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@stalbaum
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Artist, long engaged in the internet and technology in the landscape, networks and remote projects. Founding member Electronic Disturbance Theater 1.0 2.0 3.0. Teaching Professor of Visual Arts, teaching mostly history of computing in the arts, and technical topics in the ICAM major at UCSD such as electronics, making, parallel compute, super computing, video walls.. Specialist in ugrad education. #green since 89 Internet origin of leet $#!+

2A lefty, not bothered by your #AI or #nft hate.

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Content Warning:salty, pro 2nd lefty, disappointed in Democrats out loud

Never underestimate the ability of #Democrats to bungle a sure thing. #California is getting a #Republican governor, one who will fall pretty quickly to a recall election. Still a fucking travesty of incompetent pols $#!++!&9 on themselves over here. Might Willie Brown ride to the rescue with good advice one more time? Maybe California #Dems can get their $#!+ together? Imho, all the white Dems should gut it up and step aside. None of 'yall are all that anyway.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/governor-election-california-democrat-22154249.php

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Hey look, Iran getting their #tollbooth, sovereignty over the Straight of Hormuz, is part of the negotiation now. Who could have seen that coming? And no, it is not the gulf states who are really paying the toll. It is every country from #Japan to #Pakistan to #Aotearoa to #Philippines to Europe (LNG) who will will pay reparations to a #theocracy over #Trump and #Netanyahu decision to start the #IranWar. And yes #California a little bit too... I'll get mine too. Expensive #taco.
But do be warned, those of you who have been in fights with me about the scope of the #MAGA incompetence issue will face yet more cognitive dissonance. Again, #Trump really is that stupid, and he has surrounded himself with people that ensure he is always the smartest guy in the room. This really is how the timeline we live in got so stupid.

Ryan McBeth is not a frequently tracked military analyst on #mastodon. (There is a little bit of a silo/bubble problem here... Not the worst, but normal human propensity to not #retoot things that have, a different aesthetic.)

Anyway, I think you will appreciate the analysis.

https://youtu.be/LUJXlHTFBAI

Iran Didn’t Get Lucky—We Made It Easy

YouTube

Ryan McBeth is not a frequently tracked military analyst on #mastodon. (There is a little bit of a silo/bubble problem here... Not the worst, but normal human propensity to not #retoot things that have, a different aesthetic.)

Anyway, I think you will appreciate the analysis.

https://youtu.be/LUJXlHTFBAI

Iran Didn’t Get Lucky—We Made It Easy

YouTube
Hi there #2026, great getting to know you.

Meanwhile, back in the #USA: Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Accused in Deadly Maryland Shooting #Truecrime #ridiculous

Hi there #2026, great getting to know you.

Meanwhile, back in the #USA: Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Accused in Deadly Maryland Shooting #Truecrime #ridiculous

Hi there #2026, great getting to know you.

Professor Sal Mercogliano's YT channel What's Going on with Shipping is a must view info source on what is going on with blockage of the Straight of Hormuz.

https://youtu.be/ZF8_mKTwo08?si=7XlwVr16Cl_Yg84o

Here is the reasonable but out of the #overtonwindow take on the #iranwar. First, as always, assume #taco. Second, understand, Iran is demanding war reparations. Third, Iran has already taken the Straight of Hormuz and is using it as a toll booth. Fourth, #Israel and the #USA will not/cannot pay war reparations. So #trump will negotiate a #franchise for Iran to keep taking a toll on all shipping out of the #persiangulf. The smaller gulf states pay for it. USA and Israel declare victory. ✌️