John in T-town
@emceecarter.bsky.social
I like staying active because I also like to eat a lot of desserts. Lefty in politics.
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it’s weird seeing british people go “where did this crazy christian right fervor come from? that’s an american thing” girl where do you think we got that from? you sent as many of your religious nutjobs as you could find to the colonies but you never got all of them
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
it’s weird seeing british people go “where did this crazy christian right fervor come from? that’s an american thing” girl where do you think we got that from? you sent as many of your religious nutjobs as you could find to the colonies but you never got all of them
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The media really will treat LLMs as human before they give trans people the same courtesy
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The media really will treat LLMs as human before they give trans people the same courtesy
Weed is literally my pre-workout.
Thinking about taking all the money I spend on weed and getting a trainer instead and getting hot instead of stoned
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Weed is literally my pre-workout.
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If you're dead you don't pay anything.
Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
If you're dead you don't pay anything.
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This makes my blood run cold. I reported on the devastation of Katrina from the middle of destroyed rubble and people begging for FEMA help: www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note...
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This makes my blood run cold. I reported on the devastation of Katrina from the middle of destroyed rubble and people begging for FEMA help: www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note...
Just go to the gym. Eat what your privilege allows and shut up to me about any of it.
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean delicious but unhealthy dishes. You can have flavor plus boost longevity with these five tips from blue zone researcher Dan Buettner. https://cnn.it/4rAnU6m
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Just go to the gym. Eat what your privilege allows and shut up to me about any of it.
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food takes are what got jean valjean into trouble
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
food takes are what got jean valjean into trouble
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Almost a year! I'm doing pretty good
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Almost a year! I'm doing pretty good
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This Thanksgiving, ask everyone around the table what they are doing to elevate Alan Dershowitz.
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This Thanksgiving, ask everyone around the table what they are doing to elevate Alan Dershowitz.
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ZOHRAN: “The next challenge is fulfilling the agenda so people understand they were right to demand more.”
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells @adamfriedlandshow.bsky.social he’s ready for the fight.
Full: youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells @adamfriedlandshow.bsky.social he’s ready for the fight.
Full: youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ZOHRAN: “The next challenge is fulfilling the agenda so people understand they were right to demand more.”
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells @adamfriedlandshow.bsky.social he’s ready for the fight.
Full: youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells @adamfriedlandshow.bsky.social he’s ready for the fight.
Full: youtu.be/hsi5C_5HpoY?...
Had a little job interview today - I think I'll probably make it to the next round. 🤞
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Had a little job interview today - I think I'll probably make it to the next round. 🤞
The coffee I like (la llave) jumped from 6.99 to 8.59 overnight at Publix this week. It was 4.99 last year.
They are putting a data center down the road relatively close, so Alabama Power will need more of my money.
Love this for us.
They are putting a data center down the road relatively close, so Alabama Power will need more of my money.
Love this for us.
"The real tariffs companies pay have turned out to be lower than the headline figures. Companies paid about 12% of the value of their imports as tariffs in Oct.
That is about 10% higher than in Jan, but well below the most dramatic rates announced by the administration over the course of the year."
That is about 10% higher than in Jan, but well below the most dramatic rates announced by the administration over the course of the year."
We Analyzed 5,000 Calls to Find Out What CEOs Really Think About Tariffs
Trump’s trade war is a pain, but less so than many executives expected.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The coffee I like (la llave) jumped from 6.99 to 8.59 overnight at Publix this week. It was 4.99 last year.
They are putting a data center down the road relatively close, so Alabama Power will need more of my money.
Love this for us.
They are putting a data center down the road relatively close, so Alabama Power will need more of my money.
Love this for us.
Best thing Charlie ever did.
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Best thing Charlie ever did.
They Are Evil, Not Dumb.
Republicans know exactly what they are doing in these cases. Speculation that they might simply be waging an ideological battle — and that it could backfire politically — is either dangerous wishful thinking or uninformed. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Zero-Sum Game Behind Republican Voter Suppression
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
They Are Evil, Not Dumb.
No need to offer me shit. I probably ate an edible or 3 and have my vape. Are those shrimp?
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No need to offer me shit. I probably ate an edible or 3 and have my vape. Are those shrimp?
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Because Hegseth is a drunk.
It was a Saturday night, so it was pretty likely Hegseth was in no condition to participate.
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Because Hegseth is a drunk.
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The last time America attempted regime change to lower the price of oil it embroiled us in a war for two decades
And that’s just ONE of the many, many reasons not to attack Venezuela
The criminality of extrajudicially killing thousands of innocent civilians would be another
And that’s just ONE of the many, many reasons not to attack Venezuela
The criminality of extrajudicially killing thousands of innocent civilians would be another
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The last time America attempted regime change to lower the price of oil it embroiled us in a war for two decades
And that’s just ONE of the many, many reasons not to attack Venezuela
The criminality of extrajudicially killing thousands of innocent civilians would be another
And that’s just ONE of the many, many reasons not to attack Venezuela
The criminality of extrajudicially killing thousands of innocent civilians would be another
Sucks to suck.
Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers
In President Donald Trump’s second term, crypto assets transformed his family’s wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital cu...
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Sucks to suck.
The people making these grand innovations....have just never been told no in their fucking lives.
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The people making these grand innovations....have just never been told no in their fucking lives.
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As Matthew Sitman points out — like @zohrankmamdani (and MLK, etc) ‘1984’ author George Orwell was a Democratic Socialist who fought for workers.
He also opposed communism because the two are not the same things and words have meanings.
theconversation.com/orwells-oppo...
He also opposed communism because the two are not the same things and words have meanings.
theconversation.com/orwells-oppo...
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As Matthew Sitman points out — like @zohrankmamdani (and MLK, etc) ‘1984’ author George Orwell was a Democratic Socialist who fought for workers.
He also opposed communism because the two are not the same things and words have meanings.
theconversation.com/orwells-oppo...
He also opposed communism because the two are not the same things and words have meanings.
theconversation.com/orwells-oppo...
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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if mamdani gets this in every interview, republicans should always be asked to respond to the 76% of Black voters who think their party is "very" racsist
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
if mamdani gets this in every interview, republicans should always be asked to respond to the 76% of Black voters who think their party is "very" racsist
Love it when the graphics folx have fun on the builder's dime.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Love it when the graphics folx have fun on the builder's dime.
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I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I hate how every nation is living down to its stereotype because I’m trained to look for complexity in things, yet the USA is run by a caricature of crony capitalism that Soviet propaganda would consider too unsubtle, Russia is run by a Bond villain, the UK is speedrunning Children of Men, etc.