Bob Starr
@bobstarr.xyz
Gen X nerd from 🇨🇦 • Twitter to Mastodon to Threads to Bluesky transplant • Here to share commentary and stuff I find online.
"According to the suit, purchasers of the bonds then suffered "significant losses and damages" after media reported on a later $38 billion debt offer in October 2025, which then sent the price of the bonds lower."
Ha! Get rekt, Ellison.
Ha! Get rekt, Ellison.
Oracle sued by bondholders over growing debt for AI buildout
Bondholders claim Oracle concealed how much debt it would need during bond sale
www.datacenterdynamics.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
"According to the suit, purchasers of the bonds then suffered "significant losses and damages" after media reported on a later $38 billion debt offer in October 2025, which then sent the price of the bonds lower."
Ha! Get rekt, Ellison.
Ha! Get rekt, Ellison.
This never stops @jcsalterego.bsky.social from acting like he owns the place.
i do not work at bluesky
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
This never stops @jcsalterego.bsky.social from acting like he owns the place.
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hell yes the followup:
January 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
hell yes the followup:
News networks spend so much time covering politics they miss stuff like this constantly. Good for Chris to call it out but this practice has been going on for years.
McDonald's is so good at it now they know when people get paid and bump the prices a few cents on that day.
McDonald's is so good at it now they know when people get paid and bump the prices a few cents on that day.
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
News networks spend so much time covering politics they miss stuff like this constantly. Good for Chris to call it out but this practice has been going on for years.
McDonald's is so good at it now they know when people get paid and bump the prices a few cents on that day.
McDonald's is so good at it now they know when people get paid and bump the prices a few cents on that day.
Timeline cleanse of this glorious chicken which looks like a page from colouring book. Where are my crayons!?
January 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Timeline cleanse of this glorious chicken which looks like a page from colouring book. Where are my crayons!?
Further to my last post/point...
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Further to my last post/point...
I won't condone physical assault but verbal assault, on ICE dorks... fantastic.
Here it is... your moment of zen... (sound up)
"ICE AGENTS VERBALLY ASSAULTED AT MN RESTAURANT"
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I won't condone physical assault but verbal assault, on ICE dorks... fantastic.
I came across this interview with Kevin Rose about the revival of his old site (which came out of a closed beta yesterday). His views on the state of social media and what the new Digg can be are worth a watch.
Digg's founder on making social media more human again | Terms of Service
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I came across this interview with Kevin Rose about the revival of his old site (which came out of a closed beta yesterday). His views on the state of social media and what the new Digg can be are worth a watch.
At this point X's Grok, or any LLM really, would be a better news editor than Weiss.
I can guarantee you an increase in CBS rating if you let me launch just one show: "Randomly Selected Members of the Audience Kick Tony Dokoupil in the Nuts"
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
At this point X's Grok, or any LLM really, would be a better news editor than Weiss.
This is a very hard truth to wrap your head around but also what needs to happen to resist spreading fascism.
Spitting bars. No notes.
Hey white folks, listen up.
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
This is a very hard truth to wrap your head around but also what needs to happen to resist spreading fascism.
This is an amazing project and I have my fingers crossed it doesn't get shut down.
Want Your MTV? A Rogue Site Is Bringing Back the Videos. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a...
Want Your MTV? A Rogue Site Is Bringing Back the Videos.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
This is an amazing project and I have my fingers crossed it doesn't get shut down.
I don't use this talking point a lot but simply because the contrast is so extreme, here I go... Imagine if Obama had done this.
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 14, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I don't use this talking point a lot but simply because the contrast is so extreme, here I go... Imagine if Obama had done this.
Countdown until the Fox News hit piece...
Corporate self-promotion or not, this is a very moving description of what seems like a genuine act of inclusion. Click through for the list of new features that help give Autistic Barbie her identity.
We’re proud to partner with Mattel to help create the first-ever autistic Barbie! Autism looks lots of different ways - we're glad to have the chance to represent some of them, and to highlight some of those that are underrepresented in toys.
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Countdown until the Fox News hit piece...
One of the most inspired casting decisions happened when Werner Herzog made a cameo on Parks and Rec. Pure cinema.
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
One of the most inspired casting decisions happened when Werner Herzog made a cameo on Parks and Rec. Pure cinema.
Always take the opportunity to share a 10/10 movie analogy re: current events.
America currently being policed and governed by thousands of this guy
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Always take the opportunity to share a 10/10 movie analogy re: current events.
Yes, you should.
The Verge - with Patel, Jeong, Lopatto and many others - has been a reliable refuge of sanity and decency for a while now. You should subscribe.
Sometimes you just have to let @lopatto.bsky.social say it out loud www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Yes, you should.
I am once again asking Marvel to make Blade 4 with Wesley Snipes. Come on Feige, this is a no-brainer at this point.
Marvel Reportedly Shelves “Blade” Film
www.darkhorizons.com/marvel-repor...
www.darkhorizons.com/marvel-repor...
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I am once again asking Marvel to make Blade 4 with Wesley Snipes. Come on Feige, this is a no-brainer at this point.
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So are lawmakers going to do anything about the richest man on the planet running a CSAM factory
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
So are lawmakers going to do anything about the richest man on the planet running a CSAM factory
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Apple and Google have previously removed apps providing nudify services from their app stores.
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Apple and Google have previously removed apps providing nudify services from their app stores.
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
Timeline cleanse! Just look at those eyes! Admit it, your day has been improved.
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Timeline cleanse! Just look at those eyes! Admit it, your day has been improved.
I'm no fan of Disney live-action remakes but this is great casting.
Kathryn Hahn is reportedly in talks to play Mother Gothel in Disney's live-action #Tangled.
via Deadline - https://bit.ly/4qOYmkO
via Deadline - https://bit.ly/4qOYmkO
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I'm no fan of Disney live-action remakes but this is great casting.
Ha! Yes
replying “ai slop” to all my boss’s emails
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Ha! Yes
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X serves two purposes: deepfake porn & fascism. Whatever you think you are doing on X that is not deepfake porn or fascism, what you are actually doing is normalizing & monetizing deepfake porn & fascism.
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
X serves two purposes: deepfake porn & fascism. Whatever you think you are doing on X that is not deepfake porn or fascism, what you are actually doing is normalizing & monetizing deepfake porn & fascism.
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
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There are so many valid criticisms of bluesky and so many communities / groups still present on X but not a single one of any of these serves as even a 0.0000001% justification for continuing to create reasons for people to use THIS FUCKING THING as a COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM.
What the hell people.
What the hell people.
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
There are so many valid criticisms of bluesky and so many communities / groups still present on X but not a single one of any of these serves as even a 0.0000001% justification for continuing to create reasons for people to use THIS FUCKING THING as a COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM.
What the hell people.
What the hell people.