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@gophergrad.bsky.social
Three bags of broken glass and concertina wire in a trenchcoat.
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Golden Gopher Bn alum. Veteran. Progressive. Tikkun olam. Big Sky.
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Policy, technology, human rights, banjos, SABR.
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Don't. Just don't.
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gophergrad.com
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Golden Gopher Bn alum. Veteran. Progressive. Tikkun olam. Big Sky.
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Policy, technology, human rights, banjos, SABR.
.
Don't. Just don't.
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gophergrad.com
Picked up a little light reading to start the year.
(I'm also reading a Murderbot on my phone. I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse.)
(I'm also reading a Murderbot on my phone. I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse.)
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Picked up a little light reading to start the year.
(I'm also reading a Murderbot on my phone. I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse.)
(I'm also reading a Murderbot on my phone. I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse.)
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Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
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Man, James Longstreet from the top rope: “Squads of men parading the streets with arms in their hands is only an armed mob.”
(“Longstreet,” by Elizabeth Varon, p 184)
(“Longstreet,” by Elizabeth Varon, p 184)
January 2, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Man, James Longstreet from the top rope: “Squads of men parading the streets with arms in their hands is only an armed mob.”
(“Longstreet,” by Elizabeth Varon, p 184)
(“Longstreet,” by Elizabeth Varon, p 184)
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The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
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Oh no.
I see we're doing "Can AI apologize" tonight.
No.
Here is a brief list of things AI cannot conceive of:
Right and wrong
Actions and reactions
Interaction between entities
Entities
Physical existence
Connections between words and right and wrong and entities and physical existence
I see we're doing "Can AI apologize" tonight.
No.
Here is a brief list of things AI cannot conceive of:
Right and wrong
Actions and reactions
Interaction between entities
Entities
Physical existence
Connections between words and right and wrong and entities and physical existence
January 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Oh no.
I see we're doing "Can AI apologize" tonight.
No.
Here is a brief list of things AI cannot conceive of:
Right and wrong
Actions and reactions
Interaction between entities
Entities
Physical existence
Connections between words and right and wrong and entities and physical existence
I see we're doing "Can AI apologize" tonight.
No.
Here is a brief list of things AI cannot conceive of:
Right and wrong
Actions and reactions
Interaction between entities
Entities
Physical existence
Connections between words and right and wrong and entities and physical existence
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so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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i’m not a young person, but i’d agree that someone who thinks i’m subhuman and that they should have power over me is a — *checks notes* — red flag.
it’s disingenuous to frame the issue in terms of preference when it’s really about safety.
it’s disingenuous to frame the issue in terms of preference when it’s really about safety.
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
i’m not a young person, but i’d agree that someone who thinks i’m subhuman and that they should have power over me is a — *checks notes* — red flag.
it’s disingenuous to frame the issue in terms of preference when it’s really about safety.
it’s disingenuous to frame the issue in terms of preference when it’s really about safety.
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
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Since we’re renaming things…
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Since we’re renaming things…
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The US once again in the grips of a national "controversy" invented out of thin air by the dumbest, most confidently wrong grifters in the history of humanity.
Just different flavors of gamergate and Comet Pizza, over and over again, forever.
Just different flavors of gamergate and Comet Pizza, over and over again, forever.
Nick Shirley thinks that daycares are unlocked and have "reception" areas 😆 😭
January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The US once again in the grips of a national "controversy" invented out of thin air by the dumbest, most confidently wrong grifters in the history of humanity.
Just different flavors of gamergate and Comet Pizza, over and over again, forever.
Just different flavors of gamergate and Comet Pizza, over and over again, forever.
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Media outrage would blot out the sun if Joe Biden was MC'ing an auction at his private golf club on NYE and blithely dismissing a $2 million bid for a painting as "peanuts" while Americans struggle to pay the bills and ACA health insurance premiums go up - today - by 100% or more
after bidding $100,000 for a painting during an auction at Mar-a-Lago, Trump describes $2 million as "peanuts" for another bidder and the painting eventually goes for over $2.5 million
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Media outrage would blot out the sun if Joe Biden was MC'ing an auction at his private golf club on NYE and blithely dismissing a $2 million bid for a painting as "peanuts" while Americans struggle to pay the bills and ACA health insurance premiums go up - today - by 100% or more
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HORSES! IT IS HORSE BIRTHDAY! HORSE!!!!!
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HORSES! IT IS HORSE BIRTHDAY! HORSE!!!!!
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Fraud is a national problem, and cases in Minnesota have been under federal and state investigation for years. So why is it suddenly a national issue?
It's a case study in the power of the right's propaganda machine.
My latest at MSNOW: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
It's a case study in the power of the right's propaganda machine.
My latest at MSNOW: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | How Trump turned Minnesota fraud into MAGA's next propaganda tool
Paul Waldman: It's no secret why Minnesota child-care fraud is MAGA's new obsession
www.ms.now
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Fraud is a national problem, and cases in Minnesota have been under federal and state investigation for years. So why is it suddenly a national issue?
It's a case study in the power of the right's propaganda machine.
My latest at MSNOW: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
It's a case study in the power of the right's propaganda machine.
My latest at MSNOW: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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This ICE post is a reference to a Rhodesian Army recruiting poster ("Be A Man Among Men") that's very popular with white supremacists.
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This ICE post is a reference to a Rhodesian Army recruiting poster ("Be A Man Among Men") that's very popular with white supremacists.
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Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
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happy birthday all horses (northern hemisphere)
January 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
happy birthday all horses (northern hemisphere)
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We can't understate this: Curtis Yarvin is "the brain of Peter Thiel" in exactly the way that Aleksandr Dugin is "the brain of Vladimir Putin." Indeed, the two are thoroughly synched. If you buy JD Vance, Thiel's sock puppet, this is what you get.
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We can't understate this: Curtis Yarvin is "the brain of Peter Thiel" in exactly the way that Aleksandr Dugin is "the brain of Vladimir Putin." Indeed, the two are thoroughly synched. If you buy JD Vance, Thiel's sock puppet, this is what you get.
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LLMs enter their teenager era
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
LLMs enter their teenager era
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We'll just have to take Trump's word on his health. He's never lied in his life about anything. Most truthful and honest person in history.
Just as a newspaperman, the most interesting detail here to me is that Trump called the reporters and yammered on to them about his health, but Trump’s minders wouldn’t let the reporters talk to his doctor.
“The White House declined to make Barbabella available for an interview.”
“The White House declined to make Barbabella available for an interview.”
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
We'll just have to take Trump's word on his health. He's never lied in his life about anything. Most truthful and honest person in history.
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Happy New Year!
Drew Sheneman by Drew Sheneman for January 1, 2026 | GoComics
Read Drew Sheneman—a comic strip by creator Drew Sheneman—for today, January 1, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!
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January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Happy New Year!
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Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
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My prediction for 2026 is more women are going to establish and maintain boundaries when it comes to work, friendships and relationships, and there's going to be additional backlash in response.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
My prediction for 2026 is more women are going to establish and maintain boundaries when it comes to work, friendships and relationships, and there's going to be additional backlash in response.
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Trump phoned the WSJ when he learned they were doing a health story. Complained of the MRI coverage and says now he never had an MRI just a CT scan. Also says he takes a high daily dose of aspirin.
“I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.”
“I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.”
President Trump tells the Wall Street Journal that the large dose of aspirin he chooses to take daily has caused him to bruise easily. www.wsj.com/us-news/as-signs-...
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Trump phoned the WSJ when he learned they were doing a health story. Complained of the MRI coverage and says now he never had an MRI just a CT scan. Also says he takes a high daily dose of aspirin.
“I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.”
“I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart.”