Kimberley
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December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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And yet, In Covid’s Wake quotes me as saying that “the FBI went beyond strategic information sharing and made direct moderation demands” — literally the opposite of what I argue — to buttress their claim that the government was too busy censoring speech to adequately deal with the pandemic.
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And yet, In Covid’s Wake quotes me as saying that “the FBI went beyond strategic information sharing and made direct moderation demands” — literally the opposite of what I argue — to buttress their claim that the government was too busy censoring speech to adequately deal with the pandemic.
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One such refutation appears in my paper under the heading “The FBI went beyond strategic information sharing and made direct moderation demands.” I spend several hundred words explaining that that didn’t happen.
![Receiving and acting on external reports is a core function of plattorm content moderation teams, and the essential nature of this work is an independent evaluation of reported content under the platform's own policies. The fact, cited in Missouri v. Biden, that platforms only acted on approximately half of reports from the FBI shows clearly that the standards platforms applied were not wholly, or even mostly, the government's.
Finally, it does not withstand factual scrutiny that platforms were so petrified of adverse consequences from the FBI that they uncritically accepted and acted on information sent to them by the government. The Twitter Files themselves document clearly at least two instances in which, presented with low-quality information or questionable demands, Twitter pushed back on the FBI's requests. In one case, the FBI passes on a request-seemingly from the NSA-that Twitter "revis[e] its terms of service" to allow an open-source intelligence vendor to collect data from the Twitter APIs to inform the NSA's activities. This request is arguably as close to jawboning as any interaction between Twitter and the FBI gets; yet, in response, I summarily dismissed not only the request for a meeting to discuss the topic, but the entire premise of the request, writing, "The best path for NSA, or any part of government, to request information about Twitter users or their content is in accordance with valid legal process." The question was not raised again.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ka6qwlgc2fec7gkz6cfuuxgx/bafkreibhs7piz367lbv4dfkgv3zw27p2wys2cqsuyn53oecxdnzusu5goq@jpeg)
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One such refutation appears in my paper under the heading “The FBI went beyond strategic information sharing and made direct moderation demands.” I spend several hundred words explaining that that didn’t happen.
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The authors quote from an article I wrote in 2023, refuting false claims about government jawboning of social media platforms. One of the claims I directly push back against is the persistent lie that the FBI demanded Twitter censor online speech.
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
Getting the Facts Straight: Some Observations on the Fifth Circuit Ruling in Missouri v. Biden
knightcolumbia.org
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The authors quote from an article I wrote in 2023, refuting false claims about government jawboning of social media platforms. One of the claims I directly push back against is the persistent lie that the FBI demanded Twitter censor online speech.
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/getting...
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
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The thesis of the book is that early COVID lockdowns weren't worth it and mid-COVID mitigation measures like masks, contact tracing and business closures don't work.
This is laughably false and the authors have endorsed the people now running Trump's HHS.
This is laughably false and the authors have endorsed the people now running Trump's HHS.
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The thesis of the book is that early COVID lockdowns weren't worth it and mid-COVID mitigation measures like masks, contact tracing and business closures don't work.
This is laughably false and the authors have endorsed the people now running Trump's HHS.
This is laughably false and the authors have endorsed the people now running Trump's HHS.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Merry Christmas ♥️🎁🎀
December 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Merry Christmas ♥️🎁🎀
unless bucky walks in and it turns out that's THEIR baby i have zero interest in this
I'll never be over cape films as a concept but I'm definitely over the MCU, and what strikes me as so funny about this (in addition to the reported dead silence in theaters seeing this teaser) is they're torching what little dignity they had for absolutely no benefit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg...
Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026
YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment
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December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
unless bucky walks in and it turns out that's THEIR baby i have zero interest in this
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It occurs to me that I don't even need to research this to be certain of it:
Chris Evans reprising his role as the Human Torch in Deadpool 3, PURPOSEFULLY IRONICALLY/SARCASTICALLY, got more cheers in theaters than this.
Chris Evans reprising his role as the Human Torch in Deadpool 3, PURPOSEFULLY IRONICALLY/SARCASTICALLY, got more cheers in theaters than this.
I'll never be over cape films as a concept but I'm definitely over the MCU, and what strikes me as so funny about this (in addition to the reported dead silence in theaters seeing this teaser) is they're torching what little dignity they had for absolutely no benefit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg...
Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026
YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It occurs to me that I don't even need to research this to be certain of it:
Chris Evans reprising his role as the Human Torch in Deadpool 3, PURPOSEFULLY IRONICALLY/SARCASTICALLY, got more cheers in theaters than this.
Chris Evans reprising his role as the Human Torch in Deadpool 3, PURPOSEFULLY IRONICALLY/SARCASTICALLY, got more cheers in theaters than this.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Hoping you all have a warm, light filled Longest Night from my little family to yours
December 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hoping you all have a warm, light filled Longest Night from my little family to yours
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In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
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Kudos to Sharyn Alfonsi for exposing the truth
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
December 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Kudos to Sharyn Alfonsi for exposing the truth
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
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It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It looks like it's been scrubbed from every official 60 Minutes page now.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
It's only a 30-second promo but here it is if you didn't get a chance to see it.
Mr Beast being the antichrist would make a lot of sense
the two people alive most likely to be the actual biblical Antichrist are the president and Mr Beast
In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Mr Beast being the antichrist would make a lot of sense
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Oh Jesus.
I watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in Portugal today and I just want everyone to know that the entire movie was subtitled in English in Papyrus.
The entire movie.
The entire movie.
December 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Oh Jesus.
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A pirate activist group reportedly scraped and uploaded Spotify’s entire music catalog online ✳️
• Included 86M audio files — now circulating in bulk torrents totaling ~300 terabytes
• Spotify confirmed they are investigating the incident
(via billboard)
• Included 86M audio files — now circulating in bulk torrents totaling ~300 terabytes
• Spotify confirmed they are investigating the incident
(via billboard)
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A pirate activist group reportedly scraped and uploaded Spotify’s entire music catalog online ✳️
• Included 86M audio files — now circulating in bulk torrents totaling ~300 terabytes
• Spotify confirmed they are investigating the incident
(via billboard)
• Included 86M audio files — now circulating in bulk torrents totaling ~300 terabytes
• Spotify confirmed they are investigating the incident
(via billboard)
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Effin’ Birds playing cards: a great way to fuck up family game night.
Find them at your local bookstore, or check eatf.art for some online options.
Find them at your local bookstore, or check eatf.art for some online options.
December 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Effin’ Birds playing cards: a great way to fuck up family game night.
Find them at your local bookstore, or check eatf.art for some online options.
Find them at your local bookstore, or check eatf.art for some online options.
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let’s eat the tomb bread, let’s drink the gelatinized mummies, let’s slice up any mysterious antediluvian cheeses we find, let’s hatch the doom egg and make doom egg salad, let’s make an apocalyptic charcuterie board and feast
December 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
let’s eat the tomb bread, let’s drink the gelatinized mummies, let’s slice up any mysterious antediluvian cheeses we find, let’s hatch the doom egg and make doom egg salad, let’s make an apocalyptic charcuterie board and feast
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HATCH THE FROZEN FLESH EGG
December 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
HATCH THE FROZEN FLESH EGG
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Since I'm back on my bullshit, I want to do something fun
1 like = 1 fact about the characters and world of my fiction project, A Coffin for Sparrows (#AssassinFamilyWIP)
I'll keep this up as long as people are interested, lol
1 like = 1 fact about the characters and world of my fiction project, A Coffin for Sparrows (#AssassinFamilyWIP)
I'll keep this up as long as people are interested, lol
December 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Since I'm back on my bullshit, I want to do something fun
1 like = 1 fact about the characters and world of my fiction project, A Coffin for Sparrows (#AssassinFamilyWIP)
I'll keep this up as long as people are interested, lol
1 like = 1 fact about the characters and world of my fiction project, A Coffin for Sparrows (#AssassinFamilyWIP)
I'll keep this up as long as people are interested, lol
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THIS DOG MAN COMIC WENT FOR THE THROAT ON AI!!!!!
(Words and art by the great Dav Pilkey, from The Scarlet Shedder)
(Words and art by the great Dav Pilkey, from The Scarlet Shedder)
December 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
THIS DOG MAN COMIC WENT FOR THE THROAT ON AI!!!!!
(Words and art by the great Dav Pilkey, from The Scarlet Shedder)
(Words and art by the great Dav Pilkey, from The Scarlet Shedder)