brad listi
@bradlisti.bsky.social
author of books. host of the otherppl podcast. in-depth interviews w writers. founder of DeepDive. hermit. good at walking.
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@bradlisti.bsky.social
· Feb 21
the smell of hospitals in winter
and the feeling that it's all
a lot of oysters
but no pearl
all at once you look
across a crowded room
and say
'i host a weekly podcast'
to a girl
and the feeling that it's all
a lot of oysters
but no pearl
all at once you look
across a crowded room
and say
'i host a weekly podcast'
to a girl
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The problems with AI are primarily ones of corporate power and governance—a tiny handful of billionaires are deciding the future of this increasingly powerful technology.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
Anthropic safety researcher quits, warning ‘world is in peril’
Other AI safety researchers have also left leading firms, citing concerns about potentially catastrophic risks.
www.semafor.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The problems with AI are primarily ones of corporate power and governance—a tiny handful of billionaires are deciding the future of this increasingly powerful technology.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
💘 Happy Valentine's Day, everybody.
Today on the program, to mark the occasion, a new Story Time episode featuring Lily Meyer reading from her red hot new novel, THE END OF ROMANCE, available now from @vikingbooks.bsky.social.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Today on the program, to mark the occasion, a new Story Time episode featuring Lily Meyer reading from her red hot new novel, THE END OF ROMANCE, available now from @vikingbooks.bsky.social.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
💘 Happy Valentine's Day, everybody.
Today on the program, to mark the occasion, a new Story Time episode featuring Lily Meyer reading from her red hot new novel, THE END OF ROMANCE, available now from @vikingbooks.bsky.social.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Today on the program, to mark the occasion, a new Story Time episode featuring Lily Meyer reading from her red hot new novel, THE END OF ROMANCE, available now from @vikingbooks.bsky.social.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Both Neil Patrick Harris and Michelle Yeoh have basically said the same thing as Wim Wenders- everyone at Berlinale looks like they are in a hostage video I swear
I love Arundhati Roy's courage, integrity, intelligence, and her artistry as a writer of fiction & nonfiction.
Wim Wenders, the jury chair, on being questioned about Gaza, said filmmakers have to stay out of politics. Roy said a genocide demands a response from everyone, artists included. I agree.
Wim Wenders, the jury chair, on being questioned about Gaza, said filmmakers have to stay out of politics. Roy said a genocide demands a response from everyone, artists included. I agree.
Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment
Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apolitical
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Both Neil Patrick Harris and Michelle Yeoh have basically said the same thing as Wim Wenders- everyone at Berlinale looks like they are in a hostage video I swear
A sign of a healthy society
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 AM
A sign of a healthy society
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at [email protected] or millionbear.44 on Signal.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at [email protected] or millionbear.44 on Signal.
🎧 Full episode available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
🎧 Full episode available wherever you get your podcasts.
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The surveillance net tightens.
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly g...
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The surveillance net tightens.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
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Not sure who needs to hear this but here are all the popo working with ice 🧊
Complete List of Local and State Agencies Working With ICE
Currently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has about 1154 agreements with local and state agencies to enforce Trump’s mass deportation machine
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but here are all the popo working with ice 🧊
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake @witnessblower.net on Epstein revelations:
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake @witnessblower.net on Epstein revelations:
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
Vol. 79...Brad prepares for AWP...the Pee-Wee Herman documentary...the Van Morrison conundrum...Mira's vitamin D deficiency...Angry Adam...Bad Bunny please save America...the Epstein Files fallout continues...Brad learns about looksmaxxing...& more...
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Vol. 79...Brad prepares for AWP...the Pee-Wee Herman documentary...the Van Morrison conundrum...Mira's vitamin D deficiency...Angry Adam...Bad Bunny please save America...the Epstein Files fallout continues...Brad learns about looksmaxxing...& more...
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
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Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
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Sure, child sex trafficking is bad.
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Sure, child sex trafficking is bad.
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
But did you know the Dow is doing well?
I spoke w Julia May Jonas about her novel VLADIMIR, in Episode 767. Soon to be a limited series on Netflix....
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
New poster for ‘VLADIMIR’ unveiled.
Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall star in the limited series, coming March 5 on Netflix.
#Vladimir #RachelWeisz
Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall star in the limited series, coming March 5 on Netflix.
#Vladimir #RachelWeisz
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I spoke w Julia May Jonas about her novel VLADIMIR, in Episode 767. Soon to be a limited series on Netflix....
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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this is the saddest thing I've ever seen
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
this is the saddest thing I've ever seen
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.