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Leyland “Lee” DeVito
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Editor-in-Chief Detroit @metrotimes.com. He/him. Ope, there goes gravity.
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What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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The contradictions of the ideas associated with Trumpism reflect a unique disconnect between thinking and reality, Joshua Rothman writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/imQD69
Does MAGA Have Ideas?
A new book traces the intellectual origins of Trumpism—straight into the void.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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darjeelingltd.bsky.social
In WaPo today JB Pritzker is in the picture. Bezos is not. Must be an oversight…
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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victinibcn.bsky.social
The Epstein Survivors have issued a new statement in which they plead for a full disclosure of the files and express their fears as most of them received death threats.
Please take a moment to read their message. Let’s all give them a sound support.
What We're Bracing For Thanks to brave supporters in Congress and in the public, we have won one victory, the passage of the bill to reicase the Epstein files. But we know the battle is far from over. As we approach the release of the files, here is what we are bracing for: 1. Attempts to blame the victims for our own or each other's abuse. Years ago, Epstein got away with abusing us by portraying us as flawed and bad girls. We cannot let his enablers use this tactic to escape accountability now. Some of us were neglected children.Some of us were used to recruit other girls our age. These were tactics that Epstein and Maxwell used as they ensnared victims and they are standard tactics of all sex traffickers. These tactics reflect on them, not on us. 2. Incompicte disclosures. Other than redacting victim names, we want all the files disclosed. We ask our champions in Congress and in the public to continue fighting to make sure all materials are released, not selected ones. 3. Threats to our physical safety. Many of us have already received death threats and other threats of harm. We are bracing for these to escalate. We ask every federal and state law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over these threats to investigate them and protect us. 4. Efforts to pull us apart. We are already hearing efforts to suggest that victims who had reached the age of 18 were not really victims anymore. We denounce this outragcous argument. Some of us were over 18 when we were victimized. Some were vulnerable because of childhood sexual abuse. Some were vulncrable because of poverty. Some of us were assaulted by Epstein and Maxwell and their accomplices using force, intimidation, and violence. All of us were vulncrable because of life circumstances our young selves faced that were manipulated by Epstein and Maxwell and for which we were targeted. A 20 or 22-year-old is no match for a forceful and determined pair of hardened, methodical, middle-aged predators. We reject any claim t…
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
“The Aristocrats!”
juliusgoat.bsky.social A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d
Part 2 of Ryan Lizza's expose of Olivia Nuzzi dropped and it is full of grotesquerie.
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
“What we’re seeing isn’t just a political upset or a surprising photo-op. It’s the collapse of an old order that can no longer explain itself.”
Trump, Mamdani, and a Funeral for a Dying Order
RIP to Cheney's world...? Too soon...
quartzevelyn.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
leedevito.bsky.social
Reporting by @metrotimes.com about Detroit’s sketchy “Psychedelic Healing Shack” was referenced on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social. Thanks for the plug!
The Late Show's Refreshing Change Of Subject: Smokey The Goat And The Psychedelic Healing Shack
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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kleinman.bsky.social
Lol awesome
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?

TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Trump on Zohran Mamdani: "We’ve had some interesting conversations … Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have."
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
This is so fucked.
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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ddayen.bsky.social
The personal stories of health insurance out-of-pocket premium costs soaring aren't going away no matter how much the GOP tries to hide from the problem. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social talks to some of the recipients of sticker shock:
prospect.org/2025/11/21/a...
Panic Tears Through U.S. as Health Insurance Costs Spike - The American Prospect
The end of expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act exchanges means more people will go without health insurance.
prospect.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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katherinestewart.bsky.social
"These are the kind of below-the-radar issues that don’t matter very much to most voters, but that’s precisely what’s fallen apart: the basic functioning of professional, orderly, law-bound government." www.slowboring.com/p/the-strang...
The “strange new respect” for Marjorie Taylor Greene
Plus Bidenflation, private equity, and the shoddy world-building of Harry Potter
www.slowboring.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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metrotimes.com
The hip-hop duo is helping Detroiters out at its upcoming Juggalo Championship Wrestling at Harpos.
Insane Clown Posse to give out free Thanksgiving turkeys at wrestling event - Detroit Metro Times
Insane Clown Posse’s Juggalo Championship Wrestling is throwing down for a good cause.  Its popular LUNACY series is headed to Harpos for a free televised wrestling event that will also distribute Tha...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
so grok is literally just elon behind a curtain typing furiously
dbellingradt.bsky.social Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 4d
*laughs in historian* “… ranks among the 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton…”
X user wrotator asks: Hey @grok how would you describe Elon Musk’s physique? How about his mind? And his relationship with his kids?
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
TBH, I don’t think Duggan is engaging in a competition of ideas, though. So far he seems to just be focusing on branding, painting both the Democrats and Republicans as corrupt.
leedevito.bsky.social Leyland “Lee” DeVito @leedevito.bsky.social · 4d
Even though I accepted this pitch and published it, I disagree with the author. If Duggan wants to run as an independent, he has a right to. And if the Democrats don’t want to lose votes to him, there needs to be a competition of ideas.
metrotimes.com Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 5d
In a two-party system, campaigning as an independent will only serve as a spoiler for Democrats, this guest essay argues.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
Even though I accepted this pitch and published it, I disagree with the author. If Duggan wants to run as an independent, he has a right to. And if the Democrats don’t want to lose votes to him, there needs to be a competition of ideas.
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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noahhurowitz.bsky.social
I delve into Jeffrey Epstein’s emails with Landon Thomas Jr., and the explosive tips about Donald Trump he fed to the ex-NYT reporter.

The big question here: How are we only finding out about this now?

Via @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between reporter Landon Thomas Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
theintercept.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
Is love embarrassing
airmail.news Air Mail @airmail.news · 5d
"It doesn’t matter if you campaigned for Mamdani, the thinking goes—if you’ve opted for monogamy, congratulations: you voted for Trump."
If Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing, What Does That Mean About Husbands?
A viral "Vogue" article has our newly married editor in a tailspin.
airmail.news
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
Isn’t it obvious that this is Charlie Kirk’s legacy?
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
leedevito.bsky.social
“MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN is one of the only people doing her job people and that is scary.”
The Democrats Don't Have a Plan and We Are Once Again Talking about Bill Clinton Getting Wip-Wop'd
The Epstein emails confirm everything, but achieve nothing because Liberals need to engage on the actual issues
substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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planetdetroit.org
How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art  hyperallergic.com/1057932/how-...
How Detroit Became a Hub for Black Art
A decade before the mainstream Black Arts Movement, Detroit underwent a transformation of its own, driven by Black artists who recognized a need for opportunities and community.
hyperallergic.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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metrotimes.com
Kalamazoo’s Greensky Bluegrass has been tapped to headline the 2026 Ann Arbor Folk Fest, where the band will kick off the event with a full concert.
Greensky Bluegrass to headline 2026 Ann Arbor Folk Fest - Detroit Metro Times
Kalamazoo’s Greensky Bluegrass has been tapped to headline the 2026 Ann Arbor Folk Fest, where the band will kick off the event with a full concert. The announcement is part of a new format for the fe...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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prowhaledad.bsky.social
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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notalawyer.bsky.social
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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billshea19.bsky.social
I've heard anti-Muslim shit about Dearborn from even my own family for years. I live in metro Detroit. Dearborn is awesome, and if you enjoy Middle Eastern food, you've won the lottery here. And Dearborn Records is INCREDIBLE. Anyways, at least this guy realized he was lied to by the Right.
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM