@wetglass.bsky.social
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Trump dismantling the Department of Education today is another illegal act by him.
Congress created the department, and only Congress has that power.
It is a real sign of weakness by Trump. He doesn’t have the votes in Congress to do what he wants to do, so he resorts to illegal actions.
#Shame
Congress created the department, and only Congress has that power.
It is a real sign of weakness by Trump. He doesn’t have the votes in Congress to do what he wants to do, so he resorts to illegal actions.
#Shame
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump dismantling the Department of Education today is another illegal act by him.
Congress created the department, and only Congress has that power.
It is a real sign of weakness by Trump. He doesn’t have the votes in Congress to do what he wants to do, so he resorts to illegal actions.
#Shame
Congress created the department, and only Congress has that power.
It is a real sign of weakness by Trump. He doesn’t have the votes in Congress to do what he wants to do, so he resorts to illegal actions.
#Shame
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It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
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(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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Only one single person — the hero filming — took any sort of action. Everybody else just keeps walking, pretending not to see a screaming woman being dragged away. This is so incredibly Nazi Germany.
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Only one single person — the hero filming — took any sort of action. Everybody else just keeps walking, pretending not to see a screaming woman being dragged away. This is so incredibly Nazi Germany.
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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“This guy has clearly stated what his values are, and we’re going to completely ignore that and put the Democratic enforcement on him?” says a Virginia Democrat who opposes her party’s decision to endorse a “pro-Trump, pro-ICE” sheriff.
Democrats in Southeast Virginia Endorse “Pro-Trump, Pro-ICE” Sheriff
Immigrant rights advocates were already dismayed that no Democrat ran against their local GOP sheriff in Chesapeake. Then the local Democratic Party rallied around him.
boltsmag.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“This guy has clearly stated what his values are, and we’re going to completely ignore that and put the Democratic enforcement on him?” says a Virginia Democrat who opposes her party’s decision to endorse a “pro-Trump, pro-ICE” sheriff.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Breathtaking #NYTimes media malpractice. The nationwide #NoKings demonstrations attracted 7 million people to arguably the largest protests in U.S. history. But today's Times hides 2 small photos on the front page, and buries the story on page 23. @jfallows.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Breathtaking #NYTimes media malpractice. The nationwide #NoKings demonstrations attracted 7 million people to arguably the largest protests in U.S. history. But today's Times hides 2 small photos on the front page, and buries the story on page 23. @jfallows.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
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The "Young" Republican Leaders who enjoy sharing racist messages.
This is the "Master Race," folks.
This is the "Master Race," folks.
October 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The "Young" Republican Leaders who enjoy sharing racist messages.
This is the "Master Race," folks.
This is the "Master Race," folks.
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Humans: generally woke
Vulcans: invented woke
Klingons: anti-woke but funny about it
Romulans: anti-woke and always seething-mad about it
Ferengi: pretend to be woke (think Pepsi cop ad)
Andorians: SJWs
Borg: literally don't understand the concept of woke
Q continuum: extremely woke
Vulcans: invented woke
Klingons: anti-woke but funny about it
Romulans: anti-woke and always seething-mad about it
Ferengi: pretend to be woke (think Pepsi cop ad)
Andorians: SJWs
Borg: literally don't understand the concept of woke
Q continuum: extremely woke
October 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Humans: generally woke
Vulcans: invented woke
Klingons: anti-woke but funny about it
Romulans: anti-woke and always seething-mad about it
Ferengi: pretend to be woke (think Pepsi cop ad)
Andorians: SJWs
Borg: literally don't understand the concept of woke
Q continuum: extremely woke
Vulcans: invented woke
Klingons: anti-woke but funny about it
Romulans: anti-woke and always seething-mad about it
Ferengi: pretend to be woke (think Pepsi cop ad)
Andorians: SJWs
Borg: literally don't understand the concept of woke
Q continuum: extremely woke
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SCOOP: Federal workers are being told to blame democrats for the shutdown. At SBA workers got an email suggesting they set out-of-office replies blaming Democrats for the shutdown and at HUD internal systems have a pop-up blaming "the Radical Left."
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/govern...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/govern...
Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown
Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.
www.wired.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
SCOOP: Federal workers are being told to blame democrats for the shutdown. At SBA workers got an email suggesting they set out-of-office replies blaming Democrats for the shutdown and at HUD internal systems have a pop-up blaming "the Radical Left."
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/govern...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/govern...
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Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
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Exhibit A at The Hague just dropped
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Exhibit A at The Hague just dropped
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
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But aren’t you growing weary of a robust GDP that by design has done nothing but fuel wealth divide and leave 90% of the population in the dust?
Aren’t you tired of all of that productivity gained off of the backs of the working (white collar too) people being funneled into the pockets of a few?
Aren’t you tired of all of that productivity gained off of the backs of the working (white collar too) people being funneled into the pockets of a few?
September 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
But aren’t you growing weary of a robust GDP that by design has done nothing but fuel wealth divide and leave 90% of the population in the dust?
Aren’t you tired of all of that productivity gained off of the backs of the working (white collar too) people being funneled into the pockets of a few?
Aren’t you tired of all of that productivity gained off of the backs of the working (white collar too) people being funneled into the pockets of a few?
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Cowards. Cowards all. Also the blonde bitch who is getting off on beating on the unarmed lady is the poster child for what Trump, Noem, & Hegseth call a great patriot with the warrior ethos. This is fascism. We are a failed state
A woman protesting outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, was brutally assaulted by goons who used mace and sting balls on her.
September 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Cowards. Cowards all. Also the blonde bitch who is getting off on beating on the unarmed lady is the poster child for what Trump, Noem, & Hegseth call a great patriot with the warrior ethos. This is fascism. We are a failed state
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A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.
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Stephen Colbert is, has been, the spicy Mister Rogers of our era.
September 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Stephen Colbert is, has been, the spicy Mister Rogers of our era.
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Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
June 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.