Peter M. Jacobsen (Fraevar)
@petermj.bsky.social
Academic by education, giant over-analyzer by vocation. He/him.
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News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
AI *is* horseshit. It's the world's most elaborate pyramid scheme, except this time it's only for tech bro billionaires.
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
AI *is* horseshit. It's the world's most elaborate pyramid scheme, except this time it's only for tech bro billionaires.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
I wrote about Zohran’s victory. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
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Man, looking at this again...it's such a bummer that they canned this version and turned it into a regular action game. Anyone know what happened behind the scenes here?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYJ...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Full Gameplay Demo - E3 2019
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Man, looking at this again...it's such a bummer that they canned this version and turned it into a regular action game. Anyone know what happened behind the scenes here?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oYJ...
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ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
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UN says it's genocide.
HRC says it's genocide.
PVA says it's genocide.
ICJ says it's genocide.
ICC says it's genocide.
Anyone who knows anything about genocide says it's genocide. Everyone is lying except Israel who are committing genocide and ethnic cleansing.
#GazaGenocide
HRC says it's genocide.
PVA says it's genocide.
ICJ says it's genocide.
ICC says it's genocide.
Anyone who knows anything about genocide says it's genocide. Everyone is lying except Israel who are committing genocide and ethnic cleansing.
#GazaGenocide
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
UN says it's genocide.
HRC says it's genocide.
PVA says it's genocide.
ICJ says it's genocide.
ICC says it's genocide.
Anyone who knows anything about genocide says it's genocide. Everyone is lying except Israel who are committing genocide and ethnic cleansing.
#GazaGenocide
HRC says it's genocide.
PVA says it's genocide.
ICJ says it's genocide.
ICC says it's genocide.
Anyone who knows anything about genocide says it's genocide. Everyone is lying except Israel who are committing genocide and ethnic cleansing.
#GazaGenocide
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Really glad to see this reported on. www.pcgamer.com/games/the-si...
Some of The Sims 4's biggest content creators have just stepped down from EA's creator network in the wake of the $55B Saudi-backed buyout: 'This situation is a nightmare for our community'
Plumbella, James Turner, and lilsimsie are all pivoting away from their biggest game.
www.pcgamer.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Really glad to see this reported on. www.pcgamer.com/games/the-si...
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Worst. President. EVER.
October 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Worst. President. EVER.
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Watch this and listen carefully.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
October 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Watch this and listen carefully.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
Singapore PM on the change in the global order given the US is no longer the insurer of stability - a sentiment that will go beyond the current administration. But nobody else has stepped in building a foundation of multipolarity amid turbulence.
Played the first bit of Dispatch by @adhocstudio.com and it's amazing - as an old Telltale fan, I can safely say I haven't wanted the player character to find the courage to confess their feelings to a character played by @erinyvette.bsky.social this much since The Wolf Among Us / Tales from BL 🤩
October 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Played the first bit of Dispatch by @adhocstudio.com and it's amazing - as an old Telltale fan, I can safely say I haven't wanted the player character to find the courage to confess their feelings to a character played by @erinyvette.bsky.social this much since The Wolf Among Us / Tales from BL 🤩
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Women are fighting ICE agents on Canal street in business casual
Folks are whistling down Dixie
And a 34 year old about to become Mayor of the largest city
ON POPULISM
but the most they can give yall is “it’s a purity test” to not elect someone who got a tattoo and served with Blackwater
Folks are whistling down Dixie
And a 34 year old about to become Mayor of the largest city
ON POPULISM
but the most they can give yall is “it’s a purity test” to not elect someone who got a tattoo and served with Blackwater
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Women are fighting ICE agents on Canal street in business casual
Folks are whistling down Dixie
And a 34 year old about to become Mayor of the largest city
ON POPULISM
but the most they can give yall is “it’s a purity test” to not elect someone who got a tattoo and served with Blackwater
Folks are whistling down Dixie
And a 34 year old about to become Mayor of the largest city
ON POPULISM
but the most they can give yall is “it’s a purity test” to not elect someone who got a tattoo and served with Blackwater
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There can only be one reason they are doing this IMHO - to spy on you and collect more data for insight gathering, profiling and targeting. #surveillanceeconomy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI releases web browser to rival Google
ChatGPT Atlas was unveiled as the company seeks new ways to corral users to its online offerings.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
There can only be one reason they are doing this IMHO - to spy on you and collect more data for insight gathering, profiling and targeting. #surveillanceeconomy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
futurism.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
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Absolute bombshell from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social:
Meta's internal research found that Instagram's algorithms preferentially displayed harmful content to vulnerable teens.
I'm glad I left Instagram back when I did, even if it was for other reasons (their anti-LGBTQ policies).
Meta's internal research found that Instagram's algorithms preferentially displayed harmful content to vulnerable teens.
I'm glad I left Instagram back when I did, even if it was for other reasons (their anti-LGBTQ policies).
Exclusive: Instagram shows more ‘eating disorder adjacent’ content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research shows
Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw significantly more “eating disorder adjacent content” than those who did not, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Absolute bombshell from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social:
Meta's internal research found that Instagram's algorithms preferentially displayed harmful content to vulnerable teens.
I'm glad I left Instagram back when I did, even if it was for other reasons (their anti-LGBTQ policies).
Meta's internal research found that Instagram's algorithms preferentially displayed harmful content to vulnerable teens.
I'm glad I left Instagram back when I did, even if it was for other reasons (their anti-LGBTQ policies).
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I need to mention something that happened yesterday. I had a negative review of my game & an irate player in my Discord, talking about bugs they claimed were longstanding, mentioned all over Steam and Reddit, and never fixed. After some probing they admitted they had been asking ChatGPT for hints.
CHATGPT IS NOT A FUCKING SEARCH ENGINE
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I need to mention something that happened yesterday. I had a negative review of my game & an irate player in my Discord, talking about bugs they claimed were longstanding, mentioned all over Steam and Reddit, and never fixed. After some probing they admitted they had been asking ChatGPT for hints.
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I don't know how many times this needs to be posted, but clearly it is MANY TIMES.
Sigh.
Sigh.
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I don't know how many times this needs to be posted, but clearly it is MANY TIMES.
Sigh.
Sigh.
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County!
2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.
Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...
2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.
Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County!
2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.
Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...
2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.
Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...
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wizard frog is insane
October 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
wizard frog is insane
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.