Clem
@clemgrakata.bsky.social
He/Him. Trying to stay sane in a world gone mad.
Sarcasm is my first language.
Enjoyer of certain games, including space ninjas and critically acclaimed MMORPGs.
Bigots and fascists get blocked and ridiculed.
Sarcasm is my first language.
Enjoyer of certain games, including space ninjas and critically acclaimed MMORPGs.
Bigots and fascists get blocked and ridiculed.
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Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.
Please.
Please.
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The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “
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September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
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The lies' laughable implausibility is a feature, not a bug.
They're not trying to convince discerning, skeptical, fact-based people. They're trying to give supporters a fantasy that validates their feelings and creates a sort of loyalty test, while flaunting the absurdity in everyone else's faces.
They're not trying to convince discerning, skeptical, fact-based people. They're trying to give supporters a fantasy that validates their feelings and creates a sort of loyalty test, while flaunting the absurdity in everyone else's faces.
Kristi Noem: "I do know that LA wouldn't be standing today if President Trump hadn't taken action."
August 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The lies' laughable implausibility is a feature, not a bug.
They're not trying to convince discerning, skeptical, fact-based people. They're trying to give supporters a fantasy that validates their feelings and creates a sort of loyalty test, while flaunting the absurdity in everyone else's faces.
They're not trying to convince discerning, skeptical, fact-based people. They're trying to give supporters a fantasy that validates their feelings and creates a sort of loyalty test, while flaunting the absurdity in everyone else's faces.
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IF THE ONLY WOMAN OF COLOR IS REMOVED FROM THE FED, THERE WILL BE GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS.
I am not being dramatic. I am not being hyperbolic. I am being completely and totally honest with you. The politicization of the Fed spells trouble for the GLOBAL economy. #econsky #blacksky
I am not being dramatic. I am not being hyperbolic. I am being completely and totally honest with you. The politicization of the Fed spells trouble for the GLOBAL economy. #econsky #blacksky
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
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Pointing out how safe DC by showing the low crime rates isn’t going to convince conservatives because “people breaking the actual law” isn’t what they mean by “crime”. To them, “crime” includes merely seeing black people, unhoused people, and anyone else the bigots clutch pearls about as “crime”
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pointing out how safe DC by showing the low crime rates isn’t going to convince conservatives because “people breaking the actual law” isn’t what they mean by “crime”. To them, “crime” includes merely seeing black people, unhoused people, and anyone else the bigots clutch pearls about as “crime”
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I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
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It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
August 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
A more perfect description of "AI" does not exist.
The technology isn't the problem. The douchebroligarchs, whose claims about what it can or can't do are fundementally false, are the problem.
It's like the dotcom bubble of the late 90s, only ripped to the gills on Adderall and ketamine.
The technology isn't the problem. The douchebroligarchs, whose claims about what it can or can't do are fundementally false, are the problem.
It's like the dotcom bubble of the late 90s, only ripped to the gills on Adderall and ketamine.
One can be open to future (& even present) utility of LLMs, dynamic interfaces, etc. while also saying unambiguously we are in a speculative bubble.
AI is currently more marketing term than descriptor of technical innovation. And OpenAI, Palintr, & many other brands are socially destructive.
2/3
AI is currently more marketing term than descriptor of technical innovation. And OpenAI, Palintr, & many other brands are socially destructive.
2/3
August 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A more perfect description of "AI" does not exist.
The technology isn't the problem. The douchebroligarchs, whose claims about what it can or can't do are fundementally false, are the problem.
It's like the dotcom bubble of the late 90s, only ripped to the gills on Adderall and ketamine.
The technology isn't the problem. The douchebroligarchs, whose claims about what it can or can't do are fundementally false, are the problem.
It's like the dotcom bubble of the late 90s, only ripped to the gills on Adderall and ketamine.
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One can be open to future (& even present) utility of LLMs, dynamic interfaces, etc. while also saying unambiguously we are in a speculative bubble.
AI is currently more marketing term than descriptor of technical innovation. And OpenAI, Palintr, & many other brands are socially destructive.
2/3
AI is currently more marketing term than descriptor of technical innovation. And OpenAI, Palintr, & many other brands are socially destructive.
2/3
August 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
One can be open to future (& even present) utility of LLMs, dynamic interfaces, etc. while also saying unambiguously we are in a speculative bubble.
AI is currently more marketing term than descriptor of technical innovation. And OpenAI, Palintr, & many other brands are socially destructive.
2/3
AI is currently more marketing term than descriptor of technical innovation. And OpenAI, Palintr, & many other brands are socially destructive.
2/3
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I think ICE is in a thuggery spiral. You’ll see more gratuitous uses of force, leading to more people filming/protesting it, leading to more thuggery in reaction.
NEW: We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
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August 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I think ICE is in a thuggery spiral. You’ll see more gratuitous uses of force, leading to more people filming/protesting it, leading to more thuggery in reaction.
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The first (moderately) detailed explanation of how OpenAI partnership will be rolled out in Canvas, including assurance that all AI features with be "opt-in" (at least for now), but no mention of whether OpenAI will have access to Canvas courses for training purposes.
Product announcements from InstructureCon 2025
At Instructure, we believe the best learning experiences are built for a lifetime, and that both learners and creators of learning deserve tools that help them thrive at every step. That belief was fr...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The first (moderately) detailed explanation of how OpenAI partnership will be rolled out in Canvas, including assurance that all AI features with be "opt-in" (at least for now), but no mention of whether OpenAI will have access to Canvas courses for training purposes.
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This is what happens when neoliberal meritocratic technocracy hollows out democracy and leaves social media to fill the vacuum with outrage, distortion, and division.
July 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This is what happens when neoliberal meritocratic technocracy hollows out democracy and leaves social media to fill the vacuum with outrage, distortion, and division.
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ATTN: If you're one of the Treasury employees that handled Epstein's Suspicious Activity Reports, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
ATTN: If you're one of the Treasury employees that handled Epstein's Suspicious Activity Reports, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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Your dick called you, equipped you, gave you favor. If you live trying to please people, gain their approval, keep everyone happy, you’re going to be frustrated. You have to break free from what people think about you. You don’t have to have their approval; you have your almighty dick’s approval.
July 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Your dick called you, equipped you, gave you favor. If you live trying to please people, gain their approval, keep everyone happy, you’re going to be frustrated. You have to break free from what people think about you. You don’t have to have their approval; you have your almighty dick’s approval.
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Exactly. People like JD NEED you to quote-dunk to disseminate their trash. And when you do that, you're not getting off a sweet burn; you're being his volunteer street team.
Good on everyone for seeing through the bullshit. We know their playbook by now, and oughta act like it.
Good on everyone for seeing through the bullshit. We know their playbook by now, and oughta act like it.
you know what, I’m impressed, we really did mostly do the right thing here and it doesn’t seem to have resulted in any sort of sustained harassment campaign because he just got blocked to oblivion
great work, well done everyone
great work, well done everyone
Advocate 20 Jun 25 - After joining BlueSky in an unsuccessful attempt at high-profile lib-trolling, VP Vance has become the most blocked account on B/S with ~120k blocks while gaining only ~10k followers. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Exactly. People like JD NEED you to quote-dunk to disseminate their trash. And when you do that, you're not getting off a sweet burn; you're being his volunteer street team.
Good on everyone for seeing through the bullshit. We know their playbook by now, and oughta act like it.
Good on everyone for seeing through the bullshit. We know their playbook by now, and oughta act like it.
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Hint: it’s because those Democrats were also bought off by the crypto industry, and they have no greater principles than self-enrichment.
JFC. Even after what the Trump regime has done to LA, the state of California, both Schiff & Padilla (!!) decided to vote with Republicans to give Trump a massive gift on crypto.
Same goes for Gillibrand and NY.
Also shame on Booker, Kim & Warnock.
A disgraceful list - especially this week.
Same goes for Gillibrand and NY.
Also shame on Booker, Kim & Warnock.
A disgraceful list - especially this week.
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hint: it’s because those Democrats were also bought off by the crypto industry, and they have no greater principles than self-enrichment.
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I doubt anyone will see me post, but this needs to be known... if you have a visible following please repost 💙🔥💙
Admitting he wants "his people... aka US " to behave like north Korea for Kim Jong Un.🤬
Admitting he wants "his people... aka US " to behave like north Korea for Kim Jong Un.🤬
June 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I doubt anyone will see me post, but this needs to be known... if you have a visible following please repost 💙🔥💙
Admitting he wants "his people... aka US " to behave like north Korea for Kim Jong Un.🤬
Admitting he wants "his people... aka US " to behave like north Korea for Kim Jong Un.🤬
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Literally no man who has a good working dick would throw himself a military parade.
June 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Literally no man who has a good working dick would throw himself a military parade.
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@aflcio.org
@ibewinternational.bsky.social
@neatoday.bsky.social
@aft.org
@ilwu.bsky.social
It’s time all of you got together and called for a national strike. All of us union members would sit down. We need to shut this crap down, now.
@ibewinternational.bsky.social
@neatoday.bsky.social
@aft.org
@ilwu.bsky.social
It’s time all of you got together and called for a national strike. All of us union members would sit down. We need to shut this crap down, now.
a fist with the words solidarity with strikers written above it
ALT: a fist with the words solidarity with strikers written above it
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
@aflcio.org
@ibewinternational.bsky.social
@neatoday.bsky.social
@aft.org
@ilwu.bsky.social
It’s time all of you got together and called for a national strike. All of us union members would sit down. We need to shut this crap down, now.
@ibewinternational.bsky.social
@neatoday.bsky.social
@aft.org
@ilwu.bsky.social
It’s time all of you got together and called for a national strike. All of us union members would sit down. We need to shut this crap down, now.
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My fellow white people, a thread:
You’re used to attending protests that are planned on Facebook weeks in advance, with posts like “wear green” and “who can bring water?”
They’re safe. They have permits and police protection.
That’s not what you’ve been seeing the past few days.
You’re used to attending protests that are planned on Facebook weeks in advance, with posts like “wear green” and “who can bring water?”
They’re safe. They have permits and police protection.
That’s not what you’ve been seeing the past few days.
June 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My fellow white people, a thread:
You’re used to attending protests that are planned on Facebook weeks in advance, with posts like “wear green” and “who can bring water?”
They’re safe. They have permits and police protection.
That’s not what you’ve been seeing the past few days.
You’re used to attending protests that are planned on Facebook weeks in advance, with posts like “wear green” and “who can bring water?”
They’re safe. They have permits and police protection.
That’s not what you’ve been seeing the past few days.
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This feels like Alien vs Sexual Predator
June 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This feels like Alien vs Sexual Predator
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Authoritarian cycles all have shared traits, and one of them is that a reactionary movement emerges promising false solutions to real problems and the liberal opposition continues to conservatively cling to the systems that created those problems even as things get worse and worse and worse.
May 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Authoritarian cycles all have shared traits, and one of them is that a reactionary movement emerges promising false solutions to real problems and the liberal opposition continues to conservatively cling to the systems that created those problems even as things get worse and worse and worse.
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
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