Jay Shirley
@jshirley.dev
I read, snowboard, cook, drive cars too fast, fly planes, and build software that helps people. Not at the same time. I also really like ice cream.
Reinventing on-call at https://hotpot.works
Reinventing on-call at https://hotpot.works
Last Friday, I took my checkride and passed and I'm now a private pilot. It's been a goal I never thought I'd reach, and days later I'm still in awe.
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Last Friday, I took my checkride and passed and I'm now a private pilot. It's been a goal I never thought I'd reach, and days later I'm still in awe.
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
I get to go see things like this whenever I want, now!
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Tomorrow morning I am cycling 100km from Brisbane to the Gold Coast for cancer research 🚴♀️❤️
If you’d like to sponsor me (even small donations are super appreciated): fundraise.mater.org.au/s/120023/179...
If you’d like to sponsor me (even small donations are super appreciated): fundraise.mater.org.au/s/120023/179...
Please support my ride
I’m taking on the Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle for Cancer to raise money for cancer research at Mater. Please support my ride by making a donation today. Thank you.
fundraise.mater.org.au
October 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Tomorrow morning I am cycling 100km from Brisbane to the Gold Coast for cancer research 🚴♀️❤️
If you’d like to sponsor me (even small donations are super appreciated): fundraise.mater.org.au/s/120023/179...
If you’d like to sponsor me (even small donations are super appreciated): fundraise.mater.org.au/s/120023/179...
170,000 paid subscribers and 1.5m readers is substantially fewer than I thought.
~$882 per paid subscriber.
~$882 per paid subscriber.
David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
170,000 paid subscribers and 1.5m readers is substantially fewer than I thought.
~$882 per paid subscriber.
~$882 per paid subscriber.
日本にマンションを買いました。二月ぐらい日本語を勉強してでもまだ下手です。毎日ここに書いたら役に立つかもしれない。
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
日本にマンションを買いました。二月ぐらい日本語を勉強してでもまだ下手です。毎日ここに書いたら役に立つかもしれない。
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
First flight after my son got his PPL, great way to spend Sunday morning.
June 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
First flight after my son got his PPL, great way to spend Sunday morning.
John Burke - "Fire Reported" @CharmCitySlam (April '25)
YouTube video by Charm City Slam
youtu.be
June 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I love time zones because I’m flying away at 4:20pm and arriving at 4:20pm on the same day.
It’s neat that humans tackled time zones and agreed on a line to reset it all.
It’s neat that humans tackled time zones and agreed on a line to reset it all.
June 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I love time zones because I’m flying away at 4:20pm and arriving at 4:20pm on the same day.
It’s neat that humans tackled time zones and agreed on a line to reset it all.
It’s neat that humans tackled time zones and agreed on a line to reset it all.
The best part about Imola is when Max tries to push someone off the track, they're more inclined to fight back since it's gravel and big curbs.
May 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The best part about Imola is when Max tries to push someone off the track, they're more inclined to fight back since it's gravel and big curbs.
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This guy's a hero. Good shit, Senator.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This guy's a hero. Good shit, Senator.
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When I get to the Senate, I'll support a bill to ban Congressional stock trading on day one.
No elected official should be cashing in while the American people see their retirements go down the drain.
No elected official should be cashing in while the American people see their retirements go down the drain.
April 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
When I get to the Senate, I'll support a bill to ban Congressional stock trading on day one.
No elected official should be cashing in while the American people see their retirements go down the drain.
No elected official should be cashing in while the American people see their retirements go down the drain.
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At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
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me: I'm going to build a time machine
him: *eating the last donut* what you gonna use it for
me: *eating the last donut* righting wrongs
him: *eating the last donut* what you gonna use it for
me: *eating the last donut* righting wrongs
April 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
me: I'm going to build a time machine
him: *eating the last donut* what you gonna use it for
me: *eating the last donut* righting wrongs
him: *eating the last donut* what you gonna use it for
me: *eating the last donut* righting wrongs
Great surprise in the mail today! @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social and the incoming leaders are keeping me macro-optimistic.
April 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Great surprise in the mail today! @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social and the incoming leaders are keeping me macro-optimistic.
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🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Me too! Last night my feeling was it’s constructively performative and now I’m getting hyped.
I just sent him money. He’s doing SOMETHING.
Senator Cory Booker is cooking about NATO more than 14 hours into his filibuster on the Senate floor.
Go Cory!!!!
Go Cory!!!!
April 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Me too! Last night my feeling was it’s constructively performative and now I’m getting hyped.
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Here is a list of town halls taking place next week that you should show up at. I am sorry, I mean Chuck Schumer’s book parties. If there are any missing, please add in the replies. The only thing he should be doing today is cleaning out his office.
March 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Here is a list of town halls taking place next week that you should show up at. I am sorry, I mean Chuck Schumer’s book parties. If there are any missing, please add in the replies. The only thing he should be doing today is cleaning out his office.
This is like when Ferrari’s F1 team brought out 3 tires to a pit stop.
I’m waiting for the next email, “Donate $5 so we can buy bigger clown shoes”
I’m waiting for the next email, “Donate $5 so we can buy bigger clown shoes”
Trump and Musk would love a shutdown.
We must not give them one.
From me in @NYTimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
We must not give them one.
From me in @NYTimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One.
A government shutdown would lead to real pain for the American people.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is like when Ferrari’s F1 team brought out 3 tires to a pit stop.
I’m waiting for the next email, “Donate $5 so we can buy bigger clown shoes”
I’m waiting for the next email, “Donate $5 so we can buy bigger clown shoes”
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This belief is so confusing. For every person my age or older, I see 10 more kids putting in work.
The only explanation I have is that people with this mindset struggle to understand what work looks like in the 2020s.
The only explanation I have is that people with this mindset struggle to understand what work looks like in the 2020s.
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This belief is so confusing. For every person my age or older, I see 10 more kids putting in work.
The only explanation I have is that people with this mindset struggle to understand what work looks like in the 2020s.
The only explanation I have is that people with this mindset struggle to understand what work looks like in the 2020s.
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🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Join Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress | San Francisco 2026
I'm running against Nancy Pelosi. Forty years in Congress is enough. New leaders for a new world. Join me on Zoom or in person.
www.saikat.us
February 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us
Department Of Grift and Extortion 😡
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Department Of Grift and Extortion 😡