Problematic Otter
@problematicotter.bsky.social
Real Genius really warped my idea of what college would be like
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Welcome to my Youtube page, where I post mixes I've made. I suppose I should make that sound more exciting to get people interested, but if you don't like the sets then you probably aren't reading thi...
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I've started a Youtube channel for uploading my mixes; I'll still post to Soundcloud as well. I'm going to be posting one old mix per week until Youtube catches up to Soundcloud, then I'll post to both simultaneously.
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Going to zoos in other countries can sometimes be a little less exciting, because they'll have a whole section of stuff that's like "these are called CHIPMUNKS"
TIL Europe (and most of the rest of the world) does not have skunks
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Going to zoos in other countries can sometimes be a little less exciting, because they'll have a whole section of stuff that's like "these are called CHIPMUNKS"
This feels spiritually like a companion piece to a Texas Monthly article from a couple of years back, both of which showcase just how little our state legislature is doing to shield us from O&G harm
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This feels spiritually like a companion piece to a Texas Monthly article from a couple of years back, both of which showcase just how little our state legislature is doing to shield us from O&G harm
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
![Wikipedia entry describing the story arc of “99 Luftballons”:
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story:
99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defence ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves.
In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English:
'''Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "Think of you and let it go."[11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4dp4culto5csbqs5m6ge22fw/bafkreie4ga5vudhvz4e25t5oducxifde6sf2zgal7wugci2bv5ee2qfcoe@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
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They broke
Fucking
Notepad
Fucking
Notepad
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
They broke
Fucking
Notepad
Fucking
Notepad
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Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
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You're in Love, Charlie Brown! (1967)
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
You're in Love, Charlie Brown! (1967)
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This is a picture showing that the majority party can set the agenda in the chamber that it controls
weird how so many democrats from competitive seats feel compelled to vote against the party line (and national interest), but republicans don't. makes you wonder if they are taking bad advice that has little to do with electoral performance, and GOP pols know this
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
This is a picture showing that the majority party can set the agenda in the chamber that it controls
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what is with these people and dogs?
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
what is with these people and dogs?
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Not a single athlete in these Olympic Games more relatable than the Vadym Kolesnik, the American ice dancer guy who is super allergic to chocolate but eats more chocolate than anyone his partner has ever met.
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Not a single athlete in these Olympic Games more relatable than the Vadym Kolesnik, the American ice dancer guy who is super allergic to chocolate but eats more chocolate than anyone his partner has ever met.
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Pam Bondi wants you to know that she'd let all the rich men rape your kids so long as it benefits her stock portfolio
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Pam Bondi wants you to know that she'd let all the rich men rape your kids so long as it benefits her stock portfolio
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Hi folks. We're dropping our paywall on this story about the scourge of AI pitches for the day, so give it a read and share widely. www.coyotemedia.org/how-coyote-a...
Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI
The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.
www.coyotemedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Hi folks. We're dropping our paywall on this story about the scourge of AI pitches for the day, so give it a read and share widely. www.coyotemedia.org/how-coyote-a...
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This ICE violence is a block and a half away from the Saint Paul Curling Club, where Rich Ruohonen (the curler in the above video) is based. This ethnic cleansing campaign has not stopped, and is endangering all of our lives.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This ICE violence is a block and a half away from the Saint Paul Curling Club, where Rich Ruohonen (the curler in the above video) is based. This ethnic cleansing campaign has not stopped, and is endangering all of our lives.
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I would also accept the integration of the phrase "the Epstein class" into everyday speech.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
On the most recent episode of @trashfuture.bsky.social, Riley coins the term "Epsteinist" for the politics of profiting from managed decline and the promotion of that decline, and I think it should catch on.
Anti-trans hate is an industry. Not a movement, not a moral concern, not an organic uprising of worried parents — an industry, deliberately constructed, lavishly funded, & strategically deployed to protect the interests of the powerful men who finance it
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
culture-centered.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I would also accept the integration of the phrase "the Epstein class" into everyday speech.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
Short. Accurate. To the point.
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[going through closet many years later] oh hey there's where i put my rib
Zack Wheeler kept the rib that was removed to correct his thoracic outlet syndrome. It’s in his closet. He is happy with his progress. Orion Kerkering has a Grade 1 hamstring strain. He’ll be a little behind. So will Michael Mercado (shoulder) and Dan Robert (cardiovascular).
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
[going through closet many years later] oh hey there's where i put my rib
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The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
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Joey Porter talking shit on Sex Pest Ben Roethlisberger? I am seated yes yes
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Joey Porter talking shit on Sex Pest Ben Roethlisberger? I am seated yes yes
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NEW: CBP signs a new deal with Clearview AI to access its scraped image database for "tactical targeting," including efforts to “disrupt, degrade, and dismantle” networks of people labeled security threats.
CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
NEW: CBP signs a new deal with Clearview AI to access its scraped image database for "tactical targeting," including efforts to “disrupt, degrade, and dismantle” networks of people labeled security threats.
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Unless you're cutting $3,500+ checks your money should go directly to candidates.
🪡 So, what can you do? I encourage you to donate to independent groups even if you’re avoiding party committees.
You can support @runforsomething.net’s candidate recruitment programs, our youth mobilization efforts at @votersoftomorrow.org, or mass protest with @indivisible.org.
You can support @runforsomething.net’s candidate recruitment programs, our youth mobilization efforts at @votersoftomorrow.org, or mass protest with @indivisible.org.
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Unless you're cutting $3,500+ checks your money should go directly to candidates.
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Fun fact: it was actually below 50,000 when she said this
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Fun fact: it was actually below 50,000 when she said this
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True story: When pitching this, I wondered to myself, "Could I be overstating how much this is going to happen? Am I projecting my worldview onto facts that don't fit it?" Then I remembered these teams fought three times in nine seconds last year, and the Team USA GM said it was about politics
They're calling it the Reverse Miracle on Ice, where the American Olympic hockey team become ambassadors for a politics that the country isn't even a little bit interested in slate.com/culture/2026...
The Olympic Hockey Tournament Is About to Get Very Trumpy
In the 1980 Olympics, it was the U.S. vs. the USSR. Now, it’s the U.S. vs. Canada.
slate.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 PM
True story: When pitching this, I wondered to myself, "Could I be overstating how much this is going to happen? Am I projecting my worldview onto facts that don't fit it?" Then I remembered these teams fought three times in nine seconds last year, and the Team USA GM said it was about politics
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Realizing how much of the wellness industry is marketing cattle derived products is a real They Live sunglasses moment
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social has me fully collagen blackpilled - it’s Big Beef B2B marketing useless meat garbage to companies selling it as “protein” to people desperate for shortcuts to Gains and Youth www.shesabeast.co/collagen-sit...
Collagen sits on a throne of lies
Or, how the supplement industry took meat garbage and turned it into a 9-billion-dollar business.
www.shesabeast.co
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Realizing how much of the wellness industry is marketing cattle derived products is a real They Live sunglasses moment
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Just want to point out as well that SF has quite possibly the best anti-fare dodging ad campaign based on their baseball team’s fiercest rivals being the Dodgers.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Just want to point out as well that SF has quite possibly the best anti-fare dodging ad campaign based on their baseball team’s fiercest rivals being the Dodgers.
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if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there
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big news my ex is on twitter
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
big news my ex is on twitter
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege