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Adam
@aelman.bsky.social
@SinDexBand trumpet player, conversation designer, liberal gadfly
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WTAF??? This is just bizarre…what could’ve happened? www.404media.co/ars-technica...
Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article
A story about an AI generated article contained fabricated, AI generated quotes.
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Damn straight.
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.

There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.

Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Today’s @resist.bot action: tell the Senate to vote no on funding ICE! resist.bot/petitions/PY...
Vote NO on funding DHS and ICE!
Text SIGN PYGREV to 50409 to send this to your officials.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." Pretty strong case imho.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Imagine the news cycle if any president slurred his words and rambled off lie after lie after lie, the way this one does.

The slurring alone, right? Add in all the obvious signs of declining health, the absolutely unhinged, manic, sundowning posts in the middle of the night?

But it's like 🤷‍♂️
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This timeline suuuuuuuuuuuuucks
Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
January 20, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Today’s @resist.bot action: Don’t let Elon get away with fundamentally harming society! resist.bot/petitions/PA...
Don’t let Elon Musk and other tech moguls get away with massive societal harm!
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January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Today’s @resist.bot action. Folks, it’s gonna be another one of those years. resist.bot/petitions/PX...
Don’t let Trump usurp Congress’s power to declare war!
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January 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU… ...
Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU enforcing...
www.linkedin.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Today’s @resist.bot action - again, I didn’t write it, but I agree with it. This one feels refreshing since it’s less about resosting authoritarianism and more just opposing terrible policy! https://resist.bot/petitions/PZWDXO
Remove RFK Jr, Deny O'Neill, Appoint Qualified HHS Leaders, Restore Vaccines
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August 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Great advice here for journalists and anyone else interested in keeping truth and democracy alive…
New study by @brendannyhan.bsky.social, @jasonreifler.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that prebunking election fraud rumors — by warning about anticipated false claims & filling conceptual gaps that those claims exploit — helps to reduce belief in falsehoods: www.science.org/content/arti...
Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims
New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say
www.science.org
August 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ive been listening to the “Revolutions” podcast recently, which has refreshed my memory of how monarchies have worked in history, and it is crystal-clear that Trump thinks he is a king. Bouie makes a great case here. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/o...
Opinion | We Are Not ‘Property of Donald Trump’
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today's @resist.bot action (I didn't write this one, but agree with it!): resist.bot/petitions/PO...
Prevent Unconstitutional Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
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August 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Remind President Trump: No Crime Emergency!
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August 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is actually a family friend. Ugh. Remind your parents to be careful about this kind of thing, set up safe words, etc. etc. but it SUUUUCKS that this happens at all ever. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Family questions TD's fraud prevention after Winnipeg seniors lose $10K in grandparent scam | CBC News
The daughter of two Winnipeg seniors who fell victim to a so-called grandparent scam say somebody at their bank should have noticed fraud was taking place when more than $10,000 was transferred on the...
www.cbc.ca
August 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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they might as well come out and just admit that what they actually use is the double square
The "double square" is much less well-known than the "double diamond" methodology, but much more frequently practiced
August 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Never again means never again. Especially not at our hands. jeremybenami.substack.com/p/genocide?p...
Genocide
Debate over whether there’s a genocide in Gaza has special resonance when your family was a victim of the crime that gave the world the term.
jeremybenami.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@resist.bot action of the day - don’t shoot the messenger! resist.bot/petitions/PJ...
Keep labor statistics truthful!
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August 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Man who says elections (that don’t go his way) are “rigged” also claims economic numbers (that aren’t going his way) are “faked”. Who’d’ve thunk it?
It's no exaggeration to say this is how you become a failed state like Venezuela. You fire competent people and replace them with loyal sycophants, even in roles where the truth is vital.

This will end in disaster when key economic data is manipulated on behalf of an authoritarian leader.
August 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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"Real innovation happens when companies have to compete on merit, not on who can kiss the leader’s ass most effectively."

Not just for First Time Founders. Everybody should read this piece by @mmasnick.bsky.social

www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/f...
Fascism For First Time Founders
Over the last year or so I’ve seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump t…
www.techdirt.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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If you think CBS canceled The Late Show for financial reasons I have some great interests in bridge real estate to sell you.
July 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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A staffer for Sen. Padilla filmed the shocking event of his expulsion from Kristi Noem's press briefing. One of the federal agents turned to the staff member filming and actually said: “There’s no recording allowed out here, per FBI rights.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
California Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed, handcuffed during Kristi Noem press conference
Federal immigration sweeps have spread fear and uncertainty across the region and forced some into hiding.
www.latimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Good idea: Stop all Senate business, now. Filibuster everything.
Bad idea: Send out fundraising texts.

Pretty sure I know which one Chuck’s gonna pick.
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM