Charlie Warzel
@cwarzel.bsky.social
Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Are people tired of being algorithmically manipulated on social media?
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Are people tired of being algorithmically manipulated on social media?
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
David and I discuss with the Atlantic's @cwarzel.bsky.social on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/75iq...
infrastructure week 2: the final week
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
infrastructure week 2: the final week
Ian is somebody who I am lucky enough to chat w/ most days. His brain works in fascinating ways and he's always somebody who is challenging my thinking and explaining things that delight me. His gift is a knack for helping us understand how the tools we use change us. Genuinely excited to read this.
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It's called The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life, and it's about the sensory enchantment of everyday life.
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It's called The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life, and it's about the sensory enchantment of everyday life.
Click here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sm...
… or go wherever you buy books
(More info in the next post)
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ian is somebody who I am lucky enough to chat w/ most days. His brain works in fascinating ways and he's always somebody who is challenging my thinking and explaining things that delight me. His gift is a knack for helping us understand how the tools we use change us. Genuinely excited to read this.
i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
bluesky branding refresh unveiled
man this shit is just so embarrassing. just like facebook slop x.com/i/status/198...
Homeland Security on X: "The last best hope of man on Earth. https://t.co/H6egjKoRlN" / X
The last best hope of man on Earth. https://t.co/H6egjKoRlN
x.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
man this shit is just so embarrassing. just like facebook slop x.com/i/status/198...
wrote this a week ago and feel very strongly that there is just going to be a lot of pain any way you slice this. and i feel like the societal backlash might be genuinely surprising
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
wrote this a week ago and feel very strongly that there is just going to be a lot of pain any way you slice this. and i feel like the societal backlash might be genuinely surprising
this is what's goin on on X on a saturday afternoon
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
this is what's goin on on X on a saturday afternoon
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
the sandwich guy getting acquitted makes this extremely ridiculous video the white house posted of his arrest even funnier www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpvt...
Nighttime Routine: Operation Make D.C. Safe Again Edition
YouTube video by The White House
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
the sandwich guy getting acquitted makes this extremely ridiculous video the white house posted of his arrest even funnier www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpvt...
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"This [moment] has left some with the feeling that the cheapest, most craven campaign strategies end up being the most successful. In meaningful ways, Mamdani’s campaign was a case study to prove whether a more optimistic and human approach could work in our political moment. He proved that it can."
a little late, but i wrote about it
An Antidote to Shamelessness
Zohran Mamdani ran an online campaign based on real people and a real message. It worked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"This [moment] has left some with the feeling that the cheapest, most craven campaign strategies end up being the most successful. In meaningful ways, Mamdani’s campaign was a case study to prove whether a more optimistic and human approach could work in our political moment. He proved that it can."
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Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
this is awful news - jake is so, so good at what he does
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
this is awful news - jake is so, so good at what he does
question for the hivemind: who would be the most interesting person to talk to/interview about prediction markets?
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
question for the hivemind: who would be the most interesting person to talk to/interview about prediction markets?
everyone involved in this chart needs to go to jail
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
everyone involved in this chart needs to go to jail
this will be great!
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If We Are in an AI Bubble, What Happens if it Pops? | KQED
Airdate: Wednesday, November 4 at 9 AM “AI may not simply be “a bubble,” or even an enormous bubble. It may be the ultimate bubble,” writes tech journalist Brian Merchant. In the first half of the…
buff.ly
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
this will be great!
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New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and years—what comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (🎁)
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and years—what comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (🎁)
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dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
lot of messages tonight...but i don't think there's any as strong or replicable as having an identity, an ideology, and a clear message for people and then staying, without ever wavering:
"I refuse to apologize for any of this."
"I refuse to apologize for any of this."
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
lot of messages tonight...but i don't think there's any as strong or replicable as having an identity, an ideology, and a clear message for people and then staying, without ever wavering:
"I refuse to apologize for any of this."
"I refuse to apologize for any of this."
wrote this 364 days ago
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
wrote this 364 days ago
if there's one thing to take away from the nyc election it is that you should never commit to an idea unless it is sufficiently tested to be popular or...even if it does seem popular...you should probably wait...just to see. because it's important to have the data bc you don't wanna go out on a limb
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
if there's one thing to take away from the nyc election it is that you should never commit to an idea unless it is sufficiently tested to be popular or...even if it does seem popular...you should probably wait...just to see. because it's important to have the data bc you don't wanna go out on a limb
hilarious graphic right now on msnbc as they call it in california
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
hilarious graphic right now on msnbc as they call it in california