Jesse Farrell
@jfarrell.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ powerlifter, unfree software repairbot, cat mum.
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@_jfarrell on Twitter; @pingouin@tech.lgbt in fediverse.
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Pro-democracy, antifa-scist.
Capitalism is a choice.
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@_jfarrell on Twitter; @pingouin@tech.lgbt in fediverse.
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Pro-democracy, antifa-scist.
Capitalism is a choice.
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Thoughts on Dems throwing a game they were winning. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
Another disgrace, and a new path forward.
www.offmessage.net
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Thoughts on Dems throwing a game they were winning. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
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Cheryl Hines—who has mostly steered clear of RFK’s antivaxx world—headlined a weekend gala for Children’s Health Defense. At the private party, which I watched from the back of the room, she praised CHD and hawked her book— proceeds which were promised to CHD. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Does Cheryl Hines share husband RFK Jr.’s vaccine views? Now we know the answer.
The actress finally steps out as first lady of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Cheryl Hines—who has mostly steered clear of RFK’s antivaxx world—headlined a weekend gala for Children’s Health Defense. At the private party, which I watched from the back of the room, she praised CHD and hawked her book— proceeds which were promised to CHD. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
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This week’s main Better Offline episode is the audio of my panel with Cory Doctorow at the Seattle Public Library, where we talked about Enshittification and The Rot Economy. Whitney Beltràn moderated.
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Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron on Enshittification and the Rot Economy
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 11/12/2025 · 58m
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November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This week’s main Better Offline episode is the audio of my panel with Cory Doctorow at the Seattle Public Library, where we talked about Enshittification and The Rot Economy. Whitney Beltràn moderated.
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Talk to the Senate Democrats who voted for it, because apparently they think paying off their colleagues for rightfully being investigated for their collaboration in a coup attempt is better than standing up for millions of Americans
"This is real-time corruption on full display," Hakeem Jeffries just now on the millions that could go to 8 Republican US Senators in the spending bill.
He decries millions for the "slush fund" while zero dollars go to health care tax credits for 24 million.
He decries millions for the "slush fund" while zero dollars go to health care tax credits for 24 million.
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Talk to the Senate Democrats who voted for it, because apparently they think paying off their colleagues for rightfully being investigated for their collaboration in a coup attempt is better than standing up for millions of Americans
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Sean Duffy: "what this country needs is fewer air traffic controllers, and for those who do show up to work to be demoralized"
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Sean Duffy: "what this country needs is fewer air traffic controllers, and for those who do show up to work to be demoralized"
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All the colors.
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
All the colors.
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if you work for doordash, contact me on signal at marisakabas.04
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
if you work for doordash, contact me on signal at marisakabas.04
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The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
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N272BG Landed in Austin, Texas, United States. Apx. flt. time 2 h 45 min.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
N272BG Landed in Austin, Texas, United States. Apx. flt. time 2 h 45 min.
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250 MILLION people displaced in a world approaching 1.4C above pre-industrial temperatures.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
250 MILLION people displaced in a world approaching 1.4C above pre-industrial temperatures.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
We’re on track for…
2C in years.
3C in decades.
4C likely in our children’s lifetimes.
When scientists warn of BILLIONS of deaths they’re not kidding.
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You know, FDR was an "elite." He came from money on both sides of his family.
Yet, he wasn't a predatory scumbag like pretty much all of our rich elites now. He looked out for the little guy. He looked out for the poor. FDR cared about people.
We really need a better class of rich people.
Yet, he wasn't a predatory scumbag like pretty much all of our rich elites now. He looked out for the little guy. He looked out for the poor. FDR cared about people.
We really need a better class of rich people.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
You know, FDR was an "elite." He came from money on both sides of his family.
Yet, he wasn't a predatory scumbag like pretty much all of our rich elites now. He looked out for the little guy. He looked out for the poor. FDR cared about people.
We really need a better class of rich people.
Yet, he wasn't a predatory scumbag like pretty much all of our rich elites now. He looked out for the little guy. He looked out for the poor. FDR cared about people.
We really need a better class of rich people.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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We can still have this. The money is there. We just have to wrest it from the grasp of rich scumbags.
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
We can still have this. The money is there. We just have to wrest it from the grasp of rich scumbags.
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Don’t worry, the $2T … oops, I mean $3T … and in an hour $4T … of tariff revenue is more than enough for 300M $2k checks.
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Incredible work from the president, collecting another $1 trillion from tariffs in less than 10 hours
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Don’t worry, the $2T … oops, I mean $3T … and in an hour $4T … of tariff revenue is more than enough for 300M $2k checks.
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And what we've done is create communities of belief where saying "Slow down, is this true?" is perceived as an act of betrayal. The vast majority of people in those communities will instead indulge you: tell you that the things you always suspected, and feel correct, are in fact correct.
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And what we've done is create communities of belief where saying "Slow down, is this true?" is perceived as an act of betrayal. The vast majority of people in those communities will instead indulge you: tell you that the things you always suspected, and feel correct, are in fact correct.
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big story tomorrow if your interests lie in immigration policy, domestic intelligence gathering, or blatant government malfeasance. stay tuned.
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
big story tomorrow if your interests lie in immigration policy, domestic intelligence gathering, or blatant government malfeasance. stay tuned.
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Yesterday vs. just now.
First time Sir Keir has been odds on to go in 2026.
Yours etc.
First time Sir Keir has been odds on to go in 2026.
Yours etc.
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Yesterday vs. just now.
First time Sir Keir has been odds on to go in 2026.
Yours etc.
First time Sir Keir has been odds on to go in 2026.
Yours etc.
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Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
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I love Mauldin's work. I have some modern collections of it but I was so happy stumble on this from 1945 a few years ago.
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I love Mauldin's work. I have some modern collections of it but I was so happy stumble on this from 1945 a few years ago.
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Peanuts from November 11, 1998. Charles M. Schulz pays tribute to veterans (and Bill Mauldin) by featuring Mauldin's characters, Willie & Joe.
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Peanuts from November 11, 1998. Charles M. Schulz pays tribute to veterans (and Bill Mauldin) by featuring Mauldin's characters, Willie & Joe.
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Palantir received $51 million from ICE for tracking software.
Meanwhile, the company donated to Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom project and its CEO personally donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Meanwhile, the company donated to Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom project and its CEO personally donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies
“We've never seen anything like this before,” Geo Group founder George Zoley said.
www.notus.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Palantir received $51 million from ICE for tracking software.
Meanwhile, the company donated to Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom project and its CEO personally donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Meanwhile, the company donated to Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom project and its CEO personally donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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This podcast got voted the Melbourne ABC podcast of the year.
I take calls from the listeners, I get a cranky dad and a lovely Rabbi.
I get the what is Mike Tyson became a woman question.
The whole hour is full of experts.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
I take calls from the listeners, I get a cranky dad and a lovely Rabbi.
I get the what is Mike Tyson became a woman question.
The whole hour is full of experts.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Trans athletes playing in single-sex sport teams - ABC listen
A common concern is that transgender women might have an advantage in single-sex teams due to their physical strength and size, but is there research to support this?
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This podcast got voted the Melbourne ABC podcast of the year.
I take calls from the listeners, I get a cranky dad and a lovely Rabbi.
I get the what is Mike Tyson became a woman question.
The whole hour is full of experts.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
I take calls from the listeners, I get a cranky dad and a lovely Rabbi.
I get the what is Mike Tyson became a woman question.
The whole hour is full of experts.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
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Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
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When jokes become an EOD deliverable, your joke writing process has to be air tight. @elliottkalan.bsky.social walks us through how he grows jokes from tiny ideas into full-blown laughs.
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When jokes become an EOD deliverable, your joke writing process has to be air tight. @elliottkalan.bsky.social walks us through how he grows jokes from tiny ideas into full-blown laughs.
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...
Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/646-...