David Hayden
@davidhayden.bsky.social
Former tech writer, construction worker, bookseller. Greenpeace alum.
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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Today is Bookshop Day, a day to celebrate ALL bookshops on our high streets.
Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.
Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.
#bookshopday
Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.
Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.
#bookshopday
October 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Today is Bookshop Day, a day to celebrate ALL bookshops on our high streets.
Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.
Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.
#bookshopday
Bookshops are an integral part of an author's livelihood, and we celebrate all the talented booksellers who share their guidance and expertise.
Visit your local bookshop today and show them your support.
#bookshopday
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Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
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find me another Dem that wouldn't be too afraid to do this. seriously.
EXCLU: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will announce today he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of the network suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show last week.
www.amny.com/news/mamdani...
www.amny.com/news/mamdani...
EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani to pull planned ABC town hall event after network suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show | amNewYork
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani will announce Monday that he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of
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September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
find me another Dem that wouldn't be too afraid to do this. seriously.
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Years before Hitler invaded the USSR, Nazi agents planted fake disloyalty rumors about Stalin’s top generals on Vienna phone lines they knew Soviets had tapped. They convinced Stalin to purge & shoot his own best generals before the outbreak of war. Imagine Putin’s FSB planting gossip today…🤔
New, from me: Trump and his Secretary of Defense are proposing a purge of military officers. To understand what this means, I talked to military experts and looked at Trump's accusations of "woke Generals."
Bottom line: The purge represents a huge democratic risk.🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Bottom line: The purge represents a huge democratic risk.🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
You Should Be More Worried About Trump's Planned Military Purge
Trump wants officers loyal to him, not the constitution
open.substack.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Years before Hitler invaded the USSR, Nazi agents planted fake disloyalty rumors about Stalin’s top generals on Vienna phone lines they knew Soviets had tapped. They convinced Stalin to purge & shoot his own best generals before the outbreak of war. Imagine Putin’s FSB planting gossip today…🤔
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Vaclav Havel wrote about the importance of pointing out the law in a totalitarian society - it may not help in a situation where the government makes and enacts laws willy-nilly, but calling it out keeps the insanity of it all in the open for all to see.
September 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Vaclav Havel wrote about the importance of pointing out the law in a totalitarian society - it may not help in a situation where the government makes and enacts laws willy-nilly, but calling it out keeps the insanity of it all in the open for all to see.
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Recent research found that traffic stops by police in Hillsborough County, Florida reduced voter turnout in 2014, 2016, and 2018 federal elections.
A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote
New research shows how the communities that are most heavily policed are pushed away from politics and from having a say in changing policy.
boltsmag.org
September 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Recent research found that traffic stops by police in Hillsborough County, Florida reduced voter turnout in 2014, 2016, and 2018 federal elections.
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In June, a Democratic state rep in Minnesota was murdered, and a state senator was shot.
And a couple of days later, Trump said he wouldn't phone Gov. Walz, calling him "whacked out" and "a mess"
And a couple of days later, Trump said he wouldn't phone Gov. Walz, calling him "whacked out" and "a mess"
Trump says he is ordering all U.S. flags lowered to half-mast in honor of Charlie Kirk
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In June, a Democratic state rep in Minnesota was murdered, and a state senator was shot.
And a couple of days later, Trump said he wouldn't phone Gov. Walz, calling him "whacked out" and "a mess"
And a couple of days later, Trump said he wouldn't phone Gov. Walz, calling him "whacked out" and "a mess"
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This is not online banter. These posts are information operations designed to influence potential combatants.
they just decide what they think we’re like and proceed as though
September 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is not online banter. These posts are information operations designed to influence potential combatants.
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My pre-labor day reward was to get laid off, do me a favor and sign up to get my now-independent reporting and writing
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September 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My pre-labor day reward was to get laid off, do me a favor and sign up to get my now-independent reporting and writing
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"For the most part the emergencies will pile up, like so many discarded cigarette butts in an ashtray, rancid and dangerous, eclipsing the meaning of all that preceded."
August 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"For the most part the emergencies will pile up, like so many discarded cigarette butts in an ashtray, rancid and dangerous, eclipsing the meaning of all that preceded."
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They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one.
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections electionlawblog.org?p=151533
Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Potential Demolition of Section 2 of Voting Rights Act by Setting Argument October 15 in Louisiana Case, Possibly in Time to Affect 2026 Midterm Elections #ELB
We know the Supreme Court dallied a long time in setting the Louisiana case for reargument, only recently adding a doozy of a question in this racial gerrymandering case that could tee up a potential ...
electionlawblog.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one.
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The white nationalist ambitions of this regime are just plain as day. Anyone from that world would recognize these images or the Manifest Destiny references employed by DHS as a call to genocide in service of a white nation.
DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man?
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
August 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The white nationalist ambitions of this regime are just plain as day. Anyone from that world would recognize these images or the Manifest Destiny references employed by DHS as a call to genocide in service of a white nation.
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"Agents stormed our restaurants in a show of force that went beyond anything reasonable or humane. They raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, and left behind a trail of fear, confusion, destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken."
Do they think they’re pirates? How long until they start the rape part of rape and pillage? Our military is charged with crimes if they do this to civilians abroad, so what about at home? www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
ICE takes 16 people into custody at 2 Pittsburgh-area Emiliano's restaurants
ICE confirmed they took 16 people into custody from Emiliano's restaurants in Richland and Cranberry townships.
www.cbsnews.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"Agents stormed our restaurants in a show of force that went beyond anything reasonable or humane. They raided the heart of our business, tore through our spaces, and left behind a trail of fear, confusion, destruction. Our kitchens were flipped. Our walk-ins emptied. Food trashed. Doors broken."
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The IRS clashed with the White House over using tax data to locate suspected undocumented immigrants just hours before Trump officials fired IRS Commissioner Billy Long.
Long's dismissal makes his tenure now the briefest in the agency's 163-year history.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Long's dismissal makes his tenure now the briefest in the agency's 163-year history.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted
The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The IRS clashed with the White House over using tax data to locate suspected undocumented immigrants just hours before Trump officials fired IRS Commissioner Billy Long.
Long's dismissal makes his tenure now the briefest in the agency's 163-year history.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Long's dismissal makes his tenure now the briefest in the agency's 163-year history.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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First, this is why the corruption of the court has been allowed to stand without public pushback: the “liberals” are as vested in their aristocratic fantasy as the conservatives
Second: these offices all belong to us and we can change the terms whenever we like. They’re servants, not masters.
Second: these offices all belong to us and we can change the terms whenever we like. They’re servants, not masters.
Justice Sotomayor suggests—implausibly—that justices somehow have a vested property interest in their office. Yet another reason why relying on judges to be reformers is an absolute disaster.
August 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
First, this is why the corruption of the court has been allowed to stand without public pushback: the “liberals” are as vested in their aristocratic fantasy as the conservatives
Second: these offices all belong to us and we can change the terms whenever we like. They’re servants, not masters.
Second: these offices all belong to us and we can change the terms whenever we like. They’re servants, not masters.
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This is our satellite. Bought and paid for with taxpayer dollars, appropriated for this specific mission by the elected Congress. Those who would destroy it on purpose are our enemies.
Head of NASA Sean Duffy intends to destroy a satellite that collects key data on carbon dioxide and plant health, by causing it to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. Dept of Agriculture and private agriculture firms use the data to forecast crop yield, drought conditions and more.
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
www.npr.org
August 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
This is our satellite. Bought and paid for with taxpayer dollars, appropriated for this specific mission by the elected Congress. Those who would destroy it on purpose are our enemies.
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“NPR also obtained the transcript of Wise's testimony, in which he acknowledged that he repeatedly yelled "kill 'em" as officers were being attacked and tried to explain his actions. Wise was not convicted of any crimes related to Jan. 6, due to Trump's order to end all Capitol riot prosecutions.”
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“NPR also obtained the transcript of Wise's testimony, in which he acknowledged that he repeatedly yelled "kill 'em" as officers were being attacked and tried to explain his actions. Wise was not convicted of any crimes related to Jan. 6, due to Trump's order to end all Capitol riot prosecutions.”
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My talk last week about Authoritarianism and The Weaponization of Social Media is now up. Please share if you like it.
Authoritarianism and The Weaponization of Social Media
YouTube video by Institute for Policy Studies
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June 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My talk last week about Authoritarianism and The Weaponization of Social Media is now up. Please share if you like it.
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"The secret to securing power under neoliberalism is sacrificing minorities," the Dem party leadership said, sacrificing groups who historically voted for them. "This will appease the white Americans who voted for Trump," they continued, cheerfully.
July 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"The secret to securing power under neoliberalism is sacrificing minorities," the Dem party leadership said, sacrificing groups who historically voted for them. "This will appease the white Americans who voted for Trump," they continued, cheerfully.
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Last night in Portland, an ICE protester was hit by a car.
June 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Last night in Portland, an ICE protester was hit by a car.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, a former Under Secretary of the Air Force under Joe Biden, won the mayoral race in San Antonio on Saturday.
She beat Republican Rolando Pablos, a former secretary of state who ran with support from Governor Greg Abbott.
She beat Republican Rolando Pablos, a former secretary of state who ran with support from Governor Greg Abbott.
June 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, a former Under Secretary of the Air Force under Joe Biden, won the mayoral race in San Antonio on Saturday.
She beat Republican Rolando Pablos, a former secretary of state who ran with support from Governor Greg Abbott.
She beat Republican Rolando Pablos, a former secretary of state who ran with support from Governor Greg Abbott.