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A while back a friend posted this prompt, "Ruin a movie title by adding the letter r," and because hyper-focus will make you extra for no apparent reason, I made posters. Just stumbled on them again, glad they still make me laugh
Speaking of Naomi Klein:
Missed this brilliant conversation yesterday? Watch it back now.
You Don’t Own Your Narrative Anymore — Naomi Klein and Yanis Varoufakis
YouTube video by DiEM25
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Speaking of Naomi Klein:
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
1/ At some point your feed is going to fill up with the news that the SEC is under pressure to abandon disclosure requirements for things like ESG (environmental, social, governance) and climate change, and that they might drop reporting requirements from quarterly to every 6 months. Buckle up. 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
1/ At some point your feed is going to fill up with the news that the SEC is under pressure to abandon disclosure requirements for things like ESG (environmental, social, governance) and climate change, and that they might drop reporting requirements from quarterly to every 6 months. Buckle up. 🧵
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
Finance and startup bros getting excited about expected increases in venture activity this year, which the VC industry openly attributes to finding new use cases for AI. This is a good time for MBAs to learn about 1st- and 2nd-order Jevons rebounds... #AlgernonPoint #ClimateCrisis
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Finance and startup bros getting excited about expected increases in venture activity this year, which the VC industry openly attributes to finding new use cases for AI. This is a good time for MBAs to learn about 1st- and 2nd-order Jevons rebounds... #AlgernonPoint #ClimateCrisis
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Laughing at this possibly being about Elon Musk lol
How big of a dirtbag do you have to be for Jeff "The Trafficker" Epstein to call you terrible???
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Laughing at this possibly being about Elon Musk lol
Just caught a typo on my to-do list, instead of "potential follow-up", "portential follow-up". You open your inbox and a booming, echoing voice from the sky, "PER MY LAST EMAIL..."
(Portia-ntial follow up, "GO TO THE SENATE AND SEE IF BRUTUS LOOKS WELL." I could just keep mispelling forever.)
(Portia-ntial follow up, "GO TO THE SENATE AND SEE IF BRUTUS LOOKS WELL." I could just keep mispelling forever.)
January 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Just caught a typo on my to-do list, instead of "potential follow-up", "portential follow-up". You open your inbox and a booming, echoing voice from the sky, "PER MY LAST EMAIL..."
(Portia-ntial follow up, "GO TO THE SENATE AND SEE IF BRUTUS LOOKS WELL." I could just keep mispelling forever.)
(Portia-ntial follow up, "GO TO THE SENATE AND SEE IF BRUTUS LOOKS WELL." I could just keep mispelling forever.)
Completely missed that Cut Chemist released an album in 2018. Found it today and can't stop playing it
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Completely missed that Cut Chemist released an album in 2018. Found it today and can't stop playing it
The cap ex of the AI industry is so massive its vacuuming funds away from trad deal sectors like M&A. Ditto, obviously, with the available VC capital. Patrick Bateman is laughing maniacally and crying
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The cap ex of the AI industry is so massive its vacuuming funds away from trad deal sectors like M&A. Ditto, obviously, with the available VC capital. Patrick Bateman is laughing maniacally and crying
Every time a new song on my feed catches hold of me and I look over to see what's playing, it's Blood Cultures or Jean Dawson
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Every time a new song on my feed catches hold of me and I look over to see what's playing, it's Blood Cultures or Jean Dawson
My favorite Northern Exposure actor. ICE is a disgrace. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Night Vale podcast would make way more money if every single person in the world listened to it, Night Vale chief Joseph Fink warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Night Vale podcast would make way more money if every single person in the world listened to it, Night Vale chief Joseph Fink warns
I won't lie, I was touched to hear Rufus Wainwright in a Trek episode. The future San Fran I might want to see. Of course, the braver choice would have been "Going to a Town"
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I won't lie, I was touched to hear Rufus Wainwright in a Trek episode. The future San Fran I might want to see. Of course, the braver choice would have been "Going to a Town"
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I’m starting to see the adverse effects of AI on #duolingo. I’m studying chess and the exercises are wrong more and more often. Telling me the wrong choice when I’m promoting a pawn, telling me that I just made a pawn sacrifice when I didn’t, telling me to take materiel instead of mate, then […]
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xeno.glyphpress.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I’m starting to see the adverse effects of AI on #duolingo. I’m studying chess and the exercises are wrong more and more often. Telling me the wrong choice when I’m promoting a pawn, telling me that I just made a pawn sacrifice when I didn’t, telling me to take materiel instead of mate, then […]
Just saw Park Chan Wook's latest, and after all that wicked laughter and uneasy ending, I was moved to see he'd dedicated it to Costa-Gavras.
(And maybe he'd like an invite to DiEM25...)
(And maybe he'd like an invite to DiEM25...)
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This is a normal amount of bookstore. I'm using my inside voice
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This is a normal amount of bookstore. I'm using my inside voice
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#westernmasselectronics this WEDNESDAY at The Quarters, 8-10, featuring me! And I’ve got a great patch to share. Gonna be a real mind-bender.
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM
#westernmasselectronics this WEDNESDAY at The Quarters, 8-10, featuring me! And I’ve got a great patch to share. Gonna be a real mind-bender.
Just saw Park Chan Wook's latest, and after all that wicked laughter and uneasy ending, I was moved to see he'd dedicated it to Costa-Gavras.
(And maybe he'd like an invite to DiEM25...)
(And maybe he'd like an invite to DiEM25...)
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Just saw Park Chan Wook's latest, and after all that wicked laughter and uneasy ending, I was moved to see he'd dedicated it to Costa-Gavras.
(And maybe he'd like an invite to DiEM25...)
(And maybe he'd like an invite to DiEM25...)
Serratia marescens... 😬 #pinkslime
I don't know who needs to hear this, but it might be time to wash your Brita filter
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Serratia marescens... 😬 #pinkslime
I cannot stop laughing at this convo. I hope it is never given any context ever
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I cannot stop laughing at this convo. I hope it is never given any context ever
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it's legitimately hard for me to fathom but i guess it's possible bari weiss doesn't know she was hired to destroy cbs news
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
it's legitimately hard for me to fathom but i guess it's possible bari weiss doesn't know she was hired to destroy cbs news
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Someone called the police on my 9 year old when she was at the park in our neighborhood by herself. The officer told me she’s not allowed to go until she’s 11… I called the non-emergency number and that officer told me there is no such rule. 🙄
January 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Someone called the police on my 9 year old when she was at the park in our neighborhood by herself. The officer told me she’s not allowed to go until she’s 11… I called the non-emergency number and that officer told me there is no such rule. 🙄