Joe Davis
@doeyjavis.bsky.social
Politics, campaigns, psychology, sportsball, root beer floats. The Great State of Minnesota. The Lynx were robbed. I'll try and do less stream of consciousness here, but no promises.
Do we have an outside shot at too cold for ICE vehicles to start temps this weekend even?!?! Let’s goooo
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Do we have an outside shot at too cold for ICE vehicles to start temps this weekend even?!?! Let’s goooo
Looks at the weekend forecast and we'll be colder than Mars again...
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Looks at the weekend forecast and we'll be colder than Mars again...
Any other big jobs open up recently? 👀🫣
My colleague Chris Kamrani reports the 66-year-old Whittingham is not retiring and could still seek other coaching opportunities.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Utah’s Kyle Whittingham, second-longest tenured college football coach, stepping down
One of college football’s most respected minds is moving on to something else.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Any other big jobs open up recently? 👀🫣
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The test mainly included questions about "physical safety... privacy concerns and inappropriate topics like sexual actions."
But given what we know about algorithmic bias, I'm curious to know whether these toys perpetuate racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ+ stereotypes, too.
But given what we know about algorithmic bias, I'm curious to know whether these toys perpetuate racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ+ stereotypes, too.
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The test mainly included questions about "physical safety... privacy concerns and inappropriate topics like sexual actions."
But given what we know about algorithmic bias, I'm curious to know whether these toys perpetuate racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ+ stereotypes, too.
But given what we know about algorithmic bias, I'm curious to know whether these toys perpetuate racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ+ stereotypes, too.
There's gotta be a word for a stong condemnation of people who engage in gutter racism and fly off the handle making threats because of a flag... hmmm what could it be? Might be too dangerous to use it though, the people doing this deplorable... oh wait there it is
A small school district in Vermont was hit with racist and threatening calls and messages after a Somali flag was put up a week ago in response to President Donald Trump referring to Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage.” https://to.pbs.org/44q6n6P
After Trump's 'garbage' slur, a Vermont school building flew a Somali flag. Then came the threats
The Somali flag was flown alongside the Vermont state flag and beneath the United States flag at a building that includes K-12 classrooms. Somali students cheered and clapped, telling administrators t...
www.pbs.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
There's gotta be a word for a stong condemnation of people who engage in gutter racism and fly off the handle making threats because of a flag... hmmm what could it be? Might be too dangerous to use it though, the people doing this deplorable... oh wait there it is
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Reminder on the anniversary: the best social science evidence we have suggests Florida Republicans stole the 2000 election.
"Did Illegal Overseas Absentee Ballots Decide the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?" Kosuke Imai and Gary King
gking.harvard.edu/files/ballot...
"Did Illegal Overseas Absentee Ballots Decide the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?" Kosuke Imai and Gary King
gking.harvard.edu/files/ballot...
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reminder on the anniversary: the best social science evidence we have suggests Florida Republicans stole the 2000 election.
"Did Illegal Overseas Absentee Ballots Decide the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?" Kosuke Imai and Gary King
gking.harvard.edu/files/ballot...
"Did Illegal Overseas Absentee Ballots Decide the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?" Kosuke Imai and Gary King
gking.harvard.edu/files/ballot...
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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There is no genuine scholarly or historical debate about the birthright citizenship clause. What there is is disingenuous or outright fabricated bullshit by opportunists willing to aid a racist project for the sake of professional expedience.
Giving the game away. he has more “scholarly ammunition” than he did in January because a bunch of professional bootlicks and liars who have never had real jobs started lying about birthright citizenship in January.
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
There is no genuine scholarly or historical debate about the birthright citizenship clause. What there is is disingenuous or outright fabricated bullshit by opportunists willing to aid a racist project for the sake of professional expedience.
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This was not the lede, but instead paragraph six, with the bulk of the article dedicated to weighing the pros and cons of regulation policy. NOT THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO ERASE STATE LAW BY FIAT.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This was not the lede, but instead paragraph six, with the bulk of the article dedicated to weighing the pros and cons of regulation policy. NOT THE FACT THAT THE PRESIDENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO ERASE STATE LAW BY FIAT.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
“Likely to be challenged in courts.” Snort.
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More consequential than the two house seats, frankly, are the signals that this sends
1) Indiana GOP thinks they are better off not spreading their numbers thinner, even though these were *all* double digit Trump 2024 seats
2) They're no longer afraid to tell Trump to shove it
1) Indiana GOP thinks they are better off not spreading their numbers thinner, even though these were *all* double digit Trump 2024 seats
2) They're no longer afraid to tell Trump to shove it
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
More consequential than the two house seats, frankly, are the signals that this sends
1) Indiana GOP thinks they are better off not spreading their numbers thinner, even though these were *all* double digit Trump 2024 seats
2) They're no longer afraid to tell Trump to shove it
1) Indiana GOP thinks they are better off not spreading their numbers thinner, even though these were *all* double digit Trump 2024 seats
2) They're no longer afraid to tell Trump to shove it
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ActBlue Jail: a public record of holding bad fundraising actors to account www.abjail.org
AB Jail - Tracking Misleading Political Fundraising
Public database of political fundraising messages that may violate ActBlue's rules. AI analyzes user submissions and auto-collected messages.
www.abjail.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ActBlue Jail: a public record of holding bad fundraising actors to account www.abjail.org
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this website has an enormous problem with clout-chasing decontextualized media clips and screenshots etc.; & people eat it up
Feel free to check out (and also support)
@minnesotareformer.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnpost.bsky.social @mprnews.org directly!! ❤️
Feel free to check out (and also support)
@minnesotareformer.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnpost.bsky.social @mprnews.org directly!! ❤️
you know you could just link to Minneapolis reporting on what is happening with ICE in Minneapolis rather than linking to spammy clout-chasing accounts that just post screenshots and pullquotes instead, right?
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
this website has an enormous problem with clout-chasing decontextualized media clips and screenshots etc.; & people eat it up
Feel free to check out (and also support)
@minnesotareformer.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnpost.bsky.social @mprnews.org directly!! ❤️
Feel free to check out (and also support)
@minnesotareformer.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnpost.bsky.social @mprnews.org directly!! ❤️
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It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports
lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It’s often said that too many political writers cover politics as if it’s sports. Actually they cover politics as if they are bad at covering sports
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Online political discussions are characterized by a minority of users dominate the discussion, while most remain silent.
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Online political discussions are characterized by a minority of users dominate the discussion, while most remain silent.
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Those who perceived a discussion as toxic/polarized tend to remain silent: But toxicity engages power users (namely men interested in politics) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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🧵 Peter’s daughter‘s bus was delayed for a fucking ICE TV show.
My daughter’s school bus was delayed this morning because armed ICE agents, some masked, were in the middle of 15th Ave in Cedar Riverside. So why wouldn’t ICE just get out of the way when the bus came? Perhaps they were busy harassing Somali-Americans, who are overwhelmingly citizens. But... (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🧵 Peter’s daughter‘s bus was delayed for a fucking ICE TV show.
Iowa hasn’t put nearly enough stress on Crooks when they have the ball. They put her in the screen and roll a couple of times but have mostly let her sit in the lane guarding someone who can’t shoot.
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Iowa hasn’t put nearly enough stress on Crooks when they have the ball. They put her in the screen and roll a couple of times but have mostly let her sit in the lane guarding someone who can’t shoot.
Well this Michigan football situation got to big time yikes very quickly
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Well this Michigan football situation got to big time yikes very quickly
There are some people in the Twin Cities that are doing literal superhero shit saving people from ICE nonsense. Courage is contagious.
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
There are some people in the Twin Cities that are doing literal superhero shit saving people from ICE nonsense. Courage is contagious.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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December 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I think it's very annoying that by "tech" (see: techno-optimism) people only refer to the most recent, most hyped investment tool. So that if you don't buy the hype of the most recent bullshit, you're anti-tech. I'm not anti-food if I don't buy White Castle's new sliders, bro.
December 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I think it's very annoying that by "tech" (see: techno-optimism) people only refer to the most recent, most hyped investment tool. So that if you don't buy the hype of the most recent bullshit, you're anti-tech. I'm not anti-food if I don't buy White Castle's new sliders, bro.
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Andy Kim is a real one newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
Kim will lead effort to oust Jim Beach; fires warning shot at some Democratic legislators - New Jersey Globe
In a bold declaration that he’s prepared to take on feckless state lawmakers who follow the orders of party bosses, U.S. Senator Andy Kim will support a
newjerseyglobe.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Andy Kim is a real one newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
Post like you want to be placed in the most neurotic customer persona cluster
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Post like you want to be placed in the most neurotic customer persona cluster