Gary Wanderer
@intotheblueyonder.bsky.social
I am 55. I wander the Earth. I now call Portland, OR, my home. There is so much to explore in life. To the mountains, prairies, and high desert. Across the seas and into the depth of the oceans. Outward to the stars. Full of life and peoples.
Me after getting my new cochlear devices finally programmed today after a 9 month battle with health insurance.
a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of a crowd
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of a crowd
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Me after getting my new cochlear devices finally programmed today after a 9 month battle with health insurance.
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My doomer-worry about AI is not that the LLMs become omnipotent and take over the world but that the wealthy and powerful use it as a means to consolidate power and marginalize or lay off skilled workers and also everything about our technological and political and social life gets worse
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Worth noting, that at the time this incident happened on Jan 6, 2021, Trump was still President. This was his supporter calling for the murder of police officers. Convicted for making threats, pardoned by Trump, and now works for the DoJ. The hypocrisy of this Trump regime is Orwellian.
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Worth noting, that at the time this incident happened on Jan 6, 2021, Trump was still President. This was his supporter calling for the murder of police officers. Convicted for making threats, pardoned by Trump, and now works for the DoJ. The hypocrisy of this Trump regime is Orwellian.
Just a reminder that the promises Elon Musk makes regarding costs/prices on virtually any of the technology produced by his companies are never kept.
Tesla is quoting $290,000 for its 500-miles electric semi truck
When Tesla first unveiled the Semi back in 2017, the company advertised a starting price of $150,000 for the 300-mile range version and $180,000 for the 500-mile variant.
Both versions ... are “designed for autonomy.”
When Tesla first unveiled the Semi back in 2017, the company advertised a starting price of $150,000 for the 300-mile range version and $180,000 for the 500-mile variant.
Both versions ... are “designed for autonomy.”
Tesla is quoting $290,000 for its 500-miles electric semi truck
Tesla is quoting customers $290,000 for the 500-mile Long Range version of the Tesla Semi, Electrek has learned.
electrek.co
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just a reminder that the promises Elon Musk makes regarding costs/prices on virtually any of the technology produced by his companies are never kept.
Baghdad Bob energy here.
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Baghdad Bob energy here.
This is a breathtakingly idiotic claim on the harmful effects carbon dioxide has on the environment.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
This is a breathtakingly idiotic claim on the harmful effects carbon dioxide has on the environment.
Hey, Siri, define “tool”:
“The word tool is a common slang among teens nowadays, and it could describe someone lacking the ability to realize they’re just being used. It can also mean someone’s a fool with low smarts or self-esteem. The most closely related word adults would use is “idiot.”
Righto
“The word tool is a common slang among teens nowadays, and it could describe someone lacking the ability to realize they’re just being used. It can also mean someone’s a fool with low smarts or self-esteem. The most closely related word adults would use is “idiot.”
Righto
Rep. Tony Gonzales on the FAA closing the El Paso airspace: "I've seen everything under the sun occur under the last administration, and under President Trump we are trying to clean up and fix a lot of that"
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Hey, Siri, define “tool”:
“The word tool is a common slang among teens nowadays, and it could describe someone lacking the ability to realize they’re just being used. It can also mean someone’s a fool with low smarts or self-esteem. The most closely related word adults would use is “idiot.”
Righto
“The word tool is a common slang among teens nowadays, and it could describe someone lacking the ability to realize they’re just being used. It can also mean someone’s a fool with low smarts or self-esteem. The most closely related word adults would use is “idiot.”
Righto
This should be a bigger story. The Trump DoJ attempted and failed to indict 6 sitting members of Congress for their political speech.
A grand jury has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged military members to resist “illegal orders.”
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This should be a bigger story. The Trump DoJ attempted and failed to indict 6 sitting members of Congress for their political speech.
Incompetence? No way. 🧐🤨🙄
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Incompetence? No way. 🧐🤨🙄
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“If you’re having issues paying rent, chances are you’re having a hard time feeding yourself. Housing is connected to food security, health, and economic security. It’s a health emergency that’s 100% driven by inequality.” thephilanthropist.ca/2026/02/on-t...
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On the front lines of eviction prevention - The Philanthropist Journal
“A little goes a long way” in keeping people housed, advocates say, and the social costs of not addressing the housing crisis are immeasurable.
thephilanthropist.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
“If you’re having issues paying rent, chances are you’re having a hard time feeding yourself. Housing is connected to food security, health, and economic security. It’s a health emergency that’s 100% driven by inequality.” thephilanthropist.ca/2026/02/on-t...
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It’s literally required by the US Constitution to have judicial warrants to make arrests and conduct searches.
Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It’s literally required by the US Constitution to have judicial warrants to make arrests and conduct searches.
I didn’t know Romulans were allowed to run for Congress. Has anyone checked her alien registration paperwork?
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I didn’t know Romulans were allowed to run for Congress. Has anyone checked her alien registration paperwork?
Breaking: Donald Trump possible suspect in disappearance of Savannah Guthrie1
What? You think this is callous? Trump’s regime lies like this every single day.
What? You think this is callous? Trump’s regime lies like this every single day.
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Breaking: Donald Trump possible suspect in disappearance of Savannah Guthrie1
What? You think this is callous? Trump’s regime lies like this every single day.
What? You think this is callous? Trump’s regime lies like this every single day.
What is really going on here is a tacit admission from Elon Musk that the Starship launch system does not have the capabilities or low costs he once promoted. After 11 test flights with 7 launch failures over 3 years, Starship has still not made a full orbit of Earth yet.
The CEO said that the company is shifting its focus from Mars to creating a "self-growing city" on the moon because it would be more practical.
Elon Musk said we'd reach Mars in 2026. Now, he says SpaceX is building a city on the moon.
The CEO said that the company is shifting its focus from Mars to creating a "self-growing city" on the moon because it would be more practical.
www.businessinsider.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 AM
What is really going on here is a tacit admission from Elon Musk that the Starship launch system does not have the capabilities or low costs he once promoted. After 11 test flights with 7 launch failures over 3 years, Starship has still not made a full orbit of Earth yet.
I gave up on Berger more than a decade ago. He clearly had lost any shred of objectivity and was basically a propagandist for SpaceX.
Eric Berger makes Fred Lambert look like a moral and intellectual giant
Watching Eric Berger (historically a Musk fanboy) struggle with the revelation that Musk is a fake engineer conman white supremacist never loses its entertainment value
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I gave up on Berger more than a decade ago. He clearly had lost any shred of objectivity and was basically a propagandist for SpaceX.
Why the fuck didn’t they go with claymation?! Would have been a hilarious SNL riff. But no. Had to do some creepy ass Ai shit.
Everybody else saw that Dunkin ad, right? It wasn't just me?
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Why the fuck didn’t they go with claymation?! Would have been a hilarious SNL riff. But no. Had to do some creepy ass Ai shit.
It’s been over 4 years since the Fall of Twitter. Since the X Empire. Where is Charles, Meg, and Calvin when we need them? Someone activate the Tesseract. Calling Ms Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which. We have Xs to cross out.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
It’s been over 4 years since the Fall of Twitter. Since the X Empire. Where is Charles, Meg, and Calvin when we need them? Someone activate the Tesseract. Calling Ms Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which. We have Xs to cross out.
Hear that? That’s the sound of a million Musk Bros crying out in anguish over the betrayal of their Overlord.
Elon Musk (you may recognize him from the Epstein files) has just given up on Mars.
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Hear that? That’s the sound of a million Musk Bros crying out in anguish over the betrayal of their Overlord.
Narrator: In fact, this video had nothing to do with election integrity.
BRENNAN: Do you think the president needs to apologize for the video?
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
REP. TONY GONZALES: It's up to the president. There's no room in the country for racism, antisemitism, socialism -- all the isms need to go. What no one is talking about is the video was about election integrity.
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Narrator: In fact, this video had nothing to do with election integrity.
And that is the whole point of the SAVE Act is to suppress votes, particularly among women who as demographic tend to favor Democrats.
Schiff on the SAVE Act: "Jonathan, what you've just asked is essentially, Republicans have created distrust in the elections by making claims of nonexistent fraud, and shouldn't we use the distrust they've created in order to enact a voter suppression law?"
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
And that is the whole point of the SAVE Act is to suppress votes, particularly among women who as demographic tend to favor Democrats.
Reposted by Gary Wanderer
Bezos killed his own paper to please an illiterate clown
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Bezos killed his own paper to please an illiterate clown
When the leopard eats his face, I will not mourn.
No mention of the fact that the asylum case was still ongoing and not been adjudicated when ICE agents detained them and imprisoned them in Texas.
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
When the leopard eats his face, I will not mourn.
Just submitted my short review of The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and let’s just say there is no glow. Not even a spark. I am left wondering how this book won a Nebula Award and Hugo Award in 1975 and 1976 respectively.
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Just submitted my short review of The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and let’s just say there is no glow. Not even a spark. I am left wondering how this book won a Nebula Award and Hugo Award in 1975 and 1976 respectively.