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Something must be done about the media. There are so many things to be hopeful about but the media might swamp it all.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Something must be done about the media. There are so many things to be hopeful about but the media might swamp it all.
Talented propaganda from CNN. They really squared the circle. Admin uncharacteristically good at giving quotes. Hard not to doom based on what effects it will have on elite and public opinion. If it half convinces you of their argument you might even think the plan will work.
A clearer picture is emerging of what Trump meant when he said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s administration is working quickly to establish a pliant interim government in Venezuela following the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to US officials, prioritizi...
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January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Talented propaganda from CNN. They really squared the circle. Admin uncharacteristically good at giving quotes. Hard not to doom based on what effects it will have on elite and public opinion. If it half convinces you of their argument you might even think the plan will work.
I love this message. Something about the phrasing doesn't feel quite right though. I feel like I would rather have the "cold individualism"? There is something elevated about the line and I can't figure out what it is.
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
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January 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I love this message. Something about the phrasing doesn't feel quite right though. I feel like I would rather have the "cold individualism"? There is something elevated about the line and I can't figure out what it is.
as a hater its been annoying to discover that llms can be useful, but each interaction feels insidious. its a little demon you have to bully to stop it from pretending to be your friend
terrible thing to make available to the public
terrible thing to make available to the public
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
as a hater its been annoying to discover that llms can be useful, but each interaction feels insidious. its a little demon you have to bully to stop it from pretending to be your friend
terrible thing to make available to the public
terrible thing to make available to the public
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I’ve felt this happening to me over time, and I don’t like it.
December 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I’ve felt this happening to me over time, and I don’t like it.
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Only a matter of time until a UC Berkeley law professor writes a memo justifying torture, a brave Vanity Fair writer gets tortured to say whether it hurts, and we have a national discussion about whether certain people should be tortured for our safety.
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Only a matter of time until a UC Berkeley law professor writes a memo justifying torture, a brave Vanity Fair writer gets tortured to say whether it hurts, and we have a national discussion about whether certain people should be tortured for our safety.
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1) sometimes I am, but usually as a partial defense of state socialism
2) certainly not, but a bit tricky to say the leaders aren't communist. Many of the good things about China and Vietnam can be attributed to The Communist tradition
3) Communism exists as a movement, not a state of affairs
2) certainly not, but a bit tricky to say the leaders aren't communist. Many of the good things about China and Vietnam can be attributed to The Communist tradition
3) Communism exists as a movement, not a state of affairs
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
1) sometimes I am, but usually as a partial defense of state socialism
2) certainly not, but a bit tricky to say the leaders aren't communist. Many of the good things about China and Vietnam can be attributed to The Communist tradition
3) Communism exists as a movement, not a state of affairs
2) certainly not, but a bit tricky to say the leaders aren't communist. Many of the good things about China and Vietnam can be attributed to The Communist tradition
3) Communism exists as a movement, not a state of affairs
Really feel bad for these guys. hope they find peace and learn how to read
December 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Really feel bad for these guys. hope they find peace and learn how to read
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the issue with all the explanations like this is you don't just need to explain why people think the economy is bad now, you need to explain why they thought it was ~great in 2019, when most of these explanations also applied
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the issue with all the explanations like this is you don't just need to explain why people think the economy is bad now, you need to explain why they thought it was ~great in 2019, when most of these explanations also applied
People seem to really like quote posting anything they disagree with on this topic.
But in any event, people were a lot less able to afford basic necessities during the biggest recession since the Great depression than they are now
But in any event, people were a lot less able to afford basic necessities during the biggest recession since the Great depression than they are now
*Looking at the last five decades of slashing social programs, hyperfinancialization, and the increasing inability of people to afford basic necessities*
It’s a mystery
It’s a mystery
Why do more respondents say the economy is worse now than they did during the volker shock? I think it's an interesting question and not really about how "good" the economy is
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
People seem to really like quote posting anything they disagree with on this topic.
But in any event, people were a lot less able to afford basic necessities during the biggest recession since the Great depression than they are now
But in any event, people were a lot less able to afford basic necessities during the biggest recession since the Great depression than they are now
Pretending the bourgeoisie of Menlo Park are ordinary Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa is the kind of "class blind" Right wing propaganda we've come to expect from the yimby movement
A lot of times people assume that housing is unaffordable because BILLIONAIRES and CORPORATIONS. But frequently in California it’s because of ordinary mom dad grandma grandpa like these folks, who are protesting parking lots being turned into new low income housing
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pretending the bourgeoisie of Menlo Park are ordinary Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa is the kind of "class blind" Right wing propaganda we've come to expect from the yimby movement
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
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This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
these fuckers are all cowards. "weight of legal opinion says..." you are a u.s. senator! have an opinion.
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
these fuckers are all cowards. "weight of legal opinion says..." you are a u.s. senator! have an opinion.
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
"they haven't released information..." what possible info could there be that would show that we're in a state of armed conflict with drug gangs?
Double tap strikes in Afghanistan? It's classified, we're looking into it, they could very well still be legitimate targets.
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
and trump gets to keep doing the boat strikes! a perfect compromise.
Murdering innocent sailors? Legally murky, hasn't been tested in court. Double tap murder? Obviously illegal and coincidentally the Trump administration already stopped doing it
thehill.com/policy/defen...
Murdering innocent sailors? Legally murky, hasn't been tested in court. Double tap murder? Obviously illegal and coincidentally the Trump administration already stopped doing it
thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Double tap strikes in Afghanistan? It's classified, we're looking into it, they could very well still be legitimate targets.
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
U.S. "rule of law" provides a swiss cheese defense against war crimes. only in an absolute freak accident, total system failure could leadership be guilty
big failure by the grader here. they are not paid enough for this amount of work. by taking this many words they're setting themselves up as the student's equal.
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
big failure by the grader here. they are not paid enough for this amount of work. by taking this many words they're setting themselves up as the student's equal.
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
UK so weird. The unstoppable juggernaut in politics is the "racial abuse party". the party leader is now in a serious scandal for racial abuse as a kid.
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
UK so weird. The unstoppable juggernaut in politics is the "racial abuse party". the party leader is now in a serious scandal for racial abuse as a kid.
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
they like treating things as scandals there and are unforgiving about them, but scandal causes? cant get enough of them
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I had a very detailed dream about being tasked with designing something called an Unusable Spoon
March 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I had a very detailed dream about being tasked with designing something called an Unusable Spoon
"historically under-resourced communities" is such a shit term. are they adequately resourced today? was it just some oversight that caused the shortage?
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"historically under-resourced communities" is such a shit term. are they adequately resourced today? was it just some oversight that caused the shortage?
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
anyone using the term either means oppressed or culturally deficient and the term exists to bring them together under one useless tent
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My most firmly held political belief is that it should be illegal to refer to wet wipes as "flushable" considering the havoc they wreak on our sewer systems. It is entirely coincidental that Marxist-Leninism is the only way to achieve this.
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My most firmly held political belief is that it should be illegal to refer to wet wipes as "flushable" considering the havoc they wreak on our sewer systems. It is entirely coincidental that Marxist-Leninism is the only way to achieve this.
They seem to be hooked to the idea that you can emphasize one thing by emphasizing your decision not to emphasize some other thing.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
They seem to be hooked to the idea that you can emphasize one thing by emphasizing your decision not to emphasize some other thing.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
But actually they're just vice signaling to other elites.
I feel like someone smarter than me could say something really interesting about this project. But I just think it's neat.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
So, as you know, we had a big cheat sheet to the elections on Bolts: nearly 200 key contests that we were tracking, & why.
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I feel like someone smarter than me could say something really interesting about this project. But I just think it's neat.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
Like it is sort of a civic religious project.
Buddy why the screenshot? You can quote post.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Buddy why the screenshot? You can quote post.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.
You're making up stories about people. You lack basic information about people's finances and expenses. And what kind of choices they make to be able to survive long periods of unemployment.