Jacob
@jacob-alford.dev
Software engineer:
TypeScript | Rust | Node.js | web | NixOS | K8s
Hobbies include: fountain pens, Spencerian cursive, indoor bouldering, running, PC building, and networking and security.
TypeScript | Rust | Node.js | web | NixOS | K8s
Hobbies include: fountain pens, Spencerian cursive, indoor bouldering, running, PC building, and networking and security.
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We’re at the stage where it’s still possible to pull back, but only if enough people recognize how serious it is and act.
Think 1932 Germany. You can still vote. You can still speak out. But the authoritarian playbook is already open and in use.
Midterms are reset points; we can't lose in 2026.
Think 1932 Germany. You can still vote. You can still speak out. But the authoritarian playbook is already open and in use.
Midterms are reset points; we can't lose in 2026.
July 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re at the stage where it’s still possible to pull back, but only if enough people recognize how serious it is and act.
Think 1932 Germany. You can still vote. You can still speak out. But the authoritarian playbook is already open and in use.
Midterms are reset points; we can't lose in 2026.
Think 1932 Germany. You can still vote. You can still speak out. But the authoritarian playbook is already open and in use.
Midterms are reset points; we can't lose in 2026.
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Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
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AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”
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Get ready for the sirens.
Denver is testing 86 loud sirens on Wednesday — and they’re not just for tornadoes anymore
The emergency alert system will sound for three minutes at 11 a.m. on May 14.
denverite.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Get ready for the sirens.
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Fun fact: the proper plural for schema is schemata
May 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Fun fact: the proper plural for schema is schemata
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“While my trade policy might cause some temporary hardships for investors, it’s ultimately intended to completely fucking destroy the livelihoods of the financially destitute,” said Trump
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Trump Assures Wall Street He’ll Go Back To Just Fucking Over Poor People Soon
WASHINGTON—In response to market panic about his new wide-ranging tariffs, President Donald Trump reportedly offered Wall Street assurance Friday that he would soon go back to just fucking over poor people. “While my trade policy might cause some temporary hardships for investors, it’s ultimately intended to completely fucking destroy the livelihoods of the financially destitute,” […]
theonion.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“While my trade policy might cause some temporary hardships for investors, it’s ultimately intended to completely fucking destroy the livelihoods of the financially destitute,” said Trump
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Video of a student in my town who wrote a political op-ed being grabbed off the street by government agents bsky.app/profile/pale...
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Video of a student in my town who wrote a political op-ed being grabbed off the street by government agents bsky.app/profile/pale...
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⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
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Found this on the r slash Europe subreddit
March 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Found this on the r slash Europe subreddit
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The fresh horror btw: the US is becoming a net importer of food.
Which is wild, because the US has probably the most high-quality farmland per person of any country on the planet. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE FOLKS???
www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...
Which is wild, because the US has probably the most high-quality farmland per person of any country on the planet. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE FOLKS???
www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...
March 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The fresh horror btw: the US is becoming a net importer of food.
Which is wild, because the US has probably the most high-quality farmland per person of any country on the planet. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE FOLKS???
www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...
Which is wild, because the US has probably the most high-quality farmland per person of any country on the planet. WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE FOLKS???
www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...
Hello everyone, I was laid off today and am looking for my next gig. If anyone knows of any senior software engineering or full-stack engineering positions for a 6-year dev feel free to DM me or reply to this message! I am very grateful 🙏🏻
March 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hello everyone, I was laid off today and am looking for my next gig. If anyone knows of any senior software engineering or full-stack engineering positions for a 6-year dev feel free to DM me or reply to this message! I am very grateful 🙏🏻
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, but only if they pay me 5 million dollars for my instant-citizenship Gold Card.💰” -Comrade Krasnov
#GrifterInChief
#GrifterInChief
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, but only if they pay me 5 million dollars for my instant-citizenship Gold Card.💰” -Comrade Krasnov
#GrifterInChief
#GrifterInChief
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🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
February 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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oh look, that thing I was saying.
more of this please and faster and louder.
more of this please and faster and louder.
And, here's the central part of McConnell's reasoning:
January 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
oh look, that thing I was saying.
more of this please and faster and louder.
more of this please and faster and louder.
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The constitution quite clearly gives Congress the power of the purse, a power the Executive branch is pretending it now has.
Or did you not pay attention at all in school?
Or did you not pay attention at all in school?
January 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The constitution quite clearly gives Congress the power of the purse, a power the Executive branch is pretending it now has.
Or did you not pay attention at all in school?
Or did you not pay attention at all in school?
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Thread to remind you about how awful private for-profit healthcare can be.
It's almost like we shouldn't tolerate this!
It's almost like we shouldn't tolerate this!
Storytime.
In 2005, my mom died from cancer, but the real cause was the actions taken by an insurance company 12 years earlier. What happened to her was evil, hard to identify or fight, and hidden from the public by legal mechanisms. Because of that, I have no idea how often it has happened.
In 2005, my mom died from cancer, but the real cause was the actions taken by an insurance company 12 years earlier. What happened to her was evil, hard to identify or fight, and hidden from the public by legal mechanisms. Because of that, I have no idea how often it has happened.
December 8, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Thread to remind you about how awful private for-profit healthcare can be.
It's almost like we shouldn't tolerate this!
It's almost like we shouldn't tolerate this!
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