John Yu
@johnxy888.bsky.social
mechanical design engineer (previously @chargepoint @drop @orbitbaby) | SF Bay Area | opinions my own, obviously
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Yes
Enough! This is exactly why ICE should be required to identify themselves.
If ICE looks like criminals and thugs, they should be regarded as such.
🚨 Yesterday, an L.A. man was arrested for impersonating a federal agent. Loaded gun, fake documents, cop gear and even blinking & blue on his car
If ICE looks like criminals and thugs, they should be regarded as such.
🚨 Yesterday, an L.A. man was arrested for impersonating a federal agent. Loaded gun, fake documents, cop gear and even blinking & blue on his car
June 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Yes
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The opportunity for insider trading and deep corruption with this gyrating nonsense is vast, as the massive stupidity and unquenchable greed of Trump and his minions competes for dominance. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump announces pause in ‘reciprocal’ tariffs for all countries but China
Stock markets soared. Tumult in bond markets had raised fears that the United States may be in the early stages of financial turmoil.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The opportunity for insider trading and deep corruption with this gyrating nonsense is vast, as the massive stupidity and unquenchable greed of Trump and his minions competes for dominance. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"The original Marine Band concert would have been seen by [merely] hundreds". Thanks to @60minutes.bsky.social it is now being seen by millions. youtu.be/lhwS06U1SnA
U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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March 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
"The original Marine Band concert would have been seen by [merely] hundreds". Thanks to @60minutes.bsky.social it is now being seen by millions. youtu.be/lhwS06U1SnA
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"DEKRA cites a fleet of Jaguar I-Pace electric taxis that went into service in Munich in 2018. DEKRA tested six of the vehicles in 2024, and found that, with mileages between 180,000 and 260,000 kilometers, the state of health of the traction batteries was between 95 & 97 %."
Worth repeating often
Worth repeating often
German testing agency finds EV batteries last longer than expected - Charged EVs
One of the beloved bugaboos bruited by EV boo-birds is that EV batteries will quickly wear out. Now that there are significant numbers of high-mileage EVs on the road, this deceitful dirge has been de...
chargedevs.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"DEKRA cites a fleet of Jaguar I-Pace electric taxis that went into service in Munich in 2018. DEKRA tested six of the vehicles in 2024, and found that, with mileages between 180,000 and 260,000 kilometers, the state of health of the traction batteries was between 95 & 97 %."
Worth repeating often
Worth repeating often
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Remember, the alternative to the Trump Regime destroying our government was to tax billionaires a bit more. Now you know why they are doing it.
March 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Remember, the alternative to the Trump Regime destroying our government was to tax billionaires a bit more. Now you know why they are doing it.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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Wrote up just how *actually evil* the demands from the Trump admin to NCMEC are and how they will *absolutely* lead to children dying. From the cultists who insisted they wanted to "save the children" to literally killing them deserves to be called out: www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/m...
MAGA’s Sickening Hypocrisy: From ‘Save The Children’ To ‘Defund The Org That Actually Saves Children’
After years of screaming “save the children” while baselessly accusing others of exploiting kids, the Trump administration is now trying to destroy the actual infrastructure that saves …
www.techdirt.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Wrote up just how *actually evil* the demands from the Trump admin to NCMEC are and how they will *absolutely* lead to children dying. From the cultists who insisted they wanted to "save the children" to literally killing them deserves to be called out: www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/m...
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On this national day of shame I choose not to focus on Donald Trump and his awful, miserable and pathetic people. I choose to focus on Dr. Martin Luther King and our better angels.
January 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
On this national day of shame I choose not to focus on Donald Trump and his awful, miserable and pathetic people. I choose to focus on Dr. Martin Luther King and our better angels.
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No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.
January 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.
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Hillary’s email server would like a word
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hillary’s email server would like a word
This side-by-side is mind boggling. Similar amount of cabin occupant space, cargo room, and range. Except one weight almost THREE THOUSAND pounds more, and has a higher MSRP?? Looks like it is a comparison of wasteful design vs efficient design. #EVs www.reddit.com/r/Gravity/co...
From the Gravity community on Reddit: Lucid Gravity next to Cadillac Escalade
Explore this post and more from the Gravity community
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January 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This side-by-side is mind boggling. Similar amount of cabin occupant space, cargo room, and range. Except one weight almost THREE THOUSAND pounds more, and has a higher MSRP?? Looks like it is a comparison of wasteful design vs efficient design. #EVs www.reddit.com/r/Gravity/co...
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I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
January 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
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I won't be live-tweeting the inauguration.
Mainly, because I have no intention of watching even one second of it.
Mainly, because I have no intention of watching even one second of it.
January 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I won't be live-tweeting the inauguration.
Mainly, because I have no intention of watching even one second of it.
Mainly, because I have no intention of watching even one second of it.
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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
January 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
I guess this is now the clear alternative to Threads & X… What’s the alternative to Instagram?
January 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I guess this is now the clear alternative to Threads & X… What’s the alternative to Instagram?
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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"Two key findings have emerged. Firstly, death rates were lower in countries that took measures early. Secondly, the need for a surveillance system capable of quickly tracking the community spread of a virus and its impact on hospitals was identified."
Source: archive.md/uxqjb
Source: archive.md/uxqjb
December 9, 2024 at 11:20 PM
"Two key findings have emerged. Firstly, death rates were lower in countries that took measures early. Secondly, the need for a surveillance system capable of quickly tracking the community spread of a virus and its impact on hospitals was identified."
Source: archive.md/uxqjb
Source: archive.md/uxqjb
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I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired.
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
December 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired.
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
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Everyone’s directing their hate at Garland today, but I’ve got enough rage go around. John Roberts and the corrupt Seditious Six can GFT. 🖕🤬
November 25, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Everyone’s directing their hate at Garland today, but I’ve got enough rage go around. John Roberts and the corrupt Seditious Six can GFT. 🖕🤬
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Stop calling it a grift and use the real terminology, it’s corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, racketeering, take your pick.
November 18, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Stop calling it a grift and use the real terminology, it’s corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, racketeering, take your pick.
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Wait. Wait. The "Department of Government Efficiency" is going to have...
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November 13, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Wait. Wait. The "Department of Government Efficiency" is going to have...
Co-CEOS‽
🤣
Co-CEOS‽
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