j megs
jmegs.bsky.social
j megs
@jmegs.bsky.social
put the work in
plant a garden
how long can i talk about ai regulation before they realize i'm talking about his crossover being banned by the nba
August 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
found this on my computer. i vaguely remember creating it. no idea when or why. so here
August 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
an excellent test of character is simply paying attention to who gets upset when property is damaged and who gets upset when people are hurt
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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THIS THIS THIS
A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.
April 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
with as much as shedeur loves gaudy jewelry and talking about God, this is a real opportunity for the Vatican to trade up and give us Pope Shedeur
April 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
took less than a hundred days to go from "i can end the war in 24 hours" to "this is too hard, lets just quit"
April 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
for a sport that goes back in this country hundreds of years, baseball is still a sport of experimentation. the yankees are trying out this new weird torpedo bat. the pirates are trying out not having a first baseman or closer.
April 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Pirates home opener ⚾🏴‍☠️
Hope springs eternal ❤️🏆
April 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Home opener in Pittsburgh ⚾❤️
April 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
yesterday, after watching the last few hours of @booker.senate.gov's 25-hour filibuster, I donated $50

I don't love giving politicians money. I try myself, and recommend to others, to give time to political causes

But in a desperate time when so little is being done, it felt like right thing to do
April 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I think the remarkable thing about Cory Booker's speech is that much of it is *a good speech*. He's not just filling time, he's using time while the spotlights on him.
April 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
that new Bach about to drop
March 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
we are learning in real time how corrupt something needs to be for a former Scalia clerk to look good taking a principled stance against it
February 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Top liberal lawyer Goldstein wrote an odd NYT op-ed on 11/15 calling upon DOJ to end Trump's criminal cases and criticizing the state cases.

After his arrest in the waning Biden days, it appeared he had written that piece to win leniency from Trump. Today's rearrest suggests it didn't suffice.
SCOTUSblog cofounder Tom Goldstein was rearrested today after prosecutors alleged that he secretly received over $8 million in cryptocurrency and paid out $6 million in recent days. Prosecutors argued that he presented "an urgent risk of flight." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
i worked in tech for a number of years. for the last seven i've told other tech workers that working in tech will one day be comparable to working for big tobacco

when i started, it was intended to be a little incendiary

today it feels like an understatement
February 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
accidentally went to the gym when all the serious people were there. was too embarrassed to take out my fruit snacks. they just crinkled in my pocket :(
January 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the real problem with shrinkflation is that microwave popcorn bags are now 2.9oz, but the popcorn button on the microwave is for 3oz, so you've gotta stop the microwave with like 10 seconds left AND NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT
January 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
can't believe they threatened that poor 11-year old kid with pirates tickets
January 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
they don't even really want to govern. that's boring and takes hard work. they just want the attention and to feel important
Several of the Trump Admin's new executive orders feature bizarre errors, formatting oddities, and stilted language -- familiar artifacts that have led to speculation that AI was used in the drafting process.

futurism.com/trump-admin-...
Trump Admin Accused of Using AI to Draft Executive Orders
Artifacts in Trump's executive orders have led to speculation that those who penned them might have turned to AI for help.
futurism.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Unlike Obama, who hobbled into office with a 7.2% victory in the popular vote, Donald Trump takes office with a clear mandate after a 1.5% victory in the popular vote.
January 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
January 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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this sort of naked cynicism is jarring, but you’re going to see more of it because this is how kleptocracy works. it makes groveling and sycophancy the rational choice, because it will very often be rewarded.
January 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
your boy is going to symphony tonight and isn't from that life, so he's reading the FAQ

anyways, this is a helluva way to answer "don't"
January 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I was about to post something going on about how Bitter Sweet Symphony is a beautiful, transcendent song but The Verve's best track is The Drugs Don't Work. But something deep down feels like I'd be plagiarizing a tweet from like 2013 from @stephenrodrick.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM