Eric
@robopeppers.bsky.social
Political junkie, hobbyist programmer, and accountant by day still ploting my escape. Lakers/Broncos fan
So what is going on? Did someone die or something?
August 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
So what is going on? Did someone die or something?
Bob Vylan's Coachella set was fucking great, though their Glastonbury set may overshadow it a bit.
July 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Bob Vylan's Coachella set was fucking great, though their Glastonbury set may overshadow it a bit.
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As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
Two Very Different Manhattan Murder Investigations
The NYPD spent countless hours and resources searching for a CEO’s killer, but has made little evident progress on the fatal stabbing of a migrant teen.
hellgatenyc.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
Oh, so that's how that obsession started.
November 27, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Oh, so that's how that obsession started.
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I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
November 26, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
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It's fun to think about how my entire conception of the world is a hallucination built up from sensory neurotransmissions and then be disappointed with myself that this is what it came up with
November 27, 2024 at 3:24 AM
It's fun to think about how my entire conception of the world is a hallucination built up from sensory neurotransmissions and then be disappointed with myself that this is what it came up with
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Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
November 27, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
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tell drake. i want him to know it was me. i played that shit 837283 times
November 25, 2024 at 10:47 PM
tell drake. i want him to know it was me. i played that shit 837283 times
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“Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us.’”
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
November 25, 2024 at 9:48 PM
“Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us.’”
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
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Kendrick Lamar 2024
a man is driving a car with the words teach ya man how to squabble
Alt: Unc is driving a car yelling "Teach ya man how to squabble!" from Snowfall
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Kendrick Lamar 2024
Kendrick Lamar 2024
a man is driving a car with the words teach ya man how to squabble
Alt: Unc is driving a car yelling "Teach ya man how to squabble!" from Snowfall
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Kendrick Lamar 2024
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"Over the summer, we will release a series of singles that will be the biggest hits I have ever recorded, to lead up to the new album release.
"Of course. So that fans can have all those hit singles in one place."
"None of those songs will be on the album."
"Of course. So that fans can have all those hit singles in one place."
"None of those songs will be on the album."
November 23, 2024 at 5:08 AM
"Over the summer, we will release a series of singles that will be the biggest hits I have ever recorded, to lead up to the new album release.
"Of course. So that fans can have all those hit singles in one place."
"None of those songs will be on the album."
"Of course. So that fans can have all those hit singles in one place."
"None of those songs will be on the album."
Loving this Kendrick album, and I'm with the people thinking this is just the first course. The simultaneous snippet & album releases are for two different albums just like MMATBS but actually released separately at first. We'll end up with a "GNX and ???" combined vinyl release early next year.
November 23, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Loving this Kendrick album, and I'm with the people thinking this is just the first course. The simultaneous snippet & album releases are for two different albums just like MMATBS but actually released separately at first. We'll end up with a "GNX and ???" combined vinyl release early next year.
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Lower Decks episode 506 is now available for your Trekking pleasure on Paramount+
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November 21, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Lower Decks episode 506 is now available for your Trekking pleasure on Paramount+
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This is an echo of the general election. The trans Democrat is blamed for "sparking" the crisis despite the fact she did nothing beyond be herself.
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
November 21, 2024 at 1:42 AM
This is an echo of the general election. The trans Democrat is blamed for "sparking" the crisis despite the fact she did nothing beyond be herself.
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
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Totally this. And also institutions that take journalist coverage as evidence of impact. Terrible equilibrium.
To journalists covering these topics, a gentle suggestion: consider the role that journalism has played in this as well, the incentives that journalists have created, the search for "newsworthy" simple and flashy findings, the lack of space for nuance or uncertainty.
November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Totally this. And also institutions that take journalist coverage as evidence of impact. Terrible equilibrium.
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Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.
November 20, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.
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More than a few high ranking officials in the incoming administration will have considerable history of drug use and addiction. There is SO MUCH that makes them unqualified and unethical, so let’s leave their addiction and drug use out of our slander.
End the stigma.
End the stigma.
November 20, 2024 at 2:13 AM
More than a few high ranking officials in the incoming administration will have considerable history of drug use and addiction. There is SO MUCH that makes them unqualified and unethical, so let’s leave their addiction and drug use out of our slander.
End the stigma.
End the stigma.
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2025 white house cabinet meeting
November 19, 2024 at 11:35 PM
2025 white house cabinet meeting
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This is why I set up my own Plex server. It is on all of us to preserve what we can and want to pass on since no one will do it for us. I've also decided to become my family's archivist and am in the process of digitizing and organizing so much stuff that has been in garages for decades.
It's not just a research tool for my newsletter, it's also an archive that I'm going to duplicate offline for storage and preservation. It is wild how films can disappear from neglect or legal quicksand or commercial indifference.
November 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
This is why I set up my own Plex server. It is on all of us to preserve what we can and want to pass on since no one will do it for us. I've also decided to become my family's archivist and am in the process of digitizing and organizing so much stuff that has been in garages for decades.