Matt
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This excellent story Dave Rand posted on Twitter is a perfect illustration of the kind of person Nithya Raman is:
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This excellent story Dave Rand posted on Twitter is a perfect illustration of the kind of person Nithya Raman is:
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I want to get off of Mr. Suetonius' Wild Ride
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I want to get off of Mr. Suetonius' Wild Ride
i have not seen a single serious critique of waymo that wasnt basically “i think all cars are bad” and even that is like… an inability to grapple with a trolley problem
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
i have not seen a single serious critique of waymo that wasnt basically “i think all cars are bad” and even that is like… an inability to grapple with a trolley problem
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JD Vance going to Italy like Francis I in 1525, and with a similar result (humiliated in or around Milan)
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
JD Vance going to Italy like Francis I in 1525, and with a similar result (humiliated in or around Milan)
miami cuban: sir, im american. communism stole my family’s estate. i support trump. im white
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
Cubans shocked to learn that the Republican Party thinks they're Hispanic
Trump's next target: #Cuba
‘It’s been brutal’: Cubans caught in crosshairs of Trump’s deportation push
Cubans, once fast-tracked to US residency, now find themselves targets of Trump’s immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘It’s been brutal’: Cubans caught in crosshairs of Trump’s deportation push
Cubans, once fast-tracked to US residency, now find themselves targets of Trump’s immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
February 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
miami cuban: sir, im american. communism stole my family’s estate. i support trump. im white
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
diego ramirez, ice officer: sending this [redacted] to sudan. america is for americans.
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[GROK] if you go to war with Canada, a great empire will be destroyed
The most dangerous thing about AI chat bots is how many men with political power treat them *exactly* and unquestioningly like actual Ancient Greek oracles.
March 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
[GROK] if you go to war with Canada, a great empire will be destroyed
fuck me, nithya raman is running for mayor
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
fuck me, nithya raman is running for mayor
antiquity historian doubters take another L
February 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
antiquity historian doubters take another L
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holy crap they are losing cases in front of *fake* judges now
Breaking MS NOW:
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family
Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.”
www.ms.now
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 AM
holy crap they are losing cases in front of *fake* judges now
im not saying that there’s a lot of redeeming qualities to the trump era but it is nice that the lib-left coalition forming is basically “guys that i find palatable” and it was extremely unlikely for the chips to fall this way
the pro-globalization left is not something which existed 10 years ago. there were (non-self IDed) neoliberals of the clintonite variety who openly wanted to curtail the great society, there were marxists who wanted an internationale, but no one in the core american left
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like how we perceive immigration and trade and even things like support for multilateralism is totally turned on its head. the left was associated with like anti-globalization protests a couple decades ago!
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
im not saying that there’s a lot of redeeming qualities to the trump era but it is nice that the lib-left coalition forming is basically “guys that i find palatable” and it was extremely unlikely for the chips to fall this way
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Colorado democrats: guys cmon we need to give insurrectionists a second chance, maybe they need a pardon 🥺🥺🥺
Virginia democrats: [this text removed as it constitutes a terms of service violation]
Virginia democrats: [this text removed as it constitutes a terms of service violation]
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Colorado democrats: guys cmon we need to give insurrectionists a second chance, maybe they need a pardon 🥺🥺🥺
Virginia democrats: [this text removed as it constitutes a terms of service violation]
Virginia democrats: [this text removed as it constitutes a terms of service violation]
god these are the kind of democrats i want
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:57 AM
god these are the kind of democrats i want
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reaching critical levels of needing to go outside
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
reaching critical levels of needing to go outside
i appreciate the hets that call their s/o partner so i dont have to out myself to everyone at the office
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
i appreciate the hets that call their s/o partner so i dont have to out myself to everyone at the office
i mean dsa clearly seems to have a theory for capturing and exercising power and they wield outsized influence for their size (indicating it works). not sure there’s any other generalist left wing group that you can say that about
Man I am more than happy to build bridges and work alongside the left - and frankly some of our local DSA folks have been the biggest stalwarts in this ICE nightmare - but there are so many lefties who can’t se to understand that agreeing on ICE doesn’t mean I suddenly changed all my views
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
i mean dsa clearly seems to have a theory for capturing and exercising power and they wield outsized influence for their size (indicating it works). not sure there’s any other generalist left wing group that you can say that about
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ICE mall cop, hired seven weeks ago: "no"
Elected US representative: "okay 😔"
Elected US representative: "okay 😔"
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
ICE mall cop, hired seven weeks ago: "no"
Elected US representative: "okay 😔"
Elected US representative: "okay 😔"
still comes across as idk.. servile? you’re a US congressperson. the response to “you can’t [exercise your legal rights as a representative of the people]” should be “ever been in front of a congressional committee? held in contempt? i hope you have a good lawyer”
Rep. Vargas talks about trying to inspect the ICE facility at Otay Mesa:
"Each and every time that I had previously come here, either announced or unannounced, they've always allowed me in. Today they didn't."
"I'm receiving reports that they're putting people in cages..."
[Video via his office]
"Each and every time that I had previously come here, either announced or unannounced, they've always allowed me in. Today they didn't."
"I'm receiving reports that they're putting people in cages..."
[Video via his office]
February 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
still comes across as idk.. servile? you’re a US congressperson. the response to “you can’t [exercise your legal rights as a representative of the people]” should be “ever been in front of a congressional committee? held in contempt? i hope you have a good lawyer”
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BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
BREAKING NEWS: ELON MUSK TO FOCUS ON MARSHMALLOW FARM INSTEAD OF GUMDROP CITY
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
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I cannot begin to express how happy I am that everyone, including the people I hate viscerally, now agree with me specifically
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I cannot begin to express how happy I am that everyone, including the people I hate viscerally, now agree with me specifically
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In 1982, Reagan’s press secretary, Larry Speakes, was asked to respond to the emergence of AIDS. He chose to make jokes about it.
The fucking nerve to compare modern Democrats to a monster like Reagan. It’s sickening. youtu.be/yAzDn7tE1lU?...
The fucking nerve to compare modern Democrats to a monster like Reagan. It’s sickening. youtu.be/yAzDn7tE1lU?...
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
In 1982, Reagan’s press secretary, Larry Speakes, was asked to respond to the emergence of AIDS. He chose to make jokes about it.
The fucking nerve to compare modern Democrats to a monster like Reagan. It’s sickening. youtu.be/yAzDn7tE1lU?...
The fucking nerve to compare modern Democrats to a monster like Reagan. It’s sickening. youtu.be/yAzDn7tE1lU?...
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It's interesting that this attitude by the press actively encourages partisanship. Republicans are here being punished for breaking with the president by having more negative coverage for the party
tbh i think that republicans are calling it racist gives them license to say there’s some kind of bipartisan consensus on its content, which is integral to how the NYT interprets reality
I don’t know if this counts as a watershed moment or whatever but it is significant that even the NYT has to drop the pretense and call it what it is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
February 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It's interesting that this attitude by the press actively encourages partisanship. Republicans are here being punished for breaking with the president by having more negative coverage for the party
re: chris hayes post from 2016, it really is interesting how we sort of just memoryhole the pre-trump world. its a practically alien universe to anyone who wasnt in a coma for the past decade
also there was a huge policy realignment in 2016 that actually did happen and some things which were left-coded are no longer left-coded. the reason we dont think of it as that way anymore is a “fish doesnt know what water is” thing.
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
re: chris hayes post from 2016, it really is interesting how we sort of just memoryhole the pre-trump world. its a practically alien universe to anyone who wasnt in a coma for the past decade
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where do they find these yakubian homunculi
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
where do they find these yakubian homunculi
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yeah Bluesky is primarily a Tumblric language
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
yeah Bluesky is primarily a Tumblric language
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Tech is good, actually.
20th century liberals and progressives used to understand this before falling victim to the manly blue collar voter cargo cult.
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20th century liberals and progressives used to understand this before falling victim to the manly blue collar voter cargo cult.
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Broke: Political polarization as an inhibitor of AI adoption
Woke (2.0): Political polarization as a driver of AI adoption
Woke (2.0): Political polarization as a driver of AI adoption
Katie Miller: classical liberal democracy is woke leftist ideology
Anyway, get a Claude subscription.
Anyway, get a Claude subscription.
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Tech is good, actually.
20th century liberals and progressives used to understand this before falling victim to the manly blue collar voter cargo cult.
bsky.app/profile/chro...
20th century liberals and progressives used to understand this before falling victim to the manly blue collar voter cargo cult.
bsky.app/profile/chro...