Nick Capodice
@capodice.bsky.social
Co-host of Civics 101, author of A User's Guide to Democracy, How America Works.
I like to make long audio jokes for very very small audiences. I wore a washcloth on my head as a child.
I like to make long audio jokes for very very small audiences. I wore a washcloth on my head as a child.
I'm gonna post this every time, @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social because I get the excuse to watch it, and if I don't watch it once a year the world gets a little bit darker.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I'm gonna post this every time, @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social because I get the excuse to watch it, and if I don't watch it once a year the world gets a little bit darker.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xy-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xy-...
Ahh yes, the Concord NH to NYC bus.
Go south? Nashville Wish and Ironman 2, go north it's Gravity and We Bought a Zoo.
Every time, for years and years.
Go south? Nashville Wish and Ironman 2, go north it's Gravity and We Bought a Zoo.
Every time, for years and years.
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Ahh yes, the Concord NH to NYC bus.
Go south? Nashville Wish and Ironman 2, go north it's Gravity and We Bought a Zoo.
Every time, for years and years.
Go south? Nashville Wish and Ironman 2, go north it's Gravity and We Bought a Zoo.
Every time, for years and years.
Listening to conservative talk radio is like three hours of this guy and then two with this other guy and Jack Warden hops in for the local headlines
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Listening to conservative talk radio is like three hours of this guy and then two with this other guy and Jack Warden hops in for the local headlines
I still got a day, right
Every year around this time I do the same thread and it has been a lot of fun.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I still got a day, right
I never tire of watching this, and last night I paid attention to the real villain in A Christmas Carol. It's not Scrooge, it's not money, it's not even the machines that will eventually replace all of us, it's MR JORKIN.
"The machines are inevitable. You want to make money, don't you?"
"The machines are inevitable. You want to make money, don't you?"
December 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I never tire of watching this, and last night I paid attention to the real villain in A Christmas Carol. It's not Scrooge, it's not money, it's not even the machines that will eventually replace all of us, it's MR JORKIN.
"The machines are inevitable. You want to make money, don't you?"
"The machines are inevitable. You want to make money, don't you?"
Well, it remains Christmas, so time to watch the best Christmas movie ever made.
When the production of Hamlet is falling to pieces, Joe shouts "what makes this FUCKING life worth living."
Vernon says Rachmaninoff, Terry says thinking of his son happy. Molly says, "you. You're my brother."
When the production of Hamlet is falling to pieces, Joe shouts "what makes this FUCKING life worth living."
Vernon says Rachmaninoff, Terry says thinking of his son happy. Molly says, "you. You're my brother."
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Well, it remains Christmas, so time to watch the best Christmas movie ever made.
When the production of Hamlet is falling to pieces, Joe shouts "what makes this FUCKING life worth living."
Vernon says Rachmaninoff, Terry says thinking of his son happy. Molly says, "you. You're my brother."
When the production of Hamlet is falling to pieces, Joe shouts "what makes this FUCKING life worth living."
Vernon says Rachmaninoff, Terry says thinking of his son happy. Molly says, "you. You're my brother."
I kind of like it as an AFTER Christmas gift, ya know? Ok everyone, fun's over. Time to learn the damn rules if we're gonna make it this year!
Hello everyone!! Just learned that our book, A User's Guide to Democracy, has been chosen by Amazon for a monthly deal all January.
If you get a new e-reader as a present this week, wait until New Year's to snag a copy for $1.99!
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If you get a new e-reader as a present this week, wait until New Year's to snag a copy for $1.99!
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December 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I kind of like it as an AFTER Christmas gift, ya know? Ok everyone, fun's over. Time to learn the damn rules if we're gonna make it this year!
Shoot what happened to @thelouvreof.bsky.social? It...it got me through things!
Bluesky
thelouvreof.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Shoot what happened to @thelouvreof.bsky.social? It...it got me through things!
I haven't gotten any better but the Christmas tradition continues
December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I haven't gotten any better but the Christmas tradition continues
I'm sorry, @wyattswickedgoods.com gets me saying really cruel things about Crumbl, and I know I am not being fair.
I've actually enjoyed having some Crumbl cookies around the house because they stay on the top of the fridge and the mice eat them and they die
I've actually enjoyed having some Crumbl cookies around the house because they stay on the top of the fridge and the mice eat them and they die
December 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I'm sorry, @wyattswickedgoods.com gets me saying really cruel things about Crumbl, and I know I am not being fair.
I've actually enjoyed having some Crumbl cookies around the house because they stay on the top of the fridge and the mice eat them and they die
I've actually enjoyed having some Crumbl cookies around the house because they stay on the top of the fridge and the mice eat them and they die
"The danger is subtle but profound: every time a student chooses an AI output over their own thought process, a skill dies a little."
I can't not write about losing a Lyle Lovett tonight, in a 🧵 that nobody will read but means the world to me.
lasoft.org/blog/renting...
I can't not write about losing a Lyle Lovett tonight, in a 🧵 that nobody will read but means the world to me.
lasoft.org/blog/renting...
Renting Out the Mind: AI Is Accelerating the Decline of Academic Skills
Something is breaking inside the education system—and it’s happening faster than universities can react. In lecture halls from Boston to Berlin, professors face a new kind of student: one who turns in...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"The danger is subtle but profound: every time a student chooses an AI output over their own thought process, a skill dies a little."
I can't not write about losing a Lyle Lovett tonight, in a 🧵 that nobody will read but means the world to me.
lasoft.org/blog/renting...
I can't not write about losing a Lyle Lovett tonight, in a 🧵 that nobody will read but means the world to me.
lasoft.org/blog/renting...
Was isolating from my partner during COVID. We wanted to play this by zoom, so I sent the bomb defusal manual to be printed at her local Staples.
Guess who almost got arrested.
Guess who almost got arrested.
Today's the final night I've scheduled out for Video Game Night at the pinball club, so I need to start building out another three months.
But, I think doing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes tonight will be great.
But, I think doing Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes tonight will be great.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Was isolating from my partner during COVID. We wanted to play this by zoom, so I sent the bomb defusal manual to be printed at her local Staples.
Guess who almost got arrested.
Guess who almost got arrested.
Is it fair to equate company emails about how you can use AI to streamline your work to a commercial about how delicious and satisfying a cigarette can be after a hard day?
I'm genuinely wondering if that comparison is fair.
I'm genuinely wondering if that comparison is fair.
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Is it fair to equate company emails about how you can use AI to streamline your work to a commercial about how delicious and satisfying a cigarette can be after a hard day?
I'm genuinely wondering if that comparison is fair.
I'm genuinely wondering if that comparison is fair.
Stuck at DCA for a few hours, resulting in my yearly rabbithole falling, into the world of the "Foundation for a Better Life."
These posters are everywhere. And they're from one guy, a multi-billionaire who personally wrote George W. to get Neil Gorsuch on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
These posters are everywhere. And they're from one guy, a multi-billionaire who personally wrote George W. to get Neil Gorsuch on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Stuck at DCA for a few hours, resulting in my yearly rabbithole falling, into the world of the "Foundation for a Better Life."
These posters are everywhere. And they're from one guy, a multi-billionaire who personally wrote George W. to get Neil Gorsuch on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
These posters are everywhere. And they're from one guy, a multi-billionaire who personally wrote George W. to get Neil Gorsuch on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
I hate it. I wish violence upon it, thoughts toward it bloody or nothing worth. No hammer can smash it hard enough, no flame can evaporate it fast enough. I want every vapid, soulless peddler of it to sit in a stiff-backed chair in the marketplace, hearing rebuke until they realize their mistakes.
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate it. I wish violence upon it, thoughts toward it bloody or nothing worth. No hammer can smash it hard enough, no flame can evaporate it fast enough. I want every vapid, soulless peddler of it to sit in a stiff-backed chair in the marketplace, hearing rebuke until they realize their mistakes.
Reposted by Nick Capodice
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
My world is not the same after reading Reich's book The System. Please read it.
I am worried that I have been less of a hoot at parties, because I want this to be THE political discussion.
I am worried that I have been less of a hoot at parties, because I want this to be THE political discussion.
How about instead of selling "bearista" cups, Starbucks bargains a fair contract with its unionized baristas? No contract. No coffee. Don't cross the picket line. Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org ✊
Starbucks' outrageous CEO-to-worker pay gap might make you spit out your morning coffee. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My world is not the same after reading Reich's book The System. Please read it.
I am worried that I have been less of a hoot at parties, because I want this to be THE political discussion.
I am worried that I have been less of a hoot at parties, because I want this to be THE political discussion.
After my first play I finally understood how carefully the government, the people, and the businesses have to waltz to stop a city from Dropping Dead.
"Cross Bronx Expressway" The “interaction dynamic” is equal parts narrative and cut throat.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
After my first play I finally understood how carefully the government, the people, and the businesses have to waltz to stop a city from Dropping Dead.
I'm in a google drive of the gd House Oversight Committee. I can't believe this. It's like I'm looking at a shared work folder, but it's Epstein's texts.
Why is there a video of a dog chewing a toy?
What world is this?
Why is there a video of a dog chewing a toy?
What world is this?
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I'm in a google drive of the gd House Oversight Committee. I can't believe this. It's like I'm looking at a shared work folder, but it's Epstein's texts.
Why is there a video of a dog chewing a toy?
What world is this?
Why is there a video of a dog chewing a toy?
What world is this?
I misspoke in this episode, Hermanos paid me $4 an hour initially, but I got to $4.25 after a year.
Billionaires. Maybe one trillionaire.
Why?
How??
@timothynoah.bsky.social pulls the curtain to reveal the oligopoly that has been created without our input. #sschat
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Why?
How??
@timothynoah.bsky.social pulls the curtain to reveal the oligopoly that has been created without our input. #sschat
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Billionaires
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 11/11/2025 · 25m
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November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I misspoke in this episode, Hermanos paid me $4 an hour initially, but I got to $4.25 after a year.
You go to a restaurant. The food is not only worse than it used to be, but it costs more. You can eat standing, but a stool is $60. The waitstaff is still paid the same crappy wage, but the owner makes 1000x what she makes and she is forced to offer you a credit card that gives bonus meals.
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You go to a restaurant. The food is not only worse than it used to be, but it costs more. You can eat standing, but a stool is $60. The waitstaff is still paid the same crappy wage, but the owner makes 1000x what she makes and she is forced to offer you a credit card that gives bonus meals.
Maybe a hot take, but the flight attendant who makes $30k a year should not have to give a speech on a delayed, water-only, $60 a bag flight to ask you to get a credit card so that it can benefit the CEO who made $31 million this year.
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Maybe a hot take, but the flight attendant who makes $30k a year should not have to give a speech on a delayed, water-only, $60 a bag flight to ask you to get a credit card so that it can benefit the CEO who made $31 million this year.
I'm trying to go to bed but I'm ALSO trying not to make a video where I play three competing Michael Caines where one is doing Ozymandias, the other the prologue to Henry V, and the third Kiss from a Rose (on the bloody GRAVE)
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I'm trying to go to bed but I'm ALSO trying not to make a video where I play three competing Michael Caines where one is doing Ozymandias, the other the prologue to Henry V, and the third Kiss from a Rose (on the bloody GRAVE)
If I have to read about anyone else "sounding the alarm" I swear I'm gonna lose it.
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
If I have to read about anyone else "sounding the alarm" I swear I'm gonna lose it.
I'm starting to feel that 911 and the Butterball help line are the only two places I can call where I'll be able to speak to a person
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm starting to feel that 911 and the Butterball help line are the only two places I can call where I'll be able to speak to a person