Vera Tobin
@vtobin.bsky.social
Cognition, language, literature, occasional possums, potatoes. Being difficult. Elements of Surprise: Our Mental Limits and the Satisfactions of Plot.
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It’s more that in a big group chat like the one the FBI was spying on, there are just more people who could be FBI moles than, say, the one person you are talking to who presumably you trust more not to be an FBI mole.
Is a chat between just two ppl more secure than a group chat if theyte both using Signal or other msging apps?
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It’s more that in a big group chat like the one the FBI was spying on, there are just more people who could be FBI moles than, say, the one person you are talking to who presumably you trust more not to be an FBI mole.
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They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
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[Very unpopular president] is doing / wants to do [very unpopular things], vote for us and we'll fight to stop him. That's what you can credibly run on in the midterms. Not what you theoretically might do years down the line if you win a bunch of other future elections.
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
[Very unpopular president] is doing / wants to do [very unpopular things], vote for us and we'll fight to stop him. That's what you can credibly run on in the midterms. Not what you theoretically might do years down the line if you win a bunch of other future elections.