David Segal
@davidsegalri.bsky.social
Cofounded Demand Progress. Former RI State Rep + PVD City Council.
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Exciting news: I am announcing my campaign for Ward 2 City Council!
With 20 years of supporting our public schools, advancing climate resilience, and advocating for responsive government—I am ready to bring my experience and collaborative spirit to City Hall.
Get involved at: www.jilldavidsonri.com
With 20 years of supporting our public schools, advancing climate resilience, and advocating for responsive government—I am ready to bring my experience and collaborative spirit to City Hall.
Get involved at: www.jilldavidsonri.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Exciting news: I am announcing my campaign for Ward 2 City Council!
With 20 years of supporting our public schools, advancing climate resilience, and advocating for responsive government—I am ready to bring my experience and collaborative spirit to City Hall.
Get involved at: www.jilldavidsonri.com
With 20 years of supporting our public schools, advancing climate resilience, and advocating for responsive government—I am ready to bring my experience and collaborative spirit to City Hall.
Get involved at: www.jilldavidsonri.com
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BREAKING an @axios.com: Our new poll tested how voters respond to populist arguments vs abundance-aligned arguments and found that voters clearly prefer populism.
Importantly, this was true not just among Dems but also independents — and in some cases even Republicans.
Importantly, this was true not just among Dems but also independents — and in some cases even Republicans.
Poll: Democratic voters prefer "populism" over "abundance"
Democrats are asking themselves some hard questions as they ponder how they lost the 2024 election.
www.axios.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
BREAKING an @axios.com: Our new poll tested how voters respond to populist arguments vs abundance-aligned arguments and found that voters clearly prefer populism.
Importantly, this was true not just among Dems but also independents — and in some cases even Republicans.
Importantly, this was true not just among Dems but also independents — and in some cases even Republicans.
Every single one of these clips, including this defensive one, entails obfuscating who/what object of Abundance's critique is. Yes - Biden admin officials generally agree with
@ezraklein.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social that it is too hard to build... 1/n
@ezraklein.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social that it is too hard to build... 1/n
Me: "You're telling me you got some of it wrong?"
Derek Thompson: "Yes we got some of this wrong, in the process of describing it."
I did a fascinating interview with @dkthomp.bsky.social, co-author of the new book 'Abundance'. We touched on that Ezra Klein/Jon Stewart viral broadband clip.
Derek Thompson: "Yes we got some of this wrong, in the process of describing it."
I did a fascinating interview with @dkthomp.bsky.social, co-author of the new book 'Abundance'. We touched on that Ezra Klein/Jon Stewart viral broadband clip.
April 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Every single one of these clips, including this defensive one, entails obfuscating who/what object of Abundance's critique is. Yes - Biden admin officials generally agree with
@ezraklein.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social that it is too hard to build... 1/n
@ezraklein.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social that it is too hard to build... 1/n
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I wrote about Ezra Klein's "abundance" and how when it came to his examples in broadband, he had no idea what he was actually talking about:
Jon Stewart And Ezra Klein Help GOP Paint Infrastructure Bill Broadband Grants As A Useless Boondoggle
We’ve long noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill included $42.5 billion for broadband dubbed the Broadband, Equity, Access And Deployment (BEAD) program. Managed by the NTIA and individual s…
www.techdirt.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I wrote about Ezra Klein's "abundance" and how when it came to his examples in broadband, he had no idea what he was actually talking about:
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And Zach used that broadband to make an open platform that enabled *thousands* of others to make sites and projects much more efficiently (and delightfully!), unlocking a massive amount of economic value. It was one reason we were able to build a multi-million-dollar business! Abundance!
I got fiber internet in rural Iowa in late 2021 because of federal government programs 👀
April 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And Zach used that broadband to make an open platform that enabled *thousands* of others to make sites and projects much more efficiently (and delightfully!), unlocking a massive amount of economic value. It was one reason we were able to build a multi-million-dollar business! Abundance!
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Well, I finally got sucked into the Abundance debate.
An NPR show let me ask Derek Thompson one question.
I asked, "how come the last abundance agenda ended with the biggest economic downturn in 80 years?"
I elaborate here:
prospect.org/infrastructu...
An NPR show let me ask Derek Thompson one question.
I asked, "how come the last abundance agenda ended with the biggest economic downturn in 80 years?"
I elaborate here:
prospect.org/infrastructu...
The Last Abundance Agenda
In the 1980s, Wall Street vowed to make housing more affordable through deregulation of housing finance. The result was the 2008 crisis.
prospect.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Well, I finally got sucked into the Abundance debate.
An NPR show let me ask Derek Thompson one question.
I asked, "how come the last abundance agenda ended with the biggest economic downturn in 80 years?"
I elaborate here:
prospect.org/infrastructu...
An NPR show let me ask Derek Thompson one question.
I asked, "how come the last abundance agenda ended with the biggest economic downturn in 80 years?"
I elaborate here:
prospect.org/infrastructu...
This kind of combo of pompousness and obliviousness is a big part of why Dems lose
Funny, the countries that didn't get tariffs:
Russia
North Korea
Cuba
Venezuela
Berlarus
Somalia
Burkina Faso
are, except for Cuba, which abstained, the same countries the US voted together with against the UN resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia
North Korea
Cuba
Venezuela
Berlarus
Somalia
Burkina Faso
are, except for Cuba, which abstained, the same countries the US voted together with against the UN resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
🤔
April 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This kind of combo of pompousness and obliviousness is a big part of why Dems lose
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Trump’s problematic tariffs are the culmination of a 30-year backlash to liberal free traders helping corporations destroy the industrial heartland. It alienated Dems from the working class.
@petersgoodman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tariffs are likely to cause more pain — and more corruption
@petersgoodman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tariffs are likely to cause more pain — and more corruption
The Lost History of Trump’s Tariff War
Trump’s costly trade policy is the culmination of a long-simmering backlash — but will tariffs hurt more than they help?
www.levernews.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump’s problematic tariffs are the culmination of a 30-year backlash to liberal free traders helping corporations destroy the industrial heartland. It alienated Dems from the working class.
@petersgoodman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tariffs are likely to cause more pain — and more corruption
@petersgoodman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tariffs are likely to cause more pain — and more corruption
NYT's dismissive article about House's new Economic Patriotism group doesn't note that Reps like @deluzio.house.gov @pkryan.bsky.social
meaningfully outperformed Harris in swing dists while running on this populist agenda- by so much that neither is a frontliner anymore @anniekarni.bsky.social
meaningfully outperformed Harris in swing dists while running on this populist agenda- by so much that neither is a frontliner anymore @anniekarni.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
NYT's dismissive article about House's new Economic Patriotism group doesn't note that Reps like @deluzio.house.gov @pkryan.bsky.social
meaningfully outperformed Harris in swing dists while running on this populist agenda- by so much that neither is a frontliner anymore @anniekarni.bsky.social
meaningfully outperformed Harris in swing dists while running on this populist agenda- by so much that neither is a frontliner anymore @anniekarni.bsky.social
The NYT couldn't manage to figure out what the new Economic Patriotism working group in the House stands for. I decided to watch ~5 minutes of the intro speech by @deluzio.house.gov to see if I could decipher his gibberish. I put a link to the video below - maybe you can help me out!
March 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The NYT couldn't manage to figure out what the new Economic Patriotism working group in the House stands for. I decided to watch ~5 minutes of the intro speech by @deluzio.house.gov to see if I could decipher his gibberish. I put a link to the video below - maybe you can help me out!
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The Wuhan lab is STILL doing unsafe research that could trigger a pandemic AND getting prestigious pubs as incentive.😫
To fix this for the future, we have to admit we were deliberately misled on the possibility of a lab leak in the past. Horrid but true.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
To fix this for the future, we have to admit we were deliberately misled on the possibility of a lab leak in the past. Horrid but true.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
March 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The Wuhan lab is STILL doing unsafe research that could trigger a pandemic AND getting prestigious pubs as incentive.😫
To fix this for the future, we have to admit we were deliberately misled on the possibility of a lab leak in the past. Horrid but true.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
To fix this for the future, we have to admit we were deliberately misled on the possibility of a lab leak in the past. Horrid but true.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
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Democratic Senators who vote for the Trump-Musk budget are directly acting against the wishes of a union which represents more than 800,000 federal workers.
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000+ federal and D.C. workers (i.e. people directly impacted by a government shutdown), is urging senators to vote no on the House GOP's CR.
In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
March 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Democratic Senators who vote for the Trump-Musk budget are directly acting against the wishes of a union which represents more than 800,000 federal workers.
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This is how it’s done folks. If your rep won’t hold a town hall because they know what they’re doing is unpopular, hold one for them and let everyone in your community know what they’re up to.
Congressman Jack Bergman’s constituents held a town hall tonight—because their cowardly congressman refused.
He’s happy to cash a taxpayer-funded paycheck but too scared to face the people he’s supposed to represent. Pathetic.
He’s happy to cash a taxpayer-funded paycheck but too scared to face the people he’s supposed to represent. Pathetic.
March 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is how it’s done folks. If your rep won’t hold a town hall because they know what they’re doing is unpopular, hold one for them and let everyone in your community know what they’re up to.
Being the party of "normal" is a losing strategy - it quite obviously entrenches a messaging framework in which Trump loves to operate, because he wants voters to think he is disrupting a "normal" which has sucked for most people. Dems should not want to be the party of this "normal"!!!
Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds a sign reading "This Is Not Normal" before another member rips it out of her hand.
March 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Being the party of "normal" is a losing strategy - it quite obviously entrenches a messaging framework in which Trump loves to operate, because he wants voters to think he is disrupting a "normal" which has sucked for most people. Dems should not want to be the party of this "normal"!!!
Why's it so hard for Dems to get it into their heads that "normal" doesn't win elections when normal sucks for most people?
Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds a sign reading "This Is Not Normal" before another member rips it out of her hand.
March 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Why's it so hard for Dems to get it into their heads that "normal" doesn't win elections when normal sucks for most people?
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How can we dethrone fossil capital and build a better world in an era of climate chaos?
Tune into the #MCFBookClub conversation with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social to explore “WHAT IS THE STATE FOR?”
Sign up here: CaseyGrants.org/State
Tune into the #MCFBookClub conversation with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social to explore “WHAT IS THE STATE FOR?”
Sign up here: CaseyGrants.org/State
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
How can we dethrone fossil capital and build a better world in an era of climate chaos?
Tune into the #MCFBookClub conversation with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social to explore “WHAT IS THE STATE FOR?”
Sign up here: CaseyGrants.org/State
Tune into the #MCFBookClub conversation with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @triofrancos.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social to explore “WHAT IS THE STATE FOR?”
Sign up here: CaseyGrants.org/State
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Also wrote about Jeff Bezos' nonsense with the WaPo's Opinion section, and just how fundamentally stupid it is.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/27/j...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/27/j...
Jeff Bezos Frees WaPo Opinion Pages Of The Personal Liberty Of Expressing Their Opinion
Look, when Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post a decade ago, people worried that a billionaire owner might interfere with the paper’s editorial independence. For years, those fears seemed o…
www.techdirt.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Also wrote about Jeff Bezos' nonsense with the WaPo's Opinion section, and just how fundamentally stupid it is.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/27/j...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/27/j...
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Just announced: US Reps Magaziner and Amo will be speaking at the anti-Musk/Trump rally today. Over 1000 in attendance, maybe double that.
February 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just announced: US Reps Magaziner and Amo will be speaking at the anti-Musk/Trump rally today. Over 1000 in attendance, maybe double that.
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Over 2000 people chant “Tax the Rich!” outside the RI State House.
February 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Over 2000 people chant “Tax the Rich!” outside the RI State House.
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The populist revolt is brewing.
Huge turnout last night for Bernie in Omaha. Will probably be the same later today in Iowa City.
The hubris, greed, and exploitation by the ruling class is angering the masses.
Huge turnout last night for Bernie in Omaha. Will probably be the same later today in Iowa City.
The hubris, greed, and exploitation by the ruling class is angering the masses.
February 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The populist revolt is brewing.
Huge turnout last night for Bernie in Omaha. Will probably be the same later today in Iowa City.
The hubris, greed, and exploitation by the ruling class is angering the masses.
Huge turnout last night for Bernie in Omaha. Will probably be the same later today in Iowa City.
The hubris, greed, and exploitation by the ruling class is angering the masses.
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Yes, yes, this is a serious person testifying before Congress that Canada is less open to free speech than North Korea.
Tell me again that Bari Weiss's publication (for whom this person works) is a trustworthy publication on speech issues.
Tell me again that Bari Weiss's publication (for whom this person works) is a trustworthy publication on speech issues.
The Free Press lady - Rupa Subramanya - opens with the claim that Germany, France, and Canada have less free speech than North Korea. Bold thinking!
She's reading an opening statement I don't see posted anywhere. I think she complained ab some European countries penalizing people over swastikas?
She's reading an opening statement I don't see posted anywhere. I think she complained ab some European countries penalizing people over swastikas?
February 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Yes, yes, this is a serious person testifying before Congress that Canada is less open to free speech than North Korea.
Tell me again that Bari Weiss's publication (for whom this person works) is a trustworthy publication on speech issues.
Tell me again that Bari Weiss's publication (for whom this person works) is a trustworthy publication on speech issues.
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Pix/text via @zackmezera.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Pix/text via @zackmezera.bsky.social
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I think everyone who has an opnion, good or bad, about LLMs, should read how @simonwillison.net has summer up what’s happened in the space this year. He’s the most credible, most independent, most honest, and most technically fluent person watching the space. simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
Things we learned about LLMs in 2024
A lot has happened in the world of Large Language Models over the course of 2024. Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past …
simonwillison.net
December 31, 2024 at 9:37 PM
I think everyone who has an opnion, good or bad, about LLMs, should read how @simonwillison.net has summer up what’s happened in the space this year. He’s the most credible, most independent, most honest, and most technically fluent person watching the space. simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/...
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I’ve been on Bluesky for two weeks.
So, inevitably, I wrote about why Bluesky is so much better than Twitter.
https://open.substack.com/pub/davekarpf/p/bluesky-is-just-twitter-without-the?r=eeyg&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
So, inevitably, I wrote about why Bluesky is so much better than Twitter.
https://open.substack.com/pub/davekarpf/p/bluesky-is-just-twitter-without-the?r=eeyg&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
May 18, 2023 at 12:06 AM
I’ve been on Bluesky for two weeks.
So, inevitably, I wrote about why Bluesky is so much better than Twitter.
https://open.substack.com/pub/davekarpf/p/bluesky-is-just-twitter-without-the?r=eeyg&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
So, inevitably, I wrote about why Bluesky is so much better than Twitter.
https://open.substack.com/pub/davekarpf/p/bluesky-is-just-twitter-without-the?r=eeyg&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post