Jake Hamby
@jakehamby.bsky.social
aviation, Linux, retrocomputing, music, politics, Linux, RISC OS, art, philosophy, spirituality. he/him
"From: Steven Sinofsky
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012
…
Rumor is google is going to fire Andy Rubin, the phone guy."
Rubin left Google on October 31, 2014, presented as voluntary but later revealed that he was fired.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012
…
Rumor is google is going to fire Andy Rubin, the phone guy."
Rubin left Google on October 31, 2014, presented as voluntary but later revealed that he was fired.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"From: Steven Sinofsky
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012
…
Rumor is google is going to fire Andy Rubin, the phone guy."
Rubin left Google on October 31, 2014, presented as voluntary but later revealed that he was fired.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012
…
Rumor is google is going to fire Andy Rubin, the phone guy."
Rubin left Google on October 31, 2014, presented as voluntary but later revealed that he was fired.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
I nearly got run over this morning by a driver in an SUV who was turning right at a stop sign and looking left waiting for cars to pass and didn't look right to see me and my dog crossing in front of them just as the lane was clear. Fortunately, the back of my hand hit their hood and nothing else.
the fact that early-stage automated vehicles that still occasionally require remote operation assistance are like several orders of magnitude safer than the average American driver should be the real wakeup call here, not the idea that these vehicles still sometimes need remote operation assistance
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I nearly got run over this morning by a driver in an SUV who was turning right at a stop sign and looking left waiting for cars to pass and didn't look right to see me and my dog crossing in front of them just as the lane was clear. Fortunately, the back of my hand hit their hood and nothing else.
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the real wake up call is why aren't we probing:
1. why no interlock devices on all cars for any drunk driver for life
2. why no speed governor on all cars for everyone
3. why are giant pickup trucks still allowed to exist
1. why no interlock devices on all cars for any drunk driver for life
2. why no speed governor on all cars for everyone
3. why are giant pickup trucks still allowed to exist
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
the real wake up call is why aren't we probing:
1. why no interlock devices on all cars for any drunk driver for life
2. why no speed governor on all cars for everyone
3. why are giant pickup trucks still allowed to exist
1. why no interlock devices on all cars for any drunk driver for life
2. why no speed governor on all cars for everyone
3. why are giant pickup trucks still allowed to exist
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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something I think is a pretty huge looming problem is the normalization of Trump in the simple sense that there is a generation of voters that have grown up with politics being The Donald Trump Show
If:
-The loss in 2024 wasn't due to leftists abstaining
-There are a huge number of voters who weren't won over
Then:
The people who need to be won over aren't leftists
I don't think they're politically coherent; they want "normal" and believed people in their bubbles saying that Trump is normal
-The loss in 2024 wasn't due to leftists abstaining
-There are a huge number of voters who weren't won over
Then:
The people who need to be won over aren't leftists
I don't think they're politically coherent; they want "normal" and believed people in their bubbles saying that Trump is normal
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
something I think is a pretty huge looming problem is the normalization of Trump in the simple sense that there is a generation of voters that have grown up with politics being The Donald Trump Show
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We've normalized it all. We normalized kiddie rape with the Epstein Files. No one is being punished.
We're normalizing the Gestapo and concentration camps. We talk about bodycams for murderers and less money for kid prisons.
We re-elected the guy who did J6. 2009 is happening with crypto now.
We're normalizing the Gestapo and concentration camps. We talk about bodycams for murderers and less money for kid prisons.
We re-elected the guy who did J6. 2009 is happening with crypto now.
To recap the White House's official position, the racist video was posted erroneously by a staffer and they took it down, but even if it was posted on purpose, the outrage would have been fake because the post was fine and inspired by the Lion King
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We've normalized it all. We normalized kiddie rape with the Epstein Files. No one is being punished.
We're normalizing the Gestapo and concentration camps. We talk about bodycams for murderers and less money for kid prisons.
We re-elected the guy who did J6. 2009 is happening with crypto now.
We're normalizing the Gestapo and concentration camps. We talk about bodycams for murderers and less money for kid prisons.
We re-elected the guy who did J6. 2009 is happening with crypto now.
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Being senile doesn’t turn somebody who’s not racist into a racist, but don’t we know old folks? It makes them no longer give any fucks about expressing how they really feel.
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Being senile doesn’t turn somebody who’s not racist into a racist, but don’t we know old folks? It makes them no longer give any fucks about expressing how they really feel.
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I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
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You know a politician is thinking about running for president when they start making moves on foreign policy: AOC will be headed to the Munich Security Conference and will speak in Berlin with a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
You know a politician is thinking about running for president when they start making moves on foreign policy: AOC will be headed to the Munich Security Conference and will speak in Berlin with a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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Glad to see more reporting back up our story from this week. www.inc.com/sam-blum/mas...
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Glad to see more reporting back up our story from this week. www.inc.com/sam-blum/mas...
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If he had a boss, it was the leaders of the Russian mafia/intelligence apparatus. Putin/Mogilevich. But I think the org structure is more like a board with people like them, him, Thiel, the Mercers, MBS/Netanyahu, Kushner (representing the Trumps), etc all coordinating
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If he had a boss, it was the leaders of the Russian mafia/intelligence apparatus. Putin/Mogilevich. But I think the org structure is more like a board with people like them, him, Thiel, the Mercers, MBS/Netanyahu, Kushner (representing the Trumps), etc all coordinating
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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It would be amazing if we had prominent Democrats in America - taking the same stance.
Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz: “I have left X. That network is a place of hate.
“We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.”
“We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.”
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It would be amazing if we had prominent Democrats in America - taking the same stance.
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You can also get scratch repair equipment, but not all scratches can be repaired. A quick trick is hold the cd/dvd up to the light. If you can see through it, not repairable. If you can't, might be repairable depending on depth.
Also thrift stores have SO many DVDs. Check for scratches before buying, but it’s such a cheap way to build a collection.
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
You can also get scratch repair equipment, but not all scratches can be repaired. A quick trick is hold the cd/dvd up to the light. If you can see through it, not repairable. If you can't, might be repairable depending on depth.
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This is who the government said was “the worst of the worst”
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is who the government said was “the worst of the worst”
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Trump: posts racism again
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Trump: posts racism again
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
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Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
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Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
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Men are not trash. Perpetuating that narrative helps normalize rape culture by making it seem like it's just inherent to their nature. It's not.
Men are human beings. The social system of patriarchal masculinity is what's trash, and it hurts them too. We can change that.
Men are human beings. The social system of patriarchal masculinity is what's trash, and it hurts them too. We can change that.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Men are not trash. Perpetuating that narrative helps normalize rape culture by making it seem like it's just inherent to their nature. It's not.
Men are human beings. The social system of patriarchal masculinity is what's trash, and it hurts them too. We can change that.
Men are human beings. The social system of patriarchal masculinity is what's trash, and it hurts them too. We can change that.
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the stupid twink experience
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
the stupid twink experience
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"The “anti-woke” movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people who feel threatened by #MeToo."
Great read.
Great read.
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"The “anti-woke” movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people who feel threatened by #MeToo."
Great read.
Great read.