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John Gruber @gruber.foo · 4h

Yankees have the Blue Jays right where they want them.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Seth @helmetstudio.bsky.social · 4d

@gruber.foo I found it!

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · 4d

App Store scam of the week?

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‎Sora 2: AI Video Generator

‎Transform your ideas into stunning videos instantly with the power of professional AI models - no filming experience required. Create captivating videos from just text descriptions or images using cutting-edge AI technology. Whether you're crafting content for social media, marketing campaigns, or…

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · 5d

'Fuck You, Make Me'

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‘Fuck You, Make Me’

Link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPToBog_-g

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · 23d

I would like to speak your manager.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Sep 7

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NFL 2025 Week 1 Picks

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Sep 1

If this were North Korea you wouldn’t be able to post that.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Sep 1

Really depends what type of watch speaks to you. There’s so much variety. So many types. I’d need to see some hints what you like. My other suggestion would be to go watch shopping, in person. All watches look and play differently in person than they do in photos or videos.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 28

I will add that this is not like North Korea. It’s like the cheap Temu knock-off of North Korean “Dear Leader” cult worship. It’s embarrassing as hell, and must be denounced, but more importantly it must be mocked. It’s our mockery that makes clear this is just kayfabe authoritarianism.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Aug 28

Huh I wonder why Trump fired him oh there's a picture included, nevermind, same as usual

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 28

“This is deeply troubling and legally invalid,” Primus wrote in an email to The Wall Street Journal.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 28

This is some fucked up shit.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Aug 28

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.

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Washington, DC under military occupation in last August 2025, with banners proclaiming the absolute power of the primus inter pares

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 27

So young.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 26

Tight code!

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 26

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Yours Truly Tries On the Sneaky Petes.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 26

I don't think it's true that Calvin always won, or even ever won, Calvinball. As I recall Hobbes was just as adept if not more so and the nature of the game was that it was an endless series of oneupmanship that led to de facto ties.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · Aug 22

VP JD Vance is opining on the Bolton case on television. Before we had an authoritarian tyrant running the government, the VP would say that it's in the hands of the DOJ and refuse to comment.

But he's a motor mouth who can't help strutting and posing about everything just like his boss.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 21

Or perhaps a new pill for Tourette syndrome. Speech problems? Get Versant.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 16

My favorite post in a while:

Woz: ‘I Am the Happiest Person Ever’

Link to: https://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23765914&cid=65583466

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 13

Trump should demand that whoever made today’s Wordle be fired.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 12

"I've got an exclusive for you. We're offering Google $34.5 billion to buy Chrome."

"You're not talking to anyone else?"

"Nope, exclusive for the Journal. I definitely do not have a colleague sitting next to me on the phone with Bloomberg as we speak."

Screenshots of WSJ and Bloomberg, both reporting on Perplexity’s stunt offer to “buy” Google Chrome, with the WSJ claiming “Exclusive”. The stories were published at 11:30am and 11:38am respectively.

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 9

Already exempt?

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/b...

What Trump’s Apple Threat Means for India’s Tariff Negotiations

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Jessie Char @jessiechar.com · Aug 9

A better Tim (Snyder) wrote,
“Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.”

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 9

What exactly do you see as “falling in line” here?

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John Gruber @gruber.foo · Aug 9

Strong words. Thanks. Man, I miss Drum.