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Jim Pollaro

@jimneedscoffee.bsky.social
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Huge upside factor, low floor. Banned in real life by Elon

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 21h
It’s cool, and not incredibly demoralizing, that the last ~25 years (? more?) have been an increasingly flagrant demonstration that The Rules, as we were brought up to understand them, just do not apply to a lot of people
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 04/10/2026
Every damn time
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It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@andrewmarchand.bsky.social is there a reason Al and Kirk are attempting to rehabilitate Watson? Did this come from above? Or are they just clueless
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@drewmagary.bsky.social have we gotten to the point in the game where Rodgers throws a terrible pass then yells at the receiver?
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Finally, common sense campaign ads
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society.
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Technology companies: what if we just repackaged old technology but made it more expensive and vastly worse
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tweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 19/09/2026
eliminate EV subsidies, ban cheap overseas EVs, ban EV component import, deport people bringing battery technology to the US, pay billions to kill clean energy projects, end fuel economy standards, and then do THIS is such an elaborate prank on the American people you almost have to respect it
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The GOP has collapsed so far into far right authoritarianism that it has lost <checks notes> Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, George Will, & Bill Kristol, & yet somehow our National Conversation™️ remains focused disproportionately on whether Democrats are veering too far left into socialism 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026
“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028
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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You can tell we're a country of idiots by how easily we're convinced to debate the 1% of trans people who want the right to live their lives authentically and safely and don't negatively impact our lives instead of the billionaires who spend every day making our lives genuinely tangibly worse.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
we have immigrant concentration camps, diarrhea lettuce, zillion dollar gas, suicidal soldiers, measles resurgence, national park land sold to the highest bidder and teachers crowdfunding school supplies, but the real problems facing our country are a muslim senate candidate and an influencer
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 01/09/2026
this is exactly why el-sayed is meeting the moment: he's being an asshole to people deserving of contempt bsky.app/profile/goli...
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 27/08/2026
Today's @xkcd.com
It's a stickman holding a hammer, lifting up his leg, and saying:

"Listen up, leg. I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!"

It is captioned: tariffs
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Remember if you’ve ever heard a Republican claim they’re actually ok with immigration but just want all the immigrants to do it legally, they were lying
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Love how this dude discovered the cheat codes of "what if I listened to constituents" and "what if I modeled good behavior" and "maybe I behave like a normal person should." These are apparently dark secrets that have been hidden from other politicians.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Did those progressive’s 2021 tweets prove woke 1 went too far?” asks the TV presenter as Donald Trump murders people indiscriminately and posts video of himself dancing on their graves
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Remember when we learned our POTUS withholds EMERGENCY AID to states that "didn't vote for him" and everyone was like oh well, that's just what happens now I guess?
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
While you were over here trying to figure out how you were going to cover the rent and food—this guy was over there using $5.1 million in taxpayer money YOU paid into the system to cover these statues in 23 karat gold. Yeah, he did that.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Chris won't just call you out on main
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GOP senator silent as daughter accuses Republican congressman of abuse
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/07/2026
Cobweb-Covered Skeleton Gripping Senate Desk Expected To Seek 15th Term
Cobweb-Covered Skeleton Gripping Senate Desk Expected To Seek 15th Term
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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The national media likes Trump & wants to help keep him in power
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
MLB is like the Democratic Party in that they’re deeply concerned about popularity and all their actions seem to be aimed at capturing some mythical person who has never become a baseball fan and will probably never become a baseball fan meanwhile baseball fans are yelling PLEASE JUST PLAY BASEBALL
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12/07/2026
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🦇 Hexavier 🎃 @xavierck.com · 02/07/2026
it is a mystery
Geordi no/yes meme

Top panel: HOW DO YOU MAKE FRIENDS IN YOUR 30S?

Bottom panel: HOW CAN I, A PERSON WITH CRIPPLING SOCIAL ANXIETY AND ROCK-BOTTOM SELF ESTEEM, INTERACT WITH OTHER ADULTS WITHOUT BEING WEIRD ABOUT IT?
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If Democrats didn't want to get moved out of the way, they shouldn't have for so many years made themselves the obstacle to the fights we needed to have. They could have fought, they could have moved; now we move them. They thought you were the party leaders, but the people must lead.
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social Wait, the cliche villain looking guy whose company worked on the reflecting pool has a connection to Jim Traficant?!? This all has to be a fake story.
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Instead, most Democratic politicians (including the one here) will say it's too radical and we need to be more moderate.
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Mia’s Mom @mias-mom.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Dr. Twink, Microplastic Surgeon @subtlebeast.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Whom amongst us hasn't hidden in the back of a CrossFit class and barely done the workout
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Adolfo Neto @adolfoneto.elixiremfoco.com · 08/06/2026
mstdn.party/@nswigger/11...
Student: “So Elon Musk is a trillionaire?”
Me: “Yup.”
Student: “How did he get that much money?”
Me: “Well, he doesn’t really have a trillion dollars cash. He just owns a lot of stock in companies that are valued at a trillion dollars.”
Student: “So those companies make huge profits?”
Me: “Oh gosh no. They all lose billions of dollars a year. All of them. Huge losses.”

The Economist headline: “Gen Z Mysteriously Hates Capitalism and No One Can Figure Out Why.”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Everyone is crooked, rigged, hoax…. NEVER HAS EVIDENCE?
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 01/06/2026
if you just went by media coverage you would think that trangender kids playing sports are a much more immediate threat to the public well-being than a billionaire becoming a trillionaire by pumping $2 trillion worth of fraud into every single 401k
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Eugene Freedman @eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The only other species that does this is soccer players.
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Sam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · 26/05/2026
What if taxing the rich works?
bostonglobe.com
The ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again. - The Boston Globe
The state’s so-called millionaires tax has already generated more than $3.1 billion in revenue from Massachusetts' highest earners this fiscal year.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The NYT sees itself not as a defender of journalistic principles or a champion of democratic values, but rather a theater critic for political actors. There are no real-world consequences here, no pain or suffering for the common people who aren't in their social circles. It's just a parlor game
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Funny (not funny but you know) that a substantial number of people in this country can't accurately assess what's going on because they can't bring themselves to believe that someone could be this stupid, let alone the president
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/05/2026
Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation
Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Jim Pollaro @jimneedscoffee.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
@downgoesbrown.bsky.social Brind'Amour with the fresh dye job for the close out game
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Look if you've got a better way to run a country than "putting an illiterate octogenarian bigot on TV every few days to free associate and complain, and then everyone tries to figure out if it means we're about to start a war or not" I'd love to hear it. But the constitution says this is it.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“Applications from the United States to Sciences Po’s bachelor’s program surged 52% this academic year, while the number of Sciences Po students applying to study for a year in the United States has plunged by 50%. For the first time ever, America is not the first choice for its undergraduates”
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In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era
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Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The US is a heavily-armed society going through an almost-unprecedented crisis of legitimacy. It doesn't need conspiracies for there to be a bunch of assassination attempts on a historically-unpopular president.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 22/04/2026
We translated each part of Palantir's 22-point manifesto because public service is our passion www.theverge.com/policy/91523...
Palantir: National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.

Translation: We’re going to bring back the draft. Our vision of permanent war only works if we courageously volunteer people 40 years younger than us to die for oil.Palantir: Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive. All cultures are now equal. Criticism and value judgments are forbidden. Yet this new dogma glosses over the fact that certain cultures and indeed subcultures . . . have produced wonders. Others have proven middling, and worse, regressive and harmful.

Translation: Which cultures? Oh, you know the ones.
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