@v3r1t4s.bsky.social
Reader of books, climber of rocks, hacker of things.
Real life > digital
Pessimistic optimist.
Real life > digital
Pessimistic optimist.
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X is not a serious place. There are far better alternatives now. Why anyone stays on that platform is beyond me.
I really appreciate news stories that take a phenomenon we all generally implicitly understand or assume but don't have any hard data or evidence for, then meticulously prove it. Well done @stuartathompson.bsky.social.
They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed.
Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
X is not a serious place. There are far better alternatives now. Why anyone stays on that platform is beyond me.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims, may be the most oppressive.
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
JD Vance on Fox & Friends on his message to Americans who can't afford tariffs: "We are fighting very hard to bring prices down ... it's not going to happen immediately."
Up is down!
Up is down!
April 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims, may be the most oppressive.
C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Great interview with Signal’s president. If you value privacy and security you should give it a watch.
Privacy isn’t about hiding—it’s about trust and control over our own information. In her #SXSW 2025 Keynote, Signal President, @meredithmeredith.bsky.social breaks down why our privacy matters.
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Great interview with Signal’s president. If you value privacy and security you should give it a watch.
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"Data doesn't lie"?
It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.
It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.
Johnson: "Elon's cracked the code. He's now inside these agencies. He's created these algorithms that are constantly crawling through the data & as he told me in his office, data doesn't lie. We're gonna be able to get the information. We're gonna be able to transform the way federal govt works."
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Data doesn't lie"?
It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.
It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.
But, you can lie with numbers.
Johnson: "Elon's cracked the code. He's now inside these agencies. He's created these algorithms that are constantly crawling through the data & as he told me in his office, data doesn't lie. We're gonna be able to get the information. We're gonna be able to transform the way federal govt works."
February 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
But, you can lie with numbers.
I'm sure it isn't lost on the billionaires laying off hundreds of thousands of workers that labor costs are about to go down dramatically as people desperately try to find jobs and take whatever they can get to scrape by. Meanwhile cost of goods is increasing at an alarming rate.
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .
media.tenor.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I'm sure it isn't lost on the billionaires laying off hundreds of thousands of workers that labor costs are about to go down dramatically as people desperately try to find jobs and take whatever they can get to scrape by. Meanwhile cost of goods is increasing at an alarming rate.
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This is horrific.
What is the going rate for a surrogate? That is the minimum that this woman should receive, along with free services to get pregnant again if she chooses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What is the going rate for a surrogate? That is the minimum that this woman should receive, along with free services to get pregnant again if she chooses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US woman sues IVF clinic after delivering another couple's baby
The woman, from the state of Georgia, has been forced to give up custody of the child.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is horrific.
What is the going rate for a surrogate? That is the minimum that this woman should receive, along with free services to get pregnant again if she chooses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What is the going rate for a surrogate? That is the minimum that this woman should receive, along with free services to get pregnant again if she chooses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Instead of letting them slowly dismantle everything, why doesn't everyone just walk out...lock the doors..and let them figure it out.
Hard to have a government when nobody is there to make things work.
(I know this isn't possible. Just venting)
Hard to have a government when nobody is there to make things work.
(I know this isn't possible. Just venting)
February 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Instead of letting them slowly dismantle everything, why doesn't everyone just walk out...lock the doors..and let them figure it out.
Hard to have a government when nobody is there to make things work.
(I know this isn't possible. Just venting)
Hard to have a government when nobody is there to make things work.
(I know this isn't possible. Just venting)
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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
There will never be proof to back up this statement. There isn’t any. It’s all smoke and mirrors to distract from the damage they are doing.
The man currently destroying the U.S. government has changed his name on Twitter to Harry Bolz
February 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There will never be proof to back up this statement. There isn’t any. It’s all smoke and mirrors to distract from the damage they are doing.
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The racism and bigotry are a feature, not a bug.
They are literally deporting brown people and importing white people.
What more do you need to see?
They are literally deporting brown people and importing white people.
What more do you need to see?
In Trump's America, racism gets you hired, rehired, promoted, and praised.
Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets
The decision came after Vice President JD Vance and then President Donald Trump backed the reinstatement of the staffer, Marko Elez.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The racism and bigotry are a feature, not a bug.
They are literally deporting brown people and importing white people.
What more do you need to see?
They are literally deporting brown people and importing white people.
What more do you need to see?
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👏👏👏 Tell ‘em Eddie!
All of the so-called "patriots" who are cheering the felon's dismantling of DEI is indicative as to why it was needed in the first place.
That's right. There are people among us who never wanted women, the disabled, or people of color to have equal opportunities.
True story☕️
That's right. There are people among us who never wanted women, the disabled, or people of color to have equal opportunities.
True story☕️
a man with a beard is drinking from a cup while sitting at a table .
ALT: a man with a beard is drinking from a cup while sitting at a table .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
👏👏👏 Tell ‘em Eddie!
Elon Musk, every time he opens his mouth
February 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Elon Musk, every time he opens his mouth
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Watch this. And then watch it again.
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Watch this. And then watch it again.
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1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I watched the new documentary Civil War this week and it really was something.
January 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I watched the new documentary Civil War this week and it really was something.
Now if these aren't "DEI" hires, I don't know what is
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Now if these aren't "DEI" hires, I don't know what is
States rights FTW (although I fully expect a DOJ challenge)
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
January 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
States rights FTW (although I fully expect a DOJ challenge)