Davin Busters
@kschroder.bsky.social
Engineer, Dad, some time musician, writer, generally curious person. Over-educated and under development. OLY-> PDX->ATX->HOU->BOS->(west)SEA
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Can anyone tell me what values, both political and moral, @governorferguson.bsky.social holds? What are his goal as governor? What does he want our state to be? For the most part, it's genuinely unclear to me.
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Can anyone tell me what values, both political and moral, @governorferguson.bsky.social holds? What are his goal as governor? What does he want our state to be? For the most part, it's genuinely unclear to me.
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I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
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l think the hardest thing to describe to a previous generation is that it used to be extremely unusual for video of a murder to just pop up in your everyday life
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
l think the hardest thing to describe to a previous generation is that it used to be extremely unusual for video of a murder to just pop up in your everyday life
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Worth remembering that the right famously said the Kent State kids deserved it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Worth remembering that the right famously said the Kent State kids deserved it.
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This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
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Folks! On Monday, I am recording a podcast with the inimitable @michaelhobbes.bsky.social! We are going to discuss "reactionary centrism" -- what is it, how does it manifest, who fits the description, who does it serve, etc.
Got questions?
Got questions?
January 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Folks! On Monday, I am recording a podcast with the inimitable @michaelhobbes.bsky.social! We are going to discuss "reactionary centrism" -- what is it, how does it manifest, who fits the description, who does it serve, etc.
Got questions?
Got questions?
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The widely reported statement about restricting the feature to subscribers was a hallucinatory answer by the AI Grok - not a statement by the company itself
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The widely reported statement about restricting the feature to subscribers was a hallucinatory answer by the AI Grok - not a statement by the company itself
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This is precisely the story I've been thinking about all day, and how these fascists launched this occupation after successfully standing down the federal government in a case with the Bureau of Land Management where they were in the wrong, but a Democratic admin caved because they were armed.
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff began 10 years ago today.
In April of 2025, The Tribune interviewed Ammon Bundy, now living in southern Utah as a fugitive — though law enforcement has shown little interest in arresting him.
In April of 2025, The Tribune interviewed Ammon Bundy, now living in southern Utah as a fugitive — though law enforcement has shown little interest in arresting him.
Exclusive: Back in good LDS standing, Ammon Bundy talks about his life in Utah as a wanted man
Even with an Idaho warrant out for his arrest, Ammon Bundy said he is not overly concerned about being collared by police while he lives in Utah.
www.sltrib.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is precisely the story I've been thinking about all day, and how these fascists launched this occupation after successfully standing down the federal government in a case with the Bureau of Land Management where they were in the wrong, but a Democratic admin caved because they were armed.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "We owe it to this woman, to her family, and to the American public to ensure that an investigation does occur and follows all the available evidence to its logical conclusion."
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "We owe it to this woman, to her family, and to the American public to ensure that an investigation does occur and follows all the available evidence to its logical conclusion."
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Now that even Bill Kristol and Tom Nichols are saying “abolish ICE” can’t wait to see how the Pod Bros will paint the policy as a political loser
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Now that even Bill Kristol and Tom Nichols are saying “abolish ICE” can’t wait to see how the Pod Bros will paint the policy as a political loser
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my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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the entire contradiction at the heart of the last 15 years of dem dysfunction has been simultaneously insisting the only mechanism for punishing republican malfeasance is the vote while also adopting a posture of bipartisan comity with those very politicians voters are supposed to be disciplining.
he should be saying their failures to act are grave violations of their oaths of office, a disgrace to the senate, blah blah blah. he should be making the case to the public to be mad, not dumping it on our laps and saying “you do something about it”
January 6, 2026 at 6:06 AM
the entire contradiction at the heart of the last 15 years of dem dysfunction has been simultaneously insisting the only mechanism for punishing republican malfeasance is the vote while also adopting a posture of bipartisan comity with those very politicians voters are supposed to be disciplining.
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he called me a Nazi and told me that I was verging on libel. my response was "why would I take legal advice from you. the last Nazi you represented is going to die in prison."
say, remember when some guy on twitter smoked him? "the last Nazi you represented is going to die in prison", something like that.
January 6, 2026 at 5:21 AM
he called me a Nazi and told me that I was verging on libel. my response was "why would I take legal advice from you. the last Nazi you represented is going to die in prison."
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The more we say to young people "everything that needs to be known is already available to you via this convenient chatbot" the more we signal to them that their brains are vestigial...no need to work on your reading, thinking, or writing skills, machines can do that better. Go scroll.
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The more we say to young people "everything that needs to be known is already available to you via this convenient chatbot" the more we signal to them that their brains are vestigial...no need to work on your reading, thinking, or writing skills, machines can do that better. Go scroll.
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Literally fuck every government intelligence analyst who isn't picking up espionage act charges under Trump for leaking this crazy shit in advance
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Literally fuck every government intelligence analyst who isn't picking up espionage act charges under Trump for leaking this crazy shit in advance
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Five good reads about Trump’s illegal strike on Venezuela
These articles and commentaries offer a lot of excellent context about what's going on and what may be around the corner.
These articles and commentaries offer a lot of excellent context about what's going on and what may be around the corner.
Five good reads about Trump’s illegal strike on Venezuela
These articles and commentaries offer a lot of excellent context about what's going on and what may be around the corner.
www.nwprogressive.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Five good reads about Trump’s illegal strike on Venezuela
These articles and commentaries offer a lot of excellent context about what's going on and what may be around the corner.
These articles and commentaries offer a lot of excellent context about what's going on and what may be around the corner.
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Very specifically for these fellas
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Very specifically for these fellas
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A little sports trivia: This is the first time in Seattle history that the Mariners and Seahawks have each won division titles during overlapping seasons. It has never happened before. It's been a good year for Seattle sports. Congratulations Seahawks! Perhaps they'll be able to win it all, again.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
A little sports trivia: This is the first time in Seattle history that the Mariners and Seahawks have each won division titles during overlapping seasons. It has never happened before. It's been a good year for Seattle sports. Congratulations Seahawks! Perhaps they'll be able to win it all, again.
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Internal coup still makes the most sense
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Internal coup still makes the most sense
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I’m wondering if the Trump administration did this working with internal opposition in the Maduro regime to just depose Maduro, which is why things went that smoothly and why they seem to be happy with just subbing in the VP instead of installing the opposition leader
![Trump Says Machado Doesn't Have Respect to Lead Venezuela
By Yash Roy
01/03/2026 12:32:59 [BFW]
(Bloomberg) -- President Trump says Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado does not have the support or respect to lead the country.
• Trump speaks at Florida press conference
• NOTE: Machado Says Venezuela Opposition
Ready to Assume Power](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreid6vpsbn35ws3ykbqfxwlvkzk6jrcysgzuid7glwyroxetk2db32e@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I’m wondering if the Trump administration did this working with internal opposition in the Maduro regime to just depose Maduro, which is why things went that smoothly and why they seem to be happy with just subbing in the VP instead of installing the opposition leader
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I suspect two of the hot words for 2026 will be “impeach” and “remove”
January 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I suspect two of the hot words for 2026 will be “impeach” and “remove”
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not mine, mine is the collapse of the eastern bloc
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
not mine, mine is the collapse of the eastern bloc