Menno
@menno.bsky.social
Bad Pacifist, passable writer.
Meritocracy is a myth. Tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact. American was never great, but it's over now.
He/Him
Meritocracy is a myth. Tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact. American was never great, but it's over now.
He/Him
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is “gen x is super cool” the biggest scam actually
Backing up The Argument in NYT/Siena, Gen X still has an astonishing 49% approval for Trump (!), while Boomers have dipped to 42%.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
January 29, 2026 at 10:41 PM
is “gen x is super cool” the biggest scam actually
I'm far more ok with AI than the median person on this site but this is a bad idea.
I get the impulse, but you're not going to be able to make an LLM "safe" for kids.
Forget everything else, safety won't happen. That's enough to can this product.
Fund education
I get the impulse, but you're not going to be able to make an LLM "safe" for kids.
Forget everything else, safety won't happen. That's enough to can this product.
Fund education
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I'm far more ok with AI than the median person on this site but this is a bad idea.
I get the impulse, but you're not going to be able to make an LLM "safe" for kids.
Forget everything else, safety won't happen. That's enough to can this product.
Fund education
I get the impulse, but you're not going to be able to make an LLM "safe" for kids.
Forget everything else, safety won't happen. That's enough to can this product.
Fund education
"They were no angel" framing *always* is couched in the false belief that events prior justify current actions.
But they don't. Ever.
Even if agents recognized him (doubtful) retaliation is not legal.
But they don't. Ever.
Even if agents recognized him (doubtful) retaliation is not legal.
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"They were no angel" framing *always* is couched in the false belief that events prior justify current actions.
But they don't. Ever.
Even if agents recognized him (doubtful) retaliation is not legal.
But they don't. Ever.
Even if agents recognized him (doubtful) retaliation is not legal.
Nyt covering itself in Glory*
*Nazi flag
*Nazi flag
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Nyt covering itself in Glory*
*Nazi flag
*Nazi flag
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"Sanderson will be the architect of the universe; will write, produce and consult; and will have approvals. That’s a level of involvement that not even J.K. Rowling or George R.R. Martin enjoys."
so, basically, "I will sell the rights if I get complete control or no deal"
good for him, honestly
so, basically, "I will sell the rights if I get complete control or no deal"
good for him, honestly
Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ Picked Up by Apple TV (Exclusive)
It's an unprecedented deal for the author, whose 'Mistborn' series and 'The Stormlight Archive' are being eyed for film and television adaptation, respectively.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:31 AM
"Sanderson will be the architect of the universe; will write, produce and consult; and will have approvals. That’s a level of involvement that not even J.K. Rowling or George R.R. Martin enjoys."
so, basically, "I will sell the rights if I get complete control or no deal"
good for him, honestly
so, basically, "I will sell the rights if I get complete control or no deal"
good for him, honestly
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there's an option where anthropic kills openai and they take Microsoft with them
holy f*ck
*MICROSOFT: 45% OF COMMERCIAL RPO DRIVEN BY OPENAI COMMITMENTS
*MICROSOFT: 45% OF COMMERCIAL RPO DRIVEN BY OPENAI COMMITMENTS
*MICROSOFT 2Q REV. $81.27B, EST. $80.31B
*MICROSOFT 2Q INTELLIGENT CLOUD REV. $32.91B, EST. $32.39B
*MICROSOFT 2Q AZURE & OTHER CLOUD REV EX-FX +38%, EST. +38%
*MICROSOFT 2Q INTELLIGENT CLOUD REV. $32.91B, EST. $32.39B
*MICROSOFT 2Q AZURE & OTHER CLOUD REV EX-FX +38%, EST. +38%
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 PM
there's an option where anthropic kills openai and they take Microsoft with them
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
You start with:
"We don't throw kids in jail for existing "
And then you reform, sure. But the fact she was IN detention at all is the problem here.
"We don't throw kids in jail for existing "
And then you reform, sure. But the fact she was IN detention at all is the problem here.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
You start with:
"We don't throw kids in jail for existing "
And then you reform, sure. But the fact she was IN detention at all is the problem here.
"We don't throw kids in jail for existing "
And then you reform, sure. But the fact she was IN detention at all is the problem here.
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“I kept telling them ‘the girl was born here’. They didn’t care, they picked up the child, just put a jumper on her and told me to get into the car with her”
ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“I kept telling them ‘the girl was born here’. They didn’t care, they picked up the child, just put a jumper on her and told me to get into the car with her”
Wait... They're separatists trying to intentionally adopt the imperial system? Why tho
These fucking Alberta separatist clowns and their stupid AI-generated lies can’t even figure out which way to walk into a building.
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Wait... They're separatists trying to intentionally adopt the imperial system? Why tho
This. In HS on 9/11, yes that one, I was attending an assembly by a guy telling us about their recruiting tactics because they were making a push in my area.
And northern! I grew up in Pennsylvania and they were active in my hometown!
The KKK has firm holds in white churches, southern police departments, & southern politics. We all know this.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This. In HS on 9/11, yes that one, I was attending an assembly by a guy telling us about their recruiting tactics because they were making a push in my area.
There is zero value to this and a pretty high chance these assholes are grifters
You don't need to listen to the trash right wing podcasters put out. You won't learn anything new, you won't get a better understanding of them.
That ecosystem isn't even skin deep. There is no analysis required
You don't need to listen to the trash right wing podcasters put out. You won't learn anything new, you won't get a better understanding of them.
That ecosystem isn't even skin deep. There is no analysis required
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There is zero value to this and a pretty high chance these assholes are grifters
You don't need to listen to the trash right wing podcasters put out. You won't learn anything new, you won't get a better understanding of them.
That ecosystem isn't even skin deep. There is no analysis required
You don't need to listen to the trash right wing podcasters put out. You won't learn anything new, you won't get a better understanding of them.
That ecosystem isn't even skin deep. There is no analysis required
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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Good for her. It isn’t every day you get the chance to tell a SCOTUS justice that he’s full of shit.
NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Good for her. It isn’t every day you get the chance to tell a SCOTUS justice that he’s full of shit.
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Yes, in the sense that it must make it a reality as soon as possible. I gave a lecture in Sweden last year and stressed this: the capacity that underpinned US defense of Europe is gone.
Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns ft.trib.al/8bMMtTf
Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns
Nato chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella
ft.trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Yes, in the sense that it must make it a reality as soon as possible. I gave a lecture in Sweden last year and stressed this: the capacity that underpinned US defense of Europe is gone.
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Signal is more secure than most digital platforms for communication but also you should not plot crimes in Signal because Signal is only as secure as the weakest person in your groupchat when under interrogation by police and also planning crimes in writing makes your lawyer cry.
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Signal is more secure than most digital platforms for communication but also you should not plot crimes in Signal because Signal is only as secure as the weakest person in your groupchat when under interrogation by police and also planning crimes in writing makes your lawyer cry.
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Important: Kash Patel’s egregiously anti-first-amendment statements here and Cam Higby’s claim to have “infiltrated” huge ICE-monitoring chats do NOT mean Signal is somehow “compromised.”
“An asshole manages to get added to some massive + intentionally minimally-screened chats” is not surprising.
“An asshole manages to get added to some massive + intentionally minimally-screened chats” is not surprising.
FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel made the statement after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Important: Kash Patel’s egregiously anti-first-amendment statements here and Cam Higby’s claim to have “infiltrated” huge ICE-monitoring chats do NOT mean Signal is somehow “compromised.”
“An asshole manages to get added to some massive + intentionally minimally-screened chats” is not surprising.
“An asshole manages to get added to some massive + intentionally minimally-screened chats” is not surprising.
Their application is a fork of Signal and uses cryptocurrency.
But sure, listen to some rando. Account that thinks signal still requires your phone number
But sure, listen to some rando. Account that thinks signal still requires your phone number
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Their application is a fork of Signal and uses cryptocurrency.
But sure, listen to some rando. Account that thinks signal still requires your phone number
But sure, listen to some rando. Account that thinks signal still requires your phone number
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January 26, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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She was always the better Fetterman
John Fetterman’s wife Gisele posted this an hour ago in response to yesterday’s events but I haven’t seen the senator say anything publicly or issue any statements.
January 26, 2026 at 2:11 AM
She was always the better Fetterman
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im sorry but we just spent the last decade being told the biggest issues were pronouns in emails and a trans kid playing jv lacrosse
if you said these things and got paid for it then you need to go away. literally if “woke mind virus” is something youve ever said unironically you need to go away
if you said these things and got paid for it then you need to go away. literally if “woke mind virus” is something youve ever said unironically you need to go away
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
im sorry but we just spent the last decade being told the biggest issues were pronouns in emails and a trans kid playing jv lacrosse
if you said these things and got paid for it then you need to go away. literally if “woke mind virus” is something youve ever said unironically you need to go away
if you said these things and got paid for it then you need to go away. literally if “woke mind virus” is something youve ever said unironically you need to go away
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W lit the match and now watches it burn, literally unconcerned with the demise of the country he swore an oath to.
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 AM
W lit the match and now watches it burn, literally unconcerned with the demise of the country he swore an oath to.
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I take back anything mean I ever said about the Dutch language
commiserations to non-Dutch speakers, who will never know what this is about
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I take back anything mean I ever said about the Dutch language
I mean, this isn't fucking hard Elected Dems.
You don't vote for DHS funding.
Period
Let everything shut down. Your message is "we won't vote for an organization that's killing innocent people"
Then bring thumbscrews to the negotiating table.
And you're STILL taking the moderate option
You don't vote for DHS funding.
Period
Let everything shut down. Your message is "we won't vote for an organization that's killing innocent people"
Then bring thumbscrews to the negotiating table.
And you're STILL taking the moderate option
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I mean, this isn't fucking hard Elected Dems.
You don't vote for DHS funding.
Period
Let everything shut down. Your message is "we won't vote for an organization that's killing innocent people"
Then bring thumbscrews to the negotiating table.
And you're STILL taking the moderate option
You don't vote for DHS funding.
Period
Let everything shut down. Your message is "we won't vote for an organization that's killing innocent people"
Then bring thumbscrews to the negotiating table.
And you're STILL taking the moderate option
So go further than not passing the bill.
Americans must be eyes wide open that blocking the DHS funding bill will not shut down ICE.
ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 AM
So go further than not passing the bill.