Gabe Eisenstein
@metetzky.bsky.social
retired from philosophy and computer science
physics & comics fan
liberal, compatibilist
physics & comics fan
liberal, compatibilist
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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One thing nearly everybody in power in the United States agrees on is that it is somebody else’s job to hold Trump accountable.
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
One thing nearly everybody in power in the United States agrees on is that it is somebody else’s job to hold Trump accountable.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
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The latest cache of Epstein emails have finally brought down Summers. But setting aside Larry the Lecher, this is the moment to reveal how he used his power not just to abuse women but to abuse the planet. His victims number in the millions. No kidding! #EpsteinFiles #LarrySummers
Larry Summers, Epstein and the “End Game” Memo
Forgive me, but I have to send a little thank you to Jeffrey Epstein. The latest cache of the predator’s memos have finally brought down Lawrence Summers.
gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The latest cache of Epstein emails have finally brought down Summers. But setting aside Larry the Lecher, this is the moment to reveal how he used his power not just to abuse women but to abuse the planet. His victims number in the millions. No kidding! #EpsteinFiles #LarrySummers
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"It’s too easy to say, Nothing matters, LOL, Supreme Court. But it matters a lot to have a judge say that the DHS officers themselves incited violence. They created violence and then they answered it with their own violence. And I think that is the moral of the story." @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Trump’s Border Chief Framed Protesters for Violence. Then the Bodycam Footage Came Out.
The Trump administration faced back-to-back rebukes in a pair of cases that challenged the president’s efforts to intimidate or terrorize deep-blue cities.
slate.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"It’s too easy to say, Nothing matters, LOL, Supreme Court. But it matters a lot to have a judge say that the DHS officers themselves incited violence. They created violence and then they answered it with their own violence. And I think that is the moral of the story." @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
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Happy Trumpsgiving
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy Trumpsgiving
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
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quite a hill to die on this late in the war
Dershowitz: The predecessor on your show described Epstein as a convicted pedophile. He pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. That’s not a pedophile.
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
quite a hill to die on this late in the war
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
I was skeptical about Robert Mueller, Merrick Garland and Jack Smith, and I’ve been skeptical about the Epstein files and their ability to harm Trump. And this article might just be more wishful thinking. But I’ll be watching closely starting tomorrow.
The Epstein Files Are Said to Be Very, Very Damaging
Some of us have been hearing the Epstein files are worse than what we have imagined. They must be, or the felon would not be doing everything in his power to avoid their release. And, think about ...
www.dailykos.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I was skeptical about Robert Mueller, Merrick Garland and Jack Smith, and I’ve been skeptical about the Epstein files and their ability to harm Trump. And this article might just be more wishful thinking. But I’ll be watching closely starting tomorrow.
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we are going to win
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
we are going to win
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early career scholar and their first publication
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
early career scholar and their first publication
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Trump just continually shooting our country in the face. This unwarranted (and likely illegal) destruction of Goddard is madness. It jeopardizes the next several decades of space exploration.
Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear
(CNN) — Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble
www.wkow.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trump just continually shooting our country in the face. This unwarranted (and likely illegal) destruction of Goddard is madness. It jeopardizes the next several decades of space exploration.
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Is it possible Trump simply doesn't want the government open, period, and has no intention of trying to open it back up at all?
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Is it possible Trump simply doesn't want the government open, period, and has no intention of trying to open it back up at all?
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Again, according to what the right has been telling me for my entire life people should be shooting at these goons every day. They have always said that we have to tolerate mass shootings and allow almost anyone to have assault weapons specifically as a bulwark against this kind of tyranny.
Imagine getting into a car accident and the occupants of the other car get out, slam you to the concrete and then pull a gun on bystanders.
That’s what happens when you have undisciplined, untrained andd unaccountable ICE agents in your neighborhood
That’s what happens when you have undisciplined, untrained andd unaccountable ICE agents in your neighborhood
Federal agents detain 2 after allegedly causing crash near Evanston elementary school: witnesses
Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/. Witnesses say agents slammed on their brakes, causing a car that was following them to crash. https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-evanston-today-news-cook-county-officials-speak-federal-immigration-agents-reportedly-area-halloween/18095995/
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Again, according to what the right has been telling me for my entire life people should be shooting at these goons every day. They have always said that we have to tolerate mass shootings and allow almost anyone to have assault weapons specifically as a bulwark against this kind of tyranny.
When the only celebrity endorser you can find is Woody Allen, you should be embarrassed.
Celebrities rallying behind Zohran Mamdani- and lone star opposing him
If the next mayor of New York City were decided on Instagram, it would already be a wrap. Celebrities are flocking to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani. But one star is rooting for Cuomo.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When the only celebrity endorser you can find is Woody Allen, you should be embarrassed.
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She should sue them for murder. Just as a lot of the red states class a miscarriage as murder nowadays.. .
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
She should sue them for murder. Just as a lot of the red states class a miscarriage as murder nowadays.. .
Lotta boomer-blaming on this site.
My Generation: Blame the Rich, Not the Boomers
Young people should blame the rich, not Boomers, for economic inequality as high healthcare costs, and housing issues stem from elite-driven policies.
cepr.net
October 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Lotta boomer-blaming on this site.
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On Wednesday, Nancy Pelosi suggested that those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents.
On Thursday, AG Pam Bondi said she’s launching a DOJ investigation into the House speaker emerita. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
On Thursday, AG Pam Bondi said she’s launching a DOJ investigation into the House speaker emerita. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents. The attorney general wasn’t pleased.
www.msnbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On Wednesday, Nancy Pelosi suggested that those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents.
On Thursday, AG Pam Bondi said she’s launching a DOJ investigation into the House speaker emerita. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
On Thursday, AG Pam Bondi said she’s launching a DOJ investigation into the House speaker emerita. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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And re-losing the War of 1812 with the destruction of the White House
We are retroactively losing the Civil War, WWII and the Cold War thanks to white identity politics.
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
And re-losing the War of 1812 with the destruction of the White House
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New York is potentially able to undo the Trump commutation of Santos. It passed law just for this situation after Trump pardoned Manafort.
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
The Good
News: Scummy George Santos Isn’t Out of the Woods Just Yet
Trump’s commutation of his sentence was a disgrace. But under a new law, New York State can still pursue justice here.
newrepublic.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New York is potentially able to undo the Trump commutation of Santos. It passed law just for this situation after Trump pardoned Manafort.
newrepublic.com/article/2019...
newrepublic.com/article/2019...