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Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
February 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
You should really read Katherine Graham’s autobiography My Life if you want to understand the relationship between newspapers and politicians. Let’s just say LBJ would not have been VP or president, pools in DC might not have closed…
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
You should really read Katherine Graham’s autobiography My Life if you want to understand the relationship between newspapers and politicians. Let’s just say LBJ would not have been VP or president, pools in DC might not have closed…
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If you have been thinking about joining your Community Board, now is the moment. Deadlines are coming up, and we pulled key reminders in this week’s newsletter.
Get the latest updates: www.beta.nyc/newsletter-2...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
If you have been thinking about joining your Community Board, now is the moment. Deadlines are coming up, and we pulled key reminders in this week’s newsletter.
Get the latest updates: www.beta.nyc/newsletter-2...
Get the latest updates: www.beta.nyc/newsletter-2...
The collateral damage of this tech is not inevitable. Claude may be “good” at some tasks but Amodei does not give a f$&k about the damage they cause along the way.
‘About 80% of data-annotation and content moderation workers are drawn from rural, semi-rural or marginalised backgrounds. Firms deliberately operate from smaller cities and towns, where rents and labour costs are lower, and a growing pool of first-generation graduates are seeking jobs.’
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The collateral damage of this tech is not inevitable. Claude may be “good” at some tasks but Amodei does not give a f$&k about the damage they cause along the way.
People are easier to control when they are desperate and afraid. Nebraskans should run against everyone who voted for this legislation. The affordability crisis in this country is a wage crisis. Fed minimum wage is still $7.25/hr
BREAKING: The Nebraska Legislature has approved a bill lowering Nebraska’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 for young workers, and slowing down minimum wage increases for others.
February 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
People are easier to control when they are desperate and afraid. Nebraskans should run against everyone who voted for this legislation. The affordability crisis in this country is a wage crisis. Fed minimum wage is still $7.25/hr
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just idly remembering when i was assembling my dissertation for final submission in 2017 i was chided by one lovely professor at a conference, who felt my use of the phrase "the return of fascism" to describe the present moment was "alarmist"
February 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
just idly remembering when i was assembling my dissertation for final submission in 2017 i was chided by one lovely professor at a conference, who felt my use of the phrase "the return of fascism" to describe the present moment was "alarmist"
At least someone is speaking up
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
At least someone is speaking up
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There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one:
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one:
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
The system of US federal government is designed to protect and empower these men. From the legal system to the tax system to the benefits systems (corporate and citizen), all orient towards protecting their power.
February 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The system of US federal government is designed to protect and empower these men. From the legal system to the tax system to the benefits systems (corporate and citizen), all orient towards protecting their power.
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watching mamdani get into office and just start flipping the switches labeled "good things" makes me think about this post a lot
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
my worldview changed drastically when i internalized that most problems are fundamentally just choices humans make. we could just *decide* to do better things, but instead we decide not to.
it is always a *choice* to let poor people suffer and die.
February 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
watching mamdani get into office and just start flipping the switches labeled "good things" makes me think about this post a lot
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
establishment democrats don't like the guy because he puts on display how intentionally ineffective they are
Body cams are like a bandaides over an infected wound. Need to rid the wound of infection before applying bandages. Ridding the wound of infection = abolish ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Body cams are like a bandaides over an infected wound. Need to rid the wound of infection before applying bandages. Ridding the wound of infection = abolish ICE.
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I think at this point it's reasonable to call them death squads and Democrats should have to explain why they're voting to fund the death squads.
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I think at this point it's reasonable to call them death squads and Democrats should have to explain why they're voting to fund the death squads.
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Someone I know pointed out (they may have been quoting someone else, but I am not sure) that a lot of people in tech are willing to do things for Claude that they weren't willing to do for junior devs. What an utterly damning statement about the culture of the software industry.
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Someone I know pointed out (they may have been quoting someone else, but I am not sure) that a lot of people in tech are willing to do things for Claude that they weren't willing to do for junior devs. What an utterly damning statement about the culture of the software industry.
To exit JFK Terminal B I think you need to walk through a set of doors that scans your face. There are no other options for exit
January 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
To exit JFK Terminal B I think you need to walk through a set of doors that scans your face. There are no other options for exit
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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The new deputy mayor overseeing the NYC health department and related agencies is a veteran health professional and hospital executive with strong community ties and very much a product of Queens.
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From Covid Patient to Hospital CEO: Meet NYC's New Deputy Mayor for Health
Helen Arteaga Landaverde rose to CEO of Elmhurst Hospital after founding a family health center.
thecity.nyc
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The new deputy mayor overseeing the NYC health department and related agencies is a veteran health professional and hospital executive with strong community ties and very much a product of Queens.
Via buff.ly/HnqtpC5
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Via buff.ly/HnqtpC5
buff.ly/v4vAXlU
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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Folks on this website thinking it’s possible to have a perfect victim when a cop kills somebody.
It really isn’t a thing. Nobody but the cops and the systems of domination win when that’s the direction you try to go.
It really isn’t a thing. Nobody but the cops and the systems of domination win when that’s the direction you try to go.
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Folks on this website thinking it’s possible to have a perfect victim when a cop kills somebody.
It really isn’t a thing. Nobody but the cops and the systems of domination win when that’s the direction you try to go.
It really isn’t a thing. Nobody but the cops and the systems of domination win when that’s the direction you try to go.
This is the one most social media advocates miss: “The internet has helped people withdraw from diverse communities and shared experiences to huddle in like-minded groups, including groups focused on hating those they see as unlike them, while encouraging the disinhibition of anonymity.”
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is the one most social media advocates miss: “The internet has helped people withdraw from diverse communities and shared experiences to huddle in like-minded groups, including groups focused on hating those they see as unlike them, while encouraging the disinhibition of anonymity.”
Big tech conservatism: “Frank Wilhoit’s claim that ‘conservatism consists of one proposition: there must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect’ applies precisely to the industry and its captains.”
December 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Big tech conservatism: “Frank Wilhoit’s claim that ‘conservatism consists of one proposition: there must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect’ applies precisely to the industry and its captains.”
“ If you equate your wealth with virtue, you tend to equate poverty with vice, and the enemies of the homeless routinely portray them as criminals. The assumption that Bob Lee was murdered by the underclass rather than one of his own speaks to this…”
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“ If you equate your wealth with virtue, you tend to equate poverty with vice, and the enemies of the homeless routinely portray them as criminals. The assumption that Bob Lee was murdered by the underclass rather than one of his own speaks to this…”
“More than the shrinkage of the population and the emptying out of downtown, the new mood of the city seems to be influenced by a kind of shrinking from human contact…. but the way people inhabit it is increasingly suburban, looking to avoid strangers and surprises.”
December 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“More than the shrinkage of the population and the emptying out of downtown, the new mood of the city seems to be influenced by a kind of shrinking from human contact…. but the way people inhabit it is increasingly suburban, looking to avoid strangers and surprises.”
“The desire of tech workers to live in this dense, diverse place while their products create its opposite is an ongoing conundrum.” So many great insights in this piece.
This articulates my exact feelings about San Francisco, the tech industry, & the entire social crisis of Capitalism we are all facing. Ms. Solnit writes with fierce precision & grace, connecting the dots with damning evidence rather than hyperbole.
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rebecca Solnit · In the Shadow of Silicon Valley: Losing San Francisco
I don’t know whether these billionaires know what a city is, but I do know that they have laid their hands on the city...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“The desire of tech workers to live in this dense, diverse place while their products create its opposite is an ongoing conundrum.” So many great insights in this piece.
Is it time for a state’s rights uprising?
Today the Trump administration suspended leases for 5 offshore wind farms in federal waters that would generate electricity to some 2.5 million homes.
I wrote about the high cost of Trump's fossil fuel industry-induced opposition to to wind for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I wrote about the high cost of Trump's fossil fuel industry-induced opposition to to wind for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Is it time for a state’s rights uprising?