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Super Tuesday Weld
Not that I'm up too late and need to go to bed or anything but Wikipedia just taught me that actress Tuesday Weld is 2020 Presidential candidate William Weld's third cousin once removed
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Super Tuesday Weld
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Even if, in what would be by far the most conspiracy brained reveal, Epstein convinced the creation of r/pol, 4chan wouldn't have become a major political force in the world if there weren't thousands of people willing to use the platform day after day after day.
February 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Even if, in what would be by far the most conspiracy brained reveal, Epstein convinced the creation of r/pol, 4chan wouldn't have become a major political force in the world if there weren't thousands of people willing to use the platform day after day after day.
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fwiw I don't think it is possible to build genAI in such a way that it benefits workers rather than capital because it is fundamentally based on non consensual extraction of labour to get going. what would it actually mean for the workers to own the means of production here
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
fwiw I don't think it is possible to build genAI in such a way that it benefits workers rather than capital because it is fundamentally based on non consensual extraction of labour to get going. what would it actually mean for the workers to own the means of production here
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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One of my weird personal practices is that whenever I walk by a particular piece of my garden, I pull one weed. Sometimes I go out and do more, but I deliberately don't give myself the task of clearing that area "for once and for all", because that is not what is going to keep it free of weeds.
If you're just getting involved now, be patient with overloaded organizers and remember just like with donations, it's often more helpful to be able to commit a little bit of time over a long period of time than a lot for one day.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
One of my weird personal practices is that whenever I walk by a particular piece of my garden, I pull one weed. Sometimes I go out and do more, but I deliberately don't give myself the task of clearing that area "for once and for all", because that is not what is going to keep it free of weeds.
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Rather than blocking every trump admin account individually, subscribe to this and block them all.
it gets updated so the icegov account is already on it.
it gets updated so the icegov account is already on it.
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Rather than blocking every trump admin account individually, subscribe to this and block them all.
it gets updated so the icegov account is already on it.
it gets updated so the icegov account is already on it.
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Shared my thoughts on Canada's AI strategy for this new piece in @thewalrus.ca
The tendency to frame AI as inevitable & autonomous "obscures what we’re really talking about, which is people—in business, in government, in civil society—and the decisions they make."
thewalrus.ca/evan-solomon...
The tendency to frame AI as inevitable & autonomous "obscures what we’re really talking about, which is people—in business, in government, in civil society—and the decisions they make."
thewalrus.ca/evan-solomon...
Evan Solomon Wants Canada to Trust AI. Can We Trust Evan Solomon? | The Walrus
The journalist-turned-minister says the tech will make us richer and regulation should be “light”
thewalrus.ca
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Shared my thoughts on Canada's AI strategy for this new piece in @thewalrus.ca
The tendency to frame AI as inevitable & autonomous "obscures what we’re really talking about, which is people—in business, in government, in civil society—and the decisions they make."
thewalrus.ca/evan-solomon...
The tendency to frame AI as inevitable & autonomous "obscures what we’re really talking about, which is people—in business, in government, in civil society—and the decisions they make."
thewalrus.ca/evan-solomon...
It’s the Ezra Klein “Charlie Kirk was practicing politics the right way” argument again.
This is why I don’t trust the "Never Trump" Bulwark guys. They’re perfectly comfortable with real people being harmed, so long as the harm comes via a process they can label “liberal democracy.”
December 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It’s the Ezra Klein “Charlie Kirk was practicing politics the right way” argument again.
Yes and this guy pushing “coalition” with a fascist is not nobody, but a genuine Dem macher bsky.app/profile/maxb...
December 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yes and this guy pushing “coalition” with a fascist is not nobody, but a genuine Dem macher bsky.app/profile/maxb...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
You use CheckMarx to see how you are vulnerable. I check Marx to see how you are vulnerable. We are not the same.
December 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
You use CheckMarx to see how you are vulnerable. I check Marx to see how you are vulnerable. We are not the same.
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Care is the holy grail of automation. Because we need it to survive, but it's too labor-intensive to be profitable, even as it gets more expensive. And because we could make it a public good, but only by raising taxes on billionaires.
So, be *very* skeptical when they claim AI can replace care.
So, be *very* skeptical when they claim AI can replace care.
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Care is the holy grail of automation. Because we need it to survive, but it's too labor-intensive to be profitable, even as it gets more expensive. And because we could make it a public good, but only by raising taxes on billionaires.
So, be *very* skeptical when they claim AI can replace care.
So, be *very* skeptical when they claim AI can replace care.
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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Starting in Milan, in 73, revolutionary groups would mass up, go into supermarkets and chase out the bosses/security, get on the loudspeaker and declare everything free. They would then make revolutionary speeches while shoppers gleefully enjoyed the discount. They called this "proletariat shopping"
October 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Starting in Milan, in 73, revolutionary groups would mass up, go into supermarkets and chase out the bosses/security, get on the loudspeaker and declare everything free. They would then make revolutionary speeches while shoppers gleefully enjoyed the discount. They called this "proletariat shopping"
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Friendly reminder that Tidal ($10.99) is now cheaper than Spotify ($11.99), delivers better audio quality, pays its artists 2x as much, and generally doesn't allow AI slop.
You can move your entire music library over in a matter of minutes.
You can move your entire music library over in a matter of minutes.
October 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Friendly reminder that Tidal ($10.99) is now cheaper than Spotify ($11.99), delivers better audio quality, pays its artists 2x as much, and generally doesn't allow AI slop.
You can move your entire music library over in a matter of minutes.
You can move your entire music library over in a matter of minutes.
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
I am here to appreciate the way the judge wrote "[Z]eitgeist", implicitly criticizing counsel's German syntax.
This is a really fun read even for non-lawyers. It’s four pages.
September 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I am here to appreciate the way the judge wrote "[Z]eitgeist", implicitly criticizing counsel's German syntax.
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finally, after so many years of Trump, there's a bold, inspirational new dream for liberalism: a younger, less demented, and better-looking-in-a-suit president who can also revel in punishing the homeless while cameras roll
August 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
finally, after so many years of Trump, there's a bold, inspirational new dream for liberalism: a younger, less demented, and better-looking-in-a-suit president who can also revel in punishing the homeless while cameras roll
@yvonnezlam.bsky.social That PDF you shared — I couldn’t reply directly — is fascinating. Very “Seeing Like A State” in some ways.
August 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@yvonnezlam.bsky.social That PDF you shared — I couldn’t reply directly — is fascinating. Very “Seeing Like A State” in some ways.
@chasestrangio.bsky.social Is there a way to contact you privately? Thanks.
January 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
@chasestrangio.bsky.social Is there a way to contact you privately? Thanks.