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James Hollingshead

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Software Developer/security weirdo, swordsman, Native. Always trying to improve. Tweets are my own. I write at http://misanthropic.dev (He/They) Columbus, Ohio area All my links/sites - https://linktr.ee/jameshollingshead

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · Feb 6

I've said it before, but it's worth repeating given everything happening now.

Survival is an act of defiance. Every breath, every heartbeat is an expression of your sheer force of will to endure and overcome. Keep at it.

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 43m

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · Jun 25

"Andrew Cuomo is visibly upset and people are crying"

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Abe El-Raheb / Editor & Writer @eldashraheb.bsky.social · 2h

If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE

Dersh fantasizing about the Budd Dwyer special

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 8h

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 4h

Rejecting the premise here. "AI" is not coming for your job. Companies are dumping people because they are putting more money into AI investment, not because there is labor replacement via productivity.

Even in the Amazon announcement, Jassy backed away from the framing that AI took those 14k jobs.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11h

Much like dictatorship or climate change, the threat of AI taking your job is no longer hypothetical. It's here, as shown by last week's bloodbath at UPS, Amazon, etc.

Should the government be sending us $1,000 a month? Is there any alternative to UBI? My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

AI is coming for your job. Will the government pay you? | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, the tragic neutering of Teen Vogue.

www.inquirer.com

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Nortuet @nortverse.com · 1d

"the genie is out of the bottle"

They are so desperate to normalize this as fast as possible.
All quotes I read from companies "embracing AI" are basically

"please just admit it's here to stay, just admit it, accept it, admit that this is the new normal now. It's here, JUST ACCEPT IT!!!!!"

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Coca-Cola's annual Christmas commercial is AI-generated again

The company used even fewer people to make it this year

“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"

(via THR)

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1d

They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.

It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 1d

And most of it generated through circular trading which, frankly, should be considered a form of fraud...

It's a huge pump and dump scheme. The people on the top will walk away with a huge payday. Most of the rest of the economy will be left holding the bag when the bubble explodes

ASTRONAUTICAL @starwards.bsky.social · 2d

NVIDIA is now 16% of the US economy, in case you're wondering if your labor has any remaining value

The Value of NVIDIA Now Exceeds an Unprecedented 16% of U.S. GDP

With 16% of GDP riding on a single chipmaker, the U.S. economy is dangerously over-leveraged — and Wall Street is betting blind

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Sahara Stevens ❤️🇺🇸 @sahara-stevens.bsky.social · 1d

This is some disturbing ICE Gestapo footage. They point guns at citizens and threaten to shoot them. They punch a guy in the back of the head repeatedly when he’s down and already subdued, then later slam his head into the side of their vehicle.

This took place on 10/31/2025 in Evanston, IL.

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 3d

It's funny how he's rapidly going rightward after playing the "good billionaire" for so long

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 4d

Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?

$2733.15 a month.

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 3d

Please keep in mind that, even if this administration eventually ends, almost no new administration has *ever* given up power/practices that the previous administration has taken for itself...

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 4d

Couple of small pieces of fried chicken left over from a few days ago. Not enough for a meal for one person, let alone two.

Soup time. Chicken, stock, herbs, spices, dried parsley and chives, the last cup of white wine from an open bottle, and some dried tortellini

Not bad for a chilly day

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Alex Harrison @alexhairysun.bsky.social · 4d

From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:

"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 4d

This man is such a fucking idiot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 5d

They're doing interment camps now. Fucking hell.

National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: Inspired by Trump, Utah moves forward with plan to force homeless people into detention camps.

“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
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In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”

www.nytimes.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d

Republicans are explicitly saying they will deny food to 40+ million unless Democrats agree to end healthcare insurance for 20+ million.

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · 7d

A copy of the photo from the quoted post, of the Milwaukee university building, with the caption 3rd Amendment Violated superimposed over it in the style of a dark souls death message.

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Telephone Friend @ironyhat.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hmmmmmm

Americans are losing spending power, say researchers: Most can no longer afford a 'minimal quality of life'
Published Fri, Jun 13 2025 12:18 PM EDT
The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they're on the verge of a huge tax cut
By Matt Egan, CNN
Updated 6:23 AM EDT, Wed May 21, 2025

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 6d

This is, historically, one of the ways that empires fall

Rome had the sense to provide bread and circuses. That worked, for a while

Multiple dynasties in China have fallen for the same reason

The list goes on

Stay safe out there, folks. And help each other where you can. We're in this together

James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 6d

And it will only take about a week.

People on the edge don't have huge stores of food. They (kind of) have enough to get through a month with what they're given.

Rule of threes - 3 minutes without air. 3 days without water. 3 weeks without food (but unrest will start after about 3 days)

James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 6d

I realize that the republicans are hoping for riots so they can declare martial law and never leave it, but I don't think they understand what would actually happen.

If the *over 10%* of the population on SNAP does not get food, you're not looking at riots. You're looking at something much worse

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 6d

I agree with all of this except the unamerican part.

This sort of thing has happened so many times throughout the history of this country.

It's just that it's starting to affect white people too

thinkingbayonet.bsky.social @thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 6d

Look at this fucking shit. In Chicago the "elite" CT unit of the USBP detained (a violent assault resulting in 6 broken ribs) a 67yo US citizen driving home from his morning run, then tear gassed a Halloween party with kids in attendance. There's no reforming this. It's unamerican and unacceptable

A big tough guy from BORTAC with a CS grenade in his hand. Pathetic.

James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 7d

unflavored gelatin is the secret to elevate store bought stock (or in our case, Better Than Bouillon), by the way. Bloom a packet of it in a cup of cold water and add to ~3 cups of stock.

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James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 7d

I tend to enjoy it. It was a pantry meal, honestly.

The vegetables and mushrooms were all dried. The wild rice is also in the pantry. The chicken was in the freezer along with a couple ounces of beef fat (I cube it up). Part of a bottle of wine in the fridge and a couple packs of gelatin

James Hollingshead @bladesjester.bsky.social · 7d

White people not understanding family dynamics in non-white cultures (honestly, even some white people do the same thing)

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days