Aaron Brethorst

@brethorsting.com

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Seattleite, transit enthusiast, democracy enthusiast. Posting through it ONLY in my personal capacity. Exec Director for OneBusAway’s parent nonprofit, Open Transit Software Foundation Founder of Sincere (formerly Voterletters)

A symbol of the petit bourgeoisie: the bouncy castle.
PPP poll from March 20 showing a Senate general election matchup between former Republican, turned Democrat, turned Independent Todd Achilles vs. Republican incumbent Senator James Risch. Achilles is leading by 3 points, 41 to 38.
Seven containers full of vitamins and pills.
Headlines from stories on the Hacker News homepage: 14. Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die 15. X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced 16. How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders 17. The meek did inherit the Earth, at least among ants 18. RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids
SS auxiliaries pose with Karl Höcker (center) at Solahütte.
Cover art for Massive Attack's album "Mezzanine"
Richard Spencer, the so-called 'dapper nazi' getting punched in his highly punchable fascist face in 2017.
Zuckerberg: "The new studio will bring together design, fashion, and technology to define the next generation of our products and experiences. Our idea is to treat intelligence as a new design material and imagine what becomes possible when it is abundant, capable, and human-centered. We plan to elevate design within Meta, and pull together a talented group with a combination of craft, creative vision, systems thinking, and deep experience building iconic products that bridge hardware and software."
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Batman slapping robin meme with the text: Robin: “Antifa is a portmanteau coined by Germans opposed to the nazis and our use of it—“ Batman: “We’re anti-fascists”
World Series logos
AI slop image of a scowling Donald Trump dressed up like Waldo from Where's Waldo.