jake (@JakeP) header
jake (@JakeP) profile picture

jake

@JakeP
 Berkeley, CA
Joined August 2007
  • Tweets4.5K
  • Following201
  • Followers146
414Media
Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)Photo by jake (@JakeP)
July 1987, Moscow, USSR — Trump, 41 years old, flies to Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Yuri Dubinin. Upon returning from Moscow, the bankrupt Trump suddenly receives loans from 16 banks and, without negotiation. 1/n
Image from Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@rshereme)
1,810
21,565
1,385
61,937
5,208,931
every season of the sopranos they’re like “well if it isn’t ________, the guy who has been in our gang this whole time and is also a complete psychopathic liability in every way” and it’s awesome
66
2,137
113
47,221
1,690,665
when AI writes the headline:
Image from Luke Wroblewski (@LukeW)
1
9
6,617
Fort Bragg in the house. Kurilla the gorilla, a man responsible for leaving countless Afghan villages in smoking ruins. God help us all
Greg Stoker (@gregjstoker) profile pictureGreg Stoker
@gregjstoker5 Oct 2024
US CENTCOM commander just landed in Tel Aviv. Can’t believe we’re starting WWIII over a stupid, violent, narcissistic little colony. Can we fix North Carolina first?
Image from Greg Stoker (@gregjstoker)
14
376
7
2,457
130,380
Woman pretends to faint to see how her geese would react
2,242
9,669
1,076
93,483
6,432,127
U.S. crude oil production is at a record 13.4 million barrels per day. No country has ever produced more than the U.S. is right now.
45
682
83
1,751
191,488
I think I figured out who makes both Breville and Whynter’s ice cream machines.
Image from chris person (@Papapishu)
Image from chris person (@Papapishu)
Image from chris person (@Papapishu)
Image from chris person (@Papapishu)
6
6
221
18,189
A lot of people have sent me this video as some how "proof" of French bureaucracy. The truth is this was agreed in advance at the request of many of the men jumping so they could have a France 🇫🇷 Normandy stamp on their passport dated 6 June 2024.
Jerome Starkey (@jeromestarkey) profile pictureJerome Starkey@jeromestarkey5 Jun 2024
Replying to @jeromestarkey
Video: British paras jumping into Normandy are greeted by French customs
181
2,406
135
21,801
1,594,931
We really do build cities in the dumbest way imaginable, huh? – at Los Angeles, CA
Image from M. Nolan Gray 🥑 (@mnolangray)
63
50
20
858
81,023
Republicans: "Biden isn't doing anything on the border!!!!!" Biden: "Pass this bill and I'll sign it." Republicans: "Trump says no!!!!" Biden: "Fine, here's some executive action." Republicans: "HOW DARE YOU!"
2,483
2,700
142
12,054
249,735
This is absolutely merciless, beautifully dedicated reporting, OpenAI is a disgrace and Sam Altman is a complete liar. wheresyoured.at/sam-altman-i…
Image from Ed Zitron (@edzitron)
Image from Ed Zitron (@edzitron)
Kelsey Piper (@KelseyTuoc) profile pictureKelsey Piper
@KelseyTuoc22 May 2024
Scoop: OpenAI's senior leadership says they were unaware ex-employees who didn't sign departure docs were threatened with losing their vested equity. But their signatures on relevant documents (which Vox is now releasing) raise questions about whether they could have missed it. vox.com/future-perfect/35113…
8
223
9
947
81,445
Interesting read on how temp tags on cars are a big nationwide problem. nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/ex…

Fake Tags Add to Real Chaos on American Roads (Gift Article)

Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.

nytimes.com
5
2
8
9,112
Let's see how Fox News is covering today's eclipse. Dana Perino: "Fox News alert! A rare celestial event collides with a policy failure on the ground. The southern border is directly in the path of totality today when the moon covers the sun."
174
139
115
721
493,981
falls under my rule “sufficiently funny crimes should not be prosecuted”
philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) profile picturephilip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_4 Apr 2024
A thief disguised as a trash bag was caught on camera stealing a package from a home in Sacramento abc13.com/porch-pirate-stole…
80
4,504
37
73,213
2,275,213
Bloomington, Indiana in Peter Yates’ Breaking Away (1979)
Image from Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik)
Image from Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik)
Image from Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik)
Image from Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik)
27
120
28
1,228
110,925
Image from Brandon Streussnig (@BrndnStrssng)
Image from Brandon Streussnig (@BrndnStrssng)
16
168
1
1,507
84,776
What Vance is trying to do is be at the meeting point between the far left and far right. That's a really dangerous thing, and if anybody manages it they will go far, and do a lot of damage. politico.com/news/magazine/2…
28
24
6
144
22,638
[ROBERT DE NIRO VOICE]: Never rat on your friends (who you steal Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads with)
Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) profile picturePittsburgh Penguins
@penguins14 Mar 2024
The Penguins announced today that the shipment carrying the Jagr bobbleheads for tonight’s game has been stolen en route to Pittsburgh. As a result, the bobbleheads will not be distributed at tonight’s game, but will be distributed at a later date.

25
433
43
2,412
647,865
THE ‘BURBS was released 35 years ago this week. A Tom Hanks/Joe Dante collaboration that has earned ‘cult classic’ status over the years, the story of how it came to be is as out there as the Klopek family… 1/37
Image from All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies)
Image from All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies)
Image from All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies)
Image from All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies)
88
409
114
3,343
590,882
thinking about Bill Paxton today
8
171
14
1,429
112,468
Load more