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@braak.bsky.social
It's me, braak, returned at long last from my social media exile.
I encourage you to purchase my book, RADHIKA RAAD AND THE TOWER INGENIUS, which is now available (for purchase).
https://a.co/d/1nix74W
I encourage you to purchase my book, RADHIKA RAAD AND THE TOWER INGENIUS, which is now available (for purchase).
https://a.co/d/1nix74W
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Please support @liberalcurrents.com . We don't just call the president openly corrupt, which he obviously is. We also say stuff like the screencapped below.
Your donations will be matched until we hit 70k! gofund.me/a5b2b33d8
Your donations will be matched until we hit 70k! gofund.me/a5b2b33d8
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Please support @liberalcurrents.com . We don't just call the president openly corrupt, which he obviously is. We also say stuff like the screencapped below.
Your donations will be matched until we hit 70k! gofund.me/a5b2b33d8
Your donations will be matched until we hit 70k! gofund.me/a5b2b33d8
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Back in early 2023, when LLM Google/Bing were still in demo, I made a similar argument: At least as much as they were "AI search," they were search without ads. It's very plausible to me that perceivable progress gets outweighed by perceivable monetization nymag.com/intelligence... 2/
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Back in early 2023, when LLM Google/Bing were still in demo, I made a similar argument: At least as much as they were "AI search," they were search without ads. It's very plausible to me that perceivable progress gets outweighed by perceivable monetization nymag.com/intelligence... 2/
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Provocative title here from @rufusrock.bsky.social but it's hard to disagree on this point 1/ phttps://asimovaddendum.substack.com/p/are-llms-the-best-that-they-will?r=3f5ape&triedRedirect=true
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Provocative title here from @rufusrock.bsky.social but it's hard to disagree on this point 1/ phttps://asimovaddendum.substack.com/p/are-llms-the-best-that-they-will?r=3f5ape&triedRedirect=true
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clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
you know how in some places in Europe it's not actually a crime to try to break out of jail? I think that should be true for "resisting an officer." Like I don't think resisting arrest should be a crime.
Freelance photojournalist @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social was arrested while reporting on an immigration protest outside an ICE facility in Miami on Nov. 22.
He was held in custody for 30-plus hours and released with charges of trespassing and resisting an officer.
He was held in custody for 30-plus hours and released with charges of trespassing and resisting an officer.
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
pressfreedomtracker.us
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
you know how in some places in Europe it's not actually a crime to try to break out of jail? I think that should be true for "resisting an officer." Like I don't think resisting arrest should be a crime.
I feel like an important news media personality incredulously asks this question every six months and gets the same answer.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I feel like an important news media personality incredulously asks this question every six months and gets the same answer.
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Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to 3 years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Around that time, he reportedly paid $960,000 to lobbyists “seeking a federal pardon.”
Trump pardoned him earlier this month.
#MomSky
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Around that time, he reportedly paid $960,000 to lobbyists “seeking a federal pardon.”
Trump pardoned him earlier this month.
#MomSky
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The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to 3 years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Around that time, he reportedly paid $960,000 to lobbyists “seeking a federal pardon.”
Trump pardoned him earlier this month.
#MomSky
wapo.st/4acieJe
Around that time, he reportedly paid $960,000 to lobbyists “seeking a federal pardon.”
Trump pardoned him earlier this month.
#MomSky
wapo.st/4acieJe
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Folks, I’m still looking for an immigration attorney who works on deportation defense (and appeals) for the family I wrote about here. IL and IN based preferably.
Since I started working on this article the number of people kidnapped by ICE has *tripled* truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
truthout.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Folks, I’m still looking for an immigration attorney who works on deportation defense (and appeals) for the family I wrote about here. IL and IN based preferably.
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A lot of random bozos will call FANGORIA “corporate” as a swipe, but just as a reminder as you think about supporting small businesses, by my count we have a grand total of 12 full-time employees, and about half that number are dedicated to making and promoting the magazine. Just saying! ✨
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A lot of random bozos will call FANGORIA “corporate” as a swipe, but just as a reminder as you think about supporting small businesses, by my count we have a grand total of 12 full-time employees, and about half that number are dedicated to making and promoting the magazine. Just saying! ✨
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Yesterday we raised over $35,000. Today, we are excited to announce a donor who has generously offered to match the second $35,000. If you help us reach $35,000 today he will match you dollar for dollar. Please help us get there! gofund.me/638697766
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yesterday we raised over $35,000. Today, we are excited to announce a donor who has generously offered to match the second $35,000. If you help us reach $35,000 today he will match you dollar for dollar. Please help us get there! gofund.me/638697766
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One good thing about Bari Weiss is that she articulates the worldview of the 0.00001% with total clarity, and thereby makes it obvious that they are dangerously out of their minds.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
One good thing about Bari Weiss is that she articulates the worldview of the 0.00001% with total clarity, and thereby makes it obvious that they are dangerously out of their minds.
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My latest: Sen. Roger Marshall is asking DOJ to intervene in any Netflix purchase of Warner Bros Discovery. But he doesn’t mentions Paramount’s bid. Why? GIFT LINK #ksleg www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
Roger Marshall targets Netflix but not Paramount in Warner Bros. deal. Why? | Opinion
Kansas’ junior senator wants to kill the Netflix bid. Paramount is also bidding, and its owner is a friend of Donald Trump. | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My latest: Sen. Roger Marshall is asking DOJ to intervene in any Netflix purchase of Warner Bros Discovery. But he doesn’t mentions Paramount’s bid. Why? GIFT LINK #ksleg www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...
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"he looks like a comic-book character"
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"he looks like a comic-book character"
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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substack has been trying to create a platform that makes it hard for writers to leave and incentivizes readers to just stay in their substack app, which i am opposed to on principle!!!
Full disclosure: I’ve lost nearly 40 paid subscribers since leaving Substack and this newsletter is 2/3 of my income. If you want to support an independent trans journalist, this is a great way to do so. bit.ly/ooylsagseaso...
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
substack has been trying to create a platform that makes it hard for writers to leave and incentivizes readers to just stay in their substack app, which i am opposed to on principle!!!
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If you would like to understand Benny's principles, here's a story. While at IJR on the day of the 2015 Roanoke shooting, Benny cried in the newsroom. Not because of the shooting itself, but because we told him he wasn't allowed to post the video of the murder on the website.
Benny Johnson had perhaps the best 2025 of any streamer on the right, drawing more than 1 billion YouTube views as he hobnobbed with Trump administration power players and GOP elites.
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s job is to have no principles. Business is booming.
www.mediamatters.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you would like to understand Benny's principles, here's a story. While at IJR on the day of the 2015 Roanoke shooting, Benny cried in the newsroom. Not because of the shooting itself, but because we told him he wasn't allowed to post the video of the murder on the website.
Behind the Bastards has been doing a thing on Peter Thiel and Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt, and one of the things that they've been talking about is how Carl Schmitt laid out the procedure for destroying liberal society --
surr "does JD Vance really believe" imma stop you right there chief etc etc. but stripped of his many layers of artifice and self interest, does he at bottom know he is lying. does he have a compelling argument to sell you that he tells himself. im curious
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Behind the Bastards has been doing a thing on Peter Thiel and Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt, and one of the things that they've been talking about is how Carl Schmitt laid out the procedure for destroying liberal society --
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
yo how is someone who's using a robot to make 15,000 podcast episodes with no human effort calling *me* lazy?
If you’re churning out 3,000 glops of pink slime podcasts every week, I put it to you that you are a slopmonger
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
yo how is someone who's using a robot to make 15,000 podcast episodes with no human effort calling *me* lazy?
I think one of the things I am getting extremely tired of is the expectation that I can't describe things the way they are. I don't know what to say to the idea that calling Trump a Fascist is going to hurt Dems' electoral chances, but I just don't see a political movement enjoying long term success
OPINION: "Calling the president a fascist does nothing to advance the Democrats’ cause — and more of the party’s leaders would do well to realize that." — Jonathan Zimmerman
To defeat Trump, stop calling him names
Calling the president a fascist does nothing to advance the Democrats’ cause — and more of the party's leaders would do well to realize that, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I think one of the things I am getting extremely tired of is the expectation that I can't describe things the way they are. I don't know what to say to the idea that calling Trump a Fascist is going to hurt Dems' electoral chances, but I just don't see a political movement enjoying long term success
