Aaron Huertas
@aaronhuertas.bsky.social
Carpenter and woodworker. Democracy and unions liker. Building and fixing things: capehenlopencarpentry.com. Writing and editing: aaronhuertas.com.
Even assuming massive improvements, this is predicated on LLM outputs becoming socially acceptable replacements for human decision-making and / or hidden away from end users.
And at this level of disruption it’s the same kind of socialism vs. barbarism ratchet we’ve had since the post-war era.
And at this level of disruption it’s the same kind of socialism vs. barbarism ratchet we’ve had since the post-war era.
I'm not even saying that's the most *likely* possibility, but it's just very clear that the likelihood of that outcome as increased and even if there's, like, a 1 in 10 change that "AI replaces most to all white collar jobs in 10 years" that's an *enormous* risk to the social order!
February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Even assuming massive improvements, this is predicated on LLM outputs becoming socially acceptable replacements for human decision-making and / or hidden away from end users.
And at this level of disruption it’s the same kind of socialism vs. barbarism ratchet we’ve had since the post-war era.
And at this level of disruption it’s the same kind of socialism vs. barbarism ratchet we’ve had since the post-war era.
Roberts and Hobbes got at this with their reactionary centrism podcast, but a sterling example of a media outlet reenforcing right wing stereotypes about Democrats while decrying Democrats’ inability to fend off right wing stereotypes.
I am starting to hate the Bulwark people as much as Republicans which makes sense considering they are Republicans
February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Roberts and Hobbes got at this with their reactionary centrism podcast, but a sterling example of a media outlet reenforcing right wing stereotypes about Democrats while decrying Democrats’ inability to fend off right wing stereotypes.
We need something like Funders for Funding Reform because they sure as hell don't listen to operatives
Democratic donors have spent a year frozen, largely out of justified anger at the consultant class, the spammy texts, and lack of leadership from some elected leaders.
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
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That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We need something like Funders for Funding Reform because they sure as hell don't listen to operatives
I would simply send a bunch of stand up comedians to heckle the president.
NEW: Jeffries clamping down on SOTU disruptions
Said at whips meeting this AM to either sit in "silent defiance" or boycott altogether, sources told @axios.com
Senior House Dem tells me the current plan for resisters is to go to an "alternative viewing site" www.axios.com/2026/02/11/t...
Said at whips meeting this AM to either sit in "silent defiance" or boycott altogether, sources told @axios.com
Senior House Dem tells me the current plan for resisters is to go to an "alternative viewing site" www.axios.com/2026/02/11/t...
House Democrats try to shut down disruptions at Trump's State of the Union
Jeffries told his members to either show "silent defiance" or boycott the speech.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I would simply send a bunch of stand up comedians to heckle the president.
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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This was Mike Johnson's third failed rule vote of the 119th Congress, bringing him closer to tying the modern era record for rule failure in the House.
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This was Mike Johnson's third failed rule vote of the 119th Congress, bringing him closer to tying the modern era record for rule failure in the House.
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
Agree with a lot here especially how much the foundation merry-go-round and overly cautious legal advice hamstring national orgs.
this is excellent, and broadly relevant well outside of environmentalism open.substack.com/pub/drlennec...
I Said Environmentalism Was Out of Ideas. I Was Wrong. It's Worse.
How the people fighting for the planet lost touch with the people living on it
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Agree with a lot here especially how much the foundation merry-go-round and overly cautious legal advice hamstring national orgs.
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tricky writing a scale for this because "terrible" is technically the same answer as "outstanding"
The latest from YouGov (n ~ 7k) gives me some methodological concerns. They allowed people to rate their pun making as "outstanding" but, statistically, most are sitting indoors at the time
today.yougov.com/topics/socie...
today.yougov.com/topics/socie...
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
tricky writing a scale for this because "terrible" is technically the same answer as "outstanding"
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so i talked to one of the bushes at the super bowl
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
What it was like to be a bush at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
The bushes on the field during the halftime show became a meme after the internet found out they were actually human performers.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
so i talked to one of the bushes at the super bowl
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
Humbly resetting my lifts after being sick for a bit and missing several workouts. Always feels great to start fresh even though numbers go down.
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Humbly resetting my lifts after being sick for a bit and missing several workouts. Always feels great to start fresh even though numbers go down.
Love to see it! Often forgotten but the American union movement did a ton of organizing around free speech, both to advance collective organizing and to oppose war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_sp...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_sp...
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Love to see it! Often forgotten but the American union movement did a ton of organizing around free speech, both to advance collective organizing and to oppose war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_sp...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_sp...
I almost exclusively use Google Maps for navigation. Is there a way to get an alert / pint if I'm going over the speed limit? Or do other apps do that?
February 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I almost exclusively use Google Maps for navigation. Is there a way to get an alert / pint if I'm going over the speed limit? Or do other apps do that?
Installed some Rhino shelves today. I can see why this is a common handyman task. Very helpful to have long levels, a laser level, 2 drills and a miter saw, among other things that are maybe one step beyond DIY for many homeowners.
Interesting system. Installed 7 feet up for vehicle clearance.
Interesting system. Installed 7 feet up for vehicle clearance.
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Installed some Rhino shelves today. I can see why this is a common handyman task. Very helpful to have long levels, a laser level, 2 drills and a miter saw, among other things that are maybe one step beyond DIY for many homeowners.
Interesting system. Installed 7 feet up for vehicle clearance.
Interesting system. Installed 7 feet up for vehicle clearance.
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this excellent thread is imo the type of thing everyone whose name is in the files should be doing
Hey, my name is in the Epstein files! I've told the story before, but should probably re-up.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
this excellent thread is imo the type of thing everyone whose name is in the files should be doing
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Reflecting on this, I think everyone should have the experience of getting documented proof that yes, in fact your enemies are conspiring against you.
I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Reflecting on this, I think everyone should have the experience of getting documented proof that yes, in fact your enemies are conspiring against you.
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Beautiful
A Couple Invited Bad Bunny to Their Wedding. They Just Got Married During His Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny’s electric performance was a celebration for all but especially for the couple that actually got married onstage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Beautiful
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
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One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.
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This is kind of an aside / relevant to Bad Bunny's Americas shout out... but the seven continent model we're taught in the US isn't universal. Some countries teach a six or even five continent model. The six-continent model (which unites North and South America) is common in Latin America
Continent - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is kind of an aside / relevant to Bad Bunny's Americas shout out... but the seven continent model we're taught in the US isn't universal. Some countries teach a six or even five continent model. The six-continent model (which unites North and South America) is common in Latin America
The expansive definition of "America" with the U.S. flag among many other nations was really nice. Good on him. Trying to find something unique and unifying to say at a Superbowl is very tough.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
The expansive definition of "America" with the U.S. flag among many other nations was really nice. Good on him. Trying to find something unique and unifying to say at a Superbowl is very tough.
It's the big game. We need Chaotic Neutral Bunny.
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
It's the big game. We need Chaotic Neutral Bunny.
Glad they’ve got Green Day here to keep older audience members engaged.
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Glad they’ve got Green Day here to keep older audience members engaged.