@jptruss.bsky.social
Pinned
Picture is worth a thousand words and you couldn't pay for copy as good as this
Frame it and put it in the fucking Louvre.
Reposted
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping talk a good game about AI, robots and other futuristic marvels. Deep down, though, both have a nostalgia for the 1950s econ.st/44Nmonu
Illustration: Chloe Cushman
Illustration: Chloe Cushman
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping talk a good game about AI, robots and other futuristic marvels. Deep down, though, both have a nostalgia for the 1950s econ.st/44Nmonu
Illustration: Chloe Cushman
Illustration: Chloe Cushman
Reposted
Cannot imagine what would be so attractive about technology made in an era before everything was so aggressively abusive and predatory and pre-broken to people who have never known anything else
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cannot imagine what would be so attractive about technology made in an era before everything was so aggressively abusive and predatory and pre-broken to people who have never known anything else
The fact that the powers that be hinged the entire economic system of the US on an AI bubble, hoping it would spark a tech race fueled with government support, only for it to collapse inside of a year is hilarious.
BREAKING: Trump says he will sign an executive order this week that will limit states’ ability to regulate AI.
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The fact that the powers that be hinged the entire economic system of the US on an AI bubble, hoping it would spark a tech race fueled with government support, only for it to collapse inside of a year is hilarious.
Frankly I think we are all owed damages and restitution.
I miss the old days, when I had never heard of Olivia Nuzzi.
December 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Frankly I think we are all owed damages and restitution.
Reposted
Sitting in a comfortable home with a steady income; living a life of almost unbearable tedium and routine; fantasizing about the psychopathologies potentially unleashed by the fall of civil society, the only freedom still possible for him.
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sitting in a comfortable home with a steady income; living a life of almost unbearable tedium and routine; fantasizing about the psychopathologies potentially unleashed by the fall of civil society, the only freedom still possible for him.
Reposted
cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
Reposted
a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
Reposted
The same is true in a different way, and along different political lines, with China. China is both idealized and demonized in popular imagination. In both cases it is mostly treated merely as a foil for domestic American concerns, not a real place with real people.
Great insight, also applies to MAGA contempt for Europe but differently. US progressives have an idealized distorted vision of a social-democratic Europe. It is this progressive-imaginary Europe that MAGA hates. Actual Europe, which neither US progs nor MAGA know much about, is collateral damage.
This is a good piece and I agree with all of it. But I'd add that a lot of Americans on encountering Actually Existing England come down with a version of "Paris Syndrome" - a widely recognised phenomenon described as....
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The same is true in a different way, and along different political lines, with China. China is both idealized and demonized in popular imagination. In both cases it is mostly treated merely as a foil for domestic American concerns, not a real place with real people.
I keep trying to type somEthan, but it’s all just exasperating.
The US under Trump openly antagonizes European economic stability, boosts its darkest internal enemies, are openly rewarding Russia for bringing conflict back to the continent and is now offended they don’t stand their and take it.
The US under Trump openly antagonizes European economic stability, boosts its darkest internal enemies, are openly rewarding Russia for bringing conflict back to the continent and is now offended they don’t stand their and take it.
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau today slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I keep trying to type somEthan, but it’s all just exasperating.
The US under Trump openly antagonizes European economic stability, boosts its darkest internal enemies, are openly rewarding Russia for bringing conflict back to the continent and is now offended they don’t stand their and take it.
The US under Trump openly antagonizes European economic stability, boosts its darkest internal enemies, are openly rewarding Russia for bringing conflict back to the continent and is now offended they don’t stand their and take it.
Reposted
What if Trumpism wanes, Dems sweep, the public recommits to liberal democracy, and . . . it doesn't matter because the institutions have been compromised beyond repair? www.thebulwark.com/p/what-if-it...
What If It’s Already Too Late?
Institutional rot or ideological infection—either way, a real “Deep State” is already taking shape.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What if Trumpism wanes, Dems sweep, the public recommits to liberal democracy, and . . . it doesn't matter because the institutions have been compromised beyond repair? www.thebulwark.com/p/what-if-it...
This is evil.
That's it. No cursing or witty retort. This is just evil.
That's it. No cursing or witty retort. This is just evil.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This is evil.
That's it. No cursing or witty retort. This is just evil.
That's it. No cursing or witty retort. This is just evil.
It’s hilarious when you think about how hard mass media went in the paint for Bezos earlier this year to try and sell him to the American public. They tried with Blue Origin, with his wedding, with AI, and none of it worked.
Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are at it again.
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It’s hilarious when you think about how hard mass media went in the paint for Bezos earlier this year to try and sell him to the American public. They tried with Blue Origin, with his wedding, with AI, and none of it worked.
Reposted
In LESS THAN A CALENDAR YEAR these absolute cretins figured out, oh yeah, Donald Trump is old and maybe not a magical send-it-back-to-2019 switch we can flip and I personally loathe the shit out of them for it. Thermostatic public idiocy more like
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In LESS THAN A CALENDAR YEAR these absolute cretins figured out, oh yeah, Donald Trump is old and maybe not a magical send-it-back-to-2019 switch we can flip and I personally loathe the shit out of them for it. Thermostatic public idiocy more like
The world is moving on.
In a dangerous and divided world, Canada and Europe are elevating our defence partnership.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The world is moving on.
Reposted
"That's right—three." Herblock's cartoon of Uncle Sam having to teach Congress about the balance of powers, after the Brown v Board decision and during Senator McCarthy's anti-communist crusade, May 1954.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"That's right—three." Herblock's cartoon of Uncle Sam having to teach Congress about the balance of powers, after the Brown v Board decision and during Senator McCarthy's anti-communist crusade, May 1954.
Reposted
A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
Reposted
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
Reposted
Thinking of this for no reason. www.cfr.org/news-release...
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thinking of this for no reason. www.cfr.org/news-release...
Reposted
Great speech by European Parliament member Reinier van Lanschot (video from October 8):
"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About five. How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night. If we face that, we're not prepared at all.⤵️
"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About five. How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night. If we face that, we're not prepared at all.⤵️
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Great speech by European Parliament member Reinier van Lanschot (video from October 8):
"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About five. How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night. If we face that, we're not prepared at all.⤵️
"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About five. How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night. If we face that, we're not prepared at all.⤵️
Reposted
lol he's spiraling today
wonder what set him off.
wonder what set him off.
Trump posts an image of him holding a sign that reads, “Trump 2028, yes!”
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
lol he's spiraling today
wonder what set him off.
wonder what set him off.
Reposted
Estimated FY2026 tariff revenue: $207 billion.
Estimated FY2026 individual income tax revenue: $2.6 trillion.
Estimated FY2026 individual income tax revenue: $2.6 trillion.
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Estimated FY2026 tariff revenue: $207 billion.
Estimated FY2026 individual income tax revenue: $2.6 trillion.
Estimated FY2026 individual income tax revenue: $2.6 trillion.
Reposted
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
Beck's outfit. Of course.
In my eventual study, the efforts to mainstream Glenn Beck both as an insider (Fox) and as a disruptor (TheBlaze) will be a feature. I'd argue you don't have Bari Weiss without him. Hell, you probably don't have Joe Rogan without him.
And he was supposed to fail.
In my eventual study, the efforts to mainstream Glenn Beck both as an insider (Fox) and as a disruptor (TheBlaze) will be a feature. I'd argue you don't have Bari Weiss without him. Hell, you probably don't have Joe Rogan without him.
And he was supposed to fail.
This should be a major scandal. The Blaze falsely reported that a former U.S. Capitol Police officer was the Jan. 6th pipe bomber. But it wasn’t just another miss by conservative media promoting conspiracies.
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Beck's outfit. Of course.
In my eventual study, the efforts to mainstream Glenn Beck both as an insider (Fox) and as a disruptor (TheBlaze) will be a feature. I'd argue you don't have Bari Weiss without him. Hell, you probably don't have Joe Rogan without him.
And he was supposed to fail.
In my eventual study, the efforts to mainstream Glenn Beck both as an insider (Fox) and as a disruptor (TheBlaze) will be a feature. I'd argue you don't have Bari Weiss without him. Hell, you probably don't have Joe Rogan without him.
And he was supposed to fail.
It would be the funniest thing ever if Elon Musk kills Las Vegas: proving definitively that the mob are more humane and better businessmen than billionaires.
Here are just a few of the things the Boring Company may not have wanted to be asked about at an actual “town hall” — instead opting for a virtual audio-only Spaces event about the nashville tunnel they then immediately deleted.
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It would be the funniest thing ever if Elon Musk kills Las Vegas: proving definitively that the mob are more humane and better businessmen than billionaires.