gcp
@prud-homme.org
Tech skeptic technology executive. Austin, TX; formerly Exit 7A.
Genius.com's #1 Poor Righteous Teachers scholar.
Genius.com's #1 Poor Righteous Teachers scholar.
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a few thoughts youtu.be/lERS4kJIQR8
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January 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Here's how I put it last time someone pissed me off with this "advice for children" brainless nonsense.
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I posted this in response to people expressing hopelessness and despair and someone just post quoted it “NO THAT’S ADVICE FOR CHILDREN GO DO SOMETHING” so I blocked them because that’s being an annoying douche and if I could block them across the fucking multiverse I would.
Look for the helpers.
Faced with evil, watch for the decent people standing against it.
Faced with evil, watch for the decent people standing against it.
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Here's how I put it last time someone pissed me off with this "advice for children" brainless nonsense.
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Scrolling through some old posts, I think this one held up well!
I used to think that nobody would ever torch their legacy to the extent that Rudy did. But Elon Musk might have a real shot. And he seems really motivated. I think he’ll get there.
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Scrolling through some old posts, I think this one held up well!
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
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Part of what is happening here is a political and journalistic culture much more comfortable making arguments on procedure than principle.
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Part of what is happening here is a political and journalistic culture much more comfortable making arguments on procedure than principle.
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“White House deputy chief of staff Stephen and his podcaster wife, Katie Miller, have fled their Arlington home after peaceful chalk messages were left on the sidewalk.“
Now imagine if armed, masked men were hunting you and your family like animals.
Now imagine if armed, masked men were hunting you and your family like animals.
Stephen Miller selling home after fleeing amid peaceful chalk messages on sidewalk
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen and his podcaster wife, Katie Miller, have fled their Arlington home after peaceful chalk messages were left on the sidewalk.According to ARLnow, the Millers ...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“White House deputy chief of staff Stephen and his podcaster wife, Katie Miller, have fled their Arlington home after peaceful chalk messages were left on the sidewalk.“
Now imagine if armed, masked men were hunting you and your family like animals.
Now imagine if armed, masked men were hunting you and your family like animals.
This is exactly right. Our slide towards fascism is being accelerated by those who are perhaps the most comfortable, the most pampered, the most coddled class of people in history. These people should be the most capable of standing up, of pushing back, and instead they choose to lick the boot.
Shocked but not surprised to learn how many ~titans of industry~ who probably think of themselves as brave ballsy businessmen are actually cowardly pieces of shit when it counts.
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is exactly right. Our slide towards fascism is being accelerated by those who are perhaps the most comfortable, the most pampered, the most coddled class of people in history. These people should be the most capable of standing up, of pushing back, and instead they choose to lick the boot.
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If Bill Kristol gets it in ways that Schumer and Jefferies do not, that says volumes about party "leadership"
I want to congratulate leading Democrats’ for their insistence on saying the takeover of DC is a “stunt” or a “distraction.”
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
August 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If Bill Kristol gets it in ways that Schumer and Jefferies do not, that says volumes about party "leadership"
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Oh man, if those cops could read they'd be so mad right now.
Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests
Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Los Angeles police officers from using rubber projectiles and other so-called less-lethal munitions against reporters covering protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Oh man, if those cops could read they'd be so mad right now.
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NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital.
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
June 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital.
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one
PELOSI: Take the shot
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Famously nothing happened involving race in the 90s we all got along. Can't we all just get along? I can't remember where I heard that
The beauty of Bluesky is I keep forgetting people like Jimmy Concepts are out there pumping out insanity like this.
April 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Famously nothing happened involving race in the 90s we all got along. Can't we all just get along? I can't remember where I heard that
Fred Rogers was talking to *people*. The thing about Mr. Rogers was, he didn't talk down to children, because he understood that they were *people* - worthy of and capable of love, respect, and understanding. Yes we should all be helpers. We should also "look for the helpers". These are not at odds.
April 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fred Rogers was talking to *people*. The thing about Mr. Rogers was, he didn't talk down to children, because he understood that they were *people* - worthy of and capable of love, respect, and understanding. Yes we should all be helpers. We should also "look for the helpers". These are not at odds.
Chuck is *so fucking excited* that he got to execute his preferred strategy -- do absolutely nothing -- and then crow about 'victory'.
i swear to god it's like he lives on another planet
History will remember April 9, 2025 as America’s actual liberation day—the day that President Trump backed down from his ridiculous tariff fiasco.
April 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Chuck is *so fucking excited* that he got to execute his preferred strategy -- do absolutely nothing -- and then crow about 'victory'.
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Here's a thought: if a court wanted to make an impression on someone they found in civil contempt, it appears that they could order them to be held in an El Salvadoran prison until they paid their fines and complied with the court's order.
April 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Here's a thought: if a court wanted to make an impression on someone they found in civil contempt, it appears that they could order them to be held in an El Salvadoran prison until they paid their fines and complied with the court's order.
I'm starting to think that maybe we can't take everything this guy says at face value.
Incredible. First Elon said he’d cut $2 trillion per year. Then he said well actually $1 trillion per year. Now he’s saying $150 billion per year, but not until next year.
Gonna say that what he’s working at won’t get that much.
Elon’s great a PR - but one of the most prolific liars on the planet.
Gonna say that what he’s working at won’t get that much.
Elon’s great a PR - but one of the most prolific liars on the planet.
April 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I'm starting to think that maybe we can't take everything this guy says at face value.
Is this bad, if you are a narcissist?
This week Elon saw his scheme to buy a state Supreme Court seat blow up in his face, prompting stories about his unpopularity.
Then he watched Tesla stock plummet further as President Mumbleshits destroyed the economy.
And now he gets to see millions of Americans marching in the rain against him.
Then he watched Tesla stock plummet further as President Mumbleshits destroyed the economy.
And now he gets to see millions of Americans marching in the rain against him.
April 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Is this bad, if you are a narcissist?
Relieved to be scrolling this evening and not seeing a bunch of whining about how Booker should have "done more" or done this "sooner", etc. etc. Relieved to discover that we seem to be able to take the W here - let's keep it up!
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Relieved to be scrolling this evening and not seeing a bunch of whining about how Booker should have "done more" or done this "sooner", etc. etc. Relieved to discover that we seem to be able to take the W here - let's keep it up!
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Quite moving hearing Booker just now saying why he started this and referring to his constituents asking him to do more, do things differently, to take risks, and then referencing John Lewis. Sounds like he took the advocacy to heart.
April 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Quite moving hearing Booker just now saying why he started this and referring to his constituents asking him to do more, do things differently, to take risks, and then referencing John Lewis. Sounds like he took the advocacy to heart.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
Not interested in criticisms about this being "performative". We need to use all of the tools at our disposal. Particularly moving was Mr. Booker's display of vulnerability; recognizing that he can do better, and vowing to do better. We need lots more of this, not less.
April 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Not interested in criticisms about this being "performative". We need to use all of the tools at our disposal. Particularly moving was Mr. Booker's display of vulnerability; recognizing that he can do better, and vowing to do better. We need lots more of this, not less.
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Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering
April 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering
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I guess I just think it's hard to make the argument that carny shit doesn't move the needle when the biggest PT Barnum-ass motherfucker in a hundred years is currently the president
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I guess I just think it's hard to make the argument that carny shit doesn't move the needle when the biggest PT Barnum-ass motherfucker in a hundred years is currently the president
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Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.
On a 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk boasted that Tesla had bagged “over 1 million” Cybertruck reservations and that “demand is off the charts.”
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
‘Over 1 Million’ People Wanted a Cybertruck. Where Are They?
“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla's polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?
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March 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.
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Look I really don't think it is asking too much for Senator Gillibrand to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk as hard as she did Al Franken.
March 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Look I really don't think it is asking too much for Senator Gillibrand to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk as hard as she did Al Franken.