Orion Kidder
@orionkidder.bsky.social
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Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Putin and Russia are counting on their asset, the US Government, giving them the win in Ukraine that their overrated and incompetent army couldn’t deliver.
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When you see this, post a pic from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
When you see this, post a pic from your gallery to describe your mental health
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Hunter S Thompson did it right, a year in DC and then leave.
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Hunter S Thompson did it right, a year in DC and then leave.
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I think it’s such a perfect case study for why “access journalism” to political figures is such a crock of shit. Most people can’t spend a ton of time with people without getting to like them, or at least sympathize with them. This is obviously an extreme case, but I think it’s always dangerous
One thing about RFKuzzi is that I feel like we all need to recognize these cloying “personal” details as signs of simpering sycophancy.
When a reporter breathlessly says he was at RFK Jr’s side when he heard the Kirk news, we should think: “Oh, I get it. This reporter is a huge piece of shit.”
When a reporter breathlessly says he was at RFK Jr’s side when he heard the Kirk news, we should think: “Oh, I get it. This reporter is a huge piece of shit.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I think it’s such a perfect case study for why “access journalism” to political figures is such a crock of shit. Most people can’t spend a ton of time with people without getting to like them, or at least sympathize with them. This is obviously an extreme case, but I think it’s always dangerous
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There's a reason one of my mentor's regular reminders was "if they don't curse when you walk in the room you're not doing your job right."
I think it’s such a perfect case study for why “access journalism” to political figures is such a crock of shit. Most people can’t spend a ton of time with people without getting to like them, or at least sympathize with them. This is obviously an extreme case, but I think it’s always dangerous
One thing about RFKuzzi is that I feel like we all need to recognize these cloying “personal” details as signs of simpering sycophancy.
When a reporter breathlessly says he was at RFK Jr’s side when he heard the Kirk news, we should think: “Oh, I get it. This reporter is a huge piece of shit.”
When a reporter breathlessly says he was at RFK Jr’s side when he heard the Kirk news, we should think: “Oh, I get it. This reporter is a huge piece of shit.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
There's a reason one of my mentor's regular reminders was "if they don't curse when you walk in the room you're not doing your job right."
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it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
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it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
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2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
kadoore.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
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relatedly it's probably worth reminding people online that it is A-OK to simply not like someone - to find their personality and/or opinions grating - and not Do Theory about it
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
relatedly it's probably worth reminding people online that it is A-OK to simply not like someone - to find their personality and/or opinions grating - and not Do Theory about it
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We have these gadgets (phones, TVs, etc.) to access art and information. I don't need a fancy phone to better see AI slop. I don't need to check Google on the go because Google is garbage now.
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We have these gadgets (phones, TVs, etc.) to access art and information. I don't need a fancy phone to better see AI slop. I don't need to check Google on the go because Google is garbage now.
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Why would people want a new phone to access an internet that has grown increasingly worse? My phone literally sits in my car for days on end. I forget about it constantly. It's a radio.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Why would people want a new phone to access an internet that has grown increasingly worse? My phone literally sits in my car for days on end. I forget about it constantly. It's a radio.
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This is gonna be so funny.
There will be two kinds of divisions at Nvidia: ones that pretend they're using AI for everything but aren't and are therefore still putting out good work, and ones that are actually using AI for everything and are putting out garbage.
There will be two kinds of divisions at Nvidia: ones that pretend they're using AI for everything but aren't and are therefore still putting out good work, and ones that are actually using AI for everything and are putting out garbage.
... I want every task that is possible to be automated with artificial intelligence to be automated with artificial intelligence."
www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ceo-e...
www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ceo-e...
Nvidia CEO told employees to use AI for 'every task that is possible'
AI adoption at Nvidia is top priority, says CEO Jensen Huang in an internal meeting. He promised expanded hiring amid AI growth.
www.businessinsider.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is gonna be so funny.
There will be two kinds of divisions at Nvidia: ones that pretend they're using AI for everything but aren't and are therefore still putting out good work, and ones that are actually using AI for everything and are putting out garbage.
There will be two kinds of divisions at Nvidia: ones that pretend they're using AI for everything but aren't and are therefore still putting out good work, and ones that are actually using AI for everything and are putting out garbage.
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And now if we add to that the truth that GDP doesn't measure the actual economy but its exploitation of it everything becomes even clearer.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
And now if we add to that the truth that GDP doesn't measure the actual economy but its exploitation of it everything becomes even clearer.
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The real globalists are the fascists you defeat along the way.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The real globalists are the fascists you defeat along the way.
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Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
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it's the same reason fox says it's coverage is "fair and balanced". It's Orwellian code for, "our goal is fascism."
I don’t understand why Weiss thinks the desired outcome of CBS News coverage is debate.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
it's the same reason fox says it's coverage is "fair and balanced". It's Orwellian code for, "our goal is fascism."
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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The utility of social media is over. In a lust for short-term gain, tech companies have destroyed their products.
I'm editing a drink recipe book that was never digitized and documented drinks from 1940 through about 1995 Vegas.
Lost history is coming back, it ain't no slop.
I'm editing a drink recipe book that was never digitized and documented drinks from 1940 through about 1995 Vegas.
Lost history is coming back, it ain't no slop.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The utility of social media is over. In a lust for short-term gain, tech companies have destroyed their products.
I'm editing a drink recipe book that was never digitized and documented drinks from 1940 through about 1995 Vegas.
Lost history is coming back, it ain't no slop.
I'm editing a drink recipe book that was never digitized and documented drinks from 1940 through about 1995 Vegas.
Lost history is coming back, it ain't no slop.
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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With the Epstein emails, as with #MeToo before that, we keep being faced with the fact that exploitation is so pervasive, we'd have to burn the system to the ground to get rid of it. With #MeToo, the mainstream turned away almost entirely rather than deal with the magnitude.
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Seriously, it’s everywhere and if you genuinely didn’t know, that’s okay. The only way to get better is by learning and this is a great place to start.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Seriously, it’s everywhere and if you genuinely didn’t know, that’s okay. The only way to get better is by learning and this is a great place to start.
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The Beaverton Lives! It still needs your help to thrive
The Beaverton Lives! It still needs your help to thrive
Beloved Readers, It’s been just over a year since we launched our Patreon, and to say that it has completely saved our asses would be an understatement. From the bottom of our snarky Canadian hearts, ...
thebeaverton.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Beaverton Lives! It still needs your help to thrive
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Angoulême 2026 is toast. It can't be pieced back together at this point. Everyone has bailed. And when fest week arrives and the streets of Angoulême are desolate, that's when the shit really hits the fan. The french public will howl. The media will go bonkers. Politicians will get involved.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Angoulême 2026 is toast. It can't be pieced back together at this point. Everyone has bailed. And when fest week arrives and the streets of Angoulême are desolate, that's when the shit really hits the fan. The french public will howl. The media will go bonkers. Politicians will get involved.
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Eventually, of course, against such a united front, Bondoux and Groux will be forced out. I'm sure they realize this and are simply forcing golden parachutes for themselves. I don't doubt Groux, whose father founded the fest, is emotionally tied to it. Unfortunately, she's terrible at her job.
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Eventually, of course, against such a united front, Bondoux and Groux will be forced out. I'm sure they realize this and are simply forcing golden parachutes for themselves. I don't doubt Groux, whose father founded the fest, is emotionally tied to it. Unfortunately, she's terrible at her job.
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Bondoux has been in control for 20 years through his company 9e Art+ and has had a long list of scandals: politically contentious sponsors, misogyny, toxic work culture, and financial irregularities.
It came to a head when an employee reported a sexual assault to him, and he sacked her!
It came to a head when an employee reported a sexual assault to him, and he sacked her!
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Bondoux has been in control for 20 years through his company 9e Art+ and has had a long list of scandals: politically contentious sponsors, misogyny, toxic work culture, and financial irregularities.
It came to a head when an employee reported a sexual assault to him, and he sacked her!
It came to a head when an employee reported a sexual assault to him, and he sacked her!