Rich Burroughs
@somewhattolerable.com
ADHD, tech, Arsenal, lots of bitching about AI.
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Chat With Jesus and Friends Launch Notes - PLEASE READ!
Hello, Team!
Tomorrow is the go-live for the Chat With Jesus and Friends app! We’re so excited about the potential of combining genAI and the best religion around, Christianity (although we are also ...
life-is-somewhat-tolerable.ghost.io
I wrote this satire post a bit ago, when that AI app to chat with Jesus launched, but I hadn't shared it anywhere.
I'll likely be posting more things there on my Ghost site if you would like to sign up, too. It's free.
I'll likely be posting more things there on my Ghost site if you would like to sign up, too. It's free.
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1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
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I wasn't sure what to expect from a group of Democratic state AGs, but I definitely was not expecting a long monologue about Ruby Ridge and the Boston Massacre www.theverge.com/policy/86588...
January 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I wasn't sure what to expect from a group of Democratic state AGs, but I definitely was not expecting a long monologue about Ruby Ridge and the Boston Massacre www.theverge.com/policy/86588...
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This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
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📢ICE GET THE HELL OUT OF MINNESOTA.
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
📢ICE GET THE HELL OUT OF MINNESOTA.
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
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thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 22, 2026 at 8:42 PM
thank you for your attention to this matter!
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I know it doesn’t feel this way but it is a good sign that they’re sending him out to eat the shit
Q: A school district alleges ICE agents detained a 5 year old after preschool. Are you proud of how you're conducting this immigration crackdown?
JD VANCE: The 5 year old was not arrested. His dad was an illegal alien. So the story is that ICE detained a 5 year old -- what are they supposed to do?
JD VANCE: The 5 year old was not arrested. His dad was an illegal alien. So the story is that ICE detained a 5 year old -- what are they supposed to do?
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I know it doesn’t feel this way but it is a good sign that they’re sending him out to eat the shit
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u can’t call me racist i have the martin luther king jr funko pop (limited edition)
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
u can’t call me racist i have the martin luther king jr funko pop (limited edition)
I’m listening to the @ifbookspod.bsky.social episode about Sapiens and I can hear @notalawyer.bsky.social’s brain melting.
January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’m listening to the @ifbookspod.bsky.social episode about Sapiens and I can hear @notalawyer.bsky.social’s brain melting.
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My cubs feed just accidentally alerted me to an app called "Detrumpify Yourself" because someone in the UK is trying to boycott American products and was looking for an alternative to Wrigley('s) gum.
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
My cubs feed just accidentally alerted me to an app called "Detrumpify Yourself" because someone in the UK is trying to boycott American products and was looking for an alternative to Wrigley('s) gum.
These are great.
In solidarity with tomorrow's ICE OUT strike, I gathered some quotes about general strikes for @literaryhub.bsky.social from W.E.B. DuBois, Pete Seeger, Lucy Parsons, Eugene V. Debs, and the patron saint of the Newsboys' strike Annie Kelly
“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike
Tomorrow is ICE Out of Minnesota, a mass protest against ICE and their murder, violence, and oppression of innocent people. The day of collective protest has gotten the backing of unions and politi…
lithub.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
These are great.
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Highlighting:
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
Vance podium flanked by steroidal SUV’s declaring “Protect the Homeland” and the *old* Minnesota flag.
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Highlighting:
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
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Mainly posting this so you can hear they are, really, playing The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” as part of Vance’s pre-show music.
Incredible.
(Ok now it’s The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” … I mean, this is the first Gen X veep?)
(Now the Killers.)
(Video still up loading.)
Incredible.
(Ok now it’s The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” … I mean, this is the first Gen X veep?)
(Now the Killers.)
(Video still up loading.)
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Mainly posting this so you can hear they are, really, playing The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” as part of Vance’s pre-show music.
Incredible.
(Ok now it’s The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” … I mean, this is the first Gen X veep?)
(Now the Killers.)
(Video still up loading.)
Incredible.
(Ok now it’s The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” … I mean, this is the first Gen X veep?)
(Now the Killers.)
(Video still up loading.)
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Vance podium flanked by steroidal SUV’s declaring “Protect the Homeland” and the *old* Minnesota flag.
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Vance podium flanked by steroidal SUV’s declaring “Protect the Homeland” and the *old* Minnesota flag.
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jacking into the Hamnet
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
jacking into the Hamnet
Seriously, even if you like him for making knee pads and AI slop Trump memes, how can you justify this?
He’s trying not to piss off the billionaires because he’s hoping to nestle right into their lush, bulging pockets.
He’s trying not to piss off the billionaires because he’s hoping to nestle right into their lush, bulging pockets.
i really can't stand this dude defector.com/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom Has Nothing To Offer | Defector
In California, a proposed law drafted by organized labor would impose a one-time tax on all the state’s billionaires, equal to some portion of their total worth. Those whose net worth exceeds $1.1 bil...
defector.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Seriously, even if you like him for making knee pads and AI slop Trump memes, how can you justify this?
He’s trying not to piss off the billionaires because he’s hoping to nestle right into their lush, bulging pockets.
He’s trying not to piss off the billionaires because he’s hoping to nestle right into their lush, bulging pockets.
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Jared Kushner presented a 'master plan' for Gaza at the Board of Peace event this morning. Slides included 'New Gaza' and 'New Rafah'.
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Jared Kushner presented a 'master plan' for Gaza at the Board of Peace event this morning. Slides included 'New Gaza' and 'New Rafah'.
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FDR memorial comes to life and beats the shit out of this man.
Mitch McConnell btw, is a polio survivor, but he is just letting most of this shit happen.
Mitch McConnell btw, is a polio survivor, but he is just letting most of this shit happen.
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM
FDR memorial comes to life and beats the shit out of this man.
Mitch McConnell btw, is a polio survivor, but he is just letting most of this shit happen.
Mitch McConnell btw, is a polio survivor, but he is just letting most of this shit happen.
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A teacher at school sent everyone a message saying that the adorable 5 year old we saw taken and used as bait yesterday is one of hundreds, just that no one was organized and taking video in the early days of ICE in LA and that we will be hearing more and more stories about this tactic.
The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
People are dying in Trump’s squalid concentration camps | Will Bunch
People are dying in ICE detention facilities at nearly 10 times the rate of the Biden years. It will likely get worse.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A teacher at school sent everyone a message saying that the adorable 5 year old we saw taken and used as bait yesterday is one of hundreds, just that no one was organized and taking video in the early days of ICE in LA and that we will be hearing more and more stories about this tactic.
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Well, this is really something. A majority of *working class whites* disapprove of ICE, per new NYT poll.
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
Quinnipiac gave me unpublished data from new poll and it finds huge, huge, huge percentages of young and working class voters have seen video of Minneapolis shooting.
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Well, this is really something. A majority of *working class whites* disapprove of ICE, per new NYT poll.
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
Dovetails with the unpublished data that I got from Quinnipiac finding similar on working class more broadly (see below).
(cc @gelliottmorris.com )
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I saw Gavin Newsom load a homeless family into a Waymo and shout, “the ocean please” into the steering wheel and then slap the back of it to send it off like a horse.
May 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I saw Gavin Newsom load a homeless family into a Waymo and shout, “the ocean please” into the steering wheel and then slap the back of it to send it off like a horse.
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the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
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🔴 Gaza | Jan. 22, 2026
Early Thu., Israeli forces began reportedly carrying out large-scale demolition operations inside Israeli-occupied areas east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Additional incidents:
- The demolitions were accompanied by gunfire from Israeli attack helicopters, Palestine...
Early Thu., Israeli forces began reportedly carrying out large-scale demolition operations inside Israeli-occupied areas east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Additional incidents:
- The demolitions were accompanied by gunfire from Israeli attack helicopters, Palestine...
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
🔴 Gaza | Jan. 22, 2026
Early Thu., Israeli forces began reportedly carrying out large-scale demolition operations inside Israeli-occupied areas east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Additional incidents:
- The demolitions were accompanied by gunfire from Israeli attack helicopters, Palestine...
Early Thu., Israeli forces began reportedly carrying out large-scale demolition operations inside Israeli-occupied areas east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Additional incidents:
- The demolitions were accompanied by gunfire from Israeli attack helicopters, Palestine...
I wrote this satire post a bit ago, when that AI app to chat with Jesus launched, but I hadn't shared it anywhere.
I'll likely be posting more things there on my Ghost site if you would like to sign up, too. It's free.
I'll likely be posting more things there on my Ghost site if you would like to sign up, too. It's free.
Chat With Jesus and Friends Launch Notes - PLEASE READ!
Hello, Team!
Tomorrow is the go-live for the Chat With Jesus and Friends app! We’re so excited about the potential of combining genAI and the best religion around, Christianity (although we are also ...
life-is-somewhat-tolerable.ghost.io
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I wrote this satire post a bit ago, when that AI app to chat with Jesus launched, but I hadn't shared it anywhere.
I'll likely be posting more things there on my Ghost site if you would like to sign up, too. It's free.
I'll likely be posting more things there on my Ghost site if you would like to sign up, too. It's free.
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exxon valdez here can't even say something potentially good without saying something offensive
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
The Governor of California showed off knee pads that he suggested were for leaders "selling out" to the Trump administration, during an interview at Davos.
cnb.cx
January 22, 2026 at 4:47 PM
exxon valdez here can't even say something potentially good without saying something offensive