Michael Harris
@michaelsharris.bsky.social
I play the guitars, I do some economics, I have the dogs, I make some music. [Sydney, 🇦🇺]
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Counterpoint to Rubio: guilt and shame are both good things to be shackled by if you have done things you should be guilty about and ashamed of. Do you know who isn’t shackled by guilt and shame? A psychopath.
Nothing to see here. Just the US State Department mimicking the talking points of Germany's far right AfD
February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Counterpoint to Rubio: guilt and shame are both good things to be shackled by if you have done things you should be guilty about and ashamed of. Do you know who isn’t shackled by guilt and shame? A psychopath.
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The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.
Part 3: "The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous year told a different story. This massive, messy dataset was brimming with increasingly vile headlines that only seemed to metastasize with time. ... two years later we know how the story turns out."
Welcome to the anti-trans outrage factory — Jessica Kant
When I first wrote Anatomy of a moral panic in February 2024, I had only a faint glimmer of what was to come.The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous ye...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.
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I tour principally so that I can sample the max number of vegan reubens worldwide (best one so far was in Denver)
if you sleep with your father's concubine you will be subject to a humiliating curse at his deathbed
but thousands of years later an incredible sandwich will be named for you, so it's a real mixed bag
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
but thousands of years later an incredible sandwich will be named for you, so it's a real mixed bag
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
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February 14, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I tour principally so that I can sample the max number of vegan reubens worldwide (best one so far was in Denver)
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can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
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And no, it turns out, actually, freedom is *really* important to capital (who knew? Loads of people, other than a troubling chunk of capital itself).
February 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
And no, it turns out, actually, freedom is *really* important to capital (who knew? Loads of people, other than a troubling chunk of capital itself).
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One of my colleagues wrote a very good column about his realisation that "democracy, far from being the natural twin of capitalism, has to watch it like a hawk". I think the relationship is ultimately more parent-child, with the child going 'do I need this? I'll run away from home!'
When business and democracy don’t mix
[FREE TO READ] Liberals were wrong to assume the two ideas are natural twins
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February 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
One of my colleagues wrote a very good column about his realisation that "democracy, far from being the natural twin of capitalism, has to watch it like a hawk". I think the relationship is ultimately more parent-child, with the child going 'do I need this? I'll run away from home!'
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His big advantage? Nobody knows how bad he is
February 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
His big advantage? Nobody knows how bad he is
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Wow. That is all.
This story and interview are hard to read, but this woman is probably among the toughest humans who has ever lived. Few can say they would have the courage and bravery to talk so openly about what she endured. GIFT LINK. (and content warning, of course)
‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Wow. That is all.
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www.royalties-calculator.com = This website can help you estimate that
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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🔥 AUTHOR MICHAEL WOLFF: “This is the 3rd or 4th time Trump threatened to sue me… I believe if the 🇺🇸 public knew the real nature of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein they would turn away in revulsion and horror. So sue me.”
February 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
🔥 AUTHOR MICHAEL WOLFF: “This is the 3rd or 4th time Trump threatened to sue me… I believe if the 🇺🇸 public knew the real nature of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein they would turn away in revulsion and horror. So sue me.”
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In Putin World: “I have no intention of accidentally falling out of a window.”
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
In Putin World: “I have no intention of accidentally falling out of a window.”
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I think it's plausible that AI, ironically, could cause the downfall of "big" tech.
If everyone's a developer, and can compete with the giants (using locally installed AI, not cloud, even) then why do we need software giants anymore?
We don't.
Everyone can just build their own everything.
If everyone's a developer, and can compete with the giants (using locally installed AI, not cloud, even) then why do we need software giants anymore?
We don't.
Everyone can just build their own everything.
I think that's a good thesis, and I share that view.
It's also ironic, and amusing (to me at least) that tech bros are likely to be most displaced by it.
If everyone's a developer now, or in three years, where does that leave tech bros?
It could actually cause the downfall of "big" tech.
It's also ironic, and amusing (to me at least) that tech bros are likely to be most displaced by it.
If everyone's a developer now, or in three years, where does that leave tech bros?
It could actually cause the downfall of "big" tech.
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I think it's plausible that AI, ironically, could cause the downfall of "big" tech.
If everyone's a developer, and can compete with the giants (using locally installed AI, not cloud, even) then why do we need software giants anymore?
We don't.
Everyone can just build their own everything.
If everyone's a developer, and can compete with the giants (using locally installed AI, not cloud, even) then why do we need software giants anymore?
We don't.
Everyone can just build their own everything.
In Putin World: “I have no intention of accidentally falling out of a window.”
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
In Putin World: “I have no intention of accidentally falling out of a window.”
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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With apologies for reminding people the bad place still exists...
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
With apologies for reminding people the bad place still exists...
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don't know who needs to hear this, but do not fuck with the Moon
February 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
don't know who needs to hear this, but do not fuck with the Moon
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Ok so my son has told me that on Monday night, some of his friends were at the south side of the protest near the KFC. They were pepper sprayed. The then ran along Bathurst Street to get away. The police chased them and pepper sprayed them again.
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Ok so my son has told me that on Monday night, some of his friends were at the south side of the protest near the KFC. They were pepper sprayed. The then ran along Bathurst Street to get away. The police chased them and pepper sprayed them again.
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She is going to get a torrent of hate from the MAGA Cult.
But what part of the #Epstein / #Maxwell international pedophile sex trafficking / money laundering / espionage ring did Sen. Cynthia Lummis not understand?!
Should be an interesting next town hall in Wyoming.
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But what part of the #Epstein / #Maxwell international pedophile sex trafficking / money laundering / espionage ring did Sen. Cynthia Lummis not understand?!
Should be an interesting next town hall in Wyoming.
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GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
She is going to get a torrent of hate from the MAGA Cult.
But what part of the #Epstein / #Maxwell international pedophile sex trafficking / money laundering / espionage ring did Sen. Cynthia Lummis not understand?!
Should be an interesting next town hall in Wyoming.
📻 bsky.app/profile/ronf...
But what part of the #Epstein / #Maxwell international pedophile sex trafficking / money laundering / espionage ring did Sen. Cynthia Lummis not understand?!
Should be an interesting next town hall in Wyoming.
📻 bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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fuck cancer
James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
fuck cancer
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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Albanese says if Herzog had not been here he ‘wouldn’t have been able to raise the issue of Zomi Frankcom with him’. Sorry? He couldn’t raise the killing of an Australian aid worker with the head of state of the country whose military killed her without first inviting him for dinner at Kirribilli?
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Albanese says if Herzog had not been here he ‘wouldn’t have been able to raise the issue of Zomi Frankcom with him’. Sorry? He couldn’t raise the killing of an Australian aid worker with the head of state of the country whose military killed her without first inviting him for dinner at Kirribilli?