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Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Jan 27

Haiku of the day:

Monoliths tremble—
Open code fractures cold stone.
East wind scars the West.

(Based on @rbreich.bsky.social’s article below, haiku made with DeepSeek)

American capitalism just got a black eye

The story behind today's stock market tank

robertreich.substack.com

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Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 16

Haiku of the day:

Dreams paused, hearts heavy,
A lesson no school should teach—
Change waits at the door.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 13

Haiku of the day:

Zuck calls him badass,
Bezos streams the big parade—
Morals? Who needs those?

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 10

Next level basic 😭🤭

Who’s the most basic person on the internet? A court will have to decide between these two beige influencers | Arwa Mahdawi

Sydney Nicole Gifford has accused rival Alyssa Sheil of copying her bland style, in a $150,000 lawsuit over lost income and ‘mental anguish’. What’s behind this race to the bottom, asks Arwa Mahdawi

www.theguardian.com

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Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 8

Haiku of the day:

Rebels seize Damascus—
Russia’s chessboard cracks in half.
Pawn dreams of the king.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 7

Haiku of the day:

Knights of free speech fall,
Pepper spray diplomacy—
Truly a great mind.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 6

Haiku of the day:

Old tweets resurrect,
Bluesky: landfill for regrets.
Progress? Sure, okay.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 5

Sorry for the noise. Importing my stuff from the other place #housekeeping

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 4

Haiku of the day:

Three thousand bangers,
Twenty-four K minutes gone—
All for Eurodance.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 3

Haiku of the day:

Lonely hearts turn cold,
AI whispers what to say—
Love, outsourced to code.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 2

Haiku of the day:

Hunter gets a pass,
GOP screams from their perch—
“This ruins our grift!”

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 1

Haiku of the day:

Deep state dismantled,
“Government Gangsters” leads charge—
Who needs trust, just heel.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 30

Haiku of the day:

Trudeau makes his case,
Trump nods, “Canada’s nice, but—”
Golf cart speeds away.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 29

Haiku of the day:

Carved the left like ham,
“Radical clowns, you still lose!”
Pass the humble pie.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 28

Haiku of the day:

Infowars to Onion?
Musk declares, “Not on my watch—
Only I spread lies.”

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 27

Haiku of the day:

Bird flu in raw milk—
Your latte might just take flight.
Pasteurize or pray.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 26

Haiku of the day:

“Tariffs are so great,”
Trump taxes your avocado—
Toast costs more than rent.

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 26

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Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 26

Quite a lot of stuff you guys need to stock up I guess, would start with cars, food and electronics 😅

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 23

Oh man, what a prime example of how context truly matters when «quoting»

Reposted by Alexander Rustad

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Nov 20

BREAKING:

House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.

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Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Nov 20

🤭

Spare a sob for Don Jr – replaced in Daddy’s affections by Elon Musk | Marina Hyde

This least deserving of nepo-babies struggles at the best of times to catch Trump Sr’s attention – and now the world’s biggest billionaire is in the way, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

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Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 6

X Marks The Hate:via @RBReich

open.substack.com/pub/robertreic…

X Marks the Hate

Musk’s effort to stop the public from knowing the extent of hate speech on Twitter/X

open.substack.com

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 6

Outside, touch the grass
Destruction's grasp cloaks the world
Nature's beauty, last

Alexander Rustad @al3xand3rr.bsky.social · Dec 5

Turning neo-luddite

theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.

www.theatlantic.com