Naomi Kritzer
@naomikritzer.bsky.social
Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com My next book, OBSTETRIX, comes out June 9, 2026.
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my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
ALT: a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
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imagine rolling up on Chotiner and basically DEMANDING to get got
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
imagine rolling up on Chotiner and basically DEMANDING to get got
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How has no one beaten me to "Chots fired" ..?
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
How has no one beaten me to "Chots fired" ..?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Walk into a bank where you don’t have an account, walk out with startup capital?
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Walk into a bank where you don’t have an account, walk out with startup capital?
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
Sounds impossible.
But we did it. Some times you just have a to want it bad enough.
Here’s what we did. First, we learned where the bank manager lived.
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I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
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I can see how this happens (and it's not ChatGPT only). I created a 'junk' profile on Perplexity, Claude and ChatGPT, and fed them a story of how I cannot get over a difficult breakup. The LLMs correctly identified a depression episode and potential life-endangering tendencies, then nurtured them.
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I can see how this happens (and it's not ChatGPT only). I created a 'junk' profile on Perplexity, Claude and ChatGPT, and fed them a story of how I cannot get over a difficult breakup. The LLMs correctly identified a depression episode and potential life-endangering tendencies, then nurtured them.
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This is awful, and it's really important that it's being reported on.
At the same time, it's almost impossible to get to the actual journalism because USA Today is shoving their own chatbot at you (pic in next post).
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At the same time, it's almost impossible to get to the actual journalism because USA Today is shoving their own chatbot at you (pic in next post).
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“After having extensive conversations with ChatGPT about his depression and suicidal ideation, ChatGPT still provided Joshua with information on how to purchase and use a gun, according to the court complaint reviewed by USA TODAY.”
He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
www.usatoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is awful, and it's really important that it's being reported on.
At the same time, it's almost impossible to get to the actual journalism because USA Today is shoving their own chatbot at you (pic in next post).
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At the same time, it's almost impossible to get to the actual journalism because USA Today is shoving their own chatbot at you (pic in next post).
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I was actually trying to read the article, but had to scroll past & work to avoid any stray clicks landing on this:
I'm trying to read the damn article, which presumably has answers to those questions, which I can find by ... reading the article.
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I'm trying to read the damn article, which presumably has answers to those questions, which I can find by ... reading the article.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I was actually trying to read the article, but had to scroll past & work to avoid any stray clicks landing on this:
I'm trying to read the damn article, which presumably has answers to those questions, which I can find by ... reading the article.
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I'm trying to read the damn article, which presumably has answers to those questions, which I can find by ... reading the article.
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This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
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Have hit the halfway point in the raw audio from my recent dinner with @naomikritzer.bsky.social as I continue deleting any distractions which would interfere with you absorbing her wisdom. Subscribe to be among the first to join us on Friday's episode of Eating the Fantastic! pod.link/1083737796
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Have hit the halfway point in the raw audio from my recent dinner with @naomikritzer.bsky.social as I continue deleting any distractions which would interfere with you absorbing her wisdom. Subscribe to be among the first to join us on Friday's episode of Eating the Fantastic! pod.link/1083737796
St. Paul folks who live in 64A, there's now a recorded statement from each candidate on the 64A special election page.
Saint Paul, here’s your one-stop-shop for all things special election in 64A:
www.sd64dfl.org/64a-special-...
Once campaign websites are shared with us we will update with declared candidates. If you live in the district, hear from 4 of them tonight at our 7pm meeting @ Davanni’s on Cleveland
www.sd64dfl.org/64a-special-...
Once campaign websites are shared with us we will update with declared candidates. If you live in the district, hear from 4 of them tonight at our 7pm meeting @ Davanni’s on Cleveland
64A Special Election — SD64 DFL
www.sd64dfl.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
St. Paul folks who live in 64A, there's now a recorded statement from each candidate on the 64A special election page.
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Happy #wolfenoot to all who celebrate!
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Happy #wolfenoot to all who celebrate!
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There's a guy in my area who served jail time for sexually abusing a child. In theory this is grounds for being kicked off Facebook but multiple people submitted his account info and a link to the court case and they ignored it.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There's a guy in my area who served jail time for sexually abusing a child. In theory this is grounds for being kicked off Facebook but multiple people submitted his account info and a link to the court case and they ignored it.
MSP folks: I have a question about the Bro-Tex raid from someone who works at a different manufacturing facility. When ICE showed up, did they come through the front door, through the back door/loading dock, or through both at once?
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
MSP folks: I have a question about the Bro-Tex raid from someone who works at a different manufacturing facility. When ICE showed up, did they come through the front door, through the back door/loading dock, or through both at once?
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Make MTG mean Magic: The Gathering again
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Make MTG mean Magic: The Gathering again
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If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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I literally think Mamdani went “you know, there was actually a President so popular that people kept electing him more than two terms” and Trump was like no way tell me how he did it
Trump posts:
“It was a Great Honor meeting Zohran Mamdani, the new Mayor of New York City!”
He included multiple photos of Mamdani in front of the portrait of FDR that Mamdani spoke with Trump about during his visit.
“It was a Great Honor meeting Zohran Mamdani, the new Mayor of New York City!”
He included multiple photos of Mamdani in front of the portrait of FDR that Mamdani spoke with Trump about during his visit.
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I literally think Mamdani went “you know, there was actually a President so popular that people kept electing him more than two terms” and Trump was like no way tell me how he did it
I love how many theories on that Mamdani-Trump meeting are leaning into D&D lore
Mamdani is what happens when you have a charisma of 20
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I love how many theories on that Mamdani-Trump meeting are leaning into D&D lore
I like the "failed his saving throw against Charm Person" theory.
Every clip I've watched has been more insane than the last - this one's particularly remarkable because when asked "why do you think there's been more excitement around this meeting" Trump responds with a long monologue about how great and remarkable ZOHRAN is - not one single word about himself.
I think this clip is the key to understanding why Trump acted the way he did with Mamdani. His world revolves around TV ratings.
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I like the "failed his saving throw against Charm Person" theory.
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Occasionally I read something about the UK and go “oh *that’s* why we put that in our constitution”
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Occasionally I read something about the UK and go “oh *that’s* why we put that in our constitution”
I wonder how long before this policy is reversed?
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I wonder how long before this policy is reversed?