Matt Giltaji
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ACAB forever. Black Lives Matter. From the river to the sea. late 30s.
ACAB forever. Black Lives Matter. From the river to the sea. late 30s.
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This is pretty egregious when you look at the actual context of the quote. And people are praising that book?
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is pretty egregious when you look at the actual context of the quote. And people are praising that book?
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for the new year, you must understand that charlie brown actually had hoes.
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
for the new year, you must understand that charlie brown actually had hoes.
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the exe.dev disposable software essay is I think one of the dumbest most selfish things I've read in forever, sorry to be a hater
artisanal software for a specific purpose is cool, artisanal generated software for the most banal well tread thing in the world is a rejection of the social aspect
artisanal software for a specific purpose is cool, artisanal generated software for the most banal well tread thing in the world is a rejection of the social aspect
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
the exe.dev disposable software essay is I think one of the dumbest most selfish things I've read in forever, sorry to be a hater
artisanal software for a specific purpose is cool, artisanal generated software for the most banal well tread thing in the world is a rejection of the social aspect
artisanal software for a specific purpose is cool, artisanal generated software for the most banal well tread thing in the world is a rejection of the social aspect
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He’s lying
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
He’s lying
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they should invent a lower back that isn't garbage
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
they should invent a lower back that isn't garbage
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Stories like this are so depressing; propaganda slop
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Stories like this are so depressing; propaganda slop
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Happy Christmas Eve Day! If you’re going out to buy presents today:
what they’ve got is on the floor
there’s nothing more in back
if all that’s left is the expensive stuff, consider it the procrastination tax.
what they’ve got is on the floor
there’s nothing more in back
if all that’s left is the expensive stuff, consider it the procrastination tax.
December 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happy Christmas Eve Day! If you’re going out to buy presents today:
what they’ve got is on the floor
there’s nothing more in back
if all that’s left is the expensive stuff, consider it the procrastination tax.
what they’ve got is on the floor
there’s nothing more in back
if all that’s left is the expensive stuff, consider it the procrastination tax.
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Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
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honestly think a comprehensive switch to sectoral bargaining is necessary so that sclerotic unions can get swept aside tbh
good lord they’re so triggered by democrats trying to make the MTA run more efficiently and provide more service that they’re going to endorse literal fascists
December 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
honestly think a comprehensive switch to sectoral bargaining is necessary so that sclerotic unions can get swept aside tbh
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DNA stands for does not axist.
becomign a DNA truther. it doestn exist
December 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DNA stands for does not axist.
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It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
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Wendy Carlos would like a word.
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Wendy Carlos would like a word.
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I was assured aircraft carriers were obsolete?
“🇨🇳 China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday.
The U.S. report says that the PLAN will embark on the largest carrier build-up effort in the Indo-Pacific since World War II.”
The U.S. report says that the PLAN will embark on the largest carrier build-up effort in the Indo-Pacific since World War II.”
China Wants Nine Aircraft Carriers by 2035, Says New Pentagon Report - USNI News
China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday. The U.S. report says that the People’s Liberat...
news.usni.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I was assured aircraft carriers were obsolete?
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they put the postal service in the fucking constitution
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
they put the postal service in the fucking constitution
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
it is a public service and not supposed to make a fucking profit
aaaaaaaaaaa
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me: could you take the part of my memories that memorized mindless self indulgence lyrics when i was a teen and put 'em to something like, i dunno, addresses, dates
brain: hang on, lemme check
brain:
brain: no.
me: alright, good talk
brain: hang on, lemme check
brain:
brain: no.
me: alright, good talk
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
me: could you take the part of my memories that memorized mindless self indulgence lyrics when i was a teen and put 'em to something like, i dunno, addresses, dates
brain: hang on, lemme check
brain:
brain: no.
me: alright, good talk
brain: hang on, lemme check
brain:
brain: no.
me: alright, good talk
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Wrote about something a lot of young/middle aged people are experiencing: Coming home for the holidays and being concerned about older loved ones being consumed by their screens www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
Do your parents have a screen-time problem?
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Wrote about something a lot of young/middle aged people are experiencing: Coming home for the holidays and being concerned about older loved ones being consumed by their screens www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Something not talked about as much as the right wing's dismantling of democracy is what they've done to the supposedly sacrosanct market system. It's not good to let a dozen morons have all the money and make all the decisions!
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Something not talked about as much as the right wing's dismantling of democracy is what they've done to the supposedly sacrosanct market system. It's not good to let a dozen morons have all the money and make all the decisions!
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
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INCIDENTALLY for those who don't know--Yes, Ancillary Justice WAS optioned and WAS greenlit and there were scripts and concept art and talks with actors and then...the streamer decided not to do it.
Yes, I was a bit miffed. But the experience of meeting folks and learning things was amazing.
Yes, I was a bit miffed. But the experience of meeting folks and learning things was amazing.
December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
INCIDENTALLY for those who don't know--Yes, Ancillary Justice WAS optioned and WAS greenlit and there were scripts and concept art and talks with actors and then...the streamer decided not to do it.
Yes, I was a bit miffed. But the experience of meeting folks and learning things was amazing.
Yes, I was a bit miffed. But the experience of meeting folks and learning things was amazing.
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The organized astroturfing and financing of these extreme ideologies is one of the key stories of our time
Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The organized astroturfing and financing of these extreme ideologies is one of the key stories of our time
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Whenever I discuss BIRTH OF A NATION, there is invariably someone in the comments who says some variation of "All old movies are racist."
This is an ignorant statement, not in the least because it presumes all old movies were American and all American movies were Hollywood productions.
This is an ignorant statement, not in the least because it presumes all old movies were American and all American movies were Hollywood productions.
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Whenever I discuss BIRTH OF A NATION, there is invariably someone in the comments who says some variation of "All old movies are racist."
This is an ignorant statement, not in the least because it presumes all old movies were American and all American movies were Hollywood productions.
This is an ignorant statement, not in the least because it presumes all old movies were American and all American movies were Hollywood productions.
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dudes rock moment buying a pedal off a guy on fb marketplace
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
dudes rock moment buying a pedal off a guy on fb marketplace
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As an actual Religious Studies scholar, it is an insult to our field to describe anything this student wrote about gender as "Bible-based."
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As an actual Religious Studies scholar, it is an insult to our field to describe anything this student wrote about gender as "Bible-based."
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tbh I think this has been happening every year for a few years now about a couple of people
Zelenskyy’s Christmas message: “Today, we all have one dream. And we have one wish for everyone:
"”May he perish," as everyone says to themselves.”
I wonder if this is the first year millions all over the world are hoping the Grim Reaper turns up with Santa.
"”May he perish," as everyone says to themselves.”
I wonder if this is the first year millions all over the world are hoping the Grim Reaper turns up with Santa.
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
tbh I think this has been happening every year for a few years now about a couple of people