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Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

And there we go.

Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 1h

In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.

February 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM

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Alexander Abnos

@anabnos.com

🎶 Won't immediately qualify for extreme hardship call ups, you'll never sing that 🎶

Mike @mikedkuhn.bsky.social · 6m

With these 2 signings, #SportingKC won't qualify for extreme hardship call ups right out of the gate...

a man wearing a camouflage hat says so i got that going for me

Alt: a man wearing a camouflage hat says so i got that going for me

media.tenor.com

February 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

So they're killing and abusing people for free?

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises

Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...

ICE employees on Reddit complain about late salaries and missing insurance, despite promises made upon hiring

ICE employees have reported delayed pay and missing health insurance on Reddit, while critics question how staff tolerate dangerous duties for little or no compensation.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

The kids are alright.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6h

MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE

February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM

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Lina. Daughter of 🌋

@pualicous3.bsky.social

Because

February 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM

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Joseph Lowery

@joeclowery.bsky.social

I'm not sure how much gas James Rodriguez has left in the tank, but this move absolutely rules regardless.

If you needed a sign that Minnesota United are going to play more actual soccer this year in the post Eric Ramsay era, here you go.

Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 2h

🇨🇴💣 BREAKING: Minnesota United is in talks for a shock blockbuster move to sign Colombian star James Rodriguez, per sources.

Would easily be biggest star to play for Loons. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

James Rodriguez, Minnesota United in talks over shocking deal: Sources

The Colombian star is a free agent after leaving Club León in Mexico

www.nytimes.com

February 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

Wowwwww. (@cuppy.bsky.social)

Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 2h

🇨🇴💣 BREAKING: Minnesota United is in talks for a shock blockbuster move to sign Colombian star James Rodriguez, per sources.

Would easily be biggest star to play for Loons. www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

James Rodriguez, Minnesota United in talks over shocking deal: Sources

The Colombian star is a free agent after leaving Club León in Mexico

www.nytimes.com

February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM

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Beth 💜

@picklebee.bsky.social

Following the release of the Epstein files Jk Rowling has deleted a decade of port logs belonging to the Super yacht Samsara.

What is she hiding?

@hehimta on twitter quote tweet

update: jk rowling has somehow (despite maritime law) wiped over a decade of port logs/etc, her boat is completely delisted. strange behaviour.

@hehimta on twitter oh tweet

BREAKING A

just watched in realtime as jk rowling's superyacht samsara was completely removed from marinetraffic and other services, not just AIS off; the entire vessel...

February 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

Imagine if you had to follow the fucking LAW?

WOW. IMAGINE.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:

"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"

February 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM

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Ash Parrish

@adashtra.bsky.social

I hope they make a billion dollars

sakura 🌸 @sakura.aegis.cafe · 1d

February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

[Laughing.] I can't wait to see what all the redhats have to say about that.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3h

Jeanine Pirro declared on Fox that if anyone brings "a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else."

February 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

The URL of SMH is doing WORK here.

The Sydney Morning Herald (unofficial) @smhaustralia.nzcow.com · 11h

📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.

Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women

www.smh.com.au

February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM

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Kris Dobbins

@krisdobbinsart.bsky.social

Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.

So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???

February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM

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Tom Bogert

@tombogert.bsky.social

❌ NYCFC’s deal to sign Moussa Sylla on a DP deal has collapsed and Schalke is not happy.

“We are irritated by the behavior of New York City FC. The contracts were not only negotiated but already signed.”

No comment from NYCFC.

w/ @sebsb.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

Moussa Sylla move from Schalke to NYCFC falls through: Sources

NYCFC must turn to alternatives as the club looks to boost its attack for the 2026 MLS season

www.nytimes.com

February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

propstoreauction.com/auctions/inf...

I know some people who would be interested in this.

Doctor Who auction, anyone?

propstoreauction.com

February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM

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Pookleblinky

@pookleblinky.bsky.social

Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50

Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it

February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm: "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could...they didn't stop to think if they should."

February 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

Well, Putin said he could trust her.

ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 16h

I guess he considers her one of his most faithful capos

CNN @cnn.com · 16h

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard put President Donald Trump on the phone with some of the FBI agents who had conducted a controversial search of an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, last week, two sources familiar with the call told CNN.

February 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵)

@gopher33j.bsky.social

Of all the things in the history of the world that definitely did not happen - this is the pinnacle.

A screenshot of a tweet by Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA), verified, posted about four hours earlier. The tweet claims he overheard several college women at an OrangeTheory gym talking about “Melania” after a workout. He writes that they admired the First Lady’s “class, humanity, and business acumen,” and includes quoted dialogue using slang like “Period sis” and “Slay queen,” saying they were surprised by her intelligence and talent. The tweet continues with a quote claiming the women said President Trump is a good husband and a gentleman and that the media lies about him. It concludes with the author asserting that the film he references has secured the female vote for the GOP in the midterms.

February 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM

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gwen howerton

@kissphoria.bsky.social

the villains in neuromancer being a family of gross inbred rich weirdos who want to live forever in space feels a little too on the nose

February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

I quite literally snarfed my tea.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.

February 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

Again. Again.

If I somehow got a hundredth of the amount of money that Bezos has acquired (I refuse to say 'earned...',) you would never hear from me again. Gone. Ghost. Casper. I'm out.

Deontological Warfare @clockworklady.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking about this over the weekend and I was finding myself drawn back to one line -

People like Jeff Bezos have been rewarded for their industry disruption by never having to worry about money ever again, and yet they also want the rest of the world to personally congratulate them for it.

February 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM

Glenn White

@justicar.xyz

You probably already knew this, but Musk is completely batshit insane.

Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 21h

also redone with alt text here

(third image is repeat b/c wouldn't fit on alt text)

xAI joins SpaceX to Accelerate Humanity’s Future

SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based internet, direct-to-mobile device communications and the world’s foremost real-time information and free speech platform. This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe and extend the light of consciousness to the stars!

Current advances in AI are dependent on large terrestrial data centers, which require immense amounts of power and cooling. Global electricity demand for AI simply cannot be met with terrestrial solutions, even in the near term, without imposing hardship on communities and the environment.

In the long term, space-based AI is obviously the only way to scale. To harness even a millionth of our Sun’s energy would require over a million times more energy than our civilization currently uses!

The only logical solution therefore is to transport these resource-intensive efforts to a location with vast power and space. I mean, space is called “space” for a reason. 😂

By directly harnessing near-constant solar power with little operating or maintenance costs, these satellites will transform our ability to scale compute. It’s always sunny in space! Launching a constellation of a million satellites that operate as orbital data centers is a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization, one that can harness the Sun’s full power, while supporting AI-driven applications for billions of people today and ensuring humanity’s multi-planetary future.

In the history of spaceflight, there has never been a vehicle capable of launching the megatons of mass that space-based data centers or permanent bases on the Moon and cities on Mars require. Even in 2025, the most prolific year in history in terms of the number of orbital launches, only about 3000 tons of payload was launched into orbit, primarily consisting of Starlink satellites carried by our Falcon rocket.

The requirement to launch thousands of satellites to orbit became a forcing function for the Falcon program, driving recursive improvements to reach the unprecedented flight rates necessary to make space-based internet a reality. This year, Starship will begin delivering the much more powerful V3 Starlink satellites to orbit, with each launch adding more than 20 times the capacity to the constellation as the current Falcon launches of the V2 Starlink satellites. Starship will also launch the next generation of direct-to-mobile satellites, which will deliver full cellular coverage everywhere on Earth.

While the need to launch these satellites will act as a similar forcing function to drive Starship improvements and launch rates, the sheer number of satellites that will be needed for space-based data centers will push Starship to even greater heights. With launches every hour carrying 200 tons per flight, Starship will deliver millions of tons to orbit and beyond per year, enabling an exciting future where humanity is out exploring amongst the stars.

The basic math is that launching a million tons per year of satellites generating 100 kW of compute power per ton would add 100 gigawatts of AI compute capacity annually, with no ongoing operational or maintenance needs. Ultimately, there is a path to launching 1 TW/year from Earth.

This new constellation will build upon the well-established space sustainability design and operational strategies, including end-of-life disposal, that have proven successful for SpaceX’s existing broadband satellite systems.

While launching AI satellites from Earth is the immediate focus, Starship’s capabilities will also enable operations on other worlds. Thanks to advancements like in-space propellant transfer, Starship will be capable of landing massive amounts of cargo on the Moon. Once there, it will be possible to establish a permanent presence for scientific and manufacturing pursuits. Factories on the Moon can take advantage of lunar resources to manufacture satellites and deploy them further into space. By using an electromagnetic mass driver and lunar manufacturing, it is possible to put 500 to 1000 TW/year of AI satellites into deep space, meaningfully ascend the Kardashev scale and harness a non-trivial percentage of the Sun’s power.

The capabilities we unlock by making space-based data centers a reality will fund and enable self-growing bases on the Moon, an entire civilization on Mars and ultimately expansion to the Universe.

Thank you for everything you have done and will do for the light cone of consciousness.

Ad Astra!
Elon

February 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM

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Eric D. Snider

@ericdsnider.bsky.social

One of my favorite jokes of all time is "Adolph Hitler Commits Suicide" being a tiny headline under the banner story about a hare-vs-tortoise race ... in 1943, two years before Hitler committed suicide. He was alive and well when the Warner Bros. cartoonists made this joke.