James Hollingshead
@bladesjester.bsky.social
Software Developer/security weirdo, swordsman, Native. Always trying to improve. Tweets are my own. I write at http://misanthropic.dev (He/They)
Columbus, Ohio area
All my links/sites - https://linktr.ee/jameshollingshead
Columbus, Ohio area
All my links/sites - https://linktr.ee/jameshollingshead
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I've said it before, but it's worth repeating given everything happening now.
Survival is an act of defiance. Every breath, every heartbeat is an expression of your sheer force of will to endure and overcome. Keep at it.
Survival is an act of defiance. Every breath, every heartbeat is an expression of your sheer force of will to endure and overcome. Keep at it.
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We live in the richest country in the history of the world, and we’re the only wealthy nation that doesn’t guarantee health care. Now we’re arguing over whether people deserve food. Explain it to me like I’m five because I don’t get it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We live in the richest country in the history of the world, and we’re the only wealthy nation that doesn’t guarantee health care. Now we’re arguing over whether people deserve food. Explain it to me like I’m five because I don’t get it.
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Here are the Democrats who sold out the American public:
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Angus King (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Vote them out.
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Angus King (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Vote them out.
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Here are the Democrats who sold out the American public:
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Angus King (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Vote them out.
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sen. Angus King (independent who caucuses with Democrats)
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Sen. Jacky Rosen
Sen. John Fetterman
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Vote them out.
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
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Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”
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Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
Translation - the ACA is finished and the Democrats want to cave for literally nothing
Outline of the deal:
-Government funding through Jan. 2026
-backpay for federal employees
-Furlough prevention
-A vote on the ACA credits in December
-Undoes reductions in force from the shutdown put in place by Russ Vought
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
-Government funding through Jan. 2026
-backpay for federal employees
-Furlough prevention
-A vote on the ACA credits in December
-Undoes reductions in force from the shutdown put in place by Russ Vought
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Translation - the ACA is finished and the Democrats want to cave for literally nothing
I, for one, would *never* encourage people to flood the lines and make them useless by reporting billionaires nonstop, but I'm sure that *someone* might suggest it...
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I, for one, would *never* encourage people to flood the lines and make them useless by reporting billionaires nonstop, but I'm sure that *someone* might suggest it...
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Mamdami is going to implement Shakira law. Hips caught making false statements to Wyclef Jean will be subject to fines.
Mamdani is gonna implement sharpei law. The state will now issue every family their very own wrinkle dog.
Mamdani is going to implement sashimi law. Everything will be served sliced thin and raw, with pickled ginger and wasabi.
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Mamdami is going to implement Shakira law. Hips caught making false statements to Wyclef Jean will be subject to fines.
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Obama was basically Regan from a policy standpoint...
In fact, most of the progressive wins during his presidency were things that he was basically forced into (gay marriage for example)
That's right - the "radical left" boogey man that you all go on about was actually, at *best* center-right
In fact, most of the progressive wins during his presidency were things that he was basically forced into (gay marriage for example)
That's right - the "radical left" boogey man that you all go on about was actually, at *best* center-right
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Obama was basically Regan from a policy standpoint...
In fact, most of the progressive wins during his presidency were things that he was basically forced into (gay marriage for example)
That's right - the "radical left" boogey man that you all go on about was actually, at *best* center-right
In fact, most of the progressive wins during his presidency were things that he was basically forced into (gay marriage for example)
That's right - the "radical left" boogey man that you all go on about was actually, at *best* center-right
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CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003." #EconSky
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003." #EconSky
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Watching a French chef vastly overcomplicating Scotch broth is frustrating.
Someone's wee gran needs to smack him upside the head with a caber.
It's a one pot peasant dish. It doesn't require 4 pots and assembling it after the fact
Someone's wee gran needs to smack him upside the head with a caber.
It's a one pot peasant dish. It doesn't require 4 pots and assembling it after the fact
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Watching a French chef vastly overcomplicating Scotch broth is frustrating.
Someone's wee gran needs to smack him upside the head with a caber.
It's a one pot peasant dish. It doesn't require 4 pots and assembling it after the fact
Someone's wee gran needs to smack him upside the head with a caber.
It's a one pot peasant dish. It doesn't require 4 pots and assembling it after the fact
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Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
Jury nullification imo
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
I don't know about you, but I'm getting kind of tired of one of the top items in my threat model being "the government is run by petty, failed TV personalities that make your average two year old look mature..."
Yeah so they’re cutting flights at the 40 busiest airports starting with 4% on Friday and ramping up to 10% through the weekend, and that includes ATL. If you’re attending #KubeCon and you aren’t threat modeling around this and making contingency plans already, strongly recommend starting now
So, uh, KubeCon attendees: how we feeling about the threat model of them shutting down the airspace? Are we all moving to Atlanta
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I don't know about you, but I'm getting kind of tired of one of the top items in my threat model being "the government is run by petty, failed TV personalities that make your average two year old look mature..."
SOMEBODY GET VIDEO
"Andrew Cuomo is visibly upset and people are crying"
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
SOMEBODY GET VIDEO
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If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
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I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.
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Rejecting the premise here. "AI" is not coming for your job. Companies are dumping people because they are putting more money into AI investment, not because there is labor replacement via productivity.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Much like dictatorship or climate change, the threat of AI taking your job is no longer hypothetical. It's here, as shown by last week's bloodbath at UPS, Amazon, etc.
Should the government be sending us $1,000 a month? Is there any alternative to UBI? My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Should the government be sending us $1,000 a month? Is there any alternative to UBI? My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
AI is coming for your job. Will the government pay you? | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, the tragic neutering of Teen Vogue.
www.inquirer.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Rejecting the premise here. "AI" is not coming for your job. Companies are dumping people because they are putting more money into AI investment, not because there is labor replacement via productivity.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.
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"the genie is out of the bottle"
They are so desperate to normalize this as fast as possible.
All quotes I read from companies "embracing AI" are basically
"please just admit it's here to stay, just admit it, accept it, admit that this is the new normal now. It's here, JUST ACCEPT IT!!!!!"
They are so desperate to normalize this as fast as possible.
All quotes I read from companies "embracing AI" are basically
"please just admit it's here to stay, just admit it, accept it, admit that this is the new normal now. It's here, JUST ACCEPT IT!!!!!"
Coca-Cola's annual Christmas commercial is AI-generated again
The company used even fewer people to make it this year
“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"
(via THR)
The company used even fewer people to make it this year
“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"
(via THR)
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"the genie is out of the bottle"
They are so desperate to normalize this as fast as possible.
All quotes I read from companies "embracing AI" are basically
"please just admit it's here to stay, just admit it, accept it, admit that this is the new normal now. It's here, JUST ACCEPT IT!!!!!"
They are so desperate to normalize this as fast as possible.
All quotes I read from companies "embracing AI" are basically
"please just admit it's here to stay, just admit it, accept it, admit that this is the new normal now. It's here, JUST ACCEPT IT!!!!!"
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They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
And most of it generated through circular trading which, frankly, should be considered a form of fraud...
It's a huge pump and dump scheme. The people on the top will walk away with a huge payday. Most of the rest of the economy will be left holding the bag when the bubble explodes
It's a huge pump and dump scheme. The people on the top will walk away with a huge payday. Most of the rest of the economy will be left holding the bag when the bubble explodes
NVIDIA is now 16% of the US economy, in case you're wondering if your labor has any remaining value
The Value of NVIDIA Now Exceeds an Unprecedented 16% of U.S. GDP
With 16% of GDP riding on a single chipmaker, the U.S. economy is dangerously over-leveraged — and Wall Street is betting blind
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And most of it generated through circular trading which, frankly, should be considered a form of fraud...
It's a huge pump and dump scheme. The people on the top will walk away with a huge payday. Most of the rest of the economy will be left holding the bag when the bubble explodes
It's a huge pump and dump scheme. The people on the top will walk away with a huge payday. Most of the rest of the economy will be left holding the bag when the bubble explodes
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This is some disturbing ICE Gestapo footage. They point guns at citizens and threaten to shoot them. They punch a guy in the back of the head repeatedly when he’s down and already subdued, then later slam his head into the side of their vehicle.
This took place on 10/31/2025 in Evanston, IL.
This took place on 10/31/2025 in Evanston, IL.
November 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This is some disturbing ICE Gestapo footage. They point guns at citizens and threaten to shoot them. They punch a guy in the back of the head repeatedly when he’s down and already subdued, then later slam his head into the side of their vehicle.
This took place on 10/31/2025 in Evanston, IL.
This took place on 10/31/2025 in Evanston, IL.
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Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.