tomprogers
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tomprogers
@tomprogers.bsky.social
· Nov 22
By the time the 2026 elections roll around, people opposed to Trump will have no idea who to trust
Trump & GOP will spend the next 2 years focused on fracturing their political opposition
I predict that GOP will gain seats in House & Senate in 2026
It will be 100% psy-op and sowing distrust
Trump & GOP will spend the next 2 years focused on fracturing their political opposition
I predict that GOP will gain seats in House & Senate in 2026
It will be 100% psy-op and sowing distrust
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Brilliant piece, and a public service to put these foul and upsetting pieces together.
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Brilliant piece, and a public service to put these foul and upsetting pieces together.
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every AI commercial was like “learn to use this so we can fire you”
February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
every AI commercial was like “learn to use this so we can fire you”
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Is it democracy if our rulers are basically decided by whatever Murdoch's papers pick to scandalize?
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Is it democracy if our rulers are basically decided by whatever Murdoch's papers pick to scandalize?
Okay, but seriously: where are the interviews with TRUMP VOTERS who were wrongly swept up in ICE raids?
If this pasty-white Irish dude can be wrongly imprisoned for half a year, surely there's a MAGA redhat in Trump's concentration camps who can be made the face of this atrocity.
If this pasty-white Irish dude can be wrongly imprisoned for half a year, surely there's a MAGA redhat in Trump's concentration camps who can be made the face of this atrocity.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Okay, but seriously: where are the interviews with TRUMP VOTERS who were wrongly swept up in ICE raids?
If this pasty-white Irish dude can be wrongly imprisoned for half a year, surely there's a MAGA redhat in Trump's concentration camps who can be made the face of this atrocity.
If this pasty-white Irish dude can be wrongly imprisoned for half a year, surely there's a MAGA redhat in Trump's concentration camps who can be made the face of this atrocity.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 9: Education
Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school, or in subjects like Math and Science?
A: This is only true in extremely racist countries. A racist person cannot teach a Black child effectively. It's not race. It's racism.
Read the whole thread.
Feb 9: Education
Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school, or in subjects like Math and Science?
A: This is only true in extremely racist countries. A racist person cannot teach a Black child effectively. It's not race. It's racism.
Read the whole thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not talking about Black history. I'm still talking about white US history.
Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school? Is it because their dads are uninvolved an...
hachyderm.io
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 9: Education
Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school, or in subjects like Math and Science?
A: This is only true in extremely racist countries. A racist person cannot teach a Black child effectively. It's not race. It's racism.
Read the whole thread.
Feb 9: Education
Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school, or in subjects like Math and Science?
A: This is only true in extremely racist countries. A racist person cannot teach a Black child effectively. It's not race. It's racism.
Read the whole thread.
I know this is a month old, but I still take heart
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I know this is a month old, but I still take heart
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A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
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Remember when "America has many groups of people in it and that's good and makes us strong" was an uncontroversial - even cliched - viewpoint that was universally endorsed across the political spectrum?
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Remember when "America has many groups of people in it and that's good and makes us strong" was an uncontroversial - even cliched - viewpoint that was universally endorsed across the political spectrum?
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
Powerful people jockeying for position in the new regime will use the Epstein files to knock out their competition/foes if the opportunity presents itself.
I know nothing about this Massie/Lutnick case, I'm just saying it's always dangerous to make assumptions about anyone's motives or heart.
I know nothing about this Massie/Lutnick case, I'm just saying it's always dangerous to make assumptions about anyone's motives or heart.
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
Massie Calls For Lutnick To Resign Over Epstein Connection
Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Powerful people jockeying for position in the new regime will use the Epstein files to knock out their competition/foes if the opportunity presents itself.
I know nothing about this Massie/Lutnick case, I'm just saying it's always dangerous to make assumptions about anyone's motives or heart.
I know nothing about this Massie/Lutnick case, I'm just saying it's always dangerous to make assumptions about anyone's motives or heart.
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I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.
Actually, one more thing. The story isn’t over. But it’s mostly aftermath stories now. It’s not going to be people who are there to cover as it happens. It’s going to be quieter work that you’ll see in print in 9 months.
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.
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This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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The president has issued an executive order ordering a divorce for the halftime show wedding couple. Explained Mr Trump: “I AM SCARED AND ALWAYS HAVE DIARRHEA”
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The president has issued an executive order ordering a divorce for the halftime show wedding couple. Explained Mr Trump: “I AM SCARED AND ALWAYS HAVE DIARRHEA”
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If they can find a lost pet, they can and will hunt down our neighbors for our authoritarian government
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
If they can find a lost pet, they can and will hunt down our neighbors for our authoritarian government
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"The task of the artist is determined always by the status and process and agenda of the community that it already serves... As a cultural worker who belongs to an oppressed people my job is to make revolution irresistible." Toni Cade Bambara
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
"The task of the artist is determined always by the status and process and agenda of the community that it already serves... As a cultural worker who belongs to an oppressed people my job is to make revolution irresistible." Toni Cade Bambara
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If you see 'ICE OUT' towels at the Super Bowl, they came from a coalition of artists, musicians and community organizers who handed out more than 25,000 towels protesting the actions of ICE.
Fans given 'ICE OUT' towels as they walked to stadium for Super Bowl 60
If you see 'ICE OUT' towels at the Super Bowl, they came from a coalition of artists, musicians and community organizers who handed out more than 25,000 towels protesting the actions of ICE.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
If you see 'ICE OUT' towels at the Super Bowl, they came from a coalition of artists, musicians and community organizers who handed out more than 25,000 towels protesting the actions of ICE.
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all these ads are geared toward people our age because they think we have all the money but the joke is on them. 8 or 10 guys have all the money.
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
all these ads are geared toward people our age because they think we have all the money but the joke is on them. 8 or 10 guys have all the money.
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“We never shared equal justice under the law. What we did perhaps share was an ideal—the…lure of life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. But that dream was deferred, then mortgaged along w/ our future, & the question now is less whether the dream is dead but who is most to blame for killing it.”
From THEY KNEW, excerpted here in 2022: "It became reasonable to believe that a critical mass of people in power were either criminals, pedophiles, or traitors, or that they were being blackmailed, bribed, or threatened by a criminal, pedophile, or traitor."
lithub.com/sarah-kendzi...
lithub.com/sarah-kendzi...
Sarah Kendzior on Trumpland’s Criminal Distortions of American Reality
It is common to hear that Americans no longer inhabit a shared reality. To a large extent this is true, especially in an era of social media manipulation, but we did not share a reality in simpler …
lithub.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“We never shared equal justice under the law. What we did perhaps share was an ideal—the…lure of life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. But that dream was deferred, then mortgaged along w/ our future, & the question now is less whether the dream is dead but who is most to blame for killing it.”
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Concentration camps:
"I saw people lying in feces, throwing up, and sleeping in urine."
"I saw people lying in feces, throwing up, and sleeping in urine."
Former ICE Facility Worker 'saw people laying in feces' at Baltimore Detention Center
Whistleblower provides internal documents alleging severe overcrowding, mistreatment months before viral video sparked national outrage
www.wusa9.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Concentration camps:
"I saw people lying in feces, throwing up, and sleeping in urine."
"I saw people lying in feces, throwing up, and sleeping in urine."
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The federal government owes Minnesota and Minneapolis a billion dollars each for each week they're here. Reparations
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The federal government owes Minnesota and Minneapolis a billion dollars each for each week they're here. Reparations
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
Americans need to pay attention to the "fascism footprint" of their purchases. Especially of their entertainment purchases.
Being a fan of an artist who is on the right side of history is not a political act that helps the right side of history prevail. It's usually the opposite, because being a fan requires sending money to your oppressors, who always reinvest that money in building tighter manacles for you.
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Americans need to pay attention to the "fascism footprint" of their purchases. Especially of their entertainment purchases.