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Engineer, Entrepreneur, Executive | AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Fintech | Amazon, Grab, Nubank, Sony
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midcenturycinema.bsky.social
2/12/64: Seven Days in May (D John Frankenheimer/W Rod Serling)
w/Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien
More:
@raquelstecher.bsky.social: www.outofthepastblog.com/2019/05/seve...
Sam Kashner/Spike Carter: airmail.news/arts-intel/h...
"Seven Days in May" Scared J.F.K. Decades Before January 6
The film outlined how a right-wing coup could happen in America decades before the storming of the capitol.
airmail.news
February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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atrupar.com
Sending this to my wife after I tell her I’m not taking out the trash
Image of the Dow being over 50k
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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ifindkarma.bsky.social
The best thing to have is enough.
neillewisjr.bsky.social Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Dec 27
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
May 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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opg.bsky.social
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:

THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
the polish figure skating team in the kiss and cry holding a plush pierogi
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
Because the problem wasn’t the authoritarian oppression or the actual murders… it was the optics!

#SnarkyOrwell #BiglyBrother #DoubleThink #OrwellWasAnOptomist #SoftLanguageSameViolence
"WE COULD HAVE USED A SOFTER TOUCH." (TRANSLATION: WE COULD HAVE KILLED FEWER PEOPLE WHILE STILL TERRORIZING EVERYONE ELSE.) - BIGLY BROTHER
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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trumpy.studiogart.net
strip #49 of our #Trumpy satire strip is now available.

Epstein is *the* story. it clearly runs deep, and they are all scared.

keep the pressure up.

#ShineALight
#NoKings
two-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#49, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#49 02-01-2026" in the bottom right corner. Both panels depict Putin standing in front of a television in his office. The panels are exactly the same, with Putin grinning wide in the second panel. Panel 1 Television voice speaking: "...So the world's wealthiest and most powerful people regularly visited Epstein's Island... ...and we're supposed to believe that the U.S. is the only country that collected evidence about who was there and what they did?" Panel 2 Television voices speaking: "You have to ask yourself who else has this, and what hold over the President do they have?" Putin says nothing as he watches, just grinning widely...
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
Solid sketch, but sadly too real on the people who are just figuring out in 2026 that Trump might be bad.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQh...
Mom Confession - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 1, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
Good and Pretti, were not domestic terrorists but the people who killed them certainly acted like terrorists.

There will be trials, just not soon enough.

#GoodAndPretti #SayTheirNames #NeverForget #ProtestArt #SnarkyOrwell
Good & Pretti - candy parody F*@K ICE Not One F*@king More! Say their names!
January 31, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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trumpy.studiogart.net
it seems clear Miller has no intentions of easing up. hence the latest cartoon i posted earlier today
four-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#47, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#47 01-28-2026" in the bottom right corner. All panels depict Stephen Miller (arms crossed, with a nazi swastika armband worn on his left arm) standing at a lectern speaking to the press, represented by a bunch of hands holding microphones pointed at him. The panels are identical, only the text balloons change. Panel 1 Press speaking: "Mr. Miller, why was Bovino Removed from his duties and reassigned back to El Centro, California?" Miller: "This is merely a 'leadership transition' to reduce tensions with the liberal terrorist civilians." Panel 2 Press: "Will the agents who murdered protestors be identified?" Miller: "No." Press: "Will there be any investigations or charges filed?" Miller: "No." Press: "Will they be fired?" Miller: "No." Panel 3 Press: "Will ICE leave Minneapolis now?" Miller: "No." Press: "Will Pam Bondi rescind her demands for the state's voter rolls?" Miller: "No." Panel 4 Press: "You're not actually going to reduce tensions, are you?" Miller: "No."
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
Remember, It’s only a Gestapo if it’s from the Gestapo region of Germany. Otherwise it’s just sparkling fascism.

#SnarkyOrwell #SparklingFascism #WordsMatter #TrustYourEyes #MinistryOfTruth
“OFFICIAL NOTICE: Words like ‘kidnapping’and ‘Gestapo’ are now prohibited as thought-crime. Any resemblance between current actions and historical context is officially prohibited. Trust the official terminology, not your lying eyes.” - Snarky Orwell
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
This message has been approved for public consumption by the Ministry of Truth. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.

#SnarkyOrwell
#BiglyBrother
#AuthorizedNarrative #OfficialTruth #BureaucraticViolence
“REMEMBER: YOU CANNOT TRUST YOUR OWN EYES. EVIDENCE WILL BE RELEASED BY AUTHORIZED CHANNELS ONCE PROPERLY VETTED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH. QUESTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE THOUGHT-CRIME AND WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.” - BIGLY BROTHER
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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strandjunker.com
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
Remember, words like ‘deliberate’ and ‘execution’ are thought-crime. You must never trust what you are seeing with your own eyes. The official truth will be distributed shortly. Please stand by. Your mandatory compliance is appreciated!
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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trumpy.studiogart.net
the next strip in my #Trumpy satire series is now out.

from all of us at Studio G, our hearts go out to everyone in Minneapolis and across the country.
two-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#46, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#46 01-24-2026" in the bottom right corner. Both panels depict Stephen Miller (arms crossed, with a nazi swastika armband worn on his left arm) standing at a lectern speaking to the press, represented by a bunch of hands holding microphones pointed at him. The panels are identical, only the text balloons change. Panel 1 Press speaking: "Mr. Miller... Some people are saying today's killing of Alex Pretti looks like a deliberate execution." Panel 2 Miller: "that isn't the term we workshopped with the propaganda team... ...but I like it."
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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ryanhisner.bsky.social
Seems to be the most dramatic breakthrough in preventing/slowing dementia & alzheimer's ever. But it's a vaccine, so it doesn't get headlines.

Wish you could get the shingles vaccine before age 50. You don't have to be 50 to get shingles—I can attest as I had it last summer (not recommended).
erictopol.bsky.social Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22d
The Shingles vaccine and reduction of dementia: a new natural experiment from Canada replicated 3 others and adds to this week's link to slowing of biological aging.
erictopol.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again!
Two new studies add to a remarkable body of evidence for benefit
erictopol.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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wajali.bsky.social
The Radical King We Forgot: Why the 2026 Economic Divide is Exactly What He Warned About

Beyond the Sanitized “Dream”: Confronting the Intersection of Modern Capitalism, Systemic Racism, and the Dangerous Comfort of the Moderate

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-radica...
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
"Those who will not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," -Santayana
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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trumpy.studiogart.net
my latest #Trumpy satire strip is now out.

it's insane how telegraphed all of these moves have been and yet they are somehow still working.

#ShineALight
#NoKings
two-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#45, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#45 01-18-2026" in the bottom right corner. Both panels depict Putin standing in front of a television in his office. The panels are exactly the same (though the first panel is a direct copy of an older Trumpy from 2018 and the second panel is a recreation, the Putins look a little bit different. Panel 1 Caption: "From Trumpy, Vol. 1, 07-11 2018" Television voice speaking: "Trump worries NATO with 'obsolete' comment" Putin speaking: "yes... good Trumpy. good boy." Putin thinking: "I love it when a plan comes together..." Panel 2 Caption: "January 2026" Television voices speaking: "...and NATO showing even more fracturing as the U.S. continues to threaten Greenland..." Putin speaking: "yes... good Trumpy. good boy." Putin thinking: "After years of getting Trumpy in place, I have *finally* successfully grabbed NATO with this pussy..."
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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joycecaroloates.bsky.social
still haunted by the last several minutes of Frankenheimer's "Seconds".... so sad that Rock Hudson in his greatest role did not receive awards for it, & that "Seconds," ahead of its time (as we say), did poorly commercially. (but not surprising: this is a harrowing film.)
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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trumpy.studiogart.net
here is my latest #Trumpy satire strip.

please consider sharing out into the wilds of your social ecosphere. thank you all for your continued support!

#NoKings
#ShineALight
#FakePeacePresident
One-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#44, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#44 01-16-2026" in the bottom right corner. The panel depicts Trumpy in the background standing at a lectern speaking to the press, represented by a bunch of hands holding microphones pointed at him. In the foreground, we see two press reporters, one whispering to the other. Panel 1 Trumpy: "...It is my great honor to announce that the Board Of Peace has been formed... ...It is the greatest and most prestigious board ever assembled at any time, any place." Reporter, whispering: "...More like 'bored of peace'."
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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trumpy.studiogart.net
strip #43 of our #Trumpy satire series is now out.

please support those who are putting in the work and daring to call out and push back on everything that is happening. we're on our own...

#NoKings
#ShineALight
four-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#43, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#43 01-13-2026" in the bottom right corner. All four panels depict Trumpy in the background standing at a lectern speaking to the press, represented by a bunch of hands holding microphones pointed at him. His speech isn't shown, he is in the background. In the foreground, we see two press reporters whispering to each other. The panels are basically the same, with Trumpy changing positions as he gestures in the background. Panel 1 Reporter 1: "He's rambling again..." Reporter 2: "Incoherent..." Panel 2 Reporter 1: "Wow. That was racist." Reporter 2: "Very. And frighteningly dangerous." Panel 3 Reporter 1: "Enough is enough! Someone should Do something! That's It! I'm going to ask a challenging question!" Reporter 2: "No, you won't." Panel 4 Reporter 1: "No, I won't..."
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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snarky-orwell.bsky.social
Remember: contradictions only exist if you insist on using the wrong words.

Language has been updated. Your compliance is obviously mandatory.

#SnarkyOrwell
#BiglyBrother
#OrwellWasAnOptimist
#AdjustYourLanguage
#NothingToSeeHere
WHEN THEY KILL PROTESTERS, WE SEND TROOPS TO STOP IT. WHEN WE KILL PROTESTERS, IT’S BECAUSE WE SENT IN TROOPS TO STOP IT, AND WE CALL THEM DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. THERE IS NO CONTRADICTION HERE. PLEASE ADJUST YOUR LANGUAGE ACCORDINGLY.” - BIGLY BROTHER
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
It’s insane that this is what life here has come to. I talked with my kid about going back to school Monday. Told him to be alert, look out for ICE. Stay clear.
Don’t break the law.
But support your friends.
Let people know where danger is. And feel free to tell ICE to fuck off.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 10
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM