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My cat is the most beautiful and perfect cat in the world!
My cat is the most beautiful and perfect cat in the world!
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January 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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One funny thing Elon Musk figured out about the media is if, instead of providing comment to reporters, you email back an automated reply saying "go fuck yourself," the reporters will just invent their own plausible-sounding defense of your conduct to balance their stories instead of punishing you
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One funny thing Elon Musk figured out about the media is if, instead of providing comment to reporters, you email back an automated reply saying "go fuck yourself," the reporters will just invent their own plausible-sounding defense of your conduct to balance their stories instead of punishing you
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I've lost count of the number of times just this week that I have accidentally clicked an "AI" button in a service or software, which means a bunch of services are counting me as a regular active "AI" user despite me being about as hardcore "no generative AI, nowhere" software guy as they come.
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I've lost count of the number of times just this week that I have accidentally clicked an "AI" button in a service or software, which means a bunch of services are counting me as a regular active "AI" user despite me being about as hardcore "no generative AI, nowhere" software guy as they come.
Having lived in Minnesota , Virginia, and Louisiana, this is not an assumption, it's just true.
Things I Learned While Looking Up Other Things! “Thermochauvinism is the (often unconscious) assumption that it’s reasonable to live in cold places but unreasonable to live in hot ones.” [buttondown.com]
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Having lived in Minnesota , Virginia, and Louisiana, this is not an assumption, it's just true.
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And so it's not an irrational response to be like "I don't trust doctors."
At the same time, it's an irrational response to be like "I don't trust anything about Western medicine, doctors are all lying to us about everything, I'm not going get shots, I'm going to drink raw milk," etc.
At the same time, it's an irrational response to be like "I don't trust anything about Western medicine, doctors are all lying to us about everything, I'm not going get shots, I'm going to drink raw milk," etc.
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
And so it's not an irrational response to be like "I don't trust doctors."
At the same time, it's an irrational response to be like "I don't trust anything about Western medicine, doctors are all lying to us about everything, I'm not going get shots, I'm going to drink raw milk," etc.
At the same time, it's an irrational response to be like "I don't trust anything about Western medicine, doctors are all lying to us about everything, I'm not going get shots, I'm going to drink raw milk," etc.
Yeah, this is so hard for people to accept. Well meaning people can fuck up and do harm! People who aren't well meaning can disguise *deliberate* harm as a well.meaning fuckup. Figuring out what happened when harm occurs is tricky and we might fuck that up, too.
And the thing we all have to deal with, the distress tolerance we have to build, is that there is always a chance that they'll fail us.
A designer might not notice a flaw in the airplane design they create. A surgeon might nick an artery.
A designer might not notice a flaw in the airplane design they create. A surgeon might nick an artery.
January 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Yeah, this is so hard for people to accept. Well meaning people can fuck up and do harm! People who aren't well meaning can disguise *deliberate* harm as a well.meaning fuckup. Figuring out what happened when harm occurs is tricky and we might fuck that up, too.
What is with these white dudes who think "I wrote 20,000 words about TOPIC" is a thing to brag about? Get a goddamn editor, or learn to edit your work, I do read long form pieces and I wanna know your thoughts but expecting me to read half a novel to get them is A BIT MUCH.
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
What is with these white dudes who think "I wrote 20,000 words about TOPIC" is a thing to brag about? Get a goddamn editor, or learn to edit your work, I do read long form pieces and I wanna know your thoughts but expecting me to read half a novel to get them is A BIT MUCH.
Agreed!!
It's frustrating because if I ever say this to people they get defensive and think I'm judging them for doing something bad by still being there but, like, no, I think it is bad FOR YOU and I would like every well meaning human to leave that site so they won't be harmed there.
It's frustrating because if I ever say this to people they get defensive and think I'm judging them for doing something bad by still being there but, like, no, I think it is bad FOR YOU and I would like every well meaning human to leave that site so they won't be harmed there.
a trans woman i follow on instagram left xitter because some sick rapist fuck made porn of her using grok, i think staying on xitter at this point is actively dangerous for your well being
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Agreed!!
It's frustrating because if I ever say this to people they get defensive and think I'm judging them for doing something bad by still being there but, like, no, I think it is bad FOR YOU and I would like every well meaning human to leave that site so they won't be harmed there.
It's frustrating because if I ever say this to people they get defensive and think I'm judging them for doing something bad by still being there but, like, no, I think it is bad FOR YOU and I would like every well meaning human to leave that site so they won't be harmed there.
Hah!! This is so cool
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Hah!! This is so cool
Tom Sugrue, Origins of the Urban Crisis
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Tom Sugrue, Origins of the Urban Crisis
Brb moving to California
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Brb moving to California
listen I'm pretty sure they don't make those boots in my size because fat people aren't allowed to have good things to wear, but if they did I'd wear the hell out of them
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
listen I'm pretty sure they don't make those boots in my size because fat people aren't allowed to have good things to wear, but if they did I'd wear the hell out of them
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Multicultural difference based democracy is not feel good wokeism, it’s *anti-fascist*. That’s why they’ve been trying to get rid of it. The way to stand up to and fight fascism is demanding multiculturalism, wokeism, people centered democracy
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Multicultural difference based democracy is not feel good wokeism, it’s *anti-fascist*. That’s why they’ve been trying to get rid of it. The way to stand up to and fight fascism is demanding multiculturalism, wokeism, people centered democracy
Daaaaaaammmmnnnnn
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Daaaaaaammmmnnnnn
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This is an anti-fascist message, and it’s a beautiful one. Fascists cant abide individuals and differences and multiculturalism. They want to eradicate the individual in favor of allegiance to the authoritarian. Our love and values are meant for the authoritarian-
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This is an anti-fascist message, and it’s a beautiful one. Fascists cant abide individuals and differences and multiculturalism. They want to eradicate the individual in favor of allegiance to the authoritarian. Our love and values are meant for the authoritarian-
hi, I'm COVID-19
January 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
hi, I'm COVID-19
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
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Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
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The MN GOP, including all candidates for governor, support masked men being able to walk into your kids daycare without identifying themselves while lying about enrolling fake children.
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The MN GOP, including all candidates for governor, support masked men being able to walk into your kids daycare without identifying themselves while lying about enrolling fake children.
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One last glorious sunset in 2025 from Minneapolis, the city of sunsets
December 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
One last glorious sunset in 2025 from Minneapolis, the city of sunsets
Lonnnnng past time
The only reason Walz is running for a third term is because he knows he can't get elected president in 2028 as an ex-governor. It's time for DFL sycophants to get their heads out of their ass and have a talk with him.
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Lonnnnng past time
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These patterns of escalation are unfortunately very predictable.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
This is the impact of networked incitement. And now every other “citizen journalist” wannabe Nick Shirley is on the ground in Washington, Ohio, and I assume elsewhere trying to break/make the next viral story. There’s potential for this to spin further out of control, hoping it doesn’t
Somali-run day care in Minneapolis broken into, vandalized
www.fox9.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
These patterns of escalation are unfortunately very predictable.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
I’m sure these business are also receiving harassing phone calls and threats too. It’s scary.
In the fight for civil rights, numerous elementary schools were bombed by racist segregationists to protest integration.
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I would like to ask that, as we close the year, you show me your pets one last time so we can all oooh and ahhh over how adorable they are
I'll go first!
I'll go first!
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I would like to ask that, as we close the year, you show me your pets one last time so we can all oooh and ahhh over how adorable they are
I'll go first!
I'll go first!