Jesse
@misctakes.com
~he/him • Boston area • IfNotNow + DSA
also @misc@mastodon.social / formerly @misc on twitter
also @misc@mastodon.social / formerly @misc on twitter
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Lots of rumblings that the Trump administration will intervene to block the Netflix-Warner Bros merger, & pave the way for a Paramount takeover that would include CNN, a further corruption of broadcast news. But state AGs have the power to stop this, if they act fast.
prospect.org/2026/02/19/t...
prospect.org/2026/02/19/t...
The Wild Card in Trump’s Attempt to Control the News - The American Prospect
State attorneys general will have a say in whether Paramount ultimately succeeds in taking over CNN, HBO, and the rest of Warner Bros. Discovery.
prospect.org
February 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Lots of rumblings that the Trump administration will intervene to block the Netflix-Warner Bros merger, & pave the way for a Paramount takeover that would include CNN, a further corruption of broadcast news. But state AGs have the power to stop this, if they act fast.
prospect.org/2026/02/19/t...
prospect.org/2026/02/19/t...
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Love the Massachusetts accent on the archival recording: "7 Maaaaatch, 1949"
In 1949, WHOI researchers recorded what ended up being the earliest-preserved whale song—without realizing what they'd captured! 🐳🎶
Nearly 80 years later, that sound has resurfaced!
🎉Celebrate World Whale Day with the full story: go.whoi.edu/whoi-1949
Nearly 80 years later, that sound has resurfaced!
🎉Celebrate World Whale Day with the full story: go.whoi.edu/whoi-1949
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Love the Massachusetts accent on the archival recording: "7 Maaaaatch, 1949"
a) pretty sure 95% of stuff like this is fake and intended to go viral on shock value, and guess what we're all participating
b) it could hardly make pod coffee *worse*
b) it could hardly make pod coffee *worse*
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
a) pretty sure 95% of stuff like this is fake and intended to go viral on shock value, and guess what we're all participating
b) it could hardly make pod coffee *worse*
b) it could hardly make pod coffee *worse*
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I will be using AI generated images of myself on dating apps to "show potential" of what I could look like with sufficient investment from suitors
February 18, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I will be using AI generated images of myself on dating apps to "show potential" of what I could look like with sufficient investment from suitors
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if Boston had any heart as a city there'd be more than this weak "strongly worded letter" to keep a T station open so unhoused folks can stay warm in cold weather
#bospoli #Homeless #unsheltered
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/business/homeless-south-station-winter
#bospoli #Homeless #unsheltered
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/business/homeless-south-station-winter
Marty Walsh says homeless people dying outside South Station is a ‘disgrace.’ No one in power wants to own the problem. - The Boston Globe
Ten years ago, a "gentleman's agreement" allowed people with nowhere to go on frigid winter nights to sleep in South Station. It's time to make that agreement formal.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:06 AM
if Boston had any heart as a city there'd be more than this weak "strongly worded letter" to keep a T station open so unhoused folks can stay warm in cold weather
#bospoli #Homeless #unsheltered
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/business/homeless-south-station-winter
#bospoli #Homeless #unsheltered
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/business/homeless-south-station-winter
Trader Joe's needs to unionize if only to liberate the cashiers from having to pretend to get excited about one (1) item in every purchase
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Trader Joe's needs to unionize if only to liberate the cashiers from having to pretend to get excited about one (1) item in every purchase
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@alexisgoldstein.bsky.social is a real one and she's running for Congress. www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/al...?
CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress
The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Governmen...
www.democracynow.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
@alexisgoldstein.bsky.social is a real one and she's running for Congress. www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/al...?
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One of my opponents, Seth Moulton, has accepted money from Palantir.
Any Republican or Democrat who continues to support Palantir, takes money from them, or refuses to hold them accountable is not your friend and should not be supported.
February 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
One of my opponents, Seth Moulton, has accepted money from Palantir.
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What’s most disturbing to me re @mayor.nyc.gov’s failure to uphold the .05% allocation for libraries is that these are THE socialist institution, islands designed to secure everyone’s equal & free access to knowledge, tech & space otherwise monetized. They should be a socialist’s top priority.
February 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM
What’s most disturbing to me re @mayor.nyc.gov’s failure to uphold the .05% allocation for libraries is that these are THE socialist institution, islands designed to secure everyone’s equal & free access to knowledge, tech & space otherwise monetized. They should be a socialist’s top priority.
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lol this guy is literally letting people bet on whether he'll be productive or not. every day we invent new cool methods of insider trading
February 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
lol this guy is literally letting people bet on whether he'll be productive or not. every day we invent new cool methods of insider trading
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Mamdani restarting homeless encampment sweeps is infuriating. There’s no “good” sweep
February 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Mamdani restarting homeless encampment sweeps is infuriating. There’s no “good” sweep
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Mamdani going back on library funding and restarting encampment sweeps on the same day is really something
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Mamdani going back on library funding and restarting encampment sweeps on the same day is really something
I had a great cheesecake the other day and it reaffirmed this take
I love a great cheesecake but most cheesecake is mid. And that definitely includes Cheesecake Factory.
February 18, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I had a great cheesecake the other day and it reaffirmed this take
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Boston DSA joins the rest of the country in mourning the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson began his career fighting for economic liberation in the Civil Rights Movement. Unlike many leaders from that era, he remained influential despite a brutal right wing backlash.
February 18, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Boston DSA joins the rest of the country in mourning the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson began his career fighting for economic liberation in the Civil Rights Movement. Unlike many leaders from that era, he remained influential despite a brutal right wing backlash.
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Boston DSA hit 2,500 members on the same day National DSA hit 100,000! Being 2.5% of the largest socialist organization in American history is a unique honor and we can not wait to keep fighting for a better world with all of you (and hopefully thousands more).
February 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Boston DSA hit 2,500 members on the same day National DSA hit 100,000! Being 2.5% of the largest socialist organization in American history is a unique honor and we can not wait to keep fighting for a better world with all of you (and hopefully thousands more).
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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This was inevitable and I really don't know how we can promise privacy in libraries right now
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This was inevitable and I really don't know how we can promise privacy in libraries right now
I kicked the habit of this app for a while and now I'm on it constantly again and it's really frying my brain. I need to get stuff done
February 18, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I kicked the habit of this app for a while and now I'm on it constantly again and it's really frying my brain. I need to get stuff done
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Toss me a what now
McDonald's had gone all-in on salads in the mid 80's, with chicken and deli meat options, so it's no surprise they would have taken a swing at a shrimp option
February 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Toss me a what now
now you all got me wanting to watch Rise of Skywalker
February 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
now you all got me wanting to watch Rise of Skywalker
I hate them
People who don’t sleep enough tend to struggle with exhaustion and long-term health issues. But short sleepers, who make up less than one per cent of the population, spend significantly less time snoozing without any apparent health consequences. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NtCLAR
Why Some People Thrive on Four Hours of Sleep
Short sleepers, who make up less than one per cent of the population, spend significantly less time snoozing without any apparent health consequences.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I hate them
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i did see one good post though
February 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
i did see one good post though
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the thing I'd want to see tested more precisely is the effect on "independents" and whether that's just the same effect but concentrated among Rs who call themselves independents or if there's something closer to persuasion (as opposed to radicalization) going on
the chart just joins them up
the chart just joins them up
February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
the thing I'd want to see tested more precisely is the effect on "independents" and whether that's just the same effect but concentrated among Rs who call themselves independents or if there's something closer to persuasion (as opposed to radicalization) going on
the chart just joins them up
the chart just joins them up