Vellamo Swift
@vellamoswift.bsky.social
Ms. Worldwide 🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇫🇮🇺🇸 //
ADHD, CPTSD & generally wonky brain //
Streams @ https://www.twitch.tv/vellamoswift
ADHD, CPTSD & generally wonky brain //
Streams @ https://www.twitch.tv/vellamoswift
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Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
July 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset"
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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every headline about someone who used AI in a professional capacity is like,
"And then [jerk] used AI to do [the job] and AI massively fucked it up and now everyone is laughing and booing"
"And then [jerk] used AI to do [the job] and AI massively fucked it up and now everyone is laughing and booing"
May 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
every headline about someone who used AI in a professional capacity is like,
"And then [jerk] used AI to do [the job] and AI massively fucked it up and now everyone is laughing and booing"
"And then [jerk] used AI to do [the job] and AI massively fucked it up and now everyone is laughing and booing"
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it's strange because you would think america was partly constituted to counteract "if the king does it then it's legal" that european royalty had enjoyed until at least the 17th century; now US media's position is basically "if the trump does it then it's legal"
June 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
it's strange because you would think america was partly constituted to counteract "if the king does it then it's legal" that european royalty had enjoyed until at least the 17th century; now US media's position is basically "if the trump does it then it's legal"
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When radioactivity was discovered, there was a rush to market for all sorts of radioactive consumer goods. There were water jugs made out of uranium glass, for example.
I think about that a lot these days whenever I see AI products being marketed to consumers.
I think about that a lot these days whenever I see AI products being marketed to consumers.
April 25, 2026 at 11:45 PM
When radioactivity was discovered, there was a rush to market for all sorts of radioactive consumer goods. There were water jugs made out of uranium glass, for example.
I think about that a lot these days whenever I see AI products being marketed to consumers.
I think about that a lot these days whenever I see AI products being marketed to consumers.
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The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room.
The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.
The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.
It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.
The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.
It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
April 18, 2026 at 7:55 AM
The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room.
The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.
The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.
It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.
The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.
It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
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Saving Faine’s comment for the next person who tells me I got a fact wrong here and says, “I thought you were a journalist??”
Sir, this is not a newspaper 😐
Sir, this is not a newspaper 😐
i am of course going to keep posting my 3 AM thoughts because I believe that is exactly what social media is for, but folks, if you want a truly comprehensive and multifaceted peer-reviewed exploration of something, may I suggest books and academic papers and not Bluesky threads
March 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Saving Faine’s comment for the next person who tells me I got a fact wrong here and says, “I thought you were a journalist??”
Sir, this is not a newspaper 😐
Sir, this is not a newspaper 😐
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
March 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
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This one hits hard.
February 21, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This one hits hard.
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This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
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Well thought-out summary.
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Well thought-out summary.
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This machine yub nubs fascists.
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This machine yub nubs fascists.
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“In our individual lives we all too often distill our frustrations into an essence of bitterness, or drown ourselves in the deep waters of self-pity, or adopt a fatalistic philosophy that whatever happens must happen and all events are determined by necessity.” - MLK Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
“In our individual lives we all too often distill our frustrations into an essence of bitterness, or drown ourselves in the deep waters of self-pity, or adopt a fatalistic philosophy that whatever happens must happen and all events are determined by necessity.” - MLK Jr.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
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"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
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The Doctor made me walk again...
Because I had to sell my car in order to pay the hospital bill!
Because I had to sell my car in order to pay the hospital bill!
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The Doctor made me walk again...
Because I had to sell my car in order to pay the hospital bill!
Because I had to sell my car in order to pay the hospital bill!
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please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
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Your Netflix package is about to cost more, and your cinemas will have fewer movies to show, but *jazz hands* Thaaaaat’s Capitalism, Baaaaaby!
Breaking news: Netflix has agreed an $83bn takeover of the studios and streaming businesses of Warner Bros Discovery, in a deal set to reshape Hollywood and create a new global entertainment powerhouse. on.ft.com/3MGC59K
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Your Netflix package is about to cost more, and your cinemas will have fewer movies to show, but *jazz hands* Thaaaaat’s Capitalism, Baaaaaby!
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.