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Jacob Whittaker

@vonfunkenstein.bsky.social
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Father of four. Grandson of slain Idaho Game Warden Bill Pogue. Veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq. Featured in Jake Tapper's THE OUTPOST: AN UNTOLD STORY OF VALOR. Combat Action Badge. Disabled vet. Accidental AI pioneer and LLM skeptic. Go Cubs.

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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 1h
Finally I can play Ironman Ivan Stewart's Racing in real life
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 1h
Sorry, I didn't play that one
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2h
Ah yes, CalTech grads and cheap labor
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2h
Neither, but Spider-Gwen is :(
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 2h
Peter Parker is a Yankees fan but Miles Morales is a Mets fan and that is why Miles is the better Spider-Man
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 3h
Tomi Cucambi
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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 15h
I don’t like to be mean about looks but it’s hard not to if it’s a terrible person who *chose* her face and looks EXACTLY like if a skeleton f***ed the Sandworm from Beetlejuice.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 15h
Phone misspelled my own last name, banner moment in Jake autoswipe bullshit
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 15h
Throw your cheers and gratitude on the field -Jake Whitaker
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/10/2026
Since 👇 post 9 days ago, Elon has spent almost $11 million more, over a million bucks a day. In the Senate races alone, he's spent: $8.7m in Texas $4.5m in Ohio $4m in Michigan
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 18h
Only the diehards are giving him the time of day. He's gonna do what he wants to do regardless. Acting out of fear will not save us from his poor impulse control.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 18h
"Sir, a sixth protestor has interrupted Trump.'
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Lauren Dracula 🧛‍♀️ @beavisetc.bsky.social · 19h
We have been living in the Black Hole Sun video for about a decade now
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 21h
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 20h
You don't need another Warhammer army, Spencer
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 23h
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 21h
Tony Romo bouncing back
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 22h
this thing just came apart
this thing just came apart
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Vidmaster (+Waldo, Rayne, & Frankie) @vidmaster.net · 23h
Hey folks! My team is hiring a corporate security engineer. We’re looking for someone who wants to automate a ton of IT processes and build/manage terraform for things like Okta and Jamf. You’d have some basic IT helpdesk work too, with the mindset of “let’s automate the annoying parts”
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 23h
Proud to be one of the first bandwagon White Sox fans to have experienced the majesty of color photography
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Heather Antos @heatherantos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And last...but certainly not least...my final STAR TREK book has been announced. STAR TREK: ROC'S EGG -- a brand-new mystery graphic novel from the one and only TIMOTHY ZAHN!!! @idwpublishing.com nerdist.com/article/excl...
nerdist.com
STAR WARS Author Timothy Zahn to Write First STAR TREK Graphic Novel (Exclusive)
Iconic Star Wars author and Grand Admiral Thrawn creator Timothy Zahn will write his first Star Trek story for IDW in 2027.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When Ken Paxton polls go up, Ken Paxton takes them down
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Stay safe
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Small Soldiers is a fucked up movie and deserves more love than it receives
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Work on contingency ass design
Work on contingency
No money down
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICYMI: The Idaho Capital Sun worked up a rundown of the contributions supporting and opposing the abortion rights measure on the ballot next month, including top donors to each campaign. Visualizations by yours truly.
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Supporters and opponents of Idaho's abortion rights initiative, Prop 1, have raised millions • Idaho Capital Sun
Two Idaho political action committees, or PACS, on both sides of the proposed abortion rights initiative, Proposition 1, have spent $1.3 million combined.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why a podcast can make you see the bag man
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I have a slightly different read, but your points are valid. It can certainly be two things.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hey, the worst part of that Trump "LA/San Diego should be destroyed" story? That's him being aware via DNI briefs that there are things planned in the near term, and him dreaming of the best possible outcomes that he thinks would benefit him directly the most.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good morning
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ken Paxton knows where every missing child is. He has always known.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
i'm snort-laughing
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Another rapture grifter dies wrong, bringing the score to 12,486 to 0.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ah, got the small ones I see
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You did not want to, but you missed a thing
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bandido vs Kofi?!?
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Famous Actors Nodding Meme
Alt: Famous Actors Nodding Meme
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
-RJ City
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
if you haven't had the chance to catch any of the history of charging the mound: The Big One streams live on youtube tomorrow night, free to watch for everybody ROBIN VENTURA VS. NOLAN RYAN 9 pm eastern 83 minutes, color, closed captioning available www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6gX...
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ROBIN VENTURA vs. NOLAN RYAN
YouTube video by Secret Base
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Elisa 🌶️🥔 @spicytater.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
*rage screaming* Can’t say what I want to say but every single one of these types of men needs to be removed from the planet.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Best post I ever made
My colorblind neighbor seeing Clifford for the first time: "wow the big dog"
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/10/2026
Especially since he claims in the story he was only vaguely aware of the things people were saying about Haitians in Springfield online. If he was spreading that slander himself, that seems real relevant
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
England every four years like clockwork
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I saw alien when I was like five. All of us saw alien when we were like five. Alien is not a good movie for children.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
LANTERNS was amazing. Courage without fear is useless. Being a space cop carries the same baggage as any other cop: The duty to the mission can overwhelm the humanity of any given moment. Fighting for community is enough. Protecting people is the greatest oath of all.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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Stacie loves blood donors @stacieloves.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
She's hiding all the replies pointing out that she did no fact checking before taking this guy's word for it that he was a "lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024." Facts matter.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be “It’s simple math, vote blue no matter who, grow up” and ALSO believe you are fighting fascism by making calculations as to who’s expendable. The world we’re in now demands more from us. More from everyone.
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Judson (Very ill)
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Jacob Whittaker @vonfunkenstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Einstein! Toricelli!
Super Intelligence Force Rangers turning into geniuses just before getting stuffed into a locker
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