Adam W
@fencinggamer.bsky.social
Dad, gamer, fencer, politics, other stuff.
There's a game where you're an Irishman in Paris killing Nazis. Saboterur.
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There's a game where you're an Irishman in Paris killing Nazis. Saboterur.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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@tkbarnes.bsky.social reports: “Raytheon was allowed to claim about half a million dollars in tax refunds for jobs it did not create due to a loophole in its economic development contract with Buncombe County.”
Exclusive: We Followed the Money to Raytheon in North Carolina
We got hundreds of pages of public records about a controversial deal to offer tens of millions of state and local subsidies to a new Raytheon/Pratt & Whitney plant in Asheville.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@tkbarnes.bsky.social reports: “Raytheon was allowed to claim about half a million dollars in tax refunds for jobs it did not create due to a loophole in its economic development contract with Buncombe County.”
Corporate leaders absolutely understand this but the public conversation around is miles away from understanding this.
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Corporate leaders absolutely understand this but the public conversation around is miles away from understanding this.
Fundraising is generally stable and I like being able to afford things.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Fundraising is generally stable and I like being able to afford things.
This is key to successfully working with donors. Don't bullshit if you don't know the answer!
When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is key to successfully working with donors. Don't bullshit if you don't know the answer!
I think it's the hair
(And yes, he has confirmed that he's excited for Cooper's Senate run. The hold that man has over otherwise conservative North Carolinians...)
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I think it's the hair
None of them have been mid-level managers is the problem
A thing that is baffling to me is that rich Dem donor types could have flattered Trump into very progressive positions just by making him think people would love him for them. He’s easily manipulated but Dems don’t want to do the “make him think it’s his idea” thing every mid level manager knows
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
None of them have been mid-level managers is the problem
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
The answer is always white guys in hard hats somehow.
also, “politics is bottom/top not left/right” might work as a slogan but is shit as analysis. who is the bottom? who is the top? who constitutes an “elite” and who belongs to “the people?” these are important questions that have to be answered.
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The answer is always white guys in hard hats somehow.
I don't not regret to inform you...
1) @washingtonpost.com reported Thursday on a controversial policy downgrading how nooses and swastikas are labeled in the Coast Guard.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
2) Admin officials attacked The Post, falsely alleging the reporting of "fake crap."
3) The CG said it would review policy language.
4) The CG reversed course.
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I don't not regret to inform you...
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it just seems plainly clear to me that if you serve the country in any capacity, civil or military, and you are not a conservative white man, the Trump administration wants to make the workplace as hostile an environment as possible so you remove yourself
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
it just seems plainly clear to me that if you serve the country in any capacity, civil or military, and you are not a conservative white man, the Trump administration wants to make the workplace as hostile an environment as possible so you remove yourself
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at GU Politics: "the struggle is not whether AI is good or bad. It's who controls it and who benefits from it."
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at GU Politics: "the struggle is not whether AI is good or bad. It's who controls it and who benefits from it."
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
#bernieatgu #aisystem #ai #berniesanders #geoffreyhinton #computerscience #gupolitics #gupoliticsforum #georgetown
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. U.S.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
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Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents.
www.wunc.org/race-class-c...
www.wunc.org/race-class-c...
Fear is keeping many Hispanic families inside and local shops are paying the price
Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents.
www.wunc.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hispanic business owners - from restaurants and stores to hair salons - say they’re seeing very few customers because people are scared of immigration enforcement agents.
www.wunc.org/race-class-c...
www.wunc.org/race-class-c...
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BREAKING: Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against a woman who was shot seven times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago.
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against a woman who was shot seven times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago.
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resources re: ICE presence in North Carolina, distribute widely if you feel like it. all love to my community, no love to the people who said "but what is fascism really? historically, blah blah, name-calling gets us nowhere" when we were all saying "these people are fascists"
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November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
resources re: ICE presence in North Carolina, distribute widely if you feel like it. all love to my community, no love to the people who said "but what is fascism really? historically, blah blah, name-calling gets us nowhere" when we were all saying "these people are fascists"
linktr.ee/apply_heat
linktr.ee/apply_heat
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Hit up Sofia's in Durham people, or Devil's Pizzaria or Pop's Backdoor if you're fancy
Late-stage MAGA means accepting that things will never be great again
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hit up Sofia's in Durham people, or Devil's Pizzaria or Pop's Backdoor if you're fancy
Hard agree here. It's fun to dunk but we should be asking why people thought what they did.
"You voted for this!" FAFOism is a powerful force. Easy to get swept away in it. But the fact is that guys like this were lied to, and your anger is better spent on the liars than the lied to. We can welcome guys like this in. We need to build a better country, and we can't do it without them.
Q: You voted for President Trump in 2024. Do you regret that decision?
North Carolina Voter: Yes, 100%…DHS agents harassed me simply for being Latino
North Carolina Voter: Yes, 100%…DHS agents harassed me simply for being Latino
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hard agree here. It's fun to dunk but we should be asking why people thought what they did.
I think it's important to parse here that we're talking about a subset of people who identify as Christians, many of whole aren't actively part of faith communities. They maaybe get a daily email with some Bible quotes.
Plenty of people who are active in the church said "enough" a long time ago.
Plenty of people who are active in the church said "enough" a long time ago.
I occasionally ask myself when those good Christian folks are going to say “Enough’s enough,” but I suspect the answer is never. What Trump offers is impunity. The only outrage to outweigh that is if he stops offering it.
“They’re trying to somehow tie President Trump to the scandal”
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I think it's important to parse here that we're talking about a subset of people who identify as Christians, many of whole aren't actively part of faith communities. They maaybe get a daily email with some Bible quotes.
Plenty of people who are active in the church said "enough" a long time ago.
Plenty of people who are active in the church said "enough" a long time ago.
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compare is my local, it's walkable for me (not the charlotte one) and this is awesome
Thank you, COMPARE FOODS for offering FREE delivery: Charlotte grocery store Compare Foods is offering free pickup and delivery through Dec. 31 to protect the city’s immigrant community. Use code NOFEE2025 at compareclt.com for free delivery or pickup.
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www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
compare is my local, it's walkable for me (not the charlotte one) and this is awesome
Other element of this is the non-backfill. Someone leaves, the position is just cut. Leaving workers with more to do with less resources.
I wrote about the stomach clenching reality of work now -- where rolling layoffs are the norm and no one feels secure in their job. Happy Monday! www.axios.com/2025/11/16/r...
It's a rolling layoff world
These silent layoffs are now just a part of doing business.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Other element of this is the non-backfill. Someone leaves, the position is just cut. Leaving workers with more to do with less resources.
"Revolution requires terror."
Maybe I'm not an expert on the psychology of suburban NextDoor voters, but I do think one thing is that they are easily scared and don't like feeling scared. And seeing this activity around Charlotte is scaring people, even folks who aren't going to be impacted.
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Revolution requires terror."