Joel Levi
@joellevinyc.bsky.social
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Palantir's Alex Karp offers a full-throated embrace of war crimes, which he considers to be the way all modern military forces should operate. No one who follows Palantir and its dealings around the world would be surprised. gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Palantir's Alex Karp offers a full-throated embrace of war crimes, which he considers to be the way all modern military forces should operate. No one who follows Palantir and its dealings around the world would be surprised. gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
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remember when a bunch of half-wits thought Megyn Kelly must be Good, Actually because the world's worst person, a loathsome man with a moldy cantaloupe for a heart who regularly belittles his own closest allies, insulted her?
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
remember when a bunch of half-wits thought Megyn Kelly must be Good, Actually because the world's worst person, a loathsome man with a moldy cantaloupe for a heart who regularly belittles his own closest allies, insulted her?
This is the rejoinder to the idea that Republicans’ gerrymandering is pointless. It matters. Not every election is a wave election.
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is the rejoinder to the idea that Republicans’ gerrymandering is pointless. It matters. Not every election is a wave election.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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Goddammit why are you interviewing her
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Goddammit why are you interviewing her
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“Neither magazine barred participation based on personal characteristics like race or gender identity, and both had hired staff who were not part of their target audiences.”
University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, on Monday, citing a federal memo issued by U.S. Attorney ...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Neither magazine barred participation based on personal characteristics like race or gender identity, and both had hired staff who were not part of their target audiences.”
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(1) No proper journalistic ethic authorizes anonymity of sources spreading official disinformation, as here. A clear standards failure by NYT. (2) This sets up a situation in which the appropriate next step is public hearings in Congress in which the actors are required, under oath, to account for
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
(1) No proper journalistic ethic authorizes anonymity of sources spreading official disinformation, as here. A clear standards failure by NYT. (2) This sets up a situation in which the appropriate next step is public hearings in Congress in which the actors are required, under oath, to account for
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Your annual reminder... do NOT give to the Salvation Army.
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Your annual reminder... do NOT give to the Salvation Army.
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Ahhh good faith conservatism
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Ahhh good faith conservatism
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There is a rich history of progressive-minded groups using boycotts and targeted campaigns against businesses in hopes of changing their behavior and political decisions. Combine that with Trump's slump.
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
Activists are targeting the reputations of Home Depot, AT&T, and other businesses.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There is a rich history of progressive-minded groups using boycotts and targeted campaigns against businesses in hopes of changing their behavior and political decisions. Combine that with Trump's slump.
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
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The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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Just like Louis C.K.'s victims, the umlauted ë neither asked nor consented to be involved in ... whatever the hell is going on here.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Just like Louis C.K.'s victims, the umlauted ë neither asked nor consented to be involved in ... whatever the hell is going on here.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
America’s civic institutions have to address the full monstrosity of this. So too do democratic governments elsewhere in the world. It’s not happening. It’s being allowed to pass - so as not to rock the boat. Rock the boat, guys, rock it hard, rock it now.
“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
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“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
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Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
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In 2022, Donald Trump sued me and others associated with the Clinton campaign for RICO. We did not cave. We fought. First, we won in a Florida trial court. Today, we won in the 11th Circuit.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In 2022, Donald Trump sued me and others associated with the Clinton campaign for RICO. We did not cave. We fought. First, we won in a Florida trial court. Today, we won in the 11th Circuit.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
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Here is the post I was responding to, which the New York Times quickly deleted:
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Here is the post I was responding to, which the New York Times quickly deleted:
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The New York Times, where the popular mayor-elect of their city is a fringe figure, but the QAnon podcaster who asked him a racist question comes out as a "winner"
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The New York Times, where the popular mayor-elect of their city is a fringe figure, but the QAnon podcaster who asked him a racist question comes out as a "winner"
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
This newspaper hates its readers as much as Republicans hate their voters. And if you're still supporting either, you deserve it.
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Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
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Chaos and lies in US diplomacy & media: Marco Rubio now denies the US had any input into the savage 28-point ultimatum to Ukraine - says it's from Russia. But Axios reporters Barak Ravid and David Lawler, who got the leak, claimed it was written by the US, by Steve Witkoff and... Marco Rubio! 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Chaos and lies in US diplomacy & media: Marco Rubio now denies the US had any input into the savage 28-point ultimatum to Ukraine - says it's from Russia. But Axios reporters Barak Ravid and David Lawler, who got the leak, claimed it was written by the US, by Steve Witkoff and... Marco Rubio! 1/
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Many of us learned long ago that there is no "Legal Philosophy" in the Federalist Society. It is a club that gives members a leg up in the competition for certain judicial clerkships and jobs in the Trump administration. That is it. Period.
How does the NY Times not know this?
How does the NY Times not know this?
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Many of us learned long ago that there is no "Legal Philosophy" in the Federalist Society. It is a club that gives members a leg up in the competition for certain judicial clerkships and jobs in the Trump administration. That is it. Period.
How does the NY Times not know this?
How does the NY Times not know this?