@halfassedzen.bsky.social
The sweet spot between productivity and inertia.
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Yes! My canonical example was wondering why some podcast fans were mad at the hosts and a friend dropped me a link to a YouTube video about it that was as long as a feature film, and I was just like “ok guess I am comfortable never knowing.”
youtube is out of control. told a friend i watched a movie and wasn't sure if i liked it, he said 'oh i thought this was a great explainer' and sent me a link...fucking thing's twice as long as the movie itself. enough
September 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Yes! My canonical example was wondering why some podcast fans were mad at the hosts and a friend dropped me a link to a YouTube video about it that was as long as a feature film, and I was just like “ok guess I am comfortable never knowing.”
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How many horrible people does Bernie have to support before people stop giving him credit as a leftist?
September 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
How many horrible people does Bernie have to support before people stop giving him credit as a leftist?
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Area econblogger has decided that superintelligent AI will kill us all with a doomsday virus.
A lot of biologists say "no, econblogger, you don't actually know anything about viruses."
Area econblogger responds "I urge you not to listen to these biologists."
A lot of biologists say "no, econblogger, you don't actually know anything about viruses."
Area econblogger responds "I urge you not to listen to these biologists."
September 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Area econblogger has decided that superintelligent AI will kill us all with a doomsday virus.
A lot of biologists say "no, econblogger, you don't actually know anything about viruses."
Area econblogger responds "I urge you not to listen to these biologists."
A lot of biologists say "no, econblogger, you don't actually know anything about viruses."
Area econblogger responds "I urge you not to listen to these biologists."
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@thebulwark.com did a supercut of all the prior times Trump said he was going to give Americans a $5000 check or whatever.
It is glorious
It is glorious
September 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@thebulwark.com did a supercut of all the prior times Trump said he was going to give Americans a $5000 check or whatever.
It is glorious
It is glorious
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Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
September 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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"well Dems are actually betraying us-"
you think that because there is a constant tide of coverage of dipshit nobody "strategists" always trying to make the great left-punching Fetch happen, not because there is an actual surge of treachery from the majority of Dems in office.
you think that because there is a constant tide of coverage of dipshit nobody "strategists" always trying to make the great left-punching Fetch happen, not because there is an actual surge of treachery from the majority of Dems in office.
September 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
"well Dems are actually betraying us-"
you think that because there is a constant tide of coverage of dipshit nobody "strategists" always trying to make the great left-punching Fetch happen, not because there is an actual surge of treachery from the majority of Dems in office.
you think that because there is a constant tide of coverage of dipshit nobody "strategists" always trying to make the great left-punching Fetch happen, not because there is an actual surge of treachery from the majority of Dems in office.
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big news from your hometown, that guy from high school who said the pyramids were alien batteries is homeschooling his kids now
September 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
big news from your hometown, that guy from high school who said the pyramids were alien batteries is homeschooling his kids now
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Jon Ossoff on the internal Dem center v. left conflict: “No Georgia voter has yet asked me about elections that were 800 miles away,” he tells me. “I don’t know why we do this to ourselves.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Can Senator Jon Ossoff Hold On to His Seat?
He’s the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate race, and his state is ground zero for the new Jim Crow attacks on voting rights.
www.thenation.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Jon Ossoff on the internal Dem center v. left conflict: “No Georgia voter has yet asked me about elections that were 800 miles away,” he tells me. “I don’t know why we do this to ourselves.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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HISTORY: diesel has crossed $6/gal nationally for the first time ever, according to live GasBuddy data. every truck, every delivery, every package, every grocery run just got more expensive. the cost of moving everything in america just hit a record. Statement⬇️ (9/10/26, 3p CT)
September 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
HISTORY: diesel has crossed $6/gal nationally for the first time ever, according to live GasBuddy data. every truck, every delivery, every package, every grocery run just got more expensive. the cost of moving everything in america just hit a record. Statement⬇️ (9/10/26, 3p CT)
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who gives a shit, it isn’t going to happen
September 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
who gives a shit, it isn’t going to happen
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Yeah when it comes to stuff like vibe-coding or whatever, no one is calling that slop. If it sucks and works poorly, that gets called out, but slop is about generated "art" and text, not useful applications.
September 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Yeah when it comes to stuff like vibe-coding or whatever, no one is calling that slop. If it sucks and works poorly, that gets called out, but slop is about generated "art" and text, not useful applications.
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“Building the future”. Eat shit.
Opinion | Democrats have lost Silicon Valley. Here's what it will take to win it back
If Democrats want to become the party of the future again, they need to stop treating the people building the future like political enemies.
If Democrats want to become the party of the future again, they need to stop treating the people building the future like political enemies.
Opinion | Democrats have lost Silicon Valley. Here's what it will take to win it back
If Democrats want to become the party of the future again, they need to stop treating the people building the future like political enemies.
cal.news
September 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“Building the future”. Eat shit.
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while hacking software automation will certainly be a real problem the anthropic engineer is a kid who is pushing the idea that AI is on the cusp of self-aware superintelligence at which point it will immediately decide to kill us all
September 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
while hacking software automation will certainly be a real problem the anthropic engineer is a kid who is pushing the idea that AI is on the cusp of self-aware superintelligence at which point it will immediately decide to kill us all
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I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
September 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
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Would you believe me if I told you that Jennifer Sey first tried to get attention/profiteer off her antivaccine(and COVID denialism, etc) beliefs and now is one of the biggest transphobia grifters instead?
Because that’s what antivaxxers are: selfish, hateful bigots
Because that’s what antivaxxers are: selfish, hateful bigots
The woman profiting off the WNBA's trans panic
The woman profiting off the WNBA's trans panic
Sophie Cunningham set off a firestorm. Jennifer Sey was ready to capitalize.
www.motherjones.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Would you believe me if I told you that Jennifer Sey first tried to get attention/profiteer off her antivaccine(and COVID denialism, etc) beliefs and now is one of the biggest transphobia grifters instead?
Because that’s what antivaxxers are: selfish, hateful bigots
Because that’s what antivaxxers are: selfish, hateful bigots
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I'm sure "affordability" has popped as the poll tested safe ground for Democrats to campaign on. But I wonder how often the consultants poll, "How sick are you of the bad guys getting away with it?"
September 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'm sure "affordability" has popped as the poll tested safe ground for Democrats to campaign on. But I wonder how often the consultants poll, "How sick are you of the bad guys getting away with it?"
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Tesla has told first responders that they might need to “push” the new Cybercab out of the way in an emergency
September 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Tesla has told first responders that they might need to “push” the new Cybercab out of the way in an emergency
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lmao, every single thing about this car is the opposite of what you want in a taxi
Tesla's stock drops 6% as Cybercab update 'underwhelms' Wall Street
Tesla's long-awaited Cybercab update failed to dazzle investors.
www.cnbc.com
September 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
lmao, every single thing about this car is the opposite of what you want in a taxi
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Perfect. No notes. www.yahoo.com/tech/transpo...
Tesla Cybercabs are under federal investigation a day after Austin launch
The vehicles have no steering wheels or pedals, which appears to be central to the NHTSA probe.
www.yahoo.com
September 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Perfect. No notes. www.yahoo.com/tech/transpo...
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i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
September 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
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It really sucks that after Walter died a few years ago, the Steely Dan webmaster took down all the stuff he made for it back in the early 90s, like this chart on how to stop listening to the Grateful Dead.
September 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It really sucks that after Walter died a few years ago, the Steely Dan webmaster took down all the stuff he made for it back in the early 90s, like this chart on how to stop listening to the Grateful Dead.
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“Think I give a damn about what this Piker guy is saying when the richest Nazi the world has ever seen is bankrolling the destruction of America via the Republican Party?”
— how every Dem should answer questions about Hasan Piker
— how every Dem should answer questions about Hasan Piker
August 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
“Think I give a damn about what this Piker guy is saying when the richest Nazi the world has ever seen is bankrolling the destruction of America via the Republican Party?”
— how every Dem should answer questions about Hasan Piker
— how every Dem should answer questions about Hasan Piker
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FEDWATCH: “.. the correlation between oil and yields, currently at 0.72, is the highest since the GFC when oil prices spiked. This correlation again serves as a broad market indicator: if the correlation rises, risk assets are under pressure, and vice versa.”
September 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
FEDWATCH: “.. the correlation between oil and yields, currently at 0.72, is the highest since the GFC when oil prices spiked. This correlation again serves as a broad market indicator: if the correlation rises, risk assets are under pressure, and vice versa.”
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Why would anyone give a fuck about
What the Bartender Really Thinks About Your Spritz
You might expect the fizzy summer drinks to be a downer for the people who make them by the hundreds. But think again.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Why would anyone give a fuck about
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The pressure, the shouts, the chorus of WTFs, all of it is working. And no surprise that Clyburn is taking the lead.
James Clyburn says on @meetthepress.com that he supports adding four seats to the Supreme Court: “A baker’s dozen would be a good number to have on the court.”
August 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The pressure, the shouts, the chorus of WTFs, all of it is working. And no surprise that Clyburn is taking the lead.