Brian Gawalt
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i stole someone else's bit to blog this as "facebook nazgul" brian.gawalt.com/blog/faceboo...
Facebook Nazgûl
Facebook's access controls are a classically ironic deal with the devil.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
i stole someone else's bit to blog this as "facebook nazgul" brian.gawalt.com/blog/faceboo...
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This is a picture showing that the majority party can set the agenda in the chamber that it controls
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
This is a picture showing that the majority party can set the agenda in the chamber that it controls
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Anyone else remember this
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Anyone else remember this
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Realizing how much of the wellness industry is marketing cattle derived products is a real They Live sunglasses moment
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social has me fully collagen blackpilled - it’s Big Beef B2B marketing useless meat garbage to companies selling it as “protein” to people desperate for shortcuts to Gains and Youth www.shesabeast.co/collagen-sit...
Collagen sits on a throne of lies
Or, how the supplement industry took meat garbage and turned it into a 9-billion-dollar business.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Realizing how much of the wellness industry is marketing cattle derived products is a real They Live sunglasses moment
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Affordability is a major concern among voters in practice. But is it a major concern in theory?
In which I dive into the vibecession debates, explore why people are pissed, and get ahead of the incoming pushback on affordability as an economic priority. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...
In which I dive into the vibecession debates, explore why people are pissed, and get ahead of the incoming pushback on affordability as an economic priority. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...
Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic Problems
There are many ways inflation makes people worse off even when real incomes recover, especially for essentials.
newsletter.mikekonczal.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Affordability is a major concern among voters in practice. But is it a major concern in theory?
In which I dive into the vibecession debates, explore why people are pissed, and get ahead of the incoming pushback on affordability as an economic priority. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...
In which I dive into the vibecession debates, explore why people are pissed, and get ahead of the incoming pushback on affordability as an economic priority. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...
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There's this guy, he's the most famous clown in the world, called the Great Pagliacci, right? So: the Great Pagliacci goes to the doctor one day.
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The Clown Joke
Indignity Vol. 6, No. 13
indignity.net
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
There's this guy, he's the most famous clown in the world, called the Great Pagliacci, right? So: the Great Pagliacci goes to the doctor one day.
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coding assistance lets you fast-track important projects that improve your life, such as reformatting every single site you read into the old vbulletin 3.x default template
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
coding assistance lets you fast-track important projects that improve your life, such as reformatting every single site you read into the old vbulletin 3.x default template
"you're not looking for a cook," said like that, alone to a dog, is 360 degrees perfect
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
"you're not looking for a cook," said like that, alone to a dog, is 360 degrees perfect
I get different numbers from you and kelly:
Given:
P(Inc | ~Neg) = 0.001
P(Inc | Neg) = 0.9
P(Neg) = 0.01
Bayes:
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / P(Inc)
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / [P(Inc | Neg) + P(Inc | ~Neg)]
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.9 * 0.01 / (0.9 + 0.001)
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.00999 ~= 1%
Given:
P(Inc | ~Neg) = 0.001
P(Inc | Neg) = 0.9
P(Neg) = 0.01
Bayes:
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / P(Inc)
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / [P(Inc | Neg) + P(Inc | ~Neg)]
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.9 * 0.01 / (0.9 + 0.001)
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.00999 ~= 1%
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I get different numbers from you and kelly:
Given:
P(Inc | ~Neg) = 0.001
P(Inc | Neg) = 0.9
P(Neg) = 0.01
Bayes:
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / P(Inc)
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / [P(Inc | Neg) + P(Inc | ~Neg)]
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.9 * 0.01 / (0.9 + 0.001)
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.00999 ~= 1%
Given:
P(Inc | ~Neg) = 0.001
P(Inc | Neg) = 0.9
P(Neg) = 0.01
Bayes:
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / P(Inc)
P(Neg | Inc) = P(Inc | Neg) P(Neg) / [P(Inc | Neg) + P(Inc | ~Neg)]
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.9 * 0.01 / (0.9 + 0.001)
P(Neg | Inc) = 0.00999 ~= 1%
My kindergartner made me a Valentine while I was cooking dinner
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
My kindergartner made me a Valentine while I was cooking dinner
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I get half a dozen a month and I'm not anyone's idea of high profile on here
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I get half a dozen a month and I'm not anyone's idea of high profile on here
it's the "the fed moves last" component that's noising up the place
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
it's the "the fed moves last" component that's noising up the place
Friendship ended with BLONDE BRAID LADY. Now PURPLE BRAID LADY is my best friend
early elementary school report: kpop demon hunters has at last dethroned elsa as the costume of choice for little girls
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
you can tell by how it broke frozen elsa's monopoly on early childhood halloween costumes: kpop demon hunters
What 2020s movie has the greatest cultural footprint?
Note: This is not necessarily about box office, Oscars, critical acclaim, though all of those can count. It's more... pieces of it have so completely permeated our cultural groundwater that it will always be there.
Note: This is not necessarily about box office, Oscars, critical acclaim, though all of those can count. It's more... pieces of it have so completely permeated our cultural groundwater that it will always be there.
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
you can tell by how it broke frozen elsa's monopoly on early childhood halloween costumes: kpop demon hunters
Bad Bunny show good. Repeal the Jones Act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Bad Bunny show good. Repeal the Jones Act.
Ok you can hear it too much
February 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Ok you can hear it too much
Yup you can hear that flyover from old mountain view
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Yup you can hear that flyover from old mountain view
reposting this the same exact way facebook users do "can this disabled veteran get 10k likes on their birthday" ai posts
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
reposting this the same exact way facebook users do "can this disabled veteran get 10k likes on their birthday" ai posts
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This cartoon has been rejected so much by so many magazines
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This cartoon has been rejected so much by so many magazines
![from the tweet attached to the linked bsky post:
im_a_dog: im driving, can any one tell me who is winning
im_a_dog: on interstate
knightdump: wtf re you trying to play poker while driving???
Dealer: Dealt to board [ Jh Qh Ad ] im_a_dog: cant see small screen
toots49: you have no business driving and playing
im_a_dog: i have airbag if i wreck. its safe
toots49: what about the other people you might hurt or kill?
im_a_dog: not much traffic out here. its night
knightdump: omg
Dealer: Dealt to board [ 9s Kd 8h ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:43nhmzgiugf65gwskj3kpfj5/bafkreigtdqe7jsmaextjhgtk5fyzrl24aoy7a5trsjuc7l3d2ing4dv3qa@jpeg)
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that attention to detail is part of the reason why he is ALSO a damn fine director -- and the director of many people's choice for best Sopranos episode ever ("Pine Barrens")
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 PM
that attention to detail is part of the reason why he is ALSO a damn fine director -- and the director of many people's choice for best Sopranos episode ever ("Pine Barrens")
sooner than you think: Steve Young took every precaution and it still happened
February 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
sooner than you think: Steve Young took every precaution and it still happened