Potato Cat
@sappo7.bsky.social
A cat, a potato, probably both. He/him. Non-practicing atheist of Jewish descent. Posts are my own because no one doing this professionally would write stuff this bad.
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"A truly developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation." ~ Gustavo Petro
Mayor Mamdani hasn't moved into Gracie Mansion yet and remains in his Astoria apartment for now, his team says. He expects to move at some point before his lease is up Jan. 30.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.
January 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"A truly developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation." ~ Gustavo Petro
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It's genuinely a little weird that so many defenders of Israel know nothing about Israel
I'm blocked but you or @redoubters.bsky.social should kindly inform this lobotomized child that Ben Gvir was never FM and he's somehow confusing him with Israel Katz or Gideon Sa'ar
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
It's genuinely a little weird that so many defenders of Israel know nothing about Israel
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A must-read:
'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 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A must-read:
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In fact this will likely just make Mamdani more popular— a foreign country is raging at an American officeholder for defending free speech and the First Amendment.
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
In fact this will likely just make Mamdani more popular— a foreign country is raging at an American officeholder for defending free speech and the First Amendment.
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Not really discussed that often but one of the secondary & tertiary reasons Israel's public image has so rapidly declined among the youth in countries like the US, UK and Germany is because of behavior like this.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Not really discussed that often but one of the secondary & tertiary reasons Israel's public image has so rapidly declined among the youth in countries like the US, UK and Germany is because of behavior like this.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
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HOST: what did you bring Method Man?
METHOD MAN: the pain
HOST: how about you Anthrax?
ANTHRAX: the noise
HOST: Wu-Tang clan?
WU-TANG CLAN: we brought da ruckus
HOST: and you?
ME: *throws green bean casserole into the trash* nothing sorry
METHOD MAN: the pain
HOST: how about you Anthrax?
ANTHRAX: the noise
HOST: Wu-Tang clan?
WU-TANG CLAN: we brought da ruckus
HOST: and you?
ME: *throws green bean casserole into the trash* nothing sorry
January 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
HOST: what did you bring Method Man?
METHOD MAN: the pain
HOST: how about you Anthrax?
ANTHRAX: the noise
HOST: Wu-Tang clan?
WU-TANG CLAN: we brought da ruckus
HOST: and you?
ME: *throws green bean casserole into the trash* nothing sorry
METHOD MAN: the pain
HOST: how about you Anthrax?
ANTHRAX: the noise
HOST: Wu-Tang clan?
WU-TANG CLAN: we brought da ruckus
HOST: and you?
ME: *throws green bean casserole into the trash* nothing sorry
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BREAKING: Today, NYSNA nurses at 12 NYC private sector hospitals and 3 Long Island Northwell Health hospitals delivered 10-day notices to strike. NYSNA will continue to bargain between now and January 12th in the hopes of reaching agreements.
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
BREAKING: Today, NYSNA nurses at 12 NYC private sector hospitals and 3 Long Island Northwell Health hospitals delivered 10-day notices to strike. NYSNA will continue to bargain between now and January 12th in the hopes of reaching agreements.
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if you teach your parrot to say "awrk! i deeply regret that incident! awkk! i commit to listening and learning from this experience! whee-hoo!" you can also teach it to say whatever slurs you want
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
if you teach your parrot to say "awrk! i deeply regret that incident! awkk! i commit to listening and learning from this experience! whee-hoo!" you can also teach it to say whatever slurs you want
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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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“Why are Americans mistrustful of AI?” asks the morning briefing thing I’m skimming while I “no” through literally a dozen questions being asked to me by a robot who stands between me and the person I need to talk to to schedule the x-ray that I really, really need
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“Why are Americans mistrustful of AI?” asks the morning briefing thing I’m skimming while I “no” through literally a dozen questions being asked to me by a robot who stands between me and the person I need to talk to to schedule the x-ray that I really, really need
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Mar-a-Lago is a crime scene. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Mar-a-Lago was Key to Jeffrey Epstein’s Criminal Enterprise
New reporting shows that Trump’s split with his pedophile friend was opportunistic.
www.thenation.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Mar-a-Lago is a crime scene. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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They failed to actually indict the suspect.
For fucking out loud...
For fucking out loud...
Brian Cole Jr., who is accused of planting multiple pipe bombs around Washington, D.C., leading up to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, could potentially be freed from incarceration due to the DOJ's error, according to a legal expert.
'Odd situation': Lawyer says would-be bomber may be freed by DOJ's 'controversial' error
Brian Cole Jr., who is accused of planting multiple pipe bombs around Washington, D.C., leading up to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, could potentially be freed from incarceration due to the DOJ's error, according to a legal expert.Lawfare's Roger Parloff, who once reported that Judge Cannon had ...
bit.ly
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
They failed to actually indict the suspect.
For fucking out loud...
For fucking out loud...
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I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
cnb.cx
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
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I know everyone is pointing it out but I do think it is absolutely reckless editorial practice to cite what an AI says, especially in a headline.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I know everyone is pointing it out but I do think it is absolutely reckless editorial practice to cite what an AI says, especially in a headline.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
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Political media is severely anti-meritocratic because the way to be "successful" is to produce opinion that's flattering and useful to Money, no matter how comically wrong it's proven to be time and again
There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.
January 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Political media is severely anti-meritocratic because the way to be "successful" is to produce opinion that's flattering and useful to Money, no matter how comically wrong it's proven to be time and again
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Which is worse
Bush image rehab or MTG image rehab
Bush image rehab or MTG image rehab
January 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Which is worse
Bush image rehab or MTG image rehab
Bush image rehab or MTG image rehab
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one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
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In addition to All the Other Problems, this article is making me think of the difficulty large building/facility maintenance managers are going to face finding parts for chillers and stuff with these projects gobbling up so much of that manufacturing capacity
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.
www.404media.co
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
In addition to All the Other Problems, this article is making me think of the difficulty large building/facility maintenance managers are going to face finding parts for chillers and stuff with these projects gobbling up so much of that manufacturing capacity
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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The way the crowd cheered when she said you best know me from the voice saying "please stand away from the platform edge"
Nice touch - the trans announcer from the subway (“Stand clear of the platform edge”) is doing the announcing
January 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The way the crowd cheered when she said you best know me from the voice saying "please stand away from the platform edge"
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Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief told ProPublica.
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
www.propublica.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief told ProPublica.
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
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Dallas can’t even get these dumb guys to call it the future finance capital despite opening their own stock exchange for no reason
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Dallas can’t even get these dumb guys to call it the future finance capital despite opening their own stock exchange for no reason
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Mamdani’s first act as mayor? Announcing the city as an interested party in my slumlord landlord Pinnacle’s bankruptcy auction. (And a slew of executive orders addressing housing!)
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Mamdani’s first act as mayor? Announcing the city as an interested party in my slumlord landlord Pinnacle’s bankruptcy auction. (And a slew of executive orders addressing housing!)
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