Jeff
@jeffatc.bsky.social
Digital (Sony and Fuji) and film (Canon AE-1/FTb) photography, Red Wings hockey, scale modeling, music and some center-left politics. Find my photography at www.flickr.com/photos/jhtolatc
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Bullshit. Demanding a U.S. President follow our Constitution isn’t “whining.” Maybe Americans no longer care about the Constitution & the rule of law, but without the Constitution & the rule of law, our democracy doesn’t survive. So there ain’t nothing “weak” about fighting for democracy’s survival.
January 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Bullshit. Demanding a U.S. President follow our Constitution isn’t “whining.” Maybe Americans no longer care about the Constitution & the rule of law, but without the Constitution & the rule of law, our democracy doesn’t survive. So there ain’t nothing “weak” about fighting for democracy’s survival.
That man looks dead inside.
Q: "Mr. Secretary, who is in charge? Are you running Venezuela right now?"
Rubio: *doesn't answer*
Rubio: *doesn't answer*
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
That man looks dead inside.
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There's a correlation between the rise of social media and the partisan divergence of people with and without college degrees. (GSS data)
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
There's a correlation between the rise of social media and the partisan divergence of people with and without college degrees. (GSS data)
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This mysterious process, which our politicians and journalists and consultants simply ignore, but which affects all of us, probably does more to explain politics than every campaign decision of the last 20 years put together. If I was a Democratic bigwig, I might consider investigating it somewhat.
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This mysterious process, which our politicians and journalists and consultants simply ignore, but which affects all of us, probably does more to explain politics than every campaign decision of the last 20 years put together. If I was a Democratic bigwig, I might consider investigating it somewhat.
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Think about music, fashion, baby names. There are distinct trends that spread nationwide, that people somehow absorb through social osmosis, that appear everywhere all at once. People are obviously interacting with each other – otherwise there’d be no trend at all, just random static.
January 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Think about music, fashion, baby names. There are distinct trends that spread nationwide, that people somehow absorb through social osmosis, that appear everywhere all at once. People are obviously interacting with each other – otherwise there’d be no trend at all, just random static.
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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I am not trying to let Democrats off the hook here; it’s unreal that they refuse to think about mass consensus formation, and continue to treat public opinion as a product of individual values encountering individual candidate positions. This is clearly not how it works.
January 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I am not trying to let Democrats off the hook here; it’s unreal that they refuse to think about mass consensus formation, and continue to treat public opinion as a product of individual values encountering individual candidate positions. This is clearly not how it works.
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they have literally never gotten over the Obama situation room photo for the bin Laden raid
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
they have literally never gotten over the Obama situation room photo for the bin Laden raid
The Bezos Post can get bent.
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Bezos Post can get bent.
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Rep. Seth Moulton on CNN: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second & be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We have a lot of problems in America today & invading occupying and running Venezuela does not solve any of them. This is illegal, unjustifed & not in our national interest."
January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton on CNN: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second & be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We have a lot of problems in America today & invading occupying and running Venezuela does not solve any of them. This is illegal, unjustifed & not in our national interest."
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“It was in the dead of night… it was dark…. The lights in Caracas were largely turned off… due to a certain… capability we have. It was… dark”
What an embarrassment.
What an embarrassment.
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“It was in the dead of night… it was dark…. The lights in Caracas were largely turned off… due to a certain… capability we have. It was… dark”
What an embarrassment.
What an embarrassment.
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More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”
That screengrab is the most Bluesky thing I’ve ever seen. 10/10 no notes.
grim posthumous scenario i had not previously considered: you post a picture of the missile headed straight for you, and are memorialized by a bunch of random assholes complaining about alt text
![A Bluesky user based in Venezuela posted 'I live near a military air base and five earth-shaking explosions were just heart.'
User @thenordic.bsky.social (a random asshole) replied 'was it too hard for you to to [sic] add a link?' along with a link to an AP piece. Quick, don't look, what do you think the odds are that this user responded gracefully to being told that OP was on the ground and reporting firsthand?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ycbmujtxprrwbkiw3x5qsyz4/bafkreieh2ddespqvcqdhpfy4g2higsw4lfiguzpaxs3rdessztcokmww6i@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
That screengrab is the most Bluesky thing I’ve ever seen. 10/10 no notes.
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grim posthumous scenario i had not previously considered: you post a picture of the missile headed straight for you, and are memorialized by a bunch of random assholes complaining about alt text
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
grim posthumous scenario i had not previously considered: you post a picture of the missile headed straight for you, and are memorialized by a bunch of random assholes complaining about alt text
This is an obvious attempted decapitation strike. We’ll find out tomorrow if it had its intended outcome. Then, of course, comes the unpredictability of what follows.
Madness.
Madness.
This is potentially significant.
POV10.42651, -66.88582 ID'd by Twitter acct @john_marquee has smoke in the direction of a base that include a number of military academies as well as the General Command of the Army, Strategic Operational Command, and the Ministry of the People's Power for Defense.
POV10.42651, -66.88582 ID'd by Twitter acct @john_marquee has smoke in the direction of a base that include a number of military academies as well as the General Command of the Army, Strategic Operational Command, and the Ministry of the People's Power for Defense.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
This is an obvious attempted decapitation strike. We’ll find out tomorrow if it had its intended outcome. Then, of course, comes the unpredictability of what follows.
Madness.
Madness.
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Counterpoint: get fucked
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Counterpoint: get fucked
AUMF, anyone?
a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of paper and a jacket .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of paper and a jacket .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM
AUMF, anyone?
Oh FFS.
Caracas is under attack.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Oh FFS.
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"we're here to inspect your daycare center"
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"we're here to inspect your daycare center"
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found the new CBS mission statement.
January 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
found the new CBS mission statement.
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I’m glad you were able to identify the giraffe again sir, congrats
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I’m glad you were able to identify the giraffe again sir, congrats
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I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
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Turning Jesus into an Ayn Rand libertarian lunatic is the greatest trick the devil ever pulled.
January 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Turning Jesus into an Ayn Rand libertarian lunatic is the greatest trick the devil ever pulled.
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Elon Musk has proudly built an AI that can be exploited for what is basically child pornography.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Elon Musk has proudly built an AI that can be exploited for what is basically child pornography.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?