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AlEx-ecution

@daardvark.bsky.social
142 followers 400 following 202 posts

A fed but not a cop, working at the nexus of energy, technology, and climate. I was a soldier once… and young. Irritable dad with a policy degree. Happy to be where the skies are bluer and the Nazis fewer.

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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Little voice inside my head said don’t look back, you can never look back.”
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Planting a tree in whose shade you’ll never stand.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like that’s probably $15-20K in round trip airfare, hotels, food, etc. You could buy a shitload of therapy for that kinda money (if you wanted it, which they obviously don’t).
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Traveling from Australia to Chicago (during a time when you can be tossed in a gulag for being a foreigner, even!) to bitch and moan to other awful people about how terrible your kids are for cutting you off is fucking wild, man.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Both. But it for $10M, immediately get it reappraised for $20M, cash out the difference with the help of some compliant banks, buy the next thing. Works great as long as someone is willing to accept garbage appraisals and keep lending money.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I sent you a note on your “contact me”; easier than typing something out on BlueSky. Hopefully it’s helpful.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Addendum: and most of its leveraged to the tits, so it’d be expensive for him if it blew up.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New York would bug him only because he still owns a bunch of real estate there.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Or even if you just don’t like market volatility and are willing to trade lower returns for not waking up one morning 25% poorer.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
But can you change where the money in your account is invested? There is usually an option for a cash/money market or bond fund that you can reallocate money into without withdrawing it. Useful place to park your money when the market starts to look a little implode-y.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Most 403b plans have an option to move to cash or bonds (you might know already, in which case forgive the extra explanation). I’ve moved into cash in my government account because I feel like the hangover on this particular Wall St. party is going to be brutal. -a fellow A.I. skeptic.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Will somebody with standing and the financial wherewithal PLEASE sue these assholes out of existence?
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That’s horrifying. It would give the houthis direct control over something like 30% of the world’s supply of garish architecture, led window display lights, and dust.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Art But Make It Politics
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“28%? Not good, not terrible.”
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The first company that produces a shower/sink/toilet cleaning robot (ideally using different brushes for the toilet and sink) in the $500-$1000 range will pass Tesla’s market cap in a month.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
<Softly, with feeling> Respect.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also not sure what’s going on here, but possibly have sex before if dinner is gonna be bean dip, crabcakes, and Brussels sprouts.
Stick figure woman with a strange blue cloud in the general vicinity of her backside.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ok, but for real, if post-coitus a woman starts flaring like a Saudi natural gas pipeline, I’m not bragging to my friends about it. I’ll probably just grab my pants and leave immediately.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎵This girl is on Fireeeeee🎶
Image from the almost indescribably weird original post showing a lady stuck figure with her personal regions on fire.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I kinda want to hear about how getting denied on a custom plate results in a hold on your registration. What combination of 7-8 characters were sufficient to make a DMV decide “oooh, fuck this lady in particular”?
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also possibly a gas turbine in “fair” condition?
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ok, but would it change your calculus at all if I told you that you might be able to pick up a gently-used GPU at a reasonable discount in a year or two?
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Equal parts ghoul and dipshit.
bsky.app
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Boy, it’s a good thing Chris Wright isn’t a woman, or he could be fired for disagreeing publicly with the Administration line.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I didn’t love all the bonus stages in early fighting games (Test Your Might in MK1 was a pain in the dick) but man beating the shit out of that car in both Final Fight and Street Fighter was so satisfying.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wambsganss.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Done. Thanks for raising awareness.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I think the concern is that they could possibly reverse-engineer the useful parts.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Came for the lesson in moral leadership. Stayed for the happy ending. For someone, anyway.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Three is ideal, more than that might be overkill.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I would prefer my breakfast cooked by someone with minimum one (1) layer of clothing between their junk and my food.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Spray bottle as one might use to make a cat get off the counter, and the word “no.”
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Spooky Catsculptor @catsculptor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
wow, it's her
silicone foot with a vagina on its sole
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Pleased to report that my answer to “do you find the idea of fucking a stigmata arousing?” remains “no.”
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I legit would be less bothered about melting polar ice caps if I knew ColdPlay was on a deserted island at sea level.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“If I had a nickel for every historical figure where the world would be much better off if he’d just stick to paining, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice…”
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Ok, hear me out. What if we built the entire war out of friendly fire incidents?”
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Not just alive, still being used for fundraising emails! Like, for a while during the primaries I was getting an email a week from campaigns trying to fundraise using that ghoul. Always satisfying to hit ‘unsubscribe’ and list “Fuck Carville with a saguaro cactus” as the reason why.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Editor: “Did you draw the anti-suffragette postcard art?” Artist: “Sure did, boss, real sweet and wholesome, just like you asked.”
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hell, make everyone have to defeat an alien pod or two after they put their password in before they can log in every morning.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’m in favor of bundling X-Com (the finest tool ever created for understanding that “1%” is extremely different than “impossible“) on every PC and Chromebook.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If it wasn’t before, it sure will be now.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I’m often glad I’m not on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, but rarely more so than right now, when I feel certain that the Iranians are about to object to the “no shooting” part of that statement.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m just saying, a devoted wife could have pulled together a handy little pouch to help the poor man out. A ballzier, if you will.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
That’s fair, but unless you believe that Elias somehow knew Rutchman was going to have a late summer swoon, it’s mostly happenstance. My personal opinion is that Elias prefers a bad season that nets prospects over going for it at the deadline and finishing below .500. Chronic risk aversion.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Busey and Tommy Lee Jones both chewing scenery AND a Colm Meany appearance! The supporting cast really carried that movie a lot further than it deserved. Which is probably why Under Siege 2 bombed.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m delighted they’re still in the wild card hunt. Just wish we hadn’t traded our All-Star catcher to a division rival.
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AlEx-ecution @daardvark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It really makes the decision to be sellers at the trade deadline more irritating. I’ll take “make September baseball compelling in Baltimore” over “prospects” every year I can get it.
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