Jordan Rapp

I 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.

It'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.

QFT. Can confirm.

Great 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...

“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...

Our rabbit - who runs free in the backyard during the day - has taken to sleeping in a planter. It is very cute.

Guess 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.

@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.

Could 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.

@avankoeverden.bsky.social 🍁 Yes! 🍁 Congratulations! 🍁

Movie you’ve seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR.

this 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.

The 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.

Like protesting, small acts of resistance do matter. Add your comments to the Schedule F proposal starting April 23.

"I'd give zero stars if I could..." #50501 # HandsOff

Checking in from Thousand Oaks CA! #50501 # HandsOff

As a Necromancer main, I approve of this message.

Like "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*.

I 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?

@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.

This guy wins the internet. Canadian and Mexican flags.

United. We. Stand.

Thousand Oaks, CA checking in. #Indivisible #HandsOff

First 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.

Weird 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.

CNN: Stock market plummets MSNBC: Stock market craters Highlights for Children: Stock market down big FOX News:

woke is when equations

Always 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

This 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.

This aged well...

owning the libs. I guess. 🤷‍♂️

Indeed. 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.

The 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.

336,000 too many. #TeslaTakedown.

Seven 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

Senator Cory Booker joins me live at 9PM Eastern on MSNBC.

Bravo @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.

I 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.

Watching @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.

Thank you @booker.senate.gov for demonstrating *true* leadership at a time when we truly need it. Incredibly powerful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ut...

I 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.

@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.

As 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.

Excellent 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...

There 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.

One 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."

Everything is computer.

Markwayne 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.

One 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