Doubting Thomas
@sweezysarmy.bsky.social
Books; film; sounds; DSA; futbol
Mostly I just drift
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Doubting Thomas
@sweezysarmy.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Nothing is settled; everything can still be altered. What was done but turned out wrong, can be done again. The Golden Age, which blind superstition had placed behind [or ahead of] us, is in us.
—Claude Levi-Strauss, from Triste Tropiques
—Claude Levi-Strauss, from Triste Tropiques
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I work in procurement and our vendors have been rolling out AI systems and... it has been a disaster. The AI gets everything wrong and I have to navigate a labyrinthian telephone menu to get to a human to fix it.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I work in procurement and our vendors have been rolling out AI systems and... it has been a disaster. The AI gets everything wrong and I have to navigate a labyrinthian telephone menu to get to a human to fix it.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
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New substack waxing about one of my favorite recordings in all of history. open.substack.com/pub/jazzreal...
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
New substack waxing about one of my favorite recordings in all of history. open.substack.com/pub/jazzreal...
Probably album of the year for me
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Probably album of the year for me
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The amazing Christian Lorentzen interviewed me in the new @bookforum.bsky.social:
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
Algorithm Nation
Bookforum talks with film critic A. S. Hamrah – Christian Lorentzen
www.bookforum.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The amazing Christian Lorentzen interviewed me in the new @bookforum.bsky.social:
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
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Analilia Mejia was doing ICE Watch trainings at her campaign events. She was preparing future constituents for encounters with immigration agents. And she won.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
Progressive Win in New Jersey Hinged on Anti-ICE Organizing - The American Prospect
Analilia Mejia won a close congressional primary race by preparing constituents for encounters with ICE. She warned that the agency’s surveillance technology needs more attention.
prospect.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Analilia Mejia was doing ICE Watch trainings at her campaign events. She was preparing future constituents for encounters with immigration agents. And she won.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
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Yesterday, after explaining how he rations his pancreas medication due to cost, my 80 y.o. dad proudly showed me the hi-vis vest he has for neighborhood patrol, and I became acutely aware of the rage I hold for all the actions/inaction that have led us here. So today I joined the @twincitiesdsa.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Yesterday, after explaining how he rations his pancreas medication due to cost, my 80 y.o. dad proudly showed me the hi-vis vest he has for neighborhood patrol, and I became acutely aware of the rage I hold for all the actions/inaction that have led us here. So today I joined the @twincitiesdsa.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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bad bunny halftime show did a very good job of threading the needle of "insane to get mad at" and also "will make conservatives insanely mad"
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
bad bunny halftime show did a very good job of threading the needle of "insane to get mad at" and also "will make conservatives insanely mad"
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Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
🌹 dsausa.org/join
🌹 dsausa.org/join
February 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
🌹 dsausa.org/join
🌹 dsausa.org/join
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
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is mejia the most dark woke congressperson???
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
is mejia the most dark woke congressperson???
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With Zohran Mamdani now mayor, Diana Moreno’s run for his old assembly seat in Queens tests how durable democratic socialist organizing has become in New York.
Meet Diana Moreno, Zohran Mamdani’s Successor in Queens
With Zohran Mamdani now mayor, Diana Moreno’s run for his old assembly seat in Queens tests how durable democratic socialist organizing has become in New York.
jacobin.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
With Zohran Mamdani now mayor, Diana Moreno’s run for his old assembly seat in Queens tests how durable democratic socialist organizing has become in New York.
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In a few short months, @DianaforQueens built an incredible coalition and ran a movement campaign that earned nearly 75% of the vote last night.
I'm grateful that she will serve out my term in the Assembly, and hopefully many to come. Astoria is in good hands.
I'm grateful that she will serve out my term in the Assembly, and hopefully many to come. Astoria is in good hands.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
In a few short months, @DianaforQueens built an incredible coalition and ran a movement campaign that earned nearly 75% of the vote last night.
I'm grateful that she will serve out my term in the Assembly, and hopefully many to come. Astoria is in good hands.
I'm grateful that she will serve out my term in the Assembly, and hopefully many to come. Astoria is in good hands.
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MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
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so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
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you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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An easy victory for DSA organizer, and Democratic nominee, Diana Moreno in the legislative race to replace Mamdani: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Backed by Mamdani, D.S.A. Candidate Wins Election for Mayor’s Old Seat
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 AM
An easy victory for DSA organizer, and Democratic nominee, Diana Moreno in the legislative race to replace Mamdani: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
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Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
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This morning, I was joined by family, friends, supporters, and volunteers as we walked down Steinway to cast our ballots for Assembly.
Now, I'm asking you to join me by voting before 9pm—to fight Trump's authoritarianism and continue our movement for a Queens we can afford.
Now, I'm asking you to join me by voting before 9pm—to fight Trump's authoritarianism and continue our movement for a Queens we can afford.
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This morning, I was joined by family, friends, supporters, and volunteers as we walked down Steinway to cast our ballots for Assembly.
Now, I'm asking you to join me by voting before 9pm—to fight Trump's authoritarianism and continue our movement for a Queens we can afford.
Now, I'm asking you to join me by voting before 9pm—to fight Trump's authoritarianism and continue our movement for a Queens we can afford.
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Polls opened at 6am across Astoria and Long Island City, and our volunteers were there to greet the first voters of the day!
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Polls opened at 6am across Astoria and Long Island City, and our volunteers were there to greet the first voters of the day!
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Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
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We had so many canvassers this morning, we had to launch them from two different locations 😱
Thank you to our @socialists.nyc comrades from Flatbush and the Labor Working Group for coming out to knock some doors, even with below-freezing temperatures ❄️
Thank you to our @socialists.nyc comrades from Flatbush and the Labor Working Group for coming out to knock some doors, even with below-freezing temperatures ❄️
February 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
We had so many canvassers this morning, we had to launch them from two different locations 😱
Thank you to our @socialists.nyc comrades from Flatbush and the Labor Working Group for coming out to knock some doors, even with below-freezing temperatures ❄️
Thank you to our @socialists.nyc comrades from Flatbush and the Labor Working Group for coming out to knock some doors, even with below-freezing temperatures ❄️
In the 80s my grandmother, very much a product of the New Deal, used to say that Republicans would make us all slaves if you let them. For a while I thought she was being hyperbolic.
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
In the 80s my grandmother, very much a product of the New Deal, used to say that Republicans would make us all slaves if you let them. For a while I thought she was being hyperbolic.
