Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 13hIt's absurd that Singapore can bet on chips while every major Western country ex-US is "We've tried nothing and we're all out if ideas"ft.comSingapore places bigger bet on chipsCity-state’s economy is getting an AI uplift but costs and labour are constraints to its industrial growth 010
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For sure one of the most beautiful music videos of all time... up there with Fatboy Slim - Praise Youyoutube.comGENER8ION feat. Yung Lean Perform "STORM" | 2026 VMAsYouTube video by MTV 000
Reposted by Lester BurnhamThomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko. 1761492333
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026To hear Bill Gates lobby for AI regulation is some kind of full circle moment. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Banning diesel exports will be the nail in the coffin for pax americana. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's jarring to see the amount of advertising in trad media. 100
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They've now diluted the category of terrorism with Palestine Action. What will they do with actual terrorists?bbc.comMen held under Explosives Act as 'major incident' declaredA "major incident" is declared and villagers have been evacuated from their homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford. 110
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm 30 minutes into this interview and America doesn't deserve this guy.youtube.comWhat Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe? | The Ezra Klein ShowYouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show 100
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Legit trying to figure out what’s on this nyt top 100 I need to watch. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You would think that's exactly where they would be going based on how well received Muse has been. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026What have we done?????bbc.comDopamine sites: India and the world are discovering the thrill of shopping without buyingDopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do these people not already have their hands full? 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Now I'm curious which US venues he'll end up performing in.bbc.comRapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran falloutProceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I think it's pretty pathetic how little "the West" participated in the walkout on Netanyahu. We have just consistently shown how, in the end, we're just in it for ourselves and our interests. That we cannot be trusted as benevolent leaders. Our promises are empty and institutions hollow. 100
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don't think Iran is there yet. But it has to use its newfound powers to benefit itself and placate its stakeholders/subjects. We'll know in the next twelve months. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Barely costs anything to start one million arguments on the internet now. 010
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Petrobras is going to be trading off these numbers. It's worth a lot more if Bolsonaro comes into power. Lula has managed to coerce PBR into holding diesel prices at pre-war levels. (which btw will create shortages for soybean harvest season) 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Muse find me the perfect skirt. Then my life will be complete.nytimes.comPrada Says All You Really Need Is a Knee-Length SkirtMilan Fashion Week began with a show devoted to a single garment. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026True. It's so bad that far-right parties are using this as a reason to oppose conflict with Russia. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nobody on either side of the political spectrum has argued that we should have discussions from first principles on how we should govern society. It's a tacit admission that we have to run things on vibes.static.klipy.com 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Apparently the answer to this is Muse. Everything in the American economy is about sales conversion. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026And this is why we need to burn it all down. People love privacy until Meta shows up with a magical app that knows everything about you. 000
Reposted by Lester BurnhamAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 22/09/2026Workers install a reproduction of "Jeanne" by French painter Édouard Manet in Paris 📸 Simon Wohlfahrt 1142
Reposted by Lester BurnhamFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026AI AGENTS ARE GIVING CPUs A SECOND ACT $AMD crossed $1T as investors repriced agentic AI demand, per AInvest app data. Aime's read: the shift is real, but 158x trailing earnings means the stock is already borrowing from FY2029. 001
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Christ we're never going to be able to buy another x86 cpu again at these valuations. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I think Ed Sheeran is being dragged too hard. He makes his living singing with a guitar. Bro doesn’t have a masters degree in near Middle East politics/history. And also, Kraft is taking way less heat for being an actual supporter of genocide. Just sayin’. 000
Reposted by Lester BurnhamSteven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise. 159190993842
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Say what you will about France but they're meeting the occasion better than most. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026MBS is only de facto leader of KSA. Not sure if he secures the mandate of heaven with his current performance. Desperation makes for strange bedfellows though. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How would you describe your social media reach ?static.klipy.com 020
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Is there anyone out there who understands how much of a quagmire the US is in right now but has argued that it can still find a way out of it? 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026He's hoping AI will save his presidency. It won't... at least not soon enough. *TRUMP SAYS AI COULD REACH 25% OF US GDP 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Farmers shouldn't be allowed to vote. I will not be taking any questions at this time. Thanks for your attention to this matter. 000
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All of it, mainly, to sell you more shit you don't need but could be convinced to want. 110
Lester Burnham @lesterb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Purging your own is another level. Time to treat Israel as the pariah state it is.nytimes.comOpinion | Israel Is Going to War Against a DocumentaryIt’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true. 000
