niraliberalism
@niral.bsky.social
near illiberalism. I used to be a lawyer. I still am one, but I also used to be one. better things are in fact possible. The most effective liberals have been those forced to compromise with leftists, not those left to compromise with conservatives.
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niraliberalism
@niral.bsky.social
· Oct 6
It’s worth noting that the most organized and effective resistance to Trump, so far, has come from the lawyers.
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ICE agents are child abusers and should be prosecuted as such.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ICE agents are child abusers and should be prosecuted as such.
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ICE won’t tell anyone where 6-year-old Yuanxin is. He was separated from his dad at a mandatory check-in. The cruelty is unfathomable & makes us all unsafe. We must fight for freedom from fear & tyranny. We must abolish ICE & reunite all families separated by ICE.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
ICE won’t tell anyone where 6-year-old Yuanxin is. He was separated from his dad at a mandatory check-in. The cruelty is unfathomable & makes us all unsafe. We must fight for freedom from fear & tyranny. We must abolish ICE & reunite all families separated by ICE.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...
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the Buddha looking at online gift guides: 🤣 look how many items bro 'can't live without' 🤣🤣🤣 way too many items fr 😅
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
the Buddha looking at online gift guides: 🤣 look how many items bro 'can't live without' 🤣🤣🤣 way too many items fr 😅
Who are these videos now influencing? Jews.
And who are the usual suspects influenced? Jews also.
And who makes up these videos? Jews, you see, it’s a big consp
And who are the usual suspects influenced? Jews also.
And who makes up these videos? Jews, you see, it’s a big consp
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Who are these videos now influencing? Jews.
And who are the usual suspects influenced? Jews also.
And who makes up these videos? Jews, you see, it’s a big consp
And who are the usual suspects influenced? Jews also.
And who makes up these videos? Jews, you see, it’s a big consp
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Hillary Clinton might've lost an election to Trump. She might've married an Epstein file. And she definitely just suggested that empathy for Palestinians was only built through nefarious TikTok fakery. But her speaking fee remains an inspiration to all
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hillary Clinton might've lost an election to Trump. She might've married an Epstein file. And she definitely just suggested that empathy for Palestinians was only built through nefarious TikTok fakery. But her speaking fee remains an inspiration to all
They pay corporate litigators a lot. Not as compensation for dirtying their souls this much, but to make them into people who don’t care.
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
They pay corporate litigators a lot. Not as compensation for dirtying their souls this much, but to make them into people who don’t care.
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No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
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I was worried my kids would rely on AI as a shortcut but they hate it. They use "AI" to mean stupid or cheap ("aimbot" means good). I tried to say AI is helpful for some things and my daughter said "yeah, for making you stupid." This is how they talked about Drake after "Not Like Us" came out
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I was worried my kids would rely on AI as a shortcut but they hate it. They use "AI" to mean stupid or cheap ("aimbot" means good). I tried to say AI is helpful for some things and my daughter said "yeah, for making you stupid." This is how they talked about Drake after "Not Like Us" came out
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
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circling around a definition of 'slop' as something like 'fully optimized to the point of texturelessness/characterlessness'... RLHF'd ai product but also: save the cat is scriptslop, aerodynamically efficient crossover suvs are carslop, three true outcomes is baseballslop, crabs are crustaceanslop
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
circling around a definition of 'slop' as something like 'fully optimized to the point of texturelessness/characterlessness'... RLHF'd ai product but also: save the cat is scriptslop, aerodynamically efficient crossover suvs are carslop, three true outcomes is baseballslop, crabs are crustaceanslop
i just got 4 vaccines. my arm hurts and i'm worried i won't be able to pass on 5G to my unborn child.
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
i just got 4 vaccines. my arm hurts and i'm worried i won't be able to pass on 5G to my unborn child.
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fuck it, for the people in the back:
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
not to be conspiratorial but the outlet that successfully pushed this line and made it the primary complaint was wapo
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
fuck it, for the people in the back:
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
Gentry Beach? His name is fucking Gentry fucking Beach?
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Gentry Beach? His name is fucking Gentry fucking Beach?
the sub-sentient evangelical girl anti-trans college essay deserved at least 5 points according to the provided grading rubric
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
the sub-sentient evangelical girl anti-trans college essay deserved at least 5 points according to the provided grading rubric
I would read Stormfront in high school and my favorite thread was a guy who insisted he wasn’t racist because he just wanted each group to have its own sub-part of America.
Another guy pointed out he was part Cherokee and OP was tried to post through it with what I can only call Liminal Zones
Another guy pointed out he was part Cherokee and OP was tried to post through it with what I can only call Liminal Zones
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I would read Stormfront in high school and my favorite thread was a guy who insisted he wasn’t racist because he just wanted each group to have its own sub-part of America.
Another guy pointed out he was part Cherokee and OP was tried to post through it with what I can only call Liminal Zones
Another guy pointed out he was part Cherokee and OP was tried to post through it with what I can only call Liminal Zones
If you travel alone on the Acela, no one will bless you for your sneezes
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If you travel alone on the Acela, no one will bless you for your sneezes
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Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
Due to recent budget cutbacks, we have shortened our hold music to the first three bars of a four-bar loop.
We appreciate your understanding and our next customer representative will be with you in 4 to 92 minutes.
We appreciate your understanding and our next customer representative will be with you in 4 to 92 minutes.
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Due to recent budget cutbacks, we have shortened our hold music to the first three bars of a four-bar loop.
We appreciate your understanding and our next customer representative will be with you in 4 to 92 minutes.
We appreciate your understanding and our next customer representative will be with you in 4 to 92 minutes.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
It’s impressive that Zootopia made a half billion dollars in a weekend, but I’ve seen hedge funds do that in a day
November 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s impressive that Zootopia made a half billion dollars in a weekend, but I’ve seen hedge funds do that in a day
If we were giving awards for most self-destructive capitulations, Home Depot would be going head to head against elite universities
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If we were giving awards for most self-destructive capitulations, Home Depot would be going head to head against elite universities
Rebuttable presumption that it’s not charity if it goes to your own foundation
Sergey Brin gave away more than $1.1 billion worth of Alphabet stock this week, with most of the money going to a nonprofit the Google co-founder created
Sergey Brin Gifts $1.1 Billion in Alphabet Stock After AI Rally
Sergey Brin gave away more than $1.1 billion worth of Alphabet Inc. stock this week, with most of the money going to a nonprofit the Google co-founder created.
bloom.bg
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Rebuttable presumption that it’s not charity if it goes to your own foundation
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"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
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You’re not sure you still believe in the teachings of the Great Crystal, you say? Come, let’s discuss this closer to the edge of the Pit of Apostates.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
You’re not sure you still believe in the teachings of the Great Crystal, you say? Come, let’s discuss this closer to the edge of the Pit of Apostates.