eric shamow
@botmatrix.myatproto.social
Engineering leadership, usually. People over technology, always
I used to be @eshamow on the Twitters
married to someone smarter than me
they/them
I used to be @eshamow on the Twitters
married to someone smarter than me
they/them
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eric shamow
@botmatrix.myatproto.social
· Oct 28
Whooooo ok so I know I have a lot of new followers so maybe I need to say it
I'm Jewish, I'm anti-Zionist. I believe there is a genocide in Gaza, and I do believe Israel is an apartheid state.
None of that speaks to the conditions of Jews outside Israel or antisemitism as opposed to anti-Zionism
I'm Jewish, I'm anti-Zionist. I believe there is a genocide in Gaza, and I do believe Israel is an apartheid state.
None of that speaks to the conditions of Jews outside Israel or antisemitism as opposed to anti-Zionism
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A U.S. president cannot be held accountable. Therefore, a U.S. president must never make a policy decision.
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
A U.S. president cannot be held accountable. Therefore, a U.S. president must never make a policy decision.
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What's the Venn Dialogue of people who said not to use the term fascism and those who are telling people not to say abolish ICE?
January 14, 2026 at 3:39 AM
What's the Venn Dialogue of people who said not to use the term fascism and those who are telling people not to say abolish ICE?
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I don't get too worried about slogans in general, and I think Abolish ICE is fine, even though it is wrong: CBP and all of DHS need to go. But ICE is what everyone is calling it, so that's fine. The thing about slogans is that if people can attach meaning they agree with onto them, that works.
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I don't get too worried about slogans in general, and I think Abolish ICE is fine, even though it is wrong: CBP and all of DHS need to go. But ICE is what everyone is calling it, so that's fine. The thing about slogans is that if people can attach meaning they agree with onto them, that works.
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No part of this post asks for advice, y’all.
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
No part of this post asks for advice, y’all.
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Someone set fire to the only synagogue in Mississippi’s capital.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Someone set fire to the only synagogue in Mississippi’s capital.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
No coverage yet in our nations leading publications, outside an AP story in WaPo.
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-Hey pxlcrow, did you watch Pluribus?
-Yeah.
-Whaddya think?
-That’s how I feel 95% of the time. Surrounded by positive-vibes-only people who faint whenever anyone speaks harshly to them, or expresses a serious thought.
-Yeah.
-Whaddya think?
-That’s how I feel 95% of the time. Surrounded by positive-vibes-only people who faint whenever anyone speaks harshly to them, or expresses a serious thought.
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
-Hey pxlcrow, did you watch Pluribus?
-Yeah.
-Whaddya think?
-That’s how I feel 95% of the time. Surrounded by positive-vibes-only people who faint whenever anyone speaks harshly to them, or expresses a serious thought.
-Yeah.
-Whaddya think?
-That’s how I feel 95% of the time. Surrounded by positive-vibes-only people who faint whenever anyone speaks harshly to them, or expresses a serious thought.
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prizepicks is now on teampicks.
just team your pick now and win your teamprize easy pick in your state pick.
pick the team. team the pick. the pick is ready. the team is live. your prizeteam pick. winning pick. permitted pickteam today.
just team your pick now and win your teamprize easy pick in your state pick.
pick the team. team the pick. the pick is ready. the team is live. your prizeteam pick. winning pick. permitted pickteam today.
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
prizepicks is now on teampicks.
just team your pick now and win your teamprize easy pick in your state pick.
pick the team. team the pick. the pick is ready. the team is live. your prizeteam pick. winning pick. permitted pickteam today.
just team your pick now and win your teamprize easy pick in your state pick.
pick the team. team the pick. the pick is ready. the team is live. your prizeteam pick. winning pick. permitted pickteam today.
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It is a misnomer to call Andreessen Horowitz a venture capital firm; a VC firm takes risk when making an investment. There is no risk for A16Z, they profit even from companies that never make a dime. This is why they are brazen enough to hire murderers with impunity. techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/t...
The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion | TechCrunch
In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders." It's the k...
techcrunch.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
It is a misnomer to call Andreessen Horowitz a venture capital firm; a VC firm takes risk when making an investment. There is no risk for A16Z, they profit even from companies that never make a dime. This is why they are brazen enough to hire murderers with impunity. techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/t...
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easy there, partner — looks like you were about to fedpost. the future we need can’t come to pass if the good people building it are in the hoosegow. leave them ornery thoughts in the holster
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
easy there, partner — looks like you were about to fedpost. the future we need can’t come to pass if the good people building it are in the hoosegow. leave them ornery thoughts in the holster
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And this should be the platform default for all platforms starting with @bsky.app, @safety.bsky.app
Gentle reminder that you can turn off autoplay on videos so you don’t have to be traumatized by graphic images without your consent:
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
And this should be the platform default for all platforms starting with @bsky.app, @safety.bsky.app
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And another less gentle reminder that when you post a horrific video of someone being murdered in cold blood you can tag it as graphic content and also give everyone a content warning.
And you can also choose not to repost a video that doesn’t have that tag or warning.
And you can also choose not to repost a video that doesn’t have that tag or warning.
Gentle reminder that you can turn off autoplay on videos so you don’t have to be traumatized by graphic images without your consent:
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
Settings — content and media — autoplay videos and gifs
January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
And another less gentle reminder that when you post a horrific video of someone being murdered in cold blood you can tag it as graphic content and also give everyone a content warning.
And you can also choose not to repost a video that doesn’t have that tag or warning.
And you can also choose not to repost a video that doesn’t have that tag or warning.
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to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
April 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
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re-upping this.
guys, please don't directly embed the snuff video into the timeline what the FUCK is wrong with you all
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
re-upping this.
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Also this. Which is part of the same thing. The performance of belief, and the belief of performance.
The fact that the right thinks this new video of Good’s murder is exonerating is more proof that none of what is going on right now is about people being convinced by evidence, whether accurate or false, but about collective make-believe.
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Also this. Which is part of the same thing. The performance of belief, and the belief of performance.
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As @vortexegg.com has said before and I agree 100%, this is not really about covering up the crime or trying to protect the shooter. It is absolutely a performance by the regime to say “look what we approve of MAGA people doing” It’s a performance and celebration, not a coverup.
how were they so fucking stupid as to leave in the 'fucking bitch' like how easy would it have been to cut that out
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
As @vortexegg.com has said before and I agree 100%, this is not really about covering up the crime or trying to protect the shooter. It is absolutely a performance by the regime to say “look what we approve of MAGA people doing” It’s a performance and celebration, not a coverup.
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You do not need to watch a video of someone getting murdered. I would say this is true about EVERYONE, because you WILL fuck yourself up over time.
But I know most people think they won’t be affected (completely false), or haven’t been (also completely false), while they demand everyone else look.
But I know most people think they won’t be affected (completely false), or haven’t been (also completely false), while they demand everyone else look.
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
You do not need to watch a video of someone getting murdered. I would say this is true about EVERYONE, because you WILL fuck yourself up over time.
But I know most people think they won’t be affected (completely false), or haven’t been (also completely false), while they demand everyone else look.
But I know most people think they won’t be affected (completely false), or haven’t been (also completely false), while they demand everyone else look.
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The thing is that many of you are already traumatized and don’t realize it. And you’re pushing for others to be traumatized, too.
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The thing is that many of you are already traumatized and don’t realize it. And you’re pushing for others to be traumatized, too.
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I can't express enough what it means to be living in this time and place where half of our city council shows up for the community and swears at the appropriate times.
The other half? The other half were endorsed by powerful regressive business associations and the police union.
The other half? The other half were endorsed by powerful regressive business associations and the police union.
Today’s shooting of two East Portland neighbors is part of a pattern of violence. This is the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda in action.
Let me tell you right now: they are not going to win.
Let me tell you right now: they are not going to win.
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
I can't express enough what it means to be living in this time and place where half of our city council shows up for the community and swears at the appropriate times.
The other half? The other half were endorsed by powerful regressive business associations and the police union.
The other half? The other half were endorsed by powerful regressive business associations and the police union.
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I am *begging* Christians to learn about how other religions do religion. Your ideas are not normative for anyone else. Hell, this isn't even normative *within* Christianity.
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I am *begging* Christians to learn about how other religions do religion. Your ideas are not normative for anyone else. Hell, this isn't even normative *within* Christianity.
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It seems that the source of this claim was maybe Grok? Hard to imagine a palm or face large enough for this facepalm: bsky.app/profile/owen...
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
It seems that the source of this claim was maybe Grok? Hard to imagine a palm or face large enough for this facepalm: bsky.app/profile/owen...
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Still at 300/600. Shares help, and of course donos do too. Thanks in advance
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Still at 300/600. Shares help, and of course donos do too. Thanks in advance
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Just in case anyone's thinking of quitting CBS News and doing something like The Real 60 Minutes on Substack, please don't do it on Substack. There are many alternatives.
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Just in case anyone's thinking of quitting CBS News and doing something like The Real 60 Minutes on Substack, please don't do it on Substack. There are many alternatives.
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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at least 5 asian americans died in ICE custody in 2025
I wish people were as horrified about immigrants being kidnapped and killed in detention centers as they are about this shooting at the same time I am very glad there is finally some larger momentum building against this and I hope it sustains.
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
at least 5 asian americans died in ICE custody in 2025