Nick
@nicks-random.bsky.social
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Nick
@nicks-random.bsky.social
· Feb 3
Downtown LA with smog fog from the fires settled in the streets.
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Don’t drink and text.
March 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Don’t drink and text.
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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OK, gonna throw this spicy bomb out there.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
OK, gonna throw this spicy bomb out there.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
If you're fortunate enough to have disposable income, then right now it is your duty to use that income wisely. You have agency over how you spend it and you should own how you spend it.
Your decisions do, in fact, affect stock prices of big corporations.
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“But if you want to smear your feces on the Capitol walls, come on in!“
Pam Bondi: "If you're gonna touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out, because we're coming after you."
March 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“But if you want to smear your feces on the Capitol walls, come on in!“
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No one ever said they were creative.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No one ever said they were creative.
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“National security concerns.”
March 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“National security concerns.”
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
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There were certainly signs
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There were certainly signs
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This is where we are.
February 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is where we are.
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drugs have taken too many beloved celebrities from us over the years but drugs also have a rare chance right now to radically rehabilitate their image
February 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
drugs have taken too many beloved celebrities from us over the years but drugs also have a rare chance right now to radically rehabilitate their image
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ok that made me laugh
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i will become a total shill for whichever politician decides to become the joe mccarthy of rooting out silicon valley ideology and influence
February 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
i will become a total shill for whichever politician decides to become the joe mccarthy of rooting out silicon valley ideology and influence
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Trump posted 14 times about his Daytona 500 trip—but not once about the deadly flooding in multiple states.
Trump Posted 14 Times About His Daytona 500 Trip, Nothing About Multi-State Flooding
An indifferent Trump was chauffeured around the racetrack as Kentucky mourned 8 deaths including a mom and her 7 year old child
meidasnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trump posted 14 times about his Daytona 500 trip—but not once about the deadly flooding in multiple states.
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The community note 🤌😘
February 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The community note 🤌😘
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👇🏻👇🏻
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
👇🏻👇🏻
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Elon Musk receives $8 MILLION a day from the federal government.
Social security recipients receive $65 dollars a day after paying in their whole lives.
Social security recipients receive $65 dollars a day after paying in their whole lives.
February 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Elon Musk receives $8 MILLION a day from the federal government.
Social security recipients receive $65 dollars a day after paying in their whole lives.
Social security recipients receive $65 dollars a day after paying in their whole lives.
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Adams’ lawyer Alex Spiro has hotly denied there was a quid pro quo, if you were doubting even a little that there was a quid pro quo.
February 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Adams’ lawyer Alex Spiro has hotly denied there was a quid pro quo, if you were doubting even a little that there was a quid pro quo.
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TikTok Coming Back to Apple's App Store Tonight
TikTok Coming Back to Apple's App Store Tonight
Apple plans to return TikTok to the U.S. App Store tonight, reports Bloomberg. The company's decision to start distributing TikTok again comes after a letter sent from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Apple removed TikTok from the U.S. App Store on…
www.macrumors.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
TikTok Coming Back to Apple's App Store Tonight
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Scoop: DOGE's Edward "Big Balls" Coristine launched a privacy-focused image-sharing site in 2021 that allowed users to create custom URLs. The URLs that redirected to Coristine's site referenced the sale of child sexual abuse material, racial slurs, and rape
www.muskwatch.com/p/doge-teen-...
www.muskwatch.com/p/doge-teen-...
February 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Scoop: DOGE's Edward "Big Balls" Coristine launched a privacy-focused image-sharing site in 2021 that allowed users to create custom URLs. The URLs that redirected to Coristine's site referenced the sale of child sexual abuse material, racial slurs, and rape
www.muskwatch.com/p/doge-teen-...
www.muskwatch.com/p/doge-teen-...
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Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
February 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
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Huh. This is good advice.
The adage I live by is to buy the cheap thing at first and when it breaks get the expensive version.
If you use the cheap one enough to break down, you'll get the value from the expensive version. Has served me well with keyboards, headphones, kitchen appliances, etc.
If you use the cheap one enough to break down, you'll get the value from the expensive version. Has served me well with keyboards, headphones, kitchen appliances, etc.
February 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Huh. This is good advice.
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Hacks followed deep cost-cutting after the private equity buyout of remote-working tech company Citrix.
Now the architect of that strategy is working on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.
Read the Big Take ⤵️
Now the architect of that strategy is working on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.
Read the Big Take ⤵️
Musk DOGE Pick Led Cybersecurity Cuts at Citrix. Hacks Followed
Tech CEO Tom Krause dismissed engineers and slashed expenses after the remote-work company’s leveraged buyout. His company says defenses improved. Now he’s consulting at the US Treasury.
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Hacks followed deep cost-cutting after the private equity buyout of remote-working tech company Citrix.
Now the architect of that strategy is working on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.
Read the Big Take ⤵️
Now the architect of that strategy is working on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.
Read the Big Take ⤵️
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Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us
February 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us