lbSterling
@poundsterling.bsky.social
Software engineer, transit enjoyer, sometimes I climb rocks and get in sword fights. All opinions are my own.
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Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
Couldn't be me after #longsword practice #HEMA
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Couldn't be me after #longsword practice #HEMA
We are past "abolish ICE", that should be the centrist position at this point. We're now entering the Nuremberg Trials Required stage
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We are past "abolish ICE", that should be the centrist position at this point. We're now entering the Nuremberg Trials Required stage
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Have been tagged in to provide the reminder about traumatic video because of the Charlie Kirk shooting video going around!
1. Settings -> Content & Media, turn off "autoplay video"
2. Keep your device sound off while browsing so an accidental activation won't include the sound
1. Settings -> Content & Media, turn off "autoplay video"
2. Keep your device sound off while browsing so an accidental activation won't include the sound
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Have been tagged in to provide the reminder about traumatic video because of the Charlie Kirk shooting video going around!
1. Settings -> Content & Media, turn off "autoplay video"
2. Keep your device sound off while browsing so an accidental activation won't include the sound
1. Settings -> Content & Media, turn off "autoplay video"
2. Keep your device sound off while browsing so an accidental activation won't include the sound
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Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
The Fourth Reich death squads are bad
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The Fourth Reich death squads are bad
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Note how there's no violence or chaos when the cops aren't rioting.
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Note how there's no violence or chaos when the cops aren't rioting.
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HEY CONGRESSMAN. THIS YOU?
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
HEY CONGRESSMAN. THIS YOU?
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Real end of the dynasty crazy making shit yes
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Real end of the dynasty crazy making shit yes
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A culture where this kind of overt we're-breaking-the-law-and-have-to-hide-it can happen and filter down the ranks and go for months before a whistleblower reveals it, as opposed to everyone immediately going "hell no that's crazy and illegal," is not fixable or reformable. Burn it to the ground.
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
A culture where this kind of overt we're-breaking-the-law-and-have-to-hide-it can happen and filter down the ranks and go for months before a whistleblower reveals it, as opposed to everyone immediately going "hell no that's crazy and illegal," is not fixable or reformable. Burn it to the ground.
Good to see the ai boosters finally mask off as white nationalists
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Good to see the ai boosters finally mask off as white nationalists
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In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
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reading this post flashbanged my inner minds eye with this image that i now have to expunge by creating and posting it
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
reading this post flashbanged my inner minds eye with this image that i now have to expunge by creating and posting it
Where do I sign up for the Rainbow Panthers?
The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
January 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Where do I sign up for the Rainbow Panthers?
The people in charge of sending feds into cities have been desperate for people to take shots at the officers from the very beginning! The whole point of this campaign has been to try to get people to shoot cops, and it's only now ramping up because no one's done it yet!
I've heard rumors that Philadelphia is next for the ICE invasion after Minneapolis.
Maybe I'm wrong, but
1) More than 11% of all ICE agents are in Minneapolis, and they've utterly failed to pacify the city.
2) Philly is 5x the size of Minneapolis.
3) "Minnesota nice" is a thing. We don't have that.
Maybe I'm wrong, but
1) More than 11% of all ICE agents are in Minneapolis, and they've utterly failed to pacify the city.
2) Philly is 5x the size of Minneapolis.
3) "Minnesota nice" is a thing. We don't have that.
January 19, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The people in charge of sending feds into cities have been desperate for people to take shots at the officers from the very beginning! The whole point of this campaign has been to try to get people to shoot cops, and it's only now ramping up because no one's done it yet!
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
This is the logical conclusion of the phrase, "real americans."
The thing that really makes Minneapolis different, other than the fact that they straight up murdered someone, is that they've dropped all pretense that this is just about immigration. The state has declared war on its own people, or at least those people who live in cities.
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is the logical conclusion of the phrase, "real americans."
I understand the logic of trying to protect yourself, but telling the Gestapo "I'm a citizen" implies that it's OK for them to do this against non citizens.
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I understand the logic of trying to protect yourself, but telling the Gestapo "I'm a citizen" implies that it's OK for them to do this against non citizens.
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The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
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DHS Releases List Of Mothers Driving Cars
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
DHS Releases List Of Mothers Driving Cars
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It's an AI hallucination that escaped containment because some journalist posted it without double checking it- now it's spreading because it sounds plausible
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
It's an AI hallucination that escaped containment because some journalist posted it without double checking it- now it's spreading because it sounds plausible
The way my old gov'ment job worked was I got paid a hiring bonus when I started and then if I left before the end of the probationary period I would have to return it. So these chuds likely have already spent the money they're going to have to give back.
I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
ICE recruitment is going well.
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The way my old gov'ment job worked was I got paid a hiring bonus when I started and then if I left before the end of the probationary period I would have to return it. So these chuds likely have already spent the money they're going to have to give back.
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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Slightly diminish a band:
Primal Yelp
Primal Yelp
Slightly diminish a band:
The Battery Powered Light Orchestra
The Battery Powered Light Orchestra
January 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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