Eldritch Millennial
@bmorebaker42.bsky.social
North American Bearded Dad. History. Teacher. Baltimore. Orioles. BLM. Nicest of the damned. Fight fascism.
GLI History Teacher of the Year, MD ‘25
GLI History Teacher of the Year, MD ‘25
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slavery is one of the rare things historically where the more you learn about it the more you realize your initial assessment was correct and it was in fact one of the most evil things ever to occur
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
slavery is one of the rare things historically where the more you learn about it the more you realize your initial assessment was correct and it was in fact one of the most evil things ever to occur
Just had a JNCo jeans ad show up in my feed and yep. Just ancient as hell over here
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Just had a JNCo jeans ad show up in my feed and yep. Just ancient as hell over here
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Here's the thing - the entire FIELD is woo-woo. The notion of 'artificial intelligence' - ie abstract math as sentient, at least when represented by electronic pulses - is magical thinking; when a group of people tried to rebrand it as 'machine learning' in the 0s/10s, they were gradually pushed out
I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Here's the thing - the entire FIELD is woo-woo. The notion of 'artificial intelligence' - ie abstract math as sentient, at least when represented by electronic pulses - is magical thinking; when a group of people tried to rebrand it as 'machine learning' in the 0s/10s, they were gradually pushed out
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This incident at an anti-ICE student walkout in Emunclaw WA was provoked by MAGA vigilante Danny Rebel, a grown-ass man who taunted teenagers before getting punched.
Embarrassing that Emunclaw PD says it was unprovoked. Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate the left for content.
Embarrassing that Emunclaw PD says it was unprovoked. Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate the left for content.
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This incident at an anti-ICE student walkout in Emunclaw WA was provoked by MAGA vigilante Danny Rebel, a grown-ass man who taunted teenagers before getting punched.
Embarrassing that Emunclaw PD says it was unprovoked. Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate the left for content.
Embarrassing that Emunclaw PD says it was unprovoked. Danny has a history of aggressively trying to agitate the left for content.
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I could fix her. But why would I want to?
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I could fix her. But why would I want to?
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President Trump's lawyers have told a court he shouldn't have to respond to lawsuits because it would distract him from running the government.
But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
President Trump's lawyers have told a court he shouldn't have to respond to lawsuits because it would distract him from running the government.
But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Now I shouldn’t dissect a interaction between the ICE Teen and the kid who slugged him too much. These are children - but it boils down to the entire project of the right.
February 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Now I shouldn’t dissect a interaction between the ICE Teen and the kid who slugged him too much. These are children - but it boils down to the entire project of the right.
Once again proving the point anyone with META glasses is a douche.
This was the Pro-ICE loser's response to him saying the F word.
This is what the SoyRight looks like.
This is what the SoyRight looks like.
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Once again proving the point anyone with META glasses is a douche.
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Pretty much all of the credulous reporting on Musk proposing to tunnel in Florida (fig. 1) doesn't acknowledge what everyone in Florida knows. (fig. 2)
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Pretty much all of the credulous reporting on Musk proposing to tunnel in Florida (fig. 1) doesn't acknowledge what everyone in Florida knows. (fig. 2)
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He can say whatever he wants and issue whatever executive order he wants, but he has no legitimate power to actually do anything like this.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
This may be the most dangerous development of all. It will give Trump fake legal pretext to reject Nov election results. American democracy has like 9 months left.
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms
President Donald Trump proclaims that he will find a way to implement national voter-ID requirements by November's elections.
www.cnbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
He can say whatever he wants and issue whatever executive order he wants, but he has no legitimate power to actually do anything like this.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.
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A whole bunch of these CoreCivic people need to end up in prison. Meanwhile, they must be sued.
February 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
A whole bunch of these CoreCivic people need to end up in prison. Meanwhile, they must be sued.
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The Trump administration's detention policy has produced an absolute avalanche of lawsuits from immigrants saying they were jailed illegally.
There have been more than 20,000 habeas suits since he took office, double the number that were filed in decade before.
There have been more than 20,000 habeas suits since he took office, double the number that were filed in decade before.
February 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The Trump administration's detention policy has produced an absolute avalanche of lawsuits from immigrants saying they were jailed illegally.
There have been more than 20,000 habeas suits since he took office, double the number that were filed in decade before.
There have been more than 20,000 habeas suits since he took office, double the number that were filed in decade before.
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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Reuters identified 4,421 cases since October in which more than 400 federal judges ruled that the Trump administration had detained immigrants unlawfully as part of its mass deportation campaign.
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records ...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Reuters identified 4,421 cases since October in which more than 400 federal judges ruled that the Trump administration had detained immigrants unlawfully as part of its mass deportation campaign.
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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“Me being the closest adult and trying to prevent other students from jumping the gate, I opened the gate for them,” said former U.S. History teacher, Ricardo Lopez. “Within an hour, I was let go.”
The full story: lataco.com/teacher-fire...
By @izzymirez.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/teacher-fire...
By @izzymirez.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
“Me being the closest adult and trying to prevent other students from jumping the gate, I opened the gate for them,” said former U.S. History teacher, Ricardo Lopez. “Within an hour, I was let go.”
The full story: lataco.com/teacher-fire...
By @izzymirez.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/teacher-fire...
By @izzymirez.bsky.social
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I miss the days when shame and incompetence was enough to get people like Noem to resign 🤦🏻♂️
Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA?
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I miss the days when shame and incompetence was enough to get people like Noem to resign 🤦🏻♂️
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kid needs to keep a copy of this video on his phone at all times so that he doesn't pay for a drink for the rest of his life
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
kid needs to keep a copy of this video on his phone at all times so that he doesn't pay for a drink for the rest of his life
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“When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity.” —C.L.R. James
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
“When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity.” —C.L.R. James
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“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing
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Remember, Social Security staff: people make mistakes at work all the time. Forgetting to follow orders can happen to anyone. 🤷🏻♀️
SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Remember, Social Security staff: people make mistakes at work all the time. Forgetting to follow orders can happen to anyone. 🤷🏻♀️