Cameron Watters
@cameronwatters.com
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced" —Baldwin
Unfortunately, most of you are far too credulous…
Unfortunately, most of you are far too credulous…
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Can we all agree to stop saying "presume good intent" now?
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I think of WaPo, CBS, Twitter acquisitions like private equity.
The first stage, before eventually shuttering them or selling them off for a pittance, is wringing out of them every drop of marginal value.
For media outlets, that means capitalizing on the credulity of amoral/apathetic centrists.
The first stage, before eventually shuttering them or selling them off for a pittance, is wringing out of them every drop of marginal value.
For media outlets, that means capitalizing on the credulity of amoral/apathetic centrists.
How far out are we from the CBS execs similarly realizing no one wants to watch their Bari Weissification and gutting that place while blaming staff?
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I think of WaPo, CBS, Twitter acquisitions like private equity.
The first stage, before eventually shuttering them or selling them off for a pittance, is wringing out of them every drop of marginal value.
For media outlets, that means capitalizing on the credulity of amoral/apathetic centrists.
The first stage, before eventually shuttering them or selling them off for a pittance, is wringing out of them every drop of marginal value.
For media outlets, that means capitalizing on the credulity of amoral/apathetic centrists.
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MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.
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Risking a disorienting pivot when I have a new column out, I want to say that I told y’all way back when that Jelly Roll is an op.
Thank you.
Thank you.
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Risking a disorienting pivot when I have a new column out, I want to say that I told y’all way back when that Jelly Roll is an op.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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This is the really hard part for me when someone is like "okay then what have YOU won, personally" when you say you are an experienced organizer.
Like, I have personally and individually won nothing.
I've been *part* of a lot of group wins, but nothing by myself. That's the point of the job
Like, I have personally and individually won nothing.
I've been *part* of a lot of group wins, but nothing by myself. That's the point of the job
I need you to know this because it's incredibly important: you do not ask someone what they did because they may be unable to answer either because there's a liability or because they have this crazy thing called humility where they recognize that everything is a group effort m
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This is the really hard part for me when someone is like "okay then what have YOU won, personally" when you say you are an experienced organizer.
Like, I have personally and individually won nothing.
I've been *part* of a lot of group wins, but nothing by myself. That's the point of the job
Like, I have personally and individually won nothing.
I've been *part* of a lot of group wins, but nothing by myself. That's the point of the job
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But IMO the world hasn’t been made any better by half-built products looking for quick exits and requiring constant data collection in order to run their A/B tests
I am personally of the opinionated, obsessive, craft + taste > market analysis, vertical integration, long timelines ilk of technologist
I am personally of the opinionated, obsessive, craft + taste > market analysis, vertical integration, long timelines ilk of technologist
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
But IMO the world hasn’t been made any better by half-built products looking for quick exits and requiring constant data collection in order to run their A/B tests
I am personally of the opinionated, obsessive, craft + taste > market analysis, vertical integration, long timelines ilk of technologist
I am personally of the opinionated, obsessive, craft + taste > market analysis, vertical integration, long timelines ilk of technologist
Can we all agree to stop saying "presume good intent" now?
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Can we all agree to stop saying "presume good intent" now?
Historically, plenty of perfectly reasonable behaviors have been criminalized while many abominable behaviors are not only not crimes, they're not even civil infractions.
I'm sorry, I'm lol'ing hard at "crime he disapproves of." As if some crimes are perfectly fine and okay.
Yeah, go ahead and set the city on fire. Just like Trump and Steven Miller want to see happen. Play right into their hands!
This is so stupid.
Yeah, go ahead and set the city on fire. Just like Trump and Steven Miller want to see happen. Play right into their hands!
This is so stupid.
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Historically, plenty of perfectly reasonable behaviors have been criminalized while many abominable behaviors are not only not crimes, they're not even civil infractions.
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Ahistorical perspectives really bother me because they erase actual people's work while also making it harder in the present because of a lack of understanding of what came before.
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Ahistorical perspectives really bother me because they erase actual people's work while also making it harder in the present because of a lack of understanding of what came before.
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The idea that no one said anything about the Obama deportations requires you to ignore the fact that he was labeled the Deporter in Chief by immigrant rights groups. This is why Biden was particularly deliberate in building relationships with many of these same groups to mute their criticism
February 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The idea that no one said anything about the Obama deportations requires you to ignore the fact that he was labeled the Deporter in Chief by immigrant rights groups. This is why Biden was particularly deliberate in building relationships with many of these same groups to mute their criticism
Mail-in voting is difficult to disrupt using traditional voter suppression techniques like limiting polling places in Democratic-leaning areas and corrupt poll workers telling people they have to vote somewhere else.
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Mail-in voting is difficult to disrupt using traditional voter suppression techniques like limiting polling places in Democratic-leaning areas and corrupt poll workers telling people they have to vote somewhere else.
At some point, we have to wrestle with what it means for someone to "choose" from among limited options in a society that is *designed* to limit their agency and starve them of human connection while presenting scams and gambling as viable pathways out of their despair.
But the people who are in denial about the fact that hundreds of millions of people *use* these tools, willingly? That’s *bananas*. It might make you mad, you might not _like_ it, but the behavior is absolutely real. Fixing a problem requires confronting reality. The denialism about it is unreal.
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
At some point, we have to wrestle with what it means for someone to "choose" from among limited options in a society that is *designed* to limit their agency and starve them of human connection while presenting scams and gambling as viable pathways out of their despair.
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No need to imagine. The country incarcerates children as young as 9 years old daily in youth prisons and jails. Those children are routinely sexually and physically assaulted and also emotionally tortured. They are fed terrible food and given barely any education. This country has done this for yrs.
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
No need to imagine. The country incarcerates children as young as 9 years old daily in youth prisons and jails. Those children are routinely sexually and physically assaulted and also emotionally tortured. They are fed terrible food and given barely any education. This country has done this for yrs.
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The Democrats didn’t flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
The PEOPLE flipped a red seat in the Texas Senate.
The PEOPLE flipped a red seat in the Texas Senate.
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 AM
The Democrats didn’t flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
The PEOPLE flipped a red seat in the Texas Senate.
The PEOPLE flipped a red seat in the Texas Senate.
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Jeffrey Epstein did not stop raping children after his 2008 conviction. Jeffrey Epstein did not stop facilitating the rape of children after his 2008 conviction. He kept doing it.
That is the context of people treating him as a normal person after his conviction.
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www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/u...
That is the context of people treating him as a normal person after his conviction.
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www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/u...
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly sexually abused girls in the US Virgin Islands through 2018 | CNN
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly transported underage girls to his secluded homes in the US Virgin Islands and forced them into sex work from 2001 through 2018, according to a lawsuit filed by the Attorney G...
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Jeffrey Epstein did not stop raping children after his 2008 conviction. Jeffrey Epstein did not stop facilitating the rape of children after his 2008 conviction. He kept doing it.
That is the context of people treating him as a normal person after his conviction.
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www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/u...
That is the context of people treating him as a normal person after his conviction.
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www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/u...
So, some (silly, IMHO) people think it's unfair to target billionaires for additional taxation on the basis of being billionaires.
But, what about a confiscatory tax for anyone who was friendly with Epstein?
They can keep the lesser of 10% or $5mil.
The rest goes to the US treasury and victims.
But, what about a confiscatory tax for anyone who was friendly with Epstein?
They can keep the lesser of 10% or $5mil.
The rest goes to the US treasury and victims.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
So, some (silly, IMHO) people think it's unfair to target billionaires for additional taxation on the basis of being billionaires.
But, what about a confiscatory tax for anyone who was friendly with Epstein?
They can keep the lesser of 10% or $5mil.
The rest goes to the US treasury and victims.
But, what about a confiscatory tax for anyone who was friendly with Epstein?
They can keep the lesser of 10% or $5mil.
The rest goes to the US treasury and victims.
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What are you doing to advance the case for providing universal healthcare for every American and *eliminating* the category of problems that arise directly from having a healthcare system that is driven by insurance profits rather than patient outcomes?
January 31, 2026 at 9:33 PM
What are you doing to advance the case for providing universal healthcare for every American and *eliminating* the category of problems that arise directly from having a healthcare system that is driven by insurance profits rather than patient outcomes?
it's so wild to see video game lingo show up the political discourse like this
(the commentary is astute, too)
(the commentary is astute, too)
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
it's so wild to see video game lingo show up the political discourse like this
(the commentary is astute, too)
(the commentary is astute, too)
If your hope for reigning in badly behaved, militarized police is…other notoriously badly behaved, militarized police, you're gonna have a bad time.
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
If your hope for reigning in badly behaved, militarized police is…other notoriously badly behaved, militarized police, you're gonna have a bad time.
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Why did we ever get in the way of peoples' lives and loves like this?
Why would we do it to trans people now?
Why would we do it to trans people now?
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Why did we ever get in the way of peoples' lives and loves like this?
Why would we do it to trans people now?
Why would we do it to trans people now?
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ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM
ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.
@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov Are ya'll helping Ron with this?
If not, now is a great time to start.
If not, now is a great time to start.
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 10:59 PM
@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov Are ya'll helping Ron with this?
If not, now is a great time to start.
If not, now is a great time to start.
No shade to Trudi, but it's probably ok to have a professional cut your hair now that you're the governor.
Washington state leads in holding the Trump Administration accountable because we work hard to anticipate what will happen.
We're preparing for a range of actions by ICE and the federal government.
We're preparing for a range of actions by ICE and the federal government.
January 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
No shade to Trudi, but it's probably ok to have a professional cut your hair now that you're the governor.
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For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
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I try not to indulge in "My enemy is clearly deficient in this obvious and self-flattering way" but its very funny that this is how they're processing the realization that their movement is made up of people who don't actually give a shit about each other.
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I try not to indulge in "My enemy is clearly deficient in this obvious and self-flattering way" but its very funny that this is how they're processing the realization that their movement is made up of people who don't actually give a shit about each other.