Johnathan Lemay
@fankuan.bsky.social
Science, tech, games, politics, etc
This is a great read, very insightful
Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question:
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
Why chasing twitter's approval doesn't work
The opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want.
loadbearingtomato.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
This is a great read, very insightful
John Roberts' hand in the destruction of the American experiment cannot be overstated. Alongside McConnell and Trump, villains of a level difficult to encompass with words.
I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
John Roberts' hand in the destruction of the American experiment cannot be overstated. Alongside McConnell and Trump, villains of a level difficult to encompass with words.
We are being ruled by stark raving lunatics
I called up one of the White House's "special government employees" involved in the Fulton County FBI raid.
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We are being ruled by stark raving lunatics
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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
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i liked the levis ad that was just butts
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
i liked the levis ad that was just butts
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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can't say which i find more appalling, remnick handing him a "fair enough" on the left and right being equally antisemitic or saying there was "no immigration policy" under dems. either way, super embarrassing for remnick to get steamrolled this hard by the right's pre-eminent midwit
In an interview with David Remnick, Ben Shapiro discusses his break with figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement
In an interview with David Remnick, Ben Shapiro discusses his break with figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him.
www.newyorker.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
can't say which i find more appalling, remnick handing him a "fair enough" on the left and right being equally antisemitic or saying there was "no immigration policy" under dems. either way, super embarrassing for remnick to get steamrolled this hard by the right's pre-eminent midwit
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
Mamdani is just phenomenal
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Mamdani is just phenomenal
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NEW: The Epstein files released last week includes hundreds of pages of docs that lays bare the behind-the-scenes chaos at the FBI early last year over the review of the files & questions on what should be redacted related to victims and public figures
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www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
NEW: The Epstein files released last week includes hundreds of pages of docs that lays bare the behind-the-scenes chaos at the FBI early last year over the review of the files & questions on what should be redacted related to victims and public figures
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www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Seeing these two headlines side-by-side is really something
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Seeing these two headlines side-by-side is really something
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If you want to help in the short term, you can Venmo/PayPal me (@kfoleyfl). We're going to the store later today to get them groceries for the next few weeks. I'm also working on figuring out what else they need. Things like gas, rent, and utilities. Whatever they need, we're not leaving them alone.
We found out that one of my percussion students had his dad taken by ICE two weeks ago and is being held in Georgia. I'm trying to pool together resources to help get the family some groceries and help with bills. Just need to figure out the best way to do that.
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If you want to help in the short term, you can Venmo/PayPal me (@kfoleyfl). We're going to the store later today to get them groceries for the next few weeks. I'm also working on figuring out what else they need. Things like gas, rent, and utilities. Whatever they need, we're not leaving them alone.
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idk guys i just think if your pathologically contrarian posting brain leads you to try and whitewash the pedophile sex trafficking cult you should have very bad things happen to you
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
idk guys i just think if your pathologically contrarian posting brain leads you to try and whitewash the pedophile sex trafficking cult you should have very bad things happen to you
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Leftists have this thing that purity outweighs practicality and that’s dumb. But liberals have this thing that we can’t demand better and just have to accept the suck. That’s stupid too.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Leftists have this thing that purity outweighs practicality and that’s dumb. But liberals have this thing that we can’t demand better and just have to accept the suck. That’s stupid too.
What a talent, and what a message
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
What a talent, and what a message
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quark names piss me off so bad. “up down top bottom charm strange” those are notttt adjectives to describe the building blocks of the universe, those are half-assed TTRPG attributes made by a terribly depressed homosexual
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
quark names piss me off so bad. “up down top bottom charm strange” those are notttt adjectives to describe the building blocks of the universe, those are half-assed TTRPG attributes made by a terribly depressed homosexual
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One local who was arrested while protesting at the site of Alex Pretti’s killing talked to The Verge about his harrowing experience in custody at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building and how the community is fighting back.
Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/87365...
Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/87365...
February 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
One local who was arrested while protesting at the site of Alex Pretti’s killing talked to The Verge about his harrowing experience in custody at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building and how the community is fighting back.
Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/87365...
Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/87365...
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
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somehow, dril returned
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
somehow, dril returned
Bluesky has an odd obsession with shooting itself in the foot
free dril
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Bluesky has an odd obsession with shooting itself in the foot
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Hes not an internet troll. Hes been doing almost daily activism as an on the ground observer and commuter (people who follow ICE to prevent kidnappings), giving daily updates and putting himself on the line. Which is far more than Ive ever seen 99% of armchair revos do on here.
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Hes not an internet troll. Hes been doing almost daily activism as an on the ground observer and commuter (people who follow ICE to prevent kidnappings), giving daily updates and putting himself on the line. Which is far more than Ive ever seen 99% of armchair revos do on here.
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Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
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the wapo bloodbath once again proves that our wealthy and powerful deserve neither their wealth or power
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
the wapo bloodbath once again proves that our wealthy and powerful deserve neither their wealth or power