Miguel Gómez
@prplmnkydw.bsky.social
Historian, Middle Ages, Spain
The Statue of Liberty is kaput.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
The Statue of Liberty is kaput.
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An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
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A field of sugar cane. Come on!
At the start of his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny appeared in a field of green grass wearing a jersey featuring the number “64.” Fans immediately started tossing out theories about what the number meant.
What Was the ‘Ocasio 64’ Reference on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Look?
And where did his suit come from? The answers may surprise.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 AM
A field of sugar cane. Come on!
As much as I loath him, I also recognize that this is the schtick that makes him popular
Trump: "Mike Johnson is a very religious person. He does not hide it. He'll say to me sometimes at lunch, 'Sir, may we pray.' I'll say, 'Excuse me? We're having lunch.'"
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
As much as I loath him, I also recognize that this is the schtick that makes him popular
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News I’m somewhat late to but apparently the Indian Navy built a ship based on a fifth century painting and sailed it to Oman to recreate the trading route of the Indian Ocean in late antiquity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
INSV Kaundinya: Hand-stitched Indian ship arrives in Oman - BBC News
The ship, which has no engine and moves under square sails, retraced the ancient route in 17 days.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
News I’m somewhat late to but apparently the Indian Navy built a ship based on a fifth century painting and sailed it to Oman to recreate the trading route of the Indian Ocean in late antiquity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is all funny until you realize they are probably going to do something awful to this kid.
that’s Andy from Toy Story
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This is all funny until you realize they are probably going to do something awful to this kid.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
I’m listening to this in my search to find a specific example of a positive use case for these LLMs (still searching!)…
But there is a great moment here where Mollick makes a Freudian slip and says GPT “helps me solve problems that I didn’t have”. Indeed.
I’m listening to this in my search to find a specific example of a positive use case for these LLMs (still searching!)…
But there is a great moment here where Mollick makes a Freudian slip and says GPT “helps me solve problems that I didn’t have”. Indeed.
An AI Expert Challenges an AI Skeptic, with Ethan Mollick
Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 12/31/2025 · 1h 29m
podcasts.apple.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
I’m listening to this in my search to find a specific example of a positive use case for these LLMs (still searching!)…
But there is a great moment here where Mollick makes a Freudian slip and says GPT “helps me solve problems that I didn’t have”. Indeed.
I’m listening to this in my search to find a specific example of a positive use case for these LLMs (still searching!)…
But there is a great moment here where Mollick makes a Freudian slip and says GPT “helps me solve problems that I didn’t have”. Indeed.
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The question should be “Mr. Speaker, were you legitimately elected in 2020? Do you know of any members of congress who specifically were not legitimately elected?”
These guys run every 2 years, and are involved in many many elections. He should be able to be very specific about “irregularities”
These guys run every 2 years, and are involved in many many elections. He should be able to be very specific about “irregularities”
WELKER: Is it healthy for democracy for POTUS to be questioning the 2020 election 5 years later with false claims?
JOHNSON: What's healthy i to be focused on election integrity
W: But that's not 'election integrity.' He's still talking about an election he lost
J: There was a lot of irregularity
JOHNSON: What's healthy i to be focused on election integrity
W: But that's not 'election integrity.' He's still talking about an election he lost
J: There was a lot of irregularity
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The question should be “Mr. Speaker, were you legitimately elected in 2020? Do you know of any members of congress who specifically were not legitimately elected?”
These guys run every 2 years, and are involved in many many elections. He should be able to be very specific about “irregularities”
These guys run every 2 years, and are involved in many many elections. He should be able to be very specific about “irregularities”
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If only computers had built in clocks in order to tell time using some sort of deterministic machine-readable format.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
If only computers had built in clocks in order to tell time using some sort of deterministic machine-readable format.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
But alas, the only way to know whether it's daytime is to pay nearly a dollar every 30 minutes to ask a fancy autocomplete bot.
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The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Excellent
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Excellent
1) A whole history class dedicated to the primary sources about Alexander the Great
2) The politics of the sword in medieval Japan
3) Etymology
4) Poli Sci seminar on conservatism
5) Seminar on myth and history
2) The politics of the sword in medieval Japan
3) Etymology
4) Poli Sci seminar on conservatism
5) Seminar on myth and history
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
January 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
1) A whole history class dedicated to the primary sources about Alexander the Great
2) The politics of the sword in medieval Japan
3) Etymology
4) Poli Sci seminar on conservatism
5) Seminar on myth and history
2) The politics of the sword in medieval Japan
3) Etymology
4) Poli Sci seminar on conservatism
5) Seminar on myth and history
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If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.
Think of the ratings!
Think of the ratings!
And Peter Attia MD telling Epstein the biggest problem with being his friend is he can’t tell anyone about the life he lives. Nice.
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.
Think of the ratings!
Think of the ratings!
A conventional choice that just happens to agree with Trump’s random wild economic theories…
January 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
A conventional choice that just happens to agree with Trump’s random wild economic theories…
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Bitcoin has become a Trump Vibes Index and the vibes aren't good -- down over 28% in 6 months
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bitcoin has become a Trump Vibes Index and the vibes aren't good -- down over 28% in 6 months
Jfc. Bad bad.
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Jfc. Bad bad.
How are people missing the fact that “abolish ICE” and “undo DHS” are, at the minimum and most optimistic, things that could happen after the midterms (if dems get a huge landslide victory), or after 2028 (assuming same landslide), but fundamentally not now over the government shutdown…
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
How are people missing the fact that “abolish ICE” and “undo DHS” are, at the minimum and most optimistic, things that could happen after the midterms (if dems get a huge landslide victory), or after 2028 (assuming same landslide), but fundamentally not now over the government shutdown…
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Yeah, body cameras don't matter a damn unless you have Jonathan Ross and Alex Pretti's murderers sitting in front of a jury visibly shaking in fear of a life sentence.
Right now, ICE is just gonna destroy that footage if mildly inconvenient.
Right now, ICE is just gonna destroy that footage if mildly inconvenient.
Friends, I recommend you ALL get on the phones and or send emails first thing tomorrow telling @democrats.senate.gov NO FUNDING FOR ICE. NONE.
They are, per Chris Coons, planning to negotiate body cameras. This willl not change the violence, the invasions of our cities.
They are, per Chris Coons, planning to negotiate body cameras. This willl not change the violence, the invasions of our cities.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Yeah, body cameras don't matter a damn unless you have Jonathan Ross and Alex Pretti's murderers sitting in front of a jury visibly shaking in fear of a life sentence.
Right now, ICE is just gonna destroy that footage if mildly inconvenient.
Right now, ICE is just gonna destroy that footage if mildly inconvenient.
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Some academic habits are maladaptive in wider society. But “cite your sources every time” — and information literacy habits more generally — deserves to be educational priority number one right now
you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Some academic habits are maladaptive in wider society. But “cite your sources every time” — and information literacy habits more generally — deserves to be educational priority number one right now
Tapper’s exhausted comment at the end is great.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Tapper’s exhausted comment at the end is great.
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This government needs to discuss Cuba policy urgently because it could blow up very badly for everybody if Trump and Rubio successfully choke off all the Venezuelan oil. Rubio could be the dog that finally caught the car -- and he has no plan for what to do the day after. 1/
Cuba is the ultimate manifestation of the Pottery Barn Rule. If they destabilize the govt & can’t rebuild the economy quickly, then they will face a tsunami of migration that will make the MASSIVE 1980 Mariel Boatlift look like a picnic. Rubio’s dream is Miller’s greatest nightmare. This is no joke!
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This government needs to discuss Cuba policy urgently because it could blow up very badly for everybody if Trump and Rubio successfully choke off all the Venezuelan oil. Rubio could be the dog that finally caught the car -- and he has no plan for what to do the day after. 1/
Somewhere on here (I think), recently, I ran across an account that seemed to be tallying images of ice/federal agents with questionable tattoos. May have been any cops with bad tattoos. Can’t find it again… Can anyone point me in the right direction?
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Somewhere on here (I think), recently, I ran across an account that seemed to be tallying images of ice/federal agents with questionable tattoos. May have been any cops with bad tattoos. Can’t find it again… Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”