jmjm

jmjm@mstdn.social

I only talk about movies books and politics. And shitposting as a form of artistic self-expression.Struggling optimist. My head is full of romantic delusions about the world that reality is constantly trying to shatter. My profile is AI generated art based on my spirit animal.

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Post #2690683
I love it when Republicans threaten us with a good time.
Post #2690682
on work: Don&#39;t work harder. Hero syndrome is not sustainable. Don&#39;t work smarter. You&#39;re not as smart as you think you are, and the junior engineer who comes after you certainly isn&#39;t. Just work. What counts is simple, straightforward, repeatable, reliable solutions delivered on schedule.
Post #2690681
Today is a good day to pre-order the first new Boards of Canada album in 13 years. https://youtu.be/6bghDcbzfEU https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/inferno
Post #2690680
cause of death: beef tartare. how embarrassing.
Post #2690679
As an interstellar being, I think that what I like about this planet is that it&#39;s funky, and then I think a little harder about what the word &quot;funky&quot; means. I think it means dirty and disorganized, but in a pleasant way. The way a home slowly goes to seed but every broken piece feels meaningful and comforting.
Post #2690678
Beware of billionaires who insist that their new data center requires 1.21 gigawatts but have also recently purchased a Delorean.
Post #2690677
Today I got to use the phrase &quot;bidirectional transparency benefits everybody, unidirectional is a surveillance state&quot;. in a business context, unfortunately. Still glad I got to say the words in a context where I know I was heard.
Post #2690676
I don&#39;t understand why PornHub exists when FuckYouTube was just sitting there.
Post #2690675
Where is the next Kevin Drum? Kevin was instrumental in decoding California&#39;s complex and often duplicitous elections and ballot propositions. He also modeled honest and respectful debate, feeling like his online presence rose from holding his own as the lone progressive at many Orange County dinner parties. There&#39;s a hole where he used to stand. Has anyone in California found someone new worth listening to? #californiapolitics #kevindrum
Post #2690674
Trump has &quot;negotiated&quot; for himself a $1.7 Billion settlement from the DOJ and IRS for those agencies having the temerity to investigate crimes Trump actually committed. Really, not much different from Trump walking into the Treasury and stuffing money into his pockets. That&#39;s &quot;Billion with a B&quot;.
Post #2690673
Finished the new Martha Wells novel &quot;Platform Decay&quot; and in a very oblique way it feels like a rage scream about our modern world. I can&#39;t tell if that&#39;s just me projecting, though.
Post #2690672
Maybe we can pass an &quot;ill-gotten gains&quot; tax of 100% for anybody who accepts government money that is later deemed to be corruptly appropriated.
Post #1512693
Man OD&#39;ed at the train station was unresponsive and barely breathing. Station staff didn&#39;t do shit. (He&#39;s fine, by the way.)
Post #1512691
I guess ketchup is *technically* a salsa.
Post #1512690
This song is a special kind of torture. Every time it breaks my heart. https://open.spotify.com/track/18PsoQGQpvBaAOg0dRiuUP
Post #1512689
It seems Operation Epic Fail will continue until someone tells Donald Trump that his military misadventure of choice doesn&#39;t make his dick look small. I&#39;m reminded of this classic South Park episode.
Post #1512688
You maniacs! You blew it up!
Post #1512687
This is a solution to a problem that doesn&#39;t need to exist in the first place.
Post #1512686
MAGA doesn&#39;t get that when the Pope calls for peace, he&#39;s speaking from a position of moral authority, not religious or dogmatic authority. But this is a concept fascists don&#39;t understand.
Post #1512685
Fascinating watching the people actually running the country calling the people not running the country &quot;Pharisees,&quot; which further implies the role of Jesus is being played by a child rapist. I award an F, you flunk bible study sir.
Post #1512684
I just sent the DNC an email. If they can successfully stop any Democratic politician from sending me an SMS message ever again, I will double my annual donation. If they can&#39;t, I will cancel my annual donation. Let&#39;s see if they get the message.
Post #1512683
I guess Trump forgot we had a ceasefire. To paraphrase John Kerry, How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for an irrational narcissist&#39;s indigestion? 25A already.