Deep Down I’m Really Shallow
@reticent-scroller.bsky.social
Observer of humanity, pursuer of knowledge, consumer of media, and general verber of nouns. Movies, music, literature, and video games keep me busy enough to avoid more self destructive tendencies.
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When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a pluralistic society to reject the inherent biases of a system built on oppression, genocide, and exclusion, uncomfortable truths must be faced.
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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“The masses of the people, however, did not realize how much the industrial tycoons, the Army and the State were benefiting from the ruin of the currency.”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“The masses of the people, however, did not realize how much the industrial tycoons, the Army and the State were benefiting from the ruin of the currency.”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
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"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
Springsteen has never been a regular in my music rotation but this song is truly amazing and I appreciate that he continues to be a voice for the remaining positive American values.
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Springsteen has never been a regular in my music rotation but this song is truly amazing and I appreciate that he continues to be a voice for the remaining positive American values.
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I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
Are the humanities the only disciplines whose classes begin with modules speaking to the importance of studying the humanities? "Why study the humanities?" and "Why the humanities are important" must be cliches.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
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Two things can be bad without them being "the same," and getting good at making that distinction is in everyone's best interests
January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Two things can be bad without them being "the same," and getting good at making that distinction is in everyone's best interests
I’ve been saying for years that a fabulous jobs program would be to vastly expand the immigration court system and staff it with quality skilled labor with the goal of clearing all applications within 90 days.
as democrats, if we want to get immigration numbers back up to a reasonable level, we're going to have to do more than just go back to "the way things were." we're going to have to provide a real, reliable, fast pathway to CITIZENSHIP.
The central failure of US immigration policy over my entire adult life is that it has always put xenophobia over facts. This is the result. And if we were talking about facts, this one would be setting off all our alarms. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I’ve been saying for years that a fabulous jobs program would be to vastly expand the immigration court system and staff it with quality skilled labor with the goal of clearing all applications within 90 days.
That’s a big fucking if he’s got there.
EISEN: Is it really a good thing if people are wondering if the dollar is the right place to be?
BESSENT: The prices on the screen can fluctuate--
EISEN: You don't worry about the weakness of the dollar?
BESSENT: If we have sound policies, the money will flow in
BESSENT: The prices on the screen can fluctuate--
EISEN: You don't worry about the weakness of the dollar?
BESSENT: If we have sound policies, the money will flow in
January 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
That’s a big fucking if he’s got there.
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CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
I truly believe that my undergraduate studies in philosophy were valuable in helping me to become what I hope others would call a good person. It makes me incredibly sad that so many people who also studied in the field appear to have learned nothing and may be actively making the world worse.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I truly believe that my undergraduate studies in philosophy were valuable in helping me to become what I hope others would call a good person. It makes me incredibly sad that so many people who also studied in the field appear to have learned nothing and may be actively making the world worse.
I know this wasn’t the goal of the video but after all the heavy shit yesterday and this morning it was this video that brought me to tears. The reminder that better things are possible is what broke me. Take care of yourself and each other out there until we can have this everywhere.
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I know this wasn’t the goal of the video but after all the heavy shit yesterday and this morning it was this video that brought me to tears. The reminder that better things are possible is what broke me. Take care of yourself and each other out there until we can have this everywhere.
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I am not going to belabor the world with I told you sos. That is the way of blame, and I am not here to blame but to call you to action. I don’t care when you arrived here. There’s work to be done. There is resistance to be done.
Fight the good fight.
Fight the good fight.
January 25, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I am not going to belabor the world with I told you sos. That is the way of blame, and I am not here to blame but to call you to action. I don’t care when you arrived here. There’s work to be done. There is resistance to be done.
Fight the good fight.
Fight the good fight.
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With alt-text
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
With alt-text
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I’d rather have open borders than this. If you’re here, you’re here. Pay your taxes, don’t hurt anyone, and welcome to the neighborhood.
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I’d rather have open borders than this. If you’re here, you’re here. Pay your taxes, don’t hurt anyone, and welcome to the neighborhood.
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Timeline cleanse.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Timeline cleanse.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
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Curious if the @nytimes.com will consider the execution of Americans in the street by paramilitary forces to be as big of a problem as Oberlin sophomores saying “from the river to the sea”
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Curious if the @nytimes.com will consider the execution of Americans in the street by paramilitary forces to be as big of a problem as Oberlin sophomores saying “from the river to the sea”