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bendwalsh.bsky.social
"bitcoin as a store of digital value etc etc etc" is one argument

"bitcoin as a store of digital value, intermediated by the managerial and investing acumen of Michael Saylor" is a whole other one
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
ooooof – Adams was (at least) Hochul's third choice running mate
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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nationalsliker.bsky.social
Unbelievable
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
yet again noting that “The Right Stuff” was taken from test pilots but intended as an ironic reference to their idea that being good at one thing (flying planes) meant they would be good at other things (drunk driving)
resnikoff.bsky.social Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2h
Guys like Bezos think that because they made a lot of money doing one specific thing, that makes them brilliant at everything. And then when it turns out they don't know the first thing about, say, newspaper publishing, they get bored and task an underling with stripping the place for parts.
resnikoff.bsky.social Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2h
If the plan was just to put WaPo to work for Bezos's other business interests, I'm pretty sure they could have done that in a less shambolic fashion. So while Bezos's attempts to cozy up to the regime are for sure part of the problem, don't discount his hubris, myopia, and petulance.
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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benmathislilley.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
Intellectually and systemically I understand why they are not, but a part of me just viscerally does not understand why current plutocrats *for their own self-interest* refuse to build durable institutions that serve the public good
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
Mass sociogenic illness transmitted through electronic waves directly into the skulls of victims causing often irreperable harm?

But folks enough about NFL fandom
benmathislilley.bsky.social Ben Mathis-Lilley @benmathislilley.bsky.social · 15h
Havana Syndrome is also real
alexkirshner.com Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 15h
You guys are no fun at all about this. Live a little. If we're gonna have a disinformation society we have to enjoy it once or twice a year
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
what if management doesn't want decent questions from prepared analysts?
February 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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unlox.bsky.social
when your public moment of vulnerability undergoes memetic semantic degradation
haha bad bunny looks so DONE amirite
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
Goldman Sachs' general counsel: "Am totally tricked out by Uncle Jeffrey today!"

Goldman Sachs flak: this was a normal professional services relationship

www.ft.com/content/1fdb...
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
Trump: we're banning institutional investors owning homes and renting them out

also Trump: "Trump homes" will be owned by institutional investors and rented out
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d
Truly in “throw it at the wall and see what sticks” territory here.
By Patrick Clark and Sridhar Natarajan 02/03/2026 10:14:54 [BN] (Bloomberg) -- Builders are working on a plan for a massive program to develop "Trump Homes" that would address the US affordability crisis while allowing private capital to deploy many billions of dollars. Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. are among the firms that have worked on the proposal, which calls for builders to sell entry-level homes into a pathway-to-ownership program funded by private investors, according to people familiar with the plan. Under one iteration of the plan, the investors would rent out the homes to tenants, whose monthly payments would, after three years, be counted toward a down payment if they wished to purchase the home. Such a program would be complicated to implement, one of the people said, and it's possible that it won't gain enough support to move forward. Even so, it demonstrates builders' desire to gain the favor - or at a minimum, avoid the ire - of an unusually transactional White House. The size of the program would ultimately depend on how many builders decide to participate, though a person involved in the plan said that builders have discussed aiming for as many as 1 million homes. At that number, the program would likely deliver more than $250 billion worth of housing. The administration is not actively considering the plan, a White House official said, speaking on condition of anonymity,
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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ljkawa.bsky.social
love it when the feed comes together
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
recalling a in-hindsight-additionally-cursed storyline from the aughts
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
online leftists: we need ordinary people in the streets!

*grandparents in gore-tex and sensible shoes get tear gassed in subzero weather in front of a elementary school*

online leftists: no not like that
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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katie0martin.ft.com
exactly. this is not difficult.

as.ft.com/r/58ed1b23-d...
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
Gil Faison and George St. Geegland never cook
maxread.info Max Read @maxread.info · 2d
need to defend tooze here--all evidence suggests he is NOT a "treatler" but rather "upper west side guy who has never actually grocery shopped in his entire life," a well established NYC archetype which predates doordash by decades
surcomplicated.bsky.social Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 2d
Treatler-Stalinism is a real ideology and an actual, tenured crackpot historian (who used to be a quite good historian) is a true believer in it.

We live in some goddamn interesting times.
February 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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ljkawa.bsky.social
Sam Altman: I DUMPED JENSEN HE DIDN’T DUMP ME!!!

OpenAI reportedly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips, unhappy with inference performance
sherwood.news/markets/open...

#$NVDA
OpenAI reportedly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips, unhappy with inference performance
Per Reuters, the specific shortcoming OpenAI sees in Nvidia’s offering involves inference, or the “thinking” being done by AI models.
sherwood.news
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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sayambular.bsky.social
permabanned from the karaoke bar for doing Koyanisqaatsi 3 nights in a row
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
fabrizio romano voice

*turning point usa super bowl halftime show here we go*
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2d
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:

Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
for those keeping track, we're at "Long Island fireman polarized against Trump" levels of thermostatic popular opinion
levin.bsky.social Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 2d
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
Press statement From Islip Forward: At approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning, federal agents were documented using infrastructure located on the property of the Central Islip Fire Department Station 2, at 110 Wheeler Road-without prior authorization to be on or use that space. When a volunteer with Islip Forward approached to document the activity, federal agents threatened the volunteer with arrest for alleged trespassing, despite the agents themselves operating in an area where no prior permission had been granted. Immediately following this interaction, the Central Islip Fire Department took swift action to protect its property and the public. Temporary restrictions were implemented, including closing the gate to the area being used and preventing external access. The use of municipal fire department property for federal enforcement activity—without authorization-and the subsequent threat directed at a community volunteer raise serious concerns about transparency, overreach, and respect for local institutions. We are deeply grateful to the volunteer firefighters of the Central Islip Fire Department for their decisive and responsible response.
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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bendwalsh.bsky.social
unironically the take I want on marie gluesenkamp perez is simply a review of her auto shop by the longest-tenured mod on the Kei trucks subreddit
maxread.info Max Read @maxread.info · 23d
publishing james pogue on marie glusenkamp perez in january 2026 should result in a fine and multi-week suspension
January 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
China – not the US or Europe – is now setting global consumer safety standards sherwood.news/tech/china-o...
China outlaws door handles Tesla is famous for
China’s policy will require car doors to have a mechanical release from the outside....
sherwood.news
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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themlg.bsky.social
Double Pivot literally quoted in the Times for coining “meat wall.” What a time to be alive.
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM
bendwalsh.bsky.social
Imagine, an NBA uniform with “ORE-IDA” written across the back
kimischilling.bsky.social Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 3d
There’s an NBA-caliber player on BYU whose great grandfather invented tater tots?
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM