hoptimus
@hoptimusprime.bsky.social
Software engineer. Freedom and lasers are the right of all sentient beings. Takes on politics, tech, culture. Quality is job 9.
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as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
Tapper’s personality is indeed why he refuses to cover Trump’s cognitive decline, yes.
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Tapper’s personality is indeed why he refuses to cover Trump’s cognitive decline, yes.
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Chief Bovino is not a political appointee. He is a civil servant, subject to the same requirements to be nonpartisan as any other employee. These messages are being broadcast from an official government account.
![Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh •9h “BREAKING: Gov. Tim Walz says Somalians are ESSENTIAL to the Minnesota community - despite STEALING millions or even billions in taxpayer dollars.
‘They bring diversity and ENERGY to a place like Minnesota!’ Pathetic. Somalians LEECH - DEPORT THEM.”
Response from Gregory Bovino’s official account: “Waltz is of the same class as newsome, stein, pritzker - gubners [governors] who choose illegal aliens over their own citizens. Amazing incompetence”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihst32abq4yk2kvsi3sg5bjedowsscsf5lfojdskehwivjizr2tme@jpeg)
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Chief Bovino is not a political appointee. He is a civil servant, subject to the same requirements to be nonpartisan as any other employee. These messages are being broadcast from an official government account.
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There’s no requirement to put habitual liars on your TV news program. In fact, might argue that it’s good to deny such people airtime. Incentives and all.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
There’s no requirement to put habitual liars on your TV news program. In fact, might argue that it’s good to deny such people airtime. Incentives and all.
enjoyed watching Nix try to argue this was roughing and basically be told by the red that he’s not famous enough yet to buy a call
This ball had not left the hand of the quarterback when it was contacted by the defender.
By definition, should this not be ruled a fumble?
It was ruled an incomplete pass on the field.
#RaiseHail
By definition, should this not be ruled a fumble?
It was ruled an incomplete pass on the field.
#RaiseHail
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
enjoyed watching Nix try to argue this was roughing and basically be told by the red that he’s not famous enough yet to buy a call
*considers The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat for No particular reason *
I increasingly think we’re gonna see his brain MRI at some point and that’s great.
But folks I need you to remember that he’s also drawn multiple clocks. We need those too.
I need those.
But folks I need you to remember that he’s also drawn multiple clocks. We need those too.
I need those.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
*considers The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat for No particular reason *
someone definitely told Chris Collinsworth to pronounce Mariota’s name with a hard T for some reason
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
someone definitely told Chris Collinsworth to pronounce Mariota’s name with a hard T for some reason
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I think Ertz plays an important role in this offense. But if you are trying to set up a quick screen, why not use your 23 year old tight end Ben Sinnott?
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I think Ertz plays an important role in this offense. But if you are trying to set up a quick screen, why not use your 23 year old tight end Ben Sinnott?
America’s age of prosperity can and must also be its age of prosecution
The slogan alternative to MAGA is Make America Good Again.
... means it's better as a guiding concept, but not a slogan. All that is to say, I wouldn't dismiss the concept out of hand. But I think it's silly for Jeffries to think it's a good alternative message to "MAGA."
Ok. Now commence yelling at me.
Ok. Now commence yelling at me.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
America’s age of prosperity can and must also be its age of prosecution
Agreed with one minor caveat- if you don’t know what the MRI is for, it’s to check for moderate to severe cognitive decline, and you don’t know because you’re no longer capable of managing your own health care and your responsible party chose not to tell you the truth
I know there are some MDs among my followers so please tell me if I'm wrong but "I don't know what the MRI was for" is the kind of lie that disrespects the intelligence of the listener. Unless your doctors are really failing you, you sure as hell know what the MRI is for.
I aced the cognitive test. Also, drug prices are coming down 700 percent.
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Agreed with one minor caveat- if you don’t know what the MRI is for, it’s to check for moderate to severe cognitive decline, and you don’t know because you’re no longer capable of managing your own health care and your responsible party chose not to tell you the truth
the 90s were this but with more asbestos tiling and a shit ton more faux wood kitchens, so basically nothing like this
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
the 90s were this but with more asbestos tiling and a shit ton more faux wood kitchens, so basically nothing like this
if they don’t tell you why you got an MRI, they’re testing for cognitive decline and the results are almost never good
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
if they don’t tell you why you got an MRI, they’re testing for cognitive decline and the results are almost never good
agreed but to be fair to automation and AI, a drinking bird situated in front of a button labeled “break shit” could replace Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and easily half the unique gifts to the world that populate the GOP today
if you're going to be an AI anti, be like this guy, who rocks
This Pope guy has some bangers
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
agreed but to be fair to automation and AI, a drinking bird situated in front of a button labeled “break shit” could replace Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and easily half the unique gifts to the world that populate the GOP today
the through line of conservative advocacy, from TPUSA through FedSoc, is affirmative action for conservative scholarship; these people do not want an equal playing field, they want to be cannons at the top of the valley
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
the through line of conservative advocacy, from TPUSA through FedSoc, is affirmative action for conservative scholarship; these people do not want an equal playing field, they want to be cannons at the top of the valley
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
there are no gas stations in the states of denial and self-loathing, kev
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
there are no gas stations in the states of denial and self-loathing, kev
this must be what it was like for Trent Reznor when he heard Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt for the first time
Leaving Oslo today and I was finally able to find a hot dog on lefse (potato flatbread) with shrimp salad and crispy onions for breakfast at the airport.
Verdict: delicious
Verdict: delicious
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
this must be what it was like for Trent Reznor when he heard Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt for the first time
i know that's what he's saying, and good for kelly for stating it plainly
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
i know that's what he's saying, and good for kelly for stating it plainly
your reminder that jake tapper and alex thompson spend the better part of biden's presidency writing a book about how biden was unfit for the job, then have fuck all to say every time a photo like this is released
So yes, this pic (and the enlargement) was taken today.
Yikes!
🧟♂️
Yikes!
🧟♂️
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
your reminder that jake tapper and alex thompson spend the better part of biden's presidency writing a book about how biden was unfit for the job, then have fuck all to say every time a photo like this is released
*raises hand *
I know everyone on this website is 38 years old but some of you must be old enough to remember when one of the pros of paying for cable was that there were no commercials
i’m being radicalized by peacock charging $10.99 per month and having A MILLION COMMERCIALS
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
*raises hand *
peacock quickly becoming the parody version of NBC from 30 Rock
i’m being radicalized by peacock charging $10.99 per month and having A MILLION COMMERCIALS
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
peacock quickly becoming the parody version of NBC from 30 Rock
An NYT headline actually described what happened in plain language? That’s weird
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An NYT headline actually described what happened in plain language? That’s weird
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Who’s too old to be the President?
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Who’s too old to be the President?
MAAAHHHMMM WHOOPI IS MAKING FUN OF ME
November 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
MAAAHHHMMM WHOOPI IS MAKING FUN OF ME
I hope Eric wears Trump’s displeasure like the badge of honor that it is.
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I hope Eric wears Trump’s displeasure like the badge of honor that it is.