Coffeemancer Vanvidum
@vanvidum.bsky.social
Supply coffee to tiger to continue. Offer not valid for decaf. Sugar and cream will void warranty.
Drifting around inner New England. he/him
Drifting around inner New England. he/him
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I think it's not great that a major political party lives in an alternate reality and most major news outlets are just ho-hum about it
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I think it's not great that a major political party lives in an alternate reality and most major news outlets are just ho-hum about it
Geez, even this song is five years old now.
youtu.be/l0xh4qopQpk?...
youtu.be/l0xh4qopQpk?...
February 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Geez, even this song is five years old now.
youtu.be/l0xh4qopQpk?...
youtu.be/l0xh4qopQpk?...
Meta would like to puppet your identity for all eternity so they can sell ads and prevent your grieving loved ones from ever gaining closure.
cybernews.com/ai-news/digi...
cybernews.com/ai-news/digi...
Are you ready for digital eternal life? Meta patents AI that can post after you die
If you ever thought that social media offers a “kind of” eternal life, you may be closer than you think, as Meta was granted a patent in late December for an artificial intelligence (AI) system that w...
cybernews.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Meta would like to puppet your identity for all eternity so they can sell ads and prevent your grieving loved ones from ever gaining closure.
cybernews.com/ai-news/digi...
cybernews.com/ai-news/digi...
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Why is Wisconsin getting help, do they have to face Galactus in the second round or something
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Why is Wisconsin getting help, do they have to face Galactus in the second round or something
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It is amazing how the other forms I’ve done have like “how would you address this issue?” with space to type, and this one is basically “do you believe in freedom or taxes pick one”
I am reading over an endorsement questionnaire from the chamber of commerce right now and based on these questions this is exactly what they want actually.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
It is amazing how the other forms I’ve done have like “how would you address this issue?” with space to type, and this one is basically “do you believe in freedom or taxes pick one”
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Wanna rub this shit in the face of every dumb asshole who said we should “run the country like a business.”
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Wanna rub this shit in the face of every dumb asshole who said we should “run the country like a business.”
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This reminds me that YouTube has started sometimes (I have not figured out when) turning on autogen audio translation for videos I watch
At least 30% of what I listen to on YouTube is language videos — where the actual language is THE POINT. I cannot think of a more useless auto-enable
At least 30% of what I listen to on YouTube is language videos — where the actual language is THE POINT. I cannot think of a more useless auto-enable
Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This reminds me that YouTube has started sometimes (I have not figured out when) turning on autogen audio translation for videos I watch
At least 30% of what I listen to on YouTube is language videos — where the actual language is THE POINT. I cannot think of a more useless auto-enable
At least 30% of what I listen to on YouTube is language videos — where the actual language is THE POINT. I cannot think of a more useless auto-enable
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This is disgusting, and dehumanizing, and unfortunately coming to damn near every platform you can think of. Multilingualism isn’t an inconvenience to be “solved” by technology. We have to push back.
Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
This is disgusting, and dehumanizing, and unfortunately coming to damn near every platform you can think of. Multilingualism isn’t an inconvenience to be “solved” by technology. We have to push back.
If your PP Gauge rises for more than four hours, please consult a physician immediately.
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
If your PP Gauge rises for more than four hours, please consult a physician immediately.
Being from Massachusetts, we simply try not to think about how the state borders New York.
Okay, I’m born & raised in MI, and this map is correct.
Anyone else?
Anyone else?
February 17, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Being from Massachusetts, we simply try not to think about how the state borders New York.
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Yeah, that would be something really rude to do.
[0005087] Soldiers will not attack a vampire that is in-progress of sucking a sleeping dwarf dry
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Yeah, that would be something really rude to do.
I'm pretty sure there are *multiple* Rules of Acquisition about this.
MEMO:
The paradox of the Caribbean League is this: the brighter the sun, the deeper the shadows.
#Shadowrun
The paradox of the Caribbean League is this: the brighter the sun, the deeper the shadows.
#Shadowrun
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I'm pretty sure there are *multiple* Rules of Acquisition about this.
I take the security concerns of Vought, Musk, Steven Miller, Thiel, and others very seriously. Which is why I think they ought to spend the rest of their days in oubliettes underneath maximum security prisons.
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I take the security concerns of Vought, Musk, Steven Miller, Thiel, and others very seriously. Which is why I think they ought to spend the rest of their days in oubliettes underneath maximum security prisons.
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this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
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The crunchy granola Khmer Rouge is real and it's literally running our national public health policy right the fuck now.
These ppl were never harmless cranks--b/c they managed to keep whispering in the ears of gullible-on-this-topic tyrannical regimes--like the PRC. Or even more terrifyingly: MAGA.
These ppl were never harmless cranks--b/c they managed to keep whispering in the ears of gullible-on-this-topic tyrannical regimes--like the PRC. Or even more terrifyingly: MAGA.
there is a subtle yet repugnant hint of ecofascism that unites takes from supposed leftists and liberals like “getting rid of people’s dependency on USAID is worth the human cost” and “air conditioning is a needless luxury, and some people will just have to die of heat to stop climate change.”
a lot of people just don't think it's unjust for people to die in other places to die of preventable illness etc. I swear there's a weird appeal to nature thing going on with it
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The crunchy granola Khmer Rouge is real and it's literally running our national public health policy right the fuck now.
These ppl were never harmless cranks--b/c they managed to keep whispering in the ears of gullible-on-this-topic tyrannical regimes--like the PRC. Or even more terrifyingly: MAGA.
These ppl were never harmless cranks--b/c they managed to keep whispering in the ears of gullible-on-this-topic tyrannical regimes--like the PRC. Or even more terrifyingly: MAGA.
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it really seems like “entered politics during the Trump era” is a dividing line among Dems, it’s hard to write all of this off as a game when one of your very first political experiences was a literal mob invading the capitol at the behest of some of your colleagues
A lot of the '18 House members were personally shocked at seeing Republicans do exactly this sort of thing in the press, then say hello in the hallway and try to play it off like it was just all in the game.
February 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
it really seems like “entered politics during the Trump era” is a dividing line among Dems, it’s hard to write all of this off as a game when one of your very first political experiences was a literal mob invading the capitol at the behest of some of your colleagues
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it's possible that Spanberger hates these people enough she could actually do a one-term 'burn the crops and salt the fields' demolition on the GOP. the memes from the tribunals would be tremendous
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
it's possible that Spanberger hates these people enough she could actually do a one-term 'burn the crops and salt the fields' demolition on the GOP. the memes from the tribunals would be tremendous
Governor Spanberger seems like the type of person who might have a knife hidden on her person at all times without ever actually needing it to stab you.
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Governor Spanberger seems like the type of person who might have a knife hidden on her person at all times without ever actually needing it to stab you.
The real way to divide Democrats isn't by ideology, it's by how much they want to fight.
she didn’t throw trans people under the bus and she thinks republicans are the scum of the earth and that’s good enough for me
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The real way to divide Democrats isn't by ideology, it's by how much they want to fight.
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It is funny cuz her and Mamdani do have a very important thing in common.
When presented with a rare opportunity to exercise power and use it for good, they both grabbed the ball and broke into a full sprint. They understand the moment and are meeting it head-on. More of this, please.
When presented with a rare opportunity to exercise power and use it for good, they both grabbed the ball and broke into a full sprint. They understand the moment and are meeting it head-on. More of this, please.
February 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
It is funny cuz her and Mamdani do have a very important thing in common.
When presented with a rare opportunity to exercise power and use it for good, they both grabbed the ball and broke into a full sprint. They understand the moment and are meeting it head-on. More of this, please.
When presented with a rare opportunity to exercise power and use it for good, they both grabbed the ball and broke into a full sprint. They understand the moment and are meeting it head-on. More of this, please.
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I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
Every house needs a toilet ottoman, and some sort of creepy abomination from another universe.
What could go wrong using AI to help stage a few listing photos?
February 17, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Every house needs a toilet ottoman, and some sort of creepy abomination from another universe.
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Its true.
How to seduce @grimmycoyote.bsky.social. I hear this works every time.
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Its true.
The advantage of a hypothetical President Spanberger is that she knows the value of creative problem-solving and independent problem-solvers.
Spanberger would do it.
The main appeal of a President AOC to me is that she would not hesitate to have everyone prosecuted who needs to be. I am iffy on the others even Kelly.
February 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The advantage of a hypothetical President Spanberger is that she knows the value of creative problem-solving and independent problem-solvers.
I would correct this to "going to die in prison".
It's the most important issue with the greatest long-term effects facing the US: how many people from the Trump era, inside and outside the administration, are going to prison?
February 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I would correct this to "going to die in prison".