Kaan A. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@evcilemu.bsky.social
Solidarity, freedom, and democracy—proud social democrat! 🌹
Former political scientist, current data analyst. Bit of a gamer, too.
Turkish-Canadian, particularly proud of the latter.
Posts in Turkish and in English.
Former political scientist, current data analyst. Bit of a gamer, too.
Turkish-Canadian, particularly proud of the latter.
Posts in Turkish and in English.
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Kaan A. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@evcilemu.bsky.social
· Nov 18
This image is my banner for one reason: no matter how long an enmity may be and how terrible a conflict, we can still mend our wounds and walk into the future together. There is no conflict that cannot be resolved, at the end of the day.
Funnily enough, the Nazis hated the Fraktur script and in 1941 they flat-out banned the use of Fraktur (Blackletter) in favour of Antiqua, a more "modern" typeface that the Nazis preferred.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
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 1:12 PM
Funnily enough, the Nazis hated the Fraktur script and in 1941 they flat-out banned the use of Fraktur (Blackletter) in favour of Antiqua, a more "modern" typeface that the Nazis preferred.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
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The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
You know, the—frankly—stupid, beyond brain-dead "debate" around the food delivery robot reminds me of one of my favourite books: The Box, by Marc Levinson. It's about the shipping container, and how it fundamentally changed our world. Quite a bit of it is devoted to the longshoremen...
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You know, the—frankly—stupid, beyond brain-dead "debate" around the food delivery robot reminds me of one of my favourite books: The Box, by Marc Levinson. It's about the shipping container, and how it fundamentally changed our world. Quite a bit of it is devoted to the longshoremen...
No, but you do kind of have to properly establish the scepticism in some firm grounding beyond "*waves hands vaguely* but it's more, different!".
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
No, but you do kind of have to properly establish the scepticism in some firm grounding beyond "*waves hands vaguely* but it's more, different!".
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
Not the same, but man Warhammer 40: Rogue Trader pissed me off with its stealth sidequest for a particular companion in a game which -does not- have a stealth system at all. You have to save-scum to finish that part with the "good ending." It's infuriating.
The classic play any style you desire*
*except for this one random mandatory stealth quest that is basically impossible without spending a points into stealth skills.
*except for this one random mandatory stealth quest that is basically impossible without spending a points into stealth skills.
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Not the same, but man Warhammer 40: Rogue Trader pissed me off with its stealth sidequest for a particular companion in a game which -does not- have a stealth system at all. You have to save-scum to finish that part with the "good ending." It's infuriating.
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People’s ideas about the world are formed mostly from their social environment.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
People’s ideas about the world are formed mostly from their social environment.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
"Disease is caused by bad smells, actually. The fuck's a germ?"
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
Well… considering our entire culture and governmental framework is based on public opinion that seems to be the operating condition. Correct? Starts to go down to arguments we are rehashing today in some ways…
I will say it’s exceedingly clear you’ll never be a successful politician. Good thing.
I will say it’s exceedingly clear you’ll never be a successful politician. Good thing.
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"Disease is caused by bad smells, actually. The fuck's a germ?"
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
This is called "negativity bias!" People fixate a lot more on what they lose than what they gain. If I give you £10 today and take £10 tomorrow, there's a fairly high chance you'll resent me for it even though you're no worse off than two days ago.
Even if these two balance exactly, the negative feelings of having something taken away far outweigh the positive ones of receiving something. I believe it works the same way with taxes – even if people enjoy benefits like better public services, they still resent the taxes to pay for them. (2/2)
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is called "negativity bias!" People fixate a lot more on what they lose than what they gain. If I give you £10 today and take £10 tomorrow, there's a fairly high chance you'll resent me for it even though you're no worse off than two days ago.
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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Remember when the trump administration colluding with the Kremlin was a "democrat hoax"?
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Remember when the trump administration colluding with the Kremlin was a "democrat hoax"?
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has been outed as a Russian asset. This is traitorous stuff.
Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has been outed as a Russian asset. This is traitorous stuff.
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
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you can frame the European-American differences in a lot of ways but 'Europeans are poorer than Americans but also more secure' is probably the fairest one. American life is richer in many, many ways, and also far more dependent on your job *and your family* than European life.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
you can frame the European-American differences in a lot of ways but 'Europeans are poorer than Americans but also more secure' is probably the fairest one. American life is richer in many, many ways, and also far more dependent on your job *and your family* than European life.
Noah Smith slowly crashing out is like a case study on how X, once Twitter (and more broadly social media) is actually harmful to one's perception of reality.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Noah Smith slowly crashing out is like a case study on how X, once Twitter (and more broadly social media) is actually harmful to one's perception of reality.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
I'm not even American and even I know that this is fucking false, the Republicans literally tried to not make that transfer of power happen.
Noah is -careening- off of the cliff.
Noah is -careening- off of the cliff.
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'm not even American and even I know that this is fucking false, the Republicans literally tried to not make that transfer of power happen.
Noah is -careening- off of the cliff.
Noah is -careening- off of the cliff.
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Sorry bro the actual NYT one-upped you around last week.
(Jokes aside, still love ya.)
(Jokes aside, still love ya.)
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sorry bro the actual NYT one-upped you around last week.
(Jokes aside, still love ya.)
(Jokes aside, still love ya.)
Oh my God. Someone tell the editors of these fucking magazines and publications that they do not need to humour absolutely every fucking idea derived from the rotting brains of fascists under the veneer of "open debate."
Don't humour this talk. Don't indulge the fascists. Nobody asked for this.
Don't humour this talk. Don't indulge the fascists. Nobody asked for this.
I regret to inform you’ll this is not the most insane article about Venezuela today lol
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Oh my God. Someone tell the editors of these fucking magazines and publications that they do not need to humour absolutely every fucking idea derived from the rotting brains of fascists under the veneer of "open debate."
Don't humour this talk. Don't indulge the fascists. Nobody asked for this.
Don't humour this talk. Don't indulge the fascists. Nobody asked for this.
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Just to stress: if you are a civilian killed by a bomb it doesn't matter what was in the heart of the person who dropped it.
There are a thousand decision points that lead up to a Reaper Drone firing a Hellfire Missile and the procedures and values guiding those decisions matter.
There are a thousand decision points that lead up to a Reaper Drone firing a Hellfire Missile and the procedures and values guiding those decisions matter.
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just to stress: if you are a civilian killed by a bomb it doesn't matter what was in the heart of the person who dropped it.
There are a thousand decision points that lead up to a Reaper Drone firing a Hellfire Missile and the procedures and values guiding those decisions matter.
There are a thousand decision points that lead up to a Reaper Drone firing a Hellfire Missile and the procedures and values guiding those decisions matter.
The man really is a Kremlin asset. Question is, what can be done within the European framework to punish this behaviour?
Hungarian Quisling Viktor Orban: “Europeans must immediately and unconditionally support the peace initiative of the United States.
“In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.”
“In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The man really is a Kremlin asset. Question is, what can be done within the European framework to punish this behaviour?
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Unless a political miracle happens and Europe finds the courage to act, commit resources, and treat Ukraine’s victory as its own, Russia and its allies will dismantle Europe pinch by pinch, while it sleeps and sees sweet dreams of how being in NATO makes it untouchable.
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Unless a political miracle happens and Europe finds the courage to act, commit resources, and treat Ukraine’s victory as its own, Russia and its allies will dismantle Europe pinch by pinch, while it sleeps and sees sweet dreams of how being in NATO makes it untouchable.