Henrik
blondino.bsky.social
Henrik
@blondino.bsky.social
Musk understands WWE fighting better than Zuckerberg. He knew he would lose hand-to-hand combat, but by getting the carnival barker on his side, Zuck became the sucker.
January 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Donations to Biden's inaugural fund in 2021:

Meta = $0
Tim Cook = $0
Sam Altman = $0
Google = $200,000
Amazon = $200,000

Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025:

Meta = $1,000,000
Tim Cook = $1,000,000
Sam Altman = $1,000,000
Google = $1,000,000
Amazon = $1,000,000

The oligarchy is here.
January 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Hard to imagine a more appropriate start.
In his opening speech, Speaker Mike Johnson just recited a long prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

As @jackjenkins.me and others have pointed out, Jefferson never said any of this: www.monticello.org/research-edu...
January 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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The main argument for a Strategic BItcoin Reserve seems to be that Bitcoin holders worry about an impending shortage of greater fools and need the US government to act as the greatest fool of last resort.
December 21, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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Time flies!
December 14, 2024 at 4:42 AM
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Important article by Tim Snyder.
Decapitation Strike (December)
Preserving America from Trump's Appointments (updated)
open.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano
November 25, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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The least shocking turn of events is the rapidity of the shift from "I've got nothing to do with Project 2025" to "every appointee wrote two chapters of Project 2025"
November 13, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Since Bluesky keeps growing, I'm plugging this feed again for all my PNW weather folks. It tracks some of the best weather minds in the region as well as some of the local weather hashtags. If you'd like to be added to the feed, let me know! #wawx #orwx #idwx #bcwx #bcstorm bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 12, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Seeing Samantha Barry on 11th Hour with Stephanie Rule, and I love her Irish (?) pronounciation of third parties. Turd parties.
October 19, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Kamala Harris has a great plan for rural America - tell your friends.

open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
Kamala Harris Has a Great Plan for Rural America
And you should know it.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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I think it's good that the Allies defeated the Nazis, rather than the other way around. The Nazis winning would've been worse.

Sorry to get so partisan and speak out against one of Republicans' chosen standard bearers in Minnesota like this, but that's how I feel.
Minnesota GOP Senate candidate: ‘The bad guys won in WWII’
As the control of the Senate hangs in the balance, GOP candidates across the country are facing a similar problem: Troubling and bizarre past statements, both in-person and on social media, are coming...
heartlandsignal.com
October 4, 2024 at 7:05 PM
file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/231E3A73-033A-4877-BAA0-D1EEB6FB45DA/Library/Caches/ReachCache/democrats-YjEDabi1RQGrb3MSncKb.jpg
October 5, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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This is— genuinely honestly— straight out a Peter Thiel speech, and Thiel was open in his envy of China's ability to do this kind of thing.
When you’re definitely not a communist
October 2, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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Harris, Walz, Biden every Democrat needs to hammer home that Trump and Vance will end abortion rights because Vance is a true believer and Trump doesn’t care. Their views are extremely unpopular and they are running away from them
From JD Vance's Senate campaign website. Up as late as yesterday. Since removed.
October 2, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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If you're in Texas & know someone who's not registered to vote, THIS IS ALMOST IT: the deadline is this Monday.

And if you think you're already registered, remember to check your own registration status, really as soon as possible: teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do
October 3, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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one piece of advice i give to anyone making any kind of argument is that they should ask themselves "who actually thinks this and why do they matter?"
October 3, 2024 at 1:09 PM