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Alex Karp (not the CEO)

@autistic.af
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Sr. Engineering Manager at Slack. Profoundly autistic. Classically-trained pianist, public speaker, avid swing dancer, YA fantasy fiction lover, and a whisky enthusiast. Occasionally funny, usually by accident. More scared of you than you are of me.

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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 25/09/2026
Friedman made it up, but it didn’t get much traction until Jack Welch turned GE into the poster child of shareholder supremacy.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 24/09/2026
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Hamilton: Never Gon' Be President Now
Alt: Hamilton: Never Gon' Be President Now
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 23/09/2026
I assume this was the discussion had over and over when Elon took over Twitter and had everyone go to the office and print out their code for him to review.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 22/09/2026
You came, you sawed, you conquered? …I’ll see myself out. 😅
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 18/09/2026
Somebody should probably tell him that wanting to demolish things that we take his name off of isn’t a great precedent to set.
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Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, as legal battle continues
The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 14/09/2026
I assume that the people who were outraged by Hunter Biden’s laptop are going to be livid about this. Right? …right?
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 14/09/2026
Brought to you by the man who bankrupted a fucking casino.
npr.org
Kennedy Center board says venue could close soon due to financial woes
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Washington Post arts and government reporter Jonathan Edwards about internal documents showing the Kennedy Center could close as soon as Tuesday.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 12/09/2026
Long story short, their senior leadership seems to be cool with financially supporting the projects of people who have openly called for ethnic cleansing. And given the opportunity to reverse course, they have dug their heels in.
theverge.com
1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views.
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🍁 Danimac67 🍁 @danimac67.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 03/09/2026
If I were Google, I’d be working on a good alibi right about now.
macrumors.com
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Are Down
It is apparently not a good day for AI chatbots, as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are all down or experiencing issues for many users. OpenAI's status page acknowledges issues across ChatGPT and Codex, whi...
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 01/09/2026
Looking to move away from 1Password. Currently looking at Keeper. I hate that I have to ask this, but is there anything I should know about them, their political leanings and/or views, or their associations? Also open to other suggestions.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 01/09/2026
If Pelosi had gone missing for even 24 hours, her residences would have been crawling with conservative reporters trying to take photos through her windows until she made a public appearance. Schrödinger's Turtle, however... 🐢
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 01/09/2026
Ahhhhh. Well, that’s disappointing. Good to know though.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 01/09/2026
Otherwise it pretty quickly becomes: “I should _probably_ work on my talk I have to give in a few hours.” 😅
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 01/09/2026
Excerpt from my own complaint: “I have a lot of respect for 1Password, so I’m charitably choosing to view this as a mistake borne of improper vetting. However, if 1Password doesn’t rescind its donation, I’ll have no choice but believe that you support DHH and his disgusting, bigoted views.”
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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 31/08/2026
The more I get support for my AuDHD, the more I realize just how hard it's been for me to just exist. Even though we are in an extremely anti-disability/neurodivergence era in America, I feel the need to be even louder about my experiences. I don't want any more people to be without support.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 31/08/2026
And maybe a bumper sticker that reads: "I'm pro nap and I vote."
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 31/08/2026
Excuse me while I go make an election-year no-solicitation sign that says: "If you wake my child up from their nap, I will vote against your candidate."
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 25/08/2026
I often feel like the GOP is the Grinch, hoovering up every last Christmas ornament — nothing too small to corrupt or destroy. Mamdani feels like the inverse. Nothing too small to make better.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 25/08/2026
Exactly! Especially after I’ve gotten all attached to the characters.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 25/08/2026
I read a lot of romantasy, but one of my biggest pet peeves is when a book/series wraps everything up within the span of a few chapters. We’ve spent 5 books building to the climax against this insurmountable evil, and then it gets resolved and everyone lives happily ever after in 5 chapters?
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 20/08/2026
My favorite was being required to take an anti-discrimination training that was supposed to teach me not to do the exact kind of discrimination I was facing. 🙃 Luckily not my current company.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 14/08/2026
The head, you mean? Whoever it is, I assume they're right at the top!
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 11/08/2026
Has anyone else experienced a problem with Netflix where if you’re re-watching a show, it shows you new show recommendations instead of automatically going to the next episode? It happens almost exclusively with kids shows and it’s driving me crazy.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026
Lombardo on Trump: "When the press and media runs him down, they think about 'he's taking care of his billionaire friends.' But those billionaire friends provide jobs. And unless you take care of them, those jobs are absent."
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 05/08/2026
Yes! But wouldn't you know it, I need the *other* half...
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 05/08/2026
“Nearly orgasmic”? I must be doing it wrong… 😅
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 04/08/2026
We can agree to disagree.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 04/08/2026
Asking for a friend: Is Seth Moulton capable of saying anything without sounding like a dick? #mapol
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 27/07/2026
So what you’re saying is, you take it… Bach?
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 27/07/2026
Looks like someone watched "National Treasure 2" and thought, "what could make this movie worse?"
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 26/07/2026
We’ll have to make sure to add an “eternal rest” nap-length option.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Interesting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with them
didtheyghostyou.com
Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company
Ghosted after a job interview? Submit an anonymous report and see which companies candidates say stopped responding after interviews.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 26/07/2026
Huh. You’re still using right angles? Try using a left angle next time. It’ll blow your mind. You won’t even need to play off-field to reach the nexus.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 26/07/2026
You tell it that you want to extend a nap by 30 minutes, and it creates a circuitous route that gets you back to your destination in 30 minutes.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 26/07/2026
Million dollar idea: a feature for navigation apps that creates a route for you continue driving for a bit after nearing your destination, so that your sleeping toddler can continue to nap. 😴
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/07/2026
Seen in Cleveland, Ohio.
Overpass sign in Cleveland, Ohio says:
“Mitch McConnell is on eternity leave.” 

Done by the Burning River Brigade (Visibility Brigade)
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 24/07/2026
The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens.
KEY POINTS
• The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based
claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 24/07/2026
How long until they start labeling bags of Doritos as “parasite-free”?
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 23/07/2026
Perhaps we redesign their black cards to look like EBT cards? And then whenever they use it to buy another megayacht, the people around them can be like “You know, you wouldn’t need these tax cuts if you were just a little bit more financially responsible…”
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 23/07/2026
What if we made billionaire tax cuts contingent on proving they're meeting an unnecessarily cruel set of work requirements?
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 23/07/2026
Definitely throwing this one in the idea fridge so that I can triangle back on it later once I’m out of the synergy zone.
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 23/07/2026
I don’t care whether this actually happened or not. I want it to be true.
Social media screenshot, in theory:

@whyuhhhhhhhhhh
So last week, I noticed my coworker kept saying weird phrases in meetings. Stuff like:
"We'll take this to the synergy zone."
"Let's triangle back on that."
"Put that in the idea fridge."

No one reacted. Everyone just nodded like it was normal. I figured it was some corporate lingo I missed.

Day two, I hear: "We'll verticalize that bandwidth."

I write it down to Google later. Nothing.

By day three, I'm starting to use them, too. "Yeah, we should put that in the idea fridge." People nodded. I felt included.

Friday rolls around. He pulls me aside and goes:
"I've been making them all up. No one knows what they mean."

HE GOT THE ENTIRE TEAM SAYING NONSENSE. Even the manager threw out "triangle back" in a call.

Now the whole office is trapped in fake jargon with no way out.

I respect it. I fear it.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 22/07/2026
I doubt it. He specialized in a different kind of monsters. 😂
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22/07/2026
Does Not Rhyme -through -cough -though -rough -bough Does Rhyme -pony -bologna
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 22/07/2026
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Alex Karp (not the CEO) @autistic.af · 22/07/2026
I have a funny feeling we’ll be hearing more about Schrodinger’s Turtle on August 3rd.
wave3.com
Kentucky: What happens if Senator Mitch McConnell cannot finish his term
A 2024 change to state law requires a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat.
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