Adam Jacobson
@adjacobson.bsky.social
Researcher, writer, editor. Good at words about people doing bad things. Sometimes funny. He/him.
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Adam Jacobson
@adjacobson.bsky.social
· May 2
Back to the Dark Side: Explaining the CIA’s Repeated Use of Torture
Since the CIA’s inception, elements of the Agency have researched, used, and taught interrogation tactics for national security and counterterrorism purposes. These have sometimes constituted tortu...
www.tandfonline.com
Hiya new visitors! If you like my skeets, check out these papers I wrote about CIA torture! www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... and digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol10/is...
Debating whether to send this to the fiercely pro-car neighborhood Facebook group and just watch the hate roll in
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Debating whether to send this to the fiercely pro-car neighborhood Facebook group and just watch the hate roll in
Can't wait for this vital information to be sent out (pissed out?) into space
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Can't wait for this vital information to be sent out (pissed out?) into space
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those billions of dollars data center build outs are really paying out dividends
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
those billions of dollars data center build outs are really paying out dividends
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Big news NYC!
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Big news NYC!
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Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Today is Trans Day Of Remembrance
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
*** Trigger warning for the following thread: Violence against trans people (especially TWOC) * * *
#TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025 #TransDayOfRemembrance #TransAwarenessWeek #SayTheirNames
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I did a deep dive on the State Dept’s designations of four “Antifa” groups.
State doesn’t even allege that they have targeted Americans or the U.S.
3 of them don’t appear to be Antifa.
The 1 that is Antifa was designated in part for fighting neo-Nazi groups, which haven’t been designated.
State doesn’t even allege that they have targeted Americans or the U.S.
3 of them don’t appear to be Antifa.
The 1 that is Antifa was designated in part for fighting neo-Nazi groups, which haven’t been designated.
The State Dept's designations of Antifa undermine claims that the mvmnt poses a significant terrorist threat to Americans, counterextremism expert @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social writes
The 4 designated groups haven’t targeted Americans. 3 don’t appear to be Antifa.
www.justsecurity.org/125072/fto-s...
The 4 designated groups haven’t targeted Americans. 3 don’t appear to be Antifa.
www.justsecurity.org/125072/fto-s...
State Dept's FTO Designations Undermine Claims of "Antifa" Threat
Leading counter-extremism expert unpacks the administration's claimed designation of "Antifa Groups"
www.justsecurity.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I did a deep dive on the State Dept’s designations of four “Antifa” groups.
State doesn’t even allege that they have targeted Americans or the U.S.
3 of them don’t appear to be Antifa.
The 1 that is Antifa was designated in part for fighting neo-Nazi groups, which haven’t been designated.
State doesn’t even allege that they have targeted Americans or the U.S.
3 of them don’t appear to be Antifa.
The 1 that is Antifa was designated in part for fighting neo-Nazi groups, which haven’t been designated.
Just a man looking for the original version of the first NERD album before they re-recorded it with a live band. Shoulda never got rid of the copy I downloaded from Kazaa freshman year of college
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just a man looking for the original version of the first NERD album before they re-recorded it with a live band. Shoulda never got rid of the copy I downloaded from Kazaa freshman year of college
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This is an excellent explainer, and my friend and @icde.bsky.social's executive director, @mattkriner.bsky.social contributed insights for it.
If you haven't heard of the Com network (aka 764), I'm sorry to do this. But you have to read this. It's the stuff of nightmares and makes me miss the glory days of ISIS and all their depravity.
abcnews.go.com/US/modern-da...
abcnews.go.com/US/modern-da...
'Modern day terrorism': How the online extremist network 764 is threatening teen lives
Authorities are working to crack down on 764, a loose-knit network of young online predators that many Americans have never even heard of.
abcnews.go.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is an excellent explainer, and my friend and @icde.bsky.social's executive director, @mattkriner.bsky.social contributed insights for it.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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So they finished taking out Trump's name from the files and he'll claim it's Russiagate all over again and the Dems will fold because they always fold and oh my god my brain is poisoned
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So they finished taking out Trump's name from the files and he'll claim it's Russiagate all over again and the Dems will fold because they always fold and oh my god my brain is poisoned
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People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse
October 2, 2024 at 1:49 AM
People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse
Tangential, but Patton Oswalt apparently can't help but associate with transphobes.
![RedWave Press
@RedWav.. • 22h g •••
Bill Maher: "[The left] started to teach that every baby is, I don't know, [let's not even put the gender on the] birth certificate."
Patton Oswalt: "Were we teaching that?"
Bill Maher: "Yes we were. Teach it—it was a law here in California."
Patton Oswalt: "Teaching what?"
Bill Maher: "Don't put s*x on the birth certificate. We'll see."
Patton Oswalt: "I'm sorry, I don't remember that."
Bill Maher: "I know, because it doesn't get in the BlueSky bubble."
BOOM!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6guagmhjwdanmotimn45j3pq/bafkreiahl53avfcdtjdcml6ryna75nxfdcei2zkldzgrtsvmf6fiqgdnrq@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tangential, but Patton Oswalt apparently can't help but associate with transphobes.
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National level Democrats would much rather lose to Nazis and fascists then have anyone left of them win that is going to be important to remember as neoliberalism continues to go catabolic. The democrats are telling you that they will side with fascists every time over anyone else.
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
National level Democrats would much rather lose to Nazis and fascists then have anyone left of them win that is going to be important to remember as neoliberalism continues to go catabolic. The democrats are telling you that they will side with fascists every time over anyone else.
Holding onto the Olivia Nuzzi stuff to tell my terminally offline spouse like Golem with the one ring.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Holding onto the Olivia Nuzzi stuff to tell my terminally offline spouse like Golem with the one ring.
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1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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How do you suppose the NYPD interprets @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social leaving 1 Police Plaza to its current leader? As a reasonable gesture that shows he's someone the police can do business with? Or as a de Blasio-esque surrender that shows Mamdani is starting out afraid to challenge the NYPD?
Mamdani's NYC Can't Afford NYPD Commissioner Tisch
With ICE on its way, how can we expect an ICE collaborator to protect New Yorkers? Here's a compromise: make Tisch sanitation commissioner again
www.forever-wars.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
How do you suppose the NYPD interprets @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social leaving 1 Police Plaza to its current leader? As a reasonable gesture that shows he's someone the police can do business with? Or as a de Blasio-esque surrender that shows Mamdani is starting out afraid to challenge the NYPD?
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"They’re essentially trying to make the argument that from an organizational perspective, [antifa is] no different than ISIS."
Important insight from @colinpclarke.bsky.social—alongside @jason-blazakis.bsky.social, @mark-bray.bsky.social and others—on major developments in US CT policy.
Important insight from @colinpclarke.bsky.social—alongside @jason-blazakis.bsky.social, @mark-bray.bsky.social and others—on major developments in US CT policy.
Trump recasts foreign terror list to focus on ‘antifa,’ cartels
The administration is making an unprecedented expansion, designating entities in Europe and Latin America not typically a focus of U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"They’re essentially trying to make the argument that from an organizational perspective, [antifa is] no different than ISIS."
Important insight from @colinpclarke.bsky.social—alongside @jason-blazakis.bsky.social, @mark-bray.bsky.social and others—on major developments in US CT policy.
Important insight from @colinpclarke.bsky.social—alongside @jason-blazakis.bsky.social, @mark-bray.bsky.social and others—on major developments in US CT policy.
Can't wait to watch this guy lose next round.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Can't wait to watch this guy lose next round.
Bush, Obama, and Biden all paved the way.
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Bush, Obama, and Biden all paved the way.
Patton Oswalt's bluesky ban will give him more time to open for transphobes and in the end, isn't that more important
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Patton Oswalt's bluesky ban will give him more time to open for transphobes and in the end, isn't that more important
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Dana White Can’t Believe Rabbits Still Getting Beneath Octagon Fence https://theonion.com/dana-white-cant-believe-rabbits-still-getting-beneath-octagon-fence/
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Dana White Can’t Believe Rabbits Still Getting Beneath Octagon Fence https://theonion.com/dana-white-cant-believe-rabbits-still-getting-beneath-octagon-fence/
Lol i was wondering when NYT reporters/editors would start circling the wagons. Pretty quick it turns out!
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Lol i was wondering when NYT reporters/editors would start circling the wagons. Pretty quick it turns out!
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The top story on NYT right now is "Trump re-opens government"
Chat, is it good when you’re being ruled by an increasingly senile monster, so depraved he’s described by his pal, Jeffrey “Child Molester” Epstein, as “evil beyond belief”?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Wow.
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The top story on NYT right now is "Trump re-opens government"
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
It won't be, but this Epstein stuff should be the final nail in the New York Times' coffin.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
It won't be, but this Epstein stuff should be the final nail in the New York Times' coffin.