Brian Krohne
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"Democrats continually rely on being less monstrous than the Republicans, protecting their power by keeping the ever-so-slightly higher moral high ground. Even as the ground itself sinks beneath them." Another fantastic commentary from @jessiegender.bsky.social ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLjq...
The Existential Crisis of American Liberalism
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Democrats continually rely on being less monstrous than the Republicans, protecting their power by keeping the ever-so-slightly higher moral high ground. Even as the ground itself sinks beneath them." Another fantastic commentary from @jessiegender.bsky.social ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLjq...
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What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.
September 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.
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after reading media theory about this for MONTHS, i present my Grand Unified Theory of why video essays are so good these days! With many thanks to @lindsayellis.bsky.social, who provided her thoughts on the matter www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Where the “Woke” Debate Burns Hottest: In Incredibly Long YouTube Essays on the Likes of RFK Jr. and Ms. Rachel
Why are audiences flocking to feature-length examinations of Joe Rogan with academic-quality citations? Creator Lindsay Ellis has some theories.
www.vanityfair.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
after reading media theory about this for MONTHS, i present my Grand Unified Theory of why video essays are so good these days! With many thanks to @lindsayellis.bsky.social, who provided her thoughts on the matter www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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The Democrats are trying to buy off prominent liberal social media voices to ensure they don't go off script.
www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers
An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.
www.wired.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Democrats are trying to buy off prominent liberal social media voices to ensure they don't go off script.
www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
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I can't recommend this video enough. Spoilers: It's about the genocide in Gaza.
But it's also about the wider context, about how the western world is corrupting itself into something very twisted and dark and the powerful want to destroy our basic humanity to remold us into heartless drones.
But it's also about the wider context, about how the western world is corrupting itself into something very twisted and dark and the powerful want to destroy our basic humanity to remold us into heartless drones.
August 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I can't recommend this video enough. Spoilers: It's about the genocide in Gaza.
But it's also about the wider context, about how the western world is corrupting itself into something very twisted and dark and the powerful want to destroy our basic humanity to remold us into heartless drones.
But it's also about the wider context, about how the western world is corrupting itself into something very twisted and dark and the powerful want to destroy our basic humanity to remold us into heartless drones.
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Mississippi, Bluesky, Blacksky, the ATmosphere, Mastodon, and the Fediverse
privacy.thenexus.today/mississippi-...
A summary of the situation (both in the ATmosphere and the Fediverse) links to a bunch of interesting discussions, and an appendix on just why age verification laws are so bad. 🧵
privacy.thenexus.today/mississippi-...
A summary of the situation (both in the ATmosphere and the Fediverse) links to a bunch of interesting discussions, and an appendix on just why age verification laws are so bad. 🧵
Mississippi, Bluesky, Blacksky, the ATmosphere, Mastodon, and the Fediverse
Now's a good time to start thinking seriously about some hard questions
privacy.thenexus.today
August 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Mississippi, Bluesky, Blacksky, the ATmosphere, Mastodon, and the Fediverse
privacy.thenexus.today/mississippi-...
A summary of the situation (both in the ATmosphere and the Fediverse) links to a bunch of interesting discussions, and an appendix on just why age verification laws are so bad. 🧵
privacy.thenexus.today/mississippi-...
A summary of the situation (both in the ATmosphere and the Fediverse) links to a bunch of interesting discussions, and an appendix on just why age verification laws are so bad. 🧵
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"And although our users’ accounts and data are on our server, they can seamlessly interact with any Bluesky user, and vice-versa. Borders in AT Protocol cyberspace are just like borders in the real world — imaginary. When you cross a border in real life, you wouldn't even notice without signs."
> [Blacksky] guarantees our community a seat at the table, and ensures that we can leave and easily make our own table if we need to. That’s the true promise of decentralized social media.
Me for @newpublic.org
Me for @newpublic.org
🔭🖤🚀 How Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar
Watching social media evolve into something decentralized, open-source, and scalable
newpublic.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"And although our users’ accounts and data are on our server, they can seamlessly interact with any Bluesky user, and vice-versa. Borders in AT Protocol cyberspace are just like borders in the real world — imaginary. When you cross a border in real life, you wouldn't even notice without signs."
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This is it. This is the promise of social media finally writ large. Communities building their own complete, functional networks that can interact as much (or as little) with the wider ecosystem as users want.
And the community owns it, not a corporation.
And the community owns it, not a corporation.
> [Blacksky] guarantees our community a seat at the table, and ensures that we can leave and easily make our own table if we need to. That’s the true promise of decentralized social media.
Me for @newpublic.org
Me for @newpublic.org
🔭🖤🚀 How Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar
Watching social media evolve into something decentralized, open-source, and scalable
newpublic.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is it. This is the promise of social media finally writ large. Communities building their own complete, functional networks that can interact as much (or as little) with the wider ecosystem as users want.
And the community owns it, not a corporation.
And the community owns it, not a corporation.
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🔭🖤🚀 Social media’s next evolution: decentralized, open-source, and scalable
open.substack.com/pub/newpubli...
open.substack.com/pub/newpubli...
🔭🖤🚀 Social media’s next evolution: decentralized, open-source, and scalable
How Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar
open.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🔭🖤🚀 Social media’s next evolution: decentralized, open-source, and scalable
open.substack.com/pub/newpubli...
open.substack.com/pub/newpubli...
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From this article: prospect.org/power/2025-0...
"One could try to assemble a custom dataset with... 'conservatism minus the Nazis'... but not only would that be extremely expensive, it also would not be nearly as strong... since its universe of available training data would be much smaller."
"One could try to assemble a custom dataset with... 'conservatism minus the Nazis'... but not only would that be extremely expensive, it also would not be nearly as strong... since its universe of available training data would be much smaller."
How Did Elon Musk Turn Grok Into MechaHitler?
The malfunctioning xAI chatbot provides some insights into how large language models work.
prospect.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
From this article: prospect.org/power/2025-0...
"One could try to assemble a custom dataset with... 'conservatism minus the Nazis'... but not only would that be extremely expensive, it also would not be nearly as strong... since its universe of available training data would be much smaller."
"One could try to assemble a custom dataset with... 'conservatism minus the Nazis'... but not only would that be extremely expensive, it also would not be nearly as strong... since its universe of available training data would be much smaller."
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If anyone responds to any proposals with "that can't happen," you basically know to ignore them immediately. Everything can happen. You need enough power to impose your will.
July 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If anyone responds to any proposals with "that can't happen," you basically know to ignore them immediately. Everything can happen. You need enough power to impose your will.
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“I learned all these skills in the army—smash and grabs, site exploitation—and never got to use them,” he said. “So I’m here to kind of do what I learned to do over there, but this time here, defending my country.”
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE | Yanis Varoufuckice
This is a disgusting country, I thought, irredeemable visually, psychically, morally, and ethically, and whatever is likable about our people’s warm patter does not in any way forgive what we have don...
www.nplusonemag.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“I learned all these skills in the army—smash and grabs, site exploitation—and never got to use them,” he said. “So I’m here to kind of do what I learned to do over there, but this time here, defending my country.”
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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A Declaration, continued.
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July 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Declaration, continued.
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We screamed in Atlanta. We shouted, we protested, we signed the largest petition in city history. All to ask you not to give more money and infrastructure to a growing police state. And a Democratic run city laughed in our face. All to ignore the screams. And now we’ll all hear the screaming forever
July 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We screamed in Atlanta. We shouted, we protested, we signed the largest petition in city history. All to ask you not to give more money and infrastructure to a growing police state. And a Democratic run city laughed in our face. All to ignore the screams. And now we’ll all hear the screaming forever
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Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy:
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
A US judge to govt lawyers defending the NIH's grant terminations:
"I understand the administration is against DEI. Respectfully, I just don't know what you mean. This isn't a teasing question. There has to be some working definition.
This is research to advance healthcare for all our citizens."
"I understand the administration is against DEI. Respectfully, I just don't know what you mean. This isn't a teasing question. There has to be some working definition.
This is research to advance healthcare for all our citizens."
May 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy:
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
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Hours after Zohran Mamdani shocked the world, I went up to Columbia, where his dad teaches.
There, I sat with Mahmoud Khalil. He told me about seeing his name on officers’ phones as they refused to explain why he was detained; the crying dads with him in detention; and what Mamdani’s win signifies.
There, I sat with Mahmoud Khalil. He told me about seeing his name on officers’ phones as they refused to explain why he was detained; the crying dads with him in detention; and what Mamdani’s win signifies.
EXCLUSIVE – Mahmoud Khalil Talks To Zeteo: 'I Think We Are Winning'
The Palestinian student protest leader sat down with Prem, just days after being released from ICE detention.
zeteo.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hours after Zohran Mamdani shocked the world, I went up to Columbia, where his dad teaches.
There, I sat with Mahmoud Khalil. He told me about seeing his name on officers’ phones as they refused to explain why he was detained; the crying dads with him in detention; and what Mamdani’s win signifies.
There, I sat with Mahmoud Khalil. He told me about seeing his name on officers’ phones as they refused to explain why he was detained; the crying dads with him in detention; and what Mamdani’s win signifies.
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this is a massive election for the future of san diego county (3.1M residents!) and has gotten very little national attention. honestly not that much local attention either!
Did you know that control of the board of San Diego County is on the line on Tuesday?
The board is split 2-2, and a Dem and Republican are fighting for the fifth spot in a few days.
One reason this matters: immigration policy and ties with ICE.
The board is split 2-2, and a Dem and Republican are fighting for the fifth spot in a few days.
One reason this matters: immigration policy and ties with ICE.
The Six Elections to Watch This July - Bolts
We’re only days removed from the political earthquake in New York City’s mayoral race, but the election calendar matches on: There are many fewer contests on the ballot in July... Read More
boltsmag.org
June 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
this is a massive election for the future of san diego county (3.1M residents!) and has gotten very little national attention. honestly not that much local attention either!
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So grateful to have been a part of General Assembly this year. Unitarian Universalism has helped ground me and sustain me for {waves hand in the air} all this stuff.
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
Amid Tumultuous World Events, UUs at GA 2025 Vow to Meet the Moment
More than 3,279 Unitarian Universalists from 592 congregations in forty-eight states and four countries participated in General Assembly this year, according to the UUA.
www.uuworld.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So grateful to have been a part of General Assembly this year. Unitarian Universalism has helped ground me and sustain me for {waves hand in the air} all this stuff.
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
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I was a delegate at #UUAGA this week. We were able to vote on one of 3 CSAIs (Congregational Study/Action Issues) this session. These are are issues selected by Unitarian Universalist member congregations for three years of study, reflection and action. #Abolition won, y'all 😭 This is so huge.
June 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I was a delegate at #UUAGA this week. We were able to vote on one of 3 CSAIs (Congregational Study/Action Issues) this session. These are are issues selected by Unitarian Universalist member congregations for three years of study, reflection and action. #Abolition won, y'all 😭 This is so huge.
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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Our Whole Lives (OWL) was one of many fabulous things about this year’s #UUAGA that concluded today. Now more than ever, we need to #meetthemoment with comprehensive, fact-based, affirming education.
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Our Whole Lives (OWL) was one of many fabulous things about this year’s #UUAGA that concluded today. Now more than ever, we need to #meetthemoment with comprehensive, fact-based, affirming education.