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This is, in fact, only a distant second when it comes to the most ridiculous story he has posted relating to the Melania movie in the past few days.
February 3, 2026 at 5:52 AM
This is, in fact, only a distant second when it comes to the most ridiculous story he has posted relating to the Melania movie in the past few days.
I suppose if there was ever a situation to warrant taking "A Modest Proposal" a step further, this is it.
February 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I suppose if there was ever a situation to warrant taking "A Modest Proposal" a step further, this is it.
Oh, did they need anything?
February 1, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Oh, did they need anything?
"A parent's willingness to give everything from themself to the benefit of their child" is a profound theme for an adult, but I don't know if a child can really grasp that until they become an adult themself.
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"A parent's willingness to give everything from themself to the benefit of their child" is a profound theme for an adult, but I don't know if a child can really grasp that until they become an adult themself.
I think one relevant criticism is not so much that the book fails to model good behavior; it's that, as a story, the point it's making seems more like something aimed at the parent than the child.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing either; it just depends on what the purpose of kid lit is, LYS.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing either; it just depends on what the purpose of kid lit is, LYS.
January 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I think one relevant criticism is not so much that the book fails to model good behavior; it's that, as a story, the point it's making seems more like something aimed at the parent than the child.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing either; it just depends on what the purpose of kid lit is, LYS.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing either; it just depends on what the purpose of kid lit is, LYS.
Perhaps there are more serious harms that you have yet to explain. But as I said before, the amount of harmful misinformation that is not actually protected by the first amendment is a pretty small portion.
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Perhaps there are more serious harms that you have yet to explain. But as I said before, the amount of harmful misinformation that is not actually protected by the first amendment is a pretty small portion.
There is a world of difference between "some websites might choose to censor this important discussion" and "all websites would face heavy legal pressure to censor this discussion."
Those consequences seem worse than slightly less Dominion slander while still allowing general election denialism.
Those consequences seem worse than slightly less Dominion slander while still allowing general election denialism.
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 AM
There is a world of difference between "some websites might choose to censor this important discussion" and "all websites would face heavy legal pressure to censor this discussion."
Those consequences seem worse than slightly less Dominion slander while still allowing general election denialism.
Those consequences seem worse than slightly less Dominion slander while still allowing general election denialism.
So without Section 230, random people could say on FB "The election was stolen" but couldn't say "Dominion stole the election."
Frankly this seems like a pretty minor change.
Do you think it's good or bad that people can discuss crimes that Trump may have committed on FB?
Frankly this seems like a pretty minor change.
Do you think it's good or bad that people can discuss crimes that Trump may have committed on FB?
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 AM
So without Section 230, random people could say on FB "The election was stolen" but couldn't say "Dominion stole the election."
Frankly this seems like a pretty minor change.
Do you think it's good or bad that people can discuss crimes that Trump may have committed on FB?
Frankly this seems like a pretty minor change.
Do you think it's good or bad that people can discuss crimes that Trump may have committed on FB?
"Misinformation" is not very specific. It's also not a category of speech you can normally sue people for promoting, even if Section 230 did not exist.
There's some overlap between misinfo and defamation. But there's also a lot of important true info that websites would fear defamation suits over.
There's some overlap between misinfo and defamation. But there's also a lot of important true info that websites would fear defamation suits over.
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 AM
"Misinformation" is not very specific. It's also not a category of speech you can normally sue people for promoting, even if Section 230 did not exist.
There's some overlap between misinfo and defamation. But there's also a lot of important true info that websites would fear defamation suits over.
There's some overlap between misinfo and defamation. But there's also a lot of important true info that websites would fear defamation suits over.
Could you name a specific example of the type of harm you feel that it has caused?
January 23, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Could you name a specific example of the type of harm you feel that it has caused?
In 1969 it sure as fuck was a political stance for a white person and a black person to share a pool.
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
In 1969 it sure as fuck was a political stance for a white person and a black person to share a pool.
You saying this has brought to mind my obsession with the idea of post-apocalyptic electric-fired guns.
If you're writing PA fiction, then the world should transition to them. Everything else can be reused or remade by small scale industry, but percussion primers will be gone and need replacement.
If you're writing PA fiction, then the world should transition to them. Everything else can be reused or remade by small scale industry, but percussion primers will be gone and need replacement.
January 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
You saying this has brought to mind my obsession with the idea of post-apocalyptic electric-fired guns.
If you're writing PA fiction, then the world should transition to them. Everything else can be reused or remade by small scale industry, but percussion primers will be gone and need replacement.
If you're writing PA fiction, then the world should transition to them. Everything else can be reused or remade by small scale industry, but percussion primers will be gone and need replacement.
Congratulations to Italy and the Yellow Sea retaining their shapes.
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Congratulations to Italy and the Yellow Sea retaining their shapes.
Thinking on this, I suppose "Women are too emotional. So if your wife gets mad, you just gotta apologize, even if you're wrong" might be an established misogynist trope, but I don't think the actual trad-Xs would agree with the second sentence. Unless the tradition they're imitating is 80s sitcoms.
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Thinking on this, I suppose "Women are too emotional. So if your wife gets mad, you just gotta apologize, even if you're wrong" might be an established misogynist trope, but I don't think the actual trad-Xs would agree with the second sentence. Unless the tradition they're imitating is 80s sitcoms.
And even that's not precisely tradwife, it's got other types of weird toxic ways to view a relationship thrown in - "after every fight, just apologize... even if I was wrong"
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
And even that's not precisely tradwife, it's got other types of weird toxic ways to view a relationship thrown in - "after every fight, just apologize... even if I was wrong"
Or, in some circumstances, an opinion can be stated in a way that strongly implies the person giving the opinion has access to some kind of secret knowledge of facts they don't directly state, making it potentially defamatory.
But that doesn't apply to most situations.
But that doesn't apply to most situations.
January 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Or, in some circumstances, an opinion can be stated in a way that strongly implies the person giving the opinion has access to some kind of secret knowledge of facts they don't directly state, making it potentially defamatory.
But that doesn't apply to most situations.
But that doesn't apply to most situations.
It's similar to Greenbelt v Bresler, no?
Some words, like "murder" or "blackmail" have definitions that include both specific crimes and looser subjective colloquial meanings similar to those crimes.
Without anything specifically indicating someone meant the former, it's not defamation.
Some words, like "murder" or "blackmail" have definitions that include both specific crimes and looser subjective colloquial meanings similar to those crimes.
Without anything specifically indicating someone meant the former, it's not defamation.
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It's similar to Greenbelt v Bresler, no?
Some words, like "murder" or "blackmail" have definitions that include both specific crimes and looser subjective colloquial meanings similar to those crimes.
Without anything specifically indicating someone meant the former, it's not defamation.
Some words, like "murder" or "blackmail" have definitions that include both specific crimes and looser subjective colloquial meanings similar to those crimes.
Without anything specifically indicating someone meant the former, it's not defamation.
It's my favorite example of the "Sci-fi/fantasy where the extraordinary elements are all a big metaphor for the dysfunctional family relationships between the characters" subgenre.
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
It's my favorite example of the "Sci-fi/fantasy where the extraordinary elements are all a big metaphor for the dysfunctional family relationships between the characters" subgenre.
I remember being confused back in the mid 2000s because my WoW gamer friend and my gay friend were both using that word, but I was too afraid to ask if the usage was related.
January 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I remember being confused back in the mid 2000s because my WoW gamer friend and my gay friend were both using that word, but I was too afraid to ask if the usage was related.
I never would have gotten it this fast if I hadn't seen your post about how it's a tricky one and made my third guess with that in mind.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I never would have gotten it this fast if I hadn't seen your post about how it's a tricky one and made my third guess with that in mind.
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there's no clear reason why the law, as it is currently written, should treat them differently if they're sued over X.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
there's no clear reason why the law, as it is currently written, should treat them differently if they're sued over X.
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If I'm distributing potentially libelous material, "I was asked to do so" isn't a valid defense.
So whether a website has an engagement algorithm that pushes idea X onto users, or a search engine that shows users X after they specifically search for X,
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So whether a website has an engagement algorithm that pushes idea X onto users, or a search engine that shows users X after they specifically search for X,
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January 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
If I'm distributing potentially libelous material, "I was asked to do so" isn't a valid defense.
So whether a website has an engagement algorithm that pushes idea X onto users, or a search engine that shows users X after they specifically search for X,
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So whether a website has an engagement algorithm that pushes idea X onto users, or a search engine that shows users X after they specifically search for X,
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Interesting that you differentiate keyword searches and content algorithms.
If I'm running a magazine stand, and I sell someone an article saying "Trump is a rapist" and Trump wants to sue me, it doesn't matter much if the person I sold that article to asked for it specifically or not.
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If I'm running a magazine stand, and I sell someone an article saying "Trump is a rapist" and Trump wants to sue me, it doesn't matter much if the person I sold that article to asked for it specifically or not.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Interesting that you differentiate keyword searches and content algorithms.
If I'm running a magazine stand, and I sell someone an article saying "Trump is a rapist" and Trump wants to sue me, it doesn't matter much if the person I sold that article to asked for it specifically or not.
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If I'm running a magazine stand, and I sell someone an article saying "Trump is a rapist" and Trump wants to sue me, it doesn't matter much if the person I sold that article to asked for it specifically or not.
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