Lo
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Turns out the history of political philosophy is basically "snake emojis" all the way down.
September 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Turns out the history of political philosophy is basically "snake emojis" all the way down.
I keep returning to the phrase "he's a textual Gregg Araki" to describe Chuck Tingle, but I lack any other way to explain "Bury Your Gays".
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I keep returning to the phrase "he's a textual Gregg Araki" to describe Chuck Tingle, but I lack any other way to explain "Bury Your Gays".
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If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times -- South Park taught an entire generation that anyone who seems to care about things is either a sucker or a con artist, and that sneering at others is more important than questioning your own worldview. Our world is measurably worse because of it.
You do not in fact have to hand it to South Park, the glibertarian fucksticks that directly contributed to the political climate that brought us Trump.
You don't get to promote almost 30 years of "caring about things is stupid" and then get applause for finally coming down off your
fence.
You don't get to promote almost 30 years of "caring about things is stupid" and then get applause for finally coming down off your
fence.
July 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times -- South Park taught an entire generation that anyone who seems to care about things is either a sucker or a con artist, and that sneering at others is more important than questioning your own worldview. Our world is measurably worse because of it.
"There's always money in the LLM, Michael!"
July 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"There's always money in the LLM, Michael!"
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Anything I have to fact check because it's more likely than not to just make up shit... is not useful.
I don’t think there’s a single serious critic who says AI’s not useful? The concerns I see are about content rights, worker impacts, environmental effects, epistemological threats, or media manipulation. But that’s all predicated on the idea that it *does* work, often too well for people to manage…
The NYT Magazine asked me and @caseynewton.bsky.social to open their AI issue by talking about how we use AI, why it's not going away, and how you can't be a serious critic if you're in denial about how useful it is. Bluesky's gonna love this one!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
June 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Anything I have to fact check because it's more likely than not to just make up shit... is not useful.
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No worries, guys, they moved coverage of 5 million people marching in every American city down even further to make room for the president's birthday parade that nobody went to.
June 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
No worries, guys, they moved coverage of 5 million people marching in every American city down even further to make room for the president's birthday parade that nobody went to.
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I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.
June 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.
If today was your first protest: welcome to the party, it's nice to see you here! 🩷
June 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If today was your first protest: welcome to the party, it's nice to see you here! 🩷
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"Transparency is not terrorism, and the real security threat is militarized secret police invading our communities and abducting our neighbors," Ryan Shapiro, executive director of Property of the People, tells WIRED.
Full story, unpaywalled:
Full story, unpaywalled:
'No Kings' Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings
Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.
www.wired.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Transparency is not terrorism, and the real security threat is militarized secret police invading our communities and abducting our neighbors," Ryan Shapiro, executive director of Property of the People, tells WIRED.
Full story, unpaywalled:
Full story, unpaywalled:
feeling kinda pissy watching a "the dogs are suffering" ASPCA commercial that demonstrates privileged people will care about dogs before they care about less privileged people.
June 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
feeling kinda pissy watching a "the dogs are suffering" ASPCA commercial that demonstrates privileged people will care about dogs before they care about less privileged people.
OH: "Being a line manager can feel a lot like being a terry cloth mother. And yes, you have about that much power."
March 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
OH: "Being a line manager can feel a lot like being a terry cloth mother. And yes, you have about that much power."
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Megalopolis wasn't for me (though I really wanted it to be and I found parts of it super charming) but god bless this attitude, and may I have the stones to have it should I ever be given free rein to do my art.
apparently he’s been smoking the strain that makes dudes rock
February 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Megalopolis wasn't for me (though I really wanted it to be and I found parts of it super charming) but god bless this attitude, and may I have the stones to have it should I ever be given free rein to do my art.
I sometimes consider the fact that my greatest "sin" has been a sort of whole-hearted genuineness that the kids these days call "cringe" and that has frequently been referred to as "too much."
February 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I sometimes consider the fact that my greatest "sin" has been a sort of whole-hearted genuineness that the kids these days call "cringe" and that has frequently been referred to as "too much."
The fact of the matter is we are killing/killed Laura Palmer.
Happy (belated) Twin Peaks Day.
Happy (belated) Twin Peaks Day.
a man talking on a phone with the words they got a cherry pie there that 'll kill you written below him
Alt: dale cooper (played by Kyle McLachlan) talking on an old fashioned phone with a spiral cord, captioned: they got a cherry pie there that 'll kill you
media.tenor.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The fact of the matter is we are killing/killed Laura Palmer.
Happy (belated) Twin Peaks Day.
Happy (belated) Twin Peaks Day.
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From CFPB's former chief technologist:
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
From CFPB's former chief technologist:
ok. later when I'm chatty let's skeet about how there's no one size fits all solution for how to stay safe under fascism other than noncooperation.
February 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ok. later when I'm chatty let's skeet about how there's no one size fits all solution for how to stay safe under fascism other than noncooperation.
You deserve nice things to uplift you and let you express yourself.
Yes. You.
You deserve better than a "haul" from SHEIN.
Yes. You.
You deserve better than a "haul" from SHEIN.
I saw a bunch of Temu/SHEIN clothing around in the last couple days and my heart breaks for everyone accepting a dollar store version of fashion because it's what they can afford and their only source of joy in this dystopia.
February 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
You deserve nice things to uplift you and let you express yourself.
Yes. You.
You deserve better than a "haul" from SHEIN.
Yes. You.
You deserve better than a "haul" from SHEIN.
I have some time right now and nothing better to do, so here's a thread about preserving your emotional state as best you can while <this is fine>.
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .
Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire. Caption pops into screen as gif goes close up, caption reads "this is fine." Dog then sips coffee and gif loops.
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I have some time right now and nothing better to do, so here's a thread about preserving your emotional state as best you can while <this is fine>.
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"Shadow cabinets" are well established in UK and elsewhere.
Main challenge for Dems is figuring out who would be the shadow ministers/Cabinet Secretaries.
But it's a necessary step.
Main challenge for Dems is figuring out who would be the shadow ministers/Cabinet Secretaries.
But it's a necessary step.
Idea going around: Democratic leadership could ASAP name an "alternate" HHS secretary--someone to provide public updates and health information. And "shadow" leaders for other depts too, with press conferences, policy initiatives, budgets, speeches.
February 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"Shadow cabinets" are well established in UK and elsewhere.
Main challenge for Dems is figuring out who would be the shadow ministers/Cabinet Secretaries.
But it's a necessary step.
Main challenge for Dems is figuring out who would be the shadow ministers/Cabinet Secretaries.
But it's a necessary step.
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Emil Bove to Danielle Sassoon: "Your resignation is accepted. This decision is based on your choice to continue pursuing a politically motivated prosecution despite an express instruction to dismiss the case."
So much more here static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
So much more here static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Emil Bove to Danielle Sassoon: "Your resignation is accepted. This decision is based on your choice to continue pursuing a politically motivated prosecution despite an express instruction to dismiss the case."
So much more here static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
So much more here static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
I 😍 the kind of nerds who work at the encyclopedia!
February 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I 😍 the kind of nerds who work at the encyclopedia!
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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
February 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
I saw a bunch of Temu/SHEIN clothing around in the last couple days and my heart breaks for everyone accepting a dollar store version of fashion because it's what they can afford and their only source of joy in this dystopia.
February 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I saw a bunch of Temu/SHEIN clothing around in the last couple days and my heart breaks for everyone accepting a dollar store version of fashion because it's what they can afford and their only source of joy in this dystopia.
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In my country, homes lie empty because they're 'investments'.
And children freeze to death.
And children freeze to death.
"I kept calling. I called out of state, cities, different states. I asked Detroit for help," Williams said. "And they still would say, when I called, they didn't have no beds. But it took two [of] my kids to die... for them to want to help."
I have no words. Just sorrow.
people.com/mom-speaks-o...
I have no words. Just sorrow.
people.com/mom-speaks-o...
Mother of 2 Children Who Likely Froze to Death in Van Says 'It Took 2 of My Kids to Die' to Get Help (Exclusive)
Tateona Williams, the mother of two children who likely froze to death in a van, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that she reached out to homeless services in multiple cities and states but coul...
people.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In my country, homes lie empty because they're 'investments'.
And children freeze to death.
And children freeze to death.