Adam Jacobson
@adjacobson.bsky.social
Researcher, writer, editor. Good at words about people doing bad things. Sometimes funny. He/him.
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Adam Jacobson
@adjacobson.bsky.social
· May 2
Back to the Dark Side: Explaining the CIA’s Repeated Use of Torture
Since the CIA’s inception, elements of the Agency have researched, used, and taught interrogation tactics for national security and counterterrorism purposes. These have sometimes constituted tortu...
www.tandfonline.com
Hiya new visitors! If you like my skeets, check out these papers I wrote about CIA torture! www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... and digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol10/is...
Ah ok
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ah ok
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
They're terrified of internet trolls, full stop.
“It’s impossible to reboot Bond” says production team who decided Bond first got his licence to kill in the 21st Century, as Daniel Craig, then got incredibly old within two films and was being put out to pasture, but also had Sean Connery’s 1960s car.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
It’s Bond. Just do whatever the fuck you like.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
They're terrified of internet trolls, full stop.
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I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
Of course they do
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Of course they do
Yeah, standing by this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yeah, standing by this.
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COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Seems bad! Also, this graph made me want a cigarette.
Trump’s economy is being propped up by AI, affluent consumers and asset price gains
The Three ’A’s in the Trump Economy: AI, Asset Prices and the Affluent
Trump’s economy is being propped up by AI, affluent consumers and asset price gains
bloom.bg
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Seems bad! Also, this graph made me want a cigarette.
Jfc just retire
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Jfc just retire
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
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Remember: when cops strike, crime rates drop.
Abolition is the way!
Abolition is the way!
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Remember: when cops strike, crime rates drop.
Abolition is the way!
Abolition is the way!
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After an explosion injured eight students at a school in Indonesia, authorities found a rifle that replicates the one used by Brenton Tarrant.
Tarrant murdered 51 people at two different mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
jakartaglobe.id/news/replica...
Tarrant murdered 51 people at two different mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
jakartaglobe.id/news/replica...
Replica Rifle With “Brenton Tarrant. Welcome to Hell” Found at Jakarta School Blast Site
Police found a replica rifle with names of notorious mass shooters at the SMAN 72 Jakarta blast site, though motive remains unclear.
jakartaglobe.id
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
After an explosion injured eight students at a school in Indonesia, authorities found a rifle that replicates the one used by Brenton Tarrant.
Tarrant murdered 51 people at two different mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
jakartaglobe.id/news/replica...
Tarrant murdered 51 people at two different mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
jakartaglobe.id/news/replica...
Same guys who killed Obama's effort to close Gitmo and do any measure of accountability for torture.
reminder David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel both went on the record to Politico to say they were fine with this, either knowing the result would be mass death of children or being too dumb to know. Decide for yourself what’s worse!
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Same guys who killed Obama's effort to close Gitmo and do any measure of accountability for torture.
Switched to Tidal and never looked back!
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Switched to Tidal and never looked back!
School surveillance tech was a threat even before our current AI hellscape, as I wrote in March 2020: www.rmmagazine.com/articles/art...
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
School surveillance tech was a threat even before our current AI hellscape, as I wrote in March 2020: www.rmmagazine.com/articles/art...
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
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The moment you are literally saying that a child can be bullied and it's illegal for the victim to be protected from bullying you are such an overblown anvillicious comic book villain.
BREAKING: The Sixth Circuit, in a 10-7 en banc decision, holds that an Ohio school district's anti-bullying policy that requires students to use children's preferred pronouns is likely unconstitutional on these facts.
Judge Murphy, a Trump appointee, writes the court's decision.
Judge Murphy, a Trump appointee, writes the court's decision.
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The moment you are literally saying that a child can be bullied and it's illegal for the victim to be protected from bullying you are such an overblown anvillicious comic book villain.
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Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
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RIP Dick Cheney, you would have loved to see the Senate refuse to vote on constraining presidential authority to wage war against fishing boats he doesn't like
The Senate has defeated an effort by Democrats to force a war powers vote on the U.S. military buildup re: Venezuela. Sen. Rand Paul R-KY & Sen. Lisa Murkowski R-AK were the only two GOP Senators to break ranks.
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
RIP Dick Cheney, you would have loved to see the Senate refuse to vote on constraining presidential authority to wage war against fishing boats he doesn't like
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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1980: To promote your movie you have a pleasant conversation with Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
1980: To promote your movie you have a pleasant conversation with Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.
2025: You debase yourself on 80 different video podcasts. “Smellboy” has 19 million followers so you smell strangers shoes with him on the street. You are an A-list star. Your film grosses $19,000.