@andrewashton.bsky.social
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These people have the worst cases of Stockholm Syndrome! The answer to this should be, "You're a public servant. I expect you to answer my question civilly and without insults. If you can't, find me someone who can." What would happen? He'd get barred from these sham events? And lose what, exactly?
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
These people have the worst cases of Stockholm Syndrome! The answer to this should be, "You're a public servant. I expect you to answer my question civilly and without insults. If you can't, find me someone who can." What would happen? He'd get barred from these sham events? And lose what, exactly?
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Every single fucking time, I swear.
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Every single fucking time, I swear.
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The origin story of every wildly famous piece of cultural media is that it became so because it was interesting and refreshing in some novel way you couldn't get anywhere else.
NOBODY ever seems to learn this lesson
NOBODY ever seems to learn this lesson
"if stranger things uses chat gpt, then why shouldn't i??"
counterpoint: stranger things didn't start out using it, and pretty much everybody who's still watching it is only doing so out of some kind of torturous compulsion to set it, and everybody involved with it, including themselves, free 👍
counterpoint: stranger things didn't start out using it, and pretty much everybody who's still watching it is only doing so out of some kind of torturous compulsion to set it, and everybody involved with it, including themselves, free 👍
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
The origin story of every wildly famous piece of cultural media is that it became so because it was interesting and refreshing in some novel way you couldn't get anywhere else.
NOBODY ever seems to learn this lesson
NOBODY ever seems to learn this lesson
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I mention this not to be a “nothing ever happens” party pooper but to encourage y’all to approach stories you see online with a bit of critical thinking and try to figure out if what you’ve heard is real or if it’s trying to get you to direct anger towards a group of people, especially towards women
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I mention this not to be a “nothing ever happens” party pooper but to encourage y’all to approach stories you see online with a bit of critical thinking and try to figure out if what you’ve heard is real or if it’s trying to get you to direct anger towards a group of people, especially towards women
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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ah every consumer is complaining about how generic media feels, lately. Perhaps instead of supporting artists, replacing them with a robot that stitches together recycled materials will solve it
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
ah every consumer is complaining about how generic media feels, lately. Perhaps instead of supporting artists, replacing them with a robot that stitches together recycled materials will solve it
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Rest in peace to Mike F, one of the all-time greats
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rest in peace to Mike F, one of the all-time greats
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Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
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For decades, Greebles have been used as stimuli in psychology studies on facial recognition. Greebles come in five families (Samar, Galli, Osmit, Radok and Tasio) and two genders (plok and glip).
Though nobody is sure where they come from, science owes these odd creatures an enormous debt.
Though nobody is sure where they come from, science owes these odd creatures an enormous debt.
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
For decades, Greebles have been used as stimuli in psychology studies on facial recognition. Greebles come in five families (Samar, Galli, Osmit, Radok and Tasio) and two genders (plok and glip).
Though nobody is sure where they come from, science owes these odd creatures an enormous debt.
Though nobody is sure where they come from, science owes these odd creatures an enormous debt.
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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the last thing my mom said to me—
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
the last thing my mom said to me—
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lmao comparing the mile long growing list of negatives of AI to the nonexistent list of benefits and general lack of interest is just so absurd
It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
lmao comparing the mile long growing list of negatives of AI to the nonexistent list of benefits and general lack of interest is just so absurd
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Siren Alligators might be the most specialized human predators. These pack hunters have two distinct ways of mimicking our species.
Juveniles thrash in the water near ships, using their face-like throat markings to appear like a drowning person. The pack attacks when someone attempts a rescue.
Juveniles thrash in the water near ships, using their face-like throat markings to appear like a drowning person. The pack attacks when someone attempts a rescue.
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Siren Alligators might be the most specialized human predators. These pack hunters have two distinct ways of mimicking our species.
Juveniles thrash in the water near ships, using their face-like throat markings to appear like a drowning person. The pack attacks when someone attempts a rescue.
Juveniles thrash in the water near ships, using their face-like throat markings to appear like a drowning person. The pack attacks when someone attempts a rescue.
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Because international student enrollment is so often used as a cudgel in discussions about immigration, this is a good time to remind people that international students aren't taking up spaces for US students at state schools, they are paying full tuition that FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR US STUDENTS.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Because international student enrollment is so often used as a cudgel in discussions about immigration, this is a good time to remind people that international students aren't taking up spaces for US students at state schools, they are paying full tuition that FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR US STUDENTS.
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Wow. In another huge upset, Mesmero, the Master of Mentalism, has been elected mayor of Chicago. Political pundits are shocked - he’s a first-time candidate who barely spent anything on advertising, and there wasn’t even an election scheduled for today
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Wow. In another huge upset, Mesmero, the Master of Mentalism, has been elected mayor of Chicago. Political pundits are shocked - he’s a first-time candidate who barely spent anything on advertising, and there wasn’t even an election scheduled for today
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so apparently andrew cuomo, eric adams, and zohran mamdani all belong to the same political party
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
so apparently andrew cuomo, eric adams, and zohran mamdani all belong to the same political party
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I'll be skipping any obits that begin "Whatever you think of what he did as Vice President..." It's what you do when you think nobody can stop you that counts.
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I'll be skipping any obits that begin "Whatever you think of what he did as Vice President..." It's what you do when you think nobody can stop you that counts.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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This account will be equal parts hopeful and gloating for the rest of the evening. To that end: Pour one out for the pile of NYC billionaire money that was utterly incinerated tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This account will be equal parts hopeful and gloating for the rest of the evening. To that end: Pour one out for the pile of NYC billionaire money that was utterly incinerated tonight!
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sorry but mamdani and cuomo should have worn blue and yellow hats, respectively
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
sorry but mamdani and cuomo should have worn blue and yellow hats, respectively
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NEW from me: In a rare dissent in Trumpland, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
Catholic bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of administration
RNS — ‘It is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments,’ Bishop Kevin Rhoades told RNS in an email.
religionnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW from me: In a rare dissent in Trumpland, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...