someben
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machine learning, infovis, systematic trading, cooking, gaming, executive goth
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I feel like Katrina was a live demonstration of how much Louisiana hates New Orleans
What US state hates its own biggest city the most?
I am biased because I grew up there, but I don't think anybody beats Detroit vs. the rest of Michigan
I am biased because I grew up there, but I don't think anybody beats Detroit vs. the rest of Michigan
May 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I feel like Katrina was a live demonstration of how much Louisiana hates New Orleans
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It’s comforting for people to imagine there’s some hypercompetent secret power because the idea that everyone’s kind of just making shit up as they go along is disturbing.
April 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It’s comforting for people to imagine there’s some hypercompetent secret power because the idea that everyone’s kind of just making shit up as they go along is disturbing.
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In 20 years, ‘Sinners’ will still mean something.
That’s my opinion
That’s my opinion
March 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
In 20 years, ‘Sinners’ will still mean something.
That’s my opinion
That’s my opinion
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Listen this is the god’s honest truth!
Sinners deserves Best Cinematographer simply for the fact that it's a modern movie where you can tell what's going on during all the night scenes
March 16, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Listen this is the god’s honest truth!
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Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.
March 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.
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Yes, I'm a Democrat. Yes, I voted for Harris - and spent a massive amount of time writing postcards & letters & phonebanking & textbanking & fundraising to get out the vote.
And yes, the deep care & duty that motivated me to do the above also motivates me to criticize elected Ds all the time.
And yes, the deep care & duty that motivated me to do the above also motivates me to criticize elected Ds all the time.
March 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Yes, I'm a Democrat. Yes, I voted for Harris - and spent a massive amount of time writing postcards & letters & phonebanking & textbanking & fundraising to get out the vote.
And yes, the deep care & duty that motivated me to do the above also motivates me to criticize elected Ds all the time.
And yes, the deep care & duty that motivated me to do the above also motivates me to criticize elected Ds all the time.
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Dude got a two-day suspension.
No criminal charges filed.
(www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/s...)
No criminal charges filed.
(www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/s...)
February 22, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Dude got a two-day suspension.
No criminal charges filed.
(www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/s...)
No criminal charges filed.
(www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/s...)
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This is a fantastic suggestion for every politician who's unwilling to stop posting on X altogether.
i hope you and your social media team at least consider delay-posting to vichy-twitter (posting there only an hour after you post on other platforms - if they want to see potentially news-making statements immediately they then need to leave X)
February 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is a fantastic suggestion for every politician who's unwilling to stop posting on X altogether.
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February 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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It's also nonsense. Signal is incredibly secure, but like everything, if you invite a fucking journalist into your group, that's not gonna help.
Unless you work for the bloody CIA, Signal is the absolute best app to be using. Especially for everyday meetups, but you should verify all contacts.
Unless you work for the bloody CIA, Signal is the absolute best app to be using. Especially for everyday meetups, but you should verify all contacts.
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
It's also nonsense. Signal is incredibly secure, but like everything, if you invite a fucking journalist into your group, that's not gonna help.
Unless you work for the bloody CIA, Signal is the absolute best app to be using. Especially for everyday meetups, but you should verify all contacts.
Unless you work for the bloody CIA, Signal is the absolute best app to be using. Especially for everyday meetups, but you should verify all contacts.
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You can tell things are going well in America because accounts with names like MovieTVFunZone are posting things like, "THE PIGS ARE KIDNAPPING CHILDREN AND PRIESTS. THE TREE OF LIBERTY DEMANDS TO BE WATERED"
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
You can tell things are going well in America because accounts with names like MovieTVFunZone are posting things like, "THE PIGS ARE KIDNAPPING CHILDREN AND PRIESTS. THE TREE OF LIBERTY DEMANDS TO BE WATERED"
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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wow really helpful, thank you new york times
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
wow really helpful, thank you new york times
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Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
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Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy....
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy....
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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To celebrate @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social hitting 100 eps, we're doing a LIVE SHOW in San Francisco! But in true IBWTR style, we're doing it late! Join us on NOV 20 at SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL for MORAL PANIC BINGO NIGHT feat Sarah Marshall and @mattxiv.bsky.social!
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October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
To celebrate @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social hitting 100 eps, we're doing a LIVE SHOW in San Francisco! But in true IBWTR style, we're doing it late! Join us on NOV 20 at SWEDISH AMERICAN HALL for MORAL PANIC BINGO NIGHT feat Sarah Marshall and @mattxiv.bsky.social!
www.ticketweb.com/event/moral-...
www.ticketweb.com/event/moral-...
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In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Pritzker breaks ground on state-backed grocery in Venice, calling it a 'revival' for forgotten towns
The Illinois governor says the project proves government can help the free market work where private investors walked away.
www.ksdk.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
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can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.