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johnhempton.bsky.social
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

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Pontius Pilate’s savvy decision to crucify Jesus was a political masterstroke, but ultimately he was removed as Governor of Judea after his costly tariff war with neighboring Roman provinces devastated Judeans’ 401ks.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

If it is any comfort, this will be reversed within a month. It might not last even a fortnight, for just 1 plain simple reason: He’s a coward. Trump has literally always been a coward in business. The one who bluffed himself into losing all of his chips each time. Here’s how that works:

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Recession in San Diego

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

I remember a time long ago (early January) when a high federal officer manufacturing a gang conviction out of thin air in order to justify disappearing a completely innocent American resident into a foreign gulag without any due process or means of retrieval would be considered some kind of scandal

submitted 20 days ago • 40 comments

go anti-woke go broke

submitted 22 days ago • 439 comments

Not often I advertise a new blog. But this guy (whoever he may be) very elegantly gives the case for Regeneron. $REGN notesfromthebeautycontest.substack.com/p/regeneron-...

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

As a fund manager I know what it is to do worse than you would expect. Shit happens. Too regularly for my taste. But I am amused by the language some use to describe losses: "the fund contracted 2.7% in February"... I guess they had no flows.

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

The long-term always arrives sooner than one expects I would argue as of today there are many, many EMs with greater rule of law than the United States

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

Got an actual neo Nazi advert, showing swastikas approvingly, on twitter

submitted 40 days ago • 6 comments

Can a Tesla self drive do this? youtu.be/3Qk_QhG5whw?...

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Can't believe how good this is. open.spotify.com/track/1m6IwU...

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Thumped

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

A challenge. Can someone make a right wing and beautiful AI that eventually induces Elon Musk to proposition them via DM? The new Turing test is can a computer program be indistinguishable from an Elon momma?

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Winner winner, chicken dinner.

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

They're making a movie about Lernout & Hauspie 😳 @johnhempton.bsky.social it's called "Dust" 😅 derijkstebelgen.be/nieuws/dust-...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Reading Givaudan results. The company is pitching synthetic citrus flavourings (for your soft drinks I guess). Here is the pitch: "achieving supply assurance and creating authentic, nature-inspired ingredients". Well I guess...

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

It is well over three years since the Chinese company Xpeng promised us robotic rideable unicorns. I regard their absence as a failure of the Xi regime. youtu.be/NsYC3FAD2dM?...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Wow, looks like there's surprising support in the new admin for horrific traumatic injuries.

submitted 86 days ago • 19 comments

The last time a foreign president tried to seize European territory, European governments responded by confiscating the assets of his billionaire cronies.

submitted 86 days ago • 7 comments

Your regular reminder that Fartcoin market cap is still $1.5 billion. That is 1.5 billion in value created by some kids who minted Fartcoin. What value have you added lately?

submitted 88 days ago • 9 comments