Disappointed Optimist
@disappoptimism.bsky.social
I’m that guy that looks just like this that did that tweet that made you laugh that one time. UK based.
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This is my thread of threads - the stories & tales I tell in one place for the Bluesky:
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
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(Reuters) - Amazon appears to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for this morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
Amazon appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
(Reuters) - Amazon appears to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for this morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
Say the quote with a German accent. Imagine you are standing in front of a busy courtroom at Nuremberg.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Say the quote with a German accent. Imagine you are standing in front of a busy courtroom at Nuremberg.
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
You’re not going to like this after the first 5 Minutes
Something you can say during sex and at the Melania movie.
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
You’re not going to like this after the first 5 Minutes
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Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
I see once again the face eating leopards party are surprised the leopards are eating their faces
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I see once again the face eating leopards party are surprised the leopards are eating their faces
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liz truss has now been a podcaster for longer than she was prime minister
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
liz truss has now been a podcaster for longer than she was prime minister
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In 2019 my Upskirting Bill passed, making it an offence to record underneath a person's clothes without consent.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
In 2019 my Upskirting Bill passed, making it an offence to record underneath a person's clothes without consent.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
Unfortunately, by the time we legislate against one form of technologically-facilitated abuse, another emerges, like AI & deepfakes.
We need a proactive approach to tackle this head on.
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Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, is sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes from the Unification Church. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...
Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes
A lower court on Wednesday sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes from the Unification Church but acquitted her of separate charges on stock price manipulation and illegal political funding.
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, is sentenced to 20 months in prison for accepting bribes from the Unification Church. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...
If ever you want a mark for a con:
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
I would say this findings shows women are more AI literate than men, because the majority of non-magical beings have no innate ability to "judge truthfulness"
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If ever you want a mark for a con:
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
You start by finding a confident rich person & tell them they are right.
And you know what is a key attribute of AI models?
They tell the user they are right
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The Claudia Wickerman (1973)
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The Claudia Wickerman (1973)
Anyone else sometimes forget they are wearing EarPods & have now just assumed their life has a cool as fuck soundtrack instead?
January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Anyone else sometimes forget they are wearing EarPods & have now just assumed their life has a cool as fuck soundtrack instead?
Just a kid, enjoying himself, no screen time at all
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Just a kid, enjoying himself, no screen time at all
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HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?
Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
I still remember when Goodwin ate his own book & everyone thought what a jolly fellow he was & how he didn’t take himself too seriously.
January 27, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I still remember when Goodwin ate his own book & everyone thought what a jolly fellow he was & how he didn’t take himself too seriously.
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You should read everything @adamserwer.bsky.social writes, but this one really stands out. He's given a gift link below.
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
You should read everything @adamserwer.bsky.social writes, but this one really stands out. He's given a gift link below.
How sweet. Belief that the system works somehow.
My statement after speaking with President Trump this afternoon:
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
How sweet. Belief that the system works somehow.
Month 18 of this being said and still no enterprise has ascended to God status due to AI.
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief www.ft.com/content/c309...
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief
Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful technology in years to come
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Month 18 of this being said and still no enterprise has ascended to God status due to AI.
The horseshoe is a bit like Schrödingers cat in a box in the fact it doesn’t exist until you witness it
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The horseshoe is a bit like Schrödingers cat in a box in the fact it doesn’t exist until you witness it
You live long enough; someone, somewhere does the literal meme
A double award winner here.
A gold medal in the, I didn't think the face eating leopard would eat my face; and
A silver medal in the Darwin Awards.
A gold medal in the, I didn't think the face eating leopard would eat my face; and
A silver medal in the Darwin Awards.
January 27, 2026 at 11:21 AM
You live long enough; someone, somewhere does the literal meme
I see Japan has Liz Trussed itself
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I see Japan has Liz Trussed itself
You can kinda respect conspiracy theorist mindsets at times
Something jarring about seeing Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson on the same speech program.
This is for a Saudi Real Estate conference starting tomorrow.
This is for a Saudi Real Estate conference starting tomorrow.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
You can kinda respect conspiracy theorist mindsets at times