Randall
@randallagordon.bsky.social
I make stuff for the web sometimes.
JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, hardware, robotics, design, entrepreneurship, culture, music, art, fashion…all mixed up!
JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, hardware, robotics, design, entrepreneurship, culture, music, art, fashion…all mixed up!
Is this impeachable? Asking for a friend… @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Is this impeachable? Asking for a friend… @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social
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it’s early but it seems like maybe this is relevant again (wrote it last week fml)
September 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
it’s early but it seems like maybe this is relevant again (wrote it last week fml)
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
“They were let go only because they were outside a work hub in Latin America — not for performance reasons.”
But the AI, tho…?
www.linkedin.com/comm/feed/up...
But the AI, tho…?
www.linkedin.com/comm/feed/up...
September 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“They were let go only because they were outside a work hub in Latin America — not for performance reasons.”
But the AI, tho…?
www.linkedin.com/comm/feed/up...
But the AI, tho…?
www.linkedin.com/comm/feed/up...
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Meanwhile, here in Maine, AI crawlers have rendered the server that manages our statewide interlibrary loan unreachable by legitimate attempts to pass through requests/information
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Gavin, you massive disappointment, what are you doing??
(I mean, I know what you're doing, but I need you to stop)
How many educators did you talk to when you made this decision? Oh, none, you say? Ohhhh this is for presidential donations, you say?
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/07/n...
(I mean, I know what you're doing, but I need you to stop)
How many educators did you talk to when you made this decision? Oh, none, you say? Ohhhh this is for presidential donations, you say?
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/07/n...
Newsom announces agreements to embed AI products from Big Tech into state colleges, high schools
The announcement comes amid massive hype and significant concerns over the “generative AI” technology that can produce text, video, sound and computer code in response to prompts from u…
www.mercurynews.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Meanwhile, here in Maine, AI crawlers have rendered the server that manages our statewide interlibrary loan unreachable by legitimate attempts to pass through requests/information
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
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The New York Times uses the word “maximalist” because it’s afraid to use the word “dictatorship.”
August 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The New York Times uses the word “maximalist” because it’s afraid to use the word “dictatorship.”
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A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
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Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
August 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
July 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.
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Anti-LGBTQ orgs have explicitly stated they USE sports as a "gateway drug" to undermine trans people's rights. They've also said this is how they eventually roll back all progress on LGBTQ rights. Newsom falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
July 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Anti-LGBTQ orgs have explicitly stated they USE sports as a "gateway drug" to undermine trans people's rights. They've also said this is how they eventually roll back all progress on LGBTQ rights. Newsom falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
Everything looks staged. The guy at 0:32 trying to squeeze by without even acknowledging Cuomo really highlights the lack of charisma.
Cuomo announces his general election run by proving the Mamdani sauce ain't so easy to cook up on the spot with half the ingredients
July 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Everything looks staged. The guy at 0:32 trying to squeeze by without even acknowledging Cuomo really highlights the lack of charisma.
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Miss Rachel continues to have more of a moral backbone than 99% of public figures
July 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Miss Rachel continues to have more of a moral backbone than 99% of public figures
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AI's key promise (that you too can grift to success) is also its biggest weakness.
Despite ridiculous amounts of investment, Anthropic had to raise prices. Which means its customers (Cursor) had to raise prices. So THEIR customers (grifters) have to raise prices. And their customers (businesses)...
Despite ridiculous amounts of investment, Anthropic had to raise prices. Which means its customers (Cursor) had to raise prices. So THEIR customers (grifters) have to raise prices. And their customers (businesses)...
OpenAI May Be in Major Trouble Financially
Recent indicators in the AI industry point to a growing crisis of profitability, with OpenAI caught right in the middle.
futurism.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
AI's key promise (that you too can grift to success) is also its biggest weakness.
Despite ridiculous amounts of investment, Anthropic had to raise prices. Which means its customers (Cursor) had to raise prices. So THEIR customers (grifters) have to raise prices. And their customers (businesses)...
Despite ridiculous amounts of investment, Anthropic had to raise prices. Which means its customers (Cursor) had to raise prices. So THEIR customers (grifters) have to raise prices. And their customers (businesses)...
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1. Happy Prime Day!
(It's a scam)
(Follow this thread for details)
🧵
(It's a scam)
(Follow this thread for details)
🧵
Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
popular.info
July 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
1. Happy Prime Day!
(It's a scam)
(Follow this thread for details)
🧵
(It's a scam)
(Follow this thread for details)
🧵
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The treatment of the TikTok ban might seem silly, but it is, effectively, a sign that the constitutional government we have operated under for more than 200 years is no longer in effect.
Read the thread.
Read the thread.
NEW: In letters to companies with app stores, AG Pam Bondi purported to be "irrevocably relinquishing any claims" against them — Apple, plus Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and T-Mobile — for violating the TikTok ban. This is so, per Bondi, b/c Trump said it's OK, despite contrary language in the law.
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The treatment of the TikTok ban might seem silly, but it is, effectively, a sign that the constitutional government we have operated under for more than 200 years is no longer in effect.
Read the thread.
Read the thread.
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Got a house in Malibu you're trying to hide, @ericlipton.nytimes.com?
it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
July 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Got a house in Malibu you're trying to hide, @ericlipton.nytimes.com?
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July 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
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“We hold this truth to be self-evident: We are sick of this shit.”
A Declaration of Independence from the United States Supreme Court
We hold this truth to be self-evident: We are sick of this shit. We have established that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with cer...
buff.ly
July 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“We hold this truth to be self-evident: We are sick of this shit.”
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Good to know one of the U.S. President's main influencers on national security policy is calling for actual genocide (65 mil is the total Latino population of the U.S.)
July 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Good to know one of the U.S. President's main influencers on national security policy is calling for actual genocide (65 mil is the total Latino population of the U.S.)
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If you ever wondered what you would do in nazi Germany, you're doing it right now.
July 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you ever wondered what you would do in nazi Germany, you're doing it right now.
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Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today.
Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million, clearing way for multibillion-dollar merger
Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million, clearing way for multibillion-dollar merger
The king demands tribute.
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today.