Jon Russell
@watchreader.bsky.social
Software developer, but that’s boring so let’s not talk about that. Tell me something interesting and true.
Why is the skin so MOISTURIZED?
Just in case you're wondering how realistic Musk's "I will always love you" video might be...
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Why is the skin so MOISTURIZED?
I heard new people came over from twitter. Anyone good?
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I heard new people came over from twitter. Anyone good?
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As the guy in the White House has recently insisted, today is Columbus Day. What to do about it, given Indigenous peoples’ entirely merited dislike of the whole thing? A couple-three ideas that I've been thinking about. 1/
October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As the guy in the White House has recently insisted, today is Columbus Day. What to do about it, given Indigenous peoples’ entirely merited dislike of the whole thing? A couple-three ideas that I've been thinking about. 1/
*End of the world as we know it voice*
🎶 It’s the man on the moon,
As we know ‘em,
If you be-lieeeeve 🎵
Wife: This is very stupid, thanks.
🎶 It’s the man on the moon,
As we know ‘em,
If you be-lieeeeve 🎵
Wife: This is very stupid, thanks.
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
*End of the world as we know it voice*
🎶 It’s the man on the moon,
As we know ‘em,
If you be-lieeeeve 🎵
Wife: This is very stupid, thanks.
🎶 It’s the man on the moon,
As we know ‘em,
If you be-lieeeeve 🎵
Wife: This is very stupid, thanks.
It’s not really the main takeaway from this piece but I can’t stand her writing style. She conveys everything with pointless anecdotes and stuffs each one with tangential asides. It’s halfway through the piece before she even mentions something Joe Biden did.
The Constant Battle
The first excerpt from 107 Days
www.theatlantic.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s not really the main takeaway from this piece but I can’t stand her writing style. She conveys everything with pointless anecdotes and stuffs each one with tangential asides. It’s halfway through the piece before she even mentions something Joe Biden did.
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“All cities are walkable if you’re not a bitch.”
July 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“All cities are walkable if you’re not a bitch.”
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here’s just a list of numbers
July 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
here’s just a list of numbers
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With Trump making the news happen so fast, the political arguments about 2028 should resemble sci fi. Gimme a fully fleshed hypothetical reality with richly developed characters. One where telepathy replaces social media or where dogs name US. Then I’ll talk about Gavin Newsome’s chances.
July 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
With Trump making the news happen so fast, the political arguments about 2028 should resemble sci fi. Gimme a fully fleshed hypothetical reality with richly developed characters. One where telepathy replaces social media or where dogs name US. Then I’ll talk about Gavin Newsome’s chances.
A version of “Hand in my pocket” where she describes what other people’s hands are doing and it’s the setup to an SAT question of how many hands are visible.
June 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A version of “Hand in my pocket” where she describes what other people’s hands are doing and it’s the setup to an SAT question of how many hands are visible.
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
She'll text you in the morning if things go haywire.
I'll send a telegraph if things go "hey, wire!"
I'll send a telegraph if things go "hey, wire!"
June 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
She'll text you in the morning if things go haywire.
I'll send a telegraph if things go "hey, wire!"
I'll send a telegraph if things go "hey, wire!"
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Your beauty is beyond compare,
With writhing locks of flaming hair,
The thousand eyes upon your wings are green,
Your voice it is the death of men,
Your angles non-euclidean,
You're biblically accurate, Jolene
With writhing locks of flaming hair,
The thousand eyes upon your wings are green,
Your voice it is the death of men,
Your angles non-euclidean,
You're biblically accurate, Jolene
May 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Your beauty is beyond compare,
With writhing locks of flaming hair,
The thousand eyes upon your wings are green,
Your voice it is the death of men,
Your angles non-euclidean,
You're biblically accurate, Jolene
With writhing locks of flaming hair,
The thousand eyes upon your wings are green,
Your voice it is the death of men,
Your angles non-euclidean,
You're biblically accurate, Jolene
I'm here for a very specific group of artists, political commentary, and comedy. Whether there are a million other people out of frame is irrelevant to me.
The problem is that Bluesky is still a niche platform at 1.3 Mil active users per day globally. Getting your boss to say yes to making an account and dedicating the time and effort to maintaining it means they need to see positives for that investment. A middle finger isn’t a good return.
May 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I'm here for a very specific group of artists, political commentary, and comedy. Whether there are a million other people out of frame is irrelevant to me.
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You know what they say, democracy stabs in heartness.
May 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
You know what they say, democracy stabs in heartness.
Not sure if there’s a metaphor but lately I’m not sure who Meta is for?
April 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Not sure if there’s a metaphor but lately I’m not sure who Meta is for?
A thought I keep coming back to is that Nazis are portrayed differently by younger generations than by the wwii generation, and I wonder if we missed the point. In modern portrayals they're always super smart evil characters like Hans Landa. But like 60 years ago they were idiots,
April 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A thought I keep coming back to is that Nazis are portrayed differently by younger generations than by the wwii generation, and I wonder if we missed the point. In modern portrayals they're always super smart evil characters like Hans Landa. But like 60 years ago they were idiots,
Oh shit he’s lost the rabbit hole. Do you know how bad things have to get to lose the rabbit hole?
A quick overview of the stuff that North Carolina gives to and gets from other countries www.ncrabbithole.com/p/how-much-d...
Um, how much does North Carolina depend on other countries?
Here's a quick snapshot of the things our state sends to, and gets from, the rest of the world.
www.ncrabbithole.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oh shit he’s lost the rabbit hole. Do you know how bad things have to get to lose the rabbit hole?
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if you think that "no one is protesting this time" it says less about what's happening in the world and more about your media consumption habits and how the news media is lying to you.
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
if you think that "no one is protesting this time" it says less about what's happening in the world and more about your media consumption habits and how the news media is lying to you.
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(1) If it’s a statutory challenge: convince Congress to pass a law.
(2) If it’s a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution.
(3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2).
(4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.
(2) If it’s a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution.
(3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2).
(4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.
March 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
(1) If it’s a statutory challenge: convince Congress to pass a law.
(2) If it’s a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution.
(3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2).
(4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.
(2) If it’s a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution.
(3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2).
(4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.
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it can serve briefly as a boat and forever as a coffin
Video shows Tesla Cybertruck completely submerged underwater in Ventura Harbor
Video shows fire crews pulling out a Tesla Cybertruck that was completely submerged at the bottom of the Ventura Harbor.
abc7.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
it can serve briefly as a boat and forever as a coffin
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Jeffries is bad at communicating. The guy and sounds, and writes, like Principal Skinner. The guy doesn't speak directly and he puts in too many rhetorical concessions. Here is a better statement he could have given, where I've simply removed the unnecessary crap he puts in.
March 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Jeffries is bad at communicating. The guy and sounds, and writes, like Principal Skinner. The guy doesn't speak directly and he puts in too many rhetorical concessions. Here is a better statement he could have given, where I've simply removed the unnecessary crap he puts in.
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*Pink Floyd voice*
So
So you think you can tell
Kenan from Kel…
So
So you think you can tell
Kenan from Kel…
February 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
*Pink Floyd voice*
So
So you think you can tell
Kenan from Kel…
So
So you think you can tell
Kenan from Kel…
The whole idea is stupid, but they have to know Canada wouldn't be a single 51st state, right? Like even if there's some consolidation of the maritimes they'd split along provincial lines and be at least 10.
February 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The whole idea is stupid, but they have to know Canada wouldn't be a single 51st state, right? Like even if there's some consolidation of the maritimes they'd split along provincial lines and be at least 10.
Everyone's jumped on this already, but the entire point of having the press there is to get the president's message out to a wide audience. It's so they can correct negative coverage they get. If they narrow who they talk to, they're at a disadvantage.
Consider the possibility that the Trump White House WANTS this fight. Wants journalists to act like opponents instead of observers. If the entire press pool skipped a Trump photo op in solidarity with The AP, wouldn't the White House welcome Breitbart and One America News to take their places?
And, are you or your colleagues boycotting covering the WH as a protest?
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Everyone's jumped on this already, but the entire point of having the press there is to get the president's message out to a wide audience. It's so they can correct negative coverage they get. If they narrow who they talk to, they're at a disadvantage.
What's cool about Civilization 7 is that you can still play Civilization 4, which is the best.
February 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What's cool about Civilization 7 is that you can still play Civilization 4, which is the best.