Cameron Watters
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Cameron Watters
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We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
thecorrespondent.com
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social Wrote this essay in November 2016. The best time to read it was then. The second best time is now: thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-he...
"almost every city in the country" is an impressive feat, if not an exaggeration; the number of municipalities classified as cities in the US is a huge number
(A lot of you are saying this sounds like your city and I have driven in almost every city in the country and it might be similar but it’s not like your city LOL)
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"almost every city in the country" is an impressive feat, if not an exaggeration; the number of municipalities classified as cities in the US is a huge number
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.
Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.
Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.
October 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.
Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.
Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.
This is basically the same rationale offered by many theists who don't believe their god(s) are malicious, malignant narcissists.
So, you know, this delusion is pretty common.
So, you know, this delusion is pretty common.
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is basically the same rationale offered by many theists who don't believe their god(s) are malicious, malignant narcissists.
So, you know, this delusion is pretty common.
So, you know, this delusion is pretty common.
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2 Washington trades teachers, from just 25 honorees across the nation, received recognition today from Harbor Freight's Tools for Schools program.
Thank you to Jon Cerio from Rogers HS in Puyallup and Sam Garson from Friday Harbor HS for helping young people find the trades.
Thank you to Jon Cerio from Rogers HS in Puyallup and Sam Garson from Friday Harbor HS for helping young people find the trades.
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
2 Washington trades teachers, from just 25 honorees across the nation, received recognition today from Harbor Freight's Tools for Schools program.
Thank you to Jon Cerio from Rogers HS in Puyallup and Sam Garson from Friday Harbor HS for helping young people find the trades.
Thank you to Jon Cerio from Rogers HS in Puyallup and Sam Garson from Friday Harbor HS for helping young people find the trades.
Super glad Apple invested so much in making their OS look like gaudy Linux desktop themes from 25 years ago and rearranging the UI of apps I use every day (thereby rug-pulling any developed fluency) instead of making Siri capable of following basic instructions.
September 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Super glad Apple invested so much in making their OS look like gaudy Linux desktop themes from 25 years ago and rearranging the UI of apps I use every day (thereby rug-pulling any developed fluency) instead of making Siri capable of following basic instructions.
With 300m+ people, the U.S. could definitely field a competitive international 15s team. But relatively few elite gridiron players could make the switch.
The athletic demands are quite different.
The athletic demands are quite different.
Can you imagine the team the US could field if all that football talent was funneled into rugby?
September 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
With 300m+ people, the U.S. could definitely field a competitive international 15s team. But relatively few elite gridiron players could make the switch.
The athletic demands are quite different.
The athletic demands are quite different.
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Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland.
Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.
No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."
Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.
No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."
In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up
Towns from Washington state to Indiana have seen armed groups begin patrolling the streets after rumors spread on social media about an antifa invasion.
www.nbcnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland.
Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.
No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."
Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.
No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."
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yeah this guy is dumber than donkey shit
so this is what counts as an intellectual for the modern right, huh
September 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
yeah this guy is dumber than donkey shit
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I just figured out something that has confused me for ages. You know how some people love advice and how much I loathe it??
Well, see, I read. I read books and stories. That’s my advice.
Well, see, I read. I read books and stories. That’s my advice.
September 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I just figured out something that has confused me for ages. You know how some people love advice and how much I loathe it??
Well, see, I read. I read books and stories. That’s my advice.
Well, see, I read. I read books and stories. That’s my advice.
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I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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No, Charlie Kirk wasn't practicing politics the right way.
His assassination deserves full condemnation writes @davidcorn.bsky.social, but his full impact should not be sidestepped. 👇
His assassination deserves full condemnation writes @davidcorn.bsky.social, but his full impact should not be sidestepped. 👇
No, Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
No, Charlie Kirk wasn't practicing politics the right way.
His assassination deserves full condemnation writes @davidcorn.bsky.social, but his full impact should not be sidestepped. 👇
His assassination deserves full condemnation writes @davidcorn.bsky.social, but his full impact should not be sidestepped. 👇
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"nobody over 30 knows anything about the culture that informed this guy" jokes on you some of us spend way too much time looking at terrible shit online
September 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"nobody over 30 knows anything about the culture that informed this guy" jokes on you some of us spend way too much time looking at terrible shit online
I spend $$$ on independent journalism, so I get that it costs money.
This reads a bit like those stories being withheld, despite those outlets knowing, because of a financial calculus which is…oof.
This reads a bit like those stories being withheld, despite those outlets knowing, because of a financial calculus which is…oof.
Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse
September 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I spend $$$ on independent journalism, so I get that it costs money.
This reads a bit like those stories being withheld, despite those outlets knowing, because of a financial calculus which is…oof.
This reads a bit like those stories being withheld, despite those outlets knowing, because of a financial calculus which is…oof.
Constantly accusing Bluesky of being full of badly behaved leftists, regardless of the facts, serves their purposes because it implicitly pressures @bsky.app to crack down on otherwise acceptable content that could plausibly be misconstrued as confirming those accusation(s).
“deranged left-wing personalities on BlueSky deliberately incite violence, and when it happens, they take the psychopath’s route of mocking and gaslighting the victims.”
Which Slate debunks. But Bluesky seems to have got under the skin of the Right Wing nutjobs.
Which Slate debunks. But Bluesky seems to have got under the skin of the Right Wing nutjobs.
Was Bluesky Actually Celebrating the Death of Charlie Kirk?
Despite what right-wing influencers want you to believe, liberals actually hate political violence.
slate.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Constantly accusing Bluesky of being full of badly behaved leftists, regardless of the facts, serves their purposes because it implicitly pressures @bsky.app to crack down on otherwise acceptable content that could plausibly be misconstrued as confirming those accusation(s).
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If all you're looking for is "wow okay they changed their mind" you never notice that the person's underlying sensemaking processes are still broken
September 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If all you're looking for is "wow okay they changed their mind" you never notice that the person's underlying sensemaking processes are still broken
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i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
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This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
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Also, this is what is wrong with the cable news formula. Even when they know nothing, they must fill the air and so they fill it with speculation. We don’t know why this terrible shooting happened. It’s dangerous to speculate motives or politics. Please stop.
September 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Also, this is what is wrong with the cable news formula. Even when they know nothing, they must fill the air and so they fill it with speculation. We don’t know why this terrible shooting happened. It’s dangerous to speculate motives or politics. Please stop.
Elected officials can't credibly condemn *all* violence because to do so would also condemn violence by the state against citizens, which has long been commonplace, and in which they are often complicit.
Is it just me or does it seem weird that people are essentially reacting like they believe political violence is worse than any other kind of violence?
September 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Elected officials can't credibly condemn *all* violence because to do so would also condemn violence by the state against citizens, which has long been commonplace, and in which they are often complicit.
"…contemporaneously recorded facts…will always exist…"
Without concerted efforts to store copies of such data in multiple forms outside of the U.S. and collaborating jurisdictions, it is not a certainty that they will continue to exist beyond the memories of those who directly observed them.
Without concerted efforts to store copies of such data in multiple forms outside of the U.S. and collaborating jurisdictions, it is not a certainty that they will continue to exist beyond the memories of those who directly observed them.
Regardless of how The Supreme 6 chooses to form, bind, position, reason, or rule on any particular question or case, contemporaneously recorded facts in the lower courts will always exist & no amount of Superior power or lofty legalese erases it or requires the people to concur with their verdict.
Trump's ugly firing of Lisa Cook from the Fed just got blocked. But it gets better: His own tweet calling for her resignation is cited by the judge in showing how Cook was denied due process.
Trump accidentally revealed his own bad faith and corruption.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2002...
Trump accidentally revealed his own bad faith and corruption.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2002...
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"…contemporaneously recorded facts…will always exist…"
Without concerted efforts to store copies of such data in multiple forms outside of the U.S. and collaborating jurisdictions, it is not a certainty that they will continue to exist beyond the memories of those who directly observed them.
Without concerted efforts to store copies of such data in multiple forms outside of the U.S. and collaborating jurisdictions, it is not a certainty that they will continue to exist beyond the memories of those who directly observed them.
This, but Olive Garden's never ending pasta bowl.
Server: Welcome to Red Lobster, enjoy Endless Shrimp!
Guy: Yay! I'm starving
*30 minutes later*
Guy: Man, that was great. Can I get the check, please?
Server: What do you mean? There are still shrimp.
Guy: Oh no, I'm done.
Server: You're not done. The shrimp are endless. You'll never be done.
Guy: Yay! I'm starving
*30 minutes later*
Guy: Man, that was great. Can I get the check, please?
Server: What do you mean? There are still shrimp.
Guy: Oh no, I'm done.
Server: You're not done. The shrimp are endless. You'll never be done.
September 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This, but Olive Garden's never ending pasta bowl.
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AI agents promise to “put our brain in a jar while a bundle of AI systems does our living for us”, writes Meredith Whittaker. “But as in fairy tales, so in life: relying on magical fixes leads to trouble,” she warns
AI agents are coming for your privacy, warns Meredith Whittaker
The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security
econ.st
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
AI agents promise to “put our brain in a jar while a bundle of AI systems does our living for us”, writes Meredith Whittaker. “But as in fairy tales, so in life: relying on magical fixes leads to trouble,” she warns
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social Wrote this essay in November 2016. The best time to read it was then. The second best time is now: thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-he...
We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
thecorrespondent.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social Wrote this essay in November 2016. The best time to read it was then. The second best time is now: thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-he...