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@brianstorms

Author, THE FRIENDLY ORANGE GLOW (Pantheon, 2017) tech history: http://amzn.to/2ol9Lu6 Fmr. tech startup founder/CEO. In Santa Fe NM, writing. Bass, Keys, Guitar. Music: https://confusionboats.bandcamp.com Film buff: https://letterboxd.com/brianstorms_

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Passed by the entrance to Epstein’s NM ranch today. Guy in black, standing in front of black car behind the gate, video-recording passers-by.

12.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d go further. And I already urged journos to do this a while back: With this regime, EXTREME CLOSE UPSβ€”unflattering for the regime mobster and painful to reader to look atβ€”are the ONLY way to go.

11.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When you get your car back from a Tesla Service Center these days, the β€œtechnician comments” on each of your β€œcustomer issues”? They’re β€œwritten by AI,” so the local service center admitted to me, when I pointed out the screaming error and BS that one techician comment contained. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

11.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eyes on the road, pal, eyes on the road

11.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oil and gas industry's wish is Trump's command.

Same as it ever was.

11.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

11.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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75-5530 Kona Bay Dr, Kailua Kona, HI 96740 | MLS #719986 | Zillow This 12528 square feet Single Family home has 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. It is located at 75-5530 Kona Bay Dr, Kailua Kona, HI.

He’s already selling it, no takers yet

www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

11.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, a Hollywood fantasy about a celebrity human pop star actually composing (well, stealing from another human) their music (albeit formulaic generic autotuned could-be-country-could-be-rock-could-be-pop corporate power slop) in 2026, no AIs involved. So quaint. πŸ˜‚πŸ™„

11.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even crazier that people are still driving gas vehicles and fretting about gas prices skyrocketing instead of having the slightest concern about rising atmospheric CO2 levels right now

11.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAll The Narratives We Deem Fit To Print”

11.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is WINTER.

What the heck. How can this be next week’s forecast for Santa Fe?

If you drive a gas car, time to stop.

11.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why, it’s like he’s setting up the ingredients for a systemic failure domestically (Reichstag Fire 2.0) which they can then use to suspend whatβ€˜s left of Constitution, end midterms, declare martial law, fully deploy the coup.

10.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More and more he and his death-cult seem to have the school-shooter mindset: mad at (fearful of) the world; seething over longstanding, unresolved childhood issues; violent inclinations leading to an explosive self-destructive incident where they hope they can take as many down w/ β€˜em as possible. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amtrak is a filthy, no-good, toxic, rolling septic tank on rails. My last trip, on the Southwest Chief from NM to IL and back, was a sewage-stench nightmare over 3 days. The cars are no-tech, rolling β€˜50s museums that should’ve been junked decades ago. The rails are ancient and rickety.

10.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Tilly Norbot

10.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Semantic ablation: Why AI writing is boring and dangerous opinion: The subtractive bias we're ignoring

The whole article is great: www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/s...

10.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a Senator from a state w/ an economy utterly dependent on billions of dollars of royalties annually from the production of over 800 million barrels of oil and gas produced per year, are you *sure* you want to talk about the "fossil fuel lobby"? Because that would be most interesting and welcome.

10.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OMG Iβ€˜ve driven by this entrance for years! had no idea this was the entrance to the Epstein ranch. πŸ‘€πŸ˜±

They’ve been building this elaborate gate for over a year, maybe two.

(By the way the best pizza in Santa Fe is 60 mi south of Santa Fe, in Edgewood: Pizza Barn. One passes right by this gate.)

10.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NARRATOR: The oil and gas industry saw this too, and high-fived each other while chugging beers.

β€œWhat a doofus!,” said one oilguy.

β€œYeah but he’s *our* doofus!” said another oilguy.

09.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ugh, this can't be good

when toni the vc takes over, watch out

09.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Make that 3.5hrs and counting

09.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am tempted to re-enroll in college just to submit essays replete with my beloved em-dashesβ€”just to be accused by AI bots that I’m cheating

09.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s nothing like a 2hr megadose of autotuned AI-slop airhead Idiocracy corporate pop probably-all-won-Grammys muzak coming from the ceiling of the waiting area at a car service center to require a full 24hr audio cleanse with Never Mind The Bollocks, Hereβ€˜s The Sex Pistols and Who’s Next 😱

09.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you start ending your posts with β€œtbh” then there will be increased suspicion πŸ€”

09.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For a moment I thought you *were* Darth! Hmmmmmmmm…

09.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Think MOGA, not MAGA.

More Oil and Gas in America. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not really MAGA: this is all oil and gas industry’s doing. MAGA is just the shadows on the wall that everybody views, thinking it’s reality, when the actual reality is the effing oil and gas industry. Sabotaging EVs, creating β€œnational security” urgencies w/ AI dara centers: all oil/gas shenanigans.

09.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Um

09.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone continuing to put off switching even to a cheap used EVβ€”in 2026β€”has a lot of explaining to do.

09.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This too

09.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0