Modern Day Bartleby
@moderndaybartleby.bsky.social
Former Clevelander, STL, SF now Tokyoite
He/Him/They/Them
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He/Him/They/Them
#NowWithALT Creator
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The Coffee Shop That Shall Remain Nameless
A new coffee shop recently opened in my neighborhood. And being that one of my hobbies is coffee and the shops that provide said beverage, I had to go. This coffee shop shall remain nameless becaus…
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I wrote a little essay about how essays are better than star-ratings -
#Coffee #CoffeeSky #Tokyo #Japan #UrbanStudies
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#Coffee #CoffeeSky #Tokyo #Japan #UrbanStudies
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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
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“Columbus was good, actually, and we should emulate his values“ is just a wild thing to say
February 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
“Columbus was good, actually, and we should emulate his values“ is just a wild thing to say
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It’s just an unapologetic defense of colonialism and ethnoreligious supremacy and a rejection of liberal democracy
February 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
It’s just an unapologetic defense of colonialism and ethnoreligious supremacy and a rejection of liberal democracy
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The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
You don’t need a traumatic or tragic story to deserve abortion care.
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
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american culture is and has always been hybrid and cosmopolitan. you do not get to claim the blues for white nationalism you piece of shit.
February 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
american culture is and has always been hybrid and cosmopolitan. you do not get to claim the blues for white nationalism you piece of shit.
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this is the music the rolling stones adored. it is not white culture, marco rubio you ignorent fuck. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvUC...
Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' at Midnight
YouTube video by Darwinner
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February 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM
this is the music the rolling stones adored. it is not white culture, marco rubio you ignorent fuck. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvUC...
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like, if the Beatles or Rolling Stones did a half time show in 1965, the Rubio/Trump analogs would denounce the fuck out of it.
February 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
like, if the Beatles or Rolling Stones did a half time show in 1965, the Rubio/Trump analogs would denounce the fuck out of it.
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also the beatles and the rolling stones would absolutely not exist without the genius of lots of African-American people whose culture Rubio is insisting does not exist or matter. 1
Reading Marco Rubio’s speech about how “western civilization” is about embracing God, rejecting the foolish ideal of cosmopolitanism, and celebrating the genius of bands like The Beatles who were founded by the guy who wrote that song about a world with no countries or the concept of heaven & hell.
February 15, 2026 at 4:26 AM
also the beatles and the rolling stones would absolutely not exist without the genius of lots of African-American people whose culture Rubio is insisting does not exist or matter. 1
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How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…
This is fascism
In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is fascism
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In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
This is fascism
"A 37-year-old man originally from Zimbabwe compared the deportation to a smuggling operation and said he and the other migrants were “dropped like U.P.S. packages” in Cameroon.
...none of the deportees had any history of violent crime."
...none of the deportees had any history of violent crime."
In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is fascism
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"A 37-year-old man originally from Zimbabwe compared the deportation to a smuggling operation and said he and the other migrants were “dropped like U.P.S. packages” in Cameroon.
...none of the deportees had any history of violent crime."
...none of the deportees had any history of violent crime."
In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
"A 37-year-old man originally from Zimbabwe compared the deportation to a smuggling operation and said he and the other migrants were “dropped like U.P.S. packages” in Cameroon.
...none of the deportees had any history of violent crime."
...none of the deportees had any history of violent crime."
I wrote a little essay about forgoing star-ratings
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The Coffee Shop That Shall Remain Nameless
A new coffee shop recently opened in my neighborhood. And being that one of my hobbies is coffee and the shops that provide said beverage, I had to go. This coffee shop shall remain nameless becaus…
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February 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I wrote a little essay about forgoing star-ratings
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised “radical transparency.”
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February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
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that's how most normie Ds see her. people who are hyperaware of politics think of her as a democratic socialist or maybe as outside the party mainstream, but most ppl see her as their rep who gets on tv and incinerates trump and boosts other Ds.
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
that's how most normie Ds see her. people who are hyperaware of politics think of her as a democratic socialist or maybe as outside the party mainstream, but most ppl see her as their rep who gets on tv and incinerates trump and boosts other Ds.
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this is also why a lot of assumptions about the Dem electorate and the left aren't going to work. She's not running as an outsider against the establishment. she's running as someone who's been a Democratic party leader for a decade.
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
this is also why a lot of assumptions about the Dem electorate and the left aren't going to work. She's not running as an outsider against the establishment. she's running as someone who's been a Democratic party leader for a decade.
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she is just a lot better known than him; she's been a major national figure for years longer. she's young and a house rep and it's unusual for a young house rep to be bigger than the gov of CA, but that's the case here.
It is purely anecdotal but AOC got like five hundred times the coverage for her appearance at Munich than Newsom has so far
February 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
she is just a lot better known than him; she's been a major national figure for years longer. she's young and a house rep and it's unusual for a young house rep to be bigger than the gov of CA, but that's the case here.
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they changed the video title by replacing the word "language" with "communication"! 👍👍👍
i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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@scishow.bsky.social The word "language" in the title would be better understood as "communication." Linguisrs try very hard to convey that language involves the ability to communicate about the past and future, as well as in the hypothetical, which iirc have not been observed in nonhumans. 1/2
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Orangutan Language Is Eerily Similar to Ours
YouTube video by SciShow
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February 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
they changed the video title by replacing the word "language" with "communication"! 👍👍👍
i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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i wasn't the only person to comment that "language" wasn't the right word and i feel good about how quickly @scishow.bsky.social changed the title and made it right.
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center —> religionnews.com/2026/02/13/j...
Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center
(RNS) — The plaintiff group — the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership — has announced that Cardinal Blase Cupich will be joining them for Ash Wednesday Mass.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center —> religionnews.com/2026/02/13/j...
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I wrote about the struggles of night shift workers to find good coffee, how one Australian ex-nurse is trying to keep his former colleagues caffeinated, and how the graveyard shift represents an untapped market for the coffee industry. #CoffeeSky
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
Up All Night: Why the Graveyard Shift Represents an Untapped Coffee Market
Many people visit cafes during the workday—but for those who work nights, good coffee remains woefully scarce. Now, one enterprising Australian is trying to change that.
www.thepourover.coffee
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I wrote about the struggles of night shift workers to find good coffee, how one Australian ex-nurse is trying to keep his former colleagues caffeinated, and how the graveyard shift represents an untapped market for the coffee industry. #CoffeeSky
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
www.thepourover.coffee/graveyard-ni...
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At N Territories rally on 7 Feb, Takaichi spoke of “resolving the question of the ownership of the 4 islands.” This follows Ishiba but not Abe, who avoided talk of 4 to signal his willingness to settle for 2. This suggests Takaichi is not following Abe’s policy. www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1274...
衆院選大勝の高市早苗首相、「北方領土の日」に語った言葉は＜渡辺玲男編集委員のロシア・ウオッチ＞#27：北海道新聞デジタル
2月8日に投開票された衆院選は、自民党が単独で議席の3分の2を超える圧勝となりました。ウクライナのゼレンスキー大統領は結果を受け、X（旧ツイッター）にこう投稿しました。 「重要な勝利で、素晴らしい結果...
www.hokkaido-np.co.jp
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
At N Territories rally on 7 Feb, Takaichi spoke of “resolving the question of the ownership of the 4 islands.” This follows Ishiba but not Abe, who avoided talk of 4 to signal his willingness to settle for 2. This suggests Takaichi is not following Abe’s policy. www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1274...