Jonathan Speights
@jspeights.bsky.social
Orphaned signifier. He/him.
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Jack in the box commercial 2009
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What's your favorite noise?
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With acts of nature, you can’t fight them. You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way. Not so with social disasters like shit rulers.
Social disasters are different due to solidarity. When you're in a coalition with other folks, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane.
You can win.
Social disasters are different due to solidarity. When you're in a coalition with other folks, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane.
You can win.
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
With acts of nature, you can’t fight them. You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way. Not so with social disasters like shit rulers.
Social disasters are different due to solidarity. When you're in a coalition with other folks, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane.
You can win.
Social disasters are different due to solidarity. When you're in a coalition with other folks, suddenly, you can fight the hurricane.
You can win.
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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trained police are allowed to react with unpredictable lethal violence and untrained civilians are obligated to behave entirely predictably to the threat of lethal violence
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 AM
trained police are allowed to react with unpredictable lethal violence and untrained civilians are obligated to behave entirely predictably to the threat of lethal violence
Gonna focus on something else for a little bit. floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/promises
Promises, by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
9 track album
floatingpoints.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Gonna focus on something else for a little bit. floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/promises
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Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
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This bill to restrict the use of facial coverings by law enforcement officers is getting a public hearing on the very first day of Washington's legislative session, next Monday.
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This bill to restrict the use of facial coverings by law enforcement officers is getting a public hearing on the very first day of Washington's legislative session, next Monday.
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
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Names aren't classified, publishing a government higher-up's name is not "doxxing," and journalists are entitled to publish news, even if it is classified, as long as they don't break the law to get it.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Names aren't classified, publishing a government higher-up's name is not "doxxing," and journalists are entitled to publish news, even if it is classified, as long as they don't break the law to get it.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
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They hate them! It’s one of those things that sounds like a conspiracy but is absolutely true. It’s hard to process how much law enforcement can’t deal with reminders of their own violence.
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
They hate them! It’s one of those things that sounds like a conspiracy but is absolutely true. It’s hard to process how much law enforcement can’t deal with reminders of their own violence.
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The important part of this is not that AI can be good at craft—but that, as Hollis says, no amount of craft will make us feel a model has written a “great” poem.
AI keeps revealing that we care about human action, not about the abstractions (intelligence, creativity) we invented to describe it. +
AI keeps revealing that we care about human action, not about the abstractions (intelligence, creativity) we invented to describe it. +
Can AI write great poetry? If a prompt engineer is also a poet, it can come mighty close. hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/llm-poetry...
LLM poetry and the "greatness" question
Experiments by Gwern and Mercor
hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The important part of this is not that AI can be good at craft—but that, as Hollis says, no amount of craft will make us feel a model has written a “great” poem.
AI keeps revealing that we care about human action, not about the abstractions (intelligence, creativity) we invented to describe it. +
AI keeps revealing that we care about human action, not about the abstractions (intelligence, creativity) we invented to describe it. +
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This is the way.
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is the way.
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Yes. It is a maddening aspect of human psychology. System justification theory attempts to explain this, and I think does a good job. (If you have a frustration with people, I have a paper. sorry. It's my toxic trait.)
Anyone interested in system change should read:
as.nyu.edu/content/dam/...
Anyone interested in system change should read:
as.nyu.edu/content/dam/...
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Yes. It is a maddening aspect of human psychology. System justification theory attempts to explain this, and I think does a good job. (If you have a frustration with people, I have a paper. sorry. It's my toxic trait.)
Anyone interested in system change should read:
as.nyu.edu/content/dam/...
Anyone interested in system change should read:
as.nyu.edu/content/dam/...
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) has Rapid Response Training coming up on February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM. You can register here: waisn.org/event/rapid-...
Rapid Response Training - WAISN
Learn how statewide rapid response networks mobilize for deportation defense in this virtual training focused on supporting communities and keeping families together.
waisn.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) has Rapid Response Training coming up on February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM. You can register here: waisn.org/event/rapid-...
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We don't have to live like this.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We don't have to live like this.
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Going great here at the robot show
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Going great here at the robot show
This pairs up with some recent reads and offers a lot of food for thought. Consider the Metaverse through a lens presented by David Chalmers in Reality+: the one who builds and controls a simulation is a god of that simulation. The idea undermines the promise of human connection in virtual worlds.
far from disrupting power structures, in balance the advance of and spread of consumer tech over the last 30 years has on balance done more to make power easier to grow, concentrate, and defend
January 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This pairs up with some recent reads and offers a lot of food for thought. Consider the Metaverse through a lens presented by David Chalmers in Reality+: the one who builds and controls a simulation is a god of that simulation. The idea undermines the promise of human connection in virtual worlds.
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It’s 2026, we’re all worried about AI taking over design but check this UX out...
Let me explain:
We stayed over at Blackwood Forest over xmas.
When we arrived, I plugged the car into the electric charging point.
After it was charged I tried to release the charging cable.
Let me explain:
We stayed over at Blackwood Forest over xmas.
When we arrived, I plugged the car into the electric charging point.
After it was charged I tried to release the charging cable.
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
It’s 2026, we’re all worried about AI taking over design but check this UX out...
Let me explain:
We stayed over at Blackwood Forest over xmas.
When we arrived, I plugged the car into the electric charging point.
After it was charged I tried to release the charging cable.
Let me explain:
We stayed over at Blackwood Forest over xmas.
When we arrived, I plugged the car into the electric charging point.
After it was charged I tried to release the charging cable.
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
Change a popular song title by replacing a word with “Slop”
Piggy (Nothing Can Slop Me Now)
Piggy (Nothing Can Slop Me Now)
Change a popular song title by replacing a word with “Slop”
“Slop John B”
“Slop!” </erasure>
“Don’t Slop Me Now”
“Slop Killer”
“Mmm Slop”
“Slop Muzik”
“Pressure Slop”
“Slop John B”
“Slop!” </erasure>
“Don’t Slop Me Now”
“Slop Killer”
“Mmm Slop”
“Slop Muzik”
“Pressure Slop”
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futurism.com/artificial-i...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Change a popular song title by replacing a word with “Slop”
Piggy (Nothing Can Slop Me Now)
Piggy (Nothing Can Slop Me Now)
Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream should have more peanut butter in it.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream should have more peanut butter in it.
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I know I have a lot of Minnesotans following me. We are sending whistles to @mspwhistles.bsky.social as fast as we can, but if you are one of my followers/pals and you need some, please reach out to me. 💓 We have a lot of folks making smaller amounts that could go to local groups!
The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
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This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
Defend612.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
I know I have a lot of Minnesotans following me. We are sending whistles to @mspwhistles.bsky.social as fast as we can, but if you are one of my followers/pals and you need some, please reach out to me. 💓 We have a lot of folks making smaller amounts that could go to local groups!
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson.
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Mayor Katie B. Wilson.
"When someone tells you to lower your expectations it's usually because someone has gotten comfortable with someone else paying the price." - Cynthia A. Green
January 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"When someone tells you to lower your expectations it's usually because someone has gotten comfortable with someone else paying the price." - Cynthia A. Green
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WATCH LIVE at 10 AM! Tune in to watch @mayorofseattle.bsky.social-elect Katie Wilson’s inauguration ceremony as she becomes Seattle’s 58th mayor.
View on SeattleChannel.org 📺: seattlechannel.org/watch-live
Or on YouTube🤳🏽: www.youtube.com/live/NC98EIN...
View on SeattleChannel.org 📺: seattlechannel.org/watch-live
Or on YouTube🤳🏽: www.youtube.com/live/NC98EIN...
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
WATCH LIVE at 10 AM! Tune in to watch @mayorofseattle.bsky.social-elect Katie Wilson’s inauguration ceremony as she becomes Seattle’s 58th mayor.
View on SeattleChannel.org 📺: seattlechannel.org/watch-live
Or on YouTube🤳🏽: www.youtube.com/live/NC98EIN...
View on SeattleChannel.org 📺: seattlechannel.org/watch-live
Or on YouTube🤳🏽: www.youtube.com/live/NC98EIN...
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Interesting tactic to have the AI post to X to apologize instead of any actual accountability by the CEO or any human at the company.
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Interesting tactic to have the AI post to X to apologize instead of any actual accountability by the CEO or any human at the company.