much of the world across the eight decades since World War II .. closing our doors to the world’s brightest .. by embracing corruption in government ..”
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“.. We have shattered the halo that has existed around the United States for much of the world across the eight decades since World War II .. closing our doors to the world’s brightest .. by embracing corruption in government ..”
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just impeach the motherfucker already.
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Just impeach the motherfucker already.
Kinda funny how QAnon was dead right about their central concept, and spectacularly wrong about EVERY SINGLE DETAIL.
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Kinda funny how QAnon was dead right about their central concept, and spectacularly wrong about EVERY SINGLE DETAIL.
So, the big twist is that the person we all thought was the monster turned out to have been the monster all along.
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So, the big twist is that the person we all thought was the monster turned out to have been the monster all along.
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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The New Zoo Revue is coming right at you motherfuckers!
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The New Zoo Revue is coming right at you motherfuckers!
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TFW you're sent to AIHR for using AI at work
May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
TFW you're sent to AIHR for using AI at work
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BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
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I had some thoughts about people saying that "debate me bro" trolling is somehow the height of democratic discourse.
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “
www.techdirt.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I had some thoughts about people saying that "debate me bro" trolling is somehow the height of democratic discourse.
Just cancelled my Disney+ subscription. I’d been a subscriber from the start.
I can’t do much to protest the #jimmykimmel cancellation, but I can do this.
I can’t do much to protest the #jimmykimmel cancellation, but I can do this.
September 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just cancelled my Disney+ subscription. I’d been a subscriber from the start.
I can’t do much to protest the #jimmykimmel cancellation, but I can do this.
I can’t do much to protest the #jimmykimmel cancellation, but I can do this.
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oh well, onward and upward
![REPORTER: Mr. President, my condolences to you, Sir. My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. [unintelligible]
How are you holding up over the last day and a half, Sir?
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there, you see all the trucks? They've just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they ve been trying to get, as you know, for about 150 years. And it's gonna be a beauty. Absolutely magnificent construction. We just started, so it'll get done very nicely.
And it will be one of the best anywhere in the world, actually.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cfy5rgqvohpdqxgu2geb5u2b/bafkreig42mujsiyxozvq3kiayszu47dbk6zds3icm5bwu34twt3d7vbo2q@jpeg)
September 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
oh well, onward and upward
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I remember a bunch of performative patriotism leading up to everyone giving up their rights so we could go fight the Saudis enemies for them.
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I remember a bunch of performative patriotism leading up to everyone giving up their rights so we could go fight the Saudis enemies for them.