Todd Walker

The conditions of one’s birth - country, parents’ wealth and education, language, etc. - are the biggest lottery ticket you never paid for. To be proud of any of it or look down on others’ lot is the pinnacle of delusion.

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“THE BOTTOM LINE: THERE IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO LAUNCH A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION” ok, Democrats. We win, I expect it.

In June, committee ranking members wrote that the Park Service is assessing a “triumphal arch” at Memorial Circle that Congress never authorized, which they say two federal statutes prohibit. Interior Secretary Burgum said in September that excavation would start within two weeks.

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I have the vaguest of memories of my grandpa taking me to see a re-release of Bambi at the single-screen movie theater in my hometown.

this is probably fine 😬 www.twz.com/news-feature...

Fck AI. WE ARE HERE NOW.

🚨BREAKING: In a blow to the DOJ, the 9th Circuit rejected its request to bypass a lower court to bar California from counting around 20k ballots from people it alleges are "likely" noncitizens. The ruling comes the night before the parties are scheduled to have a hearing before a lower court.

I am a zen Buddhist, a small religious minority in America, and I do not want my life governed by a religion I’ve rejected.

Always.

“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”

And, also, Jeremiah 22:19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

This week’s main story is about how more and more white nationalists, antisemites, and Nazi sympathizers seem to be integrating into the Republican Party, how some of them are currently running for office, and how old you can be for JD Vance to consider you “a very young boy.”

Eagerly awaiting my first @deathbystickers.bsky.social order.

You would think, right? If I set an elephant loose in Times Square, what it does is on me. I can't just shrug off the unfortunate fate of the peanut vendors.

I could spend the rest of my life analysing this feedback sign in the local Home Bargains. Did 'not happy' break from overuse? Was it taped over to ensure 100% positive feedback? Is the green 'b' in 'feedback' some kind of subliminal nudge? Is the duck tape indent because people still keep pressing?

correct states further down the path of autocracy than us have had those autocracies overthrown by sufficiently large voting numbers recently we can do it here too

Read this now: "Just as a private equity firm buys out a corporation and strips it for parts, the consultant class installs friendly operatives, charges fees, raids the party’s long-term assets, and gives strategic advice that ultimately serves itself over the long-term health of the party."

Wow

The AI cannot know Mayer’s daughter or anything about her. So I provided three generic positive things statistically likely to apply to many children.

Crime pays.

I think the fact that Marissa Mayer would voluntarily disclose this to a reporter is a pretty good demonstration of how deeply the culture of Silicon Valley has diverged from the rest of humanity

Dropped off my ballot today.

Dragging this into the light...in light of Brazil.

The purpose of prototyping is *learning*, not the production of a prototype

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

“BREAKING: Lula Calls for Arrests of Brazilian Mayors Who Cut Off Bus Service on Election Day” 10/25/26 … 1/

The next 10 days will be monumental, with elections in Serbia, Brazil, Israel and the US. This one was a victory for democracy.

Any politician who’s willing to throw away one group’s rights is willing to throw away everyone’s rights. It’s that simple. Every single consultant, pundit and candidate who’s shown a willingness to abandon trans rights needs to be shunned from the party forever

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Jeremiah 22:13

Despite it all, it’s another gorgeous day of blue skies and golden sunshine in occupied California.

I’ve never seen the full quote. And it’s even better than the preamble.

UPDATE: The DOJ is asking a federal appeals court to reject California's motion to dismiss their lawsuit stopping state election officials from counting tens of thousands of ballots. The request comes just hours before oral arguments in the case are set to begin.

yeah you should not use that fucking app

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