Chris Petroff
@cpetroff.bsky.social
Dad, IT Network Architect, amateur Astronomer, past serious but sub-master chess player, former Judoka, amateur rocketeer, tennis player (all things I have not had time or energy for lately, but would like to revisit). Too many dull things to put here. :)
Things I like to ask... myself.
From time to time, I like to look back at where I was, how things were, how I felt, and what I thought 5, 10, 15, maybe 20 years ago. Really for me even further back now, but 30 is about as far back as makes sense, at my age now.
So I try to remember...
From time to time, I like to look back at where I was, how things were, how I felt, and what I thought 5, 10, 15, maybe 20 years ago. Really for me even further back now, but 30 is about as far back as makes sense, at my age now.
So I try to remember...
October 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things I like to ask... myself.
From time to time, I like to look back at where I was, how things were, how I felt, and what I thought 5, 10, 15, maybe 20 years ago. Really for me even further back now, but 30 is about as far back as makes sense, at my age now.
So I try to remember...
From time to time, I like to look back at where I was, how things were, how I felt, and what I thought 5, 10, 15, maybe 20 years ago. Really for me even further back now, but 30 is about as far back as makes sense, at my age now.
So I try to remember...
No gains, no tax. It's irony, really.
April 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
No gains, no tax. It's irony, really.
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Trump's in full retreat today as his poll numbers slip:
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
March 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump's in full retreat today as his poll numbers slip:
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
He convened the cabinet to limit Elon after voters pressured Congress.
He delayed the tariffs b/c the market dropped out & created fears of a recession.
He's losing in court b/c DOGE didn't follow the law.
Keep fighting.
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Musk’s Direct-to-Cell constellation and the U.S. election.
Background: This began in 2022 as “digging,” when Musk launched his bid to purchase Twitter at $20B over value, just 49 days after Putin invaded Ukraine.
A convo re NATO considering Article 5 over Cyber attacks prompted the original post.
Background: This began in 2022 as “digging,” when Musk launched his bid to purchase Twitter at $20B over value, just 49 days after Putin invaded Ukraine.
A convo re NATO considering Article 5 over Cyber attacks prompted the original post.
January 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Musk’s Direct-to-Cell constellation and the U.S. election.
Background: This began in 2022 as “digging,” when Musk launched his bid to purchase Twitter at $20B over value, just 49 days after Putin invaded Ukraine.
A convo re NATO considering Article 5 over Cyber attacks prompted the original post.
Background: This began in 2022 as “digging,” when Musk launched his bid to purchase Twitter at $20B over value, just 49 days after Putin invaded Ukraine.
A convo re NATO considering Article 5 over Cyber attacks prompted the original post.
In these times, when it's strangely obvious once things have happened but weirdly hard to predict how they are going to play out beforehand... remember, God is an iron.
logosconcarne.com/2011/07/13/g...
logosconcarne.com/2011/07/13/g...
God is an Iron
The universe is perverse. I don’t mean that in the peeking into windows sense (although the universe is indeed peeking into all our windows every moment), but in the ironic sense. The univers…
logosconcarne.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In these times, when it's strangely obvious once things have happened but weirdly hard to predict how they are going to play out beforehand... remember, God is an iron.
logosconcarne.com/2011/07/13/g...
logosconcarne.com/2011/07/13/g...
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Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.
"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.
"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."
theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
Finally. The truth behind why Pluto was demoted! ;)
December 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Finally. The truth behind why Pluto was demoted! ;)
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Realizing that Vivek and Elon are basically calling white folks 'DEI hires' is the comedy gold of 2024. 😂
December 29, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Realizing that Vivek and Elon are basically calling white folks 'DEI hires' is the comedy gold of 2024. 😂
I finally get it. Elon Musk is Les Grossman.
a bald man wearing glasses is holding a cell phone in his hand
ALT: a bald man wearing glasses is holding a cell phone in his hand
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:39 AM
I finally get it. Elon Musk is Les Grossman.
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Chuck Schumer should immediately announce Democrats will accede to Trump's wishes here and do away with the Electoral College once and for all.
Here's that bipartisan push the pundits are looking for. Let's go!
Here's that bipartisan push the pundits are looking for. Let's go!
December 10, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Chuck Schumer should immediately announce Democrats will accede to Trump's wishes here and do away with the Electoral College once and for all.
Here's that bipartisan push the pundits are looking for. Let's go!
Here's that bipartisan push the pundits are looking for. Let's go!
The perfect soundtrack for doomscrolling. :) Seeing these sprinkled in my feed it actually perfect.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The perfect soundtrack for doomscrolling. :) Seeing these sprinkled in my feed it actually perfect.
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"Rather than investigate, the state is essentially admitting that the bodies are piling up faster than the state can address them."
'Bodies are piling up': Reporter finds GOP-led states are hiding abortion ban death toll
Some Republican-led states that passed near-total abortion bans have mysteriously stopped collecting statistics on maternal mortality over the last couple of years — and some observers suspect it's no...
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December 3, 2024 at 9:15 PM
"Rather than investigate, the state is essentially admitting that the bodies are piling up faster than the state can address them."
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I’m starting to think that the longer we shield Trump voters from the worst economic outcomes, the worse things actually will get.
Sometimes people just have to find out the hard way, sad as that is. Yes, we will suffer. But at least they will learn that elections do have consequences.
Sometimes people just have to find out the hard way, sad as that is. Yes, we will suffer. But at least they will learn that elections do have consequences.
November 26, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I’m starting to think that the longer we shield Trump voters from the worst economic outcomes, the worse things actually will get.
Sometimes people just have to find out the hard way, sad as that is. Yes, we will suffer. But at least they will learn that elections do have consequences.
Sometimes people just have to find out the hard way, sad as that is. Yes, we will suffer. But at least they will learn that elections do have consequences.
Enjoying Bluesky very much so far. It is the best of Twitter 10 years ago (as fondly remembered) with better and more useful features for curating content. Looking forward to seeing it grow in features and scale for a billion+ users. :)
What is the color of the sky in your world? #BlueSky
What is the color of the sky in your world? #BlueSky
November 21, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Enjoying Bluesky very much so far. It is the best of Twitter 10 years ago (as fondly remembered) with better and more useful features for curating content. Looking forward to seeing it grow in features and scale for a billion+ users. :)
What is the color of the sky in your world? #BlueSky
What is the color of the sky in your world? #BlueSky