Animal Spirits
@animalspirits.bsky.social
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
He/him
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
He/him
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"Hi I'm generic Dem Senator. If you are a businessman who is thinking of bribing Donald Trump to get a favorable decision from the government, just know that this is still illegal."
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Hi I'm generic Dem Senator. If you are a businessman who is thinking of bribing Donald Trump to get a favorable decision from the government, just know that this is still illegal."
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make the headlines that hes sending the fbi after the entire dem party for saying we need to follow the law
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
make the headlines that hes sending the fbi after the entire dem party for saying we need to follow the law
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dems should be putting out new “dont follow illegal orders” videos every day, they should be replying to announcements of investigations of dems with new videos, they should be posting at hegseth to not follow illegal orders nonstop
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
dems should be putting out new “dont follow illegal orders” videos every day, they should be replying to announcements of investigations of dems with new videos, they should be posting at hegseth to not follow illegal orders nonstop
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I used to enjoy Noah's posts, but man, his brain is completely cooked by the right wing media ecosystem
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I used to enjoy Noah's posts, but man, his brain is completely cooked by the right wing media ecosystem
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
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I'm biased here but it strengthens my belief that global scale algorithmic social media is one of the worst inventions in human history. I'd delete it off the face of the earth without a second's hesitation
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm biased here but it strengthens my belief that global scale algorithmic social media is one of the worst inventions in human history. I'd delete it off the face of the earth without a second's hesitation
The members of this list are probably correct but it's like someone hit the shuffle button on the order. I love the Naked Gun but there's no way it beats out Airplane, Blazing Saddles, the Birdcage, or I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The members of this list are probably correct but it's like someone hit the shuffle button on the order. I love the Naked Gun but there's no way it beats out Airplane, Blazing Saddles, the Birdcage, or I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!
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the worst people in the world are in charge of everything and i don’t feel fine about it
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
the worst people in the world are in charge of everything and i don’t feel fine about it
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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To simplify: the thing that made American higher-ed unique was the institutional organization around education as a PUBLIC GOOD, rather than as an elite training ground, or job training.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
To simplify: the thing that made American higher-ed unique was the institutional organization around education as a PUBLIC GOOD, rather than as an elite training ground, or job training.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
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@anandwrites.bsky.social, in the NYT makes a connection I've not seen made elsewhere: that elites were able to ignore the pain they caused their abuse victims because they are practiced at doing so in other contexts.
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Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@anandwrites.bsky.social, in the NYT makes a connection I've not seen made elsewhere: that elites were able to ignore the pain they caused their abuse victims because they are practiced at doing so in other contexts.
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I like how Mamdani just acted like Schumer and Jeffries don't exist. Because they don't.
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I like how Mamdani just acted like Schumer and Jeffries don't exist. Because they don't.
This kind of stuff is the AI companies' profit model. They want to sell influence over their AI models just like SEO
🤖AI's Playing Anti-Abortion Doctor
A new report from Campaign for Accountability found that AI chatbots from Google, Meta, Perplexity, & OpenAI are sending users into the arms of FAKE CLINICS & anti-abortion HOTLINES that are pushing inaccurate garbage about abortion “reversal.” buff.ly/EDL88VX
A new report from Campaign for Accountability found that AI chatbots from Google, Meta, Perplexity, & OpenAI are sending users into the arms of FAKE CLINICS & anti-abortion HOTLINES that are pushing inaccurate garbage about abortion “reversal.” buff.ly/EDL88VX
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This kind of stuff is the AI companies' profit model. They want to sell influence over their AI models just like SEO
These people are absolutely nuts
Gavin and Tanner, planned and trained for nearly a year, legal documents say, in an elaborate attempt to invade a Haitian island, kill its Black men, enslave its Black women and Black children and fulfill their "rape fantasies."
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
These people are absolutely nuts
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Dems don't talk about it though! They have never, once, reminded people that the last three -- THREE -- Republican presidencies going back thirty years have ended in economic ruin.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Dems don't talk about it though! They have never, once, reminded people that the last three -- THREE -- Republican presidencies going back thirty years have ended in economic ruin.
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The cops run municipal government and by and large the public is fine with this. THAT is the root problem.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The cops run municipal government and by and large the public is fine with this. THAT is the root problem.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
We are going to have to burn down and rebuild every federal agency when this nightmare is over.
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We are going to have to burn down and rebuild every federal agency when this nightmare is over.
There it is. The proof of concept that the companies that own AI can make their tools say whatever they want on a subject. I'm sure that ability will be very valuable to politicians and corporations looking to whitewash their reputations.
this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There it is. The proof of concept that the companies that own AI can make their tools say whatever they want on a subject. I'm sure that ability will be very valuable to politicians and corporations looking to whitewash their reputations.
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More of this. Party shouldn’t matter when it comes to protecting kids from predators.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
More of this. Party shouldn’t matter when it comes to protecting kids from predators.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/t...
Private equity is going to enshittify yet another thing
Topgolf has a new owner.
The Dallas-based conglomerate Topgolf Callaway Brands announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in its Topgolf and Toptracer businesses to Leonard Green and Partners private equity funds.
The Dallas-based conglomerate Topgolf Callaway Brands announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in its Topgolf and Toptracer businesses to Leonard Green and Partners private equity funds.
Topgolf sells majority stake to private equity firm at $1.1 billion valuation
The Dallas-based conglomerate Topgolf Callaway Brands announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in its Topgolf and...
www.dallasnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Private equity is going to enshittify yet another thing
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Increasingly convinced that if we get another presidential election, the winner will be the one who commits to prosecuting Donald Trump and all the criminals installed throughout his criminal administration.
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Increasingly convinced that if we get another presidential election, the winner will be the one who commits to prosecuting Donald Trump and all the criminals installed throughout his criminal administration.
This is an interesting thread.
Having lived in both the Northeast and South, the biggest political difference I saw is how there very few secular counter balances to the local churches in Southern politics. A lot of local elections are won and lost at the neighborhood bible study.
Having lived in both the Northeast and South, the biggest political difference I saw is how there very few secular counter balances to the local churches in Southern politics. A lot of local elections are won and lost at the neighborhood bible study.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is an interesting thread.
Having lived in both the Northeast and South, the biggest political difference I saw is how there very few secular counter balances to the local churches in Southern politics. A lot of local elections are won and lost at the neighborhood bible study.
Having lived in both the Northeast and South, the biggest political difference I saw is how there very few secular counter balances to the local churches in Southern politics. A lot of local elections are won and lost at the neighborhood bible study.
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this is a good book
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
this is a good book