David Greenbaum
@rvrgraves.bsky.social
Weil, so schliesst er messerscharf,
nicht sein kann, was nicht sein darf.
nicht sein kann, was nicht sein darf.
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🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
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I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly
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Trump has lost the culture. But what if the universal conventional wisdom—that he won the culture in the first place—was never true? What if our warped media environment, then Trump's victory, created an illusion of MAGA cultural dominance that is now slipping. This is a long one, so strap in.
The Nonresponse To Donald Trump
How an obscure quirk of statistics and human nature explains the liberal crisis of confidence—and why it may finally be lifting.
www.offmessage.net
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Trump has lost the culture. But what if the universal conventional wisdom—that he won the culture in the first place—was never true? What if our warped media environment, then Trump's victory, created an illusion of MAGA cultural dominance that is now slipping. This is a long one, so strap in.
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while you were studying the blade, i went to the store
February 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
while you were studying the blade, i went to the store
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
That Mitch Hedberg quote
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
That Mitch Hedberg quote
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RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
Sekrit Ayjunt for KAOS Jarrod Kooooshner
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Sekrit Ayjunt for KAOS Jarrod Kooooshner
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February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Met this guy about a decade ago. He was crashing on the couch of some Google Books dev. At one point I heard him tell her that if she got in trouble with the future fascist regime he so badly wanted, Curtis Yarvin would have her spared for her part in creating the tool he used to read old books.
February 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Met this guy about a decade ago. He was crashing on the couch of some Google Books dev. At one point I heard him tell her that if she got in trouble with the future fascist regime he so badly wanted, Curtis Yarvin would have her spared for her part in creating the tool he used to read old books.
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"[I]mmediate release is appropriate for two reasons. First, this Court has no faith that the Government would comply with an order to hold a bond hearing. ... Second, a bond hearing would be futile."
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February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"[I]mmediate release is appropriate for two reasons. First, this Court has no faith that the Government would comply with an order to hold a bond hearing. ... Second, a bond hearing would be futile."
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Bezos has rejected multiple offers to buy the paper, and his CEO ignored an offer to spin off the sports and local news sections.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Bezos has rejected multiple offers to buy the paper, and his CEO ignored an offer to spin off the sports and local news sections.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
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At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
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Learned about the depressing trend of describing books as TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read) at a conference last weekend.
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
The Tame and the Wild — Harvard University Press
A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world.When the men and women of the island of Guana...
www.hup.harvard.edu
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Learned about the depressing trend of describing books as TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read) at a conference last weekend.
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
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A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
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The racist ape video has been taken down after a parade of Rs led by Tim Scott complained…WH now blaming a staffer for posting…(!)
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The racist ape video has been taken down after a parade of Rs led by Tim Scott complained…WH now blaming a staffer for posting…(!)
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This is actually kind of a big deal tbh. The Trump admin specifically does not do this.
The racist ape video has been taken down after a parade of Rs led by Tim Scott complained…WH now blaming a staffer for posting…(!)
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is actually kind of a big deal tbh. The Trump admin specifically does not do this.
Was Gelernter depraved before the letter bomb?
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Was Gelernter depraved before the letter bomb?
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Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
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US academics and writers, like my late colleague Lev Loseff, used to explain Aesopian language to USians. Now they have to resort to it—two syllabi, linguistic doublespeak—this is everyday life in an authoritarian regime www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Professors Are Being Watched: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance’
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
US academics and writers, like my late colleague Lev Loseff, used to explain Aesopian language to USians. Now they have to resort to it—two syllabi, linguistic doublespeak—this is everyday life in an authoritarian regime www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
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My position at The Post was eliminated, along with many other journalists of color hired after the 2020 racial reckoning.
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
My position at The Post was eliminated, along with many other journalists of color hired after the 2020 racial reckoning.
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so much driving motivation in people in even the slightest position of power, regardless of where they find themselves on the political map, is "i should never have to feel bad, feel regret, feel shame, or otherwise reconsider my decisions" and every choice, policy and personal, falling from there
July 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
so much driving motivation in people in even the slightest position of power, regardless of where they find themselves on the political map, is "i should never have to feel bad, feel regret, feel shame, or otherwise reconsider my decisions" and every choice, policy and personal, falling from there
There’s a picture of a piece of pharmaceutical marketing ephemera that I used between the ages of 16 and 22 on the Internet, and I think that’s what the Internet is for. To complement, and not substitute for, our memory, and to enhance, not degrade, our ability to communicate with each other.
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
There’s a picture of a piece of pharmaceutical marketing ephemera that I used between the ages of 16 and 22 on the Internet, and I think that’s what the Internet is for. To complement, and not substitute for, our memory, and to enhance, not degrade, our ability to communicate with each other.
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So this is a very early (1954) attempt to illustrate what the fallout implications of high-yield nuclear weapons are for war — basically just putting the Castle BRAVO fallout pattern over possible US targets...
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
So this is a very early (1954) attempt to illustrate what the fallout implications of high-yield nuclear weapons are for war — basically just putting the Castle BRAVO fallout pattern over possible US targets...
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.
...and I can't stop thinking about how ridiculously, hilariously phallic they all look.