Foster
@whiteboinasty.bsky.social
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Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
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“If it doesn’t permanently solve world hunger, it’s not worth doing.” —Will Stancil
December 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“If it doesn’t permanently solve world hunger, it’s not worth doing.” —Will Stancil
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"buries himself deeper online instead of taking local action"
Yes this is the winning strategy.
Yes this is the winning strategy.
December 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"buries himself deeper online instead of taking local action"
Yes this is the winning strategy.
Yes this is the winning strategy.
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And, by the way, I am not sure what Kat's chances are. I haven't covered her race. I just think this is smart. Honestly, I can't believe there's any argument over whether it's a good thing for candidates to try and help people.
December 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
And, by the way, I am not sure what Kat's chances are. I haven't covered her race. I just think this is smart. Honestly, I can't believe there's any argument over whether it's a good thing for candidates to try and help people.
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Hi hello IL-9 resident here, a lot of the donations were dropped off by supporters, she also has discussed compliance on this extensively, Daniel Biss her main opponent is doing something similar and they are tied for the lead right now.
Setting aside this specific example, campaign committees and campaign finance regulation are just not set up to be conduits for community aid. Every dollar is closely tracked, and so executing this idea will be clumsy at best and unlawful at worst. Maybe there are ways, but it’d be a risk.
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Hi hello IL-9 resident here, a lot of the donations were dropped off by supporters, she also has discussed compliance on this extensively, Daniel Biss her main opponent is doing something similar and they are tied for the lead right now.
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I don't actively use AI but to the extent it's thrust upon me in searches and such, I find it does a decent job of summarizing something when sources with complete and accurate info are easy to find anyway. when things are less clear cut (i.e. when AI would theoretically be helpful), it's a mess.
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I don't actively use AI but to the extent it's thrust upon me in searches and such, I find it does a decent job of summarizing something when sources with complete and accurate info are easy to find anyway. when things are less clear cut (i.e. when AI would theoretically be helpful), it's a mess.
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The scene where father Jud is on the phone with the lady makes me emotional just thinking about it.
Idk if it beats the first Knives Out, but Wake Up Dead Man was awesome. Daniel Craig should play Benoit Blanc forever
December 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The scene where father Jud is on the phone with the lady makes me emotional just thinking about it.
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(Hot Take TM) Providing mutual aid as part of campaign work is a good thing that candidates should do more.
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
(Hot Take TM) Providing mutual aid as part of campaign work is a good thing that candidates should do more.
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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it’s the most wonderful time of the year defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
it’s the most wonderful time of the year defector.com/what-did-we-...
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Feel like this is the Rosetta Stone for understanding how Trump became a semi-divine figure for people who have alienated themselves from everyone in their lives
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Feel like this is the Rosetta Stone for understanding how Trump became a semi-divine figure for people who have alienated themselves from everyone in their lives
Many are saying this
instead of traditional gifts a lot of families are celebrating Christmas this year by simply gathering together and reading my newsletters out loud
My latest newsletter is about the spiked 60 Minutes story and the reactionary psychology of Bari Weiss.
December 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Many are saying this
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merry christmas to everyone, except christians who we start persecuting today for real
December 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
merry christmas to everyone, except christians who we start persecuting today for real
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my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
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Looking forward to seeing America's gender discourse reach new heights of derangement if this comes through
www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-t...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-t...
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Looking forward to seeing America's gender discourse reach new heights of derangement if this comes through
www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-t...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/10-t...
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We have a big problem: the media and punditry are overrun by people who are driven almost entirely by a desire to appear "openminded" and "contrarian." In order to burnish that image, they seek out conservative takes to endorse, carefully choosing ones that don't seem too MAGA (and thus gauche).
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We have a big problem: the media and punditry are overrun by people who are driven almost entirely by a desire to appear "openminded" and "contrarian." In order to burnish that image, they seek out conservative takes to endorse, carefully choosing ones that don't seem too MAGA (and thus gauche).
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We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
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The @princetonupress.bsky.social needs to pull the book and issue a correction while investigating what other errors, omissions, and disinformation they allowed to go to print.
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The @princetonupress.bsky.social needs to pull the book and issue a correction while investigating what other errors, omissions, and disinformation they allowed to go to print.
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What? Sorry I can’t hear you, the sound of anti-woke warrior voices complaining how no one wil hire them booming from the massive platforms they have at places like the Atlantic and CBS is drowning everything else out.
December 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What? Sorry I can’t hear you, the sound of anti-woke warrior voices complaining how no one wil hire them booming from the massive platforms they have at places like the Atlantic and CBS is drowning everything else out.
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You have to respect his dedication to writing the same article over and over again regardless of context, relevance or accuracy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
You have to respect his dedication to writing the same article over and over again regardless of context, relevance or accuracy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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"My daughter opposes genocide and also sexual abuse. Where did I go wrong?"
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"My daughter opposes genocide and also sexual abuse. Where did I go wrong?"
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What is the point of having a sprawling national security state if they can’t find out who did a mass shooting in broad daylight five days ago?
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What is the point of having a sprawling national security state if they can’t find out who did a mass shooting in broad daylight five days ago?
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it’s a genuine societal catastrophy that gambling apps report on news and can influence their audiences to spend and lose money like this
December 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
it’s a genuine societal catastrophy that gambling apps report on news and can influence their audiences to spend and lose money like this