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David

@scotinus.bsky.social

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Liberal transplant from Scotland to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Music, science, politics, software, American exceptionalism sarcasm, MMT, saving democracy and dogs. Crypto-mocker; it ain't worth shit - currency needs productivity. Post.News refugee.

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 8h

"In Portland, Depends on the Narrator" is not even a proper sentence.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

This Is Fascism

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 9h

A shit storm is coming.
futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 9h

More like this please! That slimy bastard Johnson and others like him must be called out.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 9h

Oh, what an excellent idea. Another fucking data center to further stretch the Automated Imitation (AI) bubble.
finance.yahoo.com/news/galaxy-...

Galaxy Digital Raises $460 Million to Dump Bitcoin Mining for AI

In a bid to make an Artificial Intelligence (AI) data center out of its former Bitcoin mining site in Texas, Galaxy Digital has secured a $460 million private investment. According to sources familiar...

finance.yahoo.com

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 12h

Reentering the US via SEATAC, with Global Entry is astonishingly fast. No document check or any human interaction required. Just a 2 sec picture and off you go. The pre-vetting is a big part, plus all the biometric shit they have, but still, it's quite impressive.

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Popping Tylenol like candy, no doubt too.

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Lol, yeah "circular investing" sounds like the perpetual motion machine of financial calamity.

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

NARRATOR: The "wealth machine" has only lost money. Not a penny in profit.

"The surge in AMD stock this week could indicate investors are trying to get a piece of the ChatGPT wealth machine"

www.bbc.com/news/article...

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.com

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Portland. City of bridges and wooden storefronts.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

I think there might be a flaw in Bessent's assertion.

"Stabilizing Argentina is America first"

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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MissFalcon @missfalcon.bsky.social · 1d

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Agitators are a big concern. People must remain peaceful whatever is thrown at them.

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly right. Paxton is our man!

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

They're very worried about that rally.
Lots and lots of peaceful protesters is exactly what terrifies fascists the most

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Quite extraordinary insight of Thiel, who is apparently a bit of a fucking lunatic.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

He did that in March and they laughed at us until he flip-flopped, earning the TACO label.

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

FACT:

For every single individual on the planet, if you were to calculate the ratio of the number of Nobel Peace prizes they won, divided by the effort spent campaigning for it, and plot the results on a graph, you would find Obama at one extreme, Trump at the other.and everyone else in between.

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Campaigns? Did someone campaign?! 🤣

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Lol!

David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

Their bedside glass of water, is one option.

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

One notable part of Trump not getting the Nobel Peace prize today, is that he won't get it tomorrow either, or the day after, or the day after that or....

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

There's a house on my walking route that I passed by a couple of years ago, when I had a poop bag in hand. The owner was there so I asked if I might put it in their trashcan, which was like, right there. She gave me a reluctant nod. Next time I went by she had "No Dog Poop" stickers on the can.

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

No. It is not rude. Whenever you find yourself holding a bag of dog poop - regardless of whether it is a product of your dog or one you found on the street - consider whether it would be more civilized to put it in someone's trashcan or on their doorstep. 😁

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David @scotinus.bsky.social · 1d

That's incredible.