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Artist; writer; work: publishing, higher ed, theatre; volunteer w marine animals; curious about everything.

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caidid.bsky.social
"hysteria that has developed about the abuse of women"

In an email to Epstein.

In 2019.
emily.gorcen.ski Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 10h
Cool thoughts from Noam Chomsky
From: Matthew Hiltzik < To: J <jeevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Thoughts from Chomsky Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:34:06 +0000 I think that is wise Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2019, at 4:19 PM, J < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: Ive watched the horrible way you are being treated in the press and public. It's painful to say, but I think the best way to proceed is to ignore it. I've had plenty of experience, though of course not on this scale. A google search will bring up tons of hysterical accusations of all sorts, even groups devoted to vilifying me. I pay no attention, unless I'm approached for a comment on a specific matter. It's a nuisance, but it's the best way. The same conclusions from experiences of others, in some cases close friends. What the vultures dearly want is a public response, which then provides a public opening for an onslaught of venomous attacks, many from just publicity seekers or cranks of all sorts -- which are impossible to answer (how do you prove that you are not a neo-Nazi who wants to kill the Jews, or a rapist, or whatever charge comes along?). That's particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder. For virtually everyone who sees any of this, the reaction will be "where there's smoke there's fire, maybe raging fire" (whatever the facts, which few will even think of investigating). In general, it's best I think not to react unless directly questioned, particularly in the current mood -- which, I presume, will fade away, even if not in time to prevent much torture and distress.
January 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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emily.gorcen.ski
Cool thoughts from Noam Chomsky
From: Matthew Hiltzik < To: J <jeevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Thoughts from Chomsky Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:34:06 +0000 I think that is wise Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2019, at 4:19 PM, J < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: Ive watched the horrible way you are being treated in the press and public. It's painful to say, but I think the best way to proceed is to ignore it. I've had plenty of experience, though of course not on this scale. A google search will bring up tons of hysterical accusations of all sorts, even groups devoted to vilifying me. I pay no attention, unless I'm approached for a comment on a specific matter. It's a nuisance, but it's the best way. The same conclusions from experiences of others, in some cases close friends. What the vultures dearly want is a public response, which then provides a public opening for an onslaught of venomous attacks, many from just publicity seekers or cranks of all sorts -- which are impossible to answer (how do you prove that you are not a neo-Nazi who wants to kill the Jews, or a rapist, or whatever charge comes along?). That's particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder. For virtually everyone who sees any of this, the reaction will be "where there's smoke there's fire, maybe raging fire" (whatever the facts, which few will even think of investigating). In general, it's best I think not to react unless directly questioned, particularly in the current mood -- which, I presume, will fade away, even if not in time to prevent much torture and distress.
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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edmarkey.bsky.social
I just voted against funding for DHS, ICE, and Trump’s lawless administration. We need to defund ICE, get them out of our communities, and abolish this violent agency. Not one more nickel for Trump and his MAGA minions.
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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ayoub.bsky.social
Watch through. An undocumented person in Minneapolis brought dogs to a shelter after ICE kidnapped their humans, abandoning the dogs in their homes with no humans around.
weratedogs.com WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 22h
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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courtneymilan.com
We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:

° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement

° Create a code of conduct and enforce it

° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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edmarkey.bsky.social
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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brianphillips.bsky.social
The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
yale.edu Yale University @yale.edu · 1d
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.

Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Photo of David Brooks with blue background. Text on screen reads "Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs."
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
caidid.bsky.social
I only knew Dan through his writing, podcast appearances, and affectionate references from his friends/colleagues, but I am so sad to hear this. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends. I'll remember him every time I see a weird gem of a T-shirt representing an idiosyncratic local fandom.
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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mobydickatsea.bsky.social
STICK TO THE BOAT, is your true motto in whaling; but cases will sometimes happen when LEAP FROM THE BOAT, is still better.
January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
caidid.bsky.social
Imagine being one of the richest men on earth & buying a storied news organization you could effortlessly fund to support robust journalism & instead dismantling it because, idk, it doesn't adequately sell the public on your 'tax breaks for megayachts' plan. What a pathetic choice. What a sad life.
January 26, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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defector.com
Jeff Bezos is putting the Washington Post into hospice: defector.com/jeff-bezos-i...
Jeff Bezos Is Putting The Washington Post Into Hospice | Defector
The Washington Post’s suicide-by-1,000-cuts business plan is going swimmingly. Word of the most recent act of self-harm came with a New York Times report on Friday on an internal memo informing the…
defector.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
caidid.bsky.social
I assume Bovino's "respective sector" is the subterranean lake at the end of the tunnels under the Misty Mountains near Goblin-town.
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · 4d
Bovino retreating from Minnesota per CNN's Priscilla Alvarez
01/26/2026 15:27:26[TWT] Priscilla Alvarez @priscialva BREAKING: Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis and return to their respective sectors, sources tell me, @KristenhCNN + @kaitlancollins. Sent via Twitter Web App. View original tweet.
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
caidid.bsky.social
They pulled the corpse of noted corruption enthusiast Sepp Blatter out of its crypt and even it thinks what ICE is doing is fucked.
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
When even Sepp Blatter is like, "yo, that place is fucked up..."
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
Man, someone sounds really mad that a bunch of Minneapolis soccer moms can manage op-sec while the Secretary of Defense texts his battle plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic.
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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xelahart.bsky.social
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January 26, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
On twitter, every fascist influencer with real or pretend military background is rolling out war terms to declare mutual aid an Iraq-style insurgency. I'm sure the Minnesota wine moms are working hard on their "dispatch nodes vectoring assets." The moron who posted this phrase got 80k likes.
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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29sunset.com
Ah, yes, let's hasten a culture where people don't actually know things and just try to fix what the automated systems mess up after they mess them up.
faineg.bsky.social Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d
this is crazy behavior. this is crazy and dangerous behavior and everyone needs to start calling it what it is.
Such optimism was on display in a windowless conference room in Northern Virginia earlier this month, where federal technology officials, convened at an AI summit, discussed adopting an “AI culture” in government and “upskilling” the federal workforce to use the technology. Those federal representatives included Justin Ubert, division chief for cybersecurity and operations at DOT’s Federal Transit Administration, who spoke on a panel about the Transportation Department’s plans for “fast adoption” of artificial intelligence. Many people see humans as a “choke point” that slows down AI, he noted. But eventually, Ubert predicted, humans will fall back into merely an oversight role, monitoring “AI-to-AI interactions.” Ubert declined to speak to ProPublica on the record. A similarly sanguine attitude about the potential of AI permeated the presentation at DOT in December, which was attended by more than 100 DOT employees, including division heads, high-ranking attorneys and civil servants from rulemaking offices. Brimming with enthusiasm, the presenter told them that Gemini can handle 80% to 90% of the work of writing regulations, while DOT staffers could do the rest, one attendee recalled the presenter saying.
January 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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joshgondelman.bsky.social
Just as all of America had hoped, the New England Patriots will be returning to the Super Bowl this year.
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
caidid.bsky.social
The two of these I have read I absolutely love, so the others went immediately on my list.
lucykpick.bsky.social Lucy Pick @lucykpick.bsky.social · 4d
Do you need something good to read? Here are five of my favourite novels about the Middle Ages, and why I like them. I’d love to hear about your favourites!
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shepherd.com/best-books/h...
The best historical novels that convey the feel of the Middle Ages
Lucy Pick shares the 5 best books on historical novels that convey the feel of the Middle Ages. Have you read The Long Ships?
shepherd.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz
Unironically yes
danielsuitor.com Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 5d
is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
amandasmith.bsky.social Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 5d
A lot of the Male Loneliness Epidemic can be traced back to the fact that most cis dudes don’t participate in communal logistics.
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Lot of conservative dudes out there telling on themselves by being astounded by a level of ”logistics” that the average mom has to manage every fucking day
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
naomikritzer.bsky.social Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 5d
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
@GuntherEagleman on Twitter says, "BREAKING: The "No-Go-Zone" in Minneapolis is getting fully stocked like a pop-up leftist supply depot, free hand warmers, winter gear, coffee, food, milk, you name it. This is PROFESSIONAL-grade logistics. Someone is BANKROLLING this autonomous zone.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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markharris.bsky.social
This country is in crisis because of its reckless and deranged leadership, something a majority of Americans are coming to understand. That is worth stating plainly and clearly in an editorial. It does not require both-sides-ism, false equivalence, blame-shifting, or rhetorical ass-covering. x
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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markharris.bsky.social
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
"The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM