Syreeta McFadden
@reetamac.bsky.social
Outchea. TK.
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Syreeta McFadden
@reetamac.bsky.social
· Aug 19
A lot of this *waves hand in the air* really tells me that the 2020 worked. The ferocity and speed of breaking the whole society down in service to Stupid Thanos’ conception of society, self, reality underscores it.
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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I'm sure that, by "next week," he means Monday.
He must mean Monday.
Certainly, he means Monday. . .
He must mean Monday.
Certainly, he means Monday. . .
The Senate will hold a vote next week on another bipartisan resolution blocking the use of military force against Venezuela without the express authorization of Congress, Sen. Tim Kaine announced
U.S. Senate Will Vote To Block Military Action Against Venezuela Next Week
www.huffpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I'm sure that, by "next week," he means Monday.
He must mean Monday.
Certainly, he means Monday. . .
He must mean Monday.
Certainly, he means Monday. . .
Who's going to store and power all this biometric data? Who will they sell it to?
Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Who's going to store and power all this biometric data? Who will they sell it to?
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Next… week???
The Senate will hold a vote next week on another bipartisan resolution blocking the use of military force against Venezuela without the express authorization of Congress, Sen. Tim Kaine announced
U.S. Senate Will Vote To Block Military Action Against Venezuela Next Week
www.huffpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Next… week???
Mamdani out here defending the constitution and the NYT applies a false equivalency filter because socialism.
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Mamdani out here defending the constitution and the NYT applies a false equivalency filter because socialism.
Ugh.
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Ugh.
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It’s like FanDuel for warmongers
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It’s like FanDuel for warmongers
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Once again.
No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?
Contrary to what he would have you believe, President Bush’s plans to invade Iraq have nothing to do with such high-minded goals as liberating the Iraqi people or saving the world from terrorism. His ...
theonion.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Once again.
Talk about a message in a bottle
A thing I realized this am while listening to a podcast is that my HS IB Americas class from 30 years ago that helped me see how much the US is an imperial power that shaped this hemisphere would face unrelenting protests from the anti-wokes today and I got so sad.
January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Talk about a message in a bottle
Just gonna rest this here one more time for the skyline
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Just gonna rest this here one more time for the skyline
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Talk about the decline of American industry. We don’t even manufacture consent anymore. :(
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Talk about the decline of American industry. We don’t even manufacture consent anymore. :(
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There's no byline on this. There's an editing byline, but it appears no reporter at Reuters was willing to put their name on this.
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
There's no byline on this. There's an editing byline, but it appears no reporter at Reuters was willing to put their name on this.
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What the fuck is this headline
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
What the fuck is this headline
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sharing this book recommendation for no particular reason
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
sharing this book recommendation for no particular reason
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
was fortunate enough to take a course with Professor Grandin in college and the next best thing is reading this book
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This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
Man, listen…
Boy you go to sleep on time for one night …
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Man, listen…
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
I don’t say this to minimize the import of the events while we’re sleeping but there’s an episode of a former CBS show that dramatized how insane it is to abduct a head a state and how that nearly brought 2 nations to war but it was diplomacy that deescalated things.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I don’t say this to minimize the import of the events while we’re sleeping but there’s an episode of a former CBS show that dramatized how insane it is to abduct a head a state and how that nearly brought 2 nations to war but it was diplomacy that deescalated things.
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There's taking an L in a rap beef and then there's whatever level this is...
Drake has been accused in a federal class-action RICO lawsuit of using the online sweepstakes casino to boost the play counts of his music across the major streaming platforms.
Drake accused of using an online gambling platform to inflate play counts of his music
The Canadian rapper and two others are also accused in a RICO lawsuit of using the Stake gambling platform to transfer money between themselves.
nbcnews.to
January 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
There's taking an L in a rap beef and then there's whatever level this is...
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The quote genuinely sounds like AI slop
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The quote genuinely sounds like AI slop
With hair on it!
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
With hair on it!
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Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, speaking with volunteers delivering aid to the enclave. The former special envoy for the UN refugee agency also met with Palestinians displaced by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
Angelina Jolie visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing that’s delivering aid to Gaza
Actress Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, speaking with volunteers delivering aid to Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, speaking with volunteers delivering aid to the enclave. The former special envoy for the UN refugee agency also met with Palestinians displaced by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
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A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
This slop is going to drive xennial children crazy with their elderly parents, my god.
January 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This slop is going to drive xennial children crazy with their elderly parents, my god.
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this = the problem w/ X. by turning it into 4chan w/ virality distribution the platform turns everything into a meme. so it must strip away almost all context & imbue it w/ intense amounts of nihilism or so many layers of irony that there's no humanity anymore. it's a great dehumanization machine
“…the creators of these [nonconsensual, violent AI] images often seemed to be treating the action like a game or meme, with an air of laughter & detachment.”
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
this = the problem w/ X. by turning it into 4chan w/ virality distribution the platform turns everything into a meme. so it must strip away almost all context & imbue it w/ intense amounts of nihilism or so many layers of irony that there's no humanity anymore. it's a great dehumanization machine