JD S. Pumpkins
@jdniemand.bsky.social
Journo, occasional RPG writer, Twitter escapee. He/him.
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Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
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I’m so fucking offended that you would even consider leaving Omelas bro I’m gonna puke dude why would you even suggest that
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I’m so fucking offended that you would even consider leaving Omelas bro I’m gonna puke dude why would you even suggest that
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the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
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strong floor, no ceiling, weird middle, price firm, i know what i got
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
strong floor, no ceiling, weird middle, price firm, i know what i got
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i’ll never understand why public transit haters discourage use of public transit and want to defund it. if less people use cars the roads will have less traffic and you’ll get to where you want faster with your own car. stupid people
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i’ll never understand why public transit haters discourage use of public transit and want to defund it. if less people use cars the roads will have less traffic and you’ll get to where you want faster with your own car. stupid people
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if these patriots are so eager to throw money at the government for nonsense why not just Tax Them
That's all well and good, but it does nothing for me or other ordinary taxpayers. Make groceries affordable again.
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
if these patriots are so eager to throw money at the government for nonsense why not just Tax Them
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Dems and GOP join forces to investigate Pete Hegseth for war crimes and murder
open.substack.com/pub/unpresid...
open.substack.com/pub/unpresid...
Dems and GOP join forces to investigate Pete Hegseth for war crimes and murder
Congress finally notices the Trump administration might be vaporizing civilians on purpose.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Dems and GOP join forces to investigate Pete Hegseth for war crimes and murder
open.substack.com/pub/unpresid...
open.substack.com/pub/unpresid...
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Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.
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Polish Prime Minister Tusk reminded Western allies that NATO was created to protect against Russian aggression.
Unfortunately, most people in Europe are now convinced that Trump's brain has no idea what NATO is, given his ongoing dementia.
#Trump #NATO #Russia #Europe #Ukraine #Poland #Polish
Unfortunately, most people in Europe are now convinced that Trump's brain has no idea what NATO is, given his ongoing dementia.
#Trump #NATO #Russia #Europe #Ukraine #Poland #Polish
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Dem leaders should just call him a lying sack of shit.
First, it’s memorable.
Second, it’s true
First, it’s memorable.
Second, it’s true
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Dem leaders should just call him a lying sack of shit.
First, it’s memorable.
Second, it’s true
First, it’s memorable.
Second, it’s true
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i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
i am not a christian but i have no idea why there isn't some big panic about a guy called "mr. beast" amassing tremendous amounts of fame and influence by literally getting people to do dangerous and degrading things
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
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there’s a commercial on tv with an anthropomorphic cat couple in bed dressed in pajamas talking about cat litter. so they’re like people in every way except too stupid to have toilets. do you think i could do five minutes on this at open mic night
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
there’s a commercial on tv with an anthropomorphic cat couple in bed dressed in pajamas talking about cat litter. so they’re like people in every way except too stupid to have toilets. do you think i could do five minutes on this at open mic night
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welcome to america, the rich are inventing new numbers for their bank accounts but at least the bottom is rock
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
welcome to america, the rich are inventing new numbers for their bank accounts but at least the bottom is rock
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
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don't really think drugs, as a concept, will ever be able to recover from the reputational hit they're about to take
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
don't really think drugs, as a concept, will ever be able to recover from the reputational hit they're about to take
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A lot of editors don't even know about media magnification. One of the shocking things - to me - when I left journalism school was how little editors knew about like the study of journalism as a discipline. It's a profession based in norms even if those norms are harmful.
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A lot of editors don't even know about media magnification. One of the shocking things - to me - when I left journalism school was how little editors knew about like the study of journalism as a discipline. It's a profession based in norms even if those norms are harmful.
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One of the best Saturday Night Live sketches is “Toonces: the Cat who could drive a car” where a cat puppet drives a car off a cliff and that’s the beginning and end of the joke but they went with it for five years and it worked because really that’s all you need to do
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
One of the best Saturday Night Live sketches is “Toonces: the Cat who could drive a car” where a cat puppet drives a car off a cliff and that’s the beginning and end of the joke but they went with it for five years and it worked because really that’s all you need to do
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Russian state media is leveraging Putin's recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse, likely in an effort to coerce the West and Ukraine into capitulating to Russian demands:
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Russian state media is leveraging Putin's recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse, likely in an effort to coerce the West and Ukraine into capitulating to Russian demands:
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
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Alongside declining polls for Reform, the good news about the Telegraph’s volte face on Brexit is that it gives Labour political cover from the far right to reapply to rejoin the EU. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
Told you so! The Telegraph denounces Brexit as 'unmitigated economic disaster'
We've now got The Telegraph joining the Brexit resistance, after the formerly pro-leave paper ripped into its 'near-disastrous' consequences.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Alongside declining polls for Reform, the good news about the Telegraph’s volte face on Brexit is that it gives Labour political cover from the far right to reapply to rejoin the EU. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
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Secretary of Defense cannot just lose his job for admitting to war crimes, he needs to go to prison.
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Secretary of Defense cannot just lose his job for admitting to war crimes, he needs to go to prison.
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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It’s always fun to see the clips of the Sunday political shows because you get to go “yep the news lets people lie to them for an hour and airs it”
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s always fun to see the clips of the Sunday political shows because you get to go “yep the news lets people lie to them for an hour and airs it”
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Strong floor, no ceiling, walls made of screaming meat
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Strong floor, no ceiling, walls made of screaming meat