Martin Becker
@martinbckr.bsky.social
Namibian 🇳🇦 living in South Africa 🇿🇦 in the City of Gold.
Being entertained has never been this exhausting. This account is influencer-adjacent, repost-prone, and only a 5-minute walk from sanity.
Being entertained has never been this exhausting. This account is influencer-adjacent, repost-prone, and only a 5-minute walk from sanity.
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Don't believe her lies she's hilarious pretty consistently
I didn't make this I nicked it from a group chat so don't follow me mistaking me for a witty person who makes good memes only follow me if you like swearing and people who complain about their crappy writing and art a lot.
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Don't believe her lies she's hilarious pretty consistently
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God is the original Job creator. One for the Bible fans.
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
God is the original Job creator. One for the Bible fans.
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All of us sometimes think stupid things, but we don't say them out loud (let alone publish them in the NY Times).
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
All of us sometimes think stupid things, but we don't say them out loud (let alone publish them in the NY Times).
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I don't want to Find Friends on Bluesky, I came here to be validated or yelled at by complete strangers okay
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I don't want to Find Friends on Bluesky, I came here to be validated or yelled at by complete strangers okay
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*pointing stud finder at my chest* Please…I need this
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
*pointing stud finder at my chest* Please…I need this
But surely a significant portion of people with HBO Max also already subscribe to Netflix? How do you get to "more than 400 million" from that?
Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. follows Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox and Amazon's acquisition of MGM. US industries have traditionally consolidated into 3 to 5 main players. This acquisition would combine the biggest streaming service with the 4th largest, HBO Max. buff.ly/RFlH3NR
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
But surely a significant portion of people with HBO Max also already subscribe to Netflix? How do you get to "more than 400 million" from that?
"now"
Democrats keep voting for Trump's bills, and against his impeachment. What's the point in having two parties now?
December 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"now"
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
I'm absolutely shocked to my core at last night's Strictly eliminations.
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I'm absolutely shocked to my core at last night's Strictly eliminations.
"I think a lot of what art is about, is finding your life reflected back at you with words or stories you wouldn't have thought of yourself." - Terry Gross
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"I think a lot of what art is about, is finding your life reflected back at you with words or stories you wouldn't have thought of yourself." - Terry Gross
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journalists really should stop baring their entire asses like this
"I have no idea how this technology actually works but my editor is mostly interested in engagement clicks so we proceeded anyway"
"I have no idea how this technology actually works but my editor is mostly interested in engagement clicks so we proceeded anyway"
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
journalists really should stop baring their entire asses like this
"I have no idea how this technology actually works but my editor is mostly interested in engagement clicks so we proceeded anyway"
"I have no idea how this technology actually works but my editor is mostly interested in engagement clicks so we proceeded anyway"
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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South Africa's G20 pulls a fast one on Trump, dropping a declaration that slams climate denial, debt traps, and endless wars, proving America's empire is crumbling into irrelevance. #G20 #SouthAfrica
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
South Africa's G20 pulls a fast one on Trump, dropping a declaration that slams climate denial, debt traps, and endless wars, proving America's empire is crumbling into irrelevance. #G20 #SouthAfrica
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Holy Hecate. That is bad.
Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Holy Hecate. That is bad.
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Oh please please PLEASE
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Oh please please PLEASE
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As projected here www.nature.com/articles/s41... we are steadily moving toward a situation where are major town or city runs out of water
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
As projected here www.nature.com/articles/s41... we are steadily moving toward a situation where are major town or city runs out of water
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
Does he know Bethesda didn't do New Vegas
Ahead of Fallout Day, Danny Trejo has called on Bethesda to remaster the much-loved Fallout: New Vegas.
'Remaster New Vegas Boss!' — Danny Trejo Calls on Bethesda to Give Fallout Fans What They Really Want
Ahead of Fallout Day, Danny Trejo has called on Bethesda to remaster the much-loved Fallout: New Vegas.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Does he know Bethesda didn't do New Vegas
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Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
You forget that they supply PUs to half the grid. McLaren and Williams are sure to be in the mix as well, with arguably better drivers and better aero
Are we ready for another era of Mercedes domination? 😮
October 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You forget that they supply PUs to half the grid. McLaren and Williams are sure to be in the mix as well, with arguably better drivers and better aero
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BREAKING: Son of the most powerful man on the planet who's name is on dozens of golf courses and buildings and shakes down every institution for payoffs and bribes is rich. HOW DID HE DO IT
Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.
How 19-Year-Old Barron Trump Is Worth $150 Million
Trump’s youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.
www.forbes.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
BREAKING: Son of the most powerful man on the planet who's name is on dozens of golf courses and buildings and shakes down every institution for payoffs and bribes is rich. HOW DID HE DO IT
I cannot repost this enough.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I cannot repost this enough.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.