Mike Shaw
@zax2000.bsky.social
A yokel Bostonian bumbling around Seattle. Stints in 北京 and Bali along the way. I used to craft/edit journalists' spam. Geopolitics is my jam. I post, therefore I am.
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My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My whole life we’ve been told that The US is simply too big to have high speed rail
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
This legit ruined my MiL's mood. "That's why I have to turn the light on in the downstairs bathroom."
Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
December 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This legit ruined my MiL's mood. "That's why I have to turn the light on in the downstairs bathroom."
*chef's kiss*
Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
*chef's kiss*
This is so silly. The original poster's entire position is based on Bari Weiss being good at journalism. The source of all of the criticism is that she has clearly demonstrated that she is not.
What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome
December 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is so silly. The original poster's entire position is based on Bari Weiss being good at journalism. The source of all of the criticism is that she has clearly demonstrated that she is not.
How I'm going into 2026
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How I'm going into 2026
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271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
This AI already has human servants.
“Because riders and passersby can be unreliable, Waymo pays workers in Los Angeles $20 or more for rescuing a robotaxi by closing a door, summoning help through an app called Honk that is like an Uber for towing companies.”
When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
Waymo robotaxis get stranded when a passenger leaves the door open. Tow truck operators can get paid $22 to close a door and set them free again.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This AI already has human servants.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
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Happy Thursday to all who don't celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Thursday to all who don't celebrate!
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Just found out Mark Cuban isn't even Cuban wonder what else he's lying about
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Just found out Mark Cuban isn't even Cuban wonder what else he's lying about
The idiocy of Trumpism is astounding.
Chinese suppliers set to gain from global AI boom despite trade tensions
Data center rush is fueling massive demand for power equipment and cooling systems
asia.nikkei.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The idiocy of Trumpism is astounding.
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Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
The most interesting part of this story is that the characters appear at the end of season 5, which has already wrapped filming. Season 4 doesn't even have a premier date set yet.
December 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The most interesting part of this story is that the characters appear at the end of season 5, which has already wrapped filming. Season 4 doesn't even have a premier date set yet.
Social media in the west is so weird fot folks like me who don't observe / celebrate the Christmas holiday.
I miss the days in China before Twitter was banned.
I miss the days in China before Twitter was banned.
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Social media in the west is so weird fot folks like me who don't observe / celebrate the Christmas holiday.
I miss the days in China before Twitter was banned.
I miss the days in China before Twitter was banned.
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"Let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved eight-reindeer team. Your little 'won’t you guide my sleigh tonight' routine is a bald attempt to dilute the team’s negotiating power."
Rudolph the Red Won’t Guide Santa’s Bourgeois Sleigh Tonight
First, let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved...
buff.ly
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"Let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved eight-reindeer team. Your little 'won’t you guide my sleigh tonight' routine is a bald attempt to dilute the team’s negotiating power."
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
JFC.
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
JFC.
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Asked why the millionaire tax Ferguson supports wouldn't go into effect until 2029 after his potential re-election, the Ghost of Christmas Future said, “Look, I did my best with what I was working with, give me a break—I’ve got a long night ahead of me with Bill Gates.”
Gov. Ferguson Backs Millionaire Tax After Ghost of Christmas Future Shows Him Losing In 2028 If He Doesn’t: tinyurl.com/ye25s9zp
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Asked why the millionaire tax Ferguson supports wouldn't go into effect until 2029 after his potential re-election, the Ghost of Christmas Future said, “Look, I did my best with what I was working with, give me a break—I’ve got a long night ahead of me with Bill Gates.”
Happy Wednesday to those who don't celebrate.
December 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Happy Wednesday to those who don't celebrate.
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
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Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
Out for another night of kickass hockey with my love! #Seattle @pwhltorrent.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Out for another night of kickass hockey with my love! #Seattle @pwhltorrent.bsky.social
I'm already seeing this in my work. I've been working on new SOPs that, w/AI tools, can boost our team's efficiency by 2X - 3X. Lots of that will manifest as less interaction w/customers.
So... More work can be done by fewer folks (no layoffs, just slower hiring) & less time talking w/clients.
So... More work can be done by fewer folks (no layoffs, just slower hiring) & less time talking w/clients.
It's my fervent belief that as AI is able to take over redundant work product from humans, actual human interaction will become a premium service/differentiator.
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm already seeing this in my work. I've been working on new SOPs that, w/AI tools, can boost our team's efficiency by 2X - 3X. Lots of that will manifest as less interaction w/customers.
So... More work can be done by fewer folks (no layoffs, just slower hiring) & less time talking w/clients.
So... More work can be done by fewer folks (no layoffs, just slower hiring) & less time talking w/clients.