Shaun Manning
@fasterthanshaun.bsky.social
Co-founder and former owner of Booksweet, your community bookstore in Ann Arbor. Writer of things, mostly comics. Open for work. He/Him.
shaunmanning.com
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I think I said this a while ago while arguing with people who said that bots can do law / medicine.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I think I said this a while ago while arguing with people who said that bots can do law / medicine.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
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A good question for anyone who gets a one-on-one interview with Trump: "What is the new kickoff rule?"
It would be better than asking him his favorite Bible verse or the name of his fourth child.
It would be better than asking him his favorite Bible verse or the name of his fourth child.
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A good question for anyone who gets a one-on-one interview with Trump: "What is the new kickoff rule?"
It would be better than asking him his favorite Bible verse or the name of his fourth child.
It would be better than asking him his favorite Bible verse or the name of his fourth child.
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Ah, Bad Bunny left you with questions about power outages, storms, and our hatred of colonialism? Don’t worry, I got you. I’ll show you the aftermath of a storm, take you to the beach, show you what hides under the waves. I’ll show you our magia…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Ah, Bad Bunny left you with questions about power outages, storms, and our hatred of colonialism? Don’t worry, I got you. I’ll show you the aftermath of a storm, take you to the beach, show you what hides under the waves. I’ll show you our magia…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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About those electricity poles in Bad Bunny’s halftime show — the song is “El Apagón” (“The Blackout”) and the official music video was released as a 23min documentary, subtitled “Aquí Vive Gente” (“People Live Here”).
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
Bad Bunny - El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente (Video Oficial) | Un Verano Sin Ti
YouTube video by Bad Bunny
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
About those electricity poles in Bad Bunny’s halftime show — the song is “El Apagón” (“The Blackout”) and the official music video was released as a 23min documentary, subtitled “Aquí Vive Gente” (“People Live Here”).
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
Good.
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Good.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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Well, good thing we didn’t silo off a bunch of important game knowledge in individual discords instead of forums or wikis or gamefaqs for some reason
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Well, good thing we didn’t silo off a bunch of important game knowledge in individual discords instead of forums or wikis or gamefaqs for some reason
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You didn’t need to know Spanish to grasp the message of Bad Bunny’s halftime show: Puerto Rico is America; fiesta is a form of protest; joy is a kind of rebellion
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 2026 Show Was a Joyful Act of Resilience—and Resistance
It was one of the most feverishly-anticipated, instantly-controversial halftime shows in history. You didn’t need to know Spanish to grasp the message: Puerto Rico is America; fiesta is a form of prot...
www.vanityfair.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
You didn’t need to know Spanish to grasp the message of Bad Bunny’s halftime show: Puerto Rico is America; fiesta is a form of protest; joy is a kind of rebellion
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Eighty percent of Americans say that it is immoral for a middle-aged man to have sexual relations with a sixteen-year-old girl. But on this centrist podcast, that percentage feels much lower.
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Eighty percent of Americans say that it is immoral for a middle-aged man to have sexual relations with a sixteen-year-old girl. But on this centrist podcast, that percentage feels much lower.
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Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.
May 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but news / social media—especially when constant, chaotic, and unfiltered—can hit our brains like a DDoS attack: overload attention, flood emotions, and make it hard to think clearly.
It’s okay to step back and curate what you let in. Your mental uptime matters.
It’s okay to step back and curate what you let in. Your mental uptime matters.
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but news / social media—especially when constant, chaotic, and unfiltered—can hit our brains like a DDoS attack: overload attention, flood emotions, and make it hard to think clearly.
It’s okay to step back and curate what you let in. Your mental uptime matters.
It’s okay to step back and curate what you let in. Your mental uptime matters.
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Samiya, 17, led her Los Angeles high school's walkout.
"The White House has a TikTok account, and they’ll post things like 'deportation ASMR'. You go on YouTube the night before school, and you watch an ad of Kristi Noem threatening everybody who has ever come to this country. It’s frightening."
"The White House has a TikTok account, and they’ll post things like 'deportation ASMR'. You go on YouTube the night before school, and you watch an ad of Kristi Noem threatening everybody who has ever come to this country. It’s frightening."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Samiya, 17, led her Los Angeles high school's walkout.
"The White House has a TikTok account, and they’ll post things like 'deportation ASMR'. You go on YouTube the night before school, and you watch an ad of Kristi Noem threatening everybody who has ever come to this country. It’s frightening."
"The White House has a TikTok account, and they’ll post things like 'deportation ASMR'. You go on YouTube the night before school, and you watch an ad of Kristi Noem threatening everybody who has ever come to this country. It’s frightening."
This sort of announcement is almost always followed by resignation, only a few days or even hours later
BREAKING: Keir Starmer is not resigning and will be 'concentrating on the job in hand', Downing Street has said
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
His mood this morning has been described as 'upbeat' and 'confident'
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This sort of announcement is almost always followed by resignation, only a few days or even hours later
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February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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Pair this with that other news article praising Green Day for not being political despite singing "American Idiot". This isn't a lack of media literacy, it's propaganda.
Bad Bunny's style has always defied expectations. So, amid intense speculation that he would use his Super Bowl outfit to subvert masculine stereotypes, stage a protest or publicly lambast ICE (again), it was perhaps no surprise that he did precisely none of those things. https://cnn.it/4kv3OY6
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Pair this with that other news article praising Green Day for not being political despite singing "American Idiot". This isn't a lack of media literacy, it's propaganda.
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Every story about aggrieved Kid Rock halftime-show watchers should be matched with a piece on the local parties where people were overwhelmingly excited about Bad Bunny www.tampabay28.com/news/region-...
Latinos in Tampa Bay celebrate Bad Bunny making history at Super Bowl LX
Bad Bunny brought pride and celebration to Latinos across the U.S. with his historic Super Bowl halftime performance.
www.tampabay28.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Every story about aggrieved Kid Rock halftime-show watchers should be matched with a piece on the local parties where people were overwhelmingly excited about Bad Bunny www.tampabay28.com/news/region-...
Heyyyyy prelaunch page for my next comic is up! See what Cole City is all about! Got some good earlybird rewards, and planning some fun stuff for stretch goals and the like. Sign up to be notified on launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas...
Coming soon: Cole City #1 - A retro futurist comic on hope and rebellion
Inspired by Final Fantasy VII, Upton Sinclair, and Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Cole City is a stylish story about finding your fight.
www.kickstarter.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Heyyyyy prelaunch page for my next comic is up! See what Cole City is all about! Got some good earlybird rewards, and planning some fun stuff for stretch goals and the like. Sign up to be notified on launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas...
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The reality is America is a huge multicultural multilingual country, not a white ethnostate, and venomous white supremacist MAGA crybabies lose it whenever that reality becomes unignorable. We should always seek to increase, not decrease, their discomfort. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...
Hating the Game
The cooperation game, the murder game, and acting in good faith with people you know are acting in bad faith.
www.the-reframe.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The reality is America is a huge multicultural multilingual country, not a white ethnostate, and venomous white supremacist MAGA crybabies lose it whenever that reality becomes unignorable. We should always seek to increase, not decrease, their discomfort. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
Uh oh watching Wonder Man is making me want to get back into acting
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Uh oh watching Wonder Man is making me want to get back into acting