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@jdel

Occasionally blogging (downthepipes.co), often scheming, always producing. Specialist in assorted dark arts & life sciences. Previously: Passionfruit, Futurism, GMG

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I think you're hitting the wrong button

06.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not naming the company because I've seen There Will Be Blood, The Godfather, and Dumb & Dumber enough times to know you don't mess with the gas man.

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Due to an archaic, web 1.0-ass website, I did not confirm my order, i only "placed" it. When I followed up to their email, they tried to charge me today's market rate, which was $4.60-ish.

I told you, constant war.

I "gently" told them we would not be doing that and they ran the order from Monday.

06.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

My home uses heating oil, which gets delivered by a company I am at constant war with. I'm also deeply reliant on them.

A month ago a gallon was $3.80. Anticipating a spike (and rejecting their price lock after our last argument), I placed a market rate order this past Monday at $4.26.

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I will cop to using Gemini to make this even though I could have totally made it myself (though honestly credit where it's due, it came up with Fly Farts all by itself and somehow knew to keep party poker exactly the same)

03.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The kneejerk reaction to say we *should* keep kids out of corners of the internet is one I understand, but this isn’t the way.

We’ve seen this in the gaming space. Parents need to monitor their kids’ online habits, not politicians, and certainly not AI.

Parent your damn kids.

02.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Highlight so far is this MPD officer stopping his patrol of the USIP building to grab a cooke and saying to himself, "When in Rome, man."

02.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 809 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 8

This reminds me, I haven't watched Ren and Stimpy in forever

02.03.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a cartoon character making a funny face with his mouth open . ALT: a close up of a cartoon character making a funny face with his mouth open .
02.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like i'm sorry where are all my Epstein didn't kill himself MAGA bros on this one?

i'd like to be the first one to tell you your conspiracy theory was in fact just a conspiracy

04.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Damn!!!!!!! Watch til the end

04.02.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Email thread from puggiekiller to Mark Epstein, forwarded to ME's lawyer:

Hey bitch, don't you want to answer? If you don't answer, I'll suffocate you like your brother.

On Tue, May 26, 2020, Puggie wrote:

You don't know our boss's name, I'm sure. If you know him, tell us, he wants to meet you. Just because you don't answer doesn't mean you don't know your brother's killers. it's true?

You know that if you tell the police something, we will kill your children.

On Mon, May 25, 2020, Puggie wrot

If you don't answer, the boss will be very upset. You don't know my boss? it's true?

On Mon, May 25, 2020, at 12:40, Puggie wrote:

Hey Puggie

My boss is a ve e loved your brother. Your brother's mistake was that he wanted to tell the court everything. The ts to meet you. He just wants to see if you know him or not. What's the boss's name?

On Mon, May 25, 2020, at 10:35 AM, Puggie wrote:

Hey Puggie,

You have two choices, Or tell the court you partnered with your brother, Or we kill your family like your brother

Email thread from puggiekiller to Mark Epstein, forwarded to ME's lawyer: Hey bitch, don't you want to answer? If you don't answer, I'll suffocate you like your brother. On Tue, May 26, 2020, Puggie wrote: You don't know our boss's name, I'm sure. If you know him, tell us, he wants to meet you. Just because you don't answer doesn't mean you don't know your brother's killers. it's true? You know that if you tell the police something, we will kill your children. On Mon, May 25, 2020, Puggie wrot If you don't answer, the boss will be very upset. You don't know my boss? it's true? On Mon, May 25, 2020, at 12:40, Puggie wrote: Hey Puggie My boss is a ve e loved your brother. Your brother's mistake was that he wanted to tell the court everything. The ts to meet you. He just wants to see if you know him or not. What's the boss's name? On Mon, May 25, 2020, at 10:35 AM, Puggie wrote: Hey Puggie, You have two choices, Or tell the court you partnered with your brother, Or we kill your family like your brother

Now look is it possible this is some of that conspiracy bait evidence planted by the administration to place blame on the Russians or a different mob? Sure. I guess. Does that really matter though? Somebody subpeona this guy and let's find out!

04.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lmao "Deluxe Edition comes with limited floppy disk version" feels like a moneymaker

03.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've wanted to read this story of yours for years after you told me about it, email it to me and let's chat how to get it binded (and possibly sold)

03.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ashleigh Banfield indeed "looking for love in all the wrong places."

03.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gotta give him credit for this one, the branding is on point.

02.02.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Counterpoint: We got to this point by looking away from state sanctioned violent impunity, the only reason we're seeing the levels of outrage we're seeing now is because enough people are seeing the horror.

Nobody should be traumatized by autoplay but nobody should be executed for resisting either

24.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"You are allowed to say, at any point, I can't support this. Even if you did. Even if you were unsure. You can say "this has gone too far."

And while the best time to say that was earlier, the second best time is now."

"You are allowed to say, at any point, I can't support this. Even if you did. Even if you were unsure. You can say "this has gone too far." And while the best time to say that was earlier, the second best time is now."

18.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When humans do this we call it "smoking"

07.01.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will be joining Denver in a moment!

06.01.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@schumer.senate.gov this, sadly, is what your constituents are waiting for you to say. It's gonna make the boys on Wall St mighty upset for a few, but your legacy isn't going to mean squat in Trumpistan so might as well put up a real stand before the rest of the world does it for us.

06.01.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know if we just stopped doing anything work related until our Congress impeached him (for either the improper use of military force, or the pedophilia protection, or the bribes, or literally any of the other high crimes he's committed just this week) this would all end in like a 3 week span.

06.01.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
04.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A scepter snatch’d with an unruly hand
Must be as boisterously maintain’d as gain’d;
And he that stands upon a slipp’ry place
Makes nice of no vild hold to stay him up

03.01.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 309 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6
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Maduro being taken to NY"

Washington Post Screenshot "Captured Maduro being taken to NY"

I think convicting a drug slinging Bolshevik in NYC these days is gonna be harder than they think

03.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Careful I know you're joking but if @schumer.senate.gov's people read this you're gonna be making 2x that much cleaning up his bsky strat.

28.12.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Cuddling to Cold Shoulder and Back Again (and Again)

Because the world can seem dark and desperate these days, I do appreciate the temporary reminder that love is not something you generally fall neatly into.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/s...

27.12.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Frankly, I have always wondered why more campaigns didn't do this. Constituent services are such an important part of good politics.

27.12.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 1437 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 5

BAD COMPANY
Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
bookshop.org/a/109816/978...

24.12.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0