M. Jahi
@mjahi.bsky.social
Director, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
Kellogg Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability
Author, Beginning to End Hunger, Agroecology Now!: https://bit.ly/3C7uRql, http://bit.ly/agroeconow
Husband, father, son, brother
Opinions here my own, if that
Kellogg Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability
Author, Beginning to End Hunger, Agroecology Now!: https://bit.ly/3C7uRql, http://bit.ly/agroeconow
Husband, father, son, brother
Opinions here my own, if that
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M. Jahi
@mjahi.bsky.social
· Jan 21
As sage centrists have been advising us that the problem is that "progressives" have pushed too far, too fast to (checks notes) try to provide equal rights and dignity to everyone, it's worth remembering that "too much, too fast" has been lobbed at every reformed. From abolitionists to civil rights.
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Never tell me that Dick Dastardly style mustache twirlers in fiction are unrealistic ever again.
Someone called this vice signaling and… *sigh* yeah.
Someone called this vice signaling and… *sigh* yeah.
Weird how many racists like to self-identify themselves as racists.
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Never tell me that Dick Dastardly style mustache twirlers in fiction are unrealistic ever again.
Someone called this vice signaling and… *sigh* yeah.
Someone called this vice signaling and… *sigh* yeah.
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This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
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Should (climate) polluters pay (for the damages they are knowing causing)? Of course they should. I know it, they know it, the American people know it (see below)—which is why they are using their rented friends in the White House and Congress to pass legislation to protect them from liability.
Voters Want to Make Polluters Pay, Oppose Efforts to Grant Oil and Gas Companies Immunity for Climate Damages
Across party lines, few trust oil and gas companies to prioritize consumers over profits.
www.dataforprogress.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Should (climate) polluters pay (for the damages they are knowing causing)? Of course they should. I know it, they know it, the American people know it (see below)—which is why they are using their rented friends in the White House and Congress to pass legislation to protect them from liability.
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“Thanos promised us a vote on his kill half the population policy.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“Thanos promised us a vote on his kill half the population policy.”
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What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor.
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
From the Daily: The University's values on trial
specials.michigandaily.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor.
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
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The fact that these 2 things can be happening at the same time demonstrates the contempt the ruling class has for the people
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The fact that these 2 things can be happening at the same time demonstrates the contempt the ruling class has for the people
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Add "serial killer" to his résumé of crimes.
Trump escalated deadly US strikes in the Caribbean, declaring, “We’re just gonna kill people” without seeking congressional war approval. At least 43 have died as legal experts and lawmakers warn these actions disregard constitutional limits.
Trump Flouts Constitution With Caribbean Strikes: “We’re Just Going to Kill”
“I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people,” he said.
truthout.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Add "serial killer" to his résumé of crimes.
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
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“Why have countries that have moved an ever-growing share of social interactions into a frictionless online space, where political claims are validated or invalidated by popularity alone, seen a commensurate rise in extreme political factions driven by emotional catharsis and decoupled from reality”
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Why have countries that have moved an ever-growing share of social interactions into a frictionless online space, where political claims are validated or invalidated by popularity alone, seen a commensurate rise in extreme political factions driven by emotional catharsis and decoupled from reality”
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Diversity doesn’t weaken unions. Racist bosses like Vance using racism to divide workers by race so they can exploit them weakens unions. All this stuff is arsonists complaining about the temperature in the building they set on fire. bsky.app/profile/diew...
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Diversity doesn’t weaken unions. Racist bosses like Vance using racism to divide workers by race so they can exploit them weakens unions. All this stuff is arsonists complaining about the temperature in the building they set on fire. bsky.app/profile/diew...
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If you are reading this piece today, you may be interested to know that I found Adam Bonica on moderate candidates compelling. Ht @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If you are reading this piece today, you may be interested to know that I found Adam Bonica on moderate candidates compelling. Ht @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
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It's not Democrats that have introduced thousands of bills focusing on trans people, it's republicans. This dichotomy where Republicans obsess over these things but it's Dems that get tagged as being obsessed drives me up a wall.
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's not Democrats that have introduced thousands of bills focusing on trans people, it's republicans. This dichotomy where Republicans obsess over these things but it's Dems that get tagged as being obsessed drives me up a wall.
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The "don't talk about social issues" strategy only works if you *admit that was your strategy after the fact*. We're in this doom loop where Democrats try something, gaslight themselves into believing they didn't try it, then decide to try it again.
"if we just don't talk about it, they can't hit us for talking about it" has been thoroughly discredited but we're going to keep trying it because the point was always that party elites/centrist Dems don't want to talk about those things, not whether it was good strategy/messaging to do so!
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The "don't talk about social issues" strategy only works if you *admit that was your strategy after the fact*. We're in this doom loop where Democrats try something, gaslight themselves into believing they didn't try it, then decide to try it again.
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Aww did all the white policy experts start to recognize that it’s pure unadulterated racism ? And can’t admit it so they wanna be shocked about the speed at which we’ve gone full Nazi
But still want to pretend they aren’t
But still want to pretend they aren’t
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Aww did all the white policy experts start to recognize that it’s pure unadulterated racism ? And can’t admit it so they wanna be shocked about the speed at which we’ve gone full Nazi
But still want to pretend they aren’t
But still want to pretend they aren’t
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I went back on Bloomberg’s biggest podcast, Odd Lots, to discuss the Distribution Baron in my paperback: Sysco. I chatted with Tracy and Joe about how Sysco built its empire, what we’ve lost because of it, and, more importantly, what we can do about it.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
The Hidden Supply Chain Making Every Menu Feel Familiar
Meet broadline distributor Sysco.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I went back on Bloomberg’s biggest podcast, Odd Lots, to discuss the Distribution Baron in my paperback: Sysco. I chatted with Tracy and Joe about how Sysco built its empire, what we’ve lost because of it, and, more importantly, what we can do about it.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
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there are SEVERAL more books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community. We can give our kids better. Here's a list I made "Books with Characters of Color" books with magic indicated by ** docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Books with Characters of Color
Beautiful Books with Characters of Color^ **Magic or superhero or ghosts or other imaginative fun Picture books A is for Activist- Innosanto Nagara I Like Myself!-Karen Beaumont Pretty Brown Face-An...
docs.google.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
there are SEVERAL more books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community. We can give our kids better. Here's a list I made "Books with Characters of Color" books with magic indicated by ** docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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A reminder-there are really great books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community=The Marvellers @dhonielle.bsky.social; Nic Blake @angiethomas.bsky.social ; The Vanquishers-Kaylynn Bayron; Amari & The Night Brothers-B.B. Alston
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A reminder-there are really great books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community=The Marvellers @dhonielle.bsky.social; Nic Blake @angiethomas.bsky.social ; The Vanquishers-Kaylynn Bayron; Amari & The Night Brothers-B.B. Alston
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I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
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If xAI was a real company there would have been a MechaHitler post-mortem
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
If xAI was a real company there would have been a MechaHitler post-mortem
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i love when i overthink a problem so profoundly that i actually do uncover something new at the bottom that puts me at ease. it wasn't an anxiety spiral, i was simply swirling down towards the answer-hole
October 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
i love when i overthink a problem so profoundly that i actually do uncover something new at the bottom that puts me at ease. it wasn't an anxiety spiral, i was simply swirling down towards the answer-hole
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The existence of Pennywise the Clown implies the existence of Poundfoolish the Undertaker
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The existence of Pennywise the Clown implies the existence of Poundfoolish the Undertaker