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Avowed Marxist, Groucho not Karl.

“It has frequently been pointed out that totalitarian movements use and abuse democratic freedoms in order to abolish them.” Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
This old bit encapsulates my beliefs about AI. 😎

youtu.be/2IPAOxrH7Ro?...
Flight of the Conchords-Robots
YouTube video by R
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November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Olivia Nuzzi got sent in to do a profile but it turned out she wanted to fuck the subject so we sent in Jacob Bernstein to profile her and it turns out he also wants to fuck the subject
you can’t be putting this in the paper (gift link but i do not recommend you use it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...)
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

“Trumpanomics” at work.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

I’m not sure this helps his already unreasonable claim to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For purposes of clarification
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

Prohibits release of unclassified information without DoD authorization.

This is Soviet level bullshit.
Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
How I Ran Afoul of the Air Force Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...

This fills me with sadness.
Opinion | How I Ran Afoul of the Air Force Academy
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have — theonion.com/watchdog-gro...

A vast improvement over the GOP.
Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have
WASHINGTON—Describing the shift as a troubling indicator for the health of the nation’s system of governance, watchdog group Freedom House published a report Wednesday downgrading the United States fr...
theonion.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
@waitmanwbeorn.com

Just finished “Between the Wires.” I think I’m reasonably educated about the Holocaust, yet never heard of Janowska prior to your podcast. The brutality uncovered and its connection to actions in other camps was eye opening. The words of Wojciech Kalwínski were inspirational.
August 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...

Echos? Echos? The actions “Follow” the playbook.
Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook
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August 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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This is Virginia Guiffre's statement to Ghislane Maxwell, read by Guiffre's attorney in court the day Maxwell was sentenced.

I had to divide it into 2 parts. Please read each & share.

These are the words of a child rape victim, a victim of the monster Trump now protecting & arranging her freedom.
August 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Members of QAnon claimed that a cabal of pedophiles had infiltrated the highest levels of our government. It turns out they were right.
August 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Sadly, spot on.
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

It has frequently been pointed out that totalitarian movements use and abuse democratic freedoms in order to abolish them.

Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
This Is the Presidency John Roberts Has Built
The country is witnessing the creation of an all-powerful institution, and one man is responsible.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Maurene Comey’s farewell note to the SDNY after being fired by the Trump administration. Yet another warning.
July 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

SCOTUS collegiality is way overrated and Justice Jackson has no more fucks to give.

I'm all in on this idea.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM