A three dee printed save icon to use the internet doesn’t make any sense #NotGonnaAdmitThatItMakesSense

Red Alert! Go to lego.com and order the Enterprise. This is not a drill. I say again, go to lego.com and order the Enterprise. This is not a drill.

I’m actually in favor.

An incredible episode

And that’s why you shouldn’t apologize to bullies for criticizing their behaviors. To quote John Oliver: "...giving the bully your lunch money doesn't make him go away—it just makes him come back hungrier each time." “The only thing they understand are these four words: Fuck you. Make me.”

I became a citizen under Biden because I saw this coming. And while I wasn‘t under the impression that becoming a citizen would make me immune to it, I do believe it made it harder to kick me out. And yes, I’m aware that me being a white European also makes me less vulnerable. Still.

I decided that LA Fitness is pronounced La Fit Ness

TRUMP WAS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES???

Sean, tell us when banks & grocery stores accept this mythical currency of "patriotism". Until then, either find a way to pay or fuck off.

The fact that we believe basic journalism, that is, pressing the people in power to address concerns in a meaningful way, is somehow newsworthy, is a sad state of affairs.

Who says their hatred is merely performative and not rooted in actual belief? I’d argue evidence suggests that a sizable part of the right treats this as a “sincerely held belief.”

Got tired of reading the news and getting mad. Feeding America backs 200+ food banks around the country and I've seeded with $500 for now. I'll match up to another $500 myself. Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.

Being hungry sucks. Having financial fears sucks. But I’m gonna honest: if you were on SNAP Nov 2024 and voted Trump my sympathy for your current situation is limited. You told everyone you’re OK with the government mistreating others. You just didn’t understand it might affect you as well.

“Is this mushroom edible?” “Yes, of course.” “Yes indeed, this one was poisonous. Do you want to learn more about poisonous mushrooms?”

This might be an unpopular opinion but I don’t see this as problematic. I think it’s reasonable for all parties to discuss what peace deal they would find acceptable. This isn’t about deciding peace without Ukraine as much as it is about defining the minimum a given party is willing to fight for.

As it should be IMHO. Western companies have often benefited from entering markets lead by dubious regimes (still do). Sometimes, they even get bailed by tax payers when it goes south (German banks in Greece for example). In my opinion, the fact that this is often risk free needs to change.

My thoughts exactly. On top of that: world wide, Islamism is a big danger. But measured by harm it causes in the US, I believe data will show that extremist Christians are more dangerous. So if you want to be outraged about religious extremism, at least be consistent.

Imagine the outcry if the tax cuts would be stopped and then resumed but only at 50% The reality is that the folks who benefit would be fine at 0% too. Whereas recipients of SNAP already have poor quality of life. And for many working harder isn’t an option as they already work multiple jobs.

There aren’t enough illegal aliens consuming resources to make up for the deficit. But in order to prevent the real fix (increasing taxes on the rich) they will need to produce results. They will stretch the definition of illegal. And they will weaponize it against critics. It’s already happening.

Hear me out: Tinder, but for single socks.

That’s ingenious

So much for “they merely put it back to the states”.

An incredible video.

If you have 7 minutes to spare, please watch this short documentary by Marshall Curry. It shows the 1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden with key parts of the speeches. 20,000 Americans cheered fascism decorated as patriotism. Never forget that.

And now The Onion should sue the people stealing their headlines. WTF Texas? Are you in competition with Florida for the “Dumbest State” award?

Got a fun birthday present from my brother in law. Has a pilot, droppable bombs, shootable lasers, and Darth Vader 🖖

My ex-wife referred to our 13yo daughter as our “pubertarian” 🤣

Now that’s perfect

Someone did a Halloween costume of my BMW

“But Hunter Biden’s laptop…”

One thing I realized that Rock and Metal are genres that require having experienced pain. That’s why venue staff will consistently tell you that fans of these genres are not assholes. Wanna know the worst crowd? Country.

Hey iPhone photographers, do any of you like Brilliance? It looks like a fake HDR to me; but even then just manually pulling back highlights and boosting shadows looks better than applying brilliance.

What were bars like before smart phones? Did everyone just awkwardly stare at the bartender?

Code with AI, sure. Code by AI is rather misleading IMHO. It’s not helpful to think of AI as replacing people but rather as a productivity tool. The short effect is sadly some jobless. I believe the long term effect is that people simply do more with the help of AI.

In coding we have a saying “don’t write code that is at 100% of your cleverness or you will fail to debug it later”. Electing a “strong leader” that can force everyone into submission is the same. What do you do when they go rogue? Note how I said when, not if.

Maybe the fix is that every public figure and organization Trump has ever publicly maligned should sue him for defamation. Tie him up in litigation forever 🤷‍♂️

Just mass blocked a bunch of government accounts. It’s weird to do that but I don’t trust this admin at all and I’m tired of their bad faith engagement on social media.

I often hear “people get divorced way too quickly and easily today, in the past people worked it out”. I don’t know anyone who gave up too fast. But I know plenty of people who held on to bad relationships way too long.

Young Republicans group chat.

If anyone is going to #MSIgnite and has a copy of The Women at Microsoft, I'd be happy to sign my story in the book. Bonus points if you can collect as many signatures as possible! a.co/d/19Q9gFG

Death penalty is morally wrong. One day, it will be deemed unconstitutional. But today is not that day. I see the broad support for it as a societal defect and a stain on the American people.

There are worse waiting rooms for a massage ☺️

Don’t move here. It’s terrible.

We got married 💍 ❤️ Today was just the courthouse; the big celebration will be next year ☺️ A lot of things happened in our lives in the last years. We couldn’t have done it without each other. Our three daughters (6, 9, 12) are also happy about our patch work family, which makes this extra easy 😊

Her: we should use toys in bed Me: say no more

Hey @holodeckfour.bsky.social

Our five year old just rang the door. “Excuse me, can I use your facilities?” Before I could answer the 9yo yells from the drive way “that means toilet”

Now I feel slightly more American. ✅ First passport ✅ First ID card