Dave Karpf
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens.
Davekarpf.substack.com
Davekarpf.substack.com
Today in Tabs, brought to you by Anduril.
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Today in Tabs, brought to you by Anduril.
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I, meanwhile, am working with a nonprofit organization to improve access to courts.
If you want to subscribe to Law Dork — www.lawdork.com — and/or support Public Justice — www.publicjustice.net — in our efforts, we would so appreciate it.
If you want to subscribe to Law Dork — www.lawdork.com — and/or support Public Justice — www.publicjustice.net — in our efforts, we would so appreciate it.
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I, meanwhile, am working with a nonprofit organization to improve access to courts.
If you want to subscribe to Law Dork — www.lawdork.com — and/or support Public Justice — www.publicjustice.net — in our efforts, we would so appreciate it.
If you want to subscribe to Law Dork — www.lawdork.com — and/or support Public Justice — www.publicjustice.net — in our efforts, we would so appreciate it.
Hey, anything is a dating app if you’re creepy enough, amirite???
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Hey, anything is a dating app if you’re creepy enough, amirite???
TIL that Polymarket sponsors Matt Yglesias’s Substack.
February 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
TIL that Polymarket sponsors Matt Yglesias’s Substack.
I am so mad at everybody except Justin for not telling me about this sooner.
This is your regular reminder that in the year 2000, Paul Rudd, with frosted tips, appeared in the Hong Kong film GEN-Y COPS as a bad guy (kinda). In the movie, he does martial arts, fights a robot, and, most shocking of all, does an entire scene in Cantonese.
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I am so mad at everybody except Justin for not telling me about this sooner.
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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1994 and 1995. Just saying.
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
1994 and 1995. Just saying.
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i stand corrected, woody guthrie wrote *two* songs about what a cruel, criminal piece of shit he was
February 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
i stand corrected, woody guthrie wrote *two* songs about what a cruel, criminal piece of shit he was
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NUDE ELON MUSK: The invisible clothes I'm wearing are a product of xAthleisure, which will roll out self-dressing outfits within two years at the latest
THE CREDULOUS PRESS: Fully Clothed Tesla Innovator Does It Again
THE CREDULOUS PRESS: Fully Clothed Tesla Innovator Does It Again
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
NUDE ELON MUSK: The invisible clothes I'm wearing are a product of xAthleisure, which will roll out self-dressing outfits within two years at the latest
THE CREDULOUS PRESS: Fully Clothed Tesla Innovator Does It Again
THE CREDULOUS PRESS: Fully Clothed Tesla Innovator Does It Again
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oh he's BIG mad about xAI engineers not being able to use Claude anymore
February 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
oh he's BIG mad about xAI engineers not being able to use Claude anymore
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!
September 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!
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STP Guy has joined bluesky!
I've just reviewed my 51st Sticky Toffee Pudding. But what did it get out of 10?
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
STP Guy has joined bluesky!
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Elon Musk makes it clear that he intends to ensure Grok becomes as racist as he is.
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Elon Musk makes it clear that he intends to ensure Grok becomes as racist as he is.
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first couple times I saw this drift past on the TL I assumed it was a joke but no, he actually said it
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
first couple times I saw this drift past on the TL I assumed it was a joke but no, he actually said it
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in more fun Olympic news, downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson got engaged at the finish line of the super-G
(and yes, she "may have told him that I just always kind of had the dream of getting engaged at the Olympics" so this is the proposal she wanted)
(and yes, she "may have told him that I just always kind of had the dream of getting engaged at the Olympics" so this is the proposal she wanted)
Breezy Johnson gets engaged at Winter Olympics after boyfriend proposes at finish line
Johnson, 30, was proposed to after her run in Thursday's super-G final ended in a crash.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
in more fun Olympic news, downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson got engaged at the finish line of the super-G
(and yes, she "may have told him that I just always kind of had the dream of getting engaged at the Olympics" so this is the proposal she wanted)
(and yes, she "may have told him that I just always kind of had the dream of getting engaged at the Olympics" so this is the proposal she wanted)
C’mon, Coach, that’s outrageous. Most ICE agents aren’t legally permitted within 500 feet of a library.
February 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
C’mon, Coach, that’s outrageous. Most ICE agents aren’t legally permitted within 500 feet of a library.
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Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
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I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
Haven’t read the Douthat interview yet (another one of the tabs), but my preexisting impression is that Amodei is an earnest Effective Altruist, with all the cultish baggage that term implies.
February 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Haven’t read the Douthat interview yet (another one of the tabs), but my preexisting impression is that Amodei is an earnest Effective Altruist, with all the cultish baggage that term implies.
And, incidentally, Anthropic was one of SBF’s bit bets.
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
And, incidentally, Anthropic was one of SBF’s bit bets.
That’s one of the tabs. Also the new amodei opus, Gideon Lewis-Krauss, etc.
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
That’s one of the tabs. Also the new amodei opus, Gideon Lewis-Krauss, etc.