atticus goldfinch
@atticusgf.bsky.social
linear algebra is not ontologically evil
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atticus goldfinch
@atticusgf.bsky.social
· Dec 18
about half the people on this website act like the first time anyone lied on the internet is when we managed to teach linear algebra to do it. like separating truth from fiction is somehow a new demand that this talking magic box imposes on us.
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ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
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Also, you've made me realize that if the tradwives are constantly baking things, but the guys refuse to eat carbs, is there a giant pile of uneaten bread and cakes and stuff in the backyard?
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Also, you've made me realize that if the tradwives are constantly baking things, but the guys refuse to eat carbs, is there a giant pile of uneaten bread and cakes and stuff in the backyard?
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lol
"Do you think the Conservative Party should look for a new leader, or keep Poilievre as leader?"
All:
New Leader: 66%
Keep Poilievre: 34%
2025 Conservative Voters:
Keep Poilievre: 73%
New Leader: 27%
Spark Insights / Jan 21, 2026 / n=4000
All:
New Leader: 66%
Keep Poilievre: 34%
2025 Conservative Voters:
Keep Poilievre: 73%
New Leader: 27%
Spark Insights / Jan 21, 2026 / n=4000
January 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
lol
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Today is a concerning day for a bunch of reasons, but I am distinctly aware that Trump's posts have mostly been about the ball room and Canada. I think it's pretty clear he isn't even really paying attention to Minneapolis, and it's basically entirely president Miller.
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Today is a concerning day for a bunch of reasons, but I am distinctly aware that Trump's posts have mostly been about the ball room and Canada. I think it's pretty clear he isn't even really paying attention to Minneapolis, and it's basically entirely president Miller.
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I just like the part at the end where he's like "uh yeah I'm posting this on social media...but heh heh uh my cover's blown already, they're watching me" like man no one cares about you you're just posting
I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I just like the part at the end where he's like "uh yeah I'm posting this on social media...but heh heh uh my cover's blown already, they're watching me" like man no one cares about you you're just posting
This line from Renfrew Christie's obituary in the NYT has really stuck with me.
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This line from Renfrew Christie's obituary in the NYT has really stuck with me.
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Do you know how hard this is to do
January 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Do you know how hard this is to do
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BLOATED CORPSE OF A DRUNK - No. It's gone. Three times gone and never coming back. You failed. You failed me.
BLOATED CORPSE OF A DRUNK - You failed Elysium
BLOATED CORPSE OF A DRUNK - You failed Elysium
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
BLOATED CORPSE OF A DRUNK - No. It's gone. Three times gone and never coming back. You failed. You failed me.
BLOATED CORPSE OF A DRUNK - You failed Elysium
BLOATED CORPSE OF A DRUNK - You failed Elysium
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There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
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Bovino framing performing basic acts of parenting like transporting your children as using them as human “shields” is a tell and red flag.
These people see themselves as engaged in war, not immigration enforcement.
These people see themselves as engaged in war, not immigration enforcement.
Bovino: "When you choose to use your five-year-old child as a shield to evade law enforcement, that is a choice that someone makes…"
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Bovino framing performing basic acts of parenting like transporting your children as using them as human “shields” is a tell and red flag.
These people see themselves as engaged in war, not immigration enforcement.
These people see themselves as engaged in war, not immigration enforcement.
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which is a huge contrast to the reactionary insurgents, who settled on what they believed in first, and figured out *how* to fight for it second
we must do the same
we must do the same
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
which is a huge contrast to the reactionary insurgents, who settled on what they believed in first, and figured out *how* to fight for it second
we must do the same
we must do the same
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this sense that the only thing to do is just chase polls, chase the next election, make the median voter into their god
they now struggle to conceive of the possibility that liberalism has its own internal wellsprings--that is a *project* to be *fought for*
they now struggle to conceive of the possibility that liberalism has its own internal wellsprings--that is a *project* to be *fought for*
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
this sense that the only thing to do is just chase polls, chase the next election, make the median voter into their god
they now struggle to conceive of the possibility that liberalism has its own internal wellsprings--that is a *project* to be *fought for*
they now struggle to conceive of the possibility that liberalism has its own internal wellsprings--that is a *project* to be *fought for*
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yeah this is something i've seen a lot of in elite liberal circles: a kind of collapse of internal morale in the face of electoral losses. klein's interview with coates is probably the exemplar here. but it's a sign i think of how (elite) liberals assumed history had ended and lost their way
I think the most charitable way you can interpret a lot of Matty's commentary over the last few years is as the product of total despair.
You sure that’s the most indefensible part Matt
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
yeah this is something i've seen a lot of in elite liberal circles: a kind of collapse of internal morale in the face of electoral losses. klein's interview with coates is probably the exemplar here. but it's a sign i think of how (elite) liberals assumed history had ended and lost their way
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it's like someone conducting a home invasion and shooting the occupants dead, and then claiming that the occupants were terrorists planning to bomb a bus. "so far, no evidence has emerged" doesn't suffice to describe what happened. what happened is that a killer is transparently lying
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM
it's like someone conducting a home invasion and shooting the occupants dead, and then claiming that the occupants were terrorists planning to bomb a bus. "so far, no evidence has emerged" doesn't suffice to describe what happened. what happened is that a killer is transparently lying
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Kevin and Liberal Currents were saying it when it wasn’t as popular, when big media sneered at the use of the f-word as immoderate and academic anti-anti-fascists mocked liberals from the left.
Consider giving your time, attention, and money to the people who have been getting this right.
Consider giving your time, attention, and money to the people who have been getting this right.
Interesting
January 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Kevin and Liberal Currents were saying it when it wasn’t as popular, when big media sneered at the use of the f-word as immoderate and academic anti-anti-fascists mocked liberals from the left.
Consider giving your time, attention, and money to the people who have been getting this right.
Consider giving your time, attention, and money to the people who have been getting this right.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
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Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
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Pretty confident this suburban mom is not an outlier, she's speaking for a huge part of the country that is heartbroken & furious about the ICE murders, abductions & occupations of American cities.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Pretty confident this suburban mom is not an outlier, she's speaking for a huge part of the country that is heartbroken & furious about the ICE murders, abductions & occupations of American cities.
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Our government's atrocities are bringing together Bears fans and Packers fans.
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Our government's atrocities are bringing together Bears fans and Packers fans.
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Trump has even lost Rasmussen now
January 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Trump has even lost Rasmussen now
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They're attacking our elementary schools in order to get symbolic revenge on one of our martyrs for embarrassing them with her death. No decency, no honor.
ICYMI: Following Renee Good’s murder by ICE, her son’s Minneapolis charter school was forced to go fully online due to right-wing attacks
sahanjournal.com/education/mi...
sahanjournal.com/education/mi...
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
They're attacking our elementary schools in order to get symbolic revenge on one of our martyrs for embarrassing them with her death. No decency, no honor.
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com