@concretize.bsky.social
Data. NBA. Bikes. Always political; never partisan.
“Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling “appraisal” surgically excised.”
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“more or less bovine noises” is going to be in my mind for a long time
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“more or less bovine noises” is going to be in my mind for a long time
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling “appraisal” surgically excised.”
😆😂🤣
“more or less bovine noises” is going to be in my mind for a long time
😆😂🤣
“more or less bovine noises” is going to be in my mind for a long time
The evolution of Kevin Roose, NYT tech columnist….
Feb 2023: “At one point, it declared, out of nowhere, that it loved me. It then tried to convince me that I was unhappy in my marriage, and that I should leave my wife and be with it instead.”
Nov 2025: “…it was a good hug.”
Feb 2023: “At one point, it declared, out of nowhere, that it loved me. It then tried to convince me that I was unhappy in my marriage, and that I should leave my wife and be with it instead.”
Nov 2025: “…it was a good hug.”
Guy desperate for the warm embrace of another human being: “And it was a good hug.”
NEO, a new humanoid robot that can do housekeeping, has the internet buzzing. The hosts of "Hard Fork" met with Bernt Bornich, the chief executive of the company 1X, which created the robot, and got to put NEO to the test. nyti.ms/47MhkAo
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The evolution of Kevin Roose, NYT tech columnist….
Feb 2023: “At one point, it declared, out of nowhere, that it loved me. It then tried to convince me that I was unhappy in my marriage, and that I should leave my wife and be with it instead.”
Nov 2025: “…it was a good hug.”
Feb 2023: “At one point, it declared, out of nowhere, that it loved me. It then tried to convince me that I was unhappy in my marriage, and that I should leave my wife and be with it instead.”
Nov 2025: “…it was a good hug.”
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Solidarity with our Educators at Minneapolis Public Schools!
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Solidarity with our Educators at Minneapolis Public Schools!
Doc Rivers might literally be using Mad Libs for these lineups. Kuz, Myles, and Jericho Sims?? Sure.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Doc Rivers might literally be using Mad Libs for these lineups. Kuz, Myles, and Jericho Sims?? Sure.
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In honor of the debut of the “Purple Rain” musical at State Theatre in Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Library System introduced a limited-edition Prince library card Friday.
Nothing Compares 2 local libraries: Hennepin County releases limited-edition Prince cards
The Hennepin County Library System released a limited-edition library card of the Minnesota music icon on Friday. They are available at all 41 branches.
www.mprnews.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In honor of the debut of the “Purple Rain” musical at State Theatre in Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Library System introduced a limited-edition Prince library card Friday.
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Anyway, this piece is the near-culmination of two years of research, and I'd appreciate you subscribing to the premium. It is an exhaustive analysis of OpenAI's cash position, and while there are more questions than answers, I think it'll be eventually historic.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
Premium: OpenAI Burned $4.1 Billion More Than We Knew - Where Is Its Money Going?
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Song For The Dead
Editor's Note: The original piece had a mathematical error around burnrate, it's been fixed.
Also, welcome to another premium issue! Please do...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Anyway, this piece is the near-culmination of two years of research, and I'd appreciate you subscribing to the premium. It is an exhaustive analysis of OpenAI's cash position, and while there are more questions than answers, I think it'll be eventually historic.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
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“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
thisislaborwise.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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Jobby job.
Dissent is hiring! We're seeking a full-time Senior Editor to work with us in our New York office. Details here:
www.dissentmagazine.org/about-dissen...
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Jobs & Internships - Dissent Magazine
Senior Editor Dissent is seeking a Senior Editor to handle editorial and other responsibilities. The editor will commission, edit, fact check, copy edit, and proofread articles as needed; coordinate ...
www.dissentmagazine.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Jobby job.
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Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
OMG just realized that AI can tell you to edit your Windows registry. What could go wrong?
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
OMG just realized that AI can tell you to edit your Windows registry. What could go wrong?
Berlin Airlift but this time we’re doing it to ourselves. This used to be a real country.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Berlin Airlift but this time we’re doing it to ourselves. This used to be a real country.
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(minneapolis voice) LORD I SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR NEW YORK
Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
(minneapolis voice) LORD I SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR NEW YORK
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Once more, for old times’ sake
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Once more, for old times’ sake
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if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
Here’s my list of good local Minneapolis news sources. Just ya know in case there is any news tonight. 🫣
Here’s a list of other sources you can use for news:
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@bringmethenews.bsky.social
@minnpost.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@mprnews.org
@racketmn.com
@wedge.live
@bullycreative.bsky.social
@dbrauer.net
@taylordahlin.com
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@bringmethenews.bsky.social
@minnpost.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@mprnews.org
@racketmn.com
@wedge.live
@bullycreative.bsky.social
@dbrauer.net
@taylordahlin.com
are you sure got everyone there @startribune.com ??????
this is beyond absurd.
this is beyond absurd.
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Here’s my list of good local Minneapolis news sources. Just ya know in case there is any news tonight. 🫣
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A lot of people are focused on the mayoral race in the Big Apple, but they should also know that there’s a heated mayoral race in the Mini Apple that needs your posts and attention.
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A lot of people are focused on the mayoral race in the Big Apple, but they should also know that there’s a heated mayoral race in the Mini Apple that needs your posts and attention.
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Wake up, Dick! I want you to see droves of New Yorkers voting in a Muslim socialist as mayor!
Dick?
Dick?
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Wake up, Dick! I want you to see droves of New Yorkers voting in a Muslim socialist as mayor!
Dick?
Dick?
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So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
Here’s a list of other sources you can use for news:
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@bringmethenews.bsky.social
@minnpost.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@mprnews.org
@racketmn.com
@wedge.live
@bullycreative.bsky.social
@dbrauer.net
@taylordahlin.com
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@bringmethenews.bsky.social
@minnpost.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@mprnews.org
@racketmn.com
@wedge.live
@bullycreative.bsky.social
@dbrauer.net
@taylordahlin.com
are you sure got everyone there @startribune.com ??????
this is beyond absurd.
this is beyond absurd.
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here’s a list of other sources you can use for news:
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@bringmethenews.bsky.social
@minnpost.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@mprnews.org
@racketmn.com
@wedge.live
@bullycreative.bsky.social
@dbrauer.net
@taylordahlin.com
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@bringmethenews.bsky.social
@minnpost.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@mprnews.org
@racketmn.com
@wedge.live
@bullycreative.bsky.social
@dbrauer.net
@taylordahlin.com
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are you sure got everyone there @startribune.com ??????
this is beyond absurd.
this is beyond absurd.
November 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
are you sure got everyone there @startribune.com ??????
this is beyond absurd.
this is beyond absurd.
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For 41 weeks now, I’ve been sitting down every Friday night to chronicle the damage this administration is doing to science & higher ed.
We must stay focused. We’re in this for the long haul. We are finding ways not just to block them, but build something better.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
We must stay focused. We’re in this for the long haul. We are finding ways not just to block them, but build something better.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 41
October 25-31 - a seasonal shift
buttondown.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For 41 weeks now, I’ve been sitting down every Friday night to chronicle the damage this administration is doing to science & higher ed.
We must stay focused. We’re in this for the long haul. We are finding ways not just to block them, but build something better.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
We must stay focused. We’re in this for the long haul. We are finding ways not just to block them, but build something better.
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
I was always going to vote for @sorenwithward8.bsky.social but I appreciate the mailer from Josh bassais letting me know I’m also voting for a badass dude that looks like a superhero!
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I was always going to vote for @sorenwithward8.bsky.social but I appreciate the mailer from Josh bassais letting me know I’m also voting for a badass dude that looks like a superhero!
Change one letter, ruin a candy
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Soul Patch Kids
Soul Patch Kids
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GERDs
GERDs
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Skinnles
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