SF Boswell
@sfboswell.bsky.social
Researcher, quasi-academic, nerd, fan of weird sports (gymnastics, climbing). I always flip to the back of the book.
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Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
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Catherine my good bitch you guys are the only ones who do not know where the Republicans stand
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Catherine my good bitch you guys are the only ones who do not know where the Republicans stand
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This isn't "internal recriminations." It's voters expressing overwhelming opposition to what the people they elected to represent them are doing, and anyone--either in journalism or politics--who characterizes it as infighting is either not seeing and hearing what's right in front of them or lying.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This isn't "internal recriminations." It's voters expressing overwhelming opposition to what the people they elected to represent them are doing, and anyone--either in journalism or politics--who characterizes it as infighting is either not seeing and hearing what's right in front of them or lying.
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Feeling spicy might delete but I used to work with Chuck Schumer's eldest daughter, and when she was getting ready to go to Yale Law she was dissatisfied with her financial aid package so she made them do a three way call (at the office) with her and her dad to push for a better package
February 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Feeling spicy might delete but I used to work with Chuck Schumer's eldest daughter, and when she was getting ready to go to Yale Law she was dissatisfied with her financial aid package so she made them do a three way call (at the office) with her and her dad to push for a better package
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the problem is that we understand perfectly well how the senate works and it just doesn't
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
the problem is that we understand perfectly well how the senate works and it just doesn't
I have an early November birthday. It's been pretty rough, "celebrating" multiple times after fascist electoral victories. This year I was really excited to bask in the glow of post-election hope for 30 seconds or so.
So thanks, Senate Dems, for FUCKING MY ONE (1) GOOD BIRTHDAY UP FOR ME.
So thanks, Senate Dems, for FUCKING MY ONE (1) GOOD BIRTHDAY UP FOR ME.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I have an early November birthday. It's been pretty rough, "celebrating" multiple times after fascist electoral victories. This year I was really excited to bask in the glow of post-election hope for 30 seconds or so.
So thanks, Senate Dems, for FUCKING MY ONE (1) GOOD BIRTHDAY UP FOR ME.
So thanks, Senate Dems, for FUCKING MY ONE (1) GOOD BIRTHDAY UP FOR ME.
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One reason I don't think it's useful to argue about the correct tactics for Democrats to win elections is winning elections isn't enough. They've won the presidency 5 out of 9 times since 1992 and where are we now. The question is how we create something better than a dead cat bounce party
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One reason I don't think it's useful to argue about the correct tactics for Democrats to win elections is winning elections isn't enough. They've won the presidency 5 out of 9 times since 1992 and where are we now. The question is how we create something better than a dead cat bounce party
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What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
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I’m sure my small girl brain is simply not big enough to understand this but it sure seems to me like “the GOP promises a vote to protect healthcare” and “the GOP promises no vote to protect healthcare” are going to net you approximately the same number of GOP senators voting to protect healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’m sure my small girl brain is simply not big enough to understand this but it sure seems to me like “the GOP promises a vote to protect healthcare” and “the GOP promises no vote to protect healthcare” are going to net you approximately the same number of GOP senators voting to protect healthcare
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this is why you gotta call your senators even if they aren’t part of the ‘cave’ group - we could still stop this if they realize they have to do this by themselves, with no cover from anyone else
6/ with all the political damage and opposition demoralization that goes with that. Also I suspect - though I can’t be sure - that the cave group probably isn’t ready to do this with no cover at all. Final point, I made crystal clear as march was unfolding that the whole thing was playacting.
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
this is why you gotta call your senators even if they aren’t part of the ‘cave’ group - we could still stop this if they realize they have to do this by themselves, with no cover from anyone else
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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You can't live your life based on hate - that way lies madness and bitterness - but allowing yourself to slip into hater mode from time to time is a lovely little treat, like a drunk cigarette or a decadent slice of cake
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You can't live your life based on hate - that way lies madness and bitterness - but allowing yourself to slip into hater mode from time to time is a lovely little treat, like a drunk cigarette or a decadent slice of cake
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What do you mean the sun goes down before 5pm? I literally just woke up thirty minutes ago????
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What do you mean the sun goes down before 5pm? I literally just woke up thirty minutes ago????
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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surveillance is not safety, example ten trillion billion million zillion
"Although Mexico City’s video surveillance system is a tool to prevent and punish crimes, the city still registers the highest crime rate in the country, with 54,473 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants."
Mexico City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas
Despite 83,000 public cameras, crime in Mexico City remains high—and widespread surveillance raises myriad ethical issues.
www.wired.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
surveillance is not safety, example ten trillion billion million zillion
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November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Here's how to turn it off.
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First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Took the cats out for a walk with my brother and accidentally created a 90s Britpop album cover
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Took the cats out for a walk with my brother and accidentally created a 90s Britpop album cover
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You gotta almost hand it to the guy being like “yeah I was fully corrupt the whole time and I don’t have to pretend otherwise now. I did that shit”
ADAMS: Now “I don't have to deal with you guys, man. I can fly private now, I can go on a cruise, I can hang out in St. Bart.”
(via @nypost.com)
(via @nypost.com)
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
You gotta almost hand it to the guy being like “yeah I was fully corrupt the whole time and I don’t have to pretend otherwise now. I did that shit”
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Da Greatest City In Da World
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Da Greatest City In Da World
My immigration court accompaniment group - six retirees and two thirty-somethings - spent the morning crowing about Mamdani's victory and Cuomo's loss. Cross-generation politics, baby!
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My immigration court accompaniment group - six retirees and two thirty-somethings - spent the morning crowing about Mamdani's victory and Cuomo's loss. Cross-generation politics, baby!
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Thirdway has a memo out about how Mamdani's politics won't work in the rest of the country but they wrote it before he won and forgot to replace "X%" with his actual margin. lol.
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thirdway has a memo out about how Mamdani's politics won't work in the rest of the country but they wrote it before he won and forgot to replace "X%" with his actual margin. lol.