Barack Ollama, Esq.
@jamiewitter.bsky.social
anime, business, coding, comics, development, fitness, law, pan africanism, politics, product management, sports, litigation, and video games while I sip Chai.
"Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat." - Christopher Earle
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
"Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat." - Christopher Earle
Consistency beats intensity every time.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Consistency beats intensity every time.
Each of us lives dependent and bound by our individual knowledge and our awareness. All that is what we call 'reality.' However, both knowledge and awareness are equivocal. One's reality might be another's illusion. We all live inside our own fantasies.
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Each of us lives dependent and bound by our individual knowledge and our awareness. All that is what we call 'reality.' However, both knowledge and awareness are equivocal. One's reality might be another's illusion. We all live inside our own fantasies.
If two past lovers can remain friends, it’s either they were never in love, or they still are.
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 AM
If two past lovers can remain friends, it’s either they were never in love, or they still are.
It’s almost like 47 days of training and vetting aren’t enough to evaluate the psychopaths who want to sign up to do this for a living.
www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
It’s almost like 47 days of training and vetting aren’t enough to evaluate the psychopaths who want to sign up to do this for a living.
www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...
Alex Pretti (a department of Veteran Affairs ICU nurse) before being executed by ICE agents for having his phone out and helping a woman from the ground.
They’ve now killed a white woman and a white man now, so who is safe?
Where are the “Kamala would be just as bad” folks who didn’t vote?
They’ve now killed a white woman and a white man now, so who is safe?
Where are the “Kamala would be just as bad” folks who didn’t vote?
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Alex Pretti (a department of Veteran Affairs ICU nurse) before being executed by ICE agents for having his phone out and helping a woman from the ground.
They’ve now killed a white woman and a white man now, so who is safe?
Where are the “Kamala would be just as bad” folks who didn’t vote?
They’ve now killed a white woman and a white man now, so who is safe?
Where are the “Kamala would be just as bad” folks who didn’t vote?
An evil person damages not only others but himself.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
An evil person damages not only others but himself.
It is not the place we occupy which is important, but the direction in which we move.
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It is not the place we occupy which is important, but the direction in which we move.
A wise man seeks wisdom a madman thinks he has found it.
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A wise man seeks wisdom a madman thinks he has found it.
Hmmm
“The ruling, issued by US District Court judge Jeffrey Bryan in response to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 17, did not assess the legality of ICE’s internal guidance itself.”
www.wired.com/story/us-jud...
“The ruling, issued by US District Court judge Jeffrey Bryan in response to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 17, did not assess the legality of ICE’s internal guidance itself.”
www.wired.com/story/us-jud...
US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Hmmm
“The ruling, issued by US District Court judge Jeffrey Bryan in response to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 17, did not assess the legality of ICE’s internal guidance itself.”
www.wired.com/story/us-jud...
“The ruling, issued by US District Court judge Jeffrey Bryan in response to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 17, did not assess the legality of ICE’s internal guidance itself.”
www.wired.com/story/us-jud...
Real intimacy is realizing you can’t control how someone feels about you, and letting them close anyway.
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Real intimacy is realizing you can’t control how someone feels about you, and letting them close anyway.
Regret without changed behavior is just fear of consequences.
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Regret without changed behavior is just fear of consequences.
It's not the job, it's the colleagues.
January 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
It's not the job, it's the colleagues.
Your rage cannot be justified by anything. The reason for your rage is always you.
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Your rage cannot be justified by anything. The reason for your rage is always you.
Winning at AI: Building a 90% solution for 10% of the environmental and monetary cost.
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Winning at AI: Building a 90% solution for 10% of the environmental and monetary cost.
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Remember, most European countries were not perturbed by the “rupturing” of international law when it was being shredded by bombs and drones in Gaza. They are only upset now when those threats and belligerence are being aimed at them.
January 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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barack obama is sitting in a chair making a funny face with his hands in the air .
ALT: barack obama is sitting in a chair making a funny face with his hands in the air .
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"(Doge) signed a secret data-sharing agreement with an unidentified political advocacy group whose stated aim was to find evidence of voter fraud and overturn election results in certain states."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Doge improperly shared sensitive social security data, DoJ court filing reveals
Trump administration acknowledges that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation accessed Americans’ sensitive data
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"(Doge) signed a secret data-sharing agreement with an unidentified political advocacy group whose stated aim was to find evidence of voter fraud and overturn election results in certain states."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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My coworker thats retiring in June is taking a music class in the middle of her workday...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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it's only a bubble if tech company partnerships and infrastructure spending are all there is to it. He's confident.........that AI will "bend the productivity curve" and bring "economic growth all around the world, not just economic growth driven by capital expense."
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it
Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella.
www.pcgamer.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
it's only a bubble if tech company partnerships and infrastructure spending are all there is to it. He's confident.........that AI will "bend the productivity curve" and bring "economic growth all around the world, not just economic growth driven by capital expense."
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Sometimes we hit rock bottom and don’t realize we’ve just landed on the surface.
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Sometimes we hit rock bottom and don’t realize we’ve just landed on the surface.
The most feminist thing a woman can do is whatever she wants.
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The most feminist thing a woman can do is whatever she wants.
The last ego death is the first ego death.
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The last ego death is the first ego death.
It is a great honor to test oneself against a worthy foe.
January 19, 2026 at 6:54 AM
It is a great honor to test oneself against a worthy foe.
Within every man there are many men.
January 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Within every man there are many men.