Jonathan Zaworski
@jrzaworski.bsky.social
He/Him. Bad jokes are good. Bios are hard. Law/Software/literature focus. Opinions are my own.
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"Financialization is a grift, a rarefied form of bookmaking, of no net value to workers and consumers, the economy, or society as a whole. Let’s treat it accordingly."
Best big-picture fisking of the perversions of modern American capitalism that I've ever read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Best big-picture fisking of the perversions of modern American capitalism that I've ever read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"Financialization is a grift, a rarefied form of bookmaking, of no net value to workers and consumers, the economy, or society as a whole. Let’s treat it accordingly."
Best big-picture fisking of the perversions of modern American capitalism that I've ever read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Best big-picture fisking of the perversions of modern American capitalism that I've ever read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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It's very easy to imagine any or all of them engaging in this kind of pseudo intellectual nonsense. (FWIW: In this specific example, it's explicitly and literally a joke!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu6C...
R. Kelly is not a p*dophile (technically speaking) | Gianmarco Soresi | Stand Up Comedy
YouTube video by Gianmarco Soresi
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September 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's very easy to imagine any or all of them engaging in this kind of pseudo intellectual nonsense. (FWIW: In this specific example, it's explicitly and literally a joke!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu6C...
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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I'll bet 10:1 that this is CIA programs being used for domestic ops.
Being more specific, it's likely CIA data/programs used for one of:
1. Some Trumpian revenge scheme targeting opponents
2. Support to ICE
3. Repurposing the counter-terror apparatus to target antifa (most concerning by FAR)
1/2
Being more specific, it's likely CIA data/programs used for one of:
1. Some Trumpian revenge scheme targeting opponents
2. Support to ICE
3. Repurposing the counter-terror apparatus to target antifa (most concerning by FAR)
1/2
February 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I'll bet 10:1 that this is CIA programs being used for domestic ops.
Being more specific, it's likely CIA data/programs used for one of:
1. Some Trumpian revenge scheme targeting opponents
2. Support to ICE
3. Repurposing the counter-terror apparatus to target antifa (most concerning by FAR)
1/2
Being more specific, it's likely CIA data/programs used for one of:
1. Some Trumpian revenge scheme targeting opponents
2. Support to ICE
3. Repurposing the counter-terror apparatus to target antifa (most concerning by FAR)
1/2
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
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HERE WE FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics. A breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass, the Society of St.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
HERE WE FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
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media ownership is stocked with foundationally terrible and unqualified fail-upward trust fund brunchlords who don't even want to pay for health insurance or a living wage for journalists, much less spend the time necessary to flesh out content moderation or protect their employees from harassment
It *is* really important to note that a lot of marginalized reporters wanted the comment section removed because it became a vehicle for harassment over time, particularly during the Gamergate era. Though a lack of resources poured into community management played a role in that problem
news websites made a mistake when they killed on-site comment sections and outsourced all audience interaction to hyper-scaled, badly-run trash fires like Facebook
February 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
media ownership is stocked with foundationally terrible and unqualified fail-upward trust fund brunchlords who don't even want to pay for health insurance or a living wage for journalists, much less spend the time necessary to flesh out content moderation or protect their employees from harassment
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lmao we need a death penalty just for Epstein cases
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
lmao we need a death penalty just for Epstein cases
Musk is certainly committed to immanentizing the TESCREAL Eschaton.
(He's referencing a matrioshka brain. Originally from a Bradbury story, they're show up a lot in singularity-themed science fiction. Essentially megastructures surrounding a star that use all its energy output for computation.)
(He's referencing a matrioshka brain. Originally from a Bradbury story, they're show up a lot in singularity-themed science fiction. Essentially megastructures surrounding a star that use all its energy output for computation.)
Oh my gd.
Musk is fucking insane with this quoted sentence from the press release on SpaceX acquiring xAI.
"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe."
(full press release in images)
Musk is fucking insane with this quoted sentence from the press release on SpaceX acquiring xAI.
"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe."
(full press release in images)
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Musk is certainly committed to immanentizing the TESCREAL Eschaton.
(He's referencing a matrioshka brain. Originally from a Bradbury story, they're show up a lot in singularity-themed science fiction. Essentially megastructures surrounding a star that use all its energy output for computation.)
(He's referencing a matrioshka brain. Originally from a Bradbury story, they're show up a lot in singularity-themed science fiction. Essentially megastructures surrounding a star that use all its energy output for computation.)
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When I use the word, I intend the Wilhoit meaning. I think that gets at the core the best. Whether you're athwart history shouting "stop" depends on your in-group's relation to power. If you are on top, in control, then yes, "stop!" If you aren't, you want radical change! Core is the same.
February 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
When I use the word, I intend the Wilhoit meaning. I think that gets at the core the best. Whether you're athwart history shouting "stop" depends on your in-group's relation to power. If you are on top, in control, then yes, "stop!" If you aren't, you want radical change! Core is the same.
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This is an INCREDIBLY important podcast ep. It's long and inside basebally, but this is a hugely important force shaping our media and political reality right now. I really hope people will give it a serious listen, and if it's confusing or there are parts you disagree with, please ask questions.
Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
All about "reactionary centrism"
Michael Hobbes joins me to diagnose the pundit class's obsession with scolding the left while the right burns down the house.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This is an INCREDIBLY important podcast ep. It's long and inside basebally, but this is a hugely important force shaping our media and political reality right now. I really hope people will give it a serious listen, and if it's confusing or there are parts you disagree with, please ask questions.
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gold
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
gold
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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It makes sense that the actually-real global cabal of powerful pedophiles made destroying USAID one of their first priorities.
They have to protect the global supply of profoundly desperate poor kids - that’s exactly who they target for trafficking and rape.
They have to protect the global supply of profoundly desperate poor kids - that’s exactly who they target for trafficking and rape.
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It makes sense that the actually-real global cabal of powerful pedophiles made destroying USAID one of their first priorities.
They have to protect the global supply of profoundly desperate poor kids - that’s exactly who they target for trafficking and rape.
They have to protect the global supply of profoundly desperate poor kids - that’s exactly who they target for trafficking and rape.
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I’ve deeply hated Elon Musk ever since the cave diver incident and this is very validating
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I’ve deeply hated Elon Musk ever since the cave diver incident and this is very validating
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Got kicked out of the Seahawks group chat for observing that at some point in this Superbowl they'll be on the Patriots 1 yard line and Sam Darnold will have the chance to do the funniest thing
January 29, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Got kicked out of the Seahawks group chat for observing that at some point in this Superbowl they'll be on the Patriots 1 yard line and Sam Darnold will have the chance to do the funniest thing
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white evangelical christianity is a religion of fascism and death, part a billion.
The Pew poll, conducted Jan. 20-26, found majorities of all religious groups except white evangelicals disapprove of Trump. White evangelicals give him a net 69% approval, which is about the same as in 2019.
January 29, 2026 at 10:51 PM
white evangelical christianity is a religion of fascism and death, part a billion.
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i can confirm the chats I’m in which include renowned security specialists - people who actually advise on how to protect your comms from authoritarian dictators for a living - also think this outburst of paranoia about Signal is really weird and unwarranted
every Signal chat of laypeople is losing their minds over the wildest opsec advice imaginable and every Signal chat of security professionals is like “dude wtf”
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 AM
i can confirm the chats I’m in which include renowned security specialists - people who actually advise on how to protect your comms from authoritarian dictators for a living - also think this outburst of paranoia about Signal is really weird and unwarranted
Ian is correct, as per usual.
The only real exception that comes to mind is the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which was a burner phone in a different sense of the word and worked exactly like you'd expect.
The only real exception that comes to mind is the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which was a burner phone in a different sense of the word and worked exactly like you'd expect.
Burner phones basically never work the way people think they do, which is why I’m explicitly not recommending them here. I don’t want to give people a false sense of security. Having a phone that doesn’t really have anything on it is going to be more practically effective if your phone gets taken
January 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Ian is correct, as per usual.
The only real exception that comes to mind is the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which was a burner phone in a different sense of the word and worked exactly like you'd expect.
The only real exception that comes to mind is the 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which was a burner phone in a different sense of the word and worked exactly like you'd expect.
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I’ve been sharing the sage wisdom of Saint Beast Mode all night.
Beast Mode: over and over and over and over and over
YouTube video by Parker Harrington
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January 27, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I’ve been sharing the sage wisdom of Saint Beast Mode all night.
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Palantir figured it out? Palantir? This is a real low point.
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Palantir figured it out? Palantir? This is a real low point.
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i had a generally good childhood. a loving family, a good social environment, okay public schools, attention paid both to my development and to my desire to play, most of it was pretty damn good. EVERYONE deserves that. every. single. person. no exceptions.
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 AM
i had a generally good childhood. a loving family, a good social environment, okay public schools, attention paid both to my development and to my desire to play, most of it was pretty damn good. EVERYONE deserves that. every. single. person. no exceptions.
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this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane