jamsheed
@jamsheed.bsky.social
once upon a time I had very strong opinions about hypothetical imperatives.
totally agree but the problem is that the objective function of the democratic party right now is to kill that momentum.
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
totally agree but the problem is that the objective function of the democratic party right now is to kill that momentum.
Burning Airlines Give You So Much More
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Burning Airlines Give You So Much More
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
wasn't she eviscerated by chotiner last year? I would've melted into nothingness after that interview.
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
wasn't she eviscerated by chotiner last year? I would've melted into nothingness after that interview.
I'm not sure what I am by "bluesky standards", but you'll take my self-designation as a leftist from my cold dead hands. and I will criticize any damn thing I please.
I assume what you're saying is true in specific online spaces, but it does not ring true in my life.
I assume what you're saying is true in specific online spaces, but it does not ring true in my life.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I'm not sure what I am by "bluesky standards", but you'll take my self-designation as a leftist from my cold dead hands. and I will criticize any damn thing I please.
I assume what you're saying is true in specific online spaces, but it does not ring true in my life.
I assume what you're saying is true in specific online spaces, but it does not ring true in my life.
TOKYO STORY
What’s everyone’s favorite dad movie
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM
TOKYO STORY
here's a direct link to the video, with again deepest thanks to @tyburr.bsky.social. it's 6&1/2 hours long, and from the 1-hour mark to the 3-hour mark it is pretty much nonstop transcendence, but there are some really superb moments very late as well. youtu.be/XC9CyoMJq94
Marquee Moons 1974 - 2019
YouTube video by Ty Burr's Watch List
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
here's a direct link to the video, with again deepest thanks to @tyburr.bsky.social. it's 6&1/2 hours long, and from the 1-hour mark to the 3-hour mark it is pretty much nonstop transcendence, but there are some really superb moments very late as well. youtu.be/XC9CyoMJq94
so I finally got around to this old @tyburr.bsky.social post and decided to take advantage of the arctic freeze listening and relistening to one of the greatest pieces of music in the history of humanity and it is FUCKING AMAZING. www.tyburrswatchlist.com/50-ways-of-h...
50 Ways of Hearing "Marquee Moon"
In which I escape bleak reality by offering you a supercut of Tom Verlaine guitar solos.
www.tyburrswatchlist.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
so I finally got around to this old @tyburr.bsky.social post and decided to take advantage of the arctic freeze listening and relistening to one of the greatest pieces of music in the history of humanity and it is FUCKING AMAZING. www.tyburrswatchlist.com/50-ways-of-h...
I want a commonsense reform for chuck schumer's life: fucking retire and go hang out with your grandkids in westchester. turn over your job to someone who can meet the moment.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I want a commonsense reform for chuck schumer's life: fucking retire and go hang out with your grandkids in westchester. turn over your job to someone who can meet the moment.
ah OK, I wouldn't have gotten to "motte and bailey" from that image.
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
ah OK, I wouldn't have gotten to "motte and bailey" from that image.
oh no I'm going to have to dig up some old @jholbo.bsky.social post that I never managed to fully figure out (about motte and bailey defenses in a metaphorical application). that's helpful though, thanks!
February 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
oh no I'm going to have to dig up some old @jholbo.bsky.social post that I never managed to fully figure out (about motte and bailey defenses in a metaphorical application). that's helpful though, thanks!
wow I absolutely do not understand this meme.
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
wow I absolutely do not understand this meme.
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
seriously cannot believe I had people arguing with me on here that the democrats had won a major victory by continuing to fund DHS while asking for—not getting just asking for—body cams and a code of conduct.
Let’s all think long and hard about whether Dems should be making a demand that Kristi Noem and Tom Homan think is a great idea
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 AM
seriously cannot believe I had people arguing with me on here that the democrats had won a major victory by continuing to fund DHS while asking for—not getting just asking for—body cams and a code of conduct.
was listening to Lush's SPLIT on youtube music and autoplay threw on siouxsie and the banshees' cover of dear prudence right after, and I'm just going to give it to youtube here: that is a solid algorithmic choice. music.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0g...
Dear Prudence
YouTube video by Siouxsie & The Banshees - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
was listening to Lush's SPLIT on youtube music and autoplay threw on siouxsie and the banshees' cover of dear prudence right after, and I'm just going to give it to youtube here: that is a solid algorithmic choice. music.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0g...
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“My administration will keep opening up public spaces like this because New Yorkers deserve to see their city…”
This is such a small thing but also such a big thing?!
This is such a small thing but also such a big thing?!
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“My administration will keep opening up public spaces like this because New Yorkers deserve to see their city…”
This is such a small thing but also such a big thing?!
This is such a small thing but also such a big thing?!
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The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
Look at the photos. The thing I heard often working on the USAID Gaza response from our partners in Gaza was the field of dead bodies - men, women, children - that fanned out around IDF checkpoints in the Netzarim corridor. Shot by IDF soldiers for no reason (unless "for fun" counts as a reason).
U.S. Envoys Refused to Report "Apocalyptic" Conditions in Gaza. Exclusive Photos Show the Reality They Suppressed
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem suppressed a February 2024 report on northern Gaza because it “lacked balance.” These photos from the UN fact finding trip are visual evidence of the conditions.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
so this really happened? wasn't following the news much over the weekend but saw some passing references. what the fuck happened?
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
so this really happened? wasn't following the news much over the weekend but saw some passing references. what the fuck happened?
when people say this kind of shit, I generally assume it's because white people don't know about lentils.
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
when people say this kind of shit, I generally assume it's because white people don't know about lentils.
hell yeah! futurism.com/future-socie...
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
hell yeah! futurism.com/future-socie...
honestly think on this point, will is 100% right and people disagreeing with him are 100% wrong.
We really, really need to squash this idea that the first step in effective protest is ensuring that nobody can ever identify who you are or distinguish you in any way
February 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
honestly think on this point, will is 100% right and people disagreeing with him are 100% wrong.
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Muslim university students were arrested and expelled for protesting genocide. Let's see if college Republicans get even a slap on the wrist for advocating extrajudicial killings.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Muslim university students were arrested and expelled for protesting genocide. Let's see if college Republicans get even a slap on the wrist for advocating extrajudicial killings.
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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Doesn't seem like this should be his job
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Doesn't seem like this should be his job
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Video of his remarks where he says, verbatim, that one of his jobs as leader is to funnel more aid to Israel
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Video of his remarks where he says, verbatim, that one of his jobs as leader is to funnel more aid to Israel
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling