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@redshift42.bsky.social
If I didn't have to spend so much time trying to save the world I'd mostly be posting about space, sf, rabbits, and random other stuff. #NoKings
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has announced in a 'Dear Colleague' letter that House Dems will hold a 'special hearing' on January 6 to "examine ongoing threats to free and fair elections … and detail the threats to public safety posed by the hundreds of violent felons who were pardoned."
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has announced in a 'Dear Colleague' letter that House Dems will hold a 'special hearing' on January 6 to "examine ongoing threats to free and fair elections … and detail the threats to public safety posed by the hundreds of violent felons who were pardoned."
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2 things:
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
It’s quite telling that so many right-wing dealers in nostalgia are embracing the aesthetics of modern AI-generated art. Can’t actually find real images of the imagined past to which you want us to return? No problem; just generate it with AI.
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
2 things:
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
1) Joel is right here in that AI is a "restorative" nostalgia (from Svetlana Boym) machine, in that it produces a past that never existed & tries to drag it into the present
2) the crusade imagery is violent white supremacy (see next post)
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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Almost no better way to get the Iranian people to stop protesting and/or rally around the country's leadership than to be an American president threatening to come to their aid.
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Almost no better way to get the Iranian people to stop protesting and/or rally around the country's leadership than to be an American president threatening to come to their aid.
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Seeing Trump spin about his health is a good reminder that the press still hasn't really figured out a way to cover claims made by a man who lies about what day it is just to keep his mendacity skills sharp.
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Seeing Trump spin about his health is a good reminder that the press still hasn't really figured out a way to cover claims made by a man who lies about what day it is just to keep his mendacity skills sharp.
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"A normal federal government would not take its cues from a random YouTuber and make a viral video the basis for a whole-of-government effort to crush a state."
Truth from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shirley-vi...
Truth from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shirley-vi...
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"A normal federal government would not take its cues from a random YouTuber and make a viral video the basis for a whole-of-government effort to crush a state."
Truth from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shirley-vi...
Truth from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shirley-vi...
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“Insofar as LLMs are used to avoid reading, thinking, and writing, their use is incompatible with liberal education. It is not more complicated than that.”
open.substack.com/pub/mattdina...
open.substack.com/pub/mattdina...
Permission Structures
How AI-skeptic Professors Can Still Help Students Write Papers
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
“Insofar as LLMs are used to avoid reading, thinking, and writing, their use is incompatible with liberal education. It is not more complicated than that.”
open.substack.com/pub/mattdina...
open.substack.com/pub/mattdina...
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The aggregated map with all Russian air attacks which occurred in 2025. Russia launched a record number of missiles and drones into Ukraine, making clear that Putin has no intention in peace. All while Trump is in office.
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The aggregated map with all Russian air attacks which occurred in 2025. Russia launched a record number of missiles and drones into Ukraine, making clear that Putin has no intention in peace. All while Trump is in office.
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Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Reagan, 1981: “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
Clinton, 1996: “I say again, the era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the era of fending for yourself.”
Mamdani, 2026:
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Nick Shirley was at J6.
Nick Shirley traveled to Kyiv to push out Putin's propaganda.
It is perfectly appropriate to publicly make assumption that Nick Shirley is being paid and directed by the Kremlin.
Nick Shirley traveled to Kyiv to push out Putin's propaganda.
It is perfectly appropriate to publicly make assumption that Nick Shirley is being paid and directed by the Kremlin.
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Nick Shirley was at J6.
Nick Shirley traveled to Kyiv to push out Putin's propaganda.
It is perfectly appropriate to publicly make assumption that Nick Shirley is being paid and directed by the Kremlin.
Nick Shirley traveled to Kyiv to push out Putin's propaganda.
It is perfectly appropriate to publicly make assumption that Nick Shirley is being paid and directed by the Kremlin.
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When you see the burning the Library of Alexandria as an inspiration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
When you see the burning the Library of Alexandria as an inspiration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…
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@attackerman.bsky.social's destruction of Bari Weiss here is so vicious because it is so spectacularly well-informed; this one is an earner, folks
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
@attackerman.bsky.social's destruction of Bari Weiss here is so vicious because it is so spectacularly well-informed; this one is an earner, folks
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
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In 2025, the regime expected you to surrender to Trump's authoritarian power grabs.
Instead, you organized the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.
Instead, you organized the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
In 2025, the regime expected you to surrender to Trump's authoritarian power grabs.
Instead, you organized the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.
Instead, you organized the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.
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Health insurance premiums aren’t “rising.” They’re doubling and tripling — in real time — while Congress shrugs.
$85 → $750/month
$900 → $2,500/month
Avg increase: +114%
This was warned about. Debated. Delayed.
And now millions are #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #IMSky #CardsSky #EMSky
$85 → $750/month
$900 → $2,500/month
Avg increase: +114%
This was warned about. Debated. Delayed.
And now millions are #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #IMSky #CardsSky #EMSky
January 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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Because my priorities are straight, I’ve spent the first day of the brand new year reading/watching the Jack Smith deposition. Some observations:
It would have been very different as a public hearing, but I’m not sure to whose advantage.
It would have been very different as a public hearing, but I’m not sure to whose advantage.
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Because my priorities are straight, I’ve spent the first day of the brand new year reading/watching the Jack Smith deposition. Some observations:
It would have been very different as a public hearing, but I’m not sure to whose advantage.
It would have been very different as a public hearing, but I’m not sure to whose advantage.
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Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
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Yeah, man, socialists aren’t allowed to buy things, everyone knows this
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Yeah, man, socialists aren’t allowed to buy things, everyone knows this
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Alabama’s homicide rate is more than double New York City’s. Remember that the next time Tommy Tuberville criticizes NYC’s “crime and migrants.”
A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Alabama’s homicide rate is more than double New York City’s. Remember that the next time Tommy Tuberville criticizes NYC’s “crime and migrants.”
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It’s 2026 which means I have a book coming out this year!!!!!! It’s for everyone who is curious about the cosmos 🙏🏽
Please preorder (from indies!) because it helps authors a lot — some places are having a sale right now like @loyaltybooks.bsky.social (code CHILL10) as well as your physical B&N 🌈 💙📚
Please preorder (from indies!) because it helps authors a lot — some places are having a sale right now like @loyaltybooks.bsky.social (code CHILL10) as well as your physical B&N 🌈 💙📚
The Edge of Space-Time by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein: 9780593701683 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fresh, charming, socially conscious tour of the mysteries of space-time, from the award-winning author of The Disordered Cosmos In her highly acclaimed debut, distinguished cosmologist and particle...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It’s 2026 which means I have a book coming out this year!!!!!! It’s for everyone who is curious about the cosmos 🙏🏽
Please preorder (from indies!) because it helps authors a lot — some places are having a sale right now like @loyaltybooks.bsky.social (code CHILL10) as well as your physical B&N 🌈 💙📚
Please preorder (from indies!) because it helps authors a lot — some places are having a sale right now like @loyaltybooks.bsky.social (code CHILL10) as well as your physical B&N 🌈 💙📚
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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It’s official: Mary Sheffield is the Mayor of Detroit!
The first woman mayor in the city’s 324-year history, Mayor Sheffield will move Detroit forward.
The first woman mayor in the city’s 324-year history, Mayor Sheffield will move Detroit forward.
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It’s official: Mary Sheffield is the Mayor of Detroit!
The first woman mayor in the city’s 324-year history, Mayor Sheffield will move Detroit forward.
The first woman mayor in the city’s 324-year history, Mayor Sheffield will move Detroit forward.
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this is such an important thing to recognize and call out
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
this is such an important thing to recognize and call out
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
the fascism is mostly done being nice at this point, but it got here through well dressed men politely asking questions while the rest of us were scolded for pointing out where those questions led
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Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
January 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?