Jeffrey Fisher
@jfisher.bsky.social
https://jeffreyfisher.substack.com/ Writer, teacher, editor, underemployed, philosopher and lit/cultural-critic
the demo you cultivated turns out to respond to the very things you cultivated them to respond to in you.
Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI. cnn.it/3UCqycs
August 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
the demo you cultivated turns out to respond to the very things you cultivated them to respond to in you.
surely others on this platform remember the dark clippy meme about the suicide note.
little did we know then
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little did we know then
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Jeremy Ney (@jeremybney)
This article was heartbreaking. Telling ChatGPT your active suicide plans just to have the platform do nothing about it. And then having the AI edit your suicide note? It’s too much.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
surely others on this platform remember the dark clippy meme about the suicide note.
little did we know then
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little did we know then
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a great fucking story, in case you haven’t read it. and relevant.
The story that inspired the most mail The New Yorker had ever received in response to a work of fiction—and caused some readers to cancel their subscriptions.
“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson
Fiction, from 1948: “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
a great fucking story, in case you haven’t read it. and relevant.
“forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich.”
good thing it wasn’t a hard roll? it’s always the tough guys who can’t take it.
but i’m a bit surprised at how little i’m hearing people talk about trump’s new “you spit; we hit” rule.
good thing it wasn’t a hard roll? it’s always the tough guys who can’t take it.
but i’m a bit surprised at how little i’m hearing people talk about trump’s new “you spit; we hit” rule.
The DC sandwich guy has been charged with assault for shouting at a CBP officer, throwing a sub into his chest, and then running off.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
August 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich.”
good thing it wasn’t a hard roll? it’s always the tough guys who can’t take it.
but i’m a bit surprised at how little i’m hearing people talk about trump’s new “you spit; we hit” rule.
good thing it wasn’t a hard roll? it’s always the tough guys who can’t take it.
but i’m a bit surprised at how little i’m hearing people talk about trump’s new “you spit; we hit” rule.
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Terry Cole, head of the DEA and named by Attorney General Pam Bondi as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” is a member of a right-wing MAGA group on LinkedIn — the group's 17,000+ members regularly post conspiracy theories and call for the arrest of Donald Trump's political opponents.
August 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Terry Cole, head of the DEA and named by Attorney General Pam Bondi as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” is a member of a right-wing MAGA group on LinkedIn — the group's 17,000+ members regularly post conspiracy theories and call for the arrest of Donald Trump's political opponents.
i don’t love it, but it’s got a lot going for it. i just would like us to undermine the idea that education is job training at all. and of course i love ted chiang. how can you not?
As always, Ted Chiang is great in this interview.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
i don’t love it, but it’s got a lot going for it. i just would like us to undermine the idea that education is job training at all. and of course i love ted chiang. how can you not?
markwayne mullin, who challenged SOB to a fight in a senate hearing, is always ready to run away in the event of a carjacking. be prepared, kids!
also good to know that he’s more worried about a carjacking than an accident that could kill him, because now we can be sure that he can’t do math.
also good to know that he’s more worried about a carjacking than an accident that could kill him, because now we can be sure that he can’t do math.
Markwayne Mullin: "I'm not joking when I say this. I drive around Washington DC in my Jeep - yes, I drive myself - & I don't buckle up. The reason I don't buckle up - people can say whatever they want - is because of carjacking. I don't want to be stuck in my vehicle when I need to exit in a hurry."
August 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
markwayne mullin, who challenged SOB to a fight in a senate hearing, is always ready to run away in the event of a carjacking. be prepared, kids!
also good to know that he’s more worried about a carjacking than an accident that could kill him, because now we can be sure that he can’t do math.
also good to know that he’s more worried about a carjacking than an accident that could kill him, because now we can be sure that he can’t do math.
some really good stuff in here.
“Farmworkers want people to push back against ICE. It is a risk to come out and challenge ICE publicly, knowing that there is a high potential of being targeted, but at the same time we can’t let communities be terrorized.”
“Farmworkers want people to push back against ICE. It is a risk to come out and challenge ICE publicly, knowing that there is a high potential of being targeted, but at the same time we can’t let communities be terrorized.”
"The state of the country is dismal. The decline of the United States into a more open form of authoritarianism continues...But cracks in the right-wing offensive are also starting to emerge."
the newest issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out now
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the newest issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out now
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It Feels Like Hell on Earth, but Another World Is Possible
A magazine of Black politics and culture
hammerandhope.org
August 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
some really good stuff in here.
“Farmworkers want people to push back against ICE. It is a risk to come out and challenge ICE publicly, knowing that there is a high potential of being targeted, but at the same time we can’t let communities be terrorized.”
“Farmworkers want people to push back against ICE. It is a risk to come out and challenge ICE publicly, knowing that there is a high potential of being targeted, but at the same time we can’t let communities be terrorized.”
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Aparna is both a tenant and labor organizer - need more of those people on city councils. check out the launch video
People are being forced out of DC. The cost of living is too high, and Trump is waging an all-out assault on the District.
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
August 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Aparna is both a tenant and labor organizer - need more of those people on city councils. check out the launch video
on value capture, from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social’s _elite capture_, as well as a subsequent page on excess value.
i really don’t understand why this book has not gotten more attention.
i really don’t understand why this book has not gotten more attention.
August 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
on value capture, from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social’s _elite capture_, as well as a subsequent page on excess value.
i really don’t understand why this book has not gotten more attention.
i really don’t understand why this book has not gotten more attention.
what a huge win.
NEW: Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents.
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
what a huge win.
it was awesome.
no justice, mo grease
Justice for sandwich bro!
August 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
it was awesome.
this is maha
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this is maha
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I'm Jewish and I think about antisemitism all the time. I can't tell you how fucking weird it is that Homeland Security posting literal neo-Nazi propaganda generates less discussion about the threat to Jews than a mayoral candidate who believes Palestinians are human beings.
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 6:36 PM
I'm Jewish and I think about antisemitism all the time. I can't tell you how fucking weird it is that Homeland Security posting literal neo-Nazi propaganda generates less discussion about the threat to Jews than a mayoral candidate who believes Palestinians are human beings.
sometimes schadenfreude comes guilt-free
$450k
A MAGA investment company promoted by right-wing media stars like Hugh Hewitt and Erick Erickson has collapsed, leaving fans wondering if they've been scammed. One conservative says he put in $450K.
My False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/another-bl...
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July 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
sometimes schadenfreude comes guilt-free
entirely predictable
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
entirely predictable
insanity
A federal judge is keeping this man in jail to protect him from the federal government.
BREAKING: A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released.
June 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
insanity
does it smell like napalm?
Ah, Trump Musk
new frontiers of grifting
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
does it smell like napalm?
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So did we just see Ross Douthat interview the Antichrist? Was Ross in the presence of the Antichrist for a friendly interview?
June 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So did we just see Ross Douthat interview the Antichrist? Was Ross in the presence of the Antichrist for a friendly interview?
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Hero shit
June 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Hero shit
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Even a 25% drop in rent wouldn’t fix the affordability crisis. The real fix? Expanding rental assistance to all who qualify, like we do with food stamps and Social Security.
By Alex Schwartz @thenewschool.bsky.social and Kirk McClure @universityofkansas.bsky.social:
By Alex Schwartz @thenewschool.bsky.social and Kirk McClure @universityofkansas.bsky.social:
What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?
If the government supported rental assistance in amounts commensurate with the tax benefits given to homeowners, it would drastically alleviate the housing affordability crisis.
buff.ly
June 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Even a 25% drop in rent wouldn’t fix the affordability crisis. The real fix? Expanding rental assistance to all who qualify, like we do with food stamps and Social Security.
By Alex Schwartz @thenewschool.bsky.social and Kirk McClure @universityofkansas.bsky.social:
By Alex Schwartz @thenewschool.bsky.social and Kirk McClure @universityofkansas.bsky.social:
well, now we know what it’s like to have a president who’s basically an edgelord
June 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
well, now we know what it’s like to have a president who’s basically an edgelord
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As one who has been, uh, "undercover-adjacent," I was gonna say this is an excellent way to be sent to prison for a long time. Also, almost impossible. But Rick is right--younguns, those who *haven't* published yet, no "record," here is the opportunity of the hours.
What badass investigative reporter is going undercover with one of these ICE goon squads? This is, like, THE story right now. Who trains? What rules of engagement? What propaganda do they consume? How do they recruit, and weed out non-sadists? Would they follow orders to shoot regime enemies?
June 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
As one who has been, uh, "undercover-adjacent," I was gonna say this is an excellent way to be sent to prison for a long time. Also, almost impossible. But Rick is right--younguns, those who *haven't* published yet, no "record," here is the opportunity of the hours.
writing, and political news writing in particular, is so bad these days that they have me wondering if we are finally after all these years going to get an actual pee tape.
June 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
writing, and political news writing in particular, is so bad these days that they have me wondering if we are finally after all these years going to get an actual pee tape.
on AI and teaching www.404media.co/teachers-are...
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
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June 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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