Roach
@mmroach.bsky.social
Robot Therapist spreading wok ideology.
I'm here to help.
I'm here to help.
If only someone could've seen this coming
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If only someone could've seen this coming
Are there any good books on great leaders by those they led?
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Are there any good books on great leaders by those they led?
It's fun how we enjoyed a brief period of time in which art and science were something everyone could access and now we're soft-gated into a Victorian class system again.
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It's fun how we enjoyed a brief period of time in which art and science were something everyone could access and now we're soft-gated into a Victorian class system again.
The age of the median American home buyer is 59.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The age of the median American home buyer is 59.
We're doin' the Brain Drain thing rn in the US.
Europe is literally paying you to go over there and enjoy healthcare, civil rights, and social safety nets.
If you have IT certifications, Germany is begging you to come.
Europe is literally paying you to go over there and enjoy healthcare, civil rights, and social safety nets.
If you have IT certifications, Germany is begging you to come.
June 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We're doin' the Brain Drain thing rn in the US.
Europe is literally paying you to go over there and enjoy healthcare, civil rights, and social safety nets.
If you have IT certifications, Germany is begging you to come.
Europe is literally paying you to go over there and enjoy healthcare, civil rights, and social safety nets.
If you have IT certifications, Germany is begging you to come.
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The technology doesn't work. It *feels* like it works, so they keep doing science to see whether it does or it doesn't. But when you look at it with science instead of vibes, it just doesn't. https://fortune.com/2025/05/18/ai-chatbots-study-impact-earnings-hours-worked-any-occupation/
Study looking at AI chatbots in 7,000 workplaces finds 'no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation'
Despite AI’s promise to revolutionize white-collar work, most workers are using it sparingly—or hiding it from their boss.
fortune.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The technology doesn't work. It *feels* like it works, so they keep doing science to see whether it does or it doesn't. But when you look at it with science instead of vibes, it just doesn't. https://fortune.com/2025/05/18/ai-chatbots-study-impact-earnings-hours-worked-any-occupation/
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Turn from the ruin. Turn and go *forward*.
June 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Turn from the ruin. Turn and go *forward*.
Something I think about a lot is that liberal society defers solutions to problems until there's literally no other choice.
Nobody wants to find out their friend got drugged at a party, but nobody wants to be the guy who suddenly escalated the violence in the room to throw him out beforehand.
Nobody wants to find out their friend got drugged at a party, but nobody wants to be the guy who suddenly escalated the violence in the room to throw him out beforehand.
June 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Something I think about a lot is that liberal society defers solutions to problems until there's literally no other choice.
Nobody wants to find out their friend got drugged at a party, but nobody wants to be the guy who suddenly escalated the violence in the room to throw him out beforehand.
Nobody wants to find out their friend got drugged at a party, but nobody wants to be the guy who suddenly escalated the violence in the room to throw him out beforehand.
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The videos of Gordy the elephant seal visiting Cape Town are so wholesome 🥹
May 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The videos of Gordy the elephant seal visiting Cape Town are so wholesome 🥹
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Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
May 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
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the deportations are not final. the regime and security forces fuck up constantly. escape and survival are not just possible but probable. this nightmare engine can be fought and is being fought.
don't forget.
don't forget.
NEW: 19 year old Ximena Arias-Cristobal who came to America at age 4 has finally been reunited with her family in Dalton, Georgia after ICE detained her for three weeks over a now-dismissed red light traffic ticket and was in the process of trying to deport her (Video: News Channel Nine)
May 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
the deportations are not final. the regime and security forces fuck up constantly. escape and survival are not just possible but probable. this nightmare engine can be fought and is being fought.
don't forget.
don't forget.
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In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
The past two decades have really cemented for me the idea that vibes and mutual respect are great for friends and terrible for governments. There's too many gentleman's agreements, unwritten rules, and unenforced laws. Basic human rights should be an iron law.
May 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The past two decades have really cemented for me the idea that vibes and mutual respect are great for friends and terrible for governments. There's too many gentleman's agreements, unwritten rules, and unenforced laws. Basic human rights should be an iron law.
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There's nothing like talking to a real engineer to remind you that you're just a tech priest.
April 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
There's nothing like talking to a real engineer to remind you that you're just a tech priest.
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voters just want to be taken seriously and treated like adults
April 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
voters just want to be taken seriously and treated like adults
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can't recommend highly enough having a pet dog that follows you around from room to room
April 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
can't recommend highly enough having a pet dog that follows you around from room to room
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1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false
Jose Hermosillo was held in a detention facility for undocumented immigrants for 10 days. In his first media interview, he tells his story.
popular.info
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
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Been seeing people sharing a certain someone's TED talk recently. So I wrote this about what Rat Park actually found, why it's an important study, but it's really important not to sensationalise what it found for that 'truthy' soundbite.
After Rat Park
Or why everything you think you know about addiction might be a little more nuanced than some would give you credit for
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Been seeing people sharing a certain someone's TED talk recently. So I wrote this about what Rat Park actually found, why it's an important study, but it's really important not to sensationalise what it found for that 'truthy' soundbite.
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In #Wisconsin, a neo-Nazi "teen murdered his parents to fund a murder plot against Trump, according to federal search warrant. Manifesto from killer hoped assassination would sow chaos to "save the white race."
This is only the latest far-Right murder plot. www.thedailybeast.com/teen-killed-...
This is only the latest far-Right murder plot. www.thedailybeast.com/teen-killed-...
April 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In #Wisconsin, a neo-Nazi "teen murdered his parents to fund a murder plot against Trump, according to federal search warrant. Manifesto from killer hoped assassination would sow chaos to "save the white race."
This is only the latest far-Right murder plot. www.thedailybeast.com/teen-killed-...
This is only the latest far-Right murder plot. www.thedailybeast.com/teen-killed-...
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NEW: I confirmed w/ CBP that the email @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social receive telling her to self-deport is real, not a scam. It's also is very weird and likely causing fear and chaos. I spoke w/ Micheroni—a US citizen and immigration attorney—about her experience. www.wired.com/story/homela...
Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to 'Immediately' Self-Deport
An email sent by the Department of Homeland Security instructs people in the US on a temporary legal status to leave the country. But who the email actually applies to—and who actually received it—is ...
www.wired.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
NEW: I confirmed w/ CBP that the email @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social receive telling her to self-deport is real, not a scam. It's also is very weird and likely causing fear and chaos. I spoke w/ Micheroni—a US citizen and immigration attorney—about her experience. www.wired.com/story/homela...
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Looking around and starting to feel like it might be time to start preparing for the worst-case scenario? Our own @mudede.bsky.social has some tips for stocking your bunker. (Including a recipe for pigeon, because you’re gonna have to eat.)
An Illustrated Guide to Prepping: Everything You’ll Need When the World Ends
Print our recipe for pigeon and save it in your bunker!
www.thestranger.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Looking around and starting to feel like it might be time to start preparing for the worst-case scenario? Our own @mudede.bsky.social has some tips for stocking your bunker. (Including a recipe for pigeon, because you’re gonna have to eat.)