Thomas something
@thomassomething.bsky.social
It's not nothing?
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I’ve posted this a million times, too many people forgot what social media was like before the algorithm spoon fed you
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I’ve posted this a million times, too many people forgot what social media was like before the algorithm spoon fed you
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy
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This shouldn't surprise anyone.
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 AM
This shouldn't surprise anyone.
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The shadow cabinet idea was a great idea and should have been implemented a year ago. Would have presented an organized, unified response to the chaos, issue by issue, by people with expertise.
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The shadow cabinet idea was a great idea and should have been implemented a year ago. Would have presented an organized, unified response to the chaos, issue by issue, by people with expertise.
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Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
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It is interesting to note that #StarTrek #Voyager, so beloved in retrospect, was thought "woke" ("politically correct" was the term way back then) at its premiere.
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 AM
It is interesting to note that #StarTrek #Voyager, so beloved in retrospect, was thought "woke" ("politically correct" was the term way back then) at its premiere.
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Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
Premium: This Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble
Soundtrack - Radiohead - Karma Police
I just spent a week at the Consumer Electronics Show, and one word kept coming up: bullshit.
LG, a company known for making home appliances and televisions, de...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
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This policy is illegal in Ontario.
Today in the New York Times:
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This policy is illegal in Ontario.
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"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
On the first day back following the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores, 6 Senate Democrats vote yea to confirm Keith Bass as an Assistant Secretary of Defense by a vote of 50-35.
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
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“.. a modern version of the law of the jungle, where might-equals-right determines which power wins. That’s a game China knows how to play all too well.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
January 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
“.. a modern version of the law of the jungle, where might-equals-right determines which power wins. That’s a game China knows how to play all too well.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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interestingly some of my interviewees (Chinese feminists) have the same critique of a certain type of anti-CCP dudes (Chinese dissidents), that is they hate a particular regime but don't have compassion for the oppressed
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
interestingly some of my interviewees (Chinese feminists) have the same critique of a certain type of anti-CCP dudes (Chinese dissidents), that is they hate a particular regime but don't have compassion for the oppressed
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It is actually exceptionally funny that so many mainstream commentators have automatically gone ‘US and China are the same kind of bad now’ and not blinked an eyelid. Something rarely seen even just a year ago
CCP's purpose in the formula "the US capturing Maduro is the same thing as China capturing Taiwan" is cognitive warfare—one imbibed to excess by gullible experts worldwide—that there is moral equivalency between the US and China otoh, and an autocratic regime and Taiwan's legitimate government otoh.
a man says " it 's not the same thing " in a star talk video
ALT: a man says " it 's not the same thing " in a star talk video
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:23 AM
It is actually exceptionally funny that so many mainstream commentators have automatically gone ‘US and China are the same kind of bad now’ and not blinked an eyelid. Something rarely seen even just a year ago
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
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"Experts recommend it for everyone—it’s great for strength, longevity, mental health, sports performance, and self-esteem. But now, everywhere I look online is about two steps away from an Oath Keepers rally."
I Just Want to Start Lifting Weights Without Getting Red-Pilled
You there! Help me, please! I just wanted to learn about strength training on the internet, and now I’m pretty sure I’m in some kind of neo-fascist...
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Experts recommend it for everyone—it’s great for strength, longevity, mental health, sports performance, and self-esteem. But now, everywhere I look online is about two steps away from an Oath Keepers rally."
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Yeah who needs academics and elites. What do they know??
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Yeah who needs academics and elites. What do they know??
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I hate this phrasing and how it buys into what is essentially a falsehood about the autonomy of chatbots that is RIGHT NOW deforming our entire law and society. Grok doesn't say anything. That's like saying 'Microsoft Word apologized for losing everyone's files'
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I hate this phrasing and how it buys into what is essentially a falsehood about the autonomy of chatbots that is RIGHT NOW deforming our entire law and society. Grok doesn't say anything. That's like saying 'Microsoft Word apologized for losing everyone's files'
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
January 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
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I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
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at some point, i hope the policy portal and resources we created can be ported to another org’s website. we worked really hard on it for years and it’s been pretty popular
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
at some point, i hope the policy portal and resources we created can be ported to another org’s website. we worked really hard on it for years and it’s been pretty popular
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I swear to you this thread is not what it sounds like
🗓️ 2025: The year in “cum”
January 13: School sharing cum (or is it cum recognition)
January 13: School sharing cum (or is it cum recognition)
“Inaugural School Sharing cum Recognition Ceremony of Whole School Health Programme”
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
December 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I swear to you this thread is not what it sounds like