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Tom
@tomel.bsky.social
· Sep 17
(to the tune of “a day in the life”)
i quantum leaped today, oh boy
i quantum leaped today, oh boy
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Jeffrey" i holler as i overturn a brazier at the billionaire party and turn this Eyes Wide Shut into Eyes Wide Shit
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Jeffrey" i holler as i overturn a brazier at the billionaire party and turn this Eyes Wide Shut into Eyes Wide Shit
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If the product were that good you wouldn’t have to force people to use it. This is insane.
Meta now forcing all employees to use AI tools and tying it to employee performance, according to @theinformation.com.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
If the product were that good you wouldn’t have to force people to use it. This is insane.
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Meta now forcing all employees to use AI tools and tying it to employee performance, according to @theinformation.com.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Meta now forcing all employees to use AI tools and tying it to employee performance, according to @theinformation.com.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
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What's that you say!
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
What's that you say!
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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Periodic reminder that what's marketed as 'youth social media bans' actually amounts to requiring people to provide personally identifying information in order to access whatever content a given government disfavours.
The Australian social media age limit law has taken effect. At the time I made this post, I had not yet been age gated. Because the age gating will potentially invade my privacy to an unacceptable extent and may happen at any time, I may go quiet suddenly. If I do, this is why:
Tomorrow, 10 December 2025, the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) s 63E(2) will take effect. It will require social media platforms to take measures to ensure that they do not host accounts belonging to Australians under 16 years old. It will require them to do so by collecting Australian users' ID.
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Periodic reminder that what's marketed as 'youth social media bans' actually amounts to requiring people to provide personally identifying information in order to access whatever content a given government disfavours.
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this stuff has really broken me. it's simply astounding that so many people who have been allowed to amass unimaginable wealth are so droolingly stupid, so unmoored from and in fact hostile to any sense of community or social responsibility, and oh by the way they love to constantly rape children
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
this stuff has really broken me. it's simply astounding that so many people who have been allowed to amass unimaginable wealth are so droolingly stupid, so unmoored from and in fact hostile to any sense of community or social responsibility, and oh by the way they love to constantly rape children
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I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
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🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?
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I follow her for tradwife research reasons and let me just say I don't know how disgusting a milking barn can look and still be technically passable, but theirs looks so gross and their kids are always crawling all around it.
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I follow her for tradwife research reasons and let me just say I don't know how disgusting a milking barn can look and still be technically passable, but theirs looks so gross and their kids are always crawling all around it.
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don't they get tired of looking like such pathetic little weenies? [rhetorical]
Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
don't they get tired of looking like such pathetic little weenies? [rhetorical]
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so this uhh... says Peggy Siegal was invited and she then tried to get Epstein in and it reads like he wasnt let in because she couldn't get him a ticket.
Like... am I reading this wrong or are the "jk rowling personally invited Epstein to a play" is a bit overblown???
Like... am I reading this wrong or are the "jk rowling personally invited Epstein to a play" is a bit overblown???
JK Rowling has not tweeted since openly denying that her team invited the world's most notorious child rapist to a kid's play despite evidence directly disproving her claims
![Peggy Siegal Company: "Hi just liet us know where you like to send the tickets.
Rhys Kimmitt "the tickets are on their way to Peggy's office. Please deal with Lila to arrange pickup"
CC Jeffrey Epstein "Rhys please deal with Jeffrey Epstein's assistant [redacted] She will send a messenger to pick up his two dinner tickets. Thanks so much! xoxo Peggy"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fv2nxxac24oxk5fqztfazyuc/bafkreibvvykhmreglympq4uaov4u3syunnowmaxran4gkhjrstbg2d6pby@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
so this uhh... says Peggy Siegal was invited and she then tried to get Epstein in and it reads like he wasnt let in because she couldn't get him a ticket.
Like... am I reading this wrong or are the "jk rowling personally invited Epstein to a play" is a bit overblown???
Like... am I reading this wrong or are the "jk rowling personally invited Epstein to a play" is a bit overblown???
I’m in the business of giggity, let’s hang out with a dog
as i continue watching all current “family guy”, i need to practice my peter more
petermore
petermore
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I’m in the business of giggity, let’s hang out with a dog
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A fun tactic of extremists is to argue that they don't hate out-groups, they just blah blah blah. The pinnacle of this was the antebellum argument that enslaved people were happier and healthier enslaved, and that enslavers were motivated bu their charitable natures. It was BS then, and it's BS now.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A fun tactic of extremists is to argue that they don't hate out-groups, they just blah blah blah. The pinnacle of this was the antebellum argument that enslaved people were happier and healthier enslaved, and that enslavers were motivated bu their charitable natures. It was BS then, and it's BS now.
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Remember when this meme was getting passed around 6 years ago bc cops were shooting people like dogs in the street and now ICE is going that as well and people are going "well what if they did that...wearing cameras ☝️🤓" great job everyone hit the showers
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Remember when this meme was getting passed around 6 years ago bc cops were shooting people like dogs in the street and now ICE is going that as well and people are going "well what if they did that...wearing cameras ☝️🤓" great job everyone hit the showers
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TARG MARGS LARPer!
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
TARG MARGS LARPer!
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the fun part of the epstein reveals is that it does sort of put into sharp focus that large clusters of societal problems could be solved very easily by removing the 50-60 people whove been causing them from the equation. and its not even a moral conundrum because theyre all conveniently pedophiles
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
the fun part of the epstein reveals is that it does sort of put into sharp focus that large clusters of societal problems could be solved very easily by removing the 50-60 people whove been causing them from the equation. and its not even a moral conundrum because theyre all conveniently pedophiles
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i was expecting adobe to reverse course on shutting down animate because it affects major animation studios- who make a lot of money for adobe- but i didn’t think it would be in one day. they must’ve received a LOT of angry calls
Adobe appears to have reversed course on this. Animate is safe, at least for the immediate future.
www.reddit.com/r/adobeanima...
www.reddit.com/r/adobeanima...
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
i was expecting adobe to reverse course on shutting down animate because it affects major animation studios- who make a lot of money for adobe- but i didn’t think it would be in one day. they must’ve received a LOT of angry calls
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It’s really not difficult to say “Fuck you and your pedophile friends” and the men who didn’t were making a conscious choice
Harvard professor Robert Trivers tried to get Jeffrey Epstein in touch with Norman Finkelstein. Instead of accepting, Norman sent a reply calling Alan Dershowitz a pedophile rapist and saying Trivers should be ashamed for defending them, and both should be strangled instead
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 AM
It’s really not difficult to say “Fuck you and your pedophile friends” and the men who didn’t were making a conscious choice
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
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A Rando on the Internet, who will not stand behind their work with name & reputation--that person has Gaiman's approval. WOMEN who have done serious reporting on Neil Gaiman?? Oh no, Bad, not Good.
Have pity, they cannot help it, for they are mere hysterical females
Every time you pop up, Neil:
Have pity, they cannot help it, for they are mere hysterical females
Every time you pop up, Neil:
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
A Rando on the Internet, who will not stand behind their work with name & reputation--that person has Gaiman's approval. WOMEN who have done serious reporting on Neil Gaiman?? Oh no, Bad, not Good.
Have pity, they cannot help it, for they are mere hysterical females
Every time you pop up, Neil:
Have pity, they cannot help it, for they are mere hysterical females
Every time you pop up, Neil:
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It is also worth noting that while the addresses are redacted there are multiple emails in exchanges with Epstein that sign off with Jx which is the same sign off that JKR has used on Twitter many, many times
JK Rowling has not tweeted since openly denying that her team invited the world's most notorious child rapist to a kid's play despite evidence directly disproving her claims
February 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
It is also worth noting that while the addresses are redacted there are multiple emails in exchanges with Epstein that sign off with Jx which is the same sign off that JKR has used on Twitter many, many times
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King: of all the authors i thought would be accused of sex crimes, i never suspected neil gaiman
Poe: who did you suspect?
King: well if i'm being honest
King: i think i would have suspected
Poe: piers Anthony
King: yeah, piers Anthony
Piers Anthony: [huffing a pair of panties] wut?
Poe: who did you suspect?
King: well if i'm being honest
King: i think i would have suspected
Poe: piers Anthony
King: yeah, piers Anthony
Piers Anthony: [huffing a pair of panties] wut?
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
King: of all the authors i thought would be accused of sex crimes, i never suspected neil gaiman
Poe: who did you suspect?
King: well if i'm being honest
King: i think i would have suspected
Poe: piers Anthony
King: yeah, piers Anthony
Piers Anthony: [huffing a pair of panties] wut?
Poe: who did you suspect?
King: well if i'm being honest
King: i think i would have suspected
Poe: piers Anthony
King: yeah, piers Anthony
Piers Anthony: [huffing a pair of panties] wut?