Kaan A. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@evcilemu.bsky.social
Solidarity, freedom, and democracy—proud social democrat! 🌹
Former political scientist, current data analyst. Bit of a gamer, too.
Turkish-Canadian, particularly proud of the latter.
Posts in Turkish and in English.
Former political scientist, current data analyst. Bit of a gamer, too.
Turkish-Canadian, particularly proud of the latter.
Posts in Turkish and in English.
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Kaan A. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@evcilemu.bsky.social
· Nov 18
This image is my banner for one reason: no matter how long an enmity may be and how terrible a conflict, we can still mend our wounds and walk into the future together. There is no conflict that cannot be resolved, at the end of the day.
No, for Noah Smith this ain't it. He might be mediocre—I don't think he is, but he might be—but he definitely isn't lazy. I think he just lost the plot, and he certainly wasn't always like this.
Is it Twitter, or is it just another example of the age-old phenomenon someone who is a mediocre and lazy thinker but incredibly ambitious and with an aptitude for clickbait reaching the limits of their abilities and flapping in the wind - see, Jones, O or Moore, S for example?
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
No, for Noah Smith this ain't it. He might be mediocre—I don't think he is, but he might be—but he definitely isn't lazy. I think he just lost the plot, and he certainly wasn't always like this.
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He was always a bit weird yes but this is a case where people saying “He was always like this!!” are just wrong. He has become *significantly* worse
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
He was always a bit weird yes but this is a case where people saying “He was always like this!!” are just wrong. He has become *significantly* worse
Wow, the original poster of this blocked me. The book was Shoshanna Zuboff's "the Age of Surveillance Capitalism," for the record.
It's pathetic that a person cannot contend with a book they like being disliked. Just as I was thinking about how we need more exposure to ideas we disagree with.
It's pathetic that a person cannot contend with a book they like being disliked. Just as I was thinking about how we need more exposure to ideas we disagree with.
Bit of an unpopular opinion but this is an over-hyped but unremarkable book that doesn't really add to our understanding of capitalism.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wow, the original poster of this blocked me. The book was Shoshanna Zuboff's "the Age of Surveillance Capitalism," for the record.
It's pathetic that a person cannot contend with a book they like being disliked. Just as I was thinking about how we need more exposure to ideas we disagree with.
It's pathetic that a person cannot contend with a book they like being disliked. Just as I was thinking about how we need more exposure to ideas we disagree with.
Yeah, I used to be a subscriber to his newsletter. It kind of started going bonkers. I still like to read his opinions and think about them, even—or, especially—when I disagree, but...he's certainly different nowadays.
The collapse of Noah Smith from 'interesting writer whose occasionally a bit random' into 'complete idiot and mentalist' is one of the most clear cut cases of twitter-poisoning I've seen
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yeah, I used to be a subscriber to his newsletter. It kind of started going bonkers. I still like to read his opinions and think about them, even—or, especially—when I disagree, but...he's certainly different nowadays.
Bit of an unpopular opinion but this is an over-hyped but unremarkable book that doesn't really add to our understanding of capitalism.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Bit of an unpopular opinion but this is an over-hyped but unremarkable book that doesn't really add to our understanding of capitalism.
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"Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russians" fails to grapple with why millions of ordinary Russians were willing to follow orders in a devastating war against Ukraine.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russians" fails to grapple with why millions of ordinary Russians were willing to follow orders in a devastating war against Ukraine.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
This stuff open up questions over how far Russia as a society will come to terms with the past after Putin is gone.
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Even if they were “high level” criminals…it is still murder. Who made our military the judge, jury and sentencer in matters that should be handled by the legal system?
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Even if they were “high level” criminals…it is still murder. Who made our military the judge, jury and sentencer in matters that should be handled by the legal system?
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Horrifying but not surprising. There should be an organized program to publicly record the experiences of the abductees/detainees. Maybe even people working in or with ICE who want to document what they have seen.
At some point, having a large compilation of evidence is going to be very useful.
At some point, having a large compilation of evidence is going to be very useful.
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Horrifying but not surprising. There should be an organized program to publicly record the experiences of the abductees/detainees. Maybe even people working in or with ICE who want to document what they have seen.
At some point, having a large compilation of evidence is going to be very useful.
At some point, having a large compilation of evidence is going to be very useful.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
Zero tears will be shed for the murderous petro-monarchy's Ozymandian projects.
The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Zero tears will be shed for the murderous petro-monarchy's Ozymandian projects.
Purge the fifth columnists. Teach them that an open and free society does not have to tolerate those who serve to sabotage it in service of tyrants. Militant democracy needs to be embraced yesterday.
Declaw Russia, arm Ukraine, dismantle the Muscovite empire.
Declaw Russia, arm Ukraine, dismantle the Muscovite empire.
Russian agents turned out to be Russian agents. The era of the most obvious discoveries continues.
AfD is russian funded neonazi party🤦♀️
AfD is russian funded neonazi party🤦♀️
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Purge the fifth columnists. Teach them that an open and free society does not have to tolerate those who serve to sabotage it in service of tyrants. Militant democracy needs to be embraced yesterday.
Declaw Russia, arm Ukraine, dismantle the Muscovite empire.
Declaw Russia, arm Ukraine, dismantle the Muscovite empire.
And this is precisely why TikTok is a bad place to get information, folks.
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
And this is precisely why TikTok is a bad place to get information, folks.
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false
Tiktok is almost certainly a better source of information on Gaza than the NYT.
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
false
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Okay look I fuckin hate the “what are we a bunch of ASIANS” thing but this is not what you see in Third World countries, it’s what you see in Russia
Iranians confronted with that shit woulda jumped the cops immediately and dragged their guy back to their line, Americans and Russians just idly watch
Iranians confronted with that shit woulda jumped the cops immediately and dragged their guy back to their line, Americans and Russians just idly watch
Video evidence from Oregon's Department of Justice.
It's surveillance footage of the ICE facility in Portland from August through October.
Look at Trump's thugs.
This is the kind of footage you see in violent third-world countries, now America.
It's surveillance footage of the ICE facility in Portland from August through October.
Look at Trump's thugs.
This is the kind of footage you see in violent third-world countries, now America.
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Okay look I fuckin hate the “what are we a bunch of ASIANS” thing but this is not what you see in Third World countries, it’s what you see in Russia
Iranians confronted with that shit woulda jumped the cops immediately and dragged their guy back to their line, Americans and Russians just idly watch
Iranians confronted with that shit woulda jumped the cops immediately and dragged their guy back to their line, Americans and Russians just idly watch
Yeah why do Americans think that people living in shitty dictatorships are all docile? If people have gotten to the point of protesting in such a country, they'll beat those cops to an inch of their life. They've already factored the cost of protest in and it's high. They'll do it.
Okay look I fuckin hate the “what are we a bunch of ASIANS” thing but this is not what you see in Third World countries, it’s what you see in Russia
Iranians confronted with that shit woulda jumped the cops immediately and dragged their guy back to their line, Americans and Russians just idly watch
Iranians confronted with that shit woulda jumped the cops immediately and dragged their guy back to their line, Americans and Russians just idly watch
Video evidence from Oregon's Department of Justice.
It's surveillance footage of the ICE facility in Portland from August through October.
Look at Trump's thugs.
This is the kind of footage you see in violent third-world countries, now America.
It's surveillance footage of the ICE facility in Portland from August through October.
Look at Trump's thugs.
This is the kind of footage you see in violent third-world countries, now America.
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Yeah why do Americans think that people living in shitty dictatorships are all docile? If people have gotten to the point of protesting in such a country, they'll beat those cops to an inch of their life. They've already factored the cost of protest in and it's high. They'll do it.
Actual fifth pillars, useful idiots for the Kremlin.
The Green Party condemns Russia’s invasion, backs Ukraine’s sovereignty, and urges peace talks. It opposes NATO expansion and supports replacing NATO with a cooperative, non-militarised European security framework 💚
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Actual fifth pillars, useful idiots for the Kremlin.
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Once you pass a high enough price point, it doesn't matter whether or not the AI exists to deliver upon your promises; you can just do a Mechanical Turk & pay someone in a developing nation a pittance to remotely be a servant to a rich person in a developed country
Monstrous
Monstrous
So the $20,000 humanoid robot housekeeper actually just webcams your house to a random person in a call center with an Xbox controller www.wsj.com/tech/persona... @joannastern.bsky.social
I Tried the Robot That’s Coming to Live With You. It’s Still Part Human.
1X’s Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Once you pass a high enough price point, it doesn't matter whether or not the AI exists to deliver upon your promises; you can just do a Mechanical Turk & pay someone in a developing nation a pittance to remotely be a servant to a rich person in a developed country
Monstrous
Monstrous
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The dismissal of AOC makes me think that they care less about working-class politicians and more about a kind of workerist male aesthetic.
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The dismissal of AOC makes me think that they care less about working-class politicians and more about a kind of workerist male aesthetic.
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Look out y'all, straight up CCP propaganda in Time magazine... 🥴🤦
The U.S. Must Beware of Taiwan's Reckless Leader
William Lai is lurching toward formal independence, which could trigger a catastrophic U.S.-China war, writes Lyle Goldstein.
time.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Look out y'all, straight up CCP propaganda in Time magazine... 🥴🤦
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But Will, don't you understand? I, a Sophisticate, believe in a Materialisticical Understanding of History where Material Conditions, including Symbolism, Matter. Except for where it doesn't, based entirely on how I feel.
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
But Will, don't you understand? I, a Sophisticate, believe in a Materialisticical Understanding of History where Material Conditions, including Symbolism, Matter. Except for where it doesn't, based entirely on how I feel.
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Time to annihilate this idea that we’re only allowed to care about something if the average yokels cares, and also anything we get mad about is a performative attempt to appeal to stupid yokels, and also the yokels don’t care about anything. Just STOP IT. Get mad, about real stuff that matters.
October 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Time to annihilate this idea that we’re only allowed to care about something if the average yokels cares, and also anything we get mad about is a performative attempt to appeal to stupid yokels, and also the yokels don’t care about anything. Just STOP IT. Get mad, about real stuff that matters.
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It’s your damn country where nazi salutes fly on the inauguration, you human garbage
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s your damn country where nazi salutes fly on the inauguration, you human garbage
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What if I told you we didn't have to? A few thousand nihilistic internet trolls, living completely pointless lives in filthy stain-encrusted dens, shouldn't stand between us and a better world.
The sneering tone is infuriating, Sharing a world with these kind of people is impossible.
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What if I told you we didn't have to? A few thousand nihilistic internet trolls, living completely pointless lives in filthy stain-encrusted dens, shouldn't stand between us and a better world.
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The actual number of people here is very small - maybe a few tens of thousands, scattered across the globe, a lot of them complete miserable failures with no social connections or financial resources. They're warping our discourse through the power of internet brigading, that's it.
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The actual number of people here is very small - maybe a few tens of thousands, scattered across the globe, a lot of them complete miserable failures with no social connections or financial resources. They're warping our discourse through the power of internet brigading, that's it.
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Remember John Fetterman? I do and I also remember I ignored some red flags. Let‘s not make this mistake again.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember John Fetterman? I do and I also remember I ignored some red flags. Let‘s not make this mistake again.