justin
cruciferous.net
justin
@cruciferous.net
finally, a place to shout into the void

he/him
(Video is from february 2025, before Trump really attacked the fed nor fed independence in any real way)
January 12, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I don't think that matches reality. Almost a year ago Jerome Powell testified before congress about how attacks on DEI and bureaucratic independence would be devastating. He's consistently had more of a spine than I think anyone else near power this administration.
Watch: Fed Chair Powell Testifies Before Senate Committee | WSJ
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January 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
(there should be no singular)
January 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
😮 Maybe that’s the key. Maybe I’d finally stop procrastinating and start blogging if I did that too
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Have this question for @werd.io too! I figure ultimately it doesn’t really matter, but I’ve yet to find a decent word processor for blogging that isn’t Google Docs - which I hate using because it’s Google Docs
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Out of curiosity what app do you use to actually write your posts in? Ghost has a pretty good built-in editor but I have a hard time long-form writers are really using that interface off the cuff? (Maybe totally wrong!!)
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I saw the posts but no death threats
January 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Definitely agree! Although I’m not sure anyone else has figured this out either. For ex, I used to be pretty active on Threads until I posted something vaguely body positive about pull-ups and gym bros spent days going after me.

Ultimately a lot of this is just that the internet is vile sometimes..
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
And to be clear Bluesky absolutely has a targeted bullying problem that needs to be addressed (through private profiles and better blocking imo), but I’m really skeptical it’s somehow worse than X or even than twitter of past-times
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I’ve still yet to see anything like that though. I’ve seen a lot of targeted harassment (which again is BAD don’t get me wrong), and then people say “they want me dead!!! They doxxed me!!” But then the screenshots are usually something like “guys get his ass”
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I can’t find anything about this other than the aftermath. Can you elaborate? It seems like they got bullied (which sucks) but targeted bullying happens on all social media platforms, and it happens on Musk’s X app especially often
January 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Apart from price I find the framing of it being for work and for “doing” quite strange. I think the market for these kinds of devices is people who want to disconnect and “do less” with their tech
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Yes but not on this issue at all
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Do you have any evidence for this? It still seems like absolutely no one is yielding to him. I mean senate dems literally just buckled to him and he’s actively getting away with the Epstein revelations. Seems like there’s less resistance than ever!
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For years I’ve held my breath and supported Dems, but I’m honestly not sure there’s any point in voting for democrats anymore.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The dosing numbers on laundry detergent cups are like an ancient language that can’t be deciphered. What do the 1-5 even mean! Mine has 2 and 5 on it, with nothing in between and no 1. 2 of what? 5 of what?

I’m pretty sure they just make it all up!
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM