Silbadger
@silbadger.bsky.social
Regulator, spreadsheet enthusiast, winter hater
Maybe it’s because I first heard the Venezuelan news yesterday by turning on the radio while Trump was talking to the press about it, but it is fully bizarre to me how the media is responding. Our president very clearly said we invaded and kidnapped their president to get our hands on their oil.
January 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Maybe it’s because I first heard the Venezuelan news yesterday by turning on the radio while Trump was talking to the press about it, but it is fully bizarre to me how the media is responding. Our president very clearly said we invaded and kidnapped their president to get our hands on their oil.
As a regulator - most companies won’t risk getting caught in an outright lie but they will tell you technically not completely false but misleading and incomplete stuff all day long. I specialize in spotting these elaborate death traps!
As an aside: in my opinion, it's actually *more* dishonest to construct a rationale by which your word can be constructed as having been technically true than it is to just say something and not mean it. The latter is killing a dude; the former is an elaborate Saw-style deathtrap.
July 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
As a regulator - most companies won’t risk getting caught in an outright lie but they will tell you technically not completely false but misleading and incomplete stuff all day long. I specialize in spotting these elaborate death traps!
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My friend @samzaq.bsky.social just posted an update on his efforts to help his family from Gaza successfully resettle in Canada - your donations are still very much needed and appreciated!
And please share with your networks as well.
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And please share with your networks as well.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-fa...
Help My Family in Gaza Find Safety with Loved Ones, organized by Ossama Zaqqout
Ask: In order to get 36 members (including 16 children) of my family… Ossama Zaqqout needs your support for Help My Family in Gaza Find Safety with Loved Ones
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June 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM
My friend @samzaq.bsky.social just posted an update on his efforts to help his family from Gaza successfully resettle in Canada - your donations are still very much needed and appreciated!
And please share with your networks as well.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-fa...
And please share with your networks as well.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-fa...
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the receipts here are completely thrilling to me, as a connoisseur of actual product research (Wirecutter alum), but also it's very sad what's happening to sites that cuts through the bullshit online, and that Google has no handle on things at all housefresh.com/david-vs-dig...
How Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFresh
And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.
housefresh.com
February 21, 2024 at 11:28 PM
the receipts here are completely thrilling to me, as a connoisseur of actual product research (Wirecutter alum), but also it's very sad what's happening to sites that cuts through the bullshit online, and that Google has no handle on things at all housefresh.com/david-vs-dig...
Waiting for the key machine at Lowe's. This dude in front of me has made at least 10 keys. He is resolutely not looking behind him. Trying and failing to invent his backstory.
December 2, 2023 at 4:27 PM
Waiting for the key machine at Lowe's. This dude in front of me has made at least 10 keys. He is resolutely not looking behind him. Trying and failing to invent his backstory.
Remembering the time a week after Dobbs when some dude on NPR was like "sure, people are riled up now but who knows if they'll still care when it's time to vote"
November 8, 2023 at 4:11 AM
Remembering the time a week after Dobbs when some dude on NPR was like "sure, people are riled up now but who knows if they'll still care when it's time to vote"