Justin Erickson
@larakin.systems
Technologist, politics geek, sailor. Software dev by trade, sailboat captain by choice.
I post about politics, anti-car dependency, sailing, dev stuff, movies, nature, and probably video games too.
I post about politics, anti-car dependency, sailing, dev stuff, movies, nature, and probably video games too.
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It took 60 minutes 57 years to develop trust in viewers.
It took Bari Weiss less than 60 days to destroy it.
It took Bari Weiss less than 60 days to destroy it.
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It took 60 minutes 57 years to develop trust in viewers.
It took Bari Weiss less than 60 days to destroy it.
It took Bari Weiss less than 60 days to destroy it.
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So I hate to be That Guy, but we're entering into uncertain territory here with the Epstein Files, and it's more important than ever that we make sure we know all the facts before we blow things up.
I'm talking now about the "tips" that DOJ is now releasing. They sound super salacious and evil.
I'm talking now about the "tips" that DOJ is now releasing. They sound super salacious and evil.
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So I hate to be That Guy, but we're entering into uncertain territory here with the Epstein Files, and it's more important than ever that we make sure we know all the facts before we blow things up.
I'm talking now about the "tips" that DOJ is now releasing. They sound super salacious and evil.
I'm talking now about the "tips" that DOJ is now releasing. They sound super salacious and evil.
This fucking guy.
Binge this series, feel good.
Binge this series, feel good.
Elon Musk, Stephen Miller, Marjorie Taylor Greene & More: Who Was the Worst F*cking Guy of 2025?
YouTube video by Hysteria
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December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This fucking guy.
Binge this series, feel good.
Binge this series, feel good.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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I don't know what is happening here. But I'm in. A full day of bird pics? On next season of @dimension20.bsky.social...
WHAT IS HAPPENING!
WHAT IS HAPPENING!
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I don't know what is happening here. But I'm in. A full day of bird pics? On next season of @dimension20.bsky.social...
WHAT IS HAPPENING!
WHAT IS HAPPENING!
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With the 60 minutes leak, the many recent Epstein releases, etc., I think we are seeing the future of government accountability under authoritarianism:
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
With the 60 minutes leak, the many recent Epstein releases, etc., I think we are seeing the future of government accountability under authoritarianism:
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Seems perfect. Obsolete relics of the past.
Trump is set to announce “Trump-class” battleships. 🙄
There are no limits to this tiny little man’s ego.
There are no limits to this tiny little man’s ego.
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Seems perfect. Obsolete relics of the past.
Games aren't fun, games make your friends fun.
Session 02: The Voyage to Aethel
The session kicked off with the party waking up aboard the Nebuchadnezzar, and immediately the tone was set: this wasn't the luxury cruise they might have hoped for. The hammocks were stacked three-hi...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Games aren't fun, games make your friends fun.
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The pronoun for a Russian general is "was/were".
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The pronoun for a Russian general is "was/were".
Funny thing is, the places that were hit worst are quite republican and conservative.
To give you an idea of the damage in Colorado. The damage Trump is blocking the release of emergency funds to because Colorado is a blue state. (1)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p65...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p65...
New footage shows scale of floods in southwest Colorado
YouTube video by FOX31 Denver
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Funny thing is, the places that were hit worst are quite republican and conservative.
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NO KING THEODEN!!
OUT WITH GRIMA WORMTONGUE!!!
OUT WITH GRIMA WORMTONGUE!!!
Currently in America we have a "King Theoden" situation. His mind has gone and proxy rulers like Stephen Miller, Tom Homan and Russ Vought are exploiting that.
we will hold them all accountable.
we will hold them all accountable.
December 21, 2025 at 6:03 AM
NO KING THEODEN!!
OUT WITH GRIMA WORMTONGUE!!!
OUT WITH GRIMA WORMTONGUE!!!
I get to DM session two of my campaign tomorrow!
December 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I get to DM session two of my campaign tomorrow!
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This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
I just moved and placed 3 solid stone steps. Each one has to be 500+ lbs.
I'm not just a geek and a sailor.
Oh, but I am old and I hurt.
I'm not just a geek and a sailor.
Oh, but I am old and I hurt.
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I just moved and placed 3 solid stone steps. Each one has to be 500+ lbs.
I'm not just a geek and a sailor.
Oh, but I am old and I hurt.
I'm not just a geek and a sailor.
Oh, but I am old and I hurt.
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Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sen. Ron Wyden on the Trump DOJ not producing all of the Epstein files, as required by law:
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"Anything short of a full release today is a violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers."
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This is precisely how fascism works, by grabbing at and taking away a little more freedom whenever events lend themselves to it. Bit by bit you lose your rights, until you turn around and realize the road you're on has been long, and democracy is well behind you over the horizon.
The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is precisely how fascism works, by grabbing at and taking away a little more freedom whenever events lend themselves to it. Bit by bit you lose your rights, until you turn around and realize the road you're on has been long, and democracy is well behind you over the horizon.
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As of tonight, the Ellisons also own TikTok. So now our media is almost fully controlled by fascists.
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
As of tonight, the Ellisons also own TikTok. So now our media is almost fully controlled by fascists.
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
But not guilty of the Felony charge. Why can't the headline also say that?
Breaking: A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents.
Jury finds a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents
A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
But not guilty of the Felony charge. Why can't the headline also say that?
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vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
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also it is so much EASIER to make comprehensive tests now if you know what you’re doing.
in my three vibecoded projects i made the kind of tests i’d never bother to do before. and they saved my ass many times
you do need to steer it to test the right things which requires some experience and taste
in my three vibecoded projects i made the kind of tests i’d never bother to do before. and they saved my ass many times
you do need to steer it to test the right things which requires some experience and taste
I see a lot of complaints about untested AI slop in pull requests. Submitting those is a dereliction of duty as a software engineer: Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/18/...
Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
In all of the debates about the value of AI-assistance in software development there’s one depressing anecdote that I keep on seeing: the junior engineer, empowered by some class of …
simonwillison.net
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
also it is so much EASIER to make comprehensive tests now if you know what you’re doing.
in my three vibecoded projects i made the kind of tests i’d never bother to do before. and they saved my ass many times
you do need to steer it to test the right things which requires some experience and taste
in my three vibecoded projects i made the kind of tests i’d never bother to do before. and they saved my ass many times
you do need to steer it to test the right things which requires some experience and taste
Durango isn't an entertainment hub or anything, but I'm seeing Jay and Silent Bob live on stage.
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Durango isn't an entertainment hub or anything, but I'm seeing Jay and Silent Bob live on stage.
He is either incredibly stupid (too stupid to hold this job) or he thinks the American people are stupid.
I think it is both.
I think it is both.
MIKE JOHNSON: Here's the false narrative -- Democrats are pretending as though this affects everybody in the country. It affects 7% of Americans, this extended subsidy
CNBC: But we are talking 22 to 24 million Americans
JOHNSON: We're going to help 100% of Americans reduce their premiums
CNBC: But we are talking 22 to 24 million Americans
JOHNSON: We're going to help 100% of Americans reduce their premiums
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
He is either incredibly stupid (too stupid to hold this job) or he thinks the American people are stupid.
I think it is both.
I think it is both.