S.A. Small
@slysmall.bsky.social
Mixed-up sociologist in a world he has only a minor role in reconstituting. Retired Jeopardy champ w/ a PhD and anxiety; does not suffer fools gladly. Mostly proud USC alum and embittered C*l alum. The Bay over everywhere. [he/him] ✌🏽
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I realize it's beside the point but why call the podcast anything but Gabbin' Newsom
January 18, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I realize it's beside the point but why call the podcast anything but Gabbin' Newsom
*Tiny Tim voice*
"Fuck the Seahawks, every one!"
"Fuck the Seahawks, every one!"
People should Have a Good Time watching sports, but if I can hear you screaming from three apartments away, you need a tranquilizer dart to the neck. Fuck the Seahawks based solely on the guy in 306.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
*Tiny Tim voice*
"Fuck the Seahawks, every one!"
"Fuck the Seahawks, every one!"
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in playoff overtime, multiple refs should have to turn their keys to throw a flag, like with the nukes
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
in playoff overtime, multiple refs should have to turn their keys to throw a flag, like with the nukes
Every @buffalo-bills.bsky.social fan is justifiably furious with the league and the officials right now. #NotAPick #DefundSteratore #MoreLikeRogerBadellAmirite #BangBangNinerGang
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Every @buffalo-bills.bsky.social fan is justifiably furious with the league and the officials right now. #NotAPick #DefundSteratore #MoreLikeRogerBadellAmirite #BangBangNinerGang
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If Europe gives Donald Trump Greenland it will only enbolden him, like Adolf Hitler, and he will demand more and more.
It is time for Europe to hit back, harder than he hit us.
Donald Trump is weak, destroy him.
It is time for Europe to hit back, harder than he hit us.
Donald Trump is weak, destroy him.
January 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
If Europe gives Donald Trump Greenland it will only enbolden him, like Adolf Hitler, and he will demand more and more.
It is time for Europe to hit back, harder than he hit us.
Donald Trump is weak, destroy him.
It is time for Europe to hit back, harder than he hit us.
Donald Trump is weak, destroy him.
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Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
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A wide-ranging UC San Francisco study found that sky-high rents are forcing people into homeless.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
People Are Working Hard, But They’re Still Homeless
A new book by Brian Goldstone shows that hard-working people still end up homeless, showing the need for serious changes to housing policy.
www.housingisahumanright.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
A wide-ranging UC San Francisco study found that sky-high rents are forcing people into homeless.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
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Seen in Minneapolis this morning
January 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Seen in Minneapolis this morning
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Malcolm speaking on the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, who was murdered 65 years ago today.
And while America didn't physically pull the trigger, the CIA was holding the puppet strings on the person who did.
RIP Patrice Lumumba
And while America didn't physically pull the trigger, the CIA was holding the puppet strings on the person who did.
RIP Patrice Lumumba
January 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Malcolm speaking on the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, who was murdered 65 years ago today.
And while America didn't physically pull the trigger, the CIA was holding the puppet strings on the person who did.
RIP Patrice Lumumba
And while America didn't physically pull the trigger, the CIA was holding the puppet strings on the person who did.
RIP Patrice Lumumba
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Anyone willing to press record, stare into a camera, and rant about women not liking him is obviously answering his own damn question.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Anyone willing to press record, stare into a camera, and rant about women not liking him is obviously answering his own damn question.
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New QJE for the minimum wage literature uses IRS data to study effects on small and medium size businesses. The effects seem…very good
academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
New QJE for the minimum wage literature uses IRS data to study effects on small and medium size businesses. The effects seem…very good
academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The credulity of the author adds another layer of (unintended) comedy if one reads the whole piece.
They didn’t want a university without cancel culture. They didn’t want to be criticized for their retrograde views so they created a pretend school funding by their rich friends. The only people surprised that this failed were credulous enough to believe the fairy tales these folks told.
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The credulity of the author adds another layer of (unintended) comedy if one reads the whole piece.
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spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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He is not a good actor either. Think of the amazing character actors who were hired on Justified; just wave after wave of brilliant people like Walton Goggins, Jare Burns, Margo Martindale.
Then you had Rappaport. Figuring the casting director had the flu or food poisoning today.
Then you had Rappaport. Figuring the casting director had the flu or food poisoning today.
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
He is not a good actor either. Think of the amazing character actors who were hired on Justified; just wave after wave of brilliant people like Walton Goggins, Jare Burns, Margo Martindale.
Then you had Rappaport. Figuring the casting director had the flu or food poisoning today.
Then you had Rappaport. Figuring the casting director had the flu or food poisoning today.
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whenever I see people making fun of Michael Rapaport, I'm like, please continue, you are doing great
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
whenever I see people making fun of Michael Rapaport, I'm like, please continue, you are doing great
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Jimmy Cliff covering the clash (inspiration covering the artist he inspired)
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Jimmy Cliff covering the clash (inspiration covering the artist he inspired)
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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I never thought I would walk away from Star Trek. I’ve written about it for a decade and I’ve eagerly shared it my entire life. But given who owns it now and who stands to profit from Trekkies’ loyalty, I can’t keep promoting it. The Trekkie in me won’t allow it.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
I Can Say Goodbye To Star Trek Because Star Trek Raised Me
Star Trek instilled in me many of the same values that are taught in houses of worship across the world, but in my faith, there is no God to judge or punish me—I learned how to rely on my own moral co...
aftermath.site
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I never thought I would walk away from Star Trek. I’ve written about it for a decade and I’ve eagerly shared it my entire life. But given who owns it now and who stands to profit from Trekkies’ loyalty, I can’t keep promoting it. The Trekkie in me won’t allow it.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
Here’s why I’m beaming out.
Can't blame him at this point.
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Can't blame him at this point.
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so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
The Kuminga Discourse has reached a point where I'm now (partially) agreeing with Austin Rivers.
Hate that for me.
Hate that for me.
Tracy McGrady: Jonathan Kuminga has ability to 'change a team' if traded | NBA on NBC
YouTube video by NBA on NBC
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The Kuminga Discourse has reached a point where I'm now (partially) agreeing with Austin Rivers.
Hate that for me.
Hate that for me.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'