Joshua Bloch
@joshbloch.bsky.social
Effective Java author, API Designer, CMU Prof, Swell guy.
I couldn't resist playing with my aurora photo a bit in lightroom (and GraXpert). Here is the result.
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I couldn't resist playing with my aurora photo a bit in lightroom (and GraXpert). Here is the result.
This too is not what democracy looks like. I thought the constitution contained two emoluments clauses.
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
This too is not what democracy looks like. I thought the constitution contained two emoluments clauses.
This is not what democracy looks like.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This is not what democracy looks like.
This is not what democracy looks like. Also, the White House decor has descended well into self-parody.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is not what democracy looks like. Also, the White House decor has descended well into self-parody.
About to depart on a last minute vacation to Boise. The hope is too see the northern lights tonight and fly back tomorrow.
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
About to depart on a last minute vacation to Boise. The hope is too see the northern lights tonight and fly back tomorrow.
He pardons only the best people.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
He pardons only the best people.
Propose insignia for the Democratic leadership (AI generated, as I don't know how to draw). Chuck Schumer / Chuck (Charlie) Brown. More than a coincidence? You decide.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Propose insignia for the Democratic leadership (AI generated, as I don't know how to draw). Chuck Schumer / Chuck (Charlie) Brown. More than a coincidence? You decide.
This is not what democracy looks like:
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is not what democracy looks like:
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
In this photo, Cindy shows you how to carry your groceries home from the store.
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In this photo, Cindy shows you how to carry your groceries home from the store.
Looks like Cornell "did a Columbia." I predict that it will gain them nothing and harm them as an institution. How can these people be so dumb?
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Looks like Cornell "did a Columbia." I predict that it will gain them nothing and harm them as an institution. How can these people be so dumb?
For the last 17 years, Chrome was my browser. Sadly, today is my last day as a Chrome user. Google made good on its threat to end support for Manifest V2 extensions, making it impossible to run uBlock Origin in Chrome. Today's web is unusable to me without the functionality provided by uBlock Origin
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
For the last 17 years, Chrome was my browser. Sadly, today is my last day as a Chrome user. Google made good on its threat to end support for Manifest V2 extensions, making it impossible to run uBlock Origin in Chrome. Today's web is unusable to me without the functionality provided by uBlock Origin
I'm a little late with this, but R.I.P. Tom Matano, father of the Miata (MX-5). My Miata is nearly identical to the one he's standing next to in this picture. I've owned a red NA since 1990 (when they first came out). Tom gave joy to so many people. www.caranddriver.com/news/a680045...
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm a little late with this, but R.I.P. Tom Matano, father of the Miata (MX-5). My Miata is nearly identical to the one he's standing next to in this picture. I've owned a red NA since 1990 (when they first came out). Tom gave joy to so many people. www.caranddriver.com/news/a680045...
The Make America Dumb Again movement is doing quite well these days.
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Make America Dumb Again movement is doing quite well these days.
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI
As someone whose cars average 25 years old, this article makes me ill. Sample sentence: Rivian’s chief software officer's goal is to keep Rivians updatable for seven to 10 years. Among other things, that's ecologically unsound.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
My Car Is Becoming a Brick
EVs are poised to age like smartphones.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As someone whose cars average 25 years old, this article makes me ill. Sample sentence: Rivian’s chief software officer's goal is to keep Rivians updatable for seven to 10 years. Among other things, that's ecologically unsound.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
This is not what democracy looks like.
37 days after she won her race, Republicans are STILL refusing to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is not what democracy looks like.
This is not what democracy looks like.
U.S. immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Security official said. https://cnn.it/3J1riWw
October 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is not what democracy looks like.
This is not what democracy looks like.
they’ve made it easier to build concentration camps.
Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement ai...
www.cnn.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This is not what democracy looks like.
This is not what democracy looks like.
Flynn’s “Trump 2028” post is an authoritarian signal, not a campaign slogan. When power becomes about finishing the job, not following the Constitution, it’s not democracy anymore. #authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
October 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is not what democracy looks like.
Because of course it has. It was a DEMOCRAT GARDEN and it HAD TO GO! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Because of course it has. It was a DEMOCRAT GARDEN and it HAD TO GO! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Looks like someone neglected to pull a permit. Also they appear to be neglecting legally mandated asbestos remediation.
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
Trump’s crew may be spreading asbestos with unpermitted White House teardown: expert
An interior designer sounded the alarm this week about a key safety issue facing the demolition of the East Wing of the White House: asbestos. Taking to Threads for the past two days, Sarah Boardman n...
www.rawstory.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Looks like someone neglected to pull a permit. Also they appear to be neglecting legally mandated asbestos remediation.
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
Reposted by Joshua Bloch
Not a fan of the new $20 bill…
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not a fan of the new $20 bill…
This is not what democracy looks like. The technical term for it is "looting the treasury."
The New York Times describes Trump demanding his own Justice Department pay him $230 million as a "potential" ethical conflict.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is not what democracy looks like. The technical term for it is "looting the treasury."
Thanks @developers.google.com, @microsoft.com, Amazon, Apple, etc. Are you also going to pay to fix it when the tyrant is out?
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Thanks @developers.google.com, @microsoft.com, Amazon, Apple, etc. Are you also going to pay to fix it when the tyrant is out?
Is this a "high crime or misdemeanor"? Asking for a friend.
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Is this a "high crime or misdemeanor"? Asking for a friend.