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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 9h

The good old days…

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 17h

A fun exercise is to see if workers at tech companies get humanized as much as their work does

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J.M. Berger @jmberger.com · 1d

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Dan Warren's Greatest Hits.m3u @danlwarren.bsky.social · 1d

I dunno man, I have a PhD and publish a lot of scientific papers and I play video games constantly. Sounds like a skill issue.

Tweet from "James Lindsay, anti-Communist" saying "I'm 46 years old. I stopped playing video games when I was 25. Then I finished a PhD.", and then has the quote from the bible "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things."

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 2d

“‘Just to clarify, this is what they charged you with,’ he told Bushart …: ‘Threatening Mass Violence at a School.’

“‘At a school?’ Bushart said, sounding confused.

“But the officer had no further explanation. ‘I ain’t got a clue,” he said, chuckling. ‘I just gotta do what I have to do.’ “

Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 2d

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:

The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme

Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since.

theintercept.com

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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 1d

This is so damn cool, I’m buying one as soon as they are available. www.emilyk.art

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

to keep functioning, a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: I reviewed a text chain provided by an acquaintance of Graham Platner where the person discussed with others Platner’s Nazi-like tattoo months before the story became public, undercutting claims Platner only recently learned of it.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Graham Platner’s claims that he didn’t know tattoo was Nazi-linked undercut by new evidence | CNN Politics

A KFile investigation has uncovered mounting evidence that Platner — a Marine veteran— was aware of and defended the use of Nazi symbolism that had come to be embraced by some members of the military.

www.cnn.com

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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 3d

If you read to the second half of that post, my gif choice will make more sense

Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 3d

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 3d

This is outrageous. It should also be understood in the context that everyday rich private donors also funnel tens of millions of dollars into US police departments through Police Foundations to fund projects that they are personally invested in--mostly high tech surveillance.

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 3d

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 3d

The last war was the stupidest war, only to be outdone immediately by the next war

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: Hegseth says U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup in the region.

Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people.

bit.ly

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Cav(R), Gentleman Rogue @combatcavscout.bsky.social · 3d

The crazy thing is that even on its face this isn’t helpful because the photos mostly look pretty identical, with the only differences being the patches. And this is part of the issue: uniforms should be uniform, otherwise they’re not, y’know… uniform, and you can deny accountability.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d

The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.

“Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets,” with photos of how they’re uniformed and equipped

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 4d

This is really not how any of this is supposed to work. Remembering how many times I was told "the government should never be picking winners and losers"... from many people who are in today's federal government.

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 4d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter:

https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913

SCOOP: A Trump official tells
@nypost
that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 4d

By my admittedly rough math, that would fund the U.S. military for about an hour and eighteen minutes

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 4d

We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

www.eui.eu

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 5d

Add Cincinnati to the rapidly expanding list of cities where homeless students sleep in parking lots because their families can't afford a place to live.

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Headline: "Cincinnati Public Schools' homeless student sleep lot is first in Ohio, says coalition"
By Grace Tucker and Elizabeth B. Kim
Cincinnati Enquirer

"There are now so many families living out of their cars in Cincinnati that the city's school district is opening a parking lot for them to have a safe place to stay overnight."

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 6d

Nazi tattoos are disqualifying, no exceptions

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 6d

whomst amongst us

2 panel comic

Panel 1: Smug Orange Man says “Let he who has NOT had a Nazi phase cast the first stone”

Panel 2: Orange man shits his pants as he is simultaneously pelted with a shitload of stones

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Peter M.J. Gross @petermjgross.bsky.social · 6d

I can’t stop thinking about all the hoopla over removing confederate statues and the phony appeals to “heritage.” But this is done without discussion. It was always about displays of dominance.

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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 6d

Hmm, the internet makes me think that wasn't from Baldwin but instead is from Robert Jones Jr

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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 6d

A good, careful discussion of that.... "questionable" CSIS report

Amy Cooter, Ph.D. @amycooter.bsky.social · 6d

@mikeajensen.bsky.social and I were perturbed at how a recent report on left wing terrorism and political violence is predictably being weaponized. So we dug into the analysis for @justsecurity.org

www.justsecurity.org/122278/corre...

Correctly Assessing Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States

A recent report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), “Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States,” risks feeding false narratives about politica...

www.justsecurity.org

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 7d

Hello reporters/researchers on the far-right beat! Do you have a link to the paywalled Nick Fuentes Red Scare interview?? Please DM 🙏🙏

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 7d

This Day in Labor History: October 20, 1969. A construction worker named Clarence Borel filed suit against eleven companies for asbestos exposure. Let's talk about workers starting to fight against being killed by asbestos!

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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 7d

My Google foo is letting me down today.

Can anyone point me to a source for the idea "you don't have to be in community with those who would oppress you"?

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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.bsky.social · 7d

My Google foo is letting me down today.

Can anyone point me to a source for the idea "you don't have to be in community with those who would oppress you"?

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 7d

The problem with these shiny mirages is that, not unlike AI capital investment right now, the credentialing in “artificial intelligence” is completely decoupled from demand.

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