Jonathan Tisdall
@mandoran.bsky.social
writer/journo/translator looking for the early golden era of the bird site. Interested in just about everything. #chess stuff -> @gmjtis.bsky.social
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Jonathan Tisdall
@mandoran.bsky.social
· Jan 28
The Most Common Cognitive Bias
youtu.be
I'm tempted to share this daily...: https://youtu.be/vKA4w2O61Xo?si=kUPkMDNSO1LlTYDB
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ONLY 3️⃣2️⃣ MORE HOURS
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November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ONLY 3️⃣2️⃣ MORE HOURS
to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds
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to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds
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Here for your coffee break already?
Check out this longer form essay 👇
“To use a book authored by E.B. White as your name is an offense to history. White was a leading voice for American democracy & freedom & against fascism & tyranny."
Great piece—esp. White’s poetically fierce support of freedom
Check out this longer form essay 👇
“To use a book authored by E.B. White as your name is an offense to history. White was a leading voice for American democracy & freedom & against fascism & tyranny."
Great piece—esp. White’s poetically fierce support of freedom
Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about
DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom.
www.lawdork.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here for your coffee break already?
Check out this longer form essay 👇
“To use a book authored by E.B. White as your name is an offense to history. White was a leading voice for American democracy & freedom & against fascism & tyranny."
Great piece—esp. White’s poetically fierce support of freedom
Check out this longer form essay 👇
“To use a book authored by E.B. White as your name is an offense to history. White was a leading voice for American democracy & freedom & against fascism & tyranny."
Great piece—esp. White’s poetically fierce support of freedom
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SECURITY QUESTION: What was the last name of your first grade teacher?
MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER HACKING MY BANK ACCOUNT: I'm in
MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER HACKING MY BANK ACCOUNT: I'm in
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
SECURITY QUESTION: What was the last name of your first grade teacher?
MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER HACKING MY BANK ACCOUNT: I'm in
MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER HACKING MY BANK ACCOUNT: I'm in
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"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...
September 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
Very few people coming to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth but I have decided not to worry - I will create different experiments every night- and if there are eight people there , so be it -I will be fully committed
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Babes in arms policy: Babies are not allowed in the venue
www.edfringe.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
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For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
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DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.
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It's funny how we say "a bug hit my windshield" when we are the ones going 70mph. I'll bet the bug's family describes it differently.
August 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's funny how we say "a bug hit my windshield" when we are the ones going 70mph. I'll bet the bug's family describes it differently.
... I have decided to seek out the Burryman this year...
August 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
... I have decided to seek out the Burryman this year...
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I think I'd probably find the whole notion of banning kids from social media easier to swallow if adults accepted that it is also obviously driving them mad.
July 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I think I'd probably find the whole notion of banning kids from social media easier to swallow if adults accepted that it is also obviously driving them mad.
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I was relieved recently to read that that factoid about how many spiders you eat in your sleep was a hoax/made up, but this morning I woke up with a large spider mashed under my face...
July 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I was relieved recently to read that that factoid about how many spiders you eat in your sleep was a hoax/made up, but this morning I woke up with a large spider mashed under my face...
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Treasure this moment cause you’ll never have fewer microplastics in you than you do right now
July 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Treasure this moment cause you’ll never have fewer microplastics in you than you do right now
Sitting here sweltering in a fairly rare Norwegian heat wave and just got two ads in my inbox, one for sweaters, the other for Christmas decorations, and I don't understand how commerce works
July 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sitting here sweltering in a fairly rare Norwegian heat wave and just got two ads in my inbox, one for sweaters, the other for Christmas decorations, and I don't understand how commerce works
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People have obviously been reporting on the Trump Epstein connection for awhile but it does seem like there’s a bit of “Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis are talking about it so we can too” going on and I can’t express enough how if you’re doing that as the news you’ve got alot of stuff backwards
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
People have obviously been reporting on the Trump Epstein connection for awhile but it does seem like there’s a bit of “Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis are talking about it so we can too” going on and I can’t express enough how if you’re doing that as the news you’ve got alot of stuff backwards
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Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead.
500+ students online and in person.
My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT!
WE MOVE!!
karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...
500+ students online and in person.
My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT!
WE MOVE!!
karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...
Resistance Summer School is officially in Session!
Columbia cancelled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media. But I decided to teach it anyway. So I built a school, instead.
500+ students online and in person.
My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT!
WE MOVE!!
karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...
500+ students online and in person.
My first independently operated course and lecture begins TONIGHT!
WE MOVE!!
karenattiah.substack.com/p/resistance...
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...and there it is. He's saying it right out loud. If you're a lefty they're coming for you. They're coming.
July 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
...and there it is. He's saying it right out loud. If you're a lefty they're coming for you. They're coming.
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I had a REALLY lovely time talking to @milesklee.bsky.social at Rolling Stone about why The Onion is thriving.
It's because we're one of the only legacy outlets unafraid to accurately reflect the mood of this country.
That mood? Everyone fucking hates this.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
It's because we're one of the only legacy outlets unafraid to accurately reflect the mood of this country.
That mood? Everyone fucking hates this.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
![We want to be able to say stuff that other people, for institutional reasons, can’t say, or they’re too afraid to say.
You may be the only CEO in America making that promise.
We’re in a unique position, certainly. And other places have to learn from this — being afraid all the time and just constantly making transactional moves. How long can you survive like this? What is even the point of being alive if you’re just gonna continue managing rot? And it seems like that’s what 98 percent of people are doing in these media companies right now. I don’t know, take a chance. Nobody likes what’s happening. Especially if you’re a journalism company or a media company, you’re [meant to be] actually reflecting what people want or what people believe. So get some guts and do something interesting. It’s not that hard.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreihhqahdsympkilcsdqyztdudygmevh2ioksi2kzbtdo7kbilcnalu@jpeg)
June 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I had a REALLY lovely time talking to @milesklee.bsky.social at Rolling Stone about why The Onion is thriving.
It's because we're one of the only legacy outlets unafraid to accurately reflect the mood of this country.
That mood? Everyone fucking hates this.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
It's because we're one of the only legacy outlets unafraid to accurately reflect the mood of this country.
That mood? Everyone fucking hates this.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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The US Supreme Court rules that there is no law and there is no constitution
BREAKING: The US Supreme Court lifts limits on deporting migrants to countries not their own
June 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The US Supreme Court rules that there is no law and there is no constitution
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It is BRILLIANT how inexpensively Blackwells can send books from the UK to the US and Canada. I urge more people to take advantage of it.
Just ordered. Considering the first book I bought from you via Unbound cost an extra 30 dollars in shipping, it is astonishing that shipping from Blackwell's to the U.S. is free!
June 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It is BRILLIANT how inexpensively Blackwells can send books from the UK to the US and Canada. I urge more people to take advantage of it.
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It’s not 2003 anymore anywhere in America except for CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times opinion page.
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It’s not 2003 anymore anywhere in America except for CNN, Fox News, and the New York Times opinion page.
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We published this June 17.
U.S. Intel Says Iran Isn’t a Nuclear Threat. Israel Wants the U.S. to Bomb It Anyway.
The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
theintercept.com
June 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We published this June 17.
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It feels like we’re getting close to the tipping point where things in North America are going to get very violent.
Don’t be one of those who shame people who are protesting on behalf of the most marginalized people in the world. If civility worked we wouldn’t be watching genocide live streamed.
Don’t be one of those who shame people who are protesting on behalf of the most marginalized people in the world. If civility worked we wouldn’t be watching genocide live streamed.
June 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It feels like we’re getting close to the tipping point where things in North America are going to get very violent.
Don’t be one of those who shame people who are protesting on behalf of the most marginalized people in the world. If civility worked we wouldn’t be watching genocide live streamed.
Don’t be one of those who shame people who are protesting on behalf of the most marginalized people in the world. If civility worked we wouldn’t be watching genocide live streamed.
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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates