Sam Lazarus
@slazarus.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Founder, VC, Surfer, Puzzler, Rider, Writer, Poet, Gamer, and Puppy Petter.
JD Vance is the only guy who hears ‘casting couch’ and prays it’s just about furniture.
March 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
JD Vance is the only guy who hears ‘casting couch’ and prays it’s just about furniture.
Today has been terrible.
But this news about Trump trying to cleanse the CIA of non-loyal agents could be the clearest sign that he intends to be a dictator.
The CIA's silent work is the bulk of the reason Americans can live in safety.
That guarantee is now gone.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
But this news about Trump trying to cleanse the CIA of non-loyal agents could be the clearest sign that he intends to be a dictator.
The CIA's silent work is the bulk of the reason Americans can live in safety.
That guarantee is now gone.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, WSJ reports
The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with U.S. President Donald Trump's priorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Today has been terrible.
But this news about Trump trying to cleanse the CIA of non-loyal agents could be the clearest sign that he intends to be a dictator.
The CIA's silent work is the bulk of the reason Americans can live in safety.
That guarantee is now gone.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
But this news about Trump trying to cleanse the CIA of non-loyal agents could be the clearest sign that he intends to be a dictator.
The CIA's silent work is the bulk of the reason Americans can live in safety.
That guarantee is now gone.
www.reuters.com/world/us/cia...
“Will take over”
Make no mistake. The US just declared war on Gaza and Palestine for the purpose of territorial expansion.
Make no mistake. The US just declared war on Gaza and Palestine for the purpose of territorial expansion.
President Trump says the US "will take over" the Gaza Strip, after earlier saying he doesn't think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza.
Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US “will take over” the Gaza Strip, after saying earlier that he doesn’t think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“Will take over”
Make no mistake. The US just declared war on Gaza and Palestine for the purpose of territorial expansion.
Make no mistake. The US just declared war on Gaza and Palestine for the purpose of territorial expansion.
I feel like I am screaming into the void on this one, but I would LOVE to see some kind of compendium of members of congress and what each of them has said/is doing about Musk's coup.
It feels dizzying keeping track and it still feels like the avg Democrat is doing jack squat.
It feels dizzying keeping track and it still feels like the avg Democrat is doing jack squat.
February 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I feel like I am screaming into the void on this one, but I would LOVE to see some kind of compendium of members of congress and what each of them has said/is doing about Musk's coup.
It feels dizzying keeping track and it still feels like the avg Democrat is doing jack squat.
It feels dizzying keeping track and it still feels like the avg Democrat is doing jack squat.
It is extremely easy to track down the contact info (eg email) for these folks parents.
And if there is anything that each of them might listen to, it’s the shame of their parents.
And if there is anything that each of them might listen to, it’s the shame of their parents.
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It is extremely easy to track down the contact info (eg email) for these folks parents.
And if there is anything that each of them might listen to, it’s the shame of their parents.
And if there is anything that each of them might listen to, it’s the shame of their parents.
12 million viewers tune in to the Sunday morning news shows in the US.
The DNC elections held yesterday have been scheduled for months and not a single person was booked.
ABC is better at getting the winner of the Bachelor scheduled for GMA than the DNC is at running a competent operation.
The DNC elections held yesterday have been scheduled for months and not a single person was booked.
ABC is better at getting the winner of the Bachelor scheduled for GMA than the DNC is at running a competent operation.
February 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
12 million viewers tune in to the Sunday morning news shows in the US.
The DNC elections held yesterday have been scheduled for months and not a single person was booked.
ABC is better at getting the winner of the Bachelor scheduled for GMA than the DNC is at running a competent operation.
The DNC elections held yesterday have been scheduled for months and not a single person was booked.
ABC is better at getting the winner of the Bachelor scheduled for GMA than the DNC is at running a competent operation.
Tim Kaine just now on CNN responding to the criticism that the Democratic part is at a 33 year low in favorability said “well I only know Virginia and we’re winning here”.
This is the current message. He’s saying your anger is not valid here.
Burn. This. Shit.
Right down to the ground.
This is the current message. He’s saying your anger is not valid here.
Burn. This. Shit.
Right down to the ground.
February 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tim Kaine just now on CNN responding to the criticism that the Democratic part is at a 33 year low in favorability said “well I only know Virginia and we’re winning here”.
This is the current message. He’s saying your anger is not valid here.
Burn. This. Shit.
Right down to the ground.
This is the current message. He’s saying your anger is not valid here.
Burn. This. Shit.
Right down to the ground.
In my life I have never felt more ready to burn the entire Democratic Party to the ground and build something that actually serves people from the ashes.
Good vibes?! Absolutely unreal.
Good vibes?! Absolutely unreal.
Feeling good vibes on the ground here in National Harbor!
This vote for DNC chair will reverberate for years—and even decades—to come.
To turn the tide against MAGA extremism, we need to out-organize, out-communicate, and out-fundraise the GOP. And it has to start right now.
This vote for DNC chair will reverberate for years—and even decades—to come.
To turn the tide against MAGA extremism, we need to out-organize, out-communicate, and out-fundraise the GOP. And it has to start right now.
February 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
In my life I have never felt more ready to burn the entire Democratic Party to the ground and build something that actually serves people from the ashes.
Good vibes?! Absolutely unreal.
Good vibes?! Absolutely unreal.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the confirmation hearings of Gabbard, Patel, and RFK jr, happening at the same time, please note that was by design.
They knew if they put their craziest nominees on tv all at once wouldn’t be able to unite against all of them.
Stop falling for it.
They knew if they put their craziest nominees on tv all at once wouldn’t be able to unite against all of them.
Stop falling for it.
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the confirmation hearings of Gabbard, Patel, and RFK jr, happening at the same time, please note that was by design.
They knew if they put their craziest nominees on tv all at once wouldn’t be able to unite against all of them.
Stop falling for it.
They knew if they put their craziest nominees on tv all at once wouldn’t be able to unite against all of them.
Stop falling for it.
A lot of the people saying "this is not the time for politics" are missing the fact that for many people with far less privilege than them it is no longer just about politics.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit A:
My heart breaks for all victims and their friends and families of last nights horrific air crash,,, it’s a time of grieving and strength and love,,, not politics. May God bless everyone with strength to get thru this tough time together.
January 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A lot of the people saying "this is not the time for politics" are missing the fact that for many people with far less privilege than them it is no longer just about politics.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit A:
I need you to understand that the reason that Trump keeps saying the word "vision" during this press conference about the crash is that we're living through the most Ableist administration in over 100 years.
Folks with disabilities should be terrified by what he's normalizing.
Folks with disabilities should be terrified by what he's normalizing.
January 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I need you to understand that the reason that Trump keeps saying the word "vision" during this press conference about the crash is that we're living through the most Ableist administration in over 100 years.
Folks with disabilities should be terrified by what he's normalizing.
Folks with disabilities should be terrified by what he's normalizing.
@jay.bsky.team and the @bsky.app team have an amazing opportunity to create an algorithm that encourages organization, connection, and productivity.
But it will require deprioritizing grifters (GOP and DEM) who peddle fear, angst, and division.
My feed is still quite a lot of the latter.
But it will require deprioritizing grifters (GOP and DEM) who peddle fear, angst, and division.
My feed is still quite a lot of the latter.
January 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
@jay.bsky.team and the @bsky.app team have an amazing opportunity to create an algorithm that encourages organization, connection, and productivity.
But it will require deprioritizing grifters (GOP and DEM) who peddle fear, angst, and division.
My feed is still quite a lot of the latter.
But it will require deprioritizing grifters (GOP and DEM) who peddle fear, angst, and division.
My feed is still quite a lot of the latter.
Great time to buy Nvidia stock which is selling at a discount despite inevitable reliance on GPUs.
Terrible time to be an LP in a VC fund (or a partner at YC) who just spent the last 18 months investing in AI-powered SAAS startups that were just one-shotted because they have no defensible moat.
Terrible time to be an LP in a VC fund (or a partner at YC) who just spent the last 18 months investing in AI-powered SAAS startups that were just one-shotted because they have no defensible moat.
January 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Great time to buy Nvidia stock which is selling at a discount despite inevitable reliance on GPUs.
Terrible time to be an LP in a VC fund (or a partner at YC) who just spent the last 18 months investing in AI-powered SAAS startups that were just one-shotted because they have no defensible moat.
Terrible time to be an LP in a VC fund (or a partner at YC) who just spent the last 18 months investing in AI-powered SAAS startups that were just one-shotted because they have no defensible moat.
GOP politicians typically discover liberalism the minute it affects them.
Only one party actively embodies empathy.
Only one party actively embodies empathy.
House Speaker Johnson refused to back a measure to let new moms in Congress vote remotely. So a member of his party turned to Democrats: cnn.it/42iLTfW
House conservative defies Johnson over remote voting for new moms in Congress | CNN Politics
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna repeatedly tried to convince Speaker Mike Johnson that he — as a pro-family champion — should back her push to allow new mothers to vote remotely for six weeks while they ar...
cnn.it
January 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
GOP politicians typically discover liberalism the minute it affects them.
Only one party actively embodies empathy.
Only one party actively embodies empathy.
I speak fluent Mandarin, lived in China for 4 years, and there is a ZERO PERCENT chance that I would be switching to Little Red Book / Xiaohongshu in lieu of TikTok getting banned.
Just some food for thought!
Just some food for thought!
January 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I speak fluent Mandarin, lived in China for 4 years, and there is a ZERO PERCENT chance that I would be switching to Little Red Book / Xiaohongshu in lieu of TikTok getting banned.
Just some food for thought!
Just some food for thought!
Honestly loving TGL so far. 30 minutes between commercials, quick shots, and a product that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Perfect format for this day/time of the week and completely different (in a great way) from real golf.
Kudos to the crew (cc @alexisohanian.bsky.social ) !
Perfect format for this day/time of the week and completely different (in a great way) from real golf.
Kudos to the crew (cc @alexisohanian.bsky.social ) !
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Honestly loving TGL so far. 30 minutes between commercials, quick shots, and a product that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Perfect format for this day/time of the week and completely different (in a great way) from real golf.
Kudos to the crew (cc @alexisohanian.bsky.social ) !
Perfect format for this day/time of the week and completely different (in a great way) from real golf.
Kudos to the crew (cc @alexisohanian.bsky.social ) !
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To all the people upset about Luigi Mangione being made into a folk hero. Now you know how we felt when you made Kyle Rittenhouse into a hero.
December 11, 2024 at 9:53 PM
To all the people upset about Luigi Mangione being made into a folk hero. Now you know how we felt when you made Kyle Rittenhouse into a hero.
My Gen Z friends tell me
it’s giving thanks week
it’s giving thanks week
November 24, 2024 at 11:50 PM
My Gen Z friends tell me
it’s giving thanks week
it’s giving thanks week
I knew Enrique only in passing but could feel this lightness with every bone in my soul.
What a gift he was and will continue to be in memory to those courageous enough to access the language of their hearts like Craig has here.
What a gift he was and will continue to be in memory to those courageous enough to access the language of their hearts like Craig has here.
November 22, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I knew Enrique only in passing but could feel this lightness with every bone in my soul.
What a gift he was and will continue to be in memory to those courageous enough to access the language of their hearts like Craig has here.
What a gift he was and will continue to be in memory to those courageous enough to access the language of their hearts like Craig has here.
In addition to being just stupidly cruel, this is so going to royally fuck them through pure Streisand effect.
They were able to run anti-trans bigoted nonsense ads because most voters don’t know a trans person and this will platform Rep. McBride who will handily educate folks.
What a GOP own goal
They were able to run anti-trans bigoted nonsense ads because most voters don’t know a trans person and this will platform Rep. McBride who will handily educate folks.
What a GOP own goal
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that transgender individuals would not be allowed into restroom facilities in the Capitol and House office buildings that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth.
Speaker Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people
The rule change is announced about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender individual elected to Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:25 PM
In addition to being just stupidly cruel, this is so going to royally fuck them through pure Streisand effect.
They were able to run anti-trans bigoted nonsense ads because most voters don’t know a trans person and this will platform Rep. McBride who will handily educate folks.
What a GOP own goal
They were able to run anti-trans bigoted nonsense ads because most voters don’t know a trans person and this will platform Rep. McBride who will handily educate folks.
What a GOP own goal
This is precisely why I'm desperate for someone like Michael Schur to create a TV show that is the intellectual opposite of The West Wing to provide something else to think about when it comes to the machinations of government.
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This is LITERALLY going to be the stupidest Cabinet in the history of the United States of America.
This is LITERALLY going to be the stupidest Cabinet in the history of the United States of America.
November 13, 2024 at 5:32 PM
This is precisely why I'm desperate for someone like Michael Schur to create a TV show that is the intellectual opposite of The West Wing to provide something else to think about when it comes to the machinations of government.
Psst - this thing on?
Excited to create meaningful connections through the physical and digital lines that connect us!
Follow along if you like rollercoasters, progressive politics, and building startups that rethink our relationship to technology....
Excited to create meaningful connections through the physical and digital lines that connect us!
Follow along if you like rollercoasters, progressive politics, and building startups that rethink our relationship to technology....
November 13, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Psst - this thing on?
Excited to create meaningful connections through the physical and digital lines that connect us!
Follow along if you like rollercoasters, progressive politics, and building startups that rethink our relationship to technology....
Excited to create meaningful connections through the physical and digital lines that connect us!
Follow along if you like rollercoasters, progressive politics, and building startups that rethink our relationship to technology....