Jayhawkjeff
@jayhawkjeff.bsky.social
"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”
- Meister Eckhart
I do teaching, coaching and investing @hayseedcapital.com, VC @rsv.bsky.social, and aspire to practice lutherie.
Jayhawks/Broncos/Jazz/Royals
- Meister Eckhart
I do teaching, coaching and investing @hayseedcapital.com, VC @rsv.bsky.social, and aspire to practice lutherie.
Jayhawks/Broncos/Jazz/Royals
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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
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This is a fascinating global table of public opinion on the impact of AI on employment:
www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...
September 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This is a fascinating global table of public opinion on the impact of AI on employment:
www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...
Pay attention.
US immigration crackdown hits Kansas, disrupts beef processing reut.rs/4jnWe2K
US immigration crackdown hits Kansas, disrupts beef processing
US immigration agents fanned out across southwest Kansas, home to a large concentration of feedlots and slaughterhouses, this week in an operation that had immediate effects on the beef industry, community organizers and local officials said.
reut.rs
September 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Pay attention.
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Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.
September 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.
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This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
Pay attention my fellow Kansans.
rolled out of my bed this morning and barreled down Linwood for 10 minutes to have the privilege of watching a neighbor get kidnapped with his son in front of a YMCA and high school, busses full of kids watching, while a kcpd officer joyfully cooperated.
It was a car crash. How did ICE know?
It was a car crash. How did ICE know?
September 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Pay attention my fellow Kansans.
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This weekend is the Utah Dems Day of Action so find an event near you!
www.mobilize.us/utahdemocrats/
www.mobilize.us/utahdemocrats/
September 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
This weekend is the Utah Dems Day of Action so find an event near you!
www.mobilize.us/utahdemocrats/
www.mobilize.us/utahdemocrats/
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What if Ultimate-Guitar but on atproto?
I'm playing around with a little idea, it's fun, come join!
leadsheet.fm/sheet/jaz.sh...
I'm playing around with a little idea, it's fun, come join!
leadsheet.fm/sheet/jaz.sh...
I Will Follow You Into the Dark chords by Death Cab for Cutie | Leadsheet
Chords for I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie, key of Am, capo 5. By @jaz.sh, rated 5.0 from 1 rating.
leadsheet.fm
September 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
What if Ultimate-Guitar but on atproto?
I'm playing around with a little idea, it's fun, come join!
leadsheet.fm/sheet/jaz.sh...
I'm playing around with a little idea, it's fun, come join!
leadsheet.fm/sheet/jaz.sh...
This kind of schema is the origin story of crap technology and public markets should punish it severely. I find “Great Man Theory” exhausting.
Sources: Anthropic asks shareholders to approve a Palantir-style structure granting its seven co-founders 50.1% of voting power if three retain minimum stakes (The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This kind of schema is the origin story of crap technology and public markets should punish it severely. I find “Great Man Theory” exhausting.
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Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same.
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
September 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Pompeii is a UNESCO world heritage site not because it was remarkable in its prime, but because it survived to our era untouched: one moment, preserved for all time. But future generations won't know what OUR world was like unless we do the same.
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
This is why we MUST bury Toronto with a volcano
From your lips to five or so seats in Kansas please.
Indiana Republicans privately fear they will lose 7 to 8 state house seats which would break the supermajority
September 23, 2026 at 10:40 PM
From your lips to five or so seats in Kansas please.
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ICE is on an absolute rampage in Dodge City
Federal immigration enforcement led a meatpacking plant to delay some shifts Wednesday and caused a school district to warn that students may have had family members detained.
ICE agents in Kansas cause schools to warn families and meatpacking plants to delay shifts
Federal immigration enforcement led a meatpacking plant to delay some shifts Wednesday and caused a school district to w
www.kcur.org
September 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
ICE is on an absolute rampage in Dodge City
Huh… why? 😀
Sources: Flock Safety is weighing a potential sale and has held preliminary talks with outside advisers (Rohan Goswami/Semafor)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Huh… why? 😀
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“Ron Estes has been in Congress for nine years . . . He hasn’t held an in-person town hall without an entrance fee since September 2017.”
Dem. congressional candidate: Estes no longer the right choice for Kansas | Opinion
“Ron Estes has been in Congress for nine years . . . He hasn’t held an in-person town hall without an entrance fee since September 2017.”
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September 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
“Ron Estes has been in Congress for nine years . . . He hasn’t held an in-person town hall without an entrance fee since September 2017.”
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Interesting new polling from KFF here that suggests majority of rural voters recognize Trump's drug pricing policies are a failure.
www.kff.org/public-opini...
www.kff.org/public-opini...
KFF/AP Rural Voters Survey | KFF
The KFF/AP Rural Voters Survey examines the views and political priorities of voters living in rural areas across the United States ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The survey gauges rural voters'...
www.kff.org
September 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Good morning, Kalispell.
September 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Good morning, Kalispell.
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Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it.
Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
September 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it.
Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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In the 10 pm CDT hour of Jazz in the Night tonight on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, pianists John Lewis and Hank Jones from 1979. #jazzsky Also streaming at kansaspublicradio.org
September 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
In the 10 pm CDT hour of Jazz in the Night tonight on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, pianists John Lewis and Hank Jones from 1979. #jazzsky Also streaming at kansaspublicradio.org
Adding a few things to my to-do list...
"Purchase a crockpot. Make nothing but crockpot recipes you frequently post to Facebook. Confer with the crockpot. Fill your crockpot with secrets. Introduce your crockpot to your family. Abscond with the crockpot because it’s the only thing that understands you."
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Fall DIY Projects That Help Numb the Pain of Existence
“Find an abandoned barn and weave excessive amounts of string lights through the rafters until you’re satisfied with your oversized altar to fall. Heavily dr...
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September 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Adding a few things to my to-do list...
Midwest College Students! We have another meeting of The Full Ratchet Society this Wed, Sep. 21 at 8pm (CDT). Lots of new data on the consolidation we've seen this year and the impact that's having on fundraising for startups
Register here to get the zoom link: hayseedcapital.com/fullratchet#...
Register here to get the zoom link: hayseedcapital.com/fullratchet#...
Full Ratchet Society — Free VC & PE Mentoring for Midwest Students
Free venture capital and private equity mentoring and advice for college students in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Iowa. Twice-monthly Zoom sessions with investor Jeff Stowell, a curated m...
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September 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Midwest College Students! We have another meeting of The Full Ratchet Society this Wed, Sep. 21 at 8pm (CDT). Lots of new data on the consolidation we've seen this year and the impact that's having on fundraising for startups
Register here to get the zoom link: hayseedcapital.com/fullratchet#...
Register here to get the zoom link: hayseedcapital.com/fullratchet#...
Play the game in LFK, win the game.
September 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Play the game in LFK, win the game.
This is pretty rad.
September 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This is pretty rad.
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I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
September 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
I want to be on record that I absolutely oppose playing “home games” anywhere but “home.” And not even one time has something like this worked out for KU. That this is not at Memorial Stadium is an abomination. #getoffmylawn #rockchalk
September 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I want to be on record that I absolutely oppose playing “home games” anywhere but “home.” And not even one time has something like this worked out for KU. That this is not at Memorial Stadium is an abomination. #getoffmylawn #rockchalk
This is pretty good IMO.
This thought isn't fully formed or polished because I'm operating on two lattes and a piece of chocolate cake at the moment, but
quick and dirty thread on AI doomsday narratives as partially an outgrowth of changes in tech industry labor conditions:
quick and dirty thread on AI doomsday narratives as partially an outgrowth of changes in tech industry labor conditions:
September 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This is pretty good IMO.