Zack Jaggers
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Zack Jaggers
@zjaggers.bsky.social
· Aug 6
The scene which plays in my head literally every time Republicans "strategize."
SAME!! This exact scene
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
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seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
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unlike all the strident leftists who were correct too early, i am correct at exactly the right time
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
unlike all the strident leftists who were correct too early, i am correct at exactly the right time
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The second amendment was never something they believed in. Just a talking point to keep power and control and now they don’t want anyone else to have that. FUCK ICE. Deport ICE to prison cells NOW!
Thank you and love to all protesters and people reporting the truth!
Thank you and love to all protesters and people reporting the truth!
January 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The second amendment was never something they believed in. Just a talking point to keep power and control and now they don’t want anyone else to have that. FUCK ICE. Deport ICE to prison cells NOW!
Thank you and love to all protesters and people reporting the truth!
Thank you and love to all protesters and people reporting the truth!
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The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulation.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
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Yeah this is a great analogy if you want your product to be viewed as a cumbersome novelty filled with features barely anyone uses.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Yeah this is a great analogy if you want your product to be viewed as a cumbersome novelty filled with features barely anyone uses.
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RFK Jr is doing a modern-day Tuskegee study, where by he uses taxpayer money to intentionality infect African children with Hepatitis B and deny them treatment. You know, just to see what happens
newrepublic.com/post/205330/...
newrepublic.com/post/205330/...
“Another Tuskegee”: Leaked Docs Reveal CDC Is Funding Deadly Study
The CDC is funding a horrific hepatitis experiment on babies.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
RFK Jr is doing a modern-day Tuskegee study, where by he uses taxpayer money to intentionality infect African children with Hepatitis B and deny them treatment. You know, just to see what happens
newrepublic.com/post/205330/...
newrepublic.com/post/205330/...
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I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy”
come on
come on
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy”
come on
come on
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FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment.’
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE UNIVERSE
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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One of the reasons I was on board with Mamdani from very early on was that he seemed to me, more than any other candidate, to be prepared to offer a roadmap for popular and institutional resistance to Trumpism on the municipal level.
Today is validating my optimism.
Today is validating my optimism.
January 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
One of the reasons I was on board with Mamdani from very early on was that he seemed to me, more than any other candidate, to be prepared to offer a roadmap for popular and institutional resistance to Trumpism on the municipal level.
Today is validating my optimism.
Today is validating my optimism.
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Honored that our article, "The Myth of AGI", was one of Tech Policy Press's Top 30 read pieces of the year.
In some great company here, especially with @eryk.bsky.social's "Anatomy of an AI Coup".
www.techpolicy.press/top-30-most-...
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
In some great company here, especially with @eryk.bsky.social's "Anatomy of an AI Coup".
www.techpolicy.press/top-30-most-...
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
Top 30 Most Read Pieces on Tech Policy Press in 2025 | TechPolicy.Press
In 2025, Tech Policy Press published over 1,100 posts, including articles, analyses, perspectives, transcripts, trackers, podcasts, and more.
www.techpolicy.press
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Honored that our article, "The Myth of AGI", was one of Tech Policy Press's Top 30 read pieces of the year.
In some great company here, especially with @eryk.bsky.social's "Anatomy of an AI Coup".
www.techpolicy.press/top-30-most-...
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
In some great company here, especially with @eryk.bsky.social's "Anatomy of an AI Coup".
www.techpolicy.press/top-30-most-...
(with @emilymbender.bsky.social)
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It never ceases to amaze me how many people who (correctly) ardently support universal healthcare then turn around and oppose universal right to free counsel.
IT'S LITERALLY THE SAME PRINCIPLE.
IT'S LITERALLY THE SAME PRINCIPLE.
December 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It never ceases to amaze me how many people who (correctly) ardently support universal healthcare then turn around and oppose universal right to free counsel.
IT'S LITERALLY THE SAME PRINCIPLE.
IT'S LITERALLY THE SAME PRINCIPLE.
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Odd that Gender is a biological, immutable certainty AND something you can lose if you own the wrong dog.
December 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Odd that Gender is a biological, immutable certainty AND something you can lose if you own the wrong dog.
Meanwhile Disney is *paying* OpenAI $1B to use their data. This must be late- (end?) stage capitalism, right??
i know this is hardly a new take but isn’t it WILD that wikimedia has to ask for donations to keep itself afloat when every LLM in the world has been trained on wikipedia data?
This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meanwhile Disney is *paying* OpenAI $1B to use their data. This must be late- (end?) stage capitalism, right??
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I mean, it’s 100% possible that they used her voice as a model and then AI’d it.
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I mean, it’s 100% possible that they used her voice as a model and then AI’d it.
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OpenAI has generously given Disney the opportunity to lose a billion dollars while selling out every artist that's ever lived
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
OpenAI has generously given Disney the opportunity to lose a billion dollars while selling out every artist that's ever lived
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One of the reasons these scams persist is because victims feel guilty about falling for them, so I don't want to hear any "lol this is so obvious" stuff. These emails are written in perfect english and something approximating my voice. As far as I know it hasn't worked yet but no shame if it did!
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One of the reasons these scams persist is because victims feel guilty about falling for them, so I don't want to hear any "lol this is so obvious" stuff. These emails are written in perfect english and something approximating my voice. As far as I know it hasn't worked yet but no shame if it did!
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the senate fast tracking a trump judge by unanimous consent — saying ok without even calling a vote — and then approving them with lots of dem “ayes” on the night of this resistance-fueled special election result feels like a perfect encapsulation of the democratic party right now
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
the senate fast tracking a trump judge by unanimous consent — saying ok without even calling a vote — and then approving them with lots of dem “ayes” on the night of this resistance-fueled special election result feels like a perfect encapsulation of the democratic party right now
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people think “no ceiling” means “lets the rich keep getting richer” because it’s an idea taken from a venture capitalist by a party that has shown no stomach for reining in the worst excesses of 21st century capitalism. It’s not that people don’t know what it means. It’s that they do.
I think people are negatively reacting to the "no ceiling" part as shorthand for "let the rich get richer," though I don't think that's what's meant at all. It's an aspirational claim that *can* resonate with plenty of people. It's about opening up opportunity for everyone, which is good?
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
people think “no ceiling” means “lets the rich keep getting richer” because it’s an idea taken from a venture capitalist by a party that has shown no stomach for reining in the worst excesses of 21st century capitalism. It’s not that people don’t know what it means. It’s that they do.
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Left: FDR campaign speech, October 1936
Right: 1936 electoral map
Right: 1936 electoral map
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Left: FDR campaign speech, October 1936
Right: 1936 electoral map
Right: 1936 electoral map
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"The ICLR 2026 team permitted authors and reviewers to use AI tools to polish text, generate experiment codes or analyse results, but mandated disclosure of such uses."
Great example of how policies that allow *any* use of AI in writing and reviewing readily give way to wholesale fabrication.
Great example of how policies that allow *any* use of AI in writing and reviewing readily give way to wholesale fabrication.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"The ICLR 2026 team permitted authors and reviewers to use AI tools to polish text, generate experiment codes or analyse results, but mandated disclosure of such uses."
Great example of how policies that allow *any* use of AI in writing and reviewing readily give way to wholesale fabrication.
Great example of how policies that allow *any* use of AI in writing and reviewing readily give way to wholesale fabrication.
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An important part of arresting the consolidation of authoritarianism is convincing corporations and institutions that Trump will eventually be out of power and at that point they’ll face consequences for their actions and by that standard this is a good sign
Jamie Dimon says JPM hasn't given to the ballroom because "anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful about how anything is perceived." Adds "And also how the next DOJ is going to deal with."
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com/business/559...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
An important part of arresting the consolidation of authoritarianism is convincing corporations and institutions that Trump will eventually be out of power and at that point they’ll face consequences for their actions and by that standard this is a good sign
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Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."