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joelarbear.bsky.social
Data engineer, woodworker, Braves + Vols fan, cat lover and avid reader
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i think it is bad that high level public officials do not respect the offices they hold or the public they are supposed to serve

I don't know if there's ever been a culture more in love with charlatans than ours. "Success" defined entirely by how good you are at tricking people into giving you money. An entire country of aspiring slop merchants

The moneybagses could keep brainstorming about how to grow a liberal Joe Rogan in a vat or they could just make Shari Redstone a better offer, buy CBS, and run a network news operation that covers the myriad fuckups and abuses of the Trump administration without watering it down for fake balance

The whole 'Grok is a boer now' thing is very funny, but it also really exposes how every 'AI tool' isn't just passively biased from training data, but actively designed to shape your worldview according to the interests of the billionaires who made them.

Afrikaner refugee who becomes a huge Alabama football fan because they worship DeBoer.

every morning when you wake up, ideally before you even get out of bed, eat an entire bag of flour. flour is very inexpensive. you can afford it

Made a couple cool bowls today

on the group chats of the world's rich and powerful maxread.substack.com/p/global-eli...

@edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social +$1019.15 and fees in honor of the Big Orange Cathedral +$1000 in corporate match because my boss’ money can help refugees too! Go Vols

I will vote for the first candidate who tells me they're going to make the biggest government possible. Reacher-sized agencies. Braun Strowman-level social benefits. Government so big it starts belching out National Parks and free healthcare. Chungus State.