Jake West
@paco3791.bsky.social
"Vell, he's just this guy y'know?" - Gag Halfrunt, Brain Care Specialist
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saw someone do the calculation that putting solar panels on every house in the US would cost roughly $1 trillion, which sounded like a lot, but then I saw that the Department of Defense spent $2.21 trillion in 2025, so
We gotta figure out climate change. Not a scientist but my answers are “something with azollas” “something with mushrooms(?)” or “something with algae”. Also they should hand out free apartment solar panels at your post office.
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
saw someone do the calculation that putting solar panels on every house in the US would cost roughly $1 trillion, which sounded like a lot, but then I saw that the Department of Defense spent $2.21 trillion in 2025, so
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I've been seeing that chatter - We have bee highlights at the World Darts Championships
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I've been seeing that chatter - We have bee highlights at the World Darts Championships
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Minnesotans when a Metro Transit bus is stuck: Let’s get to work!
Minnesotans when an ICE vehicle is stuck: 🍿
Minnesotans when an ICE vehicle is stuck: 🍿
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Minnesotans when a Metro Transit bus is stuck: Let’s get to work!
Minnesotans when an ICE vehicle is stuck: 🍿
Minnesotans when an ICE vehicle is stuck: 🍿
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"It’s not about the money. You see, taxes are an implicit acknowledgment that I exist within society and not above it. That my fate is tethered to the fate of humanity at large. That I am not the special little boy I’ve always believed myself to be."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
I Will Pay Any Amount to Not Pay My Taxes
Our 6th most-read article of 2025.
- - -I’ve gotten myself into a bit of a jam. A series of natural disasters is barreling towards my home, and th...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"It’s not about the money. You see, taxes are an implicit acknowledgment that I exist within society and not above it. That my fate is tethered to the fate of humanity at large. That I am not the special little boy I’ve always believed myself to be."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
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It’s been a year, and the arrow is still there and the app is still not capable of saving your place in the timeline when refreshing
Bluesky you gotta move the “up to the top/new posts” arrow to a different spot.
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
It’s been a year, and the arrow is still there and the app is still not capable of saving your place in the timeline when refreshing
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Stop.
Read the post below.
Do what it says.
Look at Earth - our home world - from the surface of Mars.
You are a terranaut on that fragile planet.
This moment brought to you courtesy of NASA Science.
Read the post below.
Do what it says.
Look at Earth - our home world - from the surface of Mars.
You are a terranaut on that fragile planet.
This moment brought to you courtesy of NASA Science.
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Stop.
Read the post below.
Do what it says.
Look at Earth - our home world - from the surface of Mars.
You are a terranaut on that fragile planet.
This moment brought to you courtesy of NASA Science.
Read the post below.
Do what it says.
Look at Earth - our home world - from the surface of Mars.
You are a terranaut on that fragile planet.
This moment brought to you courtesy of NASA Science.
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White dude with camera arrives at daycare and demands to see kids.
Daycare workers keep doors and windows closed.
White dude alleges fraud.
Every Republican backs white dude.
That's the current story in Minnesota.
Daycare workers keep doors and windows closed.
White dude alleges fraud.
Every Republican backs white dude.
That's the current story in Minnesota.
December 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
White dude with camera arrives at daycare and demands to see kids.
Daycare workers keep doors and windows closed.
White dude alleges fraud.
Every Republican backs white dude.
That's the current story in Minnesota.
Daycare workers keep doors and windows closed.
White dude alleges fraud.
Every Republican backs white dude.
That's the current story in Minnesota.
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So...there are two things going on here
1. She's a legal correspondent trying to protect her access to powerful people. This has been the unifying theme of media cowardice in 2025
2. It's also marching orders from CBS & Bari Weiss.
These things are in no way mutually exclusive
1. She's a legal correspondent trying to protect her access to powerful people. This has been the unifying theme of media cowardice in 2025
2. It's also marching orders from CBS & Bari Weiss.
These things are in no way mutually exclusive
NEW: Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative.
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
www.lawdork.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
So...there are two things going on here
1. She's a legal correspondent trying to protect her access to powerful people. This has been the unifying theme of media cowardice in 2025
2. It's also marching orders from CBS & Bari Weiss.
These things are in no way mutually exclusive
1. She's a legal correspondent trying to protect her access to powerful people. This has been the unifying theme of media cowardice in 2025
2. It's also marching orders from CBS & Bari Weiss.
These things are in no way mutually exclusive
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Vance is either completely insane, or the most cynical POS imaginable, & is acting as a mouthpiece for genuine lunatics.
It's not great either way.
It's not great either way.
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Vance is either completely insane, or the most cynical POS imaginable, & is acting as a mouthpiece for genuine lunatics.
It's not great either way.
It's not great either way.
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
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It wouldn’t post last night (thanks bluesky) but here’s the video
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It wouldn’t post last night (thanks bluesky) but here’s the video
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Karl-Anthony Towns both commits an offensive foul on every play and is fouled on every play. How the refs decide to call it? Schrödinger’s KAT
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Karl-Anthony Towns both commits an offensive foul on every play and is fouled on every play. How the refs decide to call it? Schrödinger’s KAT
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Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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Not a bad way to spend the afternoon
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Not a bad way to spend the afternoon
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Not looking forward to these progressing to the mean in the January game @mattstorymusic.bsky.social
Revisiting this post...
Season 3P numbers
Green: 48.5%
Trent: 37.1%
Rollins: 38.9%
Tonight 3P numbers
Green: 12.5%
Trent: 28.6%
Rollins: 33.3%
I'd say the Wolves dodged some bullets today lol
Season 3P numbers
Green: 48.5%
Trent: 37.1%
Rollins: 38.9%
Tonight 3P numbers
Green: 12.5%
Trent: 28.6%
Rollins: 33.3%
I'd say the Wolves dodged some bullets today lol
I'm fearful of how much better AJ Green, Gary Trent, and Ryan Rollins (3/11) are going to shoot in the 2nd half...
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Not looking forward to these progressing to the mean in the January game @mattstorymusic.bsky.social
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sorry guys, the Jake Paul pics are AI slop. be careful out there
December 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
sorry guys, the Jake Paul pics are AI slop. be careful out there
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there's no such thing as a "heritage american" and brain-damaged constitutional law professors and members of the vox cinematic universe treating it with respect is bad, and they should be berated
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
December 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
there's no such thing as a "heritage american" and brain-damaged constitutional law professors and members of the vox cinematic universe treating it with respect is bad, and they should be berated
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that
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Really appreciate the justified anger in this piece by @ryanlcooper.com.
The GOP's narrative about trans people "is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
The GOP's narrative about trans people "is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
The Transphobic Mask Is Off - The American Prospect
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights ...
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Really appreciate the justified anger in this piece by @ryanlcooper.com.
The GOP's narrative about trans people "is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
The GOP's narrative about trans people "is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."