Chris Gentle
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Chris Gentle.
Relentlessly bad technical & political takes.
Sydney Australia. Eora land. Fix your hearts or die.
I made @hourstats.bsky.social
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Relentlessly bad technical & political takes.
Sydney Australia. Eora land. Fix your hearts or die.
I made @hourstats.bsky.social
Old tweets: https://bsky.app/profile/oldtweets.xop.co
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Bluesky is #melancholy +9.1% sentiment
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February 20, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Bluesky is #melancholy +9.1% sentiment
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Oh, the grand old duke of york
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February 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…
DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were "related to DEI." That's what the newly released proposed amended complaint from the Authors Guild against the US government reveals about how DOGE actually decided which National Endowment for the Humanities grants to kill.
www.techdirt.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
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So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Death Sentences // Updated for Linda Davis
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Death Sentences // Updated for Linda Davis
Wow "Today, after
@propublica.org
published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children."
@propublica.org
published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children."
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Wow "Today, after
@propublica.org
published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children."
@propublica.org
published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children."
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He wasn't initially called to religion, but then he saw the light.
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
He wasn't initially called to religion, but then he saw the light.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Wednesday's cartoon in The Mercury Newspaper: Jon Kudelka helped me get my first cartooning job at The Mercury. He also showed me how to be quick-witted and fearless. I was in a constant state of joke-envy over his cartoons. I'm gonna miss that feeling, but more than that, I'm gonna miss my friend.
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Here's a threat of Kudelka Gold
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Here's a threat of Kudelka Gold
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
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Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan once said Polymarket "predictions" are second in accuracy only to a crystal ball
The reason it's gone up is because they made a different market for whether the Jesus market will reach 5c at any point, so people are buying Y on the Jesus market in the hopes that Y holders in the derivative market will pump the Jesus market to 5c.
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan once said Polymarket "predictions" are second in accuracy only to a crystal ball
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The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
I'm sure they wanted nothing in return www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’
The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure system
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I'm sure they wanted nothing in return www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I think a lot about how one of the things that the cultural upheaval of the 1960s produced in the United States was a HUGE decline in compulsory homosociality, with tremendous beneficial results.
Here in the UK the old tradition of single-sex boarding schools for the children of the wealthy actively produces a culture of boys who are desperate for feminine attention but have no idea how to interact with women or see them as anything other than objects of desire. Those boys end up in power.
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I think a lot about how one of the things that the cultural upheaval of the 1960s produced in the United States was a HUGE decline in compulsory homosociality, with tremendous beneficial results.
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Herman Leonard, Billie Holiday’s Glasses and Music,
New York City, 1955.
New York City, 1955.
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Herman Leonard, Billie Holiday’s Glasses and Music,
New York City, 1955.
New York City, 1955.
Github Actions are having a bad day www.githubstatus.com
GitHub Status
Welcome to GitHub's home for real-time and historical data on system performance.
www.githubstatus.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Github Actions are having a bad day www.githubstatus.com
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Saw Bluesky described as where elder millennials go to retire from the internet, and immediately felt the peace that passes all understanding wash over me. None of have to struggle any longer. We completed our time.
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Saw Bluesky described as where elder millennials go to retire from the internet, and immediately felt the peace that passes all understanding wash over me. None of have to struggle any longer. We completed our time.
My 24-hour Bluesky Following feed analysis by https://xop.co/bsky-feed-analytics/
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February 1, 2026 at 5:31 AM
My 24-hour Bluesky Following feed analysis by https://xop.co/bsky-feed-analytics/
⬆️ 1309 positive (38.0%)
➡️ 996 neutral (28.9%)
⬇️ 1138 negative (33.1%)
Analyzed 3443 posts across 24 hours.
📊 via @hourstats.bsky.social
⬆️ 1309 positive (38.0%)
➡️ 996 neutral (28.9%)
⬇️ 1138 negative (33.1%)
Analyzed 3443 posts across 24 hours.
📊 via @hourstats.bsky.social