newmethos
@newmethos.bsky.social
Freelance projection designer, climber, and hiker. Mixology is a habit and a hobby. Movies when I have time for them.
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You cannot do "commonsense reform" for a secret police force that's declared itself exempt from constitutional requirements. You cannot reform ultraviolent agencies that have been corrupt for decades and now have accountability only to the president's goons and lackeys.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
You cannot do "commonsense reform" for a secret police force that's declared itself exempt from constitutional requirements. You cannot reform ultraviolent agencies that have been corrupt for decades and now have accountability only to the president's goons and lackeys.
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Last week, I posted a small survey that looked at FBref alternatives in an attempt to assess what resources remain for women’s soccer fans. For @theixsports.bsky.social, I expanded that survey, and the results are grim. Here’s what that means for the future of woso data and coverage:
For The IX Soccer, @catabush.com wrote about the importance of access to analytics and why FBref losing Opta data is a huge blow for women's soccer coverage.
Loss of FBref advanced stats is disaster for women’s soccer data - The IX Sports
After Opta forced FBref to pull certain statistics, the disparity between men’s and women’s soccer coverage has become more pronounced.
www.theixsports.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Last week, I posted a small survey that looked at FBref alternatives in an attempt to assess what resources remain for women’s soccer fans. For @theixsports.bsky.social, I expanded that survey, and the results are grim. Here’s what that means for the future of woso data and coverage:
Yep
Former executive editor @postbaron.bsky.social says the Post is "a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Yep
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The Washington Post has laid off hundreds of talented journalists, so many of whom I was lucky to work with over the years.
The Post Guild launched this fund to support them:
The Post Guild launched this fund to support them:
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
gofund.me
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The Washington Post has laid off hundreds of talented journalists, so many of whom I was lucky to work with over the years.
The Post Guild launched this fund to support them:
The Post Guild launched this fund to support them:
Really can't emphasize enough what an obvious dipshit move it is to ditch the sports page in an era where every streaming giant, including Amazon, is spending huge amounts of money to chase showing live sports.
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Really can't emphasize enough what an obvious dipshit move it is to ditch the sports page in an era where every streaming giant, including Amazon, is spending huge amounts of money to chase showing live sports.
Bezos would rather destroy the paper than sell it to someone else who actually doesn't mind losing money or pissing off the Trump admin. Psycho shit.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Bezos would rather destroy the paper than sell it to someone else who actually doesn't mind losing money or pissing off the Trump admin. Psycho shit.
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“The fact the Bezos and Will Lewis can’t make local sports work is such proof of their indifference and incompetence." - @danpfeiffer.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/with...
With “Sweeping Layoffs,” “Bezos is not trying to save The Washington Post. He’s trying to survive Donald Trump”
Crazy times in this country, including in the media. This morning, per the NY Times: "The Washington Post told employees on Wednesday that it was beginning a widespread round of layoffs." Also: "WaPo'...
bluevirginia.us
February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“The fact the Bezos and Will Lewis can’t make local sports work is such proof of their indifference and incompetence." - @danpfeiffer.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2026/02/with...
I suppose this is quite specific to my podcast habits, but I think its very funny that the Acast ad folks use the same woman's voice for BetterHelp and Grow Therapy ad reads, it's just perfect marketing madness
February 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I suppose this is quite specific to my podcast habits, but I think its very funny that the Acast ad folks use the same woman's voice for BetterHelp and Grow Therapy ad reads, it's just perfect marketing madness
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
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1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
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Remember last year when the absolute incompetents that run the Washington Post set a completely unrealistic goal of 200 million paid subscribers? Who wants to wager on whether they lost their jobs today? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/b...
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Remember last year when the absolute incompetents that run the Washington Post set a completely unrealistic goal of 200 million paid subscribers? Who wants to wager on whether they lost their jobs today? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/b...
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
Just a remarkably short sighted decision and a flagrant betrayal of the history of the paper, Bezos and his henchmen are an absolute disgrace
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Just a remarkably short sighted decision and a flagrant betrayal of the history of the paper, Bezos and his henchmen are an absolute disgrace
“Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep”
is a line that has camped out in my
brain since I first heard it
is a line that has camped out in my
brain since I first heard it
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
“Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep”
is a line that has camped out in my
brain since I first heard it
is a line that has camped out in my
brain since I first heard it
Since I haven’t seen it in the replies yet; “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is) In” by freaking Kenny Rogers youtu.be/-0-7fg8oAO4?...
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is In)
YouTube video by Kenny Rogers - Topic
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Since I haven’t seen it in the replies yet; “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Is) In” by freaking Kenny Rogers youtu.be/-0-7fg8oAO4?...
I can see from the comments that I am not alone in my love for this song
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I can see from the comments that I am not alone in my love for this song
“Standing Outside a Broken Phonebooth with Money in my Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods and it’s not close: youtu.be/4XJxFAoiWSY?...
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“Standing Outside a Broken Phonebooth with Money in my Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods and it’s not close: youtu.be/4XJxFAoiWSY?...
YES! Let’s make this happen.
Some **PERSONAL NEWS** as the go-getters say.
@burnitalldownpod.com has been on a hiatus for a couple of years. We are SO READY to return, but need your help because we don't have backing by a corporation, and need this to be sustainable.
Enter Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...
@burnitalldownpod.com has been on a hiatus for a couple of years. We are SO READY to return, but need your help because we don't have backing by a corporation, and need this to be sustainable.
Enter Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...
Burn It All Down, the feminist sports podcast you need
A new season of what haters have called a "capitalist-hating, Trump-hating, NFL protest-loving group of far-Left women."
www.kickstarter.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 AM
YES! Let’s make this happen.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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Frankly, if the PTA mom gets convicted we’re past them using evidence to get you; they’ll just make it up. Yes, it is privilege to not have to think about opsec or whatever, but the thing is people with privilege are in the streets. The context has changed so can we stop fighting the old wars?
February 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Frankly, if the PTA mom gets convicted we’re past them using evidence to get you; they’ll just make it up. Yes, it is privilege to not have to think about opsec or whatever, but the thing is people with privilege are in the streets. The context has changed so can we stop fighting the old wars?
New GPU, new CPU, new motherboard, fresh install and if that still doesn’t work, possibly new RAM and if that still doesn’t work, well I just don’t know anything about computers I guess.
February 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
New GPU, new CPU, new motherboard, fresh install and if that still doesn’t work, possibly new RAM and if that still doesn’t work, well I just don’t know anything about computers I guess.
I maintain that Windows 11 will not go down as a good Windows and that recovering from Microsoft shenanigans is way harder than it should be, but in this instance, I think probably it is not Microsoft’s fault.
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I maintain that Windows 11 will not go down as a good Windows and that recovering from Microsoft shenanigans is way harder than it should be, but in this instance, I think probably it is not Microsoft’s fault.
Windows travails update: absolutely no Windows media can make it out of the BIOS at all regularly and that suggests, reluctant as I am to admit it, that my 5 year old motherboard may have utterly shit the bed
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Windows travails update: absolutely no Windows media can make it out of the BIOS at all regularly and that suggests, reluctant as I am to admit it, that my 5 year old motherboard may have utterly shit the bed
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74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting it, according to YouGov polling from last month.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting it, according to YouGov polling from last month.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.