Matt Knight
@mattknight.bsky.social
The measure word for male members of Gen Z is broccoli.
February 17, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The measure word for male members of Gen Z is broccoli.
"What to do if someone calls CNY Lunar New Year? Generally, no harm is intended, so you don't have to rush to correct them"
Can they explain what harm *could* be intended? Does hurting your sense of nationalism count as harm?
Can they explain what harm *could* be intended? Does hurting your sense of nationalism count as harm?
This is just the "Happy Holidays vs Merry Christmas" with Chinese characteristics. How dare people try and be inclusive to other cultures.
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
"What to do if someone calls CNY Lunar New Year? Generally, no harm is intended, so you don't have to rush to correct them"
Can they explain what harm *could* be intended? Does hurting your sense of nationalism count as harm?
Can they explain what harm *could* be intended? Does hurting your sense of nationalism count as harm?
anyone else feel a deep sense of unease seeing mainstream reporters casually hanging out and chatting on a white supremacist platform widely known for — and subject to various international investigations over — its generation and dissemination of CSAM?
February 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
anyone else feel a deep sense of unease seeing mainstream reporters casually hanging out and chatting on a white supremacist platform widely known for — and subject to various international investigations over — its generation and dissemination of CSAM?
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Grand moment de dignité journalistique. C’est un journaliste suisse, malheureusement, ce n’est pas en France qu’on verrait ça.
February 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Grand moment de dignité journalistique. C’est un journaliste suisse, malheureusement, ce n’est pas en France qu’on verrait ça.
'It was somebody who said: `Don’t be angry if you don’t cut it as an opera singer because as a Polynesian, there are not many opera singers.' And that part of me thought: How do I prove him wrong?”'
Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of opera's most-watched new stars
Tenor Pene Pati has emerged from a childhood in Samoa and New Zealand to become one of opera’s most-watched new stars.
apnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 AM
'It was somebody who said: `Don’t be angry if you don’t cut it as an opera singer because as a Polynesian, there are not many opera singers.' And that part of me thought: How do I prove him wrong?”'
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apnews.com/article/nort...
Let us never forget that to support his invasion of Ukraine, Putin is calling on people who's conception of war stopped evolving in about 1961.
Let us never forget that to support his invasion of Ukraine, Putin is calling on people who's conception of war stopped evolving in about 1961.
North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war
North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
apnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
apnews.com/article/nort...
Let us never forget that to support his invasion of Ukraine, Putin is calling on people who's conception of war stopped evolving in about 1961.
Let us never forget that to support his invasion of Ukraine, Putin is calling on people who's conception of war stopped evolving in about 1961.
'The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like "um" and may judiciously delete false starts.'
Here it is, and yeah they broke their own rules to do this. www.nytimes.com/editorial-st...
February 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
'The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like "um" and may judiciously delete false starts.'
Meticulous nonsense
Chatbots are changing how we talk!
An analysis of 360,445 academic talks and 771,591 podcast episodes across multiple disciplines revealed an abrupt increase in the use of words preferentially generated by ChatGPT, such as delve, comprehend, boast, swift, and meticulous
arxiv.org/abs/2409.01754
An analysis of 360,445 academic talks and 771,591 podcast episodes across multiple disciplines revealed an abrupt increase in the use of words preferentially generated by ChatGPT, such as delve, comprehend, boast, swift, and meticulous
arxiv.org/abs/2409.01754
February 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Meticulous nonsense
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Note: The standards editor is a guy who oversaw focus groups that had Republican staffers in the panel as undecided voters.
Same guy who Paul Krugman referenced very specifically as trying to ruin his columns by watering them down.
Same guy who Paul Krugman referenced very specifically as trying to ruin his columns by watering them down.
FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Note: The standards editor is a guy who oversaw focus groups that had Republican staffers in the panel as undecided voters.
Same guy who Paul Krugman referenced very specifically as trying to ruin his columns by watering them down.
Same guy who Paul Krugman referenced very specifically as trying to ruin his columns by watering them down.
Then you remember the guy fantasising about spraying drug-laced urine on people runs a company that has hundreds of millions of pounds in critical NHS and UK military contracts.
Dude is quickly climbing the ranks of Most Dangerous Man Alive
February 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Then you remember the guy fantasising about spraying drug-laced urine on people runs a company that has hundreds of millions of pounds in critical NHS and UK military contracts.
give me the confidence of the 20-something year old male NYT reporter who wrote a story criticising the public speaking skills of *AOC*
February 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM
give me the confidence of the 20-something year old male NYT reporter who wrote a story criticising the public speaking skills of *AOC*
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FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
"a striking moment"
maybe the reporter needs to spend less time on the CSAM generator platform?
maybe the reporter needs to spend less time on the CSAM generator platform?
That is crazy. And, based on the following graf, it's pretty clear the NYT is doing what it so often does: take its cues and editorial direction from "conservative critics" on the internet. Shameful.
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"a striking moment"
maybe the reporter needs to spend less time on the CSAM generator platform?
maybe the reporter needs to spend less time on the CSAM generator platform?
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This is not a uh standard practice for um any sort of journalism because that’s uh how people talk normally.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is not a uh standard practice for um any sort of journalism because that’s uh how people talk normally.
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If conservatives are upset with coverage, one must re-configure the paper so they never for a second feel like they are condescended to. If libs are upset with coverage, they’re stupid and can’t read.
February 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If conservatives are upset with coverage, one must re-configure the paper so they never for a second feel like they are condescended to. If libs are upset with coverage, they’re stupid and can’t read.
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Guess who’s back.
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Guess who’s back.
I looked up an old interview with Kellen Browning. This is a verbatim transcript of his first answer:
(Q: Walk us through the process of reporting this article)
A: Yeah, umm, it's a, you know, started, probably, you know, a month or two ago, err, you know, following some of the same things that...
(Q: Walk us through the process of reporting this article)
A: Yeah, umm, it's a, you know, started, probably, you know, a month or two ago, err, you know, following some of the same things that...
February 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I looked up an old interview with Kellen Browning. This is a verbatim transcript of his first answer:
(Q: Walk us through the process of reporting this article)
A: Yeah, umm, it's a, you know, started, probably, you know, a month or two ago, err, you know, following some of the same things that...
(Q: Walk us through the process of reporting this article)
A: Yeah, umm, it's a, you know, started, probably, you know, a month or two ago, err, you know, following some of the same things that...
If they wanted to uphold the upper-class corrupt gerontocracy, would they do anything different here?
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
If they wanted to uphold the upper-class corrupt gerontocracy, would they do anything different here?
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Change in Headline
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Change in Headline
'She said all of this on national television, positioned as an authoritative medical expert, without once acknowledging that she is not a gender specialist, has no clinical experience in this field, and has no research history or publications in transgender healthcare.'
all missing from bbc story
all missing from bbc story
I Have Referred Dr Hilary Cass to the GMC
Why I believe the Cass Review falls short of the professional standards expected of every registered doctor.
www.helenwebberley.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
'She said all of this on national television, positioned as an authoritative medical expert, without once acknowledging that she is not a gender specialist, has no clinical experience in this field, and has no research history or publications in transgender healthcare.'
all missing from bbc story
all missing from bbc story
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@cbsnews.com is racist garbage under Bari Weiss. Do not watch them.
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
@cbsnews.com is racist garbage under Bari Weiss. Do not watch them.
Emerald Fennell is adapting IKEA: BILLY Bookcase for the big screen.
"A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change," Fennell shared.
"A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change," Fennell shared.
February 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Emerald Fennell is adapting IKEA: BILLY Bookcase for the big screen.
"A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change," Fennell shared.
"A simple unit can be enough storage for a limited space or the foundation for a larger storage solution if your needs change," Fennell shared.