Jesse Walker
@notjessewalker.bsky.social
I wrote THE UNITED STATES OF PARANOIA and REBELS ON THE AIR, and now I'm writing THE ANARCHIST AND THE REPUBLICAN.
"Voters did not demonstrate particular enthusiasm for the Democratic Party as a whole or any particular candidate or faction therein. But then again, they didn't need to. The simple fact that regular political dynamics seem to be holding...bodes well for the Democratic Party."
Democrats’ wins may not mean what they seem - The Boston Globe
Historical trends are working in the party's favor. But it’s possible to get overconfident about that.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"Voters did not demonstrate particular enthusiasm for the Democratic Party as a whole or any particular candidate or faction therein. But then again, they didn't need to. The simple fact that regular political dynamics seem to be holding...bodes well for the Democratic Party."
"the use of AI to write a report that depends on an officer's specific perspective without using an officer's actual experience is the worst possible use of the technology"
Judge’s Footnote on Immigration Agents Using AI in Chicago Area Raises Accuracy and Privacy Concerns
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote the footnote in a 223-page opinion issued last week, noting that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines agents’ credibility and “ma...
news.wttw.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"the use of AI to write a report that depends on an officer's specific perspective without using an officer's actual experience is the worst possible use of the technology"
"I said, 'I don't know how to act.' He said, 'Leave that to us.'"
Udo Kier, Familiar Movie Villain and Fixture of the Offbeat, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"I said, 'I don't know how to act.' He said, 'Leave that to us.'"
Your morning image
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Your morning image
The FBI's Bigfoot file
The FBI Released Bigfoot’s Official File
Take a peek inside the Bureau’s investigation into Sasquatch.
www.popularmechanics.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The FBI's Bigfoot file
"An invasive secret, on the other hand, is one that takes over and changes the meaning of the family itself. And discovering that your aunt and grandparents were Nazi spies definitely falls under this category."
A Secret Defined Her Life. She Had No Idea.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"An invasive secret, on the other hand, is one that takes over and changes the meaning of the family itself. And discovering that your aunt and grandparents were Nazi spies definitely falls under this category."
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RAWIllumination.net: Did Bobby Campbell find a bit cut from 'Illuminatus!'? via @notjessewalker.bsky.social @bobbycampbell.net - www.rawillumination.net/2025/11/did-...
Did Bobby Campbell find a bit cut from 'Illuminatus!'?
In the comments for my Nov. 19 post , about the documents Bobby Campbell posted after going through the Ed Sanders papers at Princeton Unive...
www.rawillumination.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
RAWIllumination.net: Did Bobby Campbell find a bit cut from 'Illuminatus!'? via @notjessewalker.bsky.social @bobbycampbell.net - www.rawillumination.net/2025/11/did-...
TIRED: crunchy cons
WIRED: postpunk cons
WIRED: postpunk cons
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
TIRED: crunchy cons
WIRED: postpunk cons
WIRED: postpunk cons
When they list Oren Cass's sins on Judgment Day, they'll have to include reviving the most smugly annoying article format of the 2010s, "Here are some talking points for your Thanksgiving"
Shut Down Your BoomerCon Uncle This Thanksgiving
Gary is ready to talk tariffs. Be ready for Gary.
www.commonplace.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When they list Oren Cass's sins on Judgment Day, they'll have to include reviving the most smugly annoying article format of the 2010s, "Here are some talking points for your Thanksgiving"
Your morning image
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Your morning image
Your writing prompt: "a combined cocktail bar and gun shop in the strip of storefronts in downtown Rome"
Back Home, Voters Stand by Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Stood Up to Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Your writing prompt: "a combined cocktail bar and gun shop in the strip of storefronts in downtown Rome"
I don't buy the murder theory in KURT & COURTNEY, but I'm still fond of the film, and the KURT & COURTNEY entry here gets across some of why that is. (It also gets across why I dislike the documentary AMY, though I'd rather listen to Amy Winehouse than Nirvana.)
The Best Music Documentaries, Ranked
A rundown of the best real-life movies about music, from ’Gimme Shelter’ to ’I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.’
uproxx.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I don't buy the murder theory in KURT & COURTNEY, but I'm still fond of the film, and the KURT & COURTNEY entry here gets across some of why that is. (It also gets across why I dislike the documentary AMY, though I'd rather listen to Amy Winehouse than Nirvana.)
Since Charlie Brown is trending, here's a favorite old thread of mine on the other site.
Jesse Walker on X: "IT'S NIAGARA FALLS, CHARLIE BROWN: Charlie Brown and Lucy have a stormy honeymoon. In a subplot, Snoopy tries to surf a waterfall." / X
IT'S NIAGARA FALLS, CHARLIE BROWN: Charlie Brown and Lucy have a stormy honeymoon. In a subplot, Snoopy tries to surf a waterfall.
x.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Since Charlie Brown is trending, here's a favorite old thread of mine on the other site.
Your morning image (RIP Jimmy Cliff)
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Your morning image (RIP Jimmy Cliff)
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New frontiers in jawboning
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
New frontiers in jawboning
"'That doesn't exist,' Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE's status."
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"'That doesn't exist,' Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE's status."
I'm not saying that *nothing* these agencies say about their operations turns out to be true. I'm just saying you'd have to be a Bill Melugin-level dummy to take them at their word.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'm not saying that *nothing* these agencies say about their operations turns out to be true. I'm just saying you'd have to be a Bill Melugin-level dummy to take them at their word.
I saw this map on Twitter, and it has sent me down a Baha'is-in-South-Carolina rabbit hole: www.npr.org/sections/the...
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I saw this map on Twitter, and it has sent me down a Baha'is-in-South-Carolina rabbit hole: www.npr.org/sections/the...
Your morning image
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Your morning image
TIRED: Are video games art?
WIRED: Are Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots art?
WIRED: Are Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots art?
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
TIRED: Are video games art?
WIRED: Are Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots art?
WIRED: Are Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots art?
Your morning image
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Your morning image
MTG's Q arc concludes: "There is no 'plan to save the world' or insane 4D chess game being played."
Marjorie Taylor Greene RESIGNS from Congress effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
MTG's Q arc concludes: "There is no 'plan to save the world' or insane 4D chess game being played."
"If you fit a trend line to antisemitism over the past hundred years, it slopes straight down; a several point bump amid a major ongoing war in the Jewish state is not anything like the magnitude needed to return to the bad old days."
Actually, Most Americans Are Fine With Jews
So everyone needs to stop pretending otherwise.
thecausalfallacy.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"If you fit a trend line to antisemitism over the past hundred years, it slopes straight down; a several point bump amid a major ongoing war in the Jewish state is not anything like the magnitude needed to return to the bad old days."
Your morning image
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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