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@midwesternterroir.bsky.social
“Be curious, not judgmental.”
Star Trek, politics (with a strong affinity for low-level policy discussion), horror (films, shows, books, games), 40k, Elite: Dangerous, GNU/Linux, Soulsborne, golf, and anything that I may find funny.
Star Trek, politics (with a strong affinity for low-level policy discussion), horror (films, shows, books, games), 40k, Elite: Dangerous, GNU/Linux, Soulsborne, golf, and anything that I may find funny.
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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This is not even in the offing! That is part of the hype.
And it's so weird to frame an outcome of "replace all white collar jobs in 10 years" as having a probability. I feel like Polymarket has broken us.
And it's so weird to frame an outcome of "replace all white collar jobs in 10 years" as having a probability. I feel like Polymarket has broken us.
I'm not even saying that's the most *likely* possibility, but it's just very clear that the likelihood of that outcome as increased and even if there's, like, a 1 in 10 change that "AI replaces most to all white collar jobs in 10 years" that's an *enormous* risk to the social order!
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is not even in the offing! That is part of the hype.
And it's so weird to frame an outcome of "replace all white collar jobs in 10 years" as having a probability. I feel like Polymarket has broken us.
And it's so weird to frame an outcome of "replace all white collar jobs in 10 years" as having a probability. I feel like Polymarket has broken us.
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tHinGs aRę wINdinG dØwN
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
tHinGs aRę wINdinG dØwN
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My paper on the original meaning of birthright citizenship is now published
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM
My paper on the original meaning of birthright citizenship is now published
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Bluesky in a nutshell.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Bluesky in a nutshell.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
Bang up job, NYT. You're a real credit to your profession.
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Bang up job, NYT. You're a real credit to your profession.
I will never be able to understand why society has not collectively decided to place Ross on an ice floe and given a gentle push to float over the horizon, never to plague humanity again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/o...
Opinion | A.I. May Put Progressives to the Test
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I will never be able to understand why society has not collectively decided to place Ross on an ice floe and given a gentle push to float over the horizon, never to plague humanity again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/o...
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What the fuck even is this video game at this point?
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
What the fuck even is this video game at this point?
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Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
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have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
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Why wouldn't you use a search engine as your first impulse, go down a number of different links, and try to evaluate the context of the different sources? And if you really care, ask other people. And before Ethan responds with something about RAGs, very few people actually follow the links in RAGs.
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Why wouldn't you use a search engine as your first impulse, go down a number of different links, and try to evaluate the context of the different sources? And if you really care, ask other people. And before Ethan responds with something about RAGs, very few people actually follow the links in RAGs.
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“All you ever talk about is the Epstein files” - Former Benghazi advocates.
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“All you ever talk about is the Epstein files” - Former Benghazi advocates.
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I've accepted that trying to get people to understand there is no House at all when a new House convenes is a fool's errand
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They forgot the part where the 'incumbent GOP majority' have no role in seating the next house, and this type of 'plan' would result in vacant seats in more than just the House.
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I've accepted that trying to get people to understand there is no House at all when a new House convenes is a fool's errand
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In an email to Michael Wolff while Wolff was writing an unflattering exposé on the Trump administration, Jeffrey Epstein states that people who had dinner with Trump were concerned about his dementia. He was wearing too much makeup and didn’t recognize old friends.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
In an email to Michael Wolff while Wolff was writing an unflattering exposé on the Trump administration, Jeffrey Epstein states that people who had dinner with Trump were concerned about his dementia. He was wearing too much makeup and didn’t recognize old friends.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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“We got 5 million viewers for our halftime show what does that tell you?” buddy the dogs pissing and shitting on the puppy bowl field at halftime got 12 million viewers it tells me you don’t understand numbers
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“We got 5 million viewers for our halftime show what does that tell you?” buddy the dogs pissing and shitting on the puppy bowl field at halftime got 12 million viewers it tells me you don’t understand numbers
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literally: losers form new group of losers
thats not a pejorative or anything - these people try to do stuff and lose
thats not a pejorative or anything - these people try to do stuff and lose
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
literally: losers form new group of losers
thats not a pejorative or anything - these people try to do stuff and lose
thats not a pejorative or anything - these people try to do stuff and lose
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Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
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Posting again.
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Posting again.
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Mr Starmer, it's monday
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Mr Starmer, it's monday
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THE FIRST EPISODE OF MY SECTION 230 MINI SERIES IS HERE!!!!! I have been working on this for month and this series is entirely self produced and self financed. Please watch and share!
They Are Trying To Kill The Internet
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
THE FIRST EPISODE OF MY SECTION 230 MINI SERIES IS HERE!!!!! I have been working on this for month and this series is entirely self produced and self financed. Please watch and share!
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I wanna see how that Weekly active user metric is calculated so badly
Leaked OpenAI memo:
- 800mm WAUs
- Codex +50% WoW after GPT-5.3-Codex launch
- ChatGPT “back to exceeding 10% monthly growth”
- 800mm WAUs
- Codex +50% WoW after GPT-5.3-Codex launch
- ChatGPT “back to exceeding 10% monthly growth”
Sam Altman touts ChatGPT's reaccelerating growth to employees as OpenAI closes in on $100 billion funding
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees that ChatGPT's monthly growth is back above 10%, as competition ramps up in generative AI.
www.cnbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I wanna see how that Weekly active user metric is calculated so badly
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"Any User Who Has a 3D Printer Would Have This Software Installed" ... says the CEO of a company in Spain @printandgotech that wants their DRM, file-blocking, print-policing software on every 3D printer in America.
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"Any User Who Has a 3D Printer Would Have This Software Installed" ... says the CEO of a company in Spain @printandgotech that wants their DRM, file-blocking, print-policing software on every 3D printer in America.