Joe Uchill
@joeuchill.bsky.social
Potential game show contestant.
Former Axios, The Hill, Passcode. Founder of the Codebook cybersecurity newsletter. Once got lost in a Starbucks.
Former Axios, The Hill, Passcode. Founder of the Codebook cybersecurity newsletter. Once got lost in a Starbucks.
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a briefing at the... kennedy center?
President Trump is set to meet with House Republicans Tuesday at the Kennedy Center as lawmakers in both chambers are calling for more details on the recent operation in Venezuela. n.pr/4qF0JWX
Trump to meet with House Republicans amid questions about Venezuela
President Trump is set to meet with House Republicans Tuesday at the Kennedy Center as lawmakers in both chambers are calling for more details on the recent operation in Venezuela.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
a briefing at the... kennedy center?
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I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Postdoctoral Research Associate | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
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Unsalted butter is better than salted butter.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Unsalted butter is better than salted butter.
I'm disappointed in the Big Sky Conference for not using their name to describe this video.
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I'm disappointed in the Big Sky Conference for not using their name to describe this video.
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News: A recent classified CIA assessment concluded Maduro loyalists were more likely to maintain near-term stability than opposition figures if Maduro was removed from power. Trump was briefed on the findings, which motivated posture against Machado. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
News: A recent classified CIA assessment concluded Maduro loyalists were more likely to maintain near-term stability than opposition figures if Maduro was removed from power. Trump was briefed on the findings, which motivated posture against Machado. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Hacktivism is back, folks.
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Hacktivism is back, folks.
You could make the argument that America's Team, the team and organization that embodies the spirit of America, is the Jets.
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
You could make the argument that America's Team, the team and organization that embodies the spirit of America, is the Jets.
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If you ask me, I don’t care how much of a “Product of his time” Isaac Newton was. It’s still fucked up that he kept asking “What is gravity” without ever bothering to ask “How is gravity”
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
If you ask me, I don’t care how much of a “Product of his time” Isaac Newton was. It’s still fucked up that he kept asking “What is gravity” without ever bothering to ask “How is gravity”
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PBS taught me English, so... a lot of feelings today.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
PBS taught me English, so... a lot of feelings today.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
But it's also an important reminder: people talk about how the next administration will fix things, but what Trump and Co. are doing right now will take generations to undo.
We can't just sit passively - it's about fighting from every angle.
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I'd like to hear from the whole spectrum of folks: newsletter/independent proprietors/freelancers/employees at MSM outlets.
I'm putting together a piece about how much investigative journalism actually costs. If you are an investigative journalist and you're willing to share (not for attribution) what you make and how many hours (years!) you put in, my DMs are open. Estimates fine, just want to get a sense of it.
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I'd like to hear from the whole spectrum of folks: newsletter/independent proprietors/freelancers/employees at MSM outlets.
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One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
For comparison 9% of Americans say they love doing laundry.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
For comparison 9% of Americans say they love doing laundry.
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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I've been vocal in saying groups like the ADL are much too quick to label all anti-Zionism as necessarily antisemitism, and I will continue to say so. But if you want to see why many Jews instinctively feel like criticisms of Zionism are antisemitism, look at this. www.i24news.tv/en/news/inte...
'Zionist attack:' Venezuela’s acting gov't blames Israel for Maduro seizure - i24NEWS
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez asserted that the US operation that led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro "seems Zionist"
www.i24news.tv
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I've been vocal in saying groups like the ADL are much too quick to label all anti-Zionism as necessarily antisemitism, and I will continue to say so. But if you want to see why many Jews instinctively feel like criticisms of Zionism are antisemitism, look at this. www.i24news.tv/en/news/inte...
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Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
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I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643
Ruling for the Rich: the Supreme Court over Time
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643
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A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak
Chris Rufo published the chats. Staffers say a new "lavender scare" is upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
You could make a compelling argument that of all the rookie quarterbacks we've gotten a chance to see play, Sanders was the least NFL ready (behind Dart, Ward, Shough, Gabriel, Leonard and Ewers). Leonard and Ewers were drafted later.
January 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
You could make a compelling argument that of all the rookie quarterbacks we've gotten a chance to see play, Sanders was the least NFL ready (behind Dart, Ward, Shough, Gabriel, Leonard and Ewers). Leonard and Ewers were drafted later.
I wouldn't be surprised if this was because people didn't leave twitter at random times - the privacy, minority, leftist and academic communities (e.g., public policy and history) arrived en masse early on.
Those are disproportionately in-the-thick-of-it groups right now.
Those are disproportionately in-the-thick-of-it groups right now.
okay so here's a different graph that is interesting. if we look at negative sentiment posts by the age of the account, there is a significant uptick in negative sentiment posts coming from "elder" accounts. this chart here is looking at the past 3 days.
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if this was because people didn't leave twitter at random times - the privacy, minority, leftist and academic communities (e.g., public policy and history) arrived en masse early on.
Those are disproportionately in-the-thick-of-it groups right now.
Those are disproportionately in-the-thick-of-it groups right now.
My dad didn't like The Holdovers because the characters go to the Massachusetts-area restaurant The Chateau, but it didn't look like The Chateau did when the film takes place.
He and my mom used to go there on dates.
He and my mom used to go there on dates.
#FilmSky, a quick question; what is the pettiest thing you have had to be annoyed at a film? I ask because I am watching The Gift from 2000, and the main character does divination with Zener Cards, which are not the same thing as Tarot at all. Why go for a more boring looking option?
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 PM
My dad didn't like The Holdovers because the characters go to the Massachusetts-area restaurant The Chateau, but it didn't look like The Chateau did when the film takes place.
He and my mom used to go there on dates.
He and my mom used to go there on dates.
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US stocks had a stellar 2025, but global markets stole the show.
US stocks had a remarkable 2025. But international markets did much better | CNN Business
Heading into 2025, US stock valuations were already relatively expensive compared to the rest of the world, creating an incentive for investors to look for returns in different markets.
www.cnn.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
US stocks had a stellar 2025, but global markets stole the show.
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rightly or wrongly you are going to be blamed at the margin, both individually and collectively, for the actions of your country by other people, and that the relationship-in-potential you had last week with international strangers is therefore different from what exists now.
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
rightly or wrongly you are going to be blamed at the margin, both individually and collectively, for the actions of your country by other people, and that the relationship-in-potential you had last week with international strangers is therefore different from what exists now.
It's only been a quarter, but the Patriots averaging a touchdown every six offensive plays.
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
It's only been a quarter, but the Patriots averaging a touchdown every six offensive plays.