Joseph Kohlmann
@jkohlmann.bsky.social
He / him · #Manhattan #NYC · Staff software engineer · Design+eng, #HCI, #DesignSystems, listening, empathy, #house #music, video #games, #photography, #cats, Black feminism, trans rights, Palestinian liberation, antiwhiteness, broken systems, #union labor
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Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the national organization.
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state's highest civil court.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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This story kinda came and went but the fact that the government is explicitly and vocally thanking all the major media outlets for adhering to the bro code feels very relevant right now!!
Democracy Dies In Darkness apnews.com/article/vene...
Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro
News organizations have gotten a rare “thank you” from the Trump administration for not putting its military action in Venezuela in jeopardy by reporting on it before it happened.
apnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
This story kinda came and went but the fact that the government is explicitly and vocally thanking all the major media outlets for adhering to the bro code feels very relevant right now!!
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there is no reason to vote for anything or move any process along at all until the lawlessness ends, at minimum
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
there is no reason to vote for anything or move any process along at all until the lawlessness ends, at minimum
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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a chant I can 100% endorse
Still marching westbound on 26th street, chanting “ICE is just a racist mob, get a real fucking job”
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
a chant I can 100% endorse
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Oh sorry, I haven’t been online that much tonight, I’ve been forced to help organize a safety patrol at my kid’s daycare, because ICE stopped by today.
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Oh sorry, I haven’t been online that much tonight, I’ve been forced to help organize a safety patrol at my kid’s daycare, because ICE stopped by today.
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It's good that the GOP is a full blown Fourth Reich and the Democrats are a bunch of cowards and collaborators. It's cool and normal. The concentration camps. The kidnappings. The murders. It's great. Yeah let's make sure the government stays open. This is important work.
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
It's good that the GOP is a full blown Fourth Reich and the Democrats are a bunch of cowards and collaborators. It's cool and normal. The concentration camps. The kidnappings. The murders. It's great. Yeah let's make sure the government stays open. This is important work.
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Once again it's women and trans people on the front lines.
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Once again it's women and trans people on the front lines.
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School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
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This is precisely the story I've been thinking about all day, and how these fascists launched this occupation after successfully standing down the federal government in a case with the Bureau of Land Management where they were in the wrong, but a Democratic admin caved because they were armed.
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff began 10 years ago today.
In April of 2025, The Tribune interviewed Ammon Bundy, now living in southern Utah as a fugitive — though law enforcement has shown little interest in arresting him.
In April of 2025, The Tribune interviewed Ammon Bundy, now living in southern Utah as a fugitive — though law enforcement has shown little interest in arresting him.
Exclusive: Back in good LDS standing, Ammon Bundy talks about his life in Utah as a wanted man
Even with an Idaho warrant out for his arrest, Ammon Bundy said he is not overly concerned about being collared by police while he lives in Utah.
www.sltrib.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is precisely the story I've been thinking about all day, and how these fascists launched this occupation after successfully standing down the federal government in a case with the Bureau of Land Management where they were in the wrong, but a Democratic admin caved because they were armed.
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Meanwhile here’s Rubio and Schumer chopping it up today
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Meanwhile here’s Rubio and Schumer chopping it up today
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Just called Chuck Schumer's office to inform him I will not be voting for him ever again!!!!
Meanwhile here’s Rubio and Schumer chopping it up today
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Just called Chuck Schumer's office to inform him I will not be voting for him ever again!!!!
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Remember The Lesson Of White Obama www.vice.com/en/article/t...
This Image of a White Barack Obama Is AI's Racial Bias Problem In a Nutshell
The photo, which was upsampled from a pixelated image of the former president, depicted him as a white man and was created through artificial intelligence—bringing up the question of bias in machine l...
www.vice.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Remember The Lesson Of White Obama www.vice.com/en/article/t...
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another cobyline with @lopatto.bsky.social: we think polymarket is somewhat problematic. www.theverge.com/policy/85807...
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
another cobyline with @lopatto.bsky.social: we think polymarket is somewhat problematic. www.theverge.com/policy/85807...
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Also for #WaterWednesday, gulls and ripples
#photography #birds #gulls #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
#photography #birds #gulls #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Also for #WaterWednesday, gulls and ripples
#photography #birds #gulls #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
#photography #birds #gulls #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶
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The endless, obvious lies are even more disorienting somehow—not that they even believe them, or expect us to believe them, but that we are expected to respectfully accept their power to lie and lie and lie
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The endless, obvious lies are even more disorienting somehow—not that they even believe them, or expect us to believe them, but that we are expected to respectfully accept their power to lie and lie and lie
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If you visit Japan a thing you notice occasionally is a very expensive robot turned off in a corner at a restaurant or hotel that sounded like good idea at the time and just sits in the corner powered off now. Most of this stuff is that. Aibo graveyard.
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
If you visit Japan a thing you notice occasionally is a very expensive robot turned off in a corner at a restaurant or hotel that sounded like good idea at the time and just sits in the corner powered off now. Most of this stuff is that. Aibo graveyard.
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All the robots that fall down and don’t work at CES this year are proof you should not build something in the image of a man. Biblical hubris. Robots should look like Battlebots, do one thing poorly for the first ten years and then sorta get good, like vacuum robots.
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
All the robots that fall down and don’t work at CES this year are proof you should not build something in the image of a man. Biblical hubris. Robots should look like Battlebots, do one thing poorly for the first ten years and then sorta get good, like vacuum robots.
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Funny what Axios gets named quotes for and what they get from "anonymous Democrats."
About an hour ago, @axios.com was first to report that some Dems will be pushing their caucus to shut down DHS at minimum over the ICE shooting today
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Funny what Axios gets named quotes for and what they get from "anonymous Democrats."
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If you're going to protest, here are some things that are useful to know about protesting, your rights, and safety measures you can think about taking. www.coyotemedia.org/first-aid-ki...
COYOTE First Aid Kit: How to Stay Safe at a Protest
Know your rights, know the risks, and know what to do if you’re arrested.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
If you're going to protest, here are some things that are useful to know about protesting, your rights, and safety measures you can think about taking. www.coyotemedia.org/first-aid-ki...
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“The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.”
There is an essential & extremely generalizable point here.
Critical thinking is a team sport. We all need metacognition buddies because human brains. It doesn't matter how quote unquote smart you are. Especially in the slop times.
The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.
Critical thinking is a team sport. We all need metacognition buddies because human brains. It doesn't matter how quote unquote smart you are. Especially in the slop times.
The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.
The thing that jumps out to me here is that the article says the doctor’s *colleague* went looking for the fake studies.
It suggests the doctor who used ChatGPT didn’t check for himself and uncritically assumed they were real.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...
It suggests the doctor who used ChatGPT didn’t check for himself and uncritically assumed they were real.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
“The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.”
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There is an essential & extremely generalizable point here.
Critical thinking is a team sport. We all need metacognition buddies because human brains. It doesn't matter how quote unquote smart you are. Especially in the slop times.
The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.
Critical thinking is a team sport. We all need metacognition buddies because human brains. It doesn't matter how quote unquote smart you are. Especially in the slop times.
The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.
The thing that jumps out to me here is that the article says the doctor’s *colleague* went looking for the fake studies.
It suggests the doctor who used ChatGPT didn’t check for himself and uncritically assumed they were real.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...
It suggests the doctor who used ChatGPT didn’t check for himself and uncritically assumed they were real.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
There is an essential & extremely generalizable point here.
Critical thinking is a team sport. We all need metacognition buddies because human brains. It doesn't matter how quote unquote smart you are. Especially in the slop times.
The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.
Critical thinking is a team sport. We all need metacognition buddies because human brains. It doesn't matter how quote unquote smart you are. Especially in the slop times.
The most pernicious aspect of ChatGPT is how it isolates minds.
In case there were any doubt that anti-labor business owners have fucking boxes of rocks for brains
This part: “After years of wasting millions of dollars losing court battles in attempts to deny their workers’ basic rights, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PG) announced Wednesday that it would be closing on May 3”
jfc: "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper"
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In case there were any doubt that anti-labor business owners have fucking boxes of rocks for brains