Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 13/05/2025It's quite incredible how much Founders wrote down and how much of what they wrote down we still possess. Helps to cut back against ideas that, "ounders couldn't have foreseen X." No, not only could they have, they did. Again, the only thing they did not (seem) to foresee was a cowardly Congress. 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Great example of what we're losing when we lose @polygon.com and its writers. You need to really understand these worlds, their art, and more to ask meaningful questions that you can then use to craft an article like this. Sad day... 040
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 01/05/2025“In journalism, there are really bad jobs. And then there is a place like Valnet,” a former Collider contributor told TheWrap. “[It’s] one of the worst places that I’ve ever worked and is probably one of the worst journalism publications I’ve ever seen.” 🪦Polygon. You were one of the good ones... 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Our rabbit - who runs free in the backyard during the day - has taken to sleeping in a planter. It is very cute. 0263
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Guess who just won the lottery?! Our farm box delivered 18 eggs as a dozen. Yes, I did email them to let them know and offered to pay for the 18... But still, in the moment, felt like a major win. 020
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 30/04/2025@wired.com feel like y'all need to do a collab with @theonion.com this where this is a fast follow to first ever "Country Suicide" where a nation hurled itself into recession and domestic strife by electing... Well, I will leave it in your capable editorial hands. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Could not be more proud to add my name to this incredible initiative from my alma mater Princeton University to Stand Up! standup.princeton.edu If you are an alum, student, or even just a friend of the university, please consider adding your name to the list. P'02.standup.princeton.eduStand Up for Princeton and Higher Education.Join a community of Princeton alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends who are committed to making the case for America’s great colleges and universities. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 29/04/2025@avankoeverden.bsky.social 🍁 Yes! 🍁 Congratulations! 🍁 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Movie you’ve seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR.media.tenor.coma man in a military uniform and hat is pointingALT: a man in a military uniform and hat is pointing 120
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 25/04/2025this single screenshot is America in a nutshell right now. Mythological ubermensch who must be smart because he's rich cannot do basic arithmetic, and it's merely an afterthought to an actual US Congressional candidate spreading a crazy conspiracy theory on a site dedicated to right-wing propaganda. 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The thing that I continually find so strange about AI hype is that we are jettisoning and dismantling a bunch of proven very good systems *now* for something that we *hope* *might* be *as good* as those systems *some time* in the future. Which is absolutely contra to all best engineering practices. 020
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Like protesting, small acts of resistance do matter. Add your comments to the Schedule F proposal starting April 23. 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 19/04/2025"I'd give zero stars if I could..." #50501 # HandsOff 031
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Checking in from Thousand Oaks CA! #50501 # HandsOff 092
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Like "Ratatouille" - "anyone can cook." "This does not mean anyone can be a great chef. Rather that a great chef can come from anywhere." *Every* American is not unsafe. But *any* American *can be*. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I know it's been quite normalized, but it really is very strange that people whom the status quo made inordinately rich and powerful somehow concluded that destroying the status quo was the way to become even more rich and powerful. Like, really? The "system" and gov't played no role in your wealth? 100
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 07/04/2025@theatlantic.com timeline doesn't seem to back up the *Walter Bloomberg* tweet being the source of the rally. Tweet is timestamped 10:13AM EDT. But at that time, the brief rally was already well underway. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 05/04/2025This guy wins the internet. Canadian and Mexican flags. 022
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Thousand Oaks, CA checking in. #Indivisible #HandsOff 041
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025First of what I expect will be many clear assertions that whatever "plans" (using the term very loosely) that the Trump admin and broligarchs might have, they all take for granted things that absolutely should not be taken for granted. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Weird how they only ever challenge the results when they lose... That said, nothing to be flippant or joke about here. Hoping a higher court puts this madness to rest. But if not, get ready to volunteer and help out these NC voters. Thank you as always to @marcelias.bsky.social for his leadership. 001
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I try to keep my kids off my socials. They deserve an unencumbered childhood. But I'll share this. We spent much of Tuesday listening to @booker.senate.gov's historic speech. And then, yesterday, my 11yo daughter gave me this. I asked her where the quote was from. "I made it up," she said. 020
Reposted by Jordan RappThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 03/04/2025CNN: Stock market plummets MSNBC: Stock market craters Highlights for Children: Stock market down big FOX News: 763127042941
Reposted by Jordan RappJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 03/04/2025woke is when equations 2475984560
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Always unsure when argument is made there appears to be more method than madness. Madness is proven. Especially because tariffs are not by sector, but by country. So the rollbacks are not so clear cut. But I respect @chrismurphyct.bsky.social immensely and thought it worth sharing and considering 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 03/04/2025This is possibly the greatest "off label" usage of Leroy Jenkins ever devised. I salute you. As a lifelong gamer who is also the son of an economics professor, I can imagine no more perfect analogy than this. Bravo. 110
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Indeed. The market rallying on "Liberation Day" on the *rumor* that Musk *might* be leaving government *soon* is a perfect example of not only goldfish-like memory, but also goldfish-like ability to grasp future consequences. 110
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The most rewarding part of joining and supporting initiatives like this is knowing that it is not what you or I do alone but what *we* do *together* that makes the difference. 000
Reposted by Jordan RappAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Seven polling sites in Milwaukee ran out of ballots due to "historic turnout" according to city election director. More ballots are being printed and on way. Very important to remind voters that if they're in line when polls close at 8 CT they get to vote. Do not leave. Please spread the word 8350351810
Reposted by Jordan RappRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Senator Cory Booker joins me live at 9PM Eastern on MSNBC. 1716312142799
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Bravo @booker.senate.gov. You have captivated and inspired me. You have captivated and inspired my family. And I hope and believe that you have captivated and inspired a nation. 030
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I really hope Booker can set record for longest speech on floor, taking it from Strom Thurmond, who went just over 24h in *protest* of the Civil Rights Act. For Booker, who is a trailblazer in so many ways, to take *that* record, in protesting *this* administration, would be especially poignant. 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Watching @booker.senate.gov hold the floor of the United States Senate with my family is one of the greatest civics lessons that I could imagine offering to my children. Thank you Senator for your courage and leadership. Yes, we all must do better. Be better. Thank you for showing the way. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Thank you @booker.senate.gov for demonstrating *true* leadership at a time when we truly need it. Incredibly powerful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...youtube.comLive: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory BookerYouTube video by Senator Cory Booker 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I will admit to having a deep fondness for legacy codebases and established architectures. In large part because these principles have been drilled into my head fairly consistently by wiser engineers than I over the past 20+ years. Old code is *proven* code. Never forget that. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 29/03/2025@waldo.net continues to spark the most interesting conversations (internally in my head and externally) about software development in general and also specifically about LLMs. People really don't seem to understand how catastrophic these failure rates are. 000
Reposted by Jordan RappDavid Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 29/03/2025As I have always said, Fox News is not the media arm of the Republican Party. The Republican Party is the legislative arm of Fox News. 323365
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Excellent time to share the evergreen "Twitter needs a complete rewrite" discussion wherein Elon reveals he knows nothing about writing software. www.reddit.com/r/EnoughMusk...reddit.comFrom the EnoughMuskSpam community on Reddit: musk proposes a total rewrite of twitters code to a meeting of professional developers and runs out of memory trying to defend itExplore this post and more from the EnoughMuskSpam community 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 28/03/2025There are a number of rather odd threads binding the SV tech bros to the Christian nationalists - most importantly the primary importance of "masculinity" - but this idea helps fill in the larger narrative around rapture/singularity as a cohesive (albeit very bizarre) narrative. 000
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 27/03/2025One of the most brilliant takedowns of Elon I've ever read, "I won’t beta test fascism for a man cosplaying Tony Stark on bath salts." 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Markwayne Mullin - "how many senators have shown up drunk to a vote at night?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtB... The normalization and sanewashing never stops. A reminder to not ever let it be normal. To not let it ever seem sane. It is not normal. It is not sane.youtube.com"How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night?"YouTube video by C-SPAN 010
Jordan Rapp @rappstar.bsky.social · 23/03/2025One person can make a difference. Believe it. Because it's true. I am here because one man was brave enough to do something. I am not always as grateful as I should be. But today, I'm reminded of what matters most - family, friends, and community. Thank you Tom. For literally everything. #AliveDay 010