John
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One of the largest websites on earth, the biggest hub for political and journalistic communication, its owner has transformed into the largest global outlet for violent white supremacy and antisemitism to exist in human history.. and all those politicians and journalists just don’t talk about it.
Weird how there are multiple news stories about how Bluesky is kind of rude to centrists and almost no news stories about how Twitter is now so racist it would make a Klan rally blush.
Twitter has become a terminal cancer for our country, a neverending crisis pouring the worst kind of bigotry imaginable into the public mind, and no one will even talk about it. Most of our elites in journalism and politics still rely on it!
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
One of the largest websites on earth, the biggest hub for political and journalistic communication, its owner has transformed into the largest global outlet for violent white supremacy and antisemitism to exist in human history.. and all those politicians and journalists just don’t talk about it.
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#Istanbul The list of arrested CHP district mayors is growing, with this morning the arrest of İnan Güney, the mayor of Beyoğlu.
Since 19 March, ten districts, representing more than 800,000 voters, have been affected by a vast politico-judicial operation.
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Since 19 March, ten districts, representing more than 800,000 voters, have been affected by a vast politico-judicial operation.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#Istanbul The list of arrested CHP district mayors is growing, with this morning the arrest of İnan Güney, the mayor of Beyoğlu.
Since 19 March, ten districts, representing more than 800,000 voters, have been affected by a vast politico-judicial operation.
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Since 19 March, ten districts, representing more than 800,000 voters, have been affected by a vast politico-judicial operation.
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The Very Online Right has come for Britain too - on.ft.com/45bWlpD via @FT
The Very Online Right has come for Britain too
New media repackages old fashioned bigotry for the modern age
on.ft.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The Very Online Right has come for Britain too - on.ft.com/45bWlpD via @FT
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social It strikes me as an excellent example of an Accountability Sink that the Niskanen Center requires you to buy a subscription that doesn't exist in order to comment...
July 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social It strikes me as an excellent example of an Accountability Sink that the Niskanen Center requires you to buy a subscription that doesn't exist in order to comment...
The Democrats' sex pest didn't become their candidate even though he was endorsed by all the other sex pests. The times they are a changing.
June 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Democrats' sex pest didn't become their candidate even though he was endorsed by all the other sex pests. The times they are a changing.
Who benefits from infrastructure becoming impossibly expensive to build? www.niskanencenter.org/the-problem-...
“The Problem Factory”- Preemptive risk aversion in infrastructure planning and the role of professional services - Niskanen Center
In a small site of special scientific interest about 20 miles northwest of Oxford, a “shed” is being built.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Who benefits from infrastructure becoming impossibly expensive to build? www.niskanencenter.org/the-problem-...
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lmfao I just realized the actual file for the US-UK trade deal has "FINAL rev v2" at the end of the name like it's a high school group project written the night before it was due
May 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
lmfao I just realized the actual file for the US-UK trade deal has "FINAL rev v2" at the end of the name like it's a high school group project written the night before it was due
Ross Douthat on the New York Times podcast asks "Is Trump's trade war a good idea?"
Evaluating it as a domestic policy rather than a bonfire of all the goodwill you use to rule the world seems crude.
Evaluating it as a domestic policy rather than a bonfire of all the goodwill you use to rule the world seems crude.
April 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Ross Douthat on the New York Times podcast asks "Is Trump's trade war a good idea?"
Evaluating it as a domestic policy rather than a bonfire of all the goodwill you use to rule the world seems crude.
Evaluating it as a domestic policy rather than a bonfire of all the goodwill you use to rule the world seems crude.
Bill Ackman is right on the substance, but it's the substance from the Nicole Kidman film of the same name...
April 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bill Ackman is right on the substance, but it's the substance from the Nicole Kidman film of the same name...
When in Rome... But where is Rome?
(From Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Autobiography)
(From Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Autobiography)
March 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When in Rome... But where is Rome?
(From Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Autobiography)
(From Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Autobiography)
When you get your Munich and Yalta peace conferences mixed up
One of the most disgusting historical analogies I’ve ever seen.
Yalta didn’t include the aggressor and it didn’t exclude the US’s longtime ally in the war.
Yalta didn’t include the aggressor and it didn’t exclude the US’s longtime ally in the war.
March 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
When you get your Munich and Yalta peace conferences mixed up
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March 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Here's a twist: this time she's gone back in time to stop the Terminator
March 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here's a twist: this time she's gone back in time to stop the Terminator
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me: and personal liberties! we need to make a strong statement about
Bezos: if you say the word Palestine I'm not even going to give you ten seconds
Bezos: if you say the word Palestine I'm not even going to give you ten seconds
February 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
me: and personal liberties! we need to make a strong statement about
Bezos: if you say the word Palestine I'm not even going to give you ten seconds
Bezos: if you say the word Palestine I'm not even going to give you ten seconds
Only Nixon could go to China. Only Trump can get the EU to re-arm Germany.
February 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Only Nixon could go to China. Only Trump can get the EU to re-arm Germany.
The most Guardian thing of all was this episode. Zero spine and negative political instinct.
February 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The most Guardian thing of all was this episode. Zero spine and negative political instinct.
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Unexpected Koyaanisqatsi in London Bridge station this am
February 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Unexpected Koyaanisqatsi in London Bridge station this am
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I’m excited to announce that the UK paperback version of To The City is now out! You can buy it here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
To the City
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the
blackwells.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I’m excited to announce that the UK paperback version of To The City is now out! You can buy it here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Now every aggrieved person in America can believe they've been written out of a government paycheck because of who they are.
2/ privileges in this system but has indeed begun rewriting the code base of this critical system, significantly rewriting the software for this critical system. For more on this it was this situation I was referring to in a series of tweets from last night in which, as I said, I substituted the …
February 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Now every aggrieved person in America can believe they've been written out of a government paycheck because of who they are.
Breaking: Elon now second richest man
February 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Breaking: Elon now second richest man
When American tech bros decide to create the corporate-run dystopias from their favourite sci-fi books
February 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
When American tech bros decide to create the corporate-run dystopias from their favourite sci-fi books
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as a guy who actually *likes* going into the office, working at a company with a good wfh policy rocks. it's monday and there's no one here, i have the whole place to myself. i'm using like ten monitors and five desks. i ate lunch at 11 am. created something i call "mega chair"
January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
as a guy who actually *likes* going into the office, working at a company with a good wfh policy rocks. it's monday and there's no one here, i have the whole place to myself. i'm using like ten monitors and five desks. i ate lunch at 11 am. created something i call "mega chair"
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Can we take a moment to reflect on the fact that, after all the caterwauling from the tech bros about the EU being hostile to to big tech, it’s the US that has shutdown a major social media platform and is now threatening to nationalise it?
January 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Can we take a moment to reflect on the fact that, after all the caterwauling from the tech bros about the EU being hostile to to big tech, it’s the US that has shutdown a major social media platform and is now threatening to nationalise it?
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People calling this a "Roman salute" are clowns. That's like saying hey, why are you giving me grief over these swastikas? I'm not a Nazi. I'm just super into Vedic north Indian culture. Gimme a break.
January 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
People calling this a "Roman salute" are clowns. That's like saying hey, why are you giving me grief over these swastikas? I'm not a Nazi. I'm just super into Vedic north Indian culture. Gimme a break.