bob barker 🍸
@insortediaboli.bsky.social
Metal dude in a metal mood
I code, I lift, I make small shrubs in small pots
I code, I lift, I make small shrubs in small pots
It did not
US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT SAYS U.S. GROWTH MAY HAVE REACHED 3% FOR 2025 – FOX NEWS
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It did not
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“US government to issue Scrip” is a fuckin wild turn of history
Fuck it hand the troops Monopoly money atp lmaooo
February 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
“US government to issue Scrip” is a fuckin wild turn of history
Yep, if a company now only needs 20% of their devs to do what they can do now, what happens to the economy
do think people are not broadly making the connection yet that the software stuff means that anything theoretically automatable with software can now be automated MUCH more cheaply/easily. Like it's not "what will 'AI' do" but "what will reducing the marginal cost of custom software to ~zero do"
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Yep, if a company now only needs 20% of their devs to do what they can do now, what happens to the economy
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Read the thread, and: we in tech have been bad about identifying ourselves as and with labor, as opposed to temporarily embarrassed startup entrepreneurs.
I will admit I'm hot-headed about tech worker issues, so I'l try to be more even-handed in articulating this: Think of the genuine, real grief we feel because of the decimation our good, valued friends in journalism have been enduring over recent years. We know they're victims of heartless tycoons.
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Read the thread, and: we in tech have been bad about identifying ourselves as and with labor, as opposed to temporarily embarrassed startup entrepreneurs.
Because the party has told them to not do that
It is a little wild that you aren’t seeing More elected officials putting their bodies on the line, risking arrest, you’d think this would be the perfect time for it even if all you were worried about was fundraising and keeping your job
But seriously so many people in this state are looking around and seeing people in powerful roles doing nothing, or capitulating, so much, fuck it, I’ll do it myself energy out there.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Because the party has told them to not do that
I want a bad reputation to precede me
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I want a bad reputation to precede me
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Seeing this insane ICE violence in Saint Paul, and I’m wondering where Betty McCollum is. Just the most absent congressperson of all time. Hardly any communication about what’s happening to her constituent. Not built for the moment.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Seeing this insane ICE violence in Saint Paul, and I’m wondering where Betty McCollum is. Just the most absent congressperson of all time. Hardly any communication about what’s happening to her constituent. Not built for the moment.
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And yes, the agents were driving a vehicle that had an "Uber" light in the front windshield:
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
And yes, the agents were driving a vehicle that had an "Uber" light in the front windshield:
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wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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There is a divergence on here of people who understand the actual applications, and the hype merchants. People believe the hype merchants far far far more (on both sides of the argument) than the actual ability of these things
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
There is a divergence on here of people who understand the actual applications, and the hype merchants. People believe the hype merchants far far far more (on both sides of the argument) than the actual ability of these things
Fuck this view of cops, touching a person isn’t fucking assault
Gagne says intentionally touching McGuirk is assault no matter how lightly Haxhiaj touched her. He says it doesn't matter whether McGuirk was hurt.
He says Haxhiaj intentionally touched McGuirk. He says McGuirk didn't consent to Haxhiaj touching her.
He says Haxhiaj intentionally touched McGuirk. He says McGuirk didn't consent to Haxhiaj touching her.
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Fuck this view of cops, touching a person isn’t fucking assault
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If you have a few extra bucks to help Minnesota, they still need support
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
If you have a few extra bucks to help Minnesota, they still need support
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*US PAYROLLS 2025 AVG MONTHLY CHANGE REVISED TO +15K FROM +49K
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Whoops!
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Occupy Democrats is a fake news/clickbait operation run by twin Floridian brothers who've also run a fraudulent enterprise that was shut down by the federal government. And no I don't mean the Krassensteins. It's a different set of guys
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Occupy Democrats is a fake news/clickbait operation run by twin Floridian brothers who've also run a fraudulent enterprise that was shut down by the federal government. And no I don't mean the Krassensteins. It's a different set of guys
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This is El Paso, where the airspace has been shut down without explanation for ten days btw
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This is El Paso, where the airspace has been shut down without explanation for ten days btw
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What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
I hate this defense and I hate that the press just lets it happen
CNBC: How unusual is it for a senator to not know what's happening when the FAA shuts down airspace for a major airport for 10 days?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's not really my lane right now. It's just not something I'm dealing with. We got so many things we're working on around the world, like Iran
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's not really my lane right now. It's just not something I'm dealing with. We got so many things we're working on around the world, like Iran
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I hate this defense and I hate that the press just lets it happen
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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This lives in my head rent free, it just pops up out of nowhere randomly
May 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This lives in my head rent free, it just pops up out of nowhere randomly
Boss Ross proving again he’s the world most gullible golden retriever
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Right now, “left-wing discourse on A.I. feels like a collection of irritable mental gestures in search of a consistent theme,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Right now, “left-wing discourse on A.I. feels like a collection of irritable mental gestures in search of a consistent theme,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Opinion | The Left Needs a Sharper A.I. Politics
The future may put progressive theories of work and human nature to the test.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Boss Ross proving again he’s the world most gullible golden retriever
Oh no heavens to Betsy
US House Speaker Johnson: Democrats' warrant demand would cause delays
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Oh no heavens to Betsy
So we are definitely about to drone Mexico
The FAA has issued a separate security NOTAM for Santa Teresa, New Mexico, banning all flight operations in the affected area for the same time window and altitude limits as the El Paso airspace closure, citing “special security reasons.”
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
So we are definitely about to drone Mexico
Oh yeah all those coal fired battleships and tanks and steam locomotives
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Oh yeah all those coal fired battleships and tanks and steam locomotives