Yannick LeJacq
@lejacq.bsky.social
you must investigate! you must not talk nonsense!
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1) this from @marisakabas.bsky.social is good as always
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
1) this from @marisakabas.bsky.social is good as always
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
Danny Brown is very good
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Danny Brown is very good
Finally read this book, wish I had a long time ago. Highly highly recommend!!!
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Finally read this book, wish I had a long time ago. Highly highly recommend!!!
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this is a rich text but my favorite part is that despite being presumably good at math, her husband is so illiterate that he cannot read a baby's report card
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
this is a rich text but my favorite part is that despite being presumably good at math, her husband is so illiterate that he cannot read a baby's report card
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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People should use their SNAP benefits for whatever they think they need. Both because any effort you make to micromanage purchases is inefficient and cumbersome and because people who need help aren’t obligated to perform for or satisfy others in order to eat.
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
People should use their SNAP benefits for whatever they think they need. Both because any effort you make to micromanage purchases is inefficient and cumbersome and because people who need help aren’t obligated to perform for or satisfy others in order to eat.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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I, too, was gobsmacked by the news of D'Angelo's death at age 52. As with Phife Dawg, 45, from complications from diabetes, these men were in middle-age, not geriatric.
There is most certainly systemic and institutional racism at play. www.propublica.org/article/blac...
There is most certainly systemic and institutional racism at play. www.propublica.org/article/blac...
Black Men Have the Shortest Lifespans of Any Americans. This Theory Helps Explain Why.
The unrelenting stress of fighting systemic racism can alter a body’s normal functioning until it starts to wear down. The theory, known as John Henryism, helps explain racial health disparities.
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I, too, was gobsmacked by the news of D'Angelo's death at age 52. As with Phife Dawg, 45, from complications from diabetes, these men were in middle-age, not geriatric.
There is most certainly systemic and institutional racism at play. www.propublica.org/article/blac...
There is most certainly systemic and institutional racism at play. www.propublica.org/article/blac...
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One of the only welcome things about this current period in the U.S. is that the "this is not who WE are" stuff might finally be over.
October 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of the only welcome things about this current period in the U.S. is that the "this is not who WE are" stuff might finally be over.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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You simply have to read this @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social joint and not just because there's way more levitation in it than you would think possible. The Archangel Michael is also somehow involved www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc
Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.
www.motherjones.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You simply have to read this @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social joint and not just because there's way more levitation in it than you would think possible. The Archangel Michael is also somehow involved www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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if i’m trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and i’m struggling with that transition, what i like to do is think about it until i figure out what to do. controversial stuff i know
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
if i’m trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and i’m struggling with that transition, what i like to do is think about it until i figure out what to do. controversial stuff i know
Finally started this book tonight and it's definitely living up to the hype
September 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Finally started this book tonight and it's definitely living up to the hype
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Remember how if a kid choked on a little plastic toy they used to stop selling the toy
Something about the two stories about ChatGPT's involvement in suicides/murder that came out this week that really stuck out to me: OpenAI basically has a boilerplate response when their product gets people killed.
"Deeply saddened"
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
"Deeply saddened"
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Remember how if a kid choked on a little plastic toy they used to stop selling the toy
I saw Clipse perform last night and it was so good it almost restored my faith in humanity
August 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I saw Clipse perform last night and it was so good it almost restored my faith in humanity
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I took a native plant conservation class through the State Botanical Garden of Georgia last weekend, and our instructor threaded a lot of memes throughout her lessons. This one was my favorite
🌱 🌺 #nativeplants
🌱 🌺 #nativeplants
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I took a native plant conservation class through the State Botanical Garden of Georgia last weekend, and our instructor threaded a lot of memes throughout her lessons. This one was my favorite
🌱 🌺 #nativeplants
🌱 🌺 #nativeplants
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This really feels like a defining post of our time
August 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This really feels like a defining post of our time
god I can't wait to leave the US
President Trump and Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, announced Wednesday that Apple would invest an additional $100 billion in the U.S., after Cook presented Trump with a 24-karat gold gift and lavished him with praise. Read more: nyti.ms/3J2VVue
August 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
god I can't wait to leave the US
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The student newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued two senior Trump administration officials Wednesday, challenging Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
Stanford newspaper sues Trump administration over student deportations
The lawsuit challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s ability to revoke student visas and deem an individual deportable based on the content of their speech.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The student newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
This fell. To the student. Newspaper.
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"I was wrong" is one of the most rare phrases you will ever see on the internet (ESPECIALLY on social media) and even then, nine times out of ten it's followed by the word "BUT" and then you get gems like this
This would have gone so hard as an AIM away message in 1999
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"I was wrong" is one of the most rare phrases you will ever see on the internet (ESPECIALLY on social media) and even then, nine times out of ten it's followed by the word "BUT" and then you get gems like this
all the other predators watching their buddy fight with Arnold on a giant TV:
August 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
all the other predators watching their buddy fight with Arnold on a giant TV:
it's really silly to try to pin down one single culprit for something like differences in weight between different populations, especially when it's obviously very bad for Americans that our food is much less healthy AND we move much less than other countries
One explanation for the rise in obesity in industrialized countries is that people burn fewer calories than people in countries where obesity is rare. A major study finds that's not the case.
You can't outrun a bad diet. Food — not lack of exercise — fuels obesity, study finds
One explanation for the rise in obesity in industrialized countries is that people burn fewer calories than people in countries where obesity is rare. A major study finds that's not the case.
n.pr
August 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
it's really silly to try to pin down one single culprit for something like differences in weight between different populations, especially when it's obviously very bad for Americans that our food is much less healthy AND we move much less than other countries
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One of the key strengths of MAGA is that, like Sartre's antisemite, they are sincere about nothing while being capricious and cruel about everything, so it's basically impossible to have a public debate about their positions, since they don't have any sustained positions.
You know what I just realized: Trump hasn’t talked about annexing Canada or Greenland in a really long time. What’s up with that?
July 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
One of the key strengths of MAGA is that, like Sartre's antisemite, they are sincere about nothing while being capricious and cruel about everything, so it's basically impossible to have a public debate about their positions, since they don't have any sustained positions.
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Bari says her website's mission is to promote "ideological diversity" and "open debate" but this entire piece is just smearing someone for holding beliefs she disagrees with.
July 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Bari says her website's mission is to promote "ideological diversity" and "open debate" but this entire piece is just smearing someone for holding beliefs she disagrees with.
aa far as I can tell her entire beat is just trying to damage Zohran, I'm sure Bari is gonna have a whole team on this beat by the end of August
Bari Weiss's website assigned a reporter to read every single Zohran Mamdani tweet over the last 18 years and came up with shockingly little dirt.
www.thefp.com/p/capitalism...
www.thefp.com/p/capitalism...
July 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
aa far as I can tell her entire beat is just trying to damage Zohran, I'm sure Bari is gonna have a whole team on this beat by the end of August