Rsquared
@rsquared.bsky.social
Not speaking for my employer unless & until they pay me to. Wife Guy since before it was monetizable. Mostly harmless. He/him.
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Every billionaire is a policy failure.
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Every billionaire is a policy failure.
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I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
Anthropic is aggressively hitting me with ads on instagram for Claude and it’s all people being like “I use Claude to brainstorm” or asking Claude where they can find two colors together in a city. What a pile of crap, how does anybody still believe this is the future? It’s Search 2 and it sucks
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
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Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
Vulture Cinematrix No. 595: Nov 11, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2624
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I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2624
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Cinematrix No. 595: November 11, 2025
Can you name an Oscar-nominated Barry Jenkins or Janelle Monáe movie?
vulture.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Vulture Cinematrix No. 595: Nov 11, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2624
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Play at:
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I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2624
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Play at:
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At this point, committing rape is simply a smart career-building move if you’re interested in getting GOP money.
Brand is of course still awating trial on UK rape charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty; this is evidently not an impediment to appearing at gatherings with Republican officials including the vice president and HHS secretary. His trial is currently set for June 2026 www.npr.org/2025/05/30/g...
Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape, sexual assault charges in U.K.
On Friday, Brand pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and assault that date back more than 25 years. He says the charges are politically motivated. His trial is set for 2026.
www.npr.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
At this point, committing rape is simply a smart career-building move if you’re interested in getting GOP money.
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
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"The retired SEAL told CNN that he had voted for President Donald Trump, but that Hegseth—who has been on a crusade to root out what he calls unqualified diversity hires—was failing to retain top talent at the expense of elite soldiers."
He received the bigotry he voted for.
He received the bigotry he voted for.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"The retired SEAL told CNN that he had voted for President Donald Trump, but that Hegseth—who has been on a crusade to root out what he calls unqualified diversity hires—was failing to retain top talent at the expense of elite soldiers."
He received the bigotry he voted for.
He received the bigotry he voted for.
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joyce carol oates and elon musk are the social media avatars of the true fearless poster and the sniveling reply guy lol
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
joyce carol oates and elon musk are the social media avatars of the true fearless poster and the sniveling reply guy lol
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Donate money to a food bank or food pantry, then give your extra cans and boxes to a mutual aid org, love fridge, free pantry, etc. in your neighborhood.
Money in formal channels takes advantage of scale, and whatever you can spare in informal channels reaches more neighbors.
Money in formal channels takes advantage of scale, and whatever you can spare in informal channels reaches more neighbors.
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Donate money to a food bank or food pantry, then give your extra cans and boxes to a mutual aid org, love fridge, free pantry, etc. in your neighborhood.
Money in formal channels takes advantage of scale, and whatever you can spare in informal channels reaches more neighbors.
Money in formal channels takes advantage of scale, and whatever you can spare in informal channels reaches more neighbors.
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it's literally just the matt bors comic, i didn't want to be a nazi but the libs made me
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
it's literally just the matt bors comic, i didn't want to be a nazi but the libs made me
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This is a great piece
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is a great piece
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US senators will say anything. "Standing up to donald trump gave him more power." No it didn't. That isn't true.
This is what bullies want you to think, and it's why they get stronger
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
US senators will say anything. "Standing up to donald trump gave him more power." No it didn't. That isn't true.
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Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
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i can handle this one: it is because he is an illiterate boer ape
I know there a thousand other points to make here, but: why did Musk put a picture of the Odyssey in a thread about the Iliad?
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i can handle this one: it is because he is an illiterate boer ape
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give excess food to your neighbors directly
give money to food banks
give money to food banks
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
give excess food to your neighbors directly
give money to food banks
give money to food banks
When I'm President, all my economic data is coming from the liquor store
When I'm President, all my economic data is coming from Hmart
When I'm President, all my economic data is coming from Waffle House
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
When I'm President, all my economic data is coming from the liquor store
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So looking at the actual SF chronicle article, the only place this song is accruing notice is on Spotify, which is easily gamed by bots. If I were an AI proponent who desperately needed to boost the validity of my investment, this is exactly what I’d do.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So looking at the actual SF chronicle article, the only place this song is accruing notice is on Spotify, which is easily gamed by bots. If I were an AI proponent who desperately needed to boost the validity of my investment, this is exactly what I’d do.
Go to the light, Mr. President.
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Go to the light, Mr. President.
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This is all on you and your bigotry, TERFs.
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
Woman mistaken for a man 'told she can't use female toilets at M&S'
M&S has apologised after being publicly accused of discrimination to the LGBTQ+ and disabled community.
metro.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is all on you and your bigotry, TERFs.
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
metro.co.uk/2022/05/19/w...
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It’s wildly disingenuous for @aaron.bsky.team to reply to queries about Sarah Kendzior’s suspension about how they don’t comment publicly on individual users when he knows that we all know that they haven’t even told her privately what the basis for the suspension is
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It’s wildly disingenuous for @aaron.bsky.team to reply to queries about Sarah Kendzior’s suspension about how they don’t comment publicly on individual users when he knows that we all know that they haven’t even told her privately what the basis for the suspension is
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
Wasn't expecting the key influences for PREDATOR: BADLANDS (Fun! Go see it!) to include Pixar's ONWARD
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wasn't expecting the key influences for PREDATOR: BADLANDS (Fun! Go see it!) to include Pixar's ONWARD
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you're saying a lot of young right-wing freaks are adopting religious identity as an aesthetic and an ideological buttress but aren't really following the theological principles of the institution they're notionally affiliating with? wow. i didn’t know that. you’re telling me now for the first time
Rod Dreher putting on a hot dog costume as he sits down to type this out..
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
you're saying a lot of young right-wing freaks are adopting religious identity as an aesthetic and an ideological buttress but aren't really following the theological principles of the institution they're notionally affiliating with? wow. i didn’t know that. you’re telling me now for the first time
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The President Emeritus of Harvard is trying to bully Harvard’s student journalists because he doesn’t like the truth
So classy
So classy
It's funny to see people like Larry Summers flailing about, spending their lives calling for students to think critically and then being outraged when students use their critical thinking skills about Israel
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The President Emeritus of Harvard is trying to bully Harvard’s student journalists because he doesn’t like the truth
So classy
So classy