Juan Cole
@jricole.bsky.social
Historian, essayist: Middle East, South Asia, Islam, Social History, Foreign Policy, Environment, Culture, Progressive Politics;
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Thanks to Elon Musk's changes to X, no one shares links to stories anymore.
Instead, they're more likely to post pictures of headlines or exciting paragraphs from articles — creating "a far stupider discourse," @daveweigel.bsky.social says.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
Instead, they're more likely to post pictures of headlines or exciting paragraphs from articles — creating "a far stupider discourse," @daveweigel.bsky.social says.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thanks to Elon Musk's changes to X, no one shares links to stories anymore.
Instead, they're more likely to post pictures of headlines or exciting paragraphs from articles — creating "a far stupider discourse," @daveweigel.bsky.social says.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
Instead, they're more likely to post pictures of headlines or exciting paragraphs from articles — creating "a far stupider discourse," @daveweigel.bsky.social says.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
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(Also, obviously, slavery was legal in NYC until 1827. I’m just assuming that these people don’t care about that, but even by their own standards they are being ludicrous here.)
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
(Also, obviously, slavery was legal in NYC until 1827. I’m just assuming that these people don’t care about that, but even by their own standards they are being ludicrous here.)
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(He lost the petition because the DEIC wanted Jewish trade. So they said Jews could settle and trade, but not hold public office, do retail, or open synagogues. Big win for the years of greatness!)
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
(He lost the petition because the DEIC wanted Jewish trade. So they said Jews could settle and trade, but not hold public office, do retail, or open synagogues. Big win for the years of greatness!)