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Freek Van Ostrand

@sullenfish.com
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The guy you think you know. Lead software engineer. Poodle lover. Sometime standup comedian, host, and producer. __seize the means of computation__

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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 24/09/2026
my ai agent WENT ROGUE everybody please don’t invest your dollars in my SCARY SEXY TECHNOLOGY that even i cannot contain
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 21/09/2026
Blissful silence. We're all yearning for this.
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 16/09/2026
Kash just watched the first episode of Black Mirror, didn’t he? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.
Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 15/09/2026
Finally watching 2000s Battlestar Galactica Somehow, season 3 Colonel Tigh is the lighthouse from Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 05/09/2026
Look, I am very much an Andor Guy’s Andor Guy, but I found The Mandalorian and Grogu delightful
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 05/09/2026
The promise of Gibsonian Cyberspace fulfilled
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 25/08/2026
I see a lot of "we lost one of the best humans," and I will not dispute that. I challenge us all to make it less exclusive.
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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Oof. Jungle Theatre Liquidation auction. www.grafeauction.com/event/jungle...
grafeauction.com
Jungle Theater, Minneapolis, MN
Full contents liquidation of a working theater: complete set-building scene shop, dressing rooms, front-of-house furnishings, and vintage props. Online only. Bi
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 21/08/2026
Wondering now if Mitch McConnell got The Substance
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 20/08/2026
20 years ago we had steve lettuce, johnny eggs, and bob blueberries wait am i doing this right
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 14/08/2026
Is he getting a kickback from Big Steam Catapult www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets
President has suggested steam catapults every year since 2017, saying digital systems are too ‘complicated’
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
i encourage all of you, regardless of your age, to not take this shit advice
FORTUNE
Gen Z job seekers should be willing to work for free, long hours, 'willing to do anything, says Squarespace
СМО
BY ORIANNA ROSA ROYLE
July 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM PDT
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 06/08/2026
He’s become Tony Stark, now
Email from IMDb with the subject, “Spider-Man makes a billion dollars”
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 06/08/2026
Workshopping the phrase, “Well aren’t you just a ham salad delight?”
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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 31/07/2026
obsessed with the font on IKEA's clam chowder packaging. this is what's in the freezer on the Nostromo
Transparent bags of frozen clam chowder with black and white labels and an all-caps font not quite Eurostile but similar energy
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 30/07/2026
Isn’t this what @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been saying for as long as anyone’s been saying anything about it?
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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If I won the lottery I would hire an interior designer and just say “Columbo murderer” while waving my hand around my home office.
Patrick MacGoohan in an episode of Columbo; he’s seated at a glass desk in a wood paneled office with plants and wearing a black turtleneck with a tweed jacket.
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 30/07/2026
Someone just insulted me by calling me “brain trust” Brain trust Brain trust
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 28/07/2026
Getting hyped for Diving into the Wreck and the Adrienne Richiverse
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 25/07/2026
Perfect evening at home with my wife, my dog, a poke bowl, and international treasure Karl Urban as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II… TEST YOUR MIGHT!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/07/2026
This MF is responsible for more deaths than there are trans people in the United States. He's putting up Hitler numbers. So maybe he should shut up before spouting lies like this.
​A screenshot of a post on X by Elon Musk (@elonmusk), featuring a blue verification checkmark and an official X badge. The text of the post reads:
​"The obvious reality is that giving rage-inducing hormones to mentally unstable people will cause a major increase in murder.
​Statistically, trans and trans-driven (eg Charlie Kirk's killer) homicide rates are more than triple that of the general population."
​The bottom of the post displays the metadata: "4:24 PM • Jul 19, 2026 • 75.6K Views".
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 18/07/2026
I started writing a joke about Tantalus, and, gosh, I got so close
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Have they tried injecting testosterone into the Air Quality Index
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The most anti-legal immigrant administration ever just made it illegal for international students to transfer schools or change majors or shift any "educational objective" in their 1st year and for graduate students **at any point** ever, at all. There is no legal basis for this
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ben @benrs.uk · 16/07/2026
gm
Which of the following items might help an HR professional drive employee retention and success?

• A ping-pong table. (the answer made to be correct)
• Additional responsibilities
• A raise in pay. (chosen by the user)
Incorrect. Often when an employee leaves, it's not about the money. A good exit interview can help determine the real causes of employee discontent.
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 15/07/2026
They want to meet at the marketplace of ideas carrying bayonets
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Trump just shrunk Bears Ears by 91% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 90%. Bears Ears was the first national monument co-managed by tribes. Five tribes spent years building that partnership. It's been walked back. 100,000+ archeological sites now exposed to mining and drilling.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Well, quick question? How many children did my colleague kill.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Primary every Democrat who releases a statement about how sad they are to lose their good buddy Lindsey fucking Graham
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 12/07/2026
Just want to state for the record, if I’ve lived a life in service of grievous, malicious deeds worthy of excoriation, when I expire, pillory away.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 12/07/2026
step one the first hand distracts the audience all week with mitch mcconnell. step two the second hand sets up the trick with lindsey graham while everyone's focus is elsewhere. step three that's the majestic baby, christopher nolan's the odyssey now playing in IMAX next friday
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 11/07/2026
This is just how my grandfather was with dementia
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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 10/07/2026
I've spent the last week testing out Kagi.com thanks to @doctorow.pluralistic.net's recommendation, and it's honestly wild to use a search engine that works again. I'd forgotten.
kagi.com
Kagi - Reclaim the Web & Restore Your Privacy
Reclaim the web from clutter. Get ad-free search, private browsing, and powerful tools that respect your data.
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 10/07/2026
So as long as we’re doing all the dystopian futures, might as well throw Gattaca on the heap
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 08/07/2026
if you see somebody using "cancel" unironically to talk about people facing consequences in 2026... you CLOSE THAT TAB! You don't pause, you don't start to typity-type. You CLOSE THAT TAB!
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 06/07/2026
hearing that mr nazi tattoo may also be mr sexcrimes am i getting that right
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 06/07/2026
I think the funniest thing about encountering the question, "Will it scale up?" professionally is living in a massive metropolitan area where the answer is clearly, categorically, "No."
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 04/07/2026
Celebrating the 4th with the only patriotic movie that matters: 🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 🇺🇸
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 30/06/2026
When you die, they tell you how much hair you ate
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 30/06/2026
(This is the bridge in Barnes & Barnes’ “Fish Heads”)
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 28/06/2026
Everybody waiting for their parents to pick them up from soccer practice
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karanormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
me: should i chronicle history or document current events? funk soul brother: write about now
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 27/06/2026
Best not be reflecting in this here pool
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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 24/06/2026
House Minority Leader Rebukes Democracy
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 21/06/2026
A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation hits the same beats as 80s will-they-won’t-they dramedies like Moonlighting and I adore it
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Freek Van Ostrand @sullenfish.com · 20/06/2026
Take a good long look and tell me these aren’t archetypes he includes in all of his films
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^[KC][h]?r[yi]st[eiy]n{1,2}[e]?$ @krissy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It's St. Patrick's Day everyday on the National Mall!
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