Christopher Arnold
@charnold01.bsky.social
Hiding from Elon and Zuck, and yes, you can block me or anyone else you disagree with and just chill out rather than make this place as miserable as the other sites. The option to simply say nothing is often best.
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We all know people who tried the damndest to get sober, who managed for a while, who relapsed, even though the cost was unimaginable. We can't judge, and we can't condemn. We can only express the deepest sympathy for those who struggle, and for those who fail, and for all those who pay the price.
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We all know people who tried the damndest to get sober, who managed for a while, who relapsed, even though the cost was unimaginable. We can't judge, and we can't condemn. We can only express the deepest sympathy for those who struggle, and for those who fail, and for all those who pay the price.
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I've had a secret theory for a while that I guess I'll just throw out there:
The right is inevitably going to turn on AI, not because LLMs hallucinate or get things wrong, but because they mostly *get things right*, and reality, as a great man once said, has a liberal bias.
The right is inevitably going to turn on AI, not because LLMs hallucinate or get things wrong, but because they mostly *get things right*, and reality, as a great man once said, has a liberal bias.
June 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I've had a secret theory for a while that I guess I'll just throw out there:
The right is inevitably going to turn on AI, not because LLMs hallucinate or get things wrong, but because they mostly *get things right*, and reality, as a great man once said, has a liberal bias.
The right is inevitably going to turn on AI, not because LLMs hallucinate or get things wrong, but because they mostly *get things right*, and reality, as a great man once said, has a liberal bias.
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Once again it is Father’s Day, which means it’s time to share the most Dad* thing you did in the last year. As is custom, I will go first:
Watching YouTube videos for small repair jobs around the house has turned into watching YouTube videos for large repair jobs I cannot and should not attempt.
Watching YouTube videos for small repair jobs around the house has turned into watching YouTube videos for large repair jobs I cannot and should not attempt.
June 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Once again it is Father’s Day, which means it’s time to share the most Dad* thing you did in the last year. As is custom, I will go first:
Watching YouTube videos for small repair jobs around the house has turned into watching YouTube videos for large repair jobs I cannot and should not attempt.
Watching YouTube videos for small repair jobs around the house has turned into watching YouTube videos for large repair jobs I cannot and should not attempt.
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Horrifying
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Horrifying
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the longer you spend on the internet the more true this rings
trolls are not original and they're not interesting and eventually you have seen them all
everyone is of course welcome to do their own thing but as someone who's tried it all, 'don't engage and block' is easily the best approach
trolls are not original and they're not interesting and eventually you have seen them all
everyone is of course welcome to do their own thing but as someone who's tried it all, 'don't engage and block' is easily the best approach
Respectfully, and speaking as someone who for years did one good whack before blocking, no you don't. That's mindspace they've taken from you, and attention you've given to them, and both of those are seen from others, none of whom benefit. Consign the trolls to the cornfield the second they appear.
Sometimes you just get bored, though, and you gotta play with the troll for 5 seconds…
(It’s one of those “it’s funny because it’s true” observations)
[As per the above, I will usually give it one good faith reply. Then it’s capping at the knees time.]
(It’s one of those “it’s funny because it’s true” observations)
[As per the above, I will usually give it one good faith reply. Then it’s capping at the knees time.]
June 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
the longer you spend on the internet the more true this rings
trolls are not original and they're not interesting and eventually you have seen them all
everyone is of course welcome to do their own thing but as someone who's tried it all, 'don't engage and block' is easily the best approach
trolls are not original and they're not interesting and eventually you have seen them all
everyone is of course welcome to do their own thing but as someone who's tried it all, 'don't engage and block' is easily the best approach
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Some would say doing the choke sign in game one is sketchy and I say why are you waiting to become someone’s worst nightmare instead of doing it right now
May 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Some would say doing the choke sign in game one is sketchy and I say why are you waiting to become someone’s worst nightmare instead of doing it right now
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Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
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people tend to think that the average voter is like them, give or take a few opinions, in how they engage with politics
think of “that fucking guy” - you know the one - in your life
that’s your swing voter
think of “that fucking guy” - you know the one - in your life
that’s your swing voter
once again reminding people that "swing voters" are mostly not centrists they are "get mad at the president because i disapprove of the supermarket rearranging the aisles again" voters
new york times voter interviews are a powerful argument that not everybody should be allowed to vote
April 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
people tend to think that the average voter is like them, give or take a few opinions, in how they engage with politics
think of “that fucking guy” - you know the one - in your life
that’s your swing voter
think of “that fucking guy” - you know the one - in your life
that’s your swing voter
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I don’t think it’s too much to say Whitmer is already cooked for 2028 and maybe forever
April 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I don’t think it’s too much to say Whitmer is already cooked for 2028 and maybe forever
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my main desire for the 2027 baseball CBA negotiations is that the league contracts by at least one team and the pirates are that team
March 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
my main desire for the 2027 baseball CBA negotiations is that the league contracts by at least one team and the pirates are that team
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When Hitler started ranting about the Jews from streetcorners in the 1920s, he was part of a long history of European anti-Semitism.
But where in the world did this massive anti-trans campaign come from? I feel like it was invented out of whole cloth in the last five years.
But where in the world did this massive anti-trans campaign come from? I feel like it was invented out of whole cloth in the last five years.
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
March 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
When Hitler started ranting about the Jews from streetcorners in the 1920s, he was part of a long history of European anti-Semitism.
But where in the world did this massive anti-trans campaign come from? I feel like it was invented out of whole cloth in the last five years.
But where in the world did this massive anti-trans campaign come from? I feel like it was invented out of whole cloth in the last five years.
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bluesky signup requirements have relaxed to the point at which a lot of people on here have never committed arson. you used to need either two convictions or eight charges. in rare cases someone in the arson community could vouch for you, but loopholes were rare. now it's essentially a free-for-all
March 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
bluesky signup requirements have relaxed to the point at which a lot of people on here have never committed arson. you used to need either two convictions or eight charges. in rare cases someone in the arson community could vouch for you, but loopholes were rare. now it's essentially a free-for-all
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that ad from the anti-LGBT Jesus folks featuring Johnny Cash ran again and I'm just now getting back to whomever it was asking how the Cash family approved that and the answer is that they did not have any say in it, because Rick Rubin owned the masters & he sold them to Warner Bros.
March 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
that ad from the anti-LGBT Jesus folks featuring Johnny Cash ran again and I'm just now getting back to whomever it was asking how the Cash family approved that and the answer is that they did not have any say in it, because Rick Rubin owned the masters & he sold them to Warner Bros.
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Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations.
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season
The National Weather Service has lost about 10% of its staff, hitting offices prone to severe weather hardest
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations.
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I have access through May and I’m gonna email them and ask if they can cut it off sooner
February 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have access through May and I’m gonna email them and ask if they can cut it off sooner
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I do not think you recognize how fundamentally small the left wing anti war population is.
February 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I do not think you recognize how fundamentally small the left wing anti war population is.
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Ok he said it better
The reality is that Salesmanship is the differentiation between the two parties.
The Dems couldn't sell dollar bills for 50c
Trump has found his audience and can sell them dollar bills for $5
When everything is a story the algorithm flashes at you as you scroll, you better be selling fast
The Dems couldn't sell dollar bills for 50c
Trump has found his audience and can sell them dollar bills for $5
When everything is a story the algorithm flashes at you as you scroll, you better be selling fast
It is truly about who tells a better story — or really a story people want to hear and makes them see what they believe rather than believe what they see.
January 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Ok he said it better
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regrettably, I must salute mazzulla
Joe Mazzulla's explanation for this is perfect, feed me every Mazzulla presser
December 20, 2024 at 10:42 AM
regrettably, I must salute mazzulla
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private equity ruins everything
Whataburger, the most iconic fast food chain in Texas, is going national. And disappointing some loyal fans along the way.
What happened to Whataburger?
The most iconic fast food chain in Texas is going national under corporate ownership. And disappointing some loyal fans along the way.
wapo.st
December 14, 2024 at 4:18 PM
private equity ruins everything
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Fun fact: children are not being rushed into gender reassignment surgery. If that's what's holding you back from supporting the trans community, which is under vicious, coordinated attack, good news! You don't have to worry about it. You can just be supportive, without the "but."
December 9, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Fun fact: children are not being rushed into gender reassignment surgery. If that's what's holding you back from supporting the trans community, which is under vicious, coordinated attack, good news! You don't have to worry about it. You can just be supportive, without the "but."