Chris Braunsdorf
@vslacks.bsky.social
I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round.
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Chris Braunsdorf
@vslacks.bsky.social
· Nov 29
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
- J.R.R. Tolkien
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
- J.R.R. Tolkien
Transcendent in its beauty.
Für Elise
Stefanick’s campaign proved to be more pathétique than eroica. But if you asked her why she dropped out, she’d probably plead the fifth.
by Maureen Dowd
Stefanick’s campaign proved to be more pathétique than eroica. But if you asked her why she dropped out, she’d probably plead the fifth.
by Maureen Dowd
December 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Transcendent in its beauty.
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Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
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I love to be told that feminism has failed women by women whose careers and ability to flourish in public life, let alone have a credit card, only exist because of feminism
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I love to be told that feminism has failed women by women whose careers and ability to flourish in public life, let alone have a credit card, only exist because of feminism
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this is literally the dictionary definition of "chump change" and its why corporations dont feel any problem with fucking over consumers. the fines and settlements they pay out are so dwarfed by the enormity of their profits. this is like getting a speeding ticket for 2 cents.
Visa, Mastercard to pay $167.5 million in ATM user fee settlement reut.rs/3L5TV5L
Visa, Mastercard to pay $167.5 million in ATM user fee settlement
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.
reut.rs
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
this is literally the dictionary definition of "chump change" and its why corporations dont feel any problem with fucking over consumers. the fines and settlements they pay out are so dwarfed by the enormity of their profits. this is like getting a speeding ticket for 2 cents.
There’s nothing better than finally feeling well after many days of being unwell. The world looks different when you’re healthy.
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There’s nothing better than finally feeling well after many days of being unwell. The world looks different when you’re healthy.
So the Trump plan for saving Western European culture is to allow it to be overrun by Russia. 4D chess.
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So the Trump plan for saving Western European culture is to allow it to be overrun by Russia. 4D chess.
Correction: Because of tariffs, this is necessary.
Trump on his farm bailout: "This money would not be possible without tariffs ... because of tariffs, this is possible."
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Correction: Because of tariffs, this is necessary.
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The restaurant for curmudgeons
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The restaurant for curmudgeons
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the average person has no real idea what the fuck is being done in washington, so a "major announcement" for something we all take for granted is an opportunity to break through the noise. a lot of the time it wont work. but they should try it anyway.
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the average person has no real idea what the fuck is being done in washington, so a "major announcement" for something we all take for granted is an opportunity to break through the noise. a lot of the time it wont work. but they should try it anyway.
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The values of the United States of America as articulated in this latest National Security Strategy are the same as those of Russia and China. The only difference is blood (race) and soil (geography). Otherwise there's little for anyone to prefer one to the other.
December 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The values of the United States of America as articulated in this latest National Security Strategy are the same as those of Russia and China. The only difference is blood (race) and soil (geography). Otherwise there's little for anyone to prefer one to the other.
Re Hegseth’s murder on the high seas: Don Jr must be so sad to see all that cocaine* blown up and buried at the bottom of the sea. Kilos and kilos. Such a waste.
* So we’re told
* So we’re told
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Re Hegseth’s murder on the high seas: Don Jr must be so sad to see all that cocaine* blown up and buried at the bottom of the sea. Kilos and kilos. Such a waste.
* So we’re told
* So we’re told
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Much of the right really did believe they won a referendum on the culture, and that 2024 proved the majority was obsessively anti-woke all along. That got reinforced not only by their bubble, but some media and corporate leaders too.
Their evident discomfort is because that’s crashing into reality.
Their evident discomfort is because that’s crashing into reality.
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Much of the right really did believe they won a referendum on the culture, and that 2024 proved the majority was obsessively anti-woke all along. That got reinforced not only by their bubble, but some media and corporate leaders too.
Their evident discomfort is because that’s crashing into reality.
Their evident discomfort is because that’s crashing into reality.
This article is utterly insane. He keeps feeding in different search terms about himself and Google’s AI just confidently spits out complete fabrications. Over and over again.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This article is utterly insane. He keeps feeding in different search terms about himself and Google’s AI just confidently spits out complete fabrications. Over and over again.
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What an ugly, unholy week of American news.
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What an ugly, unholy week of American news.
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"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
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some days you just have to laugh at how unbelievably stupid everything is
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
some days you just have to laugh at how unbelievably stupid everything is
One of my all time favorites.
A cartoon by Charles Barsotti, from 1994. Shop your favorite cartoons:
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December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
One of my all time favorites.
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Nothing in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the drone campaign was like this, directly killing such unambiguously nonthreatening people on direct orders from the very top, who openly celebrated it after.
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Nothing in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the drone campaign was like this, directly killing such unambiguously nonthreatening people on direct orders from the very top, who openly celebrated it after.
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we're at a place where the vast majority of ppl in the US hate the Trump admin, he is losing elections regularly, there is much more resistance from other Rs, from the media, from other institutions.
and yet, Trump still commits atrocities every day.
and yet, Trump still commits atrocities every day.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
we're at a place where the vast majority of ppl in the US hate the Trump admin, he is losing elections regularly, there is much more resistance from other Rs, from the media, from other institutions.
and yet, Trump still commits atrocities every day.
and yet, Trump still commits atrocities every day.
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Fritolaysia Cuts Off Chiplomatic Relations With Snakistan. “Relations between the two countries grew stale in 1994, when Fritolaysian rufflelutionaries crossed zestablished borders and forced Snakistan to dispatch cheesekeeping forces.” [theonion.com]
Fritolaysia Cuts Off Chiplomatic Relations With Snakistan
KARUNCHI, SNAKISTAN—Citing crumbling relations due to years of protracted french-onion diplomacy, the president of the Central Asian doritocracy Fritolaysia withdrew the country’s ambassadors from Snakistan Monday.
theonion.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Fritolaysia Cuts Off Chiplomatic Relations With Snakistan. “Relations between the two countries grew stale in 1994, when Fritolaysian rufflelutionaries crossed zestablished borders and forced Snakistan to dispatch cheesekeeping forces.” [theonion.com]
Excellent piece on Apple management specifically, but UX design leadership more generally. Also contains good insights on the fundamental differences between designing for iOS vs Mac OS.
Bad Dye Job
It might have made some sense to bring someone from the fashion/brand world to lead software design for Apple Watch, but it sure didn’t seem to make sense for the rest of Apple’s platforms. And the de...
daringfireball.net
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Excellent piece on Apple management specifically, but UX design leadership more generally. Also contains good insights on the fundamental differences between designing for iOS vs Mac OS.
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said this irl a bunch so might as well post it: i do often wonder what world we're living in today had jan. 6 trials just been televised.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
said this irl a bunch so might as well post it: i do often wonder what world we're living in today had jan. 6 trials just been televised.
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“I think you’re in my seat”
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“I think you’re in my seat”