Depressed Kerb

Depressed Kerb

@zachcoma.bsky.social

📍Chicagoland; Leftist-Socialist in the Cool Zone; Guitarist; Metal AF; RAN Dyslexic; Civil Engr. CAD Mgr. (C3D, ORD); Trading View Charts for the Lulz; Fmr. Tech Editor; Hobby Mechanic; Happily Married; Eagle Scout; Cat Dad, 0 Kids; millennial; #leftisbest

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Man, there's a niche for everything on YT. I was casually looking through my feed and due to the recent rollercoaster accident, it boosted and fed me a channel for a ride mechanic. He has half a million subs. There are channels for everything.

My man Kevin here was better than most and kept his eye on the prize, but these talking points could have been from 1996. JFC, it must be bleak having these thoughts bouncing around in your tiny head. We're living in the hellscape that you coddled and wanted Kevin, why would I vote to uphold it?

Me with Top Gear brain: It's only an alternator, how hard could it be? Narrator: Little did he know he'd have to rip apart the whole top of the radiator, break every single clip, take out the damn fan, and lose hours of time just to figure that out.

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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)

propublica.orgA Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

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Third Way is planning to attack the Democrats’ own candidate in a key swing state, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. And it’s planning to attack socialists more broadly, serving as a distraction from key policy debates and handing ample ammunition to the Right.

jacobin.comCentrist Dems Really Do Hate the Left More Than TrumpThe years-old joke goes that centrists fight the Left harder than they fight Donald Trump. It’s no longer a joke: after “rolling over and playing dead” after 2024, centrists like Third Way are now coming back alive — to fight against socialism.

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Life hack, go to TJ Maxx and pick out a chair or bench you like that's already been discounted and drop it on the ground so one of the legs breaks. They'll give you 20% off on top. Zach 1, TJ 0.

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I need your help, and I hate asking you for it! It sucks! As a direct result of my journalism, my safety situation is the worst it's ever been. But I'm so proud of my work. To be able to keep doing it, I need to make a push for more paid subscribers. Please, hear me out:

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Also not mentioned in Ezra Klein’s statement, but something Cory Doctorow revealed this week about when he was invited (and quickly, REPEATEDLY declined): You had to pay a minimum of $16,000 to go! I would like to know how much Klein paid to casually check it out. pluralistic.net/2026/06/20/a...

pluralistic.netPluralistic: How the Epstein Class recruits (20 Jun 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Gil Durán@gilduran.com

Ezra Klein addresses his Dialog attendance, saying he went twice and didn't return after 2022, when he found the vibe "curdled and resentful." He writes: "That did prove a pretty good signal of where tech’s politics were going though, maybe I should’ve paid more attention." Amen to that.

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NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

thehandbasket.coWhistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new bookRead an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"

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I'm going to fix Bluesky's user growth issues. I'm going to start posting about which MLB players have "George Lucas-ass names" again. Sorry about that.

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If you believe you see ICE at any Chicago area airports this week (🚬), please message us anonymously on Signal at unraveled.66

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Important points, Proton is still legit

Proton@proton.me

You are mistaken, we do not respond to legal requests from anywhere other than the Swiss authorities. It is unlikely that one could build a business through ignoring the laws of the jurisdiction that it is in. The mail provider you're moving to included.