Zak Sitter
@telliamed.bsky.social
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
"20' Tall Stacked Skeleton Crawling Flat Broke," by Caroliner Rainbow Stewed Angel Skins (bonus long band name!)
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"20' Tall Stacked Skeleton Crawling Flat Broke," by Caroliner Rainbow Stewed Angel Skins (bonus long band name!)
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This is maybe the most bone-dry Chotiner interview I've seen in a while
February 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This is maybe the most bone-dry Chotiner interview I've seen in a while
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That is a lot of different colors for a guy to be
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 AM
That is a lot of different colors for a guy to be
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Two hairdressers and a stylist working full-out for 90 minutes before his speech at The Dracula Ideas Summit to make this guy look as absolutely fucked up as possible. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Two hairdressers and a stylist working full-out for 90 minutes before his speech at The Dracula Ideas Summit to make this guy look as absolutely fucked up as possible. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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You can say Merry Protein again
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
You can say Merry Protein again
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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[Furiously scrolling on iTunes]: Wait a minute, this Hobbes guy hasn't researched HALF the things he's made episodes about!
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
[Furiously scrolling on iTunes]: Wait a minute, this Hobbes guy hasn't researched HALF the things he's made episodes about!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended
Swans at the Royal Peacock Lounge
Neko Case at the Middle East Upstairs
Bikini Kill at Gilman
Dawson at Cabot House
Dog Faced Hermans at the Middle East Downstairs
Swans at the Royal Peacock Lounge
Neko Case at the Middle East Upstairs
Bikini Kill at Gilman
Dawson at Cabot House
Dog Faced Hermans at the Middle East Downstairs
Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended
MBV/Superchunk/Pavement
The Bowlie Weekender
Masada at Tonic
Cat Power at Bicycle
The Fall’s onstage breakup at Brownies
MBV/Superchunk/Pavement
The Bowlie Weekender
Masada at Tonic
Cat Power at Bicycle
The Fall’s onstage breakup at Brownies
Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended
Jurassic 5
Blackalicious
Jeru the Damaja
Kid Koala
Kanye West*
*was not a nazi at the time, I really feel the need to emphasise this
Jurassic 5
Blackalicious
Jeru the Damaja
Kid Koala
Kanye West*
*was not a nazi at the time, I really feel the need to emphasise this
November 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you attended
Swans at the Royal Peacock Lounge
Neko Case at the Middle East Upstairs
Bikini Kill at Gilman
Dawson at Cabot House
Dog Faced Hermans at the Middle East Downstairs
Swans at the Royal Peacock Lounge
Neko Case at the Middle East Upstairs
Bikini Kill at Gilman
Dawson at Cabot House
Dog Faced Hermans at the Middle East Downstairs
I really like Mimic, and he does have moments in almost every one of his films, but yeah, he's someone I like the idea of more than the actual work.
del Toro is a fan, and he makes fannish work. The few times he's escaped that trap he's really touched something special, but I think the race is run and this is just who he is as an artist now. Too bad.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I really like Mimic, and he does have moments in almost every one of his films, but yeah, he's someone I like the idea of more than the actual work.
Co-sign all of this
Just watched "A House of Dynamite". Some thoughts:
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Co-sign all of this
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I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
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now imagining a Rachel Dolezal esque situation where a human professor wears a cybernetic harness to pretend they are a droid and drops "what up my clanka" at academic conferences
“Rather than merely a slur for droids, ‘clanker’ was in fact an ironic statement of pride re-appropriated by the sentient machines of the Confederacy…..to see it as wholly negative is to elide the discursive complexity of identity construction in the Clone Wars….”
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
now imagining a Rachel Dolezal esque situation where a human professor wears a cybernetic harness to pretend they are a droid and drops "what up my clanka" at academic conferences
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Exorcist
In the Mouth of Madness
Cat People (1942)
The Exorcist
In the Mouth of Madness
Cat People (1942)
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
Get Out
The Honeymoon
Scream
It Follows
Get Out
The Honeymoon
Scream
It Follows
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
Scream
The Descent
The Babadook
Alien
Scream
The Descent
The Babadook
Alien
October 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Exorcist
In the Mouth of Madness
Cat People (1942)
The Exorcist
In the Mouth of Madness
Cat People (1942)
"hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue" anat
Like is that first guy almost certainly a racist asshole? Yes! But they felt a need to perform deniability, soften their rhetoric, and to an extent had other overall ideological goals; there are lots of bad politics that aren’t fascist. But now *all* these guys are fascists *and will tell you so*.
October 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue" anat
Unless you listen at 2x like some kind of pervert
if you listen to an audiobook it's fine to say you read the book and anyone who disagrees is just being obnoxious
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Unless you listen at 2x like some kind of pervert
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When she takes over CBS News, will Bari Weiss do what she has always done? Or will she do a totally different thing she has no expertise or interest in?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
October 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
When she takes over CBS News, will Bari Weiss do what she has always done? Or will she do a totally different thing she has no expertise or interest in?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
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FanTASTIC news let’s get this done
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
FanTASTIC news let’s get this done
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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I'd also identify a third position, "I see or imagine there are meaningful uses for LLMs, but that they are relatively few (not 'everything') and relatively small (+10%, not +10000%) and so may not support the cost of model building and inference or the valuation of these companies."
I think a lot of people who are reasonable AI skeptics are saying things like “I don’t see a reliable use for LLMs in areas I’m an expert in” and that those folks are quite distinct from people who argue that LLMs don’t have capabilities that they clearly do
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'd also identify a third position, "I see or imagine there are meaningful uses for LLMs, but that they are relatively few (not 'everything') and relatively small (+10%, not +10000%) and so may not support the cost of model building and inference or the valuation of these companies."
Feels a bit churlish to point out that this is a clause, not the whole sentence, since it's almost as bad in context: "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Feels a bit churlish to point out that this is a clause, not the whole sentence, since it's almost as bad in context: "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."
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I don’t say this lightly but Mr. Beast might be Satan
One of the most haunting aspects of Squid Game was that the contestants could leave at any point if they wanted to but volunteered to be tortured to death because they were so desperate for money.
Anyways...
Anyways...
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I don’t say this lightly but Mr. Beast might be Satan
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The way the media spins stories like this is “look how the dogged cops cleared this terrible quadruple-murder 34 years later” and not “oh by the way they totally accused and convicted the wrong guys before, oops lol”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
DNA testing links dead man to Texas ‘yogurt shop’ killings, police say
Robert Eugene Brashers has been named by police as a suspect in the 1991 killings of four teenage girls in Austin - the subject of “The Yogurt Shop Murders” miniseries.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The way the media spins stories like this is “look how the dogged cops cleared this terrible quadruple-murder 34 years later” and not “oh by the way they totally accused and convicted the wrong guys before, oops lol”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...