Vince
@kenvhard.bsky.social
Casual fan of city builder video games, JRPGs, heavy board games, action comedy movies, podcasts, motorcycle touring, camping, and consumer culture - emphasis on "casual". In my day job, I help parents meet Child Welfare requirements for reunification.
What frightens me? Knowing this is less than half the lowest monthly rent ($1300) in my neighborhood. And we wonder why we got problems.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
What frightens me? Knowing this is less than half the lowest monthly rent ($1300) in my neighborhood. And we wonder why we got problems.
The Alternative...
R: You have no leverage. You can have either 'food stamps' or 'nothing'
D: We'd rather take 'nothing'
Starving American families (who can vote in 2026): Umm.... hello?
How about instead of the circular firing squad, we keep focus on the guy who literally sued to withhold SNAP.
R: You have no leverage. You can have either 'food stamps' or 'nothing'
D: We'd rather take 'nothing'
Starving American families (who can vote in 2026): Umm.... hello?
How about instead of the circular firing squad, we keep focus on the guy who literally sued to withhold SNAP.
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Alternative...
R: You have no leverage. You can have either 'food stamps' or 'nothing'
D: We'd rather take 'nothing'
Starving American families (who can vote in 2026): Umm.... hello?
How about instead of the circular firing squad, we keep focus on the guy who literally sued to withhold SNAP.
R: You have no leverage. You can have either 'food stamps' or 'nothing'
D: We'd rather take 'nothing'
Starving American families (who can vote in 2026): Umm.... hello?
How about instead of the circular firing squad, we keep focus on the guy who literally sued to withhold SNAP.
How does an AI Tech Mogul communicate he wants to gamble with a trillion dollars of taxpayer money without saying "I want to gamble with a trillion dollars of taxpayer money"? youtu.be/pO9L1HRqQLQ?...
Red Flags at OpenAI — How One Company Could Burst the AI Bubble | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
How does an AI Tech Mogul communicate he wants to gamble with a trillion dollars of taxpayer money without saying "I want to gamble with a trillion dollars of taxpayer money"? youtu.be/pO9L1HRqQLQ?...
It's so good to see communities coming together to feed food-insecure families after our communities voted for an administration that stopped feeding food-insecure families.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It's so good to see communities coming together to feed food-insecure families after our communities voted for an administration that stopped feeding food-insecure families.
Are they seriously arguing: "Why would we loan emergency funds to poor people who can't pay it back?" Did they have other plans for these funds or something?
Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP
The administration has said it cannot draw from money set aside for child nutrition programs, known as Section 32 funding, to pay for SNAP during the government shutdown.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are they seriously arguing: "Why would we loan emergency funds to poor people who can't pay it back?" Did they have other plans for these funds or something?
Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
"I'm not hiding out. I've been having telephone meetings with my constituents every week!" (Telephone meetings? What, from an undisclosed location?)
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"I'm not hiding out. I've been having telephone meetings with my constituents every week!" (Telephone meetings? What, from an undisclosed location?)
The correct answer US voters SHOULD have made last year that would've avoided a de facto war with Iran.
#needstobesaid
#needstobesaid
June 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The correct answer US voters SHOULD have made last year that would've avoided a de facto war with Iran.
#needstobesaid
#needstobesaid
Did someone dare Vance to be the biggest a**hole in the world, Trading Places style?
I've never seen someone with so much ambition specifically geared towards pissing people off for no reason.
I've never seen someone with so much ambition specifically geared towards pissing people off for no reason.
June 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Did someone dare Vance to be the biggest a**hole in the world, Trading Places style?
I've never seen someone with so much ambition specifically geared towards pissing people off for no reason.
I've never seen someone with so much ambition specifically geared towards pissing people off for no reason.
[Proposing an update to that famous Sublime song:]
June 8th, 2025.
There was a riot on the streets
It was recorded live.
[I'd keep these lines, though:]
'Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting hotter and hotter and harder each and every year
June 8th, 2025.
There was a riot on the streets
It was recorded live.
[I'd keep these lines, though:]
'Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting hotter and hotter and harder each and every year
June 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
[Proposing an update to that famous Sublime song:]
June 8th, 2025.
There was a riot on the streets
It was recorded live.
[I'd keep these lines, though:]
'Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting hotter and hotter and harder each and every year
June 8th, 2025.
There was a riot on the streets
It was recorded live.
[I'd keep these lines, though:]
'Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting hotter and hotter and harder each and every year
If I know anything about major retailer companies, it's that they routinely change their operating policy because one non-shopper complained to them on social media...
#DJTwillfold
#DJTwillfold
Trump takes on Walmart over tariff price hikes, setting up potential showdown with retail industry
Walmart warned customers are likely to start feeling a more significant impact from higher prices because of tariffs in the coming weeks.
www.nbcnews.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If I know anything about major retailer companies, it's that they routinely change their operating policy because one non-shopper complained to them on social media...
#DJTwillfold
#DJTwillfold
Why wouldn't he run in 2028?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
April 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why wouldn't he run in 2028?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
Why wouldn't he run in 2028?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Why wouldn't he run in 2028?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
Has the constitution stopped him?
Have the courts stopped him?
Has impeachment stopped him?
Have the voters stopped him?
Has negative public opinion stopped him?
Have protests stopped him?
Why wouldn't he run again?
Without Due Process:
1) You don't have to be told why you're being kidnapped.
2) The enforcers don't have to justify why.
3) No one questions it.
So in a country where there is no Due Process, does it even matter if you're a citizen or not?
1) You don't have to be told why you're being kidnapped.
2) The enforcers don't have to justify why.
3) No one questions it.
So in a country where there is no Due Process, does it even matter if you're a citizen or not?
April 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Without Due Process:
1) You don't have to be told why you're being kidnapped.
2) The enforcers don't have to justify why.
3) No one questions it.
So in a country where there is no Due Process, does it even matter if you're a citizen or not?
1) You don't have to be told why you're being kidnapped.
2) The enforcers don't have to justify why.
3) No one questions it.
So in a country where there is no Due Process, does it even matter if you're a citizen or not?
"When asked for comment, Trump responded [translated]: 'I'm just trying to avoid negative consequences for all of my belligerent and whimsical actions'."
Would it really be too inappropriate to just replace any of his soundbites with the above statement? Isn't that sufficient?
Would it really be too inappropriate to just replace any of his soundbites with the above statement? Isn't that sufficient?
April 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"When asked for comment, Trump responded [translated]: 'I'm just trying to avoid negative consequences for all of my belligerent and whimsical actions'."
Would it really be too inappropriate to just replace any of his soundbites with the above statement? Isn't that sufficient?
Would it really be too inappropriate to just replace any of his soundbites with the above statement? Isn't that sufficient?
Americans be all like: "Well, the tariffs must not be all that bad since prices of household goods stayed the same this morning."
Americans four months from now be all like: "How did prices go up so much this week? It's a mystery! Must be government waste!"
Americans four months from now be all like: "How did prices go up so much this week? It's a mystery! Must be government waste!"
April 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Americans be all like: "Well, the tariffs must not be all that bad since prices of household goods stayed the same this morning."
Americans four months from now be all like: "How did prices go up so much this week? It's a mystery! Must be government waste!"
Americans four months from now be all like: "How did prices go up so much this week? It's a mystery! Must be government waste!"
Supreme Court be all like: "Executive branch, you need judicial review before deporting people, unless you're just really good at a detainee shell game. Then I guess we can't stop you..."
April 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Supreme Court be all like: "Executive branch, you need judicial review before deporting people, unless you're just really good at a detainee shell game. Then I guess we can't stop you..."
Can Netflix make an American version of their show, Adolescence? I think we could use it.
I mean, I'm impressed by the acting and themes, but I'm worried the cultural nuances might be enough to tune Americans out.
I seriously doubt any American finished it without googling the word 'nonce'.
I mean, I'm impressed by the acting and themes, but I'm worried the cultural nuances might be enough to tune Americans out.
I seriously doubt any American finished it without googling the word 'nonce'.
March 31, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Can Netflix make an American version of their show, Adolescence? I think we could use it.
I mean, I'm impressed by the acting and themes, but I'm worried the cultural nuances might be enough to tune Americans out.
I seriously doubt any American finished it without googling the word 'nonce'.
I mean, I'm impressed by the acting and themes, but I'm worried the cultural nuances might be enough to tune Americans out.
I seriously doubt any American finished it without googling the word 'nonce'.
What they're doing is not complicated; how we're not stopping them is what's horrifying.
March 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What they're doing is not complicated; how we're not stopping them is what's horrifying.
The biggest weakness of humanity is the persistent concept of the infallible individual.
If a group of people can convince a progressively larger population over time that a particular individual is incapable of being wrong, then what force is there to stop that person's whims from becoming law?
If a group of people can convince a progressively larger population over time that a particular individual is incapable of being wrong, then what force is there to stop that person's whims from becoming law?
March 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The biggest weakness of humanity is the persistent concept of the infallible individual.
If a group of people can convince a progressively larger population over time that a particular individual is incapable of being wrong, then what force is there to stop that person's whims from becoming law?
If a group of people can convince a progressively larger population over time that a particular individual is incapable of being wrong, then what force is there to stop that person's whims from becoming law?
If people are hoping our country should be structured like a business, then the question is which one?
Enron? FTX? Lehman Brothers?
Enron? FTX? Lehman Brothers?
March 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If people are hoping our country should be structured like a business, then the question is which one?
Enron? FTX? Lehman Brothers?
Enron? FTX? Lehman Brothers?
apnews.com/article/soci...
You thought the millionaires and billionaires would advocate for the elderly and disabled? Of course you didn't; this was never about helping. This was always about hoping you'd get a piece of the gift, somehow, some way...
You thought the millionaires and billionaires would advocate for the elderly and disabled? Of course you didn't; this was never about helping. This was always about hoping you'd get a piece of the gift, somehow, some way...
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency fi...
apnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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You thought the millionaires and billionaires would advocate for the elderly and disabled? Of course you didn't; this was never about helping. This was always about hoping you'd get a piece of the gift, somehow, some way...
You thought the millionaires and billionaires would advocate for the elderly and disabled? Of course you didn't; this was never about helping. This was always about hoping you'd get a piece of the gift, somehow, some way...
Trying to get my buddy to quit soap bubbles. They got a patch for that?
March 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trying to get my buddy to quit soap bubbles. They got a patch for that?
PM Mark Carney: "The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our-"
Liberty Mutual commercial baby: "Liberty."
Why would I ever pay for YouTube Premium?
Liberty Mutual commercial baby: "Liberty."
Why would I ever pay for YouTube Premium?
March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
PM Mark Carney: "The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our-"
Liberty Mutual commercial baby: "Liberty."
Why would I ever pay for YouTube Premium?
Liberty Mutual commercial baby: "Liberty."
Why would I ever pay for YouTube Premium?
Social Security is that government bank account that Americans pay into for pretty much their entire working life.
It's money that's promised to be returned to them when they retire or get too sick to work.
To have a unelected foreigner threaten it for tax cuts for billionaires... S a D, E M!
It's money that's promised to be returned to them when they retire or get too sick to work.
To have a unelected foreigner threaten it for tax cuts for billionaires... S a D, E M!
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Social Security is that government bank account that Americans pay into for pretty much their entire working life.
It's money that's promised to be returned to them when they retire or get too sick to work.
To have a unelected foreigner threaten it for tax cuts for billionaires... S a D, E M!
It's money that's promised to be returned to them when they retire or get too sick to work.
To have a unelected foreigner threaten it for tax cuts for billionaires... S a D, E M!