David Kaib
@davidkaib.bsky.social
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David Kaib
@davidkaib.bsky.social
· Jul 12
For what it's worth, if you are a socialist or interested in socialism, it is *my job* to educate you, so ask away.
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When people declare that discussing history is an attempt to “permanently stain” etc they’re telling you they’re unwilling to do anything to address the actual history.
It’s like resenting your partner for raising past infidelity, because you refuse to stop flirting with other people.
It’s like resenting your partner for raising past infidelity, because you refuse to stop flirting with other people.
Tell me (aside from the "some progressives" blame) how this conclusion differs in any way from NHJ's framing essay in the 1619 Project.
These arguments are all so annoying. What exactly is the proper amount of guilt? Two pumps of sorrow is acceptable but don't you dare pump a third time?
These arguments are all so annoying. What exactly is the proper amount of guilt? Two pumps of sorrow is acceptable but don't you dare pump a third time?
February 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
When people declare that discussing history is an attempt to “permanently stain” etc they’re telling you they’re unwilling to do anything to address the actual history.
It’s like resenting your partner for raising past infidelity, because you refuse to stop flirting with other people.
It’s like resenting your partner for raising past infidelity, because you refuse to stop flirting with other people.
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The Atlantic hires Tommy Chats precisely to produce this type of bullshit and I very much suspect he is in on the con.
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Atlantic hires Tommy Chats precisely to produce this type of bullshit and I very much suspect he is in on the con.
Fascinating how people whose job is to convince other people to do something increasingly attack them for not doing it.
February 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Fascinating how people whose job is to convince other people to do something increasingly attack them for not doing it.
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I think people who already don't want to care about trans people, poor people, or the chronically ill are happy to find someone on "our side" who makes it clear that he'll make it so they don't have to pretend to. His list of acceptable targets is bolded and underlined.
February 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I think people who already don't want to care about trans people, poor people, or the chronically ill are happy to find someone on "our side" who makes it clear that he'll make it so they don't have to pretend to. His list of acceptable targets is bolded and underlined.
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The tv commercial for AI that I saw during the Olympics makes it very clear that the product is theft, just selling you pirated recipes and words. A yard sale of stolen things marked up and stitched together.
February 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The tv commercial for AI that I saw during the Olympics makes it very clear that the product is theft, just selling you pirated recipes and words. A yard sale of stolen things marked up and stitched together.
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"you unwashed rubes keep talking to one another and drawing connections from whats obviously in front of you when you should instead join me in turning to the unbiased analysis and synthetic insights of apps that tell you gravel is a great substitute for Hamburger Helper"
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"you unwashed rubes keep talking to one another and drawing connections from whats obviously in front of you when you should instead join me in turning to the unbiased analysis and synthetic insights of apps that tell you gravel is a great substitute for Hamburger Helper"
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to me it seems bad that broad critiques of "conspiracy theories" and other modes of ostensibly feverish, vulgar, unrealistic, fantastic, insufficiently nuanced thinking etc are deployed alongside a fawning push for the mass adoption of downright goofy language association machines
February 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM
to me it seems bad that broad critiques of "conspiracy theories" and other modes of ostensibly feverish, vulgar, unrealistic, fantastic, insufficiently nuanced thinking etc are deployed alongside a fawning push for the mass adoption of downright goofy language association machines
Why the fuck would anyone want to reform this agency???
Note the framing here:
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 14, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Why the fuck would anyone want to reform this agency???
No another dime
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 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
No another dime
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"wages have been flat for decades" is an extremely simple, obviously true concept that explains about 80% of all handwringing op-eds and for some reason they just won't say that
"zoomers are killing the bar industry" oh interesting was it zoomers who decided a drink should cost seventeen dollars
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"wages have been flat for decades" is an extremely simple, obviously true concept that explains about 80% of all handwringing op-eds and for some reason they just won't say that
It doesn’t appear as though the law requires Gavin to say nice things about Reagan.
February 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It doesn’t appear as though the law requires Gavin to say nice things about Reagan.
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You know, I don't know that I feel safe flying if we've got a government that is shooting down random stuff in the sky because they can't tell the difference between a threat and a party balloon.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
You know, I don't know that I feel safe flying if we've got a government that is shooting down random stuff in the sky because they can't tell the difference between a threat and a party balloon.
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We stopped Platform Ventures KC from selling their $80,000,000 warehouse to DHS to create a new concentration camp in South KC, we can also stop CoreCivic.
CoreCivic hurts everyone inside and outside of their for-profit prisons.
Join us this Tuesday at 5:00PM outside of Leavenworth City Hall and show solidarity with the Leavenworth community to say NO to CoreCivic’s detention camp.
#StopCoreCivic #NoMoreCamps
Join us this Tuesday at 5:00PM outside of Leavenworth City Hall and show solidarity with the Leavenworth community to say NO to CoreCivic’s detention camp.
#StopCoreCivic #NoMoreCamps
February 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM
We stopped Platform Ventures KC from selling their $80,000,000 warehouse to DHS to create a new concentration camp in South KC, we can also stop CoreCivic.
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The Georgia, Kansas, and Upshur intersection is a dangerous design for all users. We need safer streets that prioritize safety for everyone. #RethinkGeorgiaAve
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1 woman killed, another hurt hit-and-run crash with garbage truck in Northwest DC
Two people, both females, were hit by a garbage truck Friday afternoon in Northwest D.C.
wjla.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The Georgia, Kansas, and Upshur intersection is a dangerous design for all users. We need safer streets that prioritize safety for everyone. #RethinkGeorgiaAve
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I have the best union siblings 🥹😭
February 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I have the best union siblings 🥹😭
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I don't know why Newsom's 2026 Ronald Reagan Day proclamation is suddenly going viral but for the record he has done this every year in office and I have the receipts for you. (I make this thread only to further point out that Gavin is a shitheel but also proclamations like this are widespread.)
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I don't know why Newsom's 2026 Ronald Reagan Day proclamation is suddenly going viral but for the record he has done this every year in office and I have the receipts for you. (I make this thread only to further point out that Gavin is a shitheel but also proclamations like this are widespread.)
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There have been hugely successful campaigns to fight prison and jail construction across the country, especially in rural areas. These bring together hunters, environmentalists, Indigenous people, prison abolitionists, and immigrant advocates as well as people concerned about land use.
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
There have been hugely successful campaigns to fight prison and jail construction across the country, especially in rural areas. These bring together hunters, environmentalists, Indigenous people, prison abolitionists, and immigrant advocates as well as people concerned about land use.
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Friends!
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
World Cup Waitlist — RESISTANCE STUDIES SERIES
www.resistancestudiesseries.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Friends!
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
If they already have the money than why give them more money???
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
If they already have the money than why give them more money???
I think it would be easier not to fund them to do it then to hand them more money but beg that it all be double checked.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I think it would be easier not to fund them to do it then to hand them more money but beg that it all be double checked.
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Anyway yeah happy Black History Month and fuck Gavin Newsom
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Anyway yeah happy Black History Month and fuck Gavin Newsom
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Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
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This trip to Maine has been really fascinating and I'm so excited to write about the way queer communities and organizations have stepped up to support anti-ICE efforts.
February 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This trip to Maine has been really fascinating and I'm so excited to write about the way queer communities and organizations have stepped up to support anti-ICE efforts.