Russell Brandom
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I want to speak very plainly to you, so that we are both comforted by the honesty.
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omg let them have this
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
omg let them have this
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
woke culture wants you to think Ian Malcolm is Colombian
The bizarre, de-aged Jurassic Park ad is another example of doing something because you could and not because you should. aftermath.site/jurassic-park-...
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
woke culture wants you to think Ian Malcolm is Colombian
Billionaire disenfranchisement is a real and serious problem, but a movement of non-billionaires is not the answer. We need to be elevating voices from *within* the billionaire community. www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
Billionaires march leader ID'd, says effort sincere
Startup founder not billionaire, but supports them.
www.sfexaminer.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Billionaire disenfranchisement is a real and serious problem, but a movement of non-billionaires is not the answer. We need to be elevating voices from *within* the billionaire community. www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...
Ah yes, the two genders
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Ah yes, the two genders
A very good passage from Vineland on the ecstatic potential of collective civil disobedience.
"There was no telling, in those days, who might unexpectedly change this way, or when."
"There was no telling, in those days, who might unexpectedly change this way, or when."
January 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
A very good passage from Vineland on the ecstatic potential of collective civil disobedience.
"There was no telling, in those days, who might unexpectedly change this way, or when."
"There was no telling, in those days, who might unexpectedly change this way, or when."
With respect to trans folks, I'm just not sure the FBI needs a hormone replacement therapy division
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
With respect to trans folks, I'm just not sure the FBI needs a hormone replacement therapy division
$19 billion here, $19 billion there — pretty soon you’re talking about serious money techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/m...
Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better | TechCrunch
The reported financial losses follow a series of layoffs at the VR unit.
techcrunch.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 PM
$19 billion here, $19 billion there — pretty soon you’re talking about serious money techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/m...
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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This development would've been extraordinary, especially coming from Chief Judge Schiltz, even *before* last week's contretemps over DOJ's (now-dropped) attempt to strong-arm him into signing arrest warrants for the other five Cities Church protestors.
Schiltz isn't just talking about *this* case.
Schiltz isn't just talking about *this* case.
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This development would've been extraordinary, especially coming from Chief Judge Schiltz, even *before* last week's contretemps over DOJ's (now-dropped) attempt to strong-arm him into signing arrest warrants for the other five Cities Church protestors.
Schiltz isn't just talking about *this* case.
Schiltz isn't just talking about *this* case.
A new benchmark shows how far AI agents still have to go before they’re ready to take over knowledge work techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/a...
Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts. | TechCrunch
New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks, drawn from consulting, investment banking, and law. Most models failed.
techcrunch.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A new benchmark shows how far AI agents still have to go before they’re ready to take over knowledge work techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/a...
An interesting milestone in AI reporting: The NYT used open-source image classification algorithms to estimate the scale of Grok's sexualized imagery problem www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
An interesting milestone in AI reporting: The NYT used open-source image classification algorithms to estimate the scale of Grok's sexualized imagery problem www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
I haven't said anything about elections, focus groups, or public opinion. But if you're doing politics, these distinctions matter.
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I haven't said anything about elections, focus groups, or public opinion. But if you're doing politics, these distinctions matter.
I think there's an important difference between ICE and the municipal police force, and it muddies the issue when you talk as if they're the same thing
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I think there's an important difference between ICE and the municipal police force, and it muddies the issue when you talk as if they're the same thing
It's true that a lot of people are seriously demanding we abolish ICE! But given that, as you say, a lot of people have deep-rooted reservations about police abolition, doesn't it seem like conflating ICE abolition with total police abolition would make it harder to achieve?
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
It's true that a lot of people are seriously demanding we abolish ICE! But given that, as you say, a lot of people have deep-rooted reservations about police abolition, doesn't it seem like conflating ICE abolition with total police abolition would make it harder to achieve?
I'm sympathetic to your overall point, but I'm not sure how raising the issue of total police abolition helps us with what is happening in Minneapolis right now
January 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I'm sympathetic to your overall point, but I'm not sure how raising the issue of total police abolition helps us with what is happening in Minneapolis right now
absolutely horrific www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
January 16, 2026 at 12:59 PM
absolutely horrific www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
People don't want to admit it, but sometimes past performance *is* indicative of future results.
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
People don't want to admit it, but sometimes past performance *is* indicative of future results.
AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/a...
AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems | TechCrunch
Since the release of GPT 5.2, AI tools have become inescapable in high-level mathematics.
techcrunch.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/a...
RETVRN to office
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
RETVRN to office
what if checks on political power are an inescapable part of the democratic process
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
what if checks on political power are an inescapable part of the democratic process
called it
One Battle After Another would have been better if it had ended with Ghetto Pat turning to the camera and saying "I am a liberal now" and then specifying he's the exact same kind of liberal I am
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
called it
great room if you need to ritually spank Leonardo DiCaprio for meddling in your racist land grab scheme
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
great room if you need to ritually spank Leonardo DiCaprio for meddling in your racist land grab scheme
So when people say OBAA isn't taking revolutionary politics seriously enough, the comparison isn't to some actual revolutionary group (FLN, IRA, etc.) but to some mythic ideal.
January 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
So when people say OBAA isn't taking revolutionary politics seriously enough, the comparison isn't to some actual revolutionary group (FLN, IRA, etc.) but to some mythic ideal.