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Dan Brereton, 2001
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dan Brereton, 2001
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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Very excited to have to use a different "StoreBuck" for every single retail purchase, having a million forms of currency doesn't sound like a problem we solved 150 years ago at all
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
Exclusive | Walmart and Amazon Are Exploring Issuing Their Own Stablecoins
Corporate coins could take payments activity away from banks and the traditional financial system.
www.wsj.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Very excited to have to use a different "StoreBuck" for every single retail purchase, having a million forms of currency doesn't sound like a problem we solved 150 years ago at all
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
www.wsj.com/finance/bank...
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Turns out the UFO cover-up was real—just not the aliens part.
Since the 1950s, the U.S. military has been feeding America fake UFO stories to hide new spy planes and other new technologies from Russia.
We lost public trust, fed a conspiracy culture—and ended up with Trump. Great trade.
Since the 1950s, the U.S. military has been feeding America fake UFO stories to hide new spy planes and other new technologies from Russia.
We lost public trust, fed a conspiracy culture—and ended up with Trump. Great trade.
The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America’s UFO Mythology
U.S. military fabricated evidence of alien technology and allowed rumors to fester to cover up real secret-weapons programs
www.wsj.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Turns out the UFO cover-up was real—just not the aliens part.
Since the 1950s, the U.S. military has been feeding America fake UFO stories to hide new spy planes and other new technologies from Russia.
We lost public trust, fed a conspiracy culture—and ended up with Trump. Great trade.
Since the 1950s, the U.S. military has been feeding America fake UFO stories to hide new spy planes and other new technologies from Russia.
We lost public trust, fed a conspiracy culture—and ended up with Trump. Great trade.
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The fact that they would still give Covid boosters to people over 65 and people with preconditions means they know the boosters work and are needed. There is literally no justification for taking them away from everyone else besides just being huge dicks
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The fact that they would still give Covid boosters to people over 65 and people with preconditions means they know the boosters work and are needed. There is literally no justification for taking them away from everyone else besides just being huge dicks
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Just fucking getting newsed in the face every fucking day
April 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just fucking getting newsed in the face every fucking day
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
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Part of the fun of the infotainment engagement space is pretending you're super informed after spending fifteen minutes on a subject
April 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Part of the fun of the infotainment engagement space is pretending you're super informed after spending fifteen minutes on a subject
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"On Q-Day, everything could become vulnerable, for everyone: emails, text messages, anonymous posts, location histories, bitcoin wallets, police reports, hospital records, power stations, the entire global financial system."
New by me for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
New by me for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid
What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever.
www.wired.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"On Q-Day, everything could become vulnerable, for everyone: emails, text messages, anonymous posts, location histories, bitcoin wallets, police reports, hospital records, power stations, the entire global financial system."
New by me for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
New by me for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/q-day-...
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A big part of the problem is stupid people have been convinced by rich people that AI is God, when AI is closer to an automatic dog food dispenser.
March 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A big part of the problem is stupid people have been convinced by rich people that AI is God, when AI is closer to an automatic dog food dispenser.
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I’ve been wondering about this lately, but there isn’t… any? The music industry is now so corporate/fragmented it seems unlikely that any of the cultural influences that once supported historical social movements now exist.
Listening to some Sunday morning hip hop and wondering... where is the *music* to go along with All That Is Going On In The USA?
youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...
youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO
youtu.be
March 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I’ve been wondering about this lately, but there isn’t… any? The music industry is now so corporate/fragmented it seems unlikely that any of the cultural influences that once supported historical social movements now exist.
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Whoa. I’m not a 100% believer in astrology…but I believe in it more than I believe in most other things. This horoscope article from 2006 is VERY interesting to read. (It’s long though)
"In the years 2023–25, the final stages of the Pluto return and the Capricorn effect will reach a climax. Some astrologers believe that an empire lasts no longer than one Pluto cycle, and by 2025 this cycle will be played out.
"And..the U.S.A. is an empire."
www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/12...
"And..the U.S.A. is an empire."
www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/12...
March 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Whoa. I’m not a 100% believer in astrology…but I believe in it more than I believe in most other things. This horoscope article from 2006 is VERY interesting to read. (It’s long though)
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We’ve had three years of github copilot and two of chatgpt, both promising magical productivity gains for software dev, and the only change noticed by regular users is that everything keeps getting shittier, but now with more useless chatbots
March 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We’ve had three years of github copilot and two of chatgpt, both promising magical productivity gains for software dev, and the only change noticed by regular users is that everything keeps getting shittier, but now with more useless chatbots
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listening to “enter the wu-tang” and one think i like about this record — especially as i’ve gotten older — is how *charming* it is. it feels like a garage rock record and in a lot of ways that’s exactly what it is. it’s lo-fi, energetic and brimming with enthusiasm.
March 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
listening to “enter the wu-tang” and one think i like about this record — especially as i’ve gotten older — is how *charming* it is. it feels like a garage rock record and in a lot of ways that’s exactly what it is. it’s lo-fi, energetic and brimming with enthusiasm.
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INFLUX FROM TWITTER EVERYONE CALL THEM SKEETS
March 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
INFLUX FROM TWITTER EVERYONE CALL THEM SKEETS
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one of the stories Kevin Drum championed over his career was the causative link between environmental lead poisoning and other societal ills. I think it's one of the most important stories of the last 20 years and Drum was one of the main reasons people knew about it. RIP
March 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
one of the stories Kevin Drum championed over his career was the causative link between environmental lead poisoning and other societal ills. I think it's one of the most important stories of the last 20 years and Drum was one of the main reasons people knew about it. RIP
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Powerful essay by Siddhartha Mukherjee on how Covid pandemic destroyed the idea of health as a public good and made it into a private responsibility
"The deeper message is that we’re all on our own, fighting our private battles. I fear we will come to regret it"
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
"The deeper message is that we’re all on our own, fighting our private battles. I fear we will come to regret it"
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
Opinion | Covid’s Deadliest Effect Took Five Years to Appear
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Powerful essay by Siddhartha Mukherjee on how Covid pandemic destroyed the idea of health as a public good and made it into a private responsibility
"The deeper message is that we’re all on our own, fighting our private battles. I fear we will come to regret it"
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
"The deeper message is that we’re all on our own, fighting our private battles. I fear we will come to regret it"
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...
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“I asked ChatGPT and—”
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
March 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“I asked ChatGPT and—”
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
ok, i’m going to stop you right there and save us both some time
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come on man smh...Rest In Peace to another legend 🙏🏾
youtu.be/nC9dQOnUyao?...
youtu.be/nC9dQOnUyao?...
Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (1976)
YouTube video by 1mistaGROOVE
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
come on man smh...Rest In Peace to another legend 🙏🏾
youtu.be/nC9dQOnUyao?...
youtu.be/nC9dQOnUyao?...
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noise canceling headphones aren't enough i need everyone to shut up
February 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
noise canceling headphones aren't enough i need everyone to shut up
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Gulf of Distraction
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Gulf of Distraction