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Wes @wescontreras.com · 25/09/2026

Disappointed that Colossal Cave Adventure isn't on the list, and I had the same problem finding MOO2, but this was a lovely nostalgic moment. I also feel old now.

A grid of computer game covers for Moria, Galaga, Centipede, Bard's Tale, Ultima, Civilization, Masters of Orion, Total Annihilation, and Diablo II.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 17/09/2026

A meme in its natural habitat. /chef's kiss

A man wearing a jacket depicting Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge of the green fleece.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 04/09/2026

This seems like a good sign after I emailed them!

Email from Monquis Presents saying "We were not aware of this, thank you for bringing it to our attention."

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 02/09/2026

Wow. This hits hard.

Our most conservative scholars are shaping policy, deciding what is worthy of study, who is worthy of living and so much more. These folks impact more than the departments they inhabit, and the university does not want you to know this is what its actual work is. There is a reason the university is a battlefield: it is at war with us—all of us. We need another university now because its deadly practices shape lives well beyond those who study and work in it. It is worth fighting over for that reason.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 15/08/2026

New Amazon terms of service just dropped. They're working hard to make it impossible to sue them in any meaningful way. "As always, your continued use of any Amazon service confirms your agreement to our Conditions of Use. If you do not agree, you should not continue to use Amazon services."

Class Action Waiver. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY ARBITRATION PROCEEDING WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. You and we may only seek or obtain individualized relief in arbitration, and claims or requests for public injunctive relief or relief where you or we act in a representative capacity are not allowed.

Mandatory Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution. If you have a dispute or claim subject to this arbitration agreement, you must first contact customer service to try to resolve it. If customer service can’t resolve it and you wish to pursue arbitration, you must complete the dispute resolution procedure set forth here, including submitting a completed Notice of Dispute using this Claim Form and negotiating in good faith for 60 days. We will provide you the same information via your Amazon account’s primary email address if we have an arbitrable dispute with you and will follow the same dispute resolution procedure.

Mass Arbitration. If 25 or more demands for arbitration are filed within six months relating to the same or similar subject matter and sharing common issues of law or fact, and counsel for the parties submitting the demands are the same or coordinated in any fashion, you and we agree that this will constitute a “Mass Arbitration.” If a Mass Arbitration is commenced by either party, you and we agree that (i) the JAMS Mass Arbitration Procedures and Guidelines shall apply, and (ii) the Process Administrator appointed by JAMS shall group the arbitration demands into batches of at least 25 and provide for resolution of each batch with one set of...

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 14/08/2026

I hope Farage never lives this down.

Clacton by-election results showing Nigel Farage with only 63.3% of the vote with second place going to Count Binface with 26.9%.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 24/07/2026

I wonder what's going to happen when they announce their first public earnings report in a couple weeks and employees get to start selling...

A graph of SpaceX stock price showing a couple days of hype right after the API followed by a long decline, currently at $113.05 against a $150 opening day.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 24/03/2026

Maybe click the link.

This product line does not report in detail on war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. ISW and CTP utterly condemn violations of the laws of armed conflict, Geneva Conventions, and humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 19/03/2026

So many people assumed a war wouldn't break too much stuff. Turns out that was wrong.

State-owned QatarEnergy, the operator of Ras Laffan, told Reuters the damage of its LNG units, in which ExxonMobile was a co-investor, would take three to five years to repair, cost the company $20bn a year in lost revenue, and force it to cancel long term contracts with Italy, Belgium, Korea, and China.

The volume of gas now lost for the foreseeable future is roughly 17% of Qatar's total capacity.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 03/03/2026

I'll just leave this here.

Fred from Scooby-Doo unmasking a tied up villain: Before the unmasking, he's labeled "both parties suck," but after the mask comes off, he's labeled "Republican."

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 23/01/2026

Looks like it's just surrendering passports.

Screenshot of the court document saying defendants have to surrender and not replace passport and other foreign travel documents.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 23/01/2026

The actual NYT headline is even worse, and the article doesn't just center the admin's narrative, but explicitly dismisses anyone else's.

Headline: Detention of 5-year-old by federal agents incenses Minneapolis

A photo showed a boy with an oversized hat and Spider-Man backpack being held next to a vehicle as his father was detained. A Homeland Security spokeswoman said the man had fled and left the child.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 21/01/2026

I remember when pepper spraying peaceful protesters just once dominated the news for days. UC Davis hired a PR firm to (fail to) scrub it from search results! Now it's just a regular Wednesday. nbd. #DarkestTimeline

An officer casually pepper spraying a row of students sitting on the ground peacefully.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 12/01/2026

This is what the European financial sector is waking up to.

Reuters headline: Stocks wobble, dollar dips as Trump-Fed feud deepens

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 09/01/2026

The victims called for help 3 miles away from where they were shot. Border patrol does not appear to have told Portland police anything until they showed up to investigate gunshots.

Map of Portland showing the location of the shooting vs. where the victims called for help.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 08/01/2026

Is anyone able to confirm this? I'm not finding anything to contradict it...

it's probably worth noting that for all of the right-wing narrative around Minneapolist being unsafe, there has only been *one* homicide in the city so far this year.

it happened today and was committed by a masked ICE agent.

-sam_d_1995 on X

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 05/12/2025

Maximizing the profit potential of genocide.

"Will the IPC classify Gaza as experiencing famine this year?" read the wager from this past summer. The bet was eventually settled in the affirmative after the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) did indeed declare famine in Gaza on Aug 22. The more overtly cynical Polymarket, a rival of Kalshi that's backed by right-wing multibillionaire Peter Thiel, allows for even more obscene wagering, permitting users to bet on whether Palestinians will be ethnically cleansed. "Gaza mass population relocation in 2025?" reads one of its many Gaza-related bettering markets. You can also bet on when Israel will bomb Gaza, bomb the West Bank, or annex either.

One cannot, of course, wager on when or if Hamas will attack Israel since, in polite circles, Israelis are considered fully human and Palestinians are not.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 11/11/2025

My $72 product from Germany gets an extra $23 in tariffs. Fuck you, Trump.

Screenshot of a receipt with $72.80 subtotal and $23.66 in duties.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 16/10/2025

Near the ICE facility in Portland.

A rack of colorful costumes on a sidewalk with a FREE sign.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 16/10/2025

Claude is better, though not by much.

A screenshot of claude.ai fumbling around trying to figure out that there's no seahorse emoji and failing.

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Wes @wescontreras.com · 14/10/2025

The "live map" isn't up any more, but the site still has the data. Choose the appropriate election and select by congressional district. www.atlasizer.com