edin h
@edinh.bsky.social
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"We're in the process of inventing a general equivalent ... of everything, not just the economic... a total encoding in which everything can be measured by the same extremely reductive yardstick, that of the binary, 0-1. Everything enters into an equation"
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
"We're in the process of inventing a general equivalent ... of everything, not just the economic... a total encoding in which everything can be measured by the same extremely reductive yardstick, that of the binary, 0-1. Everything enters into an equation"
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
"We're in the process of inventing a general equivalent ... of everything, not just the economic... a total encoding in which everything can be measured by the same extremely reductive yardstick, that of the binary, 0-1. Everything enters into an equation"
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 AM
"We're in the process of inventing a general equivalent ... of everything, not just the economic... a total encoding in which everything can be measured by the same extremely reductive yardstick, that of the binary, 0-1. Everything enters into an equation"
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
—Baudrillard (1999) on "AI" & LLMs?
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👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
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Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
omg he admit it... you can't spell "fascist" without AI lol
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
omg he admit it... you can't spell "fascist" without AI lol
the brutality of this joke ought to be illegal
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
the brutality of this joke ought to be illegal
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1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
Correspondence with Noam Chomsky
This is supporting material for the article See No Evil.
www.monbiot.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 AM
1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...
isn't it funny how this whole time, while fascist forces were engaged in over a decade-long takeover of national institutions and imposition of ideological conformity, some very clever & respectable ppl burnished their careers by insisting the actual problem was "polarization" lol
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
isn't it funny how this whole time, while fascist forces were engaged in over a decade-long takeover of national institutions and imposition of ideological conformity, some very clever & respectable ppl burnished their careers by insisting the actual problem was "polarization" lol
mindlessly repeating "witty banter" or "brilliant guy" is exactly how epstein was able to operate for decades. he had $$$$$ and he said "shakespere good amirite," so please stop with the genius gag. we don't have to maintain the elaborate facades of reputation, whether academic or political
This is a harrowing look at Epstein's connections to academia. It shows how Epstein was able to woo high-profile scholars with witty banter, promises of research funding, and help from a well-connected literary agent, despite not having a degree himself.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Nine More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files
Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department.
www.insidehighered.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
mindlessly repeating "witty banter" or "brilliant guy" is exactly how epstein was able to operate for decades. he had $$$$$ and he said "shakespere good amirite," so please stop with the genius gag. we don't have to maintain the elaborate facades of reputation, whether academic or political
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listen they're going to TEDtalks—live—because that's how you know somebody is SMART
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 AM
listen they're going to TEDtalks—live—because that's how you know somebody is SMART
[butterfly meme] — is this FAFO?
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
[butterfly meme] — is this FAFO?
hot tip for saving area studies centers at US universities — rename:
Melania Center for East European Film and Payola Studies
Kushner Center for Peace in the Middle East
Authentic Panama Hat® Center for Latin American Cooperation
Melania Center for East European Film and Payola Studies
Kushner Center for Peace in the Middle East
Authentic Panama Hat® Center for Latin American Cooperation
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
hot tip for saving area studies centers at US universities — rename:
Melania Center for East European Film and Payola Studies
Kushner Center for Peace in the Middle East
Authentic Panama Hat® Center for Latin American Cooperation
Melania Center for East European Film and Payola Studies
Kushner Center for Peace in the Middle East
Authentic Panama Hat® Center for Latin American Cooperation
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
lmao if you step back from inhabiting this horror for a sec, it's genuinely hilarious that he tried to step into an ongoing battle about fascism with the words "Here's a podcast"
bruh
bruh
Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change.
Opinion | Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump’s Deportation Agenda Is Going
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
lmao if you step back from inhabiting this horror for a sec, it's genuinely hilarious that he tried to step into an ongoing battle about fascism with the words "Here's a podcast"
bruh
bruh
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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You see this sort of argument a lot, but it doesn't make sense to me. If ICE is fully funded outside of the normal appropriations process, then how do the Dems have the leverage to demand even these reforms?
Dems do not have a majority and ICE has $75 billion outside of normal appropriations that it can spend even if DHS shuts down. Some of these asks would make actual, tangible difference (the warrant requirement being a huge one to correct an egregious illegality), but it wouldn't stop ICE in general.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
You see this sort of argument a lot, but it doesn't make sense to me. If ICE is fully funded outside of the normal appropriations process, then how do the Dems have the leverage to demand even these reforms?
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Waking up today I felt borderline euphoric. With no leadership and no institutional buy-in the people shut down economic activity, defended their neighbors, and ended a fascist's career. None of those things were supposed to happen, but regular people decided they should, so they did. Incredible!
Minnesota staged a general strike, defended itself against a pogrom in the absence of elected leadership, and got an einsatzgruppenführer fired. That unfamiliar feeling is actual, honest-to-god people power.
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Waking up today I felt borderline euphoric. With no leadership and no institutional buy-in the people shut down economic activity, defended their neighbors, and ended a fascist's career. None of those things were supposed to happen, but regular people decided they should, so they did. Incredible!
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These politicians have a glorious opportunity to dismantle the police force that will soon set its sights on them and they’re squandering it
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
These politicians have a glorious opportunity to dismantle the police force that will soon set its sights on them and they’re squandering it
how is this the opposition party??? literally none of this would've made any substantive difference in what we've experienced over the past year in chicago, minneapolis, LA, portland etc. worse than useless — in practice it's complicit
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
how is this the opposition party??? literally none of this would've made any substantive difference in what we've experienced over the past year in chicago, minneapolis, LA, portland etc. worse than useless — in practice it's complicit
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Abolish ICE.
Replace all Vichy Democrats.
Replace all Vichy Democrats.
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Abolish ICE.
Replace all Vichy Democrats.
Replace all Vichy Democrats.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
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Cannot repeat the Obama-era dodge of saying "we tortured some folks" and not holding accountable the torturers and especially the chain of command. You want to stop state-sanctioned crimes? Trials not words are the only way.
Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Cannot repeat the Obama-era dodge of saying "we tortured some folks" and not holding accountable the torturers and especially the chain of command. You want to stop state-sanctioned crimes? Trials not words are the only way.