Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 04/10/2026Had a bit of a boring Sunday afternoon and decide to write about how this administration's foreign policy keeps making me think of "The Once and Future King" - jpevarnek.net/might-makes-...jpevarnek.netMight Makes Right – Jonathan's Ramblings 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 04/10/2026Appreciate that he can make supporting a bill for one of my pet causes grass and disgusting. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 25/09/2026If my first thought on your fundraising email is that I should report it as phishing, you've probably veered a bit too far past some lines 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 22/09/2026And yes, I apparently am starting to become someone who sees different personalities in different models. I'm embarassed. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 22/09/2026Claude has an attempted snarkiness that I appreciate compared to other models Claude: I warned you about this, you should have done a complex refactor five iterations ago Me: It shouldn't be written that way at all, make the easy fix Claude: The user pushed back on my design, let's update one line! 100
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 16/09/2026Can anyone explain how @spotiy.bsky.social generates the daily mix playlists? I feel like I usually have one that's Jazz and one that's musicals, but every other day they swap and I have to switch playlists to figure out which is which. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 15/09/2026Really appreciated this breakdown of what we actually know and how to interpret the USPS decision from @stevevladeck.bsky.social and @harrylitman.bsky.social tonight www.stevevladeck.com/p/live-with-...stevevladeck.comLive with Steve Vladeck on the Supreme Court USPS opinionA recording from Steve Vladeck and Harry Litman's live video 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 14/07/2026Shocking to see what's actually a sane response to this kind of tragedy, 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 14/07/2026Gemini success of the day: understood what I meant when I told it to stop yak shaving and actually corrected itself! 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 07/07/2026I got annoyed with canvassers for a ballot proposal this weekend, and wrote an actual post for the first time in a very long time: jpevarnek.net/bad-ballot-p...jpevarnek.netBad Ballot Proposals – Jonathan's Ramblings 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 07/07/2026This is a very credible accusation of incredibly bad behaviour by Platner. On a moral level, he should not be a candidate for office, we should only be wanting our best people there. Even on a straight political level, he's not going to be able to run this race well and should drop out. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 16/06/2026Isn't the important part here that those changes were actually made? 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 24/05/2026Here's something I'll support the current Republican party on! 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 18/05/2026As much as I love the rhetorical flourish of "more perfect union" and such, it bothers me that the article is implying there are many more perfect books that just aren't quite as perfect as these ten. WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN‽‽‽ 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 18/05/2026Cool cool cool, if that's true, as attorney general, his job is to bring cases based on that evidence, not boost about it on Fox News. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 18/05/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u... The court factoring her beliefs into the sentence seems wrong, and it was probably right of the appeals court to order resentencing. Caving to Trump and granting clemency before that played out was an embarrassing move by my governor @colorado.gov though.nytimes.comHow a Democratic Governor Came to Release an Election Denier From Prison 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 13/05/2026Importantly, when he announces that they settled for $200m, that won't be saving the taxpayer $9.8b, it will still be stealing $200m. 1152
Reposted by JonathanCait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 01/05/2026For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Cait Conley — a 16-year combat veteran and proud daughter of the Hudson Valley. After a lifetime of service, I never imagined the greatest threat to our country would come from within our own borders. 13318
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 21/04/2026I was listening on Pocket Casts which I am relatively certain does not insert any additional ads. Got an ad for working as a TSA officer at Denver International Airport telling me to apply on jobs.gov if that helps narrow down where it came from. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 21/04/2026I did not have it on my bingo card to get an ad inviting me to apply for a TSA job while listening to @strictscrutiny.bsky.social. @crooked.com, how'd you manage to secure that deal? 100
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 16/04/2026That this is Mark Zuckerberg, famously known for how natural and human he presents, is just 🤌🤌🤌 001
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 15/04/2026PR masterclass here, picking an issue that most New Yorkers agree on, isn't going to substantially affect the people getting taxed, and great staging for the video. 011
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 14/04/2026vinepair.com/booze-news/m... Cool to see a great brand succeeding like this. Hopefully White Claw doesn't manage to make these taste terrible.vinepair.comWhite Claw Maker Mark Anthony Group to Acquire The Finnish Long DrinkThe Mark Anthony Group of Companies has agreed to acquire The Finnish Long Drink, a canned, gin-based sparkling cocktail. Terms of the transaction, which was announced today and is set to finalize in ... 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/04/2026It's crazy that we've had this proposal for weeks now, there's been bipartisan agreement for over a week, and it's still not done. WTF do house Republicans think they're accomplishing? Does anyone there think this looks good for them? www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 010
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/04/2026Or, even better, we could not build it but still include its destruction in future dystopian disaster movies anyways! 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 08/04/2026It's insane that we have any representatives who claim to be looking at this and thinking "nah, everything is fine, still onboard with the president running a war with no congressional input!" 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 07/04/2026It's a nice ad: "Our model is so good, imagine what it would do in the wrong hands" Scary thing is that we know other models are going to catch up soon. If it is truly that dangerous, this only counts as a small head start. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 05/04/2026This is insane, if you're an American looking at this and don't feel embarrassed, you could probably do with some reflection. We're supposed to be the good guys. We're not supposed to be threatening war crimes. We're not even supposed to have started this unforced war to begin with! 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 05/04/2026I truly truly hate everything that led to her seeming reasonable on anything. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 04/04/2026It's not the most important thing, but it's something that Iran is coming across as mocking and slightly trolly, and the United States sounds like an unhinged rogue state. 000
Reposted by JonathanCait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 27/03/2026As one of the first women in Special Ops leadership, Pete Hegseth’s ridiculous culture war on our service members is a disgrace to our military and to our country. His decisions are making America less safe.nytimes.comHegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List 3419
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 17/03/2026This is no different than any other statements he's given. He regularly makes statements emphasizing the importance of an independent judiciary and norms, and then the court keeps letting the Trump administration get away with breaking those norms. 030
Reposted by JonathanAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 17/03/2026Most Americans don't believe in conspiracy theories—and covering them like they are a mass movement is making things worse. youtu.be/gfQiYaXdCp4youtu.beThe Conspiracy Conspiracy: Americans are not buying itYouTube video by Ana Marie Cox 611219
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/03/2026apnews.com/article/pres... This makes me uncomfortable. Lawmakers deciding who is or is not a journalist is scary. Obviously, if there needs to be a line somewhere, that line should be crystal clear and drawn well in advance. Declining emergency relief seems reasonable though.apnews.comJudge denies restraining order for conservative media figures who sought press passesA federal judge ruled Tuesday that Washington state lawmakers were within their rights when they declined to issue press passes to three conservative media figures. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 10/03/2026Now imagining God telling Moses "Love your neighbor as yourself.....no homo!" 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 10/03/2026www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex... great article by @caseynewton.bsky.social This is far more horrifying to me than most AI excesses. Not only stealing authors' work to power the models, but also using their image, without permission or compensation, to try to legitimatize the resulting slop.platformer.newsGrammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate itThe company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing? 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 02/03/2026We can just call it fighting an undeclared war. There's a few legal nerds who are debating whether it hits that threshold, quacks like a war to everyone else. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 02/03/2026None of this is how you engage in war as a democracy. How anyone in congress could be watching this and not be utterly repulsed and fighting is beyond me. 000
Reposted by JonathanJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/02/2026This Valentine's Day, why not snuggle up with a loved one and read my long damn post about "AI" and some of my current thoughts about where it's at, where it's going, and how much anyone should engage with it? Best Valentine's Day ever! whatever.scalzi.com/2026/02/14/1...whatever.scalzi.com10 Thoughts On “AI,” February 2026 EditionBecause it feels like a good time to do it, some current thoughts on “AI” and where it, we and I are about the thing, midway through February 2026. These are thoughts in no particular o… 1742468
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 12/02/2026thehill.com/homenews/sen... This is absurd. They are senators, not random diner patrons, they could be taking action to prevent and punish these abuses of power instead of just expressing outrage to The Hill.thehill.com 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/02/2026Cool cool cool, not like they already tried a state referendum to block this bridge that got defeated despite an insane misinfo campaign around it. This is something Michigan voters might actually care about. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/02/2026It seems ridiculous how much of the affidavit was "some person with no previous experience thought something was sus". Is there really no obligation to surface the previous investigations into the same allegations? 010
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/02/2026Not only do they have an obligation to follow court orders, they have an obligation to read the laws and follow them without a court order! 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 11/02/2026It drives me insane that this administration thinks they can do whatever they want until another institution stops them. Our government should strive to act within our laws, the constitution, and their underlying values. Looking for loopholes to throw at your enemies is absurd and antidemocratic. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 05/01/2026I'm not sure if it's actually the most chilling part, but the fact that they thought it was a smart idea to arrest her in the middle of an interview is insane. No fear of repercussions. 000
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 04/01/2026I'm finally getting around to the "Shadow of the Leviathan" series and liking it so far! 000
Reposted by JonathanSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 03/01/2026"If we hadn’t already, we’ve unquestionably joined the league of ordinary nations—a league in which we’re acting as little more than a bully, and in circumstances in which no obvious principle of self-defense, human rights, or even humantarianism writ large justifies our bellicosity." Me on Maduro:stevevladeck.com200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest OperationFriday night's U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a textbook violation of international law. It's also entirely unauthorized by U.S. law, which ought to (but probably won't) matter. 411346391
Jonathan @jpevarnek.net · 03/01/2026Absolutely my first thought at the start of the speech before everything got so bonkers. 000
