Hilarius Bookbinder 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇪🇺🇲🇽🇵🇦🇩🇰
@hbookbinder.bsky.social
simulator, spectator, speculator.
“What really went on there? We only have this excerpt…” -MES
“What really went on there? We only have this excerpt…” -MES
scruples now optional
September 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
scruples now optional
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It's more than a *messaging* failure that a significant percentage of the country didn't know that tariffs are a tax on the consumer [almost always]. It's a complete lack of political education AND of the public's curiosity.
September 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's more than a *messaging* failure that a significant percentage of the country didn't know that tariffs are a tax on the consumer [almost always]. It's a complete lack of political education AND of the public's curiosity.
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old gas station-taco loco, harlingen, texas, 1982
August 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
old gas station-taco loco, harlingen, texas, 1982
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I want a politics that widens the circle to include everyone, not one that shrinks the circle by throwing *undesirables* under the bus. I think this is basic. I am interested in a politics that is rooted at the sources of people's suffering. I am interested in a politics that attends to basic needs.
August 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I want a politics that widens the circle to include everyone, not one that shrinks the circle by throwing *undesirables* under the bus. I think this is basic. I am interested in a politics that is rooted at the sources of people's suffering. I am interested in a politics that attends to basic needs.
this, a thousand times this
the complete embrace of nihilism and the rejection of being genuine is the greatest danger to humanity right now
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 AM
this, a thousand times this
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"There are now more homebuyers over age 70 than under 35," per FORTUNE.
August 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"There are now more homebuyers over age 70 than under 35," per FORTUNE.
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The founder of AriZona Iced Tea has been forced to consider increasing the price of the company's signature 99 cents tallboy beverages as a result of President Donald Trump's tariffs on aluminum imports, per Newsweek.
August 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The founder of AriZona Iced Tea has been forced to consider increasing the price of the company's signature 99 cents tallboy beverages as a result of President Donald Trump's tariffs on aluminum imports, per Newsweek.
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the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
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You can tell the world has gone to shit because last time I was at the dentist the hygienist asked me if I was regularly flossing and I said that I only do it sometimes and she was like yeah that’s fine I don’t really care
August 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
You can tell the world has gone to shit because last time I was at the dentist the hygienist asked me if I was regularly flossing and I said that I only do it sometimes and she was like yeah that’s fine I don’t really care
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a future where any corporation is using AI to recreate the likenesses of anyone who is dead without their permission is a horrifying future we will live in unless we get up and say no right now every single time like what are we doing allowing this in the first place
August 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
a future where any corporation is using AI to recreate the likenesses of anyone who is dead without their permission is a horrifying future we will live in unless we get up and say no right now every single time like what are we doing allowing this in the first place
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Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive.
July 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive.
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All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
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i really do think it is terrifying that technofascism’s ultimate goal is eliminating human-ness from
the world. we may be fucked up and we may fuck up in any number of ways but people being people in all our incredible variance and depth is what makes the fabric of life so rich
the world. we may be fucked up and we may fuck up in any number of ways but people being people in all our incredible variance and depth is what makes the fabric of life so rich
July 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
i really do think it is terrifying that technofascism’s ultimate goal is eliminating human-ness from
the world. we may be fucked up and we may fuck up in any number of ways but people being people in all our incredible variance and depth is what makes the fabric of life so rich
the world. we may be fucked up and we may fuck up in any number of ways but people being people in all our incredible variance and depth is what makes the fabric of life so rich
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when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
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Starlink's connection speeds drop below the federal definition of "broadband" at a density of ~7 customers per square mile, according to recent research. The more the customers in an area, the slower everybody's connections get. Data shows that 83% of US Starlink customers get sub-broadband speeds.
thexlab.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Starlink's connection speeds drop below the federal definition of "broadband" at a density of ~7 customers per square mile, according to recent research. The more the customers in an area, the slower everybody's connections get. Data shows that 83% of US Starlink customers get sub-broadband speeds.
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a phrase we should maybe meditate on some, and I do mean "meditate," like as a private effort, not talk about it or argue about its truth value, not respond in thread, just meditate, but like once a day, is Walter Benjamin's "fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life"
July 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
a phrase we should maybe meditate on some, and I do mean "meditate," like as a private effort, not talk about it or argue about its truth value, not respond in thread, just meditate, but like once a day, is Walter Benjamin's "fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life"
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16 million people are losing their healthcare and hospitals are already closing because of it but it’s a win because one of the bottom tier fast food restaurants is going to start selling the same Mexican Cokes that you can already get at literally every store
July 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
16 million people are losing their healthcare and hospitals are already closing because of it but it’s a win because one of the bottom tier fast food restaurants is going to start selling the same Mexican Cokes that you can already get at literally every store
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I think one big issue is that rich people never experience any real problems so they start to invent new ones
July 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I think one big issue is that rich people never experience any real problems so they start to invent new ones
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this is the most run out of strip mall ass country
July 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
this is the most run out of strip mall ass country
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It’s interesting—when I was younger, I’d feel loneliness when I was alone, but now, I feel loneliness when I’m in very large groups instead
July 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s interesting—when I was younger, I’d feel loneliness when I was alone, but now, I feel loneliness when I’m in very large groups instead
“Fun, but worthless. Not everything has to make a profit, despite the grind mindset that's forced on us. Not everything has to have meaning beyond being joyful to you, now.” Easy to forget but important to remember.
I wrote a post about visiting the last stamp store in Chicago and living a life that’s fun, but worthless. I really like this one, hope you do too. dansinker.com/posts/202…
July 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Fun, but worthless. Not everything has to make a profit, despite the grind mindset that's forced on us. Not everything has to have meaning beyond being joyful to you, now.” Easy to forget but important to remember.
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“That’s what I love about these enigmas, man. I get older, they stay the same age.”
July 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“That’s what I love about these enigmas, man. I get older, they stay the same age.”
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I think Trump and Vance can usually get away with simply denying demonstrable reality, but I am not sure they can in this instance, because of the very atmosphere they have cultivated.
July 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I think Trump and Vance can usually get away with simply denying demonstrable reality, but I am not sure they can in this instance, because of the very atmosphere they have cultivated.
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"the No. 1 condition that made ‘hanging out’ possible in those shows — economy — no longer provides the proper conditions for it to occur"
This is so true! Even when hanging out can be free (at someone's home, a park, etc) you need *time* to hang out and you need the *energy* to hang out
This is so true! Even when hanging out can be free (at someone's home, a park, etc) you need *time* to hang out and you need the *energy* to hang out
![“The unfortunate reality is that the No. 1 condition that made ‘hanging out’ possible in those shows — economy — no longer provides the proper conditions for it to occur,” Hite says. “I still watch Friends regularly. It is and has been a tremendously funny show with great characters, but now I am more interested in noting all that was present in the show that has disappeared from the American landscape and the fabric of American society: the twin towers, the ease and affordability of travel, availability of employment options, live entertainment [and] affordable coffee.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iqtkxhjp3ler2i3kfcwukuie/bafkreidymfdkozo7ohqapmkpodfxzgpeokev27wk5p7eoh7dqkpyvt5rbu@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the No. 1 condition that made ‘hanging out’ possible in those shows — economy — no longer provides the proper conditions for it to occur"
This is so true! Even when hanging out can be free (at someone's home, a park, etc) you need *time* to hang out and you need the *energy* to hang out
This is so true! Even when hanging out can be free (at someone's home, a park, etc) you need *time* to hang out and you need the *energy* to hang out
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The amount of time you’re expected to spend away from loved ones to line the pockets of a few suits just feels less and less acceptable as we see just how little they value their workers
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The amount of time you’re expected to spend away from loved ones to line the pockets of a few suits just feels less and less acceptable as we see just how little they value their workers