stratvox
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Unix and guitars. And humanism. Unix and guitars and humanism.
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Taste a refreshing Canada Drive - YouTube
A collection of time lapse videos of my drive up north, out west, and back again.
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Im making a playlist on YouTube for the timelapses of the cross-Canada trip I’m taking. I’m going to pin this post for the time being as I continue to add them over time. The playlist is at youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience
September 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the mealy-mouthed American press: Always ready to cape for bigots if they think there may be a buck in it.
Bo French, a candidate for Texas’ railroad commissioner, tests boundaries of political speech as both parties struggle to define what’s off limits. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: on.wsj.com/3SI6qZe
Bo French, a candidate for Texas’ railroad commissioner, tests boundaries of political speech as both parties struggle to define what’s off limits. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Plus, Trump says there’s no need for AI guardrails as long as he is in the White House, and why Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline is roiling oil markets.
on.wsj.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the mealy-mouthed American press: Always ready to cape for bigots if they think there may be a buck in it.
More news from the Internet of Shitty Things!
TAKE doesn’t come anywhere near delivering the level of privacy we should be demanding from video cameras. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Cold TAKE: Amazon's New Encryption Method Still Doesn't Deliver Real
Amazon recently debuted a new feature for its Ring cameras that the company is calling Throw Away the Key Encryption (TAKE). The idea is to cut back on the amount of video content available to the
www.eff.org
September 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
More news from the Internet of Shitty Things!
The face of a climate courtesan.
September 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The face of a climate courtesan.
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Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel.
"Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said.
Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
"Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said.
Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
September 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel.
"Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said.
Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
"Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said.
Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
Hey @evansolomon.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @markgerretsen.bsky.social when are you going to stop using the CSAM/revenge porn machine at Xitter?
On Sunday, November 2, 2025, University of Florida sophomore Maddie Kowalski, then 19, was at an apartment drinking when a friend asked her something.
Did she know that a nude image of her was circulating at FSU, a university a few hours away? www.wired.com/story/burner...
Did she know that a nude image of her was circulating at FSU, a university a few hours away? www.wired.com/story/burner...
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
www.wired.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hey @evansolomon.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @markgerretsen.bsky.social when are you going to stop using the CSAM/revenge porn machine at Xitter?
She has now locked down her profile.
I wonder how their vacay is going? Currently she has Peggy's Cove lighthouse as her profile pic.
Kinda hope her hub takes a beating in a bar because he runs his mouth.
I wonder how their vacay is going? Currently she has Peggy's Cove lighthouse as her profile pic.
Kinda hope her hub takes a beating in a bar because he runs his mouth.
Just as an update - she’s getting absolutely roasted on Facebook. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
September 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
She has now locked down her profile.
I wonder how their vacay is going? Currently she has Peggy's Cove lighthouse as her profile pic.
Kinda hope her hub takes a beating in a bar because he runs his mouth.
I wonder how their vacay is going? Currently she has Peggy's Cove lighthouse as her profile pic.
Kinda hope her hub takes a beating in a bar because he runs his mouth.
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We are not going to get out of the fascism problem by accepting just enough fascism to turn the heads of the fascism-curious.
September 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
We are not going to get out of the fascism problem by accepting just enough fascism to turn the heads of the fascism-curious.
This is why we call him the Douche Hat.
The Douthat piece where he talks about the importance of AI closes with a sponsorship notice from a healthcare company using AI to deny claims.
September 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is why we call him the Douche Hat.
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A pastor for Michael Whatley, the North Carolina GOP Senate nominee, opened with a prayer asking God to bestow "integrity and honesty." It was delivered by Pastor Daimon King, a registered sex offender twice imprisoned for convictions involving children.
apnews.com/article/what...
apnews.com/article/what...
September 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A pastor for Michael Whatley, the North Carolina GOP Senate nominee, opened with a prayer asking God to bestow "integrity and honesty." It was delivered by Pastor Daimon King, a registered sex offender twice imprisoned for convictions involving children.
apnews.com/article/what...
apnews.com/article/what...
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Well the good news is that I remember from 5th grade civics that only congress has the power to……….. oh never mind.
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
September 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Well the good news is that I remember from 5th grade civics that only congress has the power to……….. oh never mind.
larf pedocon brainrot is real people
Ken Paxton on data centers: "If we don't have data centers, we're gonna be in trouble with China"
September 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
larf pedocon brainrot is real people
This really is it. Make sure you read the lead-in thread; it’s only a few posts long.
Look around you. None of this was inevitable: it is the direct consequence of decades of all the smartest, best educated, most highly principled people getting whatever they demanded at every point, and the whole system falling over to give it to them. These are the results of that.
September 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
This really is it. Make sure you read the lead-in thread; it’s only a few posts long.
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Today marks the one year anniversary of people losing their jobs because they accurately pointed out that Charlie Kirk was a hateful bigot.
September 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Today marks the one year anniversary of people losing their jobs because they accurately pointed out that Charlie Kirk was a hateful bigot.
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Trump Claims He Was Falling Man https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-was-falling-man/
September 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Trump Claims He Was Falling Man https://theonion.com/trump-claims-he-was-falling-man/
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It's WILD how much my regard of/for technology has changed.
Announcements for new games/stuff used to be a little like Christmas morning. What fun new wonders are we getting now?
Now, it doesn't even have to be OVERTLY evil. I'm suspicious of it all.
Benefit of the doubt? Gone.
Announcements for new games/stuff used to be a little like Christmas morning. What fun new wonders are we getting now?
Now, it doesn't even have to be OVERTLY evil. I'm suspicious of it all.
Benefit of the doubt? Gone.
September 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
It's WILD how much my regard of/for technology has changed.
Announcements for new games/stuff used to be a little like Christmas morning. What fun new wonders are we getting now?
Now, it doesn't even have to be OVERTLY evil. I'm suspicious of it all.
Benefit of the doubt? Gone.
Announcements for new games/stuff used to be a little like Christmas morning. What fun new wonders are we getting now?
Now, it doesn't even have to be OVERTLY evil. I'm suspicious of it all.
Benefit of the doubt? Gone.
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New for @propublica, how MLB created perfect the market conditions for predatory moneylenders in Dominican baseball, and David Ortiz’s hidden role bankrolling the most notorious prestamista in the DR www.propublica.org/article/how-...
How the Dominican Baseball Factory Traps Young Players and Their Families With False Promises
Teams make handshake deals with players as young as 11 while moneylenders prey on their families. The industry is corrupt, but Major League Baseball and the players union have done little about it.
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
New for @propublica, how MLB created perfect the market conditions for predatory moneylenders in Dominican baseball, and David Ortiz’s hidden role bankrolling the most notorious prestamista in the DR www.propublica.org/article/how-...
Read the whole etc.
News outlets that borrowed the "de-escalation" hed from this release missed the point. It's strong stuff from the Ontario chamber
"mutually destructive trade war, driven by Trump’s multiple violations of his own trade agreement"
"misguided, illegal actions of another country"
occ.ca/mediarelease...
"mutually destructive trade war, driven by Trump’s multiple violations of his own trade agreement"
"misguided, illegal actions of another country"
occ.ca/mediarelease...
Ontario Chamber Calls for De-escalation, Focus on Competitiveness as Canada-U.S. Trade Tensions Enter New Phase | OCC
occ.ca
September 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Read the whole etc.
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a little maddening to be doing corporate code of conduct training in this day and age
"it is illegal to bribe people"
is it though, is it really
"it is illegal to bribe people"
is it though, is it really
September 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
a little maddening to be doing corporate code of conduct training in this day and age
"it is illegal to bribe people"
is it though, is it really
"it is illegal to bribe people"
is it though, is it really
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As if we are in 1880 Plonsk. Eretz Israel is a mythical legendary land. There's a rumour that some Arabs, god forbid, live there, but that can't be true, and we don't have to worry about that.
Acknowledgment that 50% of people under Israeli rule are Palestinians (and not Jews) would be welcome.
Acknowledgment that 50% of people under Israeli rule are Palestinians (and not Jews) would be welcome.
They demand "full participation [for Jews] in American political life” and endorsement of "Jewish sovereignty in Israel" which legally, ideologically and materially denies that full participation from Palestinian citizens.
Rights for us here, no rights for them there
www.jta.org/2026/09/08/p...
Rights for us here, no rights for them there
www.jta.org/2026/09/08/p...
Michigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
As the candidate seeks Jewish voters, an open letter describes Jewish sovereignty in Israel and Jewish safety as “nonnegotiables.”
www.jta.org
September 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
As if we are in 1880 Plonsk. Eretz Israel is a mythical legendary land. There's a rumour that some Arabs, god forbid, live there, but that can't be true, and we don't have to worry about that.
Acknowledgment that 50% of people under Israeli rule are Palestinians (and not Jews) would be welcome.
Acknowledgment that 50% of people under Israeli rule are Palestinians (and not Jews) would be welcome.
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1930s Nazi newspaper stuff here but this isn’t even out of the ordinary, they’ve been doing Heathen Satyrs Hungering For White Flesh since 2015 at very least
September 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
1930s Nazi newspaper stuff here but this isn’t even out of the ordinary, they’ve been doing Heathen Satyrs Hungering For White Flesh since 2015 at very least
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Yeah I think the sheriff 100% straight shooter, full legit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
September 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Yeah I think the sheriff 100% straight shooter, full legit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
"The Aristocrats!"
Jesus Christ: after a recent ruling by the Eighth Circuit that allowed Act 372 to take effect, an Arkansas county has banned all children from checking out any books in the adult section, bringing home any DVDs, or using the self-checkout kiosk in its public libraries.
September 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"The Aristocrats!"
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All those expensive Palantir contracts and the police are still surprised by the covert organisation and mobilisation of far right thugs in Dover and Portsmouth
September 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
All those expensive Palantir contracts and the police are still surprised by the covert organisation and mobilisation of far right thugs in Dover and Portsmouth
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This type of "oh, you surely don't *understand it* if you hate it" rhetoric is copied straight from the crypto people a few years ago, who I know for a fact many of you were at the time. I'm perfectly capable of understanding the game mechanics of your stupid sci-fi larp, thanks
September 6, 2026 at 6:44 AM
This type of "oh, you surely don't *understand it* if you hate it" rhetoric is copied straight from the crypto people a few years ago, who I know for a fact many of you were at the time. I'm perfectly capable of understanding the game mechanics of your stupid sci-fi larp, thanks