Partially Refined
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Today is the 5 year anniversary to when I slowly started losing my mind during the pandemic and began dressing up as works of art.
As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?
This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?
This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
reposting so I can revisit this brilliant and creative thread in the future
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private equity buys a company and immediately starts torturing their employees and the money
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
private equity buys a company and immediately starts torturing their employees and the money
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‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department.
Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.
“If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via
Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.
“If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department.
Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.
“If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via
Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion.
“If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via
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Concept: an app or extension that autocorrects "underaged woman" to "child," and "had sex with a young teen" to "raped a child."
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Concept: an app or extension that autocorrects "underaged woman" to "child," and "had sex with a young teen" to "raped a child."
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The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
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me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
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Scoop: FBI ousts senior official after Kash Patel’s fury over news of his use of government jet to see girlfriend perform. The removed head of critical incident response group was 27-year FBI veteran who oversaw aviation sections.
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use
The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Scoop: FBI ousts senior official after Kash Patel’s fury over news of his use of government jet to see girlfriend perform. The removed head of critical incident response group was 27-year FBI veteran who oversaw aviation sections.
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/fbi-o...
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Yet in 2010, Noem—then a congressional candidate—had “20 speeding tickets, three stop-sign violations, two seat-belt violations and a citation for driving with no driver’s license.” She had six court notices for failing to appear, and had two warrants out for her arrest. trib.al/uQSDaqR
ICE Barbie Says Immigrants Are Too Dumb to Drive Semitrucks
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the inane claim while bragging about arresting immigrant truck drivers.
trib.al
November 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yet in 2010, Noem—then a congressional candidate—had “20 speeding tickets, three stop-sign violations, two seat-belt violations and a citation for driving with no driver’s license.” She had six court notices for failing to appear, and had two warrants out for her arrest. trib.al/uQSDaqR
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Cuomo appealing to his core constituency: 80 year olds who were scared by the opening credits of The Equalizer 40 years ago
Jesus Christ this Cuomo ad that ran during the Army/Air Force game
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Cuomo appealing to his core constituency: 80 year olds who were scared by the opening credits of The Equalizer 40 years ago
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"The biggest lesson of the past two decades of Silicon Valley is that Meta, Amazon, and Google -- have remade our world and have become unfathomably rich for it, all while being mostly oblivious or uninterested in the fallout." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"The biggest lesson of the past two decades of Silicon Valley is that Meta, Amazon, and Google -- have remade our world and have become unfathomably rich for it, all while being mostly oblivious or uninterested in the fallout." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Pete Hegseth just murdered more people and we have to take his word for it that they deserved it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Pete Hegseth just murdered more people and we have to take his word for it that they deserved it.
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Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.
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Salvador Dali
The Land Come to Life, 1968.
The Land Come to Life, 1968.
October 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Salvador Dali
The Land Come to Life, 1968.
The Land Come to Life, 1968.
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Jeffries endorses Mamdani with the enthusiasm of a pout and crossed arms lol
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Jeffries endorses Mamdani with the enthusiasm of a pout and crossed arms lol
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they’re sending a fucking CSG to Venezuela. Are we fucking kidding
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
they’re sending a fucking CSG to Venezuela. Are we fucking kidding
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"we need to talk about your attitude".. oh brother
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"we need to talk about your attitude".. oh brother
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I actually always appreciate the research that elegantly proves the obvious
A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs.
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs and symptom reports of more than 800 students and staff in Kansas City, Missouri.
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I actually always appreciate the research that elegantly proves the obvious
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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you think it's "gay" to be associated with anything left of center ...
*opens manilla envelope*
... and yet, on jan 21, 2025 ...
*slides 8x10 photo across table*
... you wore the tutti frutti
*opens manilla envelope*
... and yet, on jan 21, 2025 ...
*slides 8x10 photo across table*
... you wore the tutti frutti
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
you think it's "gay" to be associated with anything left of center ...
*opens manilla envelope*
... and yet, on jan 21, 2025 ...
*slides 8x10 photo across table*
... you wore the tutti frutti
*opens manilla envelope*
... and yet, on jan 21, 2025 ...
*slides 8x10 photo across table*
... you wore the tutti frutti
this is an amazing recipe. so not snackpak
Old-school from-scratch chocolate pudding fixes almost anything, no, everything.
smittenkitchen.com/2008/02/best...
smittenkitchen.com/2008/02/best...
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
this is an amazing recipe. so not snackpak
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“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”
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plenary authority over what Stephen?!? OVER WHAT STEPHEN
October 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
plenary authority over what Stephen?!? OVER WHAT STEPHEN
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Lucy is promising that this time she will definitely hold the football.
The Senator who enabled the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh is selling snake oil again. #MEPoltiics
Will some Democrats be stupid enough to buy?
Will some Democrats be stupid enough to buy?
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Lucy is promising that this time she will definitely hold the football.