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machine learning, infovis, systematic trading, cooking, gaming, executive goth

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Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

07.03.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 9534 πŸ” 1556 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 56

Yes, I'm a Democrat. Yes, I voted for Harris - and spent a massive amount of time writing postcards & letters & phonebanking & textbanking & fundraising to get out the vote.

And yes, the deep care & duty that motivated me to do the above also motivates me to criticize elected Ds all the time.

01.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 426 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

@noupside.bsky.social has plenty of overlap.

23.02.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Boy with glasses wearing a brown hoodie pulling his fist back preparing to punch

Boy with glasses wearing a brown hoodie pulling his fist back preparing to punch

Dude got a two-day suspension.

No criminal charges filed.

(www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/s...)

22.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 5467 πŸ” 568 πŸ’¬ 190 πŸ“Œ 200

This is a fantastic suggestion for every politician who's unwilling to stop posting on X altogether.

22.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pritzker’s invoice to White House:

(via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

20.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 20329 πŸ” 5807 πŸ’¬ 630 πŸ“Œ 582

β€œIs there a technology the left is excited about?”

High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

18.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 12302 πŸ” 2859 πŸ’¬ 338 πŸ“Œ 207

β€œI’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”

my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist

09.02.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 18215 πŸ” 4509 πŸ’¬ 399 πŸ“Œ 414

or you know, how light shines.

08.02.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's also nonsense. Signal is incredibly secure, but like everything, if you invite a fucking journalist into your group, that's not gonna help.

Unless you work for the bloody CIA, Signal is the absolute best app to be using. Especially for everyday meetups, but you should verify all contacts.

25.01.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can tell things are going well in America because accounts with names like MovieTVFunZone are posting things like, "THE PIGS ARE KIDNAPPING CHILDREN AND PRIESTS. THE TREE OF LIBERTY DEMANDS TO BE WATERED"

23.01.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 11241 πŸ” 2238 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 40

Taco probably thinks he’s the mayor, but he’s more one of the trio.

19.01.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003

when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

12.01.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 27104 πŸ” 8233 πŸ’¬ 391 πŸ“Œ 330
Infographic altered by me from the New York Times showing four different groups of federal troops dressed in their little tough guy cosplay gear.

Text reads:
Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets

With President Trump sending ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here's how to tell them apart- and what their powers are.

Big Dweebs

Walking Nutsacks

LOSERS

Turd-eating Bitch Boys

Credit for original, unaltered image: Bora Erden/The New York Times

Infographic altered by me from the New York Times showing four different groups of federal troops dressed in their little tough guy cosplay gear. Text reads: Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets With President Trump sending ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here's how to tell them apart- and what their powers are. Big Dweebs Walking Nutsacks LOSERS Turd-eating Bitch Boys Credit for original, unaltered image: Bora Erden/The New York Times

wow really helpful, thank you new york times

24.10.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 6015 πŸ” 1629 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 32
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Intertapes β€” Main Obscure tape finds and their stories

Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net

13.12.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 1322 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 44
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Size of Life From an amoeba to a blue whale

Cool stuff

(Yes, it has a banana for scale)

neal.fun/size-of-life/

11.12.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

or like, sear off your own steak. It’s fine. You can just do that.

07.12.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No more secrets.

26.11.2025 06:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy....

22.11.2025 04:26 πŸ‘ 382 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7
A male Anna’s hummingbird at the door. So nosy! 🀣

A male Anna’s hummingbird at the door. So nosy! 🀣

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.

This is who it was:

21.11.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 45762 πŸ” 7224 πŸ’¬ 815 πŸ“Œ 320

To celebrate @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social hitting 100 eps, we're doing a LIVE SHOW in San Francisco! But in true IBWTR style, we're doing it late! Join us on NOV 20 at SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL for MORAL PANIC BINGO NIGHT feat Sarah Marshall and @mattxiv.bsky.social!
www.ticketweb.com/event/moral-...

14.10.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pritzker breaks ground on state-backed grocery in Venice, calling it a 'revival' for forgotten towns The Illinois governor says the project proves government can help the free market work where private investors walked away.

In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...

06.11.2025 02:33 πŸ‘ 5602 πŸ” 1150 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 55

can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.

03.11.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 6512 πŸ” 1256 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 37

drinking game: Every time Tom tousles his hair during the finals, take a sip. #bakeOff #GBBO

01.11.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the true antagonist on Bake Off remains its producers refusing to install air conditioning. In the 16th season… It gets hot in England, in 2025. #bakeOff #GBBO

01.11.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is exactly what's happening

26.10.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 8919 πŸ” 1901 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 21

If I may dril for a moment, you absolutely do not have to give Trump β€œcredit” for anything, ever. The saying does not go β€œeven a broken clock hires its own gestapo”

24.10.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 3410 πŸ” 535 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 7

If you think that Signal is an op and totally backdoored, my recommendation is that you should plan all of your crimes over Telegram group chat.

23.10.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

also: tv’s defaulting to motion smoothing… has this helped prime people to see AI slop as less offputting

23.10.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 177 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1