Ben Wakefield
@bdwakefield.bsky.social
I am guy who writes software and builds stuff from wood. I like scotch, golf, & video games and other nerd shit. This is all garbage but it is my garbage.
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There's a salary range where you COULD afford DoorDash every day but really shouldn't and I think some people fell into it really hard.
March 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
There's a salary range where you COULD afford DoorDash every day but really shouldn't and I think some people fell into it really hard.
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Chris Murphy: "I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly since Watergate. The president is attempting to seize control of power, and for corrupt purposes ... he's trying to crush his opposition ... this is a red alert moment ... our democracy is at risk"
February 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Chris Murphy: "I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly since Watergate. The president is attempting to seize control of power, and for corrupt purposes ... he's trying to crush his opposition ... this is a red alert moment ... our democracy is at risk"
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🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does.
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
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Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
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February 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does.
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
(1/14)
Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does:
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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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yesterday it came to light that calvin robinson, a priest who recently lost his license for giving an elon-esque nazi salute at a pro life conference, owns a video game site called god is a geek. today the site's entire staff quit in protest
aftermath.site/god-is-a-gee...
aftermath.site/god-is-a-gee...
January 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
yesterday it came to light that calvin robinson, a priest who recently lost his license for giving an elon-esque nazi salute at a pro life conference, owns a video game site called god is a geek. today the site's entire staff quit in protest
aftermath.site/god-is-a-gee...
aftermath.site/god-is-a-gee...
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Security tip for iPhone users: holding the side button and one of the volume buttons for two seconds will lock your phone and disables Face ID until you enter your password. Useful for situations where someone may try to unlock your phone without your consent.
January 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Security tip for iPhone users: holding the side button and one of the volume buttons for two seconds will lock your phone and disables Face ID until you enter your password. Useful for situations where someone may try to unlock your phone without your consent.
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in case you needed some good news in the face of all the horrors
we can make them lose piles of money yet
we can make them lose piles of money yet
In email to X staff, Musk says "user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we're barely breaking even"; sources: banks plan to sell their debt in X (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
in case you needed some good news in the face of all the horrors
we can make them lose piles of money yet
we can make them lose piles of money yet
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
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Iraq passing laws to legalize child marriages for girls as young as 9 because of "religion". We are going back in time
January 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Iraq passing laws to legalize child marriages for girls as young as 9 because of "religion". We are going back in time
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one of my most consistent takes, pre-election, was that a lot of people were going to find out just how much the federal government does that they take for granted - because it would stop happening
here we go
here we go
the trump administration has effectively crippled the entire federal government. in three days.
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
one of my most consistent takes, pre-election, was that a lot of people were going to find out just how much the federal government does that they take for granted - because it would stop happening
here we go
here we go
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Hundreds of subreddits are considering banning all links to Twitter/X in a pretty powerful display of collective action:
www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hundreds of subreddits are considering banning all links to Twitter/X in a pretty powerful display of collective action:
www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
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Computers used to bang. Aston Shell, Yzdock, real millennialcore before UX design was just padding.
January 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Computers used to bang. Aston Shell, Yzdock, real millennialcore before UX design was just padding.
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a not insignificant number of media people should be reflecting on their role in elevating rufo to this level of prominence. he couldn't have done it alone.
The guy who manufactured the outrage against Critical Race Theory and Elon Musk are now just simply firing non-whites and non-males in the federal government.
January 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
a not insignificant number of media people should be reflecting on their role in elevating rufo to this level of prominence. he couldn't have done it alone.
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Big Tech billionaires had a front row seat at Trump's inauguration. They were seated in front of Trump's own cabinet. Tells you everything you need to know.
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big Tech billionaires had a front row seat at Trump's inauguration. They were seated in front of Trump's own cabinet. Tells you everything you need to know.
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Somehow "Elon Musk Is a Genius" and "Elon Musk Doesn't Know How Hands Work" are being said by a lot of the same people
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Somehow "Elon Musk Is a Genius" and "Elon Musk Doesn't Know How Hands Work" are being said by a lot of the same people
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The deal be wants to renegotiate that he says has resulted in the US being ripped off is the deal he negotiated and signed the first time he was president.
From the WSJ: tariff commentary from Trump is an effort to push up renegotiation of the USMCA. That will definitely work given it's now being reported as a negotiating tactic, right?
Trump Pushes for Early Renegotiation of U.S. Trade Deal With Mexico, Canada
President Trump is using the threat of stiff tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico to pressure the two nations to start renegotiating a continental trade deal.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The deal be wants to renegotiate that he says has resulted in the US being ripped off is the deal he negotiated and signed the first time he was president.
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the “President Musk” jabs landed because they were true, huh
fucking hell
fucking hell
Boy I don't like the phrase "internal checks on Musk's access to intel unclear." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
January 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
the “President Musk” jabs landed because they were true, huh
fucking hell
fucking hell
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if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits
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news orgs: if you’re not willing to call the Nazi salute what it was why should we trust you about literally anything
“mathematicians dispute whether two and two add up to four” level horseshit
“mathematicians dispute whether two and two add up to four” level horseshit
January 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
news orgs: if you’re not willing to call the Nazi salute what it was why should we trust you about literally anything
“mathematicians dispute whether two and two add up to four” level horseshit
“mathematicians dispute whether two and two add up to four” level horseshit
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They aren't even hiding it anymore.
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
They aren't even hiding it anymore.
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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. In anticipation of the coming U.S. TikTok ban, which will go through on Sunday unless paused by the…
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January 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
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It's Friday. And on Friday... DANCE, we must? 😩
a man with a backpack carrying a small animal on his back
ALT: a man with a backpack carrying a small animal on his back
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January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It's Friday. And on Friday... DANCE, we must? 😩