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The mind's a minefield in a minor way.
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"The Post’s editorial decisions have nothing to do with my relationship with Donald Trump, and everything to do with what’s best for America. Namely, the dismantling of our constitutional rights and democratic institutions."
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” Wasn’t a Warning; It Was Our End Goal
“Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocat...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"The Post’s editorial decisions have nothing to do with my relationship with Donald Trump, and everything to do with what’s best for America. Namely, the dismantling of our constitutional rights and democratic institutions."
@captmediocre.bsky.social "As a cadet sets out to solve an ancient Starfleet mystery, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns the value of forging her own path." Wasn't expecting to watch an after-school special tonight.
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
@captmediocre.bsky.social "As a cadet sets out to solve an ancient Starfleet mystery, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns the value of forging her own path." Wasn't expecting to watch an after-school special tonight.
AI version of driving your car straight into a lake following GPS directions.
I tried to help a woman in a parking lot; she had a flat tire with an audible leak, but refused to accept this diagnosis because ChatGPT said that wasn’t the problem. There was an AutoZone full of Fix-A-Flat *right across the street* but nooooooooo. Anyway, AI makes you stupid, film at eleven.
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
AI version of driving your car straight into a lake following GPS directions.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Didn't quickly slough off the consequences of the last book as I half-expected, but I wish there was more variety in the narrative arcs of his books.
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Didn't quickly slough off the consequences of the last book as I half-expected, but I wish there was more variety in the narrative arcs of his books.
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Chuck Schumer: "As long as you wear bodycams while you're taking over."
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Chuck Schumer: "As long as you wear bodycams while you're taking over."
I'm wondering what's the percentage of MAGAts who don't know Puerto Rico is part of the United States.
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar, accepted the best música urbána album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday with a direct response to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Follow our live coverage here. nyti.ms/4a7BQgd
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I'm wondering what's the percentage of MAGAts who don't know Puerto Rico is part of the United States.
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Noam Chomsky’s batshit email in the Epstein files has reminded me of this oldie but goodie from @mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/unu...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/unu...
Unused Audio Commentary by Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky, Recorded Summer 2002 for The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition) DVD, Part One
CHOMSKY: The film opens with Galadriel speaking. “The world has changed,” she tells us, “I can feel it in the water.” She’s actually stealing a lin...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Noam Chomsky’s batshit email in the Epstein files has reminded me of this oldie but goodie from @mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/unu...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/unu...
Love getting "you have to upgrade to a higher $$$ plan if you want to keep existing features" emails on late weekend evenings. Dressed up as, "we're making things simpler for you!" of course.
February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Love getting "you have to upgrade to a higher $$$ plan if you want to keep existing features" emails on late weekend evenings. Dressed up as, "we're making things simpler for you!" of course.
I could do with satire being less believable.
At the direction of Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Dr. Trisha Pasricha has been arrested for obstruction of justice
If you get pepper-sprayed, avoid rubbing your eyes. Instead, irrigate them with lots of water, says Dr. Trisha Pasricha, our Ask a Doctor columnist.
February 1, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I could do with satire being less believable.
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I wonder if the New York Times will go after any of the prominent academics in the Epstein files for being rapists as hard as they went after Claudine Gay for being kind of sloppy with citations in her graduate thesis.
If not, why not?
If not, why not?
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
Doo do doo
January 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I wonder if the New York Times will go after any of the prominent academics in the Epstein files for being rapists as hard as they went after Claudine Gay for being kind of sloppy with citations in her graduate thesis.
If not, why not?
If not, why not?
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January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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please consider this your one (1) small reminder that the deadline for registration is saturday!!!!!!!
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
please consider this your one (1) small reminder that the deadline for registration is saturday!!!!!!!
"Doing their fiduciary duty" seems to be the corporate version of "just following orders".
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 AM
"Doing their fiduciary duty" seems to be the corporate version of "just following orders".
Illegal aliens >>>>>> Members of the American Gestapo any day of the week
Honored that in his last days of fame and fortune at CBP the disgraced Gregory Bovino chose to attack, among others, me.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Illegal aliens >>>>>> Members of the American Gestapo any day of the week
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The poor ticket sales for the “Melania” movie shows the American mind is still closed and the work of the Harper’s Letter is not yet finished.
Greg Lukianoff, tomorrow in the @nytimes.com
Greg Lukianoff, tomorrow in the @nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
Valdes' "The Chilling Effect" series is also quite good.
Still on sale. Get it. One of my favorite books of 2023
ooh only $2 on kindle!
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www.amazon.com/Where-Peace-...
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Valdes' "The Chilling Effect" series is also quite good.
"Official Version". The @nytimes.com headline writers grow more craven every day. Can't even approach the truth: "Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Amplifies GOP Lies"
NYT: Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/b... (🎁 link)
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"Official Version". The @nytimes.com headline writers grow more craven every day. Can't even approach the truth: "Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Amplifies GOP Lies"
This Leafs team is not very good.
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This Leafs team is not very good.