Dave Spector
@dhmspector.bsky.social
Software Engineer & Writer in DevPubs @ • A NewYorker in SF • ex-Wall St’er • Foodie • Coffee roaster • Maker • Photographer • W2DHM • Opinions are mine, not my employer’s • Born at 318.43 ppm * Wannabe flâneur
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Dave Spector
@dhmspector.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Wide blue hour shot of #TheMetropolitanOpera at #LincolnCenter #UpperWestSide #Manhattan #architecture #photography
Yet another disappointment for Laurence Tribe to know one of top students doesn’t even know that Mamdani can’t possibly, ever run for president.
That’s the nature of Rafael “Ted” Cruz to be a disappointment: To his law professors. His wife (whom he’s incapable of defending), his constituents…
That’s the nature of Rafael “Ted” Cruz to be a disappointment: To his law professors. His wife (whom he’s incapable of defending), his constituents…
Ted Cruz Fearmongers About Mamdani Presidency
crooksandliars.com
Ted Cruz Fearmongers About Mamdani Presidency | Crooks and Liars
twp.ai
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Yet another disappointment for Laurence Tribe to know one of top students doesn’t even know that Mamdani can’t possibly, ever run for president.
That’s the nature of Rafael “Ted” Cruz to be a disappointment: To his law professors. His wife (whom he’s incapable of defending), his constituents…
That’s the nature of Rafael “Ted” Cruz to be a disappointment: To his law professors. His wife (whom he’s incapable of defending), his constituents…
The way to stop these “pundits” and their toxic BS is to make them part of the story. Open up their lives a sardine can and drag all their skeletons out into the light. It’s the only way to reset the media playing field.
Poll: Americans say “too divided”
Pundit: Dems are being too divisive
Poll: Legal system unfair
Pundit: The public thinks Trump should get away with crimes
Poll: Low trust in media
Pundits: MSM is too far left
Every time they see a nonspecific term and assume everyone thinks like a Republican.
Pundit: Dems are being too divisive
Poll: Legal system unfair
Pundit: The public thinks Trump should get away with crimes
Poll: Low trust in media
Pundits: MSM is too far left
Every time they see a nonspecific term and assume everyone thinks like a Republican.
I will never understand the pundit obsession with getting Democrats to solve "political division."
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The way to stop these “pundits” and their toxic BS is to make them part of the story. Open up their lives a sardine can and drag all their skeletons out into the light. It’s the only way to reset the media playing field.
Welcome to 1996. Swarm computing and “alife” is back en vogue again!
Forget teaching robots to think like humans. A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.
Here Come the Robot Swarms!
A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.
on.wsj.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Welcome to 1996. Swarm computing and “alife” is back en vogue again!
You wanna really have an existential freak out — this week's @onthemedia.bsky.social will provide it: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Authoritarianism, but Make It Look Normal. Plus, the Family Taking Over American Media. | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Supreme Court has returned to the bench and is poised to hear major cases on tariffs and federal firings. On this week’s On the Media, how a century-old legal theory may help us u...
www.wnycstudios.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
You wanna really have an existential freak out — this week's @onthemedia.bsky.social will provide it: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
This has been true since Trump’s firing of many career DOJ officials, but is now is terminally true: ANYONE who stays on in their jobs at DOJ after this is not just complicit, but a co-conspirator in Trump’s lawlessness. Everyone needs to resign. Today.
September 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This has been true since Trump’s firing of many career DOJ officials, but is now is terminally true: ANYONE who stays on in their jobs at DOJ after this is not just complicit, but a co-conspirator in Trump’s lawlessness. Everyone needs to resign. Today.
What Black MAGA? The dozen or so paid rally attendees?
As the Trump administration removes Black historical images and markers from national parks and museums, @garrisonhayes.bsky.social raises an important question:
Where are those Black MAGA voters now that Trump is wiping this history from the books?
Where are those Black MAGA voters now that Trump is wiping this history from the books?
Where's Black MAGA while Trump wipes Black history?
The president once hailed himself as "the best president for the Black population."
www.motherjones.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What Black MAGA? The dozen or so paid rally attendees?
This is a great listen — back when American presidents had honor and gravitas …
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Ulysses S. Grant: A President on the Edge of the Gilded Age
Podcast Episode · The Gilded Gentleman · 09/16/2025 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is a great listen — back when American presidents had honor and gravitas …
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Remember, kids — When you talk to God it’s prayer, when “god” talks to you …it’s schizophrenia.
nypost.com/2025/09/08/l...
nypost.com/2025/09/08/l...
Pastor says vision told him Jesus will return to Earth this month
One pastor’s viral vision has believers walking on water in anticipation.
nypost.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Remember, kids — When you talk to God it’s prayer, when “god” talks to you …it’s schizophrenia.
nypost.com/2025/09/08/l...
nypost.com/2025/09/08/l...
This is one of the wildest @onthemedia.bsky.social episodes ever — the analysis of the relationship of all these right wing groups and memes and violence is just kinda of unreal …
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Free Speech for Me, But Not for Thee. Plus, Librarians Under Siege | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been pulled off the air following his comments about Charlie Kirk’s killer. On this week’s On the Media, how threats to free speech have escalated i...
www.wnycstudios.org
September 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is one of the wildest @onthemedia.bsky.social episodes ever — the analysis of the relationship of all these right wing groups and memes and violence is just kinda of unreal …
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Reposted by Dave Spector
Breaking: Intel capitulates to fascism.
UPDATE: The president's highly unusual announcement underscores the Trump administration's desire to take control over U.S. businesses.
Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says
The president's highly unusual announcement underscores the Trump administration's desire to take control over U.S. businesses.
n.pr
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Breaking: Intel capitulates to fascism.
Scratch a Republican, reveal a sexual predator ….
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child.
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Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child
Morris resigned as senior pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake last year after admitting “inappropriate sexual behavior” in the 1980s.
share.google
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Scratch a Republican, reveal a sexual predator ….
@onthemedia.bsky.social nails the right wing insanity in #SiliconValley
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Media | On the Media | WNYC Studios
When Donald Trump returned to office, tech companies donated millions of dollars to his inaugural committee. On this week’s On the Media, the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley. Plus, ...
www.wnycstudios.org
August 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@onthemedia.bsky.social nails the right wing insanity in #SiliconValley
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Reposted by Dave Spector
The U.S. is facing a steep decline in international travelers—and this fee will only make it worse, say tourism officials.
New $250 Visa Integrity Fee Will Cost US $11 Billion, Say Tourism Officials
The U.S. is facing a steep decline in international travelers—and this fee will only make it worse, say tourism officials.
www.forbes.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The U.S. is facing a steep decline in international travelers—and this fee will only make it worse, say tourism officials.
@denisedwheeler.bsky.social Wanna turn this up to an 11? Ask every #GOP Rep/Senator/cabinet-member:
“what’s your #EpsteinNumber?”
Their Epstein number == the number of times they show up in the Epstein files.
#Trump’s is in the hundreds. Make them deny they’re on the list; hound them with it.
“what’s your #EpsteinNumber?”
Their Epstein number == the number of times they show up in the Epstein files.
#Trump’s is in the hundreds. Make them deny they’re on the list; hound them with it.
August 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@denisedwheeler.bsky.social Wanna turn this up to an 11? Ask every #GOP Rep/Senator/cabinet-member:
“what’s your #EpsteinNumber?”
Their Epstein number == the number of times they show up in the Epstein files.
#Trump’s is in the hundreds. Make them deny they’re on the list; hound them with it.
“what’s your #EpsteinNumber?”
Their Epstein number == the number of times they show up in the Epstein files.
#Trump’s is in the hundreds. Make them deny they’re on the list; hound them with it.
Shot: “Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home”
www.wired.com/story/google...
Chaser: “Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable”
www.wired.com/story/nuclea...
www.wired.com/story/google...
Chaser: “Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable”
www.wired.com/story/nuclea...
Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.
www.wired.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Shot: “Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home”
www.wired.com/story/google...
Chaser: “Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable”
www.wired.com/story/nuclea...
www.wired.com/story/google...
Chaser: “Nuclear Experts Say Mixing AI and Nuclear Weapons Is Inevitable”
www.wired.com/story/nuclea...
Reposted by Dave Spector
They're still acting as if they must cling to norms so that when they get back in power (they don't realize that's an "if") Trumpists will play "fair" with them. Let it go, frightened little Democrats, let it go.
look at these vote totals and understand that senate democrats are still backing trump nominees despite everything we have seen
August 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They're still acting as if they must cling to norms so that when they get back in power (they don't realize that's an "if") Trumpists will play "fair" with them. Let it go, frightened little Democrats, let it go.
Reposted by Dave Spector
Hassett went on TV and claimed you can’t trust the economic data anymore because all the recent revisions are partisan.
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****
White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report | Fox Business Video
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.'
www.foxbusiness.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hassett went on TV and claimed you can’t trust the economic data anymore because all the recent revisions are partisan.
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****
So, uh, remember all that BS they threw at Obama a decade ago about he was “having FEMA built concentration camps?” He wasn’t … but guess who is…
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
FEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centers
FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement.
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So, uh, remember all that BS they threw at Obama a decade ago about he was “having FEMA built concentration camps?” He wasn’t … but guess who is…
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
So bakers in Colorado who were never asked to make a cake for a gay couple but were afraid they might CAN , according to the Supreme Court, refuse to make such a cake, but a pierogi vendor MUST make pierogi for Alan “ Pedo Lawyer” Dershowitz…
Do I have that right? 🤔
www.newsweek.com/alan-dershow...
Do I have that right? 🤔
www.newsweek.com/alan-dershow...
Epstein's ex-lawyer slams vendor refusing him service—"I just want to shop"
Alan Dershowitz told Newsweek, "I just want to shop freely."
www.newsweek.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
So bakers in Colorado who were never asked to make a cake for a gay couple but were afraid they might CAN , according to the Supreme Court, refuse to make such a cake, but a pierogi vendor MUST make pierogi for Alan “ Pedo Lawyer” Dershowitz…
Do I have that right? 🤔
www.newsweek.com/alan-dershow...
Do I have that right? 🤔
www.newsweek.com/alan-dershow...
Why has no one asked Johnson about his #EpsteinNumber? People say it must be pretty high. Lower than #trump’s, surely, but as high as #RFKjr?
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
'Whoa!' Accusation that Mike Johnson complicit in Epstein coverup shocks conservative
The Bulwark's Bill Kristol wrote Thursday that House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans were complicit in an "Orwellian" cover-up to protect powerful people involved in the Epstein scandal.Kri...
www.rawstory.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Why has no one asked Johnson about his #EpsteinNumber? People say it must be pretty high. Lower than #trump’s, surely, but as high as #RFKjr?
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
Reposted by Dave Spector
Who is working on this
July 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Who is working on this
The files that don’t exist but were somehow created by Obama back in the 1990s before either of them were in politics.
Trump says his name may have been planted in Jeffrey Epstein files
July 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The files that don’t exist but were somehow created by Obama back in the 1990s before either of them were in politics.
Mullin, whose name has yet to be cleared from the Epstein list, admits he doesn’t want the list to come out.
What’s Mullin’s #EpsteinNumber? the public has a right to know.
The Epstein Number is how many times a these people appear on Epstein’s lists.
www.splinter.com/senator-admi...
What’s Mullin’s #EpsteinNumber? the public has a right to know.
The Epstein Number is how many times a these people appear on Epstein’s lists.
www.splinter.com/senator-admi...
Senator Admits To Giving the President ‘Cover’ On Epstein Sex Trafficking Case
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Mullin, whose name has yet to be cleared from the Epstein list, admits he doesn’t want the list to come out.
What’s Mullin’s #EpsteinNumber? the public has a right to know.
The Epstein Number is how many times a these people appear on Epstein’s lists.
www.splinter.com/senator-admi...
What’s Mullin’s #EpsteinNumber? the public has a right to know.
The Epstein Number is how many times a these people appear on Epstein’s lists.
www.splinter.com/senator-admi...
Someone should get a new #meme #trending with regard to every #GOP Rep, Senator, and cabinet member:
“Senator or Congressman: what’s your Epstein number?”
Epstein number == the number of times they show up in the Epstein files.
#Trump’s is in the hundreds. What’s #rfkjr #EpsteinNumber?
“Senator or Congressman: what’s your Epstein number?”
Epstein number == the number of times they show up in the Epstein files.
#Trump’s is in the hundreds. What’s #rfkjr #EpsteinNumber?
July 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM