Zander Furnas
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Research Assistant Professor | Politics & Computational Social Science | Northwestern University, Center for Science of Science and Innovation | Dad & Wife Guy | Not Ok | Sorry for the Swears | #goblue
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Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
in reddit parlance, ESH
The more Lizza writes the more he indicts himself in serious ethical lapses but there are a lot of editors and publishers who are complicit here, too.
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
The whole thing is just gross.
(And shout out to the serious journalists who do good work. You deserve better peers and a healthier industry.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
in reddit parlance, ESH
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In Defense of Bowling Alone
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In Defense of Bowling Alone
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Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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just bleak, man
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
just bleak, man
so is the rank of a 2-star a Major Captain General or Captain Major General
And while I'm out-pedanting pedants ... it's fine to refer to the Attorney General as "General." Yes, "general" is an adjective specifying the jurisdiction of the attorney. And yet, this makes it no different than in the armed forces, where "General" is a shortened form of "Captain General."
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
so is the rank of a 2-star a Major Captain General or Captain Major General
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TIL how General became a title.
Question though: what are captains who aren’t captain generals?
Captain specifics? Captain domains? Captain particular?
Or are all captains Captain generals and all three terms are interchangeable?
Question though: what are captains who aren’t captain generals?
Captain specifics? Captain domains? Captain particular?
Or are all captains Captain generals and all three terms are interchangeable?
And while I'm out-pedanting pedants ... it's fine to refer to the Attorney General as "General." Yes, "general" is an adjective specifying the jurisdiction of the attorney. And yet, this makes it no different than in the armed forces, where "General" is a shortened form of "Captain General."
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
TIL how General became a title.
Question though: what are captains who aren’t captain generals?
Captain specifics? Captain domains? Captain particular?
Or are all captains Captain generals and all three terms are interchangeable?
Question though: what are captains who aren’t captain generals?
Captain specifics? Captain domains? Captain particular?
Or are all captains Captain generals and all three terms are interchangeable?
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
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There’s a word we used to say. They don’t let you say it anymore, but I think it’s a beautiful word. We call it: dialectic. You have the thesis, and then the antithesis, and if you put them together it’s a synthesis. Very powerful. We’ll be looking into that. Very materialist, the theory of history
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
There’s a word we used to say. They don’t let you say it anymore, but I think it’s a beautiful word. We call it: dialectic. You have the thesis, and then the antithesis, and if you put them together it’s a synthesis. Very powerful. We’ll be looking into that. Very materialist, the theory of history
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truly the funniest possible outcome
Trump is utterly charmed; Mamdani convinced him that all they both want is for NY to be great; Trump is defending Mamdani from loaded questions by his pet reporters and wants to be his best friend.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
truly the funniest possible outcome
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The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention
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I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I literally could not stop myself from inappropriately laughing out loud for real
"challenge scientific orthodoxy"
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"challenge scientific orthodoxy"
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Cassidy himself could push for it. "He lied to us. He promised he would not do this specific thing. This is unacceptable." But he won't.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Cassidy himself could push for it. "He lied to us. He promised he would not do this specific thing. This is unacceptable." But he won't.
democrats introduce a resolution condemning fascism challenge
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
democrats introduce a resolution condemning fascism challenge
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Respectfully, what’s the debate?
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
President Trump’s recent statements accusing Democratic lawmakers of making “seditious” comments to military and intelligence community members have ignited a free speech debate.
#ConstitutionDaily unpacks the constitutional obligations of those who serve the country: https://ow.ly/fXXk50XvVxB
#ConstitutionDaily unpacks the constitutional obligations of those who serve the country: https://ow.ly/fXXk50XvVxB
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Respectfully, what’s the debate?
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
The president of the United States has called for the trial and execution of members of Congress in a manner that would make Charles I blush.
As a constitutional matter, I fail to see where there is room for reasonable disagreement about what happened yesterday.
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Two things are true:
1. Immigration judges are not, well, judges. they are members of the executive branch. you do not receive the kind of process you associate with courts from them.
2. This framing will encourage ppl to apply who will make things worse.
1. Immigration judges are not, well, judges. they are members of the executive branch. you do not receive the kind of process you associate with courts from them.
2. This framing will encourage ppl to apply who will make things worse.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Two things are true:
1. Immigration judges are not, well, judges. they are members of the executive branch. you do not receive the kind of process you associate with courts from them.
2. This framing will encourage ppl to apply who will make things worse.
1. Immigration judges are not, well, judges. they are members of the executive branch. you do not receive the kind of process you associate with courts from them.
2. This framing will encourage ppl to apply who will make things worse.
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is crowing about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s CDC pushing debunked vaccine misinformation.
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is crowing about Robert Kennedy Jr.’s CDC pushing debunked vaccine misinformation.
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
“Time to apologize to Dr. Andrew Wakefield and all the others who were maligned and vilified for simply asking the right questions,” he says.
Wakefield’s paper was *fraudulent.*
Jesus
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Jesus
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Couldn't decide which meme format was more appropriate. Remember 600 people were fired for how they reacted to Kirk's death www.reuters.com/investigatio... Now the President is endorsing the execution of his political rivals and...?
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Couldn't decide which meme format was more appropriate. Remember 600 people were fired for how they reacted to Kirk's death www.reuters.com/investigatio... Now the President is endorsing the execution of his political rivals and...?
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Comey's reply on his motion to get grand jury transcripts is by far the most interesting of the filings in that case today (including govt cherry pick of transcript).
A lot of this explains why the 2nd indictment would have problems even if it was legal.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A lot of this explains why the 2nd indictment would have problems even if it was legal.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Comey's reply on his motion to get grand jury transcripts is by far the most interesting of the filings in that case today (including govt cherry pick of transcript).
A lot of this explains why the 2nd indictment would have problems even if it was legal.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A lot of this explains why the 2nd indictment would have problems even if it was legal.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
saw somebody say that a bulked up steve buscemi should play steve bannon in the biopic, but im sorry it should be oliver platt
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
saw somebody say that a bulked up steve buscemi should play steve bannon in the biopic, but im sorry it should be oliver platt
i've said it before and i will say it again
if anyone gives my child an ai toy i will beat it to pieces with a ball peen hammer
if anyone gives my child an ai toy i will beat it to pieces with a ball peen hammer
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
i've said it before and i will say it again
if anyone gives my child an ai toy i will beat it to pieces with a ball peen hammer
if anyone gives my child an ai toy i will beat it to pieces with a ball peen hammer