rickgigger.bsky.social
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This is the core challenge with content moderation. People want it to be an objective measure, but it's not. It is always a subjective decision. You're telling people that in order to use your platform, they have to submit to your judgment. But that means you actually have to make a judgement.
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is the core challenge with content moderation. People want it to be an objective measure, but it's not. It is always a subjective decision. You're telling people that in order to use your platform, they have to submit to your judgment. But that means you actually have to make a judgement.
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I'm gonna push back on this. I feel like people fall victim to this all the time. The flaw in this reasoning is that if the platform has decided to engage in moderation, they don't need to take the word of the person that it's a joke. They need to use their own judgment and make a determination.
An additional element is that it's hard to enforce a policy on threats when an acceptable defense is "It was just a joke / cultural reference"—a defense that a bad actor could weaponize. So I can understand how you might end up with a policy that says, We simply have to apply a blanket rule.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm gonna push back on this. I feel like people fall victim to this all the time. The flaw in this reasoning is that if the platform has decided to engage in moderation, they don't need to take the word of the person that it's a joke. They need to use their own judgment and make a determination.
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One horrific thing to me is that the president- a man who has gotten away with everything including literal murder up to this point- seems extremely nervous about anything regarding Epstein coming out. Like how bad does it have to be
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
One horrific thing to me is that the president- a man who has gotten away with everything including literal murder up to this point- seems extremely nervous about anything regarding Epstein coming out. Like how bad does it have to be
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
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Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.
Durbin is a YES on this deal: “At Democrats’ urging, today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times. Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.
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This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This really has to be the standard. Even if you voted no, if you aren’t calling for Schumer to step down then we should assume you would have been willing to vote yes.
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This really has to be the standard. Even if you voted no, if you aren’t calling for Schumer to step down then we should assume you would have been willing to vote yes.
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I know this sounds mean but if you think that this is a coincidence you're more than a bit of a mark. If Kaine had been up next year, it would have been Warner, if Slotkin was retiring, Peters, etc.
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I know this sounds mean but if you think that this is a coincidence you're more than a bit of a mark. If Kaine had been up next year, it would have been Warner, if Slotkin was retiring, Peters, etc.
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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
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LITERALLY HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED HOURS.
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
LITERALLY HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED HOURS.
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Reuters report says Biden was personally briefed on this towards the end of his presidency and the USG nonetheless chose not to determine that war crimes had been committed.
The abundance of evidence of the Biden administration just looking the other way and being willing to supply arms to actions they knew violated international law will continue to grow
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Reuters report says Biden was personally briefed on this towards the end of his presidency and the USG nonetheless chose not to determine that war crimes had been committed.
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The abundance of evidence of the Biden administration just looking the other way and being willing to supply arms to actions they knew violated international law will continue to grow
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The abundance of evidence of the Biden administration just looking the other way and being willing to supply arms to actions they knew violated international law will continue to grow
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Any word on this?
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, a new poll warns.
nypost.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Any word on this?
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A lot of the takes about why Mamdani's approach won't work elsewhere are so funny to me.
What I hear them saying is, "Mamdani spoke Hindi and nobody in middle America speaks Hindi" which 1. isn't true but also nobody is telling you to rip off his exact playbook
What I hear them saying is, "Mamdani spoke Hindi and nobody in middle America speaks Hindi" which 1. isn't true but also nobody is telling you to rip off his exact playbook
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A lot of the takes about why Mamdani's approach won't work elsewhere are so funny to me.
What I hear them saying is, "Mamdani spoke Hindi and nobody in middle America speaks Hindi" which 1. isn't true but also nobody is telling you to rip off his exact playbook
What I hear them saying is, "Mamdani spoke Hindi and nobody in middle America speaks Hindi" which 1. isn't true but also nobody is telling you to rip off his exact playbook
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who would have guessed that the dumbass who won the popular vote by a sliver because median voters just thought of him as President Low Prices Who Will Make Low Prices Comes Back in January would be eating shit like this, after not solving any problems and kidnapping many defenseless people for fun
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
who would have guessed that the dumbass who won the popular vote by a sliver because median voters just thought of him as President Low Prices Who Will Make Low Prices Comes Back in January would be eating shit like this, after not solving any problems and kidnapping many defenseless people for fun
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Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
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DON’T GET ON YOUR EZRA KLEIN NONSENSE
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
DON’T GET ON YOUR EZRA KLEIN NONSENSE
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
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Thinking back to this excellent concluding paragraph from @lioneltrolling.bsky.social's Substack post after Zohran Mamdani's initial primary victory:
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thinking back to this excellent concluding paragraph from @lioneltrolling.bsky.social's Substack post after Zohran Mamdani's initial primary victory:
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Katyal quotes Justice Robert Jackson, head Nuremberg lawyer as his final bow:
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Katyal quotes Justice Robert Jackson, head Nuremberg lawyer as his final bow:
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And also every single county in Virginia shifted blue, two statewide posts in Georgia went blue (for the first time in two decades), three Pennsylvania judicial races went blue, a Maine vote went blue, a Mississippi state senate seat went blue ....
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
And also every single county in Virginia shifted blue, two statewide posts in Georgia went blue (for the first time in two decades), three Pennsylvania judicial races went blue, a Maine vote went blue, a Mississippi state senate seat went blue ....