Will Oremus
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Covering online speech, social media and the information wars at @washingtonpost.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
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late to this but i feel like an underrated part of the musk meltdown over joyce carol oates accusing him of not reading is this musk reply that makes it clear he has never read anything by joyce carol oates
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
late to this but i feel like an underrated part of the musk meltdown over joyce carol oates accusing him of not reading is this musk reply that makes it clear he has never read anything by joyce carol oates
Strong use of the appositive here www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @faizsays.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Strong use of the appositive here www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @faizsays.bsky.social
i sincerely hope elise stefanik's press offficer is staying hydrated and remembering to stand up and shake their fingers out once in a while
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
i sincerely hope elise stefanik's press offficer is staying hydrated and remembering to stand up and shake their fingers out once in a while
George Washington is a funny reference point to use in an argument that a president should hold power indefinitely
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
George Washington is a funny reference point to use in an argument that a president should hold power indefinitely
quintessential fox news chyron. zero notes. ht @ndrew.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
quintessential fox news chyron. zero notes. ht @ndrew.bsky.social
On X, Mamdani roundly condemned an act of antisemitic vandalism, which should be very reassuring to anyone who was genuinely worried he won’t stand up for the city’s Jewish communities. Feel like he should post it here too?
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
On X, Mamdani roundly condemned an act of antisemitic vandalism, which should be very reassuring to anyone who was genuinely worried he won’t stand up for the city’s Jewish communities. Feel like he should post it here too?
don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind's blowing today
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind's blowing today
meanwhile over on x, things are going about as expected
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
meanwhile over on x, things are going about as expected
this is gonna devastate mamdani about as badly as that NYT column did nick fuentes
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
this is gonna devastate mamdani about as badly as that NYT column did nick fuentes
He did something even funnier than that
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
He did something even funnier than that
Election Night bombshell. Literally no one saw this coming
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Election Night bombshell. Literally no one saw this coming
Nation's Young Men Honestly Just Making This Shit Up as They Go Along
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Nation's Young Men Honestly Just Making This Shit Up as They Go Along
You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City
"It looks like this message is in Greek"
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"It looks like this message is in Greek"
half the replies in reddit’s “geography” sub are wonky, historically literate and enlightening and the other half are dumb dad-puns and honestly i’m here for both
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
half the replies in reddit’s “geography” sub are wonky, historically literate and enlightening and the other half are dumb dad-puns and honestly i’m here for both
Here are a few of the better counterpoints I've gotten in response to my post lamenting mass blocklists
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Here are a few of the better counterpoints I've gotten in response to my post lamenting mass blocklists
Over on X, there's a massive flame war between the "Hitler had some good points" and "you do not in fact gotta hand it to Hitler" factions of the online right
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Over on X, there's a massive flame war between the "Hitler had some good points" and "you do not in fact gotta hand it to Hitler" factions of the online right
Blocking hatemongers is one thing but this trend of using mass block lists to avoid hearing from people who might or might not hold points of view you expect to disagree with is unhealthy imo and hurts the platform.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Blocking hatemongers is one thing but this trend of using mass block lists to avoid hearing from people who might or might not hold points of view you expect to disagree with is unhealthy imo and hurts the platform.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
Thanks to Facebook's dumb AI "memories" tool for reminding me that I've been posting about dumb AI tools for at least 13 years as of today
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thanks to Facebook's dumb AI "memories" tool for reminding me that I've been posting about dumb AI tools for at least 13 years as of today
This was the image Bushart posted on Facebook. It's a quote from Trump after a school shooting in Iowa in 2024. Bushart added, "Seems relevant today," in reference to Kirk's killing.
The sheriff said it could be construed as a threat on Tennessee's own, similarly named Perry County High School.
The sheriff said it could be construed as a threat on Tennessee's own, similarly named Perry County High School.
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This was the image Bushart posted on Facebook. It's a quote from Trump after a school shooting in Iowa in 2024. Bushart added, "Seems relevant today," in reference to Kirk's killing.
The sheriff said it could be construed as a threat on Tennessee's own, similarly named Perry County High School.
The sheriff said it could be construed as a threat on Tennessee's own, similarly named Perry County High School.
i think this is the best description of Threads i've seen yet and of course it's by @katienotopoulos.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
i think this is the best description of Threads i've seen yet and of course it's by @katienotopoulos.bsky.social