Jeremy Grossman
@jerbaron.bsky.social
Rhetoric PhD + digital marketing agency owner. Teaching @ UMD and JHU. Also board game design.
https://www.social-intellect.com/
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Jeremy Grossman
@jerbaron.bsky.social
· Jun 16
Another fantastic playtest with some very smart people at Game Kastle in College Park 🎪
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
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The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
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As some NHL teams scale back Pride Nights, the Washington Capitals are still going big with Pride Tape, queer anthems, and continued support for local LGBTQ+ organizations.
As NHL Pride Nights Become Less Consistent, the Washington Capitals Keep Celebrating - Washingtonian
Last month, as Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” and Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out” blasted throughout Capital One Arena and players took warmups with hockey sticks wrapped in rainbow-colored Pride…
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February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
As some NHL teams scale back Pride Nights, the Washington Capitals are still going big with Pride Tape, queer anthems, and continued support for local LGBTQ+ organizations.
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DC statehood yesterday
Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
DC statehood yesterday
The thing Chris is saying, which I could spend time imagining in the same way that I can spend time imagining any number of hypothetical world-shattering occurrences, is completely distinct from deciding whether or not to bother saying it. They call it the poster's affliction.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The thing Chris is saying, which I could spend time imagining in the same way that I can spend time imagining any number of hypothetical world-shattering occurrences, is completely distinct from deciding whether or not to bother saying it. They call it the poster's affliction.
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
This line of reasoning is stupid because we also don't want Amazon Prime Deportation that doesn't do those things.
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This line of reasoning is stupid because we also don't want Amazon Prime Deportation that doesn't do those things.
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“kid rock? isn’t that what they called epstein island?”
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“kid rock? isn’t that what they called epstein island?”
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“The only thing more powerful than hate is love” ❤️ 🏈 🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love” ❤️ 🏈 🇵🇷
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Sabrina Carpenter if you’re reading this I would treat you so much better than the potato chip guy.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Sabrina Carpenter if you’re reading this I would treat you so much better than the potato chip guy.
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Strange what some folks understand as political. This was absolutely an explicitly political performance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Strange what some folks understand as political. This was absolutely an explicitly political performance.
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Someone let her know
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Someone let her know
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Never Forget
February 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Never Forget
I get the idea here but it's weird to act like people said things when they didn't say them
February 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I get the idea here but it's weird to act like people said things when they didn't say them
Not only should we not rename Dulles, we should take away Reagan for even suggesting it
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Not only should we not rename Dulles, we should take away Reagan for even suggesting it
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
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February design newsletter is out! It details a handful of important developments, but mostly, I talk about the rulebook. 🎪🎪
Newsletter is here: mailchi.mp/social-intel...
Newsletter is here: mailchi.mp/social-intel...
🎪 Cirque Development Update: February 2026 🎪
mailchi.mp
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
February design newsletter is out! It details a handful of important developments, but mostly, I talk about the rulebook. 🎪🎪
Newsletter is here: mailchi.mp/social-intel...
Newsletter is here: mailchi.mp/social-intel...
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do you all have a moment to discuss the Good News of seitan
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
do you all have a moment to discuss the Good News of seitan
First trip on the new/old yellow line to/from Greenbelt
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
First trip on the new/old yellow line to/from Greenbelt
Not bad given that I mostly ride my own bike and metroed for awhile after the car hit me
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Not bad given that I mostly ride my own bike and metroed for awhile after the car hit me
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Nobody's going to watch the Turning Point Halftime Show because complaining about the real halftime show is an important part of right wing culture.
February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Nobody's going to watch the Turning Point Halftime Show because complaining about the real halftime show is an important part of right wing culture.
This is who runs this account
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
This is who runs this account
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"new tone" was a totally imaginary story that the media invented to try to staunch the bleeding Trump was suffering this weekend and help move past what turned out to be a completely disastrous story for the administration
so much for the ✌️”new tone”✌️
Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
January 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"new tone" was a totally imaginary story that the media invented to try to staunch the bleeding Trump was suffering this weekend and help move past what turned out to be a completely disastrous story for the administration