Jeff Johnston
@koeselitz.bsky.social
he/him | db programmer | New Mexican | piano, accordion, &c | bi, monogamous, married | medievalist: Dante; Farabi | now leading study groups on: Bach’s Matthew Passion; Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives
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Jeff Johnston
@koeselitz.bsky.social
· Jul 9
A Zohran victory would be very very good for a great number of reasons, but nobody bats a thousand and on this particular issue he is going to need to adjust somehow. I’m willing to say that, because the function of discourse is coalition setting, not electioneering.
“The function of discourse is coalition setting, not electioneering” - this is so important! In a time when electoral anxiety can feel overwhelming - esp for the liberals among us more prone to worry - we have to moderate that impulse and focus on building the coalition through honest discourse.
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My 7-year-old's school partnered with Open AI 😭
I thought we had time before it affected our school
I don't mean to rant about AI all day long but it's being pushed in every aspect of life
I thought we had time before it affected our school
I don't mean to rant about AI all day long but it's being pushed in every aspect of life
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My 7-year-old's school partnered with Open AI 😭
I thought we had time before it affected our school
I don't mean to rant about AI all day long but it's being pushed in every aspect of life
I thought we had time before it affected our school
I don't mean to rant about AI all day long but it's being pushed in every aspect of life
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happy International Men's Day to trans men only, you guys worked your asses off to earn this and are playing the game on a level cis men cannot even imagine
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
happy International Men's Day to trans men only, you guys worked your asses off to earn this and are playing the game on a level cis men cannot even imagine
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“School’s Out for Summers”
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“School’s Out for Summers”
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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This is beyond horrific.
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is beyond horrific.
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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This is almost unreal incompetence.
Here's how this area of inquiry was discussed in Monday's opinion.
In short, this is the afterthought, the ~it couldn't be this, could it?~ moment in the opinion: "If this procedure did not take place, then the Court is in uncharted legal territory ..."
Here's how this area of inquiry was discussed in Monday's opinion.
In short, this is the afterthought, the ~it couldn't be this, could it?~ moment in the opinion: "If this procedure did not take place, then the Court is in uncharted legal territory ..."
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is almost unreal incompetence.
Here's how this area of inquiry was discussed in Monday's opinion.
In short, this is the afterthought, the ~it couldn't be this, could it?~ moment in the opinion: "If this procedure did not take place, then the Court is in uncharted legal territory ..."
Here's how this area of inquiry was discussed in Monday's opinion.
In short, this is the afterthought, the ~it couldn't be this, could it?~ moment in the opinion: "If this procedure did not take place, then the Court is in uncharted legal territory ..."
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Robo wants an Oreo - RoboDoc Clip
YouTube video by RoboCop Archive
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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LLMs destroy context. You used to be able to tell a crank website from a good source partly by its style.
But now we have a tool that puts careful research, incoherent garbage, and intentional shitposting through a kind of grammatical instagram filter, presenting them all with the same credibility
But now we have a tool that puts careful research, incoherent garbage, and intentional shitposting through a kind of grammatical instagram filter, presenting them all with the same credibility
The bigger change is presentation, historically, these emails were visually chaotic: sudden colour changes, ALL CAPS, screenshots pasted at random. Classic signs of disordered thinking. Now they’re neat, structured, and grammatically consistent. The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has.
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
LLMs destroy context. You used to be able to tell a crank website from a good source partly by its style.
But now we have a tool that puts careful research, incoherent garbage, and intentional shitposting through a kind of grammatical instagram filter, presenting them all with the same credibility
But now we have a tool that puts careful research, incoherent garbage, and intentional shitposting through a kind of grammatical instagram filter, presenting them all with the same credibility
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I am going to say this only once but fuck these white racists. Fuck them to hell.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that Muslims are a “threat to our freedom” on Tuesday as he targeted the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S. with a foreign terrorist organization label in an escalation of a movement of anti-Muslim hate in the state.
Abbott Says Muslims Are “Threat to Our Freedom” as He Targets Civil Rights Group With Terrorist Designation
Governors do not have the authority to designate groups as a foreign terrorist organization.
truthout.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I am going to say this only once but fuck these white racists. Fuck them to hell.
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Black people everywhere:
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Black people everywhere:
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That… that IS the lesson of the Holocaust.
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
From the JewsOfConscience community on Reddit: Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz speaking to the Jewish Federation and lamenting that young people are learning the wrong lessons from Holocaust e...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
That… that IS the lesson of the Holocaust.
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Very different “me” in the MAGA metoo
Maga #metoo news cycle today is "yes, I'm a pedophile"
I give you Pedocon Theory, ripped from the headlines by @liberalcurrents.com @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
I give you Pedocon Theory, ripped from the headlines by @liberalcurrents.com @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Very different “me” in the MAGA metoo
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The way Catholic conservatives are responding to the Pope is actually a great illustration of how religion is far more the excuse of bigotry than its source.
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The way Catholic conservatives are responding to the Pope is actually a great illustration of how religion is far more the excuse of bigotry than its source.
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This entire thread is awesome.
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This entire thread is awesome.
One of the biggest reasons why AI chatbots are stupid is:
It is easy to write text. You do not need a computer to write text for you.
When someone tries to sell you a product whose entire value proposition is “it can write plausible English prose,” you should see that this is a bad deal!
It is easy to write text. You do not need a computer to write text for you.
When someone tries to sell you a product whose entire value proposition is “it can write plausible English prose,” you should see that this is a bad deal!
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
One of the biggest reasons why AI chatbots are stupid is:
It is easy to write text. You do not need a computer to write text for you.
When someone tries to sell you a product whose entire value proposition is “it can write plausible English prose,” you should see that this is a bad deal!
It is easy to write text. You do not need a computer to write text for you.
When someone tries to sell you a product whose entire value proposition is “it can write plausible English prose,” you should see that this is a bad deal!
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Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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"My community isn't racist. We're built different."
Girl then why is it so hard to build affordable housing in your community?
Girl then why is it so hard to build affordable housing in your community?
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"My community isn't racist. We're built different."
Girl then why is it so hard to build affordable housing in your community?
Girl then why is it so hard to build affordable housing in your community?
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Might fuck around and
Try not to get caught in the
Claws of hate and fear
Try not to get caught in the
Claws of hate and fear
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Might fuck around and
Try not to get caught in the
Claws of hate and fear
Try not to get caught in the
Claws of hate and fear
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New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
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There is something about the Negro Civic League gathering here in 1918, at a time when segregation was at its peak and Stevens a forgotten nonentity, that makes me want to cry.
Because the cause endures, even after death.
Because the cause endures, even after death.
December 1, 2024 at 2:11 AM
There is something about the Negro Civic League gathering here in 1918, at a time when segregation was at its peak and Stevens a forgotten nonentity, that makes me want to cry.
Because the cause endures, even after death.
Because the cause endures, even after death.
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This is what ally ship looks like to me.
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is what ally ship looks like to me.
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Segal, who has been interviewed multiple times by Ezra Klein for the NYT without ever mentioning directly his close proximity to Netanyahu, says that Israel should close Turkish institutions in occupied Palestinian territory and blow up the ceasefire deal if Turkey manages to get a foothold in Gaza.
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Segal, who has been interviewed multiple times by Ezra Klein for the NYT without ever mentioning directly his close proximity to Netanyahu, says that Israel should close Turkish institutions in occupied Palestinian territory and blow up the ceasefire deal if Turkey manages to get a foothold in Gaza.