Jason in Los Angeles
@jasonschmid.com
L.A. based creative person, I tell stories;sometimes with words sometimes with music.
I’m not allowed to comment on this post but it makes me wonder who - in this economy- has time to spend 3 months becoming the driving force of a volunteer organization of any kind? Just me?
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I’m not allowed to comment on this post but it makes me wonder who - in this economy- has time to spend 3 months becoming the driving force of a volunteer organization of any kind? Just me?
Ok good people - I’ve been getting the print edition of @wired.com for a few months now. It’s getting better every time. Get in here. Damn near like the before-times.
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Ok good people - I’ve been getting the print edition of @wired.com for a few months now. It’s getting better every time. Get in here. Damn near like the before-times.
And pass out condoms
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
And pass out condoms
Fun fact: it costs your library way more money to loan you the ebook. Ebooks have never ending license fees. Paper books are owned completely by your library. Stay frosty kids.
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Fun fact: it costs your library way more money to loan you the ebook. Ebooks have never ending license fees. Paper books are owned completely by your library. Stay frosty kids.
Dear valued Amazon customer,
Your package has been delayed.
Your package has been delayed.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Dear valued Amazon customer,
Your package has been delayed.
Your package has been delayed.
If you didn’t think we were living in a completely insane dystopian timeline try reading this sentence to yourself a couple of times: Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say.
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you didn’t think we were living in a completely insane dystopian timeline try reading this sentence to yourself a couple of times: Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say.
People are going to be asking grok what ‘redacted’ means
The problem with having rather openly purged DOJ of all but the most shameless stooges and loyalists is precisely this: Even once the Epstein files are released, why would anyone believe that release is complete and undoctored?
At this stage there’s literally no reason to believe the admin, even if it releases more than you’d expect, are being forthcoming. It’s the opposite of conspiracy theory to look at the proudly lawless pattern of deception and raw power that this trump admin has engaged in then to conclude they’d…
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
People are going to be asking grok what ‘redacted’ means
Probably a good time to to revisit this one
(Apologies for the paywall)
(Apologies for the paywall)
Tom Steyer’s bets on private prisons and coal mining could spell trouble in 2020
When Tom Steyer was running a hedge fund in 2000, he wrote a letter telling some wealthy investors their money would soon flow through an offshore company that would shield their gains from U.S. taxes...
www.latimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Probably a good time to to revisit this one
(Apologies for the paywall)
(Apologies for the paywall)
I couldn’t get past the first 40 minutes and want to keep watching, Boring, slow, utterly overworked visuals (even in places where no VFX were required)
Easily his weakest film. Sad.
Easily his weakest film. Sad.
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I couldn’t get past the first 40 minutes and want to keep watching, Boring, slow, utterly overworked visuals (even in places where no VFX were required)
Easily his weakest film. Sad.
Easily his weakest film. Sad.
Schadenfreude hitting hard
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Schadenfreude hitting hard
Breaking news: ‘Weapons’ is not a horror film. It’s not actually very good as just a movie. Lots of good actors in there though. So that’s a bummer.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Breaking news: ‘Weapons’ is not a horror film. It’s not actually very good as just a movie. Lots of good actors in there though. So that’s a bummer.
But it’s a great way to have two drinks
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
But it’s a great way to have two drinks
The long term consequences of AI slop are deeply chilling
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The long term consequences of AI slop are deeply chilling
This appears to be well trodden space. I just looked up half a dozen videos from 2023 and this Q was already dropped on all of them (in the last couple months), clearly you are far from alone in this little game. Anyway, dropped the Q and got zero likes/replies. Gonna look elsewhere for my fix.
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This appears to be well trodden space. I just looked up half a dozen videos from 2023 and this Q was already dropped on all of them (in the last couple months), clearly you are far from alone in this little game. Anyway, dropped the Q and got zero likes/replies. Gonna look elsewhere for my fix.
Meanwhile the rascists have a petition to get him removed from the Superbowl halftime show. Suck on this rascists
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Meanwhile the rascists have a petition to get him removed from the Superbowl halftime show. Suck on this rascists
Right? I’ve lived in CA over 20 years and never once heard that term in ref to her. To me she is just a power addicted selfish person with zero morals who should have retired 15 years ago, maybe more.
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Right? I’ve lived in CA over 20 years and never once heard that term in ref to her. To me she is just a power addicted selfish person with zero morals who should have retired 15 years ago, maybe more.
Great moments in F1 broadcast brought to you by the letter ’C’
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Great moments in F1 broadcast brought to you by the letter ’C’
True but the ALT text is still very accurate
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM
True but the ALT text is still very accurate
And holy shit he didn’t even know LLM AI was even gonna be a thing but he totally nailed it.
"People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think."
Aldous Leonard Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 AM
And holy shit he didn’t even know LLM AI was even gonna be a thing but he totally nailed it.
Reposted by Jason in Los Angeles
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
Reposted by Jason in Los Angeles
Trump's Truth Social is launching a crypto-based gambling service to compete with Polymarket.
This comes as Trump is deregulating crypto and letting it reach its tentacles into financial institutions — enriching himself at the public's expense. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=EdTStYPNG0BeN5dj
This comes as Trump is deregulating crypto and letting it reach its tentacles into financial institutions — enriching himself at the public's expense. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=EdTStYPNG0BeN5dj
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump's Truth Social is launching a crypto-based gambling service to compete with Polymarket.
This comes as Trump is deregulating crypto and letting it reach its tentacles into financial institutions — enriching himself at the public's expense. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=EdTStYPNG0BeN5dj
This comes as Trump is deregulating crypto and letting it reach its tentacles into financial institutions — enriching himself at the public's expense. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=EdTStYPNG0BeN5dj
Lanny Smith dropping truth bombs out there. #activelyblack
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Lanny Smith dropping truth bombs out there. #activelyblack
The ballroom is almost fully operational
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The ballroom is almost fully operational
Trump is going to die soon and all I can think is how they are going to make him into some sort of eternal figurehead of grotesque proportions
October 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump is going to die soon and all I can think is how they are going to make him into some sort of eternal figurehead of grotesque proportions