James Rizzo
@jnrizzo.bsky.social
Pittsburgh, PA
24th Ward Democratic Chair and Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the University of Chicago.
24th Ward Democratic Chair and Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the University of Chicago.
Pinned
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
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“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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we engineered grass to want to be eaten so well that rye voluntarily signed up for the deal!
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
we engineered grass to want to be eaten so well that rye voluntarily signed up for the deal!
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chat wtf
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
chat wtf
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In this household we are still using Windows 95 for computer AND entertainment
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
In this household we are still using Windows 95 for computer AND entertainment
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I’m not sure I see the logic in continuing to teach but stepping back from, like, making public appearances? The issue is with behavior while teaching. Why would it do anything to, like, step off the lecture circuit or whatever? That’s emphatically not the problem.
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I’m not sure I see the logic in continuing to teach but stepping back from, like, making public appearances? The issue is with behavior while teaching. Why would it do anything to, like, step off the lecture circuit or whatever? That’s emphatically not the problem.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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The drink is called Stop Yelling At Us
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The drink is called Stop Yelling At Us
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yesterday I learned that there's a whole market segment of "masculine rosaries / rosaries for men," if you wanna know how the cope is going for MRA types who are trying to work their way up to Catholic cosplay
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
yesterday I learned that there's a whole market segment of "masculine rosaries / rosaries for men," if you wanna know how the cope is going for MRA types who are trying to work their way up to Catholic cosplay
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I used to think that Epstein committed suicide. I no longer do. Am I alone in changing my opinion on this?
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I used to think that Epstein committed suicide. I no longer do. Am I alone in changing my opinion on this?
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"...but they can look into that bleak future and see a perfect arrangement: an inert superminority caucus, with cushy jobs and top-flight health care, Statler-and-Waldorfing their way into decades-long careers as stern letter writers and handwringing concern-havers. " newrepublic.com/post/203160/...
There Are Two U.S. Senates—and Only One Knows How to Get What It Wants
While Republicans in the upper house advance agendas and build their base, their Democratic counterparts are mostly bystanders to their own demise.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"...but they can look into that bleak future and see a perfect arrangement: an inert superminority caucus, with cushy jobs and top-flight health care, Statler-and-Waldorfing their way into decades-long careers as stern letter writers and handwringing concern-havers. " newrepublic.com/post/203160/...
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evil
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
evil
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Govt minister Alex Norris is asked if the govt will take jewellery from people [fleeing war and persecution]. Norris says the govt won't be taking peoples wedding rings but they will seize assets.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Govt minister Alex Norris is asked if the govt will take jewellery from people [fleeing war and persecution]. Norris says the govt won't be taking peoples wedding rings but they will seize assets.
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When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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"It’s still a good bet that Ghislaine will be the only one who gets a puppy."
Might Pam Bondi's Latest Prosecutorial Abuse Give Us Ponies and Puppies?
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/16/m...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/16/m...
Might Pam Bondi's Latest Prosecutorial Abuse Give Us Ponies and Puppies? - emptywheel
Pam Bondi's obeisance to Trump's demand she conduct a frivolous investigation into Democrats to make his own Epstein scandal go away may be a gift to Jim Comey.
www.emptywheel.net
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"It’s still a good bet that Ghislaine will be the only one who gets a puppy."
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the most concise label I can think for this kind of ai art tell is "Details Without Intent". If a human artists is adding details, it costs them time to do so, and so you can bet your ass they will only do so with Intent.
Details Without Intent are an AI art slop thing.
Details Without Intent are an AI art slop thing.
It seems like the biggest tell of AI art is areas that are hugely detailed... but whose details make no sense.
Like a human artists might abstract out details intentionally, but that level of detail takes a human time and effort and why would they put in that effort for amorphous fine detail?
Like a human artists might abstract out details intentionally, but that level of detail takes a human time and effort and why would they put in that effort for amorphous fine detail?
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
the most concise label I can think for this kind of ai art tell is "Details Without Intent". If a human artists is adding details, it costs them time to do so, and so you can bet your ass they will only do so with Intent.
Details Without Intent are an AI art slop thing.
Details Without Intent are an AI art slop thing.
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it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
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This analogy is wrong. These aren't rats fleeing a ship - this is the *crew* fleeing a ship taking on water. The crew continuing to flee it will hasten its demise and we should encourage this. If we force the crew to stay on board they will try to save it.
Rats have begun leaving the ship. To recognize what that says about the ship's future has nothing to do with Handing It To the rats
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This analogy is wrong. These aren't rats fleeing a ship - this is the *crew* fleeing a ship taking on water. The crew continuing to flee it will hasten its demise and we should encourage this. If we force the crew to stay on board they will try to save it.
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Rats have begun leaving the ship. To recognize what that says about the ship's future has nothing to do with Handing It To the rats
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Rats have begun leaving the ship. To recognize what that says about the ship's future has nothing to do with Handing It To the rats
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The piece takes on this nostalgic, wry tone, and depicts Epstein as one would a harmless eccentric from a candy-hued Wes Anderson picture.
A choice.
A choice.
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The piece takes on this nostalgic, wry tone, and depicts Epstein as one would a harmless eccentric from a candy-hued Wes Anderson picture.
A choice.
A choice.
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bill clinton is like the forrest gump of getting his dick sucked
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
bill clinton is like the forrest gump of getting his dick sucked