James Hart
@jameshart.bsky.social
Professional stunt programmer
Funny – I seem to remember the Solicitor General standing in the supreme court last week and saying that if the tariffs were working they wouldn’t produce any revenue at all.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Funny – I seem to remember the Solicitor General standing in the supreme court last week and saying that if the tariffs were working they wouldn’t produce any revenue at all.
The real crime here appears to be writing a “Have a great day Big Boss Daddy!” note on DHS headed paper
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The real crime here appears to be writing a “Have a great day Big Boss Daddy!” note on DHS headed paper
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
“We walk to lakes to see our serenity reflected in them; when we are not serene, we go not to them. Who can be serene in a country where both the rulers and the ruled are without principle?”
Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts”, 1854
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts”, 1854
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“We walk to lakes to see our serenity reflected in them; when we are not serene, we go not to them. Who can be serene in a country where both the rulers and the ruled are without principle?”
Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts”, 1854
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Henry David Thoreau, “Slavery in Massachusetts”, 1854
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Mike Judge on the other hand got it spot on in Idiocracy
October 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mike Judge on the other hand got it spot on in Idiocracy
I think Idiocracy (1996) captured the aesthetic we’re heading towards better
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I think Idiocracy (1996) captured the aesthetic we’re heading towards better
He really should check ChatGPT’s acceptable use policy. The army isn’t engaged in violence, weapons development or use, destruction of property, or national security purposes, right?
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
He really should check ChatGPT’s acceptable use policy. The army isn’t engaged in violence, weapons development or use, destruction of property, or national security purposes, right?
Picturing Brooks hitting submit on this article for the November print edition, very satisfied that he is setting in motion the wheels of resistance once again, pouring himself a nice cup of tea, taking a sip, and then deciding to check if there’s anything going on in downtown DC this Saturday…
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Picturing Brooks hitting submit on this article for the November print edition, very satisfied that he is setting in motion the wheels of resistance once again, pouring himself a nice cup of tea, taking a sip, and then deciding to check if there’s anything going on in downtown DC this Saturday…
I'm not sure I'm ready for my IDE to journal its feelings. It would've been too cruel to force Visual Studio to keep a diary to reflect on all the ways in which it had let me down.
October 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I'm not sure I'm ready for my IDE to journal its feelings. It would've been too cruel to force Visual Studio to keep a diary to reflect on all the ways in which it had let me down.
In support of Hot Fuzz's explicit antifascism, exhibit 0: from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's screenwriting notes. "Epilogue - Nicholas is the Sheriff of Sandford - ambiguous fascist nod". See youtu.be/0P-Is2EJpEA?.... "at the end of the film.. the most liberal cop.. turned into the fascist avenger"
September 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In support of Hot Fuzz's explicit antifascism, exhibit 0: from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's screenwriting notes. "Epilogue - Nicholas is the Sheriff of Sandford - ambiguous fascist nod". See youtu.be/0P-Is2EJpEA?.... "at the end of the film.. the most liberal cop.. turned into the fascist avenger"
ISB Disrupts telecom network that threatened Coruscant during Imperial Senate session
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ISB Disrupts telecom network that threatened Coruscant during Imperial Senate session
Archaeologists: “if building clockwise staircases was a security best practice, why do we see so many castles built ignoring it?”
Software developers:
Software developers:
August 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Archaeologists: “if building clockwise staircases was a security best practice, why do we see so many castles built ignoring it?”
Software developers:
Software developers:
For some reason, all the people who have found success writing about how to excel in any field all agree how important writing is to being smart and successful.
Why don’t we ever hear from the smart successful people in any field who aren’t good at writing?
Why don’t we ever hear from the smart successful people in any field who aren’t good at writing?
August 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
For some reason, all the people who have found success writing about how to excel in any field all agree how important writing is to being smart and successful.
Why don’t we ever hear from the smart successful people in any field who aren’t good at writing?
Why don’t we ever hear from the smart successful people in any field who aren’t good at writing?
Apparently his performance in the Motel Sequence of Alphabet City was incredible but the studio made Ron Howard cut it.
www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...
www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...
May 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Apparently his performance in the Motel Sequence of Alphabet City was incredible but the studio made Ron Howard cut it.
www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...
www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...
Judge Howell, twisting the knife on her opening Shakespeare quote, to call the use of executive orders to target Trump’s individual enemies not merely unconstitutional but also ‘cringe’.
May 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Judge Howell, twisting the knife on her opening Shakespeare quote, to call the use of executive orders to target Trump’s individual enemies not merely unconstitutional but also ‘cringe’.
How I arrived on Bluesky
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How I arrived on Bluesky
Been thinking a lot this week about how Hegseth maybe needed to be subjected to some WW2 propaganda messaging.
Well, maybe some different WW2 propaganda than he has been consuming.
Well, maybe some different WW2 propaganda than he has been consuming.
April 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Been thinking a lot this week about how Hegseth maybe needed to be subjected to some WW2 propaganda messaging.
Well, maybe some different WW2 propaganda than he has been consuming.
Well, maybe some different WW2 propaganda than he has been consuming.
Should be finding the bottom any… time… now…
April 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Should be finding the bottom any… time… now…
I assume it’s especially aggravating when it’s the office of the US Trade Representative claiming that ‘the core premise of most trade models is incorrect’
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
April 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I assume it’s especially aggravating when it’s the office of the US Trade Representative claiming that ‘the core premise of most trade models is incorrect’
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
ustr.gov/issue-areas/...
SecDef Pete went to the Ted Striker school of OPSEC
Ted: My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, below their radar
Elaine: When will you be back?
Ted: I can't tell you that. It's classified
Ted: My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, below their radar
Elaine: When will you be back?
Ted: I can't tell you that. It's classified
March 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
SecDef Pete went to the Ted Striker school of OPSEC
Ted: My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, below their radar
Elaine: When will you be back?
Ted: I can't tell you that. It's classified
Ted: My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow. We're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours. We're coming in from the north, below their radar
Elaine: When will you be back?
Ted: I can't tell you that. It's classified
No, we actually see Marco Rubio add his alt account to the chat right at the top of the screen grabs
March 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
No, we actually see Marco Rubio add his alt account to the chat right at the top of the screen grabs