davidpham5
@davidpham5.bsky.social
Self taught in many things. Slightly above average software engineer. Work for the local paper. Privacy and data protection is my racket. Studied history. Gen 1 American. 99.99.99hrs+ on FF7 on PS1. My new years' resolution is to eat more homemade carbs.
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davidpham5
@davidpham5.bsky.social
· Sep 25
We dream in the dark. Darkness everywhere we see. Blind to what is to come next. Fear and dread make our bed. Gentle heads slumber in the dead of night.
Do not wake me. I need to sleep deeply. I want to see what could be — dreams of democracy.
Do not wake me. I need to sleep deeply. I want to see what could be — dreams of democracy.
What a loser
My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
What a loser
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People of DC, more than two weeks into being totally iced in, now get news of measles spread—brought in by Right to Life marchers.
Looking for people exposed on the Metro, at DCA, at Children's Hospital, on Amtrak.
Gee, thanks, RFKJr et al.
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Looking for people exposed on the Metro, at DCA, at Children's Hospital, on Amtrak.
Gee, thanks, RFKJr et al.
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Health Officials Investigating Measles Exposures to DC Residents
(Washington, DC) - DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious. DC Health is informing people who were at t...
dchealth.dc.gov
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 AM
People of DC, more than two weeks into being totally iced in, now get news of measles spread—brought in by Right to Life marchers.
Looking for people exposed on the Metro, at DCA, at Children's Hospital, on Amtrak.
Gee, thanks, RFKJr et al.
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Looking for people exposed on the Metro, at DCA, at Children's Hospital, on Amtrak.
Gee, thanks, RFKJr et al.
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
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Whoa! Longtime conservative columnist, professional Dem hater, and spittle-flecked Obama/Biden critic Andrew McCarthy has a new piece in National Review ... absolutely taking Trump to task for corruption. Openly acknowledging it's far worse than anything Biden was even accused of.
The Sordid Story of Trump, the Trump–Witkoff Family Business, and the UAE | National Review
Even if crypto makes your head hurt, you’re going to be hearing a lot about this in the months to come.
www.nationalreview.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Whoa! Longtime conservative columnist, professional Dem hater, and spittle-flecked Obama/Biden critic Andrew McCarthy has a new piece in National Review ... absolutely taking Trump to task for corruption. Openly acknowledging it's far worse than anything Biden was even accused of.
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OMG. How have I missed this all this time?
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
OMG. How have I missed this all this time?
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Trump finally accepts ownership of the current economy.
In an interview with NBC, Trump says the U.S. is experiencing the Trump economy.
"I'd say we're there now," he says. "I'm very proud of it."
Trump is polling at near-historic lows because of his handling of the economy.
In an interview with NBC, Trump says the U.S. is experiencing the Trump economy.
"I'd say we're there now," he says. "I'm very proud of it."
Trump is polling at near-historic lows because of his handling of the economy.
February 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Trump finally accepts ownership of the current economy.
In an interview with NBC, Trump says the U.S. is experiencing the Trump economy.
"I'd say we're there now," he says. "I'm very proud of it."
Trump is polling at near-historic lows because of his handling of the economy.
In an interview with NBC, Trump says the U.S. is experiencing the Trump economy.
"I'd say we're there now," he says. "I'm very proud of it."
Trump is polling at near-historic lows because of his handling of the economy.
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If you’re into books written by people instead of assembled by AI slop, I just finished this one, which is about a Black guy who quits the CIA to train Black freedom fighters in Chicago, and I can’t stop thinking about it.
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
If you’re into books written by people instead of assembled by AI slop, I just finished this one, which is about a Black guy who quits the CIA to train Black freedom fighters in Chicago, and I can’t stop thinking about it.
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David Remnick on the destruction of the WaPo: "I feel like someone forced to watch an arsonist torch the house he grew up in."
www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight
The dismantling of the Washington Post is a choice, not a necessity, and the blame lies with Jeff Bezos.
www.newyorker.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
David Remnick on the destruction of the WaPo: "I feel like someone forced to watch an arsonist torch the house he grew up in."
www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
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February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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This is a wonderful piece of reportage and data-illustration by @jacobbogage.bsky.social in battered WaPo.
-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...
-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...
-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
February 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is a wonderful piece of reportage and data-illustration by @jacobbogage.bsky.social in battered WaPo.
-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...
-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...
-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
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NYT: Howard Lutnick, Trump's billionaire commerce secretary, interacted with Jeffrey Epstein regularly over at least 13 years while they lived next door to one another on Manhattan's Upper East Side, records released by the Justice Department show.
Files Detail Epstein’s Dealings With Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
NYT: Howard Lutnick, Trump's billionaire commerce secretary, interacted with Jeffrey Epstein regularly over at least 13 years while they lived next door to one another on Manhattan's Upper East Side, records released by the Justice Department show.
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Good for them.
NBC's Olympics coverage this morning had recruiting ads from Bovino's CBP.
NBC's Olympics coverage this morning had recruiting ads from Bovino's CBP.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Good for them.
NBC's Olympics coverage this morning had recruiting ads from Bovino's CBP.
NBC's Olympics coverage this morning had recruiting ads from Bovino's CBP.
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More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives
Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.
www.axios.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
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MAGA saw a Black man become president and decided they’d rather burn it all down than let it ever happen again.
There was nothing racist about Obama, he was simply Black.
Meanwhile their guy posts videos of the Obamas as monkeys during Black History Month.
There was nothing racist about Obama, he was simply Black.
Meanwhile their guy posts videos of the Obamas as monkeys during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
MAGA saw a Black man become president and decided they’d rather burn it all down than let it ever happen again.
There was nothing racist about Obama, he was simply Black.
Meanwhile their guy posts videos of the Obamas as monkeys during Black History Month.
There was nothing racist about Obama, he was simply Black.
Meanwhile their guy posts videos of the Obamas as monkeys during Black History Month.
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Hot startups being acquired by Big Tech isn’t new. The Instagram and YouTube acquisitions come to mind as hot startups that sold versus going solo.
What is new is that this is happening at the individual co-founder and employee level. Individuals are being headhunted like free agents in sports.
What is new is that this is happening at the individual co-founder and employee level. Individuals are being headhunted like free agents in sports.
Loyalty Is Dead in Silicon Valley
Founders used to be wedded to their companies. Now, anyone can be lured away for the right price.
www.wired.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Hot startups being acquired by Big Tech isn’t new. The Instagram and YouTube acquisitions come to mind as hot startups that sold versus going solo.
What is new is that this is happening at the individual co-founder and employee level. Individuals are being headhunted like free agents in sports.
What is new is that this is happening at the individual co-founder and employee level. Individuals are being headhunted like free agents in sports.
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I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
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We Didn’t Ask for This Internet.
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
We Didn’t Ask for This Internet.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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The Super Bowl in Silicon Valley "is tech billionaires who got picked last in gym class paying $50,000 to pretend they’re friends with the guys who got picked first in gym class." Ken Belson @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...
A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The Super Bowl in Silicon Valley "is tech billionaires who got picked last in gym class paying $50,000 to pretend they’re friends with the guys who got picked first in gym class." Ken Belson @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...
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And btw
Trump carried this district by 13 points. (But this is not a flip; the seat was held by a Democrat.)
Trump carried this district by 13 points. (But this is not a flip; the seat was held by a Democrat.)
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 AM
And btw
Trump carried this district by 13 points. (But this is not a flip; the seat was held by a Democrat.)
Trump carried this district by 13 points. (But this is not a flip; the seat was held by a Democrat.)
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
If there's ever been a time to NOT be incrementalist, this is it. The most political capital you're gonna have is right now. And we got Gestapo death squads in MSP and TB spreading through concentration camps in Texas. If you can't find a win there, get out of politics. The Epstein Class, baby
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Whew, this new ending to the updated story
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
Reading @masnick.com resonate computing piece.
And thinking about those 300 journalists laid off at the Washington Post, what if journalists own their work in the form of Personal Data Store?
What if legacy news organizations adopted and really integrated at-protocol infrastructure?
And thinking about those 300 journalists laid off at the Washington Post, what if journalists own their work in the form of Personal Data Store?
What if legacy news organizations adopted and really integrated at-protocol infrastructure?
ATproto: The Enshittification Killswitch That Enables Resonant Computing
Disclosure: I’m on the board of Bluesky, which was inspired by my “Protocols, Not Platforms” paper. But this post isn’t about Bluesky the app. It’s about the underlyin…
www.techdirt.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Reading @masnick.com resonate computing piece.
And thinking about those 300 journalists laid off at the Washington Post, what if journalists own their work in the form of Personal Data Store?
What if legacy news organizations adopted and really integrated at-protocol infrastructure?
And thinking about those 300 journalists laid off at the Washington Post, what if journalists own their work in the form of Personal Data Store?
What if legacy news organizations adopted and really integrated at-protocol infrastructure?
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Renee Good's widow shared this statement with us today. It's absolutely heart-wrenching. 💔
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Renee Good's widow shared this statement with us today. It's absolutely heart-wrenching. 💔