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
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In 2018, after Musk infamously claimed that he had the funding to take Tesla private, his PR consultant went to Jeffrey Epstein for help convincing the Saudis to put up the cash he didn't actually have. Epstein also strategized on press coverage of Musk and recommended names for Tesla's board.
Jeffrey Epstein Advised an Elon Musk Associate on Taking Tesla Private
The financier recommended adding Margaret Thatcher to Tesla’s board, even though she had been dead for five years.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
In 2018, after Musk infamously claimed that he had the funding to take Tesla private, his PR consultant went to Jeffrey Epstein for help convincing the Saudis to put up the cash he didn't actually have. Epstein also strategized on press coverage of Musk and recommended names for Tesla's board.
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Declining HR meeting request and replying with link to Dow Jones Industrial Average
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Declining HR meeting request and replying with link to Dow Jones Industrial Average
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One of you is ready to live mas
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
One of you is ready to live mas
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fucken uh still suitin desert style walking without rhythm? Fucken worm riding in the deep desert…maybe..maybe become god?
i’m thinkin me, kwisatz haderach, you my stilgar? i need you on this tho baby bro may thy knife chip and shatter
i’m thinkin me, kwisatz haderach, you my stilgar? i need you on this tho baby bro may thy knife chip and shatter
November 30, 2024 at 8:09 AM
fucken uh still suitin desert style walking without rhythm? Fucken worm riding in the deep desert…maybe..maybe become god?
i’m thinkin me, kwisatz haderach, you my stilgar? i need you on this tho baby bro may thy knife chip and shatter
i’m thinkin me, kwisatz haderach, you my stilgar? i need you on this tho baby bro may thy knife chip and shatter
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concerning
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
concerning
im surprised to not see MGP on this list
FoxNews reporting the crosses were Massie (KY), Fitzpatrick (PA), Newhouse (WA), Kiley (CA), Hurd (CO), and Bacon (NE) on the R side, and Golden (ME) on the D side
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
im surprised to not see MGP on this list
New Outer Gloom EP rips
OUTER GLOOM
open.spotify.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
New Outer Gloom EP rips
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*Breaking* The date by which every single pardoned J6er will be in jail for committing a different crime has been moved up from Feb. 4, 2028 to Nov. 16, 2027
Andrew Paul Johnson, who I wrote about in November, was found guilty of five charges.
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
*Breaking* The date by which every single pardoned J6er will be in jail for committing a different crime has been moved up from Feb. 4, 2028 to Nov. 16, 2027
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
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