Larry Wolfarth
@infoshaman.bsky.social
Retired sociologist of knowledge & space mission designer.
Former #postie.
One of the first 100,000 to abandon Twitter.
My cat appreciates that I don't yell at her when she brings copperheads into the cabin.
Former #postie.
One of the first 100,000 to abandon Twitter.
My cat appreciates that I don't yell at her when she brings copperheads into the cabin.
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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We need to worry about the tech bros stealing this election. They have a much more vested interest in using the treasury as their own fintech bank.
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We need to worry about the tech bros stealing this election. They have a much more vested interest in using the treasury as their own fintech bank.
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Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve been nominated for the FIFA prize for literature, oh wait, I just found out I won. Imaginary prizes are it turns out, very easy to win.
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seems kind of relevant that the LA Times gutted their entire arts staff a couple years ago.
I used to freelance for them as a book reviewer. I got to review a bunch of fun books. then they fired my editor.
I used to freelance for them as a book reviewer. I got to review a bunch of fun books. then they fired my editor.
Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Review: Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi has dazzled the media with scandals, but her prose is less sparkling. Her much-anticipated new memoir is rife with arrogance and thin on sourcing.
www.latimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
seems kind of relevant that the LA Times gutted their entire arts staff a couple years ago.
I used to freelance for them as a book reviewer. I got to review a bunch of fun books. then they fired my editor.
I used to freelance for them as a book reviewer. I got to review a bunch of fun books. then they fired my editor.
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"In less than a year’s time, a quarter of the workforce has departed. Morale is dangerously low. In the present environment, speaking truth to power is being turned into an occupational hazard.” - the American Foreign Service Association
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Exodus From State Department Legal Office Could Heighten Risk Of Trump Admin Breaking The Law
The office tackles global issues such as the administration’s deadly strikes in the Caribbean, which lawmakers and experts say could involve war crimes. Dozens of officials have left this year.
www.huffpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"In less than a year’s time, a quarter of the workforce has departed. Morale is dangerously low. In the present environment, speaking truth to power is being turned into an occupational hazard.” - the American Foreign Service Association
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Someone who once worked for this guy told me he was at a party where everyone was in one way or another, economically dependent upon him. Under those circumstances you don't get much pushback for dumb statements. When they do encounter that pushback, they think its wokeness that must be destroyed.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Someone who once worked for this guy told me he was at a party where everyone was in one way or another, economically dependent upon him. Under those circumstances you don't get much pushback for dumb statements. When they do encounter that pushback, they think its wokeness that must be destroyed.
My younger daughter was either 6 or 7 when she first refused a participation trophy.
Trump Can’t Stop Talking About Dumb, Made-Up FIFA Prize
The president’s joy knows no bounds.
newrepublic.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My younger daughter was either 6 or 7 when she first refused a participation trophy.
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So without birthright citizenship, wtf happens to Native Americans without federal recognition? Like. Family tree has no immigration records because ancestors were literally just born here for longer than records exist. This is the case for my maternal line.
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So without birthright citizenship, wtf happens to Native Americans without federal recognition? Like. Family tree has no immigration records because ancestors were literally just born here for longer than records exist. This is the case for my maternal line.
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FIFA had to suck up to Trump by making a peace prize just for him. The reason they invented participation trophies is for kids like Trump; so they wouldn’t feel left out and throw a tantrum.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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‘Hall of Fame of Ass-Kissing’: CNN’s Ana Navarro Can’t Get Over Trump’s ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ Made Just for Him - NewsBreak
CNN commentator Ana Navarro said the "peace prize" that President Donald Trump received on Friday was like a toy phone a parent gives their small child so
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December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
FIFA had to suck up to Trump by making a peace prize just for him. The reason they invented participation trophies is for kids like Trump; so they wouldn’t feel left out and throw a tantrum.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
share.newsbreak.com/g7hso0bx?s=i16
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Why would he feel threatened by intelligent and articulate women asking questions?
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December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Why would he feel threatened by intelligent and articulate women asking questions?
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If a news outlet is not sounding the alarm, not sharing the truth, there is no other reason than this one:
They are fine with it. They agree and are assisting.
They are fine with it. They agree and are assisting.
What we are watching - as U.S. citizens are dragged out of cars and illegal war is waged in the Caribbean - is the corruption of the most sacred power we give the President - the power of violence.
We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.
We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If a news outlet is not sounding the alarm, not sharing the truth, there is no other reason than this one:
They are fine with it. They agree and are assisting.
They are fine with it. They agree and are assisting.
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Every monster in America is resurrecting.🤬
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Every monster in America is resurrecting.🤬
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Frank Sinatra almost got into a fist fight with Bing Crosby on the set of High Society to defend the dignity of Louis Armstrong, who was added to the production due to Sinatra’s advocacy. It’s not hard to find PSAs for tolerance that Sinatra filmed!
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Frank Sinatra almost got into a fist fight with Bing Crosby on the set of High Society to defend the dignity of Louis Armstrong, who was added to the production due to Sinatra’s advocacy. It’s not hard to find PSAs for tolerance that Sinatra filmed!
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Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
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The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job - NYT Editorial Board
On Monday, “the court hears a challenge to Mr. Trump’s power to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission — an action that flew in the face of a 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
On Monday, “the court hears a challenge to Mr. Trump’s power to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission — an action that flew in the face of a 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job - NYT Editorial Board
On Monday, “the court hears a challenge to Mr. Trump’s power to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission — an action that flew in the face of a 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
On Monday, “the court hears a challenge to Mr. Trump’s power to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission — an action that flew in the face of a 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
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It really cannot be stressed enough that if we don’t have birthright citizenship we don’t have citizenship.
The only Americans who have any proof of citizenship are either naturalized adults or the tiny fraction of natural born citizens who are born abroad. Everyone else has birthright citizenship.
The only Americans who have any proof of citizenship are either naturalized adults or the tiny fraction of natural born citizens who are born abroad. Everyone else has birthright citizenship.
Stephen Miller thinks it’s terrible that I can vote
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It really cannot be stressed enough that if we don’t have birthright citizenship we don’t have citizenship.
The only Americans who have any proof of citizenship are either naturalized adults or the tiny fraction of natural born citizens who are born abroad. Everyone else has birthright citizenship.
The only Americans who have any proof of citizenship are either naturalized adults or the tiny fraction of natural born citizens who are born abroad. Everyone else has birthright citizenship.
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A crew in Mettler, CA is harvesting peppers on a cloudy damp autumn day. They tell us, detaching the tough stem from the fragile plant is difficult as you could harm the plant if you're not careful. #WeFeedYou
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A crew in Mettler, CA is harvesting peppers on a cloudy damp autumn day. They tell us, detaching the tough stem from the fragile plant is difficult as you could harm the plant if you're not careful. #WeFeedYou
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@schiff.senate.gov, stand with senior citizens & co-sponsor the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act. Medicare premiums are rising almost 10%, but SS recipients get only a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment!
I am a constituent.
#DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS app.sosha.ai/s/Mn4Wde1H
I am a constituent.
#DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS app.sosha.ai/s/Mn4Wde1H
Click to tell YOUR Senator to Fight for Us!
app.sosha.ai
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
@schiff.senate.gov, stand with senior citizens & co-sponsor the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act. Medicare premiums are rising almost 10%, but SS recipients get only a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment!
I am a constituent.
#DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS app.sosha.ai/s/Mn4Wde1H
I am a constituent.
#DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS app.sosha.ai/s/Mn4Wde1H
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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Dear @padilla.senate.gov, I left you a VM to please co-sponsor the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act and please impeach Hegseth for war crimes. I am a constituent in 90039 and when you Democrats fight, I will applaud you! #DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS app.sosha.ai/s/nfJkNDlh
Click to tell YOUR Senator to Fight for Us!
app.sosha.ai
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Dear @padilla.senate.gov, I left you a VM to please co-sponsor the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act and please impeach Hegseth for war crimes. I am a constituent in 90039 and when you Democrats fight, I will applaud you! #DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS app.sosha.ai/s/nfJkNDlh