@lizmeister321.bsky.social
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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preview says 3, as of now the headline is updated to 6
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
preview says 3, as of now the headline is updated to 6
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Outlook for the new year ...
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Outlook for the new year ...
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And my second caveat in response to a lot of responses—this isn’t an argument that men being lonely isn’t happening. This is an argument that loneliness is not exclusive to men and that the reigning discourse around MALE loneliness is really about unmet expectations for women
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And my second caveat in response to a lot of responses—this isn’t an argument that men being lonely isn’t happening. This is an argument that loneliness is not exclusive to men and that the reigning discourse around MALE loneliness is really about unmet expectations for women
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I, too, am sick of hearing about Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza. But that's a side effect of one of the little-examined parts of this story: the medium itself. The incentive structure of newsletters has helped propel journalism into its YouTube drama channel era.
spitfirenews.com/p/olivia-nuz...
spitfirenews.com/p/olivia-nuz...
Nuzzigate is journalism's ‘Bye Sister’
This never-ending media saga mirrors the implosion of beauty YouTube.
spitfirenews.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I, too, am sick of hearing about Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza. But that's a side effect of one of the little-examined parts of this story: the medium itself. The incentive structure of newsletters has helped propel journalism into its YouTube drama channel era.
spitfirenews.com/p/olivia-nuz...
spitfirenews.com/p/olivia-nuz...
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
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Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
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Thank God it’s finally safe to be at the National Mall in broad daylight. Perhaps next they can clean up the crime-ridden hallways of the Portrait Gallery.
Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is
(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)
August 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thank God it’s finally safe to be at the National Mall in broad daylight. Perhaps next they can clean up the crime-ridden hallways of the Portrait Gallery.
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If you're National Guard or any other service member being deployed against people in the US and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status or have any other concerns whatsoever, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
BREAKING via Reuters
The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
August 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
If you're National Guard or any other service member being deployed against people in the US and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status or have any other concerns whatsoever, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
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this is the time for scifi fans to exercise the ultimate depth and breadth of their creativity
make them shut down the hotline
use all your best Borg jokes
make them shut down the hotline
use all your best Borg jokes
July 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
this is the time for scifi fans to exercise the ultimate depth and breadth of their creativity
make them shut down the hotline
use all your best Borg jokes
make them shut down the hotline
use all your best Borg jokes
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Fear of the New York City subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fear of the New York City subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
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I actually have a lot of design anger about this & I do think it's a design choice - polish over clarity isn't an uncommon design choice, but it's a bad one
couple that with the chat interface (more design) & the handwaving about "intelligence" & at this scale it amounts to an epic public deception
couple that with the chat interface (more design) & the handwaving about "intelligence" & at this scale it amounts to an epic public deception
I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I actually have a lot of design anger about this & I do think it's a design choice - polish over clarity isn't an uncommon design choice, but it's a bad one
couple that with the chat interface (more design) & the handwaving about "intelligence" & at this scale it amounts to an epic public deception
couple that with the chat interface (more design) & the handwaving about "intelligence" & at this scale it amounts to an epic public deception
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"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
June 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
Today is a great day to be Too Online
June 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today is a great day to be Too Online
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Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
May 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
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The goal isn’t transparency—it’s to break trust in institutions while claiming to expose corruption. People making baseless claims set themselves up as the “heroes” fixing the “problems”.
Musk & friends have a saying “We are the media now.” But that’s not really it.
They are the government now.
Musk & friends have a saying “We are the media now.” But that’s not really it.
They are the government now.
March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The goal isn’t transparency—it’s to break trust in institutions while claiming to expose corruption. People making baseless claims set themselves up as the “heroes” fixing the “problems”.
Musk & friends have a saying “We are the media now.” But that’s not really it.
They are the government now.
Musk & friends have a saying “We are the media now.” But that’s not really it.
They are the government now.
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Battle cry for 2025.
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Battle cry for 2025.
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When moms “research the baby stroller” they’re researching what best fits their car/home/lifestyle, because they’re starting from a BASELINE that the @cpsc.gov has already done the work to eliminate the strollers that will, like, collapse on their own or sever someone’s finger.
4/ He promotes what sociologists call "intensive parenting," as a superior way to ensure kids are safe. That's a time/labor-intensive & stressful form of parenting many US *mothers* feel pressured to follow due to cultural norms/expectations around mothers as primary caregivers.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
When moms “research the baby stroller” they’re researching what best fits their car/home/lifestyle, because they’re starting from a BASELINE that the @cpsc.gov has already done the work to eliminate the strollers that will, like, collapse on their own or sever someone’s finger.
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UP FIRST: A whistleblower who works at NLRB says that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data. And, the Trump administration froze over $2 billion for Harvard after it rejected demands.
Whistleblower says DOGE took sensitive data. And, Harvard rejects Trump's demands
A whistleblower who works at NLRB says that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data. And, the Trump administration froze over $2 billion for Harvard after it rejected demands.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
UP FIRST: A whistleblower who works at NLRB says that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data. And, the Trump administration froze over $2 billion for Harvard after it rejected demands.
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I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
When someone reminds me it's only Tuesday
April 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When someone reminds me it's only Tuesday
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold