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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 9h

The Residence hits a bit different, too

Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 10h

I know Linux doesn't have a marketing department, but an OS whose creators didn't actively fund the tearing down of the White House (hello Microsoft, Apple, and Google) has to count for something.

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 10h

Given that Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Google (among others) funded it, good luck.

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 10h

It's a wink-wink "ballroom" / throne room. I would not be surprised to see a dais with a high table appear.

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 4d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 12h

Well, they had to spend money on a dinner to tear down the East Wing of the White House. Just no room in the budget.

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17h

Marc Andreessen, who sits on Meta's board, is funding a click farm www.404media.co/a16z-backed-...

a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.

www.404media.co

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

“Nothing will be torn down.” — Karoline Leavitt

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” — Donald Trump

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 1d

John Williams' Olympic theme is basically the Ode to Joy of athleticism. It is the epitome of the genre.

youtu.be/MCqUESCoB1w?...

John Williams: "Olympic Fanfare and Theme"

YouTube video by RevBillyRayCollins

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 1d

Intel reported today. (I'm taking the day off.)

www.intc.com/news-events/...

Intel Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Financial Results

www.intc.com

Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 1d

Daniel Lurie -- sorry for the typo.

Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 1d

CNN reporting that federal agents will in fact not be sent to the San Francisco Bay Area, citing requests by mayor Daniel Laurie, Marc Benioff and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.

www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Live updates: Federal deployment to San Francisco called off, mayor says, as legal battles over Guard continue across the US | CNN

A lineup of legal disputes is unfolding as the Trump administration pushes to deploy US troops to Democratic-led cities amid protests over its immigration enforcement surge. Follow us for the latest.

www.cnn.com

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials, a significant expansion of President Trump's original stated plan.

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

nbcnews.to

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 2d

The 2026 NFL Pro Bowl is going to be held at

*checks notes*
*checks notes again*

Moscone Center in SF

www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

NFL moves its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week

The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week beginning this February. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the change Wednesday at the league’s annual fall owners meeting. The plan...

www.sfgate.com

Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 3d

Pissed off about Trump knocking down the East Wing of the White House? Blame Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google, among others. They donated money to do it.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Hosts Corporate Ballroom Donors at Glitzy White House Dinner

The event included representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon.com and Palantir.

www.wsj.com

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) has officially named its first four cities—Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston—marking a historic step in bringing professional women’s baseball to the national stage.

Four Cities, One Dream: WPBL’s First Four Teams Announced

The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) has officially named its first four cities—Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston

www.womensprobaseballleague.com

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 4d

That's the way Uber came to be, right?

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 4d

Early analysis and preview of the #worldseries between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
youtu.be/5R-rbzcEM8A?...

Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969, HQ)

YouTube video by The Local Cess Pool

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 4d

Rooting kinda for Seattle but OMG the drama

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 4d

George Springer gives the Jays the lead

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

You know it’s bad when this is like the 4th or 5th worst Republican scandal of the day.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4d

JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 4d

I simply don't understand how a decade ago we resoundingly rejected Google Glass and fascism and then today we're all like yeah, Meta spy glasses and shipping out immigrants is cool

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 4d

Dave Ifawele is an award-winning abalone diver, sculptor, and author of "No Way, Namaste." He is available for comment and interviews on Amazon's AWS outage

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Mark Hachman @markhachman.bsky.social · 4d

I hate to direct you to Twitter but @timessqkungfu.bsky.social doesn't seem to be posting as much on BlueSky.

This clip is insanely fun though (mild kung-fu gore).

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ѕнσgυη ѕυρяємє on X: "Yakuza Hunters: Final Death-Ride Battle [2010] Directed By: Kazushi Nakadaira Asami's films are straight up peak of the mid 2Ks and 2010's insanity out of Japanese Cinema. Gothic & Lolita Psycho, Robo Geisha, Mutant Girls Squad, The Machine Girl, Gun Woman, Hell Diver & Tokyo https://t.co/xZqmsgfXYD" / X

Yakuza Hunters: Final Death-Ride Battle [2010] Directed By: Kazushi Nakadaira Asami's films are straight up peak of the mid 2Ks and 2010's insanity out of Japanese Cinema. Gothic & Lolita Psycho, Robo Geisha, Mutant Girls Squad, The Machine Girl, Gun Woman, Hell Diver & Tokyo https://t.co/xZqmsgfXYD

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 4d

Sharing the good stuff with y’all: tedium.co/2025/10/20/c...

RF Shielding History: When The FCC Cracked Down On Computers

The FCC took a hard line on the radio frequency interference that computers created—creating huge headaches for early PC-makers. Why? Blame the CB radio fad.

tedium.co

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