Y. Balloo
@whyballoo.bsky.social
New Yorker with a MetroCard collection
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Photos from the abolish ICE protest in Union square this evening was enormous, the march up 6th Avenue stretched several blocks of people long
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Elon Musk: [watching Wishbone] Odysseus is not a dog
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Elon Musk: [watching Wishbone] Odysseus is not a dog
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ChatGPT is Trump’s biggest donor and is used by ICE. If you don’t like Trump or ICE, you should quit ChatGPT.
QuitGPT — OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
quitgpt.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
ChatGPT is Trump’s biggest donor and is used by ICE. If you don’t like Trump or ICE, you should quit ChatGPT.
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It's time for Video Game Crushes & Online Boyfriends!
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3i...
Listen: Apple (tinyurl.com/4e5fm8uy), Spotify (tinyurl.com/ythhn7w7), and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3i...
Listen: Apple (tinyurl.com/4e5fm8uy), Spotify (tinyurl.com/ythhn7w7), and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
It's time for Video Game Crushes & Online Boyfriends!
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3i...
Listen: Apple (tinyurl.com/4e5fm8uy), Spotify (tinyurl.com/ythhn7w7), and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3i...
Listen: Apple (tinyurl.com/4e5fm8uy), Spotify (tinyurl.com/ythhn7w7), and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
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who up plotting to seize they means of production
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
who up plotting to seize they means of production
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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there are a lot of reasons to want schumer out. but even if this is not a major issue for you, claiming that your role as leader during a fascist putsch is to preserve a policy favored by the fascist and opposed by your party's voters is disqualifying. schumer cannot continue to lead the democrats
Video of his remarks where he says, verbatim, that one of his jobs as leader is to funnel more aid to Israel
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
there are a lot of reasons to want schumer out. but even if this is not a major issue for you, claiming that your role as leader during a fascist putsch is to preserve a policy favored by the fascist and opposed by your party's voters is disqualifying. schumer cannot continue to lead the democrats
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"I'm speechless."
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
February 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"I'm speechless."
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
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“waiting til midterms” is not tenable. how do we fix this NOW
‘I’ve not left home in five weeks’: Fear in Minneapolis as ICE agents terrorize city
‘I’ve not left home in five weeks’: Fear in Minneapolis as ICE agents terrorize city
‘I’ve not left home in five weeks’: Fear in Minneapolis as ICE agents terrorize city
www.independent.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
“waiting til midterms” is not tenable. how do we fix this NOW
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Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.
Project Genie is an an experimental research prototype that Google gave @jaypeters.net access to this week, though he may not be using it in exactly the way Google intended.
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.
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It's pretty amazing to me the amount of shit that apparently you can Just Do as an NYC mayor. It makes basically every other American politician look like an incompetent loser.
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
It's pretty amazing to me the amount of shit that apparently you can Just Do as an NYC mayor. It makes basically every other American politician look like an incompetent loser.
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
I've had a fun weekend in DC but I'm ready to be home giving my dog Cordy hugs and pets
February 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I've had a fun weekend in DC but I'm ready to be home giving my dog Cordy hugs and pets
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In midtown, striking nurses are marching on Kathy Hochul’s office, calling out an emergency order she signed allowing traveling nurses to work in NY during the strike.
They say that move has prolonged the strike and is a handout to the hospital system.
They say that move has prolonged the strike and is a handout to the hospital system.
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In midtown, striking nurses are marching on Kathy Hochul’s office, calling out an emergency order she signed allowing traveling nurses to work in NY during the strike.
They say that move has prolonged the strike and is a handout to the hospital system.
They say that move has prolonged the strike and is a handout to the hospital system.
Happy Jeb Day to all who observe
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Happy Jeb Day to all who observe
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Thank you so much for 300+ followers 🫶🎉
Bluesky has been such a fun journey so far and I'm so thankful for all the support I've found here :D
I'm curious if anyone would be interested in me hosting an Art Share soon to celebrate!! :3
Bluesky has been such a fun journey so far and I'm so thankful for all the support I've found here :D
I'm curious if anyone would be interested in me hosting an Art Share soon to celebrate!! :3
February 2, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Thank you so much for 300+ followers 🫶🎉
Bluesky has been such a fun journey so far and I'm so thankful for all the support I've found here :D
I'm curious if anyone would be interested in me hosting an Art Share soon to celebrate!! :3
Bluesky has been such a fun journey so far and I'm so thankful for all the support I've found here :D
I'm curious if anyone would be interested in me hosting an Art Share soon to celebrate!! :3
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By this point it feels strange to say things like this and not reflexively end with a "Furthermore he should be impeached and removed from office"
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
By this point it feels strange to say things like this and not reflexively end with a "Furthermore he should be impeached and removed from office"
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Caveat Cat adaptation as requested by @anniemg.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Caveat Cat adaptation as requested by @anniemg.bsky.social
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Heavy Steps On Hollow Ground is Green Room meets From Dusk Till Dawn. Your gig goes very wrong, and there's very little you can do about it.
https://loottheroom.itch.io/heavysteps
https://loottheroom.itch.io/heavysteps
Heavy Steps On Hollow Ground by Chris Bissette
Green Room meets From Dusk Till Dawn
loottheroom.itch.io
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Heavy Steps On Hollow Ground is Green Room meets From Dusk Till Dawn. Your gig goes very wrong, and there's very little you can do about it.
https://loottheroom.itch.io/heavysteps
https://loottheroom.itch.io/heavysteps
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Can I make a Punxsutawney white people joke? Or nah? Bc it's a whiteout there and I'm not talking about the snow. Or cocaine.
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Can I make a Punxsutawney white people joke? Or nah? Bc it's a whiteout there and I'm not talking about the snow. Or cocaine.
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Together Forever*
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Together Forever*
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I Carry A Torch For You*
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I Carry A Torch For You*
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.