Jared Holt
@jaredlholt.bsky.social
Senior researcher at @openmeasures.bsky.social
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
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080: The MAGA Brain Rot Threatening to Undermine Midterm Elections feat. Hunter Walker
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/16/2026 · 1h 4m
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We’ve got @hunterw.bsky.social on today’s podcast episode, talking about the FBI raid on a Georgia election office and why we have to take the Trump Admin’s contempt for democracy seriously, even if the people leading it seem cartoonish and incompetent.
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A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
Opinion | Libertarians warned about executive power. Only a few actually warned about Trump.
Anthony L. Fisher: A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
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Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
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hey, what do you do for work?
"oh, a newspaper hands me an article written by ChatGPT and I spend the day figuring out whether or not its true"
"oh, a newspaper hands me an article written by ChatGPT and I spend the day figuring out whether or not its true"
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
hey, what do you do for work?
"oh, a newspaper hands me an article written by ChatGPT and I spend the day figuring out whether or not its true"
"oh, a newspaper hands me an article written by ChatGPT and I spend the day figuring out whether or not its true"
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you should pay the mcdonalds lady a living wage so that she can buy music equipment and work less hours so she can make music
instead of squeeze her so hard that the only way she can "make music" is by asking a robot to steal some in the 5 minutes she has between work and bed
instead of squeeze her so hard that the only way she can "make music" is by asking a robot to steal some in the 5 minutes she has between work and bed
What do we think about the assertion in this meme? I know, we think it's asinine, but I'm looking for specific arguments as to why it's asinine.
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
you should pay the mcdonalds lady a living wage so that she can buy music equipment and work less hours so she can make music
instead of squeeze her so hard that the only way she can "make music" is by asking a robot to steal some in the 5 minutes she has between work and bed
instead of squeeze her so hard that the only way she can "make music" is by asking a robot to steal some in the 5 minutes she has between work and bed
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We’ve got @hunterw.bsky.social on today’s podcast episode, talking about the FBI raid on a Georgia election office and why we have to take the Trump Admin’s contempt for democracy seriously, even if the people leading it seem cartoonish and incompetent.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
080: The MAGA Brain Rot Threatening to Undermine Midterm Elections feat. Hunter Walker
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/16/2026 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We’ve got @hunterw.bsky.social on today’s podcast episode, talking about the FBI raid on a Georgia election office and why we have to take the Trump Admin’s contempt for democracy seriously, even if the people leading it seem cartoonish and incompetent.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
My thoughts on AI and writing is simple: if you do not care enough to put time in to write and edit something, it signals to me that I should not put my time in to read it. Life is short. Why would I spend time reading something you care so little about?
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
My thoughts on AI and writing is simple: if you do not care enough to put time in to write and edit something, it signals to me that I should not put my time in to read it. Life is short. Why would I spend time reading something you care so little about?
Out tomorrow AM!
On Monday's episode, we've got @hunterw.bsky.social talking threats to democracy on the heels of the FBI raid targeting an elections office in Georgia. He explains why we have to take it seriously, even if the people leading the charge are completely brain-rotted.
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080: The MAGA Brain Rot Threatening to Undermine Midterm Elections feat. Hunter Walker | Posting Through It
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February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Out tomorrow AM!
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
I also recorded some new show tunes for this series. Started with the question: “What if our theme song had a bridge?”
A little sloppy around the edges, but so am I.
A little sloppy around the edges, but so am I.
February 15, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I also recorded some new show tunes for this series. Started with the question: “What if our theme song had a bridge?”
A little sloppy around the edges, but so am I.
A little sloppy around the edges, but so am I.
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Posting Through it is a great podcast, and Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social is a fantastic investigative reporter. Really looking forward to this.
On Monday's episode, we've got @hunterw.bsky.social talking threats to democracy on the heels of the FBI raid targeting an elections office in Georgia. He explains why we have to take it seriously, even if the people leading the charge are completely brain-rotted.
www.patreon.com/posts/080-ma...
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080: The MAGA Brain Rot Threatening to Undermine Midterm Elections feat. Hunter Walker | Posting Through It
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February 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Posting Through it is a great podcast, and Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social is a fantastic investigative reporter. Really looking forward to this.
On Monday's episode, we've got @hunterw.bsky.social talking threats to democracy on the heels of the FBI raid targeting an elections office in Georgia. He explains why we have to take it seriously, even if the people leading the charge are completely brain-rotted.
www.patreon.com/posts/080-ma...
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080: The MAGA Brain Rot Threatening to Undermine Midterm Elections feat. Hunter Walker | Posting Through It
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February 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
On Monday's episode, we've got @hunterw.bsky.social talking threats to democracy on the heels of the FBI raid targeting an elections office in Georgia. He explains why we have to take it seriously, even if the people leading the charge are completely brain-rotted.
www.patreon.com/posts/080-ma...
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Normal music listener: “pretty chill track!”
Musicians: “holy smokes dude”
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Musicians: “holy smokes dude”
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Havens
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February 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Normal music listener: “pretty chill track!”
Musicians: “holy smokes dude”
open.spotify.com/track/0SATbp...
Musicians: “holy smokes dude”
open.spotify.com/track/0SATbp...
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It's exactly this. Musk never gets called on the fact that he's been 10 years out from a moon colony for the last 16 years; Republicans never get called on anything; why wouldn't CEOs start testing out this new accountability-free zone and just say whatever's convenient to manipulate the moment?
I work in procurement and our vendors have been rolling out AI systems and... it has been a disaster. The AI gets everything wrong and I have to navigate a labyrinthian telephone menu to get to a human to fix it.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
It's exactly this. Musk never gets called on the fact that he's been 10 years out from a moon colony for the last 16 years; Republicans never get called on anything; why wouldn't CEOs start testing out this new accountability-free zone and just say whatever's convenient to manipulate the moment?
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I’m sure Taibbi is on it
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I’m sure Taibbi is on it
I believe in elite business circles this move is known as “taking the money and running”
Wait, Casey Wasserman is putting his *entire* agency up for sale so he can... focus on LA28?
"I have begun the process of selling the company, an effort that is already underway" to "devote my full attention to delivering Los Angeles an Olympic Games in 2028 that is worthy of this outstanding city"
"I have begun the process of selling the company, an effort that is already underway" to "devote my full attention to delivering Los Angeles an Olympic Games in 2028 that is worthy of this outstanding city"
Wasserman For Sale! LA28 Boss Selling Agency To Focus On Olympics Amidst Epstein Fallout; “I Believe That I Have Become A Distraction”
Casey Wasserman is putting his entire agency on the auction block as the fallout from revelations of his relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell continues
deadline.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I believe in elite business circles this move is known as “taking the money and running”
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Senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social spoke to @kattenbarge.bsky.social about Jeffrey Epstein's apparent fascination with 4chan and racist pseudoscience, sharing thoughts on what the latest batch of "Epstein Files" do and don't tell us about Epstein's relationship to the online far-right
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission
Jeffrey Epstein might not have created /pol/, but he helped carry out its mission
4chan combined things the sex trafficker loved, like white supremacy and misogyny, and he was close to alt-right figures who drew from it to influence the world stage.
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Senior researcher @jaredlholt.bsky.social spoke to @kattenbarge.bsky.social about Jeffrey Epstein's apparent fascination with 4chan and racist pseudoscience, sharing thoughts on what the latest batch of "Epstein Files" do and don't tell us about Epstein's relationship to the online far-right
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New "Standing Room Only"! Nicki Minaj is turning into Kid Rock. People are understandably confused, because she actually has talent.
But I have some theories why. And lots of mockery for Kid Rock in the process.
youtu.be/esu__KoG_bw?...
But I have some theories why. And lots of mockery for Kid Rock in the process.
youtu.be/esu__KoG_bw?...
Why washed-up celebs go MAGA
YouTube video by Salon
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
New "Standing Room Only"! Nicki Minaj is turning into Kid Rock. People are understandably confused, because she actually has talent.
But I have some theories why. And lots of mockery for Kid Rock in the process.
youtu.be/esu__KoG_bw?...
But I have some theories why. And lots of mockery for Kid Rock in the process.
youtu.be/esu__KoG_bw?...
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On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
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079: A Super Bowl to Call Our Own | Posting Through It
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
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Really smart take here. A good amount of harm that generative AI is producing in modern society is coming from the fact that a ton of people (sometimes including police) have bought into fantasies about what the technology can actually do.
Today's newsletter: New piece: after the Guthrie kidnapping, the Kirk assassination, and both Minneapolis shootings, the same thing happened every time. People asked AI to "enhance" blurry footage. AI invented faces.
www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...
www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...
Computer, Enhance
People keep running crime footage through AI thinking they’re helping. They’re not.
www.readtpa.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Really smart take here. A good amount of harm that generative AI is producing in modern society is coming from the fact that a ton of people (sometimes including police) have bought into fantasies about what the technology can actually do.
On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
Sign up for our Patreon to access this one (and 23 other premium episodes). Support independent media!
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079: A Super Bowl to Call Our Own | Posting Through It
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
On this week's PTI premium episode, we reviewed how TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" came into existence and the fractures it illuminated across MAGA media.
Sign up for our Patreon to access this one (and 23 other premium episodes). Support independent media!
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gotta be one of the weirdest ways I have ever seen that word used in my life
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
gotta be one of the weirdest ways I have ever seen that word used in my life
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Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...