Unfortunately, I think this is spot on. X abandoned moderation and isn’t alone. The result will be a rising tide of gamified violence that has, to this point, been relegated (relatively) to places like 4chan/8kun, Gab, and pump[.]fun. It’s not new, as Gwen points out, but I think it’ll accelerate
Of course they aren't posting snuff video because they think it's exculpatory.
They're posting snuff video because their base takes pleasure in viewing that sort of content.
They're posting snuff video because their base takes pleasure in viewing that sort of content.
January 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Unfortunately, I think this is spot on. X abandoned moderation and isn’t alone. The result will be a rising tide of gamified violence that has, to this point, been relegated (relatively) to places like 4chan/8kun, Gab, and pump[.]fun. It’s not new, as Gwen points out, but I think it’ll accelerate
I guess they're getting federal cooperation after all
I KNEW IT. I knew that was gonna make him identifiable. Well done, Secretary Noem, you doxxed Jonathan Ross.
Kristi Noem, herself, supplied the method used to ID the agent. She said he "been dragged by a vehicle” in an earlier incident.
@startribune.com reporters, who know their way around court records, quickly unearthed his name and confirmed his identity.
@startribune.com reporters, who know their way around court records, quickly unearthed his name and confirmed his identity.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I guess they're getting federal cooperation after all
I'd be more open to this if the ostensible tactic on display weren't feigned incompetence. And if the message were clearly "we are being blocked or otherwise prevented from investigating" and not "it would be hard." Right or wrong, that doesn't, I think, give reason to believe there's another level
I think it's a mistake to take this statement at face value or as giving up. Sometimes a public statement is a way to apply pressure in private.
Q: Is there anything stopping state law enforcement from conducted an independent investigation even if the feds don't want it?
JACOBSON: Without assistance from the FBI, we would be at a loss to be able to initiate & conduct a thorough investigation. It would be very difficult if not impossible
JACOBSON: Without assistance from the FBI, we would be at a loss to be able to initiate & conduct a thorough investigation. It would be very difficult if not impossible
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I'd be more open to this if the ostensible tactic on display weren't feigned incompetence. And if the message were clearly "we are being blocked or otherwise prevented from investigating" and not "it would be hard." Right or wrong, that doesn't, I think, give reason to believe there's another level
“But I’ve built a following on Stormfront” is basically the argument, and those making it should know that by now. No one “only reads the child porn site for the articles.”
like Jesus I get that some people struggle with unseemly addictions, but you’ve gotta stop acting like remaining on Twitter in 2026 is in any way respectable or honorable
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“But I’ve built a following on Stormfront” is basically the argument, and those making it should know that by now. No one “only reads the child porn site for the articles.”
People on here will skeet anything. 'Saul Alinsky abjured hoe-scaring.' Yes he did. That is true.
(Good thread in the quote)
(Good thread in the quote)
Somewhat ironically this is the sort of thing that would make Saul Alinsky tackle you to get the bullhorn away, my man abhorred and abjured hoe-scaring
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
People on here will skeet anything. 'Saul Alinsky abjured hoe-scaring.' Yes he did. That is true.
(Good thread in the quote)
(Good thread in the quote)
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They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
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Literally fuck every government intelligence analyst who isn't picking up espionage act charges under Trump for leaking this crazy shit in advance
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Literally fuck every government intelligence analyst who isn't picking up espionage act charges under Trump for leaking this crazy shit in advance
I will never again listen to anyone who says we can’t make DC, Puerto Rico, etc. into states
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I will never again listen to anyone who says we can’t make DC, Puerto Rico, etc. into states
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For no reason whatsoever, I’m reminding you that before the US invaded Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration said that Iraq’s oil revenue would fund everything.
www.meforum.org/middle-east-...
www.meforum.org/middle-east-...
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
For no reason whatsoever, I’m reminding you that before the US invaded Iraq in 2003, the Bush administration said that Iraq’s oil revenue would fund everything.
www.meforum.org/middle-east-...
www.meforum.org/middle-east-...
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But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?
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Would like to see some JAG officers on the news talking about whether these military strikes are technically legal and, if not, what sort of liability commanders have incurred by carrying them out.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Would like to see some JAG officers on the news talking about whether these military strikes are technically legal and, if not, what sort of liability commanders have incurred by carrying them out.
@fetterman.senate.gov if you don’t impeach over this, you’re culpable. You’ve been voicing support for this administration’s illegal action for months, but your office claims you still support the war powers act. Fucking prove it.
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 AM
@fetterman.senate.gov if you don’t impeach over this, you’re culpable. You’ve been voicing support for this administration’s illegal action for months, but your office claims you still support the war powers act. Fucking prove it.
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Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
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The moderate position is indeed The Hague
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The moderate position is indeed The Hague
[Young me, watching Star Trek]: “What crap writing. A planet full of people worshipping Landru, a computer?”
[Older me, watching Theil/Gelsinger claim to create digital god and everyone nod along]: Oh no. “We might be cooked.“
[Older me, watching Theil/Gelsinger claim to create digital god and everyone nod along]: Oh no. “We might be cooked.“
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 AM
[Young me, watching Star Trek]: “What crap writing. A planet full of people worshipping Landru, a computer?”
[Older me, watching Theil/Gelsinger claim to create digital god and everyone nod along]: Oh no. “We might be cooked.“
[Older me, watching Theil/Gelsinger claim to create digital god and everyone nod along]: Oh no. “We might be cooked.“
Makes sense. On X, there might be Nazis and bots, but at least Grok can help Cuban slip into “something a little more comfortable“ with a simple request.
No shock. This app has turned my mentions, and others, into mostly hate. But there are a few people worth connecting with
CRAZY how it's easier these days to have a real discussion on X, or threads, than on here.
CRAZY how it's easier these days to have a real discussion on X, or threads, than on here.
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Makes sense. On X, there might be Nazis and bots, but at least Grok can help Cuban slip into “something a little more comfortable“ with a simple request.
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CBS really Bari'd the story huh.
December 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
CBS really Bari'd the story huh.
This is it. They are bad products as they currently exist
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is it. They are bad products as they currently exist
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The writers gearing up for 2026:
December 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The writers gearing up for 2026:
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People who are not Israeli were killed by people who are not Palestinian, in a country that is not in the Levant. I don't want to hear anyone's hot takes on this.
December 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
People who are not Israeli were killed by people who are not Palestinian, in a country that is not in the Levant. I don't want to hear anyone's hot takes on this.
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My car is getting into the holiday spirit with its annual display of dashboard warning lights.
December 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My car is getting into the holiday spirit with its annual display of dashboard warning lights.
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The reason the Eagles didn’t just fly the ring into Mordor is that Kevin Patullo was coordinating their offense
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The reason the Eagles didn’t just fly the ring into Mordor is that Kevin Patullo was coordinating their offense
Clutch play by Eagles player “the ground”
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Clutch play by Eagles player “the ground”
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Lynchings, he wants to see people lynched.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Lynchings, he wants to see people lynched.