Sam Ronen @ What's Left? 🔆🌹🇵🇸
@ronen4change.bsky.social
Organizer/Activist. Florida For Change + Positive Force FL+ Tampa DSA + AIMFL + Progressive Jewish Coalition. Inheritor of a Vladimir Lenin charcoal painting. Nice Jewish Boy. ™ I have a show.
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Dave Decker is responsible for taking some of the best photos of me, usually at Tampa Pride; now, like me, he's facing charges because of his journalism https://gofund.me/0cd7dc217
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Dave Decker is responsible for taking some of the best photos of me, usually at Tampa Pride; now, like me, he's facing charges because of his journalism https://gofund.me/0cd7dc217
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This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
I will never, ever vote for Gavin Newsom. Ever, under any circumstances. I don't care if he becomes the Dem nominee, he's still not getting my vote.
On a recent podcast Gavin Newsom tells Shawn Ryan how the Trans sports issue opened the door for him to change his mind on GAC for Trans Youth.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
As someone who adored him since 2004 and voted for him 5 times, I can't wait for him to leave office.
There is no way I will be voting for him a 6th time.
July 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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This video from @hankgreen.bsky.social is a great metaphor and description of what I think has happened to the Internet, and our overall "consumption" of information, no matter how nutritious or empty the calories of information we consume are.
youtu.be/9euKCrTyMEc?...
youtu.be/9euKCrTyMEc?...
You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This video from @hankgreen.bsky.social is a great metaphor and description of what I think has happened to the Internet, and our overall "consumption" of information, no matter how nutritious or empty the calories of information we consume are.
youtu.be/9euKCrTyMEc?...
youtu.be/9euKCrTyMEc?...
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This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
June 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
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Fentanyl deaths are up by 50 percent in San Francisco after Mayor Lurie replaced harm reduction programs with police and prisons. It's almost like you put lives in danger when you treat a public health problem like it's a crime
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn't this a big news story? - 48 hills
Plus: A terrible project that Yimby, Wiener and Co. has forced on San Francisco. That's The Agenda for May 11-18
48hills.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Fentanyl deaths are up by 50 percent in San Francisco after Mayor Lurie replaced harm reduction programs with police and prisons. It's almost like you put lives in danger when you treat a public health problem like it's a crime
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
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I just want to extend big hugs to all the teachers whose souls are being crushed by this
May 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I just want to extend big hugs to all the teachers whose souls are being crushed by this
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There's a thread on Twitter that purports to show that AI can save money by producing visual effects better than Hollywood. And it's just identical shots that wouldn't exist without straight plagiarism of the source material.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There's a thread on Twitter that purports to show that AI can save money by producing visual effects better than Hollywood. And it's just identical shots that wouldn't exist without straight plagiarism of the source material.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
It might be the dumbest thread I've ever seen.
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I don’t know if I’m Gen Z’s most dangerous candidate, but I know Elon Musk thinks so:
youtu.be/3daDf_iih5g?...
youtu.be/3daDf_iih5g?...
Is this Gen Z’s Most Dangerous Candidate? (w/ Kat Abughazaleh) | FYPod
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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April 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I don’t know if I’m Gen Z’s most dangerous candidate, but I know Elon Musk thinks so:
youtu.be/3daDf_iih5g?...
youtu.be/3daDf_iih5g?...
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My attorney has advised me to share this important message regarding our ballot petition progress.
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My attorney has advised me to share this important message regarding our ballot petition progress.
30 rock ass headline www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
30 rock ass headline www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
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What does this even mean
March 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
What does this even mean
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NEW: A Harris campaign organizer says senior officials ordered them to erase voters who asked about Gaza—marking emails as “no response” so they’d be removed from outreach. No engagement, no persuasion, just ignored. “The only clowns are the ones who decided to abdicate on this.”
February 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
NEW: A Harris campaign organizer says senior officials ordered them to erase voters who asked about Gaza—marking emails as “no response” so they’d be removed from outreach. No engagement, no persuasion, just ignored. “The only clowns are the ones who decided to abdicate on this.”
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U.S. Navy has paused all Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training, per Navy memo leaked to me
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
U.S. Navy has paused all Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training, per Navy memo leaked to me
January 2025, it's going down.
What's Left?, a series that will touch on politics, culture, philosophy, sex, and more and it's coming this month.
Follow along, stay tuned, enjoy the ride.
What's Left?, a series that will touch on politics, culture, philosophy, sex, and more and it's coming this month.
Follow along, stay tuned, enjoy the ride.
January 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
January 2025, it's going down.
What's Left?, a series that will touch on politics, culture, philosophy, sex, and more and it's coming this month.
Follow along, stay tuned, enjoy the ride.
What's Left?, a series that will touch on politics, culture, philosophy, sex, and more and it's coming this month.
Follow along, stay tuned, enjoy the ride.
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'REPUBLICANS CUT CHILD CANCER RESEARCH FROM FUNDING BILL AFTER MUSK’S MEDDLING'
If there's just one headline to share far-and-wide today, it's this one.
Make sure everybody knows.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If there's just one headline to share far-and-wide today, it's this one.
Make sure everybody knows.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk's Meddling
Republicans removed funding for child cancer research from a new version of a bill to fund the government after Elon Musk torpedoed the previous deal.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:54 PM
'REPUBLICANS CUT CHILD CANCER RESEARCH FROM FUNDING BILL AFTER MUSK’S MEDDLING'
If there's just one headline to share far-and-wide today, it's this one.
Make sure everybody knows.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If there's just one headline to share far-and-wide today, it's this one.
Make sure everybody knows.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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People tolerate their own immiseration under capitalism because they're under the mistaken impression that they too may one day become a billionaire and when i become a billionaire i plan to use my immense resources to disabuse them of this fallacy
December 16, 2024 at 11:56 PM
People tolerate their own immiseration under capitalism because they're under the mistaken impression that they too may one day become a billionaire and when i become a billionaire i plan to use my immense resources to disabuse them of this fallacy
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"Terrorism" is a socially constructed term. If Luigi murdered a homeless Black man, the US would call him a hero. If he killed poor/sick Americans every day via insurance policy, they'd say "what about his family?" What’s happening is disgusting & anyone with a brain sees right through it
December 18, 2024 at 4:21 AM
"Terrorism" is a socially constructed term. If Luigi murdered a homeless Black man, the US would call him a hero. If he killed poor/sick Americans every day via insurance policy, they'd say "what about his family?" What’s happening is disgusting & anyone with a brain sees right through it
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I hate living in a country where the murder of a health care CEO is considered an act of terrorism, but the murder of tens of thousands of children is considered an inconvenience.
December 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I hate living in a country where the murder of a health care CEO is considered an act of terrorism, but the murder of tens of thousands of children is considered an inconvenience.
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A resident of southwestern Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu — the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock.
CDC confirms first severe human case of bird flu in U.S.
A resident of southwestern Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu linked to a backyard flock.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:10 PM
A resident of southwestern Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu — the first case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States that has been linked to exposure to a backyard flock.
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Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
December 18, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...
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BREAKING: Amazon drivers at a major Atlanta facility have voted unanimously to authorize a strike.
They join @teamsters.bsky.social in NYC, Illinois, and California in authorizing strikes at Amazon in the lead up to Christmas — the company's busiest days.
They join @teamsters.bsky.social in NYC, Illinois, and California in authorizing strikes at Amazon in the lead up to Christmas — the company's busiest days.
December 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: Amazon drivers at a major Atlanta facility have voted unanimously to authorize a strike.
They join @teamsters.bsky.social in NYC, Illinois, and California in authorizing strikes at Amazon in the lead up to Christmas — the company's busiest days.
They join @teamsters.bsky.social in NYC, Illinois, and California in authorizing strikes at Amazon in the lead up to Christmas — the company's busiest days.
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Senator that is a TIE fighter
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Senator that is a TIE fighter
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BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United has authorized a strike.
The corporate giant hasn't moved on economic issues in negotiations, and now 98% of @SBWorkersUnited has voted to call a work stoppage “if necessary.”
The union has 10,000 workers at 500 stores.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The corporate giant hasn't moved on economic issues in negotiations, and now 98% of @SBWorkersUnited has voted to call a work stoppage “if necessary.”
The union has 10,000 workers at 500 stores.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Starbucks Union Authorizes Strike Ahead of Final Bargaining
The union representing Starbucks Corp. baristas voted to authorize a strike ahead of the final stages of bargaining over contract terms.
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks Workers United has authorized a strike.
The corporate giant hasn't moved on economic issues in negotiations, and now 98% of @SBWorkersUnited has voted to call a work stoppage “if necessary.”
The union has 10,000 workers at 500 stores.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The corporate giant hasn't moved on economic issues in negotiations, and now 98% of @SBWorkersUnited has voted to call a work stoppage “if necessary.”
The union has 10,000 workers at 500 stores.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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